(European Lily-of-the-Valley, Lily-of-the-Valley)

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, unforgettable fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring it puts forth broad, lance-shaped leaves of medium to dark green. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. These may be ivory or pale pink and are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous, orange-red, berry-like fruits are produced.

Once...

(Bush Morning Glory)

Bush morning glory is a compact evergreen shrub from the western Mediterranean Rim. White funnel-form flowers occur in late spring into summer and have yellow centers and subtle blush pink stripes arising from pink buds. It is foremost grown for its showy flowers which are attractively contrasted by satiny silver-green foliage.

Bush morning glory does well in gritty, poor to average soils with good drainage in full sun. Clay soils must be friable and fast draining. Shelter the plant from wind...

(Blue Rock Bindweed, Ground Morning Glory)

Beautiful purplish blue or pink morning glory flowers cover this trailing perennial subshrub in the heat of summer. Ground morning glory is native to the Mediterranean regions of North Africa and Italy where it naturally grows along rocky, limestone cliff faces and ground along the seaside. Its tough natural environment enables it to withstand difficult garden spots with hot sun, drought, wind, salt-spray and alkaline soils.

This low, ground-hugging plant is fully evergreen where hardy. Its...

(Ground Morning Glory)

A dense, freely flowering morning glory selection for the perennial or annual border, 'Moroccan Beauty' is a compact, sprawling tender perennial from the western Mediterranean that bears an ongoing display of petite, light blue-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers from spring until frost. The small rounded green to gray-green leaves are evergreen except in the coldest of winters. The trailing stems are woody at the base.

Although tolerating a wide range of conditions, this tough perennial does best...

(Ground Morning Glory)

Ground morning glory is a diminutive, non-twining tender perennial native to North Africa, Spain and Italy. The trailing branches bear very small, hairy, roundish leaves. Trumpet-shaped, flaring, morning glory flowers are violet-blue and stay open for a few days. The tidy plant is covered with blooms from early summer through frost.

Ground morning glory is a tough plant which reliably flowers in many conditions. Plant it in loose, gravelly, well-drained soil and full sun. It is drought-tolerant,...

(Caranday Palm)

Bearing bold, fan-shaped fronds atop a stout trunk, this variable, small to large palm from Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil makes a great subject for tropical and subtropical gardens.

Thirty to forty large, green to silvery fronds are borne atop the solitary trunk on long, erect, inclined, or drooping stems ("petioles"), forming a rounded crown. The fronds are divided into many stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. They often have waxy undersides. The...

(Yarey )

Bearing bold, fan-shaped fronds atop a solitary trunk, this small, slow-growing palm from Hispaniola makes a great subject for tropical and subtropical gardens.

Thirty to forty large, bright green fronds are borne atop the trunk on long, ascending or drooping stems ("petioles"), forming a rounded crown. The fronds are divided into more than 100 stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. The petioles have tufts of white hairs, and are edged with hooked tooth-like spines....

(Ekman's Palm)

Bearing bold, colorful, fan-shaped fronds atop a solitary trunk, this small, slow-growing palm makes a great subject for tropical and subtropical gardens. It is a rare endemic of the north coast of Haiti.

Thirty to forty large, blue-green fronds with waxy silver-gray undersides are borne atop the slender trunk on long, erect or slanting stems ("petioles"), forming a domed crown. The fronds are divided into numerous stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. The petioles...

(Hospita Palm, Wax Palm)

Bearing bold, colorful, fan-shaped fronds, this small to medium-sized, slow-growing palm makes a great subject for tropical and subtropical gardens. It is native to savannas and open woodlands in Cuba.

Thirty to forty large, blue-green fronds with waxy gray undersides are borne atop the solitary trunk on long, upright or drooping stems ("petioles"), forming a domed crown. The fronds are divided into numerous stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. The petioles...

(Cuban Petticoat Palm)

Distinguished by its spiky crown of bold, fan-shaped fronds, this unique, small palm comes from savannas of western Cuba.

Thirty to forty large, rich green, nearly stemless fronds crowd atop the solitary trunk, forming a domed, urchin-like crown. The fronds are divided into numerous stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. They may have waxy gray-green undersides. A picturesque "skirt" of dead leaves fringes the base of the crown, sometimes to the bottom of the...