Plant Profile: Rose Glory Bower (Clerodendrum bungei)
Karen Also called, Mexican hydrangea, this suckering deciduous shrub is native to China, Vietnam, and Taiwan where it grows along roadsides and on mountainous slopes of mixed forests. It is a…
Plant Profile: Fern Bush (Chamaebatiavia millefolium)
Also known as desert sweet, this sweetly-aromatic semi-deciduous shrub is native to western US from Oregon to California, east to Idaho, Utah, and Arizona where it grows in scrub, woodland,…
Plant Profile: Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora aka Linnaea × grandiflora)
This broadleaf ever-green to deciduous shrub is a hybrid from A. chinensis and A. uniflora. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela, pincushion flower…
Plant Profile: Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
Also known ans English dogwood, this deciduous shrub is native to southern Europe and Asia Minor, and is a member of the hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that also includes tree anemone,…
Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Oleander is an evergreen shrub or small tree and a member of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that also includes blue star (Amsonia), periwinkle (Vinca), and milkweed (Ascelpius). Its native range…
Plant Profile: Mezereum (Daphne mezereum)
Also known as February daphne, spurge laurel or spurge olive, this deciduous shrub is native to limestone soils in mixed woodlands of most of Europe and western Asia, north to…
Plant Profile: European Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Also called common privet, this semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub is native to central and southern Europe, north Africa, and southwestern Asia. It is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae,…
Plant Profile: Hairy Ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus)
Native to dry habitats on the coastal mountains of California and Baja California, this evergreen shrub is a member of the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, that also includes jujube tree and…
Plant Profile: Black Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifer) ‘Nigra’
Prunus cerasifer is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes apple, almond, and lady’s mantle. The cultivar ‘Nnigra’…
Plant Combination: Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) ‘Snowflake’ and Variegated Broad-leaf Sedge (Carex siderosticka ‘Variegata’)
In sun or part shade this duo will provide long season interest. Fresh new leaves appear in spring followed by hydrangea’s extravagant clusters of flowers. The white of these flowers…