Plant Profile: Jacobinia (Justicia carnea)
Karen Jacobinia, also known as flamingo plant, is an upright evergreen shrub native to Brazil. It has coarse, dark green, heavily veined leaves, and produces plumes of tubular flowers in white,…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Reve d’Or’
Given the top rating for Old Garden Roses by American Rose Society (ARS), Reve d’Ore’ is a fast-growing, vigorous, healthy Noisette especially appreciated in warm climates as a climber. The…
Plant Profile: Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)
A hybrid of Magnolia heptapeta x Magnolia quinquepeta, saucer magnolia is probably one of the most widely planted and best known of the magnolias. Its popularity may be due to…
Plant Profile: Giant Reed(Arundo donax)
This warm season, clump-forming, perennial grass is a native of the Greater Middle East but is wide spread in both the Mediterranean area and United States where it is considered…
Plant Profile: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Native to central and southeastern United States, this deciduous, suckering tree is now found in all states except Alaska and Hawaii. It is very easily grown, accepts even the poorest…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Playboy’
This flashy Floribunda has bright golden yellow flowers with a wide orange-red edging and golden stamens. The mildly fragrant flowers are borne singly or in clusters of three to seven.…
Plant Profile: Agave Center Strip (Agave lophantha) ‘Splendida’
A native of southern Texas south to Mexico, center-strip agave is also known as thorncrest century plant. It is a slow growing evergreen succulent with leaves seven inches long and…
Plant Profile: Giant Dogwood (Cornus controversa)
The horizontal branching of this deciduous tree native to China and Japan creates a tiered effect and earned it the second common name, wedding cake tree. The distinctive look is…
Plant Profile: Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
This native of Japan is a small deciduous tree or large shrub that provides a beautiful display of flowers in spring. The white or pink tinged flowers are star-shaped, three…
Plant Profile: Floribunda Rose ‘Fabulous!’
Be sure to notice the exclamation point at the end of the name because there is a double orange blend hybrid tea by the same name but without the exclamation…