(Heather, Scotch Heather, Silver Knight Heather)

Neat and vigorous, the heather cultivar ‘Silver Knight’ is a compact, evergreen shrub with a tidy, mounding habit. It has tiny, scale-like leaves of soft silvery gray-green that turn purple-gray in winter. Its dense branches extend out from the plant creating an overall spiky appearance. From summer to fall, it produces numerous clusters of small, bell-shaped, lavender flowers along its stems.

Heather must have acid soil that is well drained, evenly moist and rich in organic matter. It prefers...

(Heather, Scotch Heather, Spring Cream Heather)

Pretty and bright, the heather cultivar ‘Spring Cream’ is a compact, evergreen shrub with a neat, bushy habit. It has tiny, scale-like leaves of bright green and dense branches that are slender and erect. From summer to fall, it produces numerous clusters of small, creamy white, bell-shaped flowers along its stems.

Heather must have acid soil that is well drained, evenly moist and rich in organic matter. It prefers full to partial sun and is wind tolerant. This pretty shrub is highly attractive...

(Heather, Scotch Heather, Spring Torch Heather)

Originating from Europe to Asia Minor, spring torch heather is a compact, low-growing, evergreen shrub that forms a short mound with tiny, scale-like leaves and small bell-shaped flowers. This shrub's many short, upright branches shoot up from its base to form an overall spikey appearance. Its tiny scale-like leaves are green for most of the year but in spring possess a fiery mix of orange, red and cream on their tips. Its mauve-pink flowers appear on short racemes from midsummer to late autumn....

(Heather, Scotch Heather, Tib Heather)

Originating from Europe to Asia Minor, tib heather is a rounded, low-growing, evergreen shrub that forms a short mound with tiny, scale-like leaves and small bell-shaped flowers. This cultivar has a fairly open habit with many short, upright branches shoot up from its base to form an overall spikey appearance. Its unique rosy purple double flowers are the highlight of this plant, appearing on short racemes from midsummer to late autumn.

Tib heather prefers well drained, acidic soil in full sun....

(Crown Flower)

Woolly stems and leaves of the crown flower attract attention year round, but extra visual delight occurs when stem tips bear a cluster of lavender flowers. A spreading evergreen succulent shrub, it is native to dry woodlands across southeastern Asia, from India to Indonesia. Traditionally, crown flower's stem bark is used as medicine, the leaves as a wound poultice and plant juices as a yellow dye.

The large oval leaves emerge very fuzzy and almost silvery white. As they mature, the leaf becomes...

(Alaska Camellia, Hybrid Camellia)

A hybrid camellia of unknown parentage, 'Alaska' bears medium-sized, semi-double, white flowers from late midwinter to very early spring, midway in the camellia bloom season.

This vigorous, upright, medium to large shrub has ascending branches and glossy, oval, dark-green leaves. The blossoms have fluted petals and a central cluster of numerous white stamens with yellow anthers. The outer petals are larger and broader than the inner ones.

Camellias are broadleaf evergreens from warm temperate...

(Candy Mountain Camellia, Reticulata Hybrid Camellia)

The camellia 'Candy Mountain' produces dark-pink, white-flecked, peony-shaped blooms in late winter. This hybrid of Camellia pitardii originated at Heartwood Nursery, Fort Bragg, California. It gradually forms a medium to large, spreading to upright shrub with leathery, medium-green leaves. The ruffled double blooms appear for several weeks beginning in midwinter.

Camellias are broadleaf evergreens from warm temperate regions of eastern Asia. They are prized for their abundant showy...

(Christmas Rose Camellia, Hybrid Camellia)

The deep-pink, semi-double flowers of this hybrid camellia open from rose-like buds in early winter. It was selected and introduced by Camellia Forest Nursery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This rounded, medium-sized shrub has glossy, deep green, oval leaves with serrated edges.

Camellias are broadleaved evergreens from warm temperate regions of eastern Asia. They are prized for their abundant showy flowers, their handsome leathery foliage, and their longevity.

Like most camellias, ‘Christmas...

(Cinnamon Scentsation Camellia, Hybrid Camellia)

White, pink-flushed, spicy-scented flowers deck the spreading branches of 'Cinnamon Scentsation' from midwinter to early spring. This sport of 'Cinnamon Cindy' was discovered and introduced by renowned camellia breeder William Ackerman of Ashton, Maryland. It forms a medium-sized, open-branched shrub with lustrous, light-green, oval leaves. The small, single blooms have gently ruffled petals and numerous pale-yellow stamens. This hybrid camellia is hardy to USDA Zone 7.

Camellias are broadleaved...

(Freedom Bell Camellia, Hybrid Camellia)

Camellias are tender evergreen shrubs much prized in warm climates for their abundant, showy flowers, but also their leaves, shapes, and longevity. This one, ‘Freedom Bell,’ is an upright plant with small, glossy, green leaves and open, semi-double (extra petals) red flowers that arise along the stems in early to late winter. Prune for shape and size right after the end of flowering. New buds for the next year will form afterward.

Like most camellias, ‘Freedom Bell’ prefers neutral to acidic,...