Fast growing, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub reaching up to 6 feet tall and about as wide. Leaves are bright green, ovate to lance-shaped to 5 inches long, sometimes lobed or heart-shaped at t...
Abutilon milleri ( Abutilon )
Fast growing, evergreen shrub with narrowly ovate, bright green leaves with 3 long-pointed lobes to 5 inches long. Grown for showy, pendent, bell-shaped flowers, dark apricot with red inside th...
Abutilon pictum ( Abutilon )
Fast growing, evergreen shrub or small tree reaching up to 15 feet in height and 6 to 15 feet wide. Leaves are oval to rounded, 3- to 5- lobed, light to medium green and up to 6 inches long. Le...
Acacia craspedocarpa ( Wattle )
Evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs that are native to warm regions and tropics of the world. When in bloom, some flowers are very fragrant and differ widely in growth habits and foliage. Sp...
Acacia longifolia ( Sydney Golden Wattle )
Golden yellow flowers on a broad, spreading evergreen shrub. Perfect for a screen. Early spring fertilization recommended. Full sun produces best growth and flowering results. Drought and deer ...
Acacia redolens ( Vanilla Acacia )
Puffy yellow flowers on low growing evergreen shrub. Great as flowering groundcover for banks and hillsides and hot, dry situations. Drought tolerant. Early spring fertilization is recommended....
Acacia saligna ( Weeping Wattle )
Graceful weeping evergreen shrub with clusters of yellow flowers. Early spring fertilization is recommended. Full sun produces best flowering and growth results. Pruning is effective but not ne...
Acalypha hispida ( Red-Hot Cat’s-Tail )
Named for its exotic, brilliant red, pendulous catkin flowers that bloom almost year round. Upright shrub is sparsely branched and has ovate, green leaves. Weeping form and stunning flowers of ...
Twining and Vining
I started thinking about vines when I found a turn-of-the-last-century photograph of my house and noticed that a vine used to climb up the pillar to the right of the front door. At the time, the...
Gardening Facts on Crocosmia and Sword Lilies
Sometimes a garden needs a bit of intensity. For several years my front borders have been full of soothing pastels, with peaches and pale yellows predominating, accented with lots of white. The ...