(Lemon Basil, Pesto Perpetuo Lemon Basil, Variegated Lemon Basil)

Lovely, fragrant, variegated foliage covers this surprisingly vigorous warm season herb all summer. Introduced by Sunny Border Nurseries in 2004, 'Pesto Perpetuo' has an almost columnar bushy habit. Its pale green leaves are edged in ivory and have a crisp, clean look. It was discovered by Pierre Bennerup of Berlin, Connecticut in a block of Ocimum x citriodorum ‘Lesbos' plants.

Lemon basil is a natural hybrid, which is a cross between sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) and hoary basil...

(Lemon Basil)

Lemon basil is a natural hybrid, which is a cross between sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) and hoary basil (Ocimum canum). The foliage of this warm season annual herb, or tender evergreen perennial, has a strong lemony basil fragrance and flavor. It is great for flavoring poultry, salad dressings and fish.

The moderately-sized plants have slightly hairy stems and smooth, oval leaves that are green to gray-green. Spikes of white, two-lipped flowers appear as summer temperatures...

(Firespike, Purple Firespike)

Hummingbirds love the vibrant blooms of purple firespike. Its dense upright flower clusters are a magenta-pink to lavender and add bright color and interest to warm climate gardens. This upright, tender shrub is native to lower Mexico and Central America where it naturally grows in the forest understory, margins and sometimes open areas.

Fast-growing in the heat and humidity of summer, the upright stems have oval deep green leaves that taper at the tips. These are in pairs along the stems. Stem...

(Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley)

Delicate, fern-like foliage is both pretty and edible, and water parsley's flat, branched clusters of starry white flowers add interest in late summer. A water-loving tender perennial, it is native to a large area: India eastward to Japan and southward to Queensland in Australia. It spreads as its horizontal stems root as it touches moist soil.

The feathery, lacy leaves have an overall triangular shape. Each leaf has many oval, toothed leaflets that are a medium green. In late summer, stem tips...

(Flamingo Water Parsley, Java Waterdropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley)

Fern-like foliage that is variegated ivory, pink and light green makes 'Flamingo' a highly ornamental selection of water parsley. The leaves also being edible, water parsley's flat, branched clusters of starry white flowers add interest in late summer. A water-loving tender perennial, it is native to a large area: India eastward to Japan and southward to Queensland in Australia. It spreads as its horizontal stems root as it touches moist soil.

The feathery, lacy leaves have an overall triangular...

(Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley)

Delicate, fern-like foliage is both pretty and edible, and water parsley's flat, branched clusters of starry white flowers add interest in late summer. A water-loving tender perennial, it is native to a large area: India eastward to Japan and southward to Queensland in Australia. It spreads as its horizontal stems root as it touches moist soil.

The feathery, lacy leaves have an overall triangular shape. Each leaf has many oval, toothed leaflets that are a medium green. In late summer, stem tips...

(Water Celery)

Delicate, fern-like foliage is both pretty and edible, and water parsley's flat, branched clusters of starry white flowers add interest in late summer. A water-loving tender perennial, it is native to a large area: India eastward to Japan and southward to Queensland in Australia. It spreads as its horizontal stems root as it touches moist soil.

The feathery, lacy leaves have an overall triangular shape. Each leaf has many oval, toothed leaflets that are a medium green. In late summer, stem tips...

(Evening Primrose, Lemon Drop Evening Primrose)

The compact evening primrose, Lemon Drop, has bright golden yellow flowers that bloom continuously from spring to fall. It's exceptional heat and drought tolerance make it well suited to areas where other hardy perennials flag. This vigorous hybrid is a cross between Oenothera 'African Sun' and O.'Narrow Gray Leaved' bred by Silvia Hofmann of Mainz, Germany.

Lemon Drop forms semi-woody, spreading mounds lined with linear, deep green to gray-green leaves. From late spring...

(White Evening Primrose)

Fourwing evening primrose is named for the winged fruits that follow the color-changing flowers in spring and summer. A short-lived tender perennial or annual from Texas and most of Mexico, it has now naturalized widely and is often deemed a weed in many subtropical areas.

The bright green leaves are lance-shaped with a point and have uneven edges with rounded sinuses. They, as well as the stems, may or may not be covered in tiny white hairs. In warm temperatures, four-petalled white flowers arise...

(Common Olive, Majestic Beauty® Common Olive)

Fruitless olive trees are an ideal choice for gardeners who want to avoid the allergy and litter problems associated with fruit-bearing olives. Majestic Beauty® is slow-growing and develops into a single- or multi-trunked small tree with an airy, rounded canopy of lance-shaped leaves that are longer and paler than average. This cultivar was bred for Monrovia by Julian Herman of Irvine, California and was first patented in 1984.

The overall look of Majestic Beauty® is pleasing year round. As...