Biloxi has an upright form and arched-crown. Flowers are lavender and fall color is yellow-orange to red. Mildew resistant. The quentisential tree for the Southern garden. Form may range from upright and vase-shaped to low, horizontal, and shrub-like. Mid to […]

Apalachee has an upright form and grows to 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide with lavender flowers. Fall color is orange to rust colored. Mildew resistant. In general, the crepe myrtle is the quentisential tree for the Southern garden. […]

This crapemyrtle is multi-stemmed, has great mildew resistance, and deep 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. Can […]

Long necked, with the “handle” reaching 1 foot long. From the San Carlos Reservation near Peridot, Arizona. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood […]

Used to make rattles for the traditional Deer Dance. Gourd is tear-drop to short necked dipper type. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood […]

Large gourd with two lobes, used as a container in Tarahumara areas of Chihuahua, 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 […]

An ornamental gourd 8 to 18 inches long with a long neck. Originally from the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They […]

Two-lobed gourd, one small chamber with a narrow neck attached to the lower round lobe. Grown on the mountain slopes of Sonora, Mexico. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical […]

Gourd shape ranges from tear drop to short handled dipper type. Used to make traditional rattles for the Deer Dance. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can […]

Ornamental gourd with two lobes, one small, one medium sized. Grown near the Mayo River in Sonora, Mexico. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, […]