Fact sheet: Loropetalum

This native of China, Japan and the Himalayas makes a lovely addition to any landscape. Although it is capable of growing to about 10-feet-tall, most specimens are seen at about 5 to 6 feet with… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 19, 2017
This native of China, Japan and the Himalayas makes a lovely addition to any landscape. Although it is capable of growing to about 10-feet-tall, most specimens are seen at about 5 to 6 feet with… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
by kathywarner
Posted: May 19, 2017
Clusters of large, blue, funnel-shaped flowers appear atop long stalks in summer and early fall, rising above the coarse, strap-like, green leaves. Flowers make a wonderful display in mass plantings. They can also be used… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 19, 2017
Lantana became a favorite greenhouse plant in the 18th century. This plant was such a desired species that many new varieties were bred, resulting in hundreds of cultivars available for sale in the European market…. Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: demonstration garden, flowers, hedge, lantana, plant sale
by kathywarner
Posted: May 19, 2017
Loose, flowing, delicate leaflets, a light, airy, low-branching growth habit with pendulous branch-tips, and a profusion of small, slightly fragrant, yellow blooms combine to create this popular, small landscape tree. Quickly reaching a height… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
Although a vigorous twining vine, the native trumpet honeysuckle does not spread out of control quite as easily as Japanese honeysuckle. The delicate but striking, two-inch-long, tapered, trumpet-shaped crimson blooms appear from April through… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
This slow-growing, small, rounded evergreen shrub is ideal for any sunny garden. The neat, compact growth habit seldom needs pruning and the low profile makes Indian Hawthorn well-suited as dense, large-scale groundcovers, low dividers, or informal… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
This cultivar of the deciduous North American native tree reaches 15 feet in height with a spread of 10 to 15 feet and forms a broad, rounded canopy over a slender, grey trunk. The trifoliate,… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: demonstration garden, flowering tree, Ptelea trifoliate, tree
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
It is hard to think of a more beautiful small tree than fringetree when it is in full bloom. The upright oval to rounded form adds dark green color in summer and bright white… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
This rapidly growing, evergreen, Florida native shrub has olive green leaves and reddish-purple, starry, two-inch flowers. The many slender branches of Florida anise droop to he ground, giving a rounded, open canopy in the… Read More
by kathywarner
Posted: May 18, 2017
Introduction Firecracker Plant is a weeping shrub that, when in full bloom, looks as if it is raining flowers. These slender, red, tubular flowers appear in the summer and hang on the plant like little… Read More
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