(Chinese Hibiscus, Queen-of-the-tropics., Tropical Hibiscus)

Members of the TradeWinds™ Breeze Series are excellent for container culture, bloom profusely, and have reduced bud drop. There are several diverse cultivars of these Yoder bred tropical hibiscus that come in an array of colors.

Tropical hibiscus has spectacular flowers that give credence to its title of "Queen of the Tropics." This tender evergreen shrub to small tree originates from southern China, though it is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The parent plants were red flowered, large...

(Chinese Hibiscus, Queen-of-the-tropics., Tropical Hibiscus)

Members of the TradeWinds™ Breeze Series are excellent for container culture, bloom profusely, and have reduced bud drop. There are several diverse cultivars of these Yoder bred tropical hibiscus that come in an array of colors.

Tropical hibiscus has spectacular flowers that give credence to its title of "Queen of the Tropics." This tender evergreen shrub to small tree originates from southern China, though it is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The parent plants were red flowered, large...

(Queen-of-the-tropics., Tradewinds™ Breeze Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus)

Members of the TradeWinds™ Breeze Series are excellent for container culture, bloom profusely, and have reduced bud drop. There are several diverse cultivars of these Yoder bred tropical hibiscus that come in an array of colors.

Tropical hibiscus has spectacular flowers that give credence to its title of "Queen of the Tropics." This tender evergreen shrub to small tree originates from southern China, though it is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The parent plants were red flowered, large...

(Double Red Rose-of-Sharon, Rose-of-Sharon)

Vigorous and summer-blooming, the doubled-flower selection 'Double Red' is a dense and bushy upright deciduous shrub that profusely blooms up until frost. These flowers are large and attractive, with numerous rosy-red petals that form a full flowerhead. A nice floral display continues from midsummer through autumn among the simple green leaves.

Rose-of-Sharon grows best in full to partial sun and fertile loam with even moisture and good drainage. It is easy to grow and well-suited as an informal...

(Jeanne d'Arc Rose-of-Sharon, Rose-of-Sharon)

The double flowers of 'Jeanne d'Arc' are clean and white. This vigorous, summer-blooming shrub has a dense, bushy, vase-shaped habit. The flowers are large and attractive, with numerous white petals that form a full, peony-like bloom. They offer a magnificent display from midsummer through autumn. The lobed green leaves of this deciduous shrub turn dirty yellow in fall.

Rose-of-Sharon grows best in full to partial sun and fertile loam with even moisture and good drainage. It is easy to grow and...

(Corkwood, Seacoast Mallow)

Seacoast mallow, or sea hibiscus, is a vigorous tropical, evergreen tree with large leaves and delicate color-changing yellow flowers. Although now growing all across the tropics, its original native range is perhaps southern Asia. The glossy, medium to dark green leaves densely cover the branches. Anytime from spring to fall, light yellow, papery flowers with a maroon eye appear above or among the leaves. The blossoms open at dawn, by noon are a golden yellow, and are golden orange by sunset before...

(Chinese Hat Plant)

With weeping branches filled with small orange parasol-like flowers that are particularly numerous in from late fall to early spring, Chinese-hat plant is a large, sprawling evergreen tropical shrub native to the lower elevations of the southern Himalayas. First growing erect, the new, young branches dart outward and weep creating a scrambling plant that is almost vine-like. The small, medium green leaves are oval with a tip and are lightly felted. The flowers can occur throughout the year, but appear...

(Creambush, Ocean-spray)

A western home site with room to grow and plenty of wildlife will benefit from this easy to grow and remarkably resilient large shrub. Creambush is native to much of the far west, from California to British Columbia eastward to the Rockies. In the wild, it grows far larger along the Pacific Coast than it does further inland, suggested a preference to coastal growing conditions, though it is well-adapted to both places. Consider this a drought resistant alternative to spiraea in climates too warm...

(Hoodia)

The genus Hoodia contains about 20 species of extremely drought tolerant succulent plants. They hail from dry southern Africa distributed over a very large range that includes Botswana, Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Some species have been used by the desert Bushmen for appetite suppression during exceptionally long hunt.

These succulents are composed of thick upright stems that occasionally branch, but more often originate at the base of the plant. The skin is typically blue green...

(Hoodia)

A spiny succulent from the dry, sandy and rocky areas of southern Africa, Hoodia gordonii has been in the news lately. A low-growing perennial, this plant has long been used by the indigenous peoples in its native region. Hoodia was described in the 1700s and is now a threatened species were it originates.

When young, slow growing Hoodia usually produces a single, leafless, green angled stem covered with pointed tubercles. As the plants age, they grow faster and many...