(Paraguay Jasmine, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

The charming flowers of this broadleaf evergreen shrub provide color and fragrance over a long season. Native to southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Paraguay, it bears violet-blue, white-eyed blossoms in few-flowered clusters from early spring into fall. The sweetly scented blooms last several days, fading to lavender and white as they age. Spherical, brownish-green, berry-like fruits sometimes follow the flowers. The lush, dark green, oval leaves are normally evergreen but may drop after frost....

(Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

(Dwarf Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Raintree, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

(Large-flowered Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

With a grandiose winter floral display of purple, lavender and white, the large-flowered yesterday-today-and-tomorrow becomes a large shrub in the subtropical and tropical garden. A rounded but spreading-canopied evergreen, it is from the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains from Colombia to Bolivia. The dark green leaves are quite long and oval and will turn yellow in very alkaline soils. In the cool season, clusters of impatiens-like blossom are revealed on the branch twigs, particularly fragrant...

(Raintree, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

This shrub is commonly called yesterday-today-and-tomorrow because its blooms open purple, fade to lavender and finally to white with all three colors occurring on the shrub. Its flat, pansy-like flowers are borne in clusters from spring into fall.

Though it tolerates full sun, this plant is native to the woodlands of Brazil and does best with dappled shade. Raintree needs moist, humusy soils that are slightly acidic. In neutral to alkaline soils or if planted near concrete, nutrient deficiencies...

(Dwarf Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Raintree, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow)

This shrub is commonly called yesterday-today-and-tomorrow because its blooms open purple, fade to lavender and finally to white with all three colors occurring on the shrub. 'Floribunda Compacta' is a freely blooming smaller shrub. Its flat, pansy-like flowers are borne in clusters from spring into fall.

Though it tolerates full sun, this plant is native to the woodlands of Brazil and does best with dappled shade. Raintree needs moist, humusy soils that are slightly acidic. In neutral to alkaline...

(Raintree, Today and Tomorrow, Yesterday)

This shrub is commonly called yesterday-today-and-tomorrow because its blooms open purple, fade to lavender and finally to white with all three colors occurring on the shrub. 'Floribunda' is a very free-flowering selection with a open growth habit. Its flat, pansy-like flowers are borne in clusters from spring into fall.

Though it tolerates full sun, this plant is native to the woodlands of Brazil and does best with dappled shade. Raintree needs moist, humusy soils that are slightly acidic. In...

(Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Jack Frost Bugloss, Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. The cultivar ‘Jack Frost’ is a beautifully variegated selection. Its heart-shaped leaves have a silvery white sheen and distinctly dark green veins. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers, which rise above its foliage.

Siberian bugloss prefers partial sun to shade and rich, well drained loam. Its hairy leaves...