(Downy Thornapple, Pricklyburr)

Extra large, fully double, white flowers bedeck the elegant ‘Double Purity.’ This large, bushy, herbaceous perennial (or annual) looks best in early morning when its flowers stand open to the dawn sky. Datura inoxia is naturally found in dry washes, rocky hillsides and waste places from sea level to middle elevations in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, though it has become naturalized in other parts of the country.

This heat-lover relies on a deep tap root to reach...

(Thornapple)

This large bushy herbaceous perennial (or annual) from the American West is best in early morning when its flowers stand open to the dawn sky. It is found in dry washes, rocky hillsides and waste places from sea level to middle elevations in northern Mexico and the United States Plains and Southwest

This heat-lover relies on a deep tap root to reach moisture trapped beneath dry soil. Its downy, oval, dark green or gray-green leaves have a fetid scent. Throughout summer, large, fragrant, white...

(Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana)

Often called the most beautiful flowering tree in the world, royal poinciana fills its spreading, handsome branches with feathery foliage and flamboyant scarlet-orange blossoms in late spring and early summer. A semi-deciduous tree native to the island of Madagascar, it is drought and salt-tolerant, making it among the quintessential trees for tropical landscapes, rivaled for its fame only by the coconut palm.

Typically without leaves in the dry winter months, the tree buds with the return of...

(Delosperma)

This genus comprises 160 species of evergreen, succulent perennials with showy flowers. Ice plants may be woody or herbaceous and most are native to South Africa and its offshore islands. They are found in widely varying habitats from seashore environs to forests and mountainsides.

The plants are mostly mat-forming, though a few are upright. They are succulent and evergreen. Their thick fleshy leaves may be rounded, flattened, or angled. They are opposite, attached directly to the stems and...

(Hybrid Ice Plant, Ice Plant)

This genus comprises 160 species of evergreen, succulent perennials with showy flowers. Ice plants may be woody or herbaceous and most are native to South Africa and its offshore islands. They are found in widely varying habitats from seashore environs to forests and mountainsides.

The plants are mostly mat-forming, though a few are upright. They are succulent and evergreen. Their thick fleshy leaves may be rounded, flattened, or angled. They are opposite, attached directly to the stems and...

(Ice Plant, Table Mountain® Ice Plant)

The surprisingly hardy iceplant, Table Mountain®, offers hot, tropical looks to hot spots in southern and northern gardens alike, though its hardiness depends largely on good winter drainage. Cold wet ground will cause root rot and death, so it must be relegated to elevated or sloping ground with porous well-drained soil.

Intense, bright fuchsia flowers with contrasting white centers cover this plant from late spring until frost. When in full bloom, it looks like a carpet of flowers—its bright...

(Hybrid Ice Plant, Ice Plant)

This genus comprises 160 species of evergreen, succulent perennials with showy flowers. Ice plants may be woody or herbaceous and most are native to South Africa and its offshore islands. They are found in widely varying habitats from seashore environs to forests and mountainsides.

The plants are mostly mat-forming, though a few are upright. They are succulent and evergreen. Their thick fleshy leaves may be rounded, flattened, or angled. They are opposite, attached directly to the stems and...

(Hybrid Ice Plant, Ice Plant)

The surprisingly hardy iceplant, Lavender Ice®, offers cool looks to garden hot spots in southern and northern gardens alike, though its hardiness depends largely on good winter drainage. (Cold wet ground will cause root rot and death, so it must be relegated to elevated or sloping ground with porous well-drained soil.) This Plant Select® introduction was discovered as a sport of the popular Delosperma Table Mountain® and boasts starry pale lavender flowers with darker halos at the centers....

(Ice Plant, White Nugget Ice Plant)

The pure white-flowered 'White Nugget' is heavy-blooming and cold hardy. This tough, drought tolerant succulent was discovered in 1996 by Kelly Grummons at Paulino Gardens of Denver, Colorado and is distinguished by its low compact habit, glassy bright green succulent leaves and small snow white daisy-like flowers. Blooming occurs from spring through summer and flowers may sporadically appear up to frost.

Hot, sunny locations with average, well-drained soil are ideal. Allow plants to completely...

(Hardy Yellow Ice Plant)

The succulent, angular foliage of hardy yellow iceplant forms beautiful lush green carpets. For many weeks in late spring or early summer, it becomes covered with lemon yellow daisy-like flowers that are highly attractive to bees. These open in the morning and close in the afternoon, with new blossoms emerging each day.

This native of eastern South Africa naturally inhabits rocky screes on mountainsides where conditions are both cold and dry. So, sunny locations with average to poor, sharply...