This gentle lavender-pink crapemyrtle is a fast growing, larger form. It can grow over 20 feet and is slightly resistant to mildew and aphids. The quentisential tree for the Southern garden. Form may range from upright and vase-shaped to low, […]

Acoma has a low spreading form with almost pendulous branches. Mature height is 10 feet tall and 11 feet wide. June to September flowers are white. Fall color is purplish-red. This crepe myrtle is mildew resistant. In general, the crepe […]

This crapemyrtle is multi-stemmed, has great mildew resistance, and wonderful rusty brown bark. Form may range from upright and vase-shaped to low, horizontal, and shrub-like. Mid to late summer produces white flowers with panticles of 2 to 4 inches long. […]

Long necked, with the “handle” reaching 2 feet long. From the Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood burned, […]

Still used for storage by the Native Peoples of Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico. Pear shaped gourds are a convenient 1 quart size, and are strung with hemp or agave fiber for a shoulder strap. Considered the earliest known domesticated […]

A small 8 to 10 inch “birdhouse” type with one small lobe, one larger connected by a medium thick neck. From the Tohono O’odham Nation on the Arizona-Mexico border. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for […]

Ornamental gourd with a teardrop shape. Used for making rattles for the traditional Deer Dance. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood burned, and […]

Large gourd, which can hold 1 gallon of water for storage. From Sonora, Mexico. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood burned, and painted. […]

A canteen shaped gourd used as a water canteen. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood burned, and painted. An annual gourd, which will […]

Originally from Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico grown traditionally in the Aravaipa Canyon in Arizona. There are both “dipper” and two-lobed gourds present in this mix. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and […]