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

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, springtime fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring, the striped lily-of-the-valley produces broad, lance-shaped lime-green leaves with striking lengthwise gold pin-stripes. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. The ivory blooms of 'Albostriata' are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous,...

(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,...

(Dwarf Morning Glory)

The dwarf morning glory bears deep royal blue, funnel-shaped flowers marked with yellow and white above a spreading mound of emerald green leaves. This bushy, tender perennial is short-lived, so it is most commonly planted as an annual. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin where winters are cool and wet and summers warm and dry.

Narrow oval or lance-shaped leaves cover the bushy plant. At the peak of summer, it bears many funnel-shaped flowers that are royal blue with white streaks and yellow...

(Dwarf Morning Glory)

Grown for its summer-long display of deep blue, funnel-shaped flowers, 'Blue Enchantment' is a selection of Convolvulus tricolor, a low, mounding, short-lived perennial from the Mediterranean Basin. It is usually cultivated as an annual.

Narrow oval or lance-shaped leaves cover the bushy plant. The short-lived flowers have five fused petals which spread at the tips, forming a pentagonal "face." An egg-yolk-yellow throat surrounded by a starburst of radiating white feather-marks ornaments...

(Palm)

Bearing bold, fan-shaped fronds atop stout solitary trunks, these slow-growing palms from dry fields and savannas of the Caribbean and South America make great plants for tropical and subtropical gardens.

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

(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...