(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...

(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...

(Brazilian Wax Palm, Carnuba Wax Palm)

Valued as the source of carnauba wax, the bold, fan-shaped fronds of this medium-sized palm make a colorful splash in the tropical or subtropical garden. Wax palm is native to seasonally flooded savannas in northeastern Brazil.

About 30 large, blue-green fronds with waxy silver-gray undersides are borne atop the solitary trunk on long, upright or drooping stems ("petioles"), forming a spherical crown. The fronds are divided into numerous stiff blade-like segments that radiate like the spokes...

(Mirrorplant)

(Variegated Mirrorplant)