Gazanias are tender perennials native to South Africa and members of the aster family (Compositae). They hybridize readily and one of the outstanding hybrids is the’ Daybreak’ series that is…
Blackthorn is a suckering deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe, western Asian, and areas of northwest Africa where it grows in hedgerows, thickets, scrubland, and woodland edges. It…
Laborador tea is a braodleaf evergreen shrub native to Alaska east to Greenland, south to New England and northern areas of the US where it grows in cold bogs and…
Also known a rock rose and gum cistus, this flowering evergreen shrub is native to the western Mediterranean region. It is a member of the Cistaceae family, a small group…
Native to Japan and South Korea, this low growing, long-lived deciduous shrub is a member of the rose family, Roseaceae, that also includes cherry, almond, and lady’s mantle. It grows…
Alexanders is a biennial herb native to the Mediterranean region and known to the ancient Greeks. It grows wild in many parts of Europe and was introduced into England by…
Squirting cucumber is a half hardy perennial native to the Mediterranean, northern Africa and temperate areas of Asia where it grows in disturbed soil such as roadsides and waste areas.…
Named for the summer house of Empress Josephine, this rose bears its flowers singly or in small clusters. Each flower has soft pink flowers that are creamy white at the…
Dragon arum goes by numerous name such as snake lily, voodoo lily, stink lily and black dragon. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial, a member of the arum family (Araceae),…
This large evergreen tree fern is endemic to Australia where it grows in moist areas such as the creek beds and gullies of woodlands. It is the most common tree…
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