(Pfitzer's Hybrid Juniper)

The soft, gray-green foliage and short stature of ‘Pfitzeriana Compacta’ make it a great choice for smaller gardens. A low, wide-spreading shrub, it features tiered sprays of cool-toned, evergreen foliage which create an elegant, layered texture in beds, borders and landscapes.

Preferring full sun, Pfitzer junipers are versatile, low-maintenance shrubs which are notable for their resistance to heat, cold, and dry conditions. ‘Pfitzeriana Compacta’ makes a fine groundcover, and also looks...

(Pfitzer's Hybrid Juniper)

Denser and more compact than its full-size kin, this handsome Pfitzer juniper features cascading tiers of scaled, blue-gray foliage which develop attractive purple tints with the cold temperatures of winter.

Preferring full sun, Pfitzer junipers are versatile, low-maintenance shrubs which are notable for their resistance to heat, cold, and dry conditions. The semi-prostrate, wide-spreading form of ‘Pfitzeriana Glauca’ makes it ideal as a groundcover or low hedge. It also looks terrific in...

(Shrimp-plant)

The tropical character of this ever-blooming old favorite will add color and interest to any American Southern garden. Shrimp plant is an evergreen shrub that’s native to Mexico. Where hardy, it is grown as a shrub, but it can also be grown as a tender container plant.

The common name of this plant refers to its striking shrimp-like blooms. They have red and yellow or coral pink bracts (modified leaves) and a curved shape. The true flowers are white, tubular and held between the bracts. The medium...

(Shrimp-plant, Variegated Shrimp-plant)

The tropical character of this ever-blooming old favorite will add color and interest to any American Southern garden. Shrimp plant is an evergreen shrub that’s native to Mexico. Where hardy, it is grown as a shrub, but it can also be grown as a tender container plant.

The common name of this plant refers to its striking shrimp-like blooms. They have red and yellow or coral pink bracts (modified leaves) and a curved shape. The true flowers are white, tubular and held between the bracts. The medium...

(Beloperone, Chuparosa )

This rugged desert shrub, popularly known as beloperone or chuparosa, is an incredible hummingbird attractor during its brief blooming period. It dwells in dry washes and low foothills of frost-free southern California, Arizona and Mexico. This modest spreading shrub is not lush looking, but it is very drought and heat resistant. It can be damaged by very light frost, so beware of planting it in extreme lowlands where cold air can settle on chilly winter mornings. An east-facing slope with plenty...

(Mexican Plume)

Rather unimpressive until the orange to orange-red plumes of flowers appear atop the yellowy green foliage in winter and spring, Mexican plume attracts butterflies. A low sprawling tender evergreen shrub from Mexico and Honduras, it can become quite rangy during the heat of the summer rainy season.

The woolly leaves are small pointed ovals and a yellow-green. In winter, the tips of the sprawling stems face upright and bear erect clusters of rust or yellow bracts (modified leaves), from which...

(Mexican Honeysuckle, Mohintli)

The soft, velvety stems and leaves of Mexican honeysuckle are accompanied by loose clusters of long, tubular orange flowers nearly year round. A tender tropical evergreen shrub, it hails from Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. It is rounded and bushy, but it has long, spreading branches that sometimes flop to the soil and root.

Its oval or lance-shaped leaves are arching and have noticeable veins. They are medium green with hints of yellow-green. Peak flowering is in spring and fall, but...

(Kalanchoe)

The bold textural leaves and stark habit of this large shrubby succulent offer year-round form and texture. It comes from the African island of Madagascar, where plants evolved in isolation for millions of years. Its large fleshy long-stalked leaves cluster at the tip of an erect unbranched or sparsely branched stem. The leathery, triangular to arrow-shaped, olive-green leaves are covered with silvery fuzz, and are often bronze-tinged above. They can reach the size of a human foot. Their cupped form...

(Kalanchoe, Oak Leaf Kalanchoe)

Native to Madagascar, felt plant offers year-round form and texture with its bold leaves and stark upright habit. The cultivar 'Oak Leaf' has large, shallow-lobed, long-stalked leaves which cluster at the tip of an erect unbranched or sparsely branched stem. The leathery, triangular to arrow-shaped, olive-green leaves are covered with silvery fuzz, and are often bronze-tinged above. They can reach the size of a human foot. Their cupped form and undulating edges add to the unique character of this...

(Flowering Kalanchoe)

Flowering kalanchoe is a succulent tender perennial grown for its bright colorful flowers. This native of Madagascar is a neat, clump-forming evergreen with thick, glossy, oval-shaped green leaves that often have scalloped red edges. Its flowers naturally appear in late winter and spring, but greenhouse grown specimens are cultivated to bloom at all times of the year. The small, tubular flowers are borne on large branched clusters. They are long-lasting and come in vivid shades of red, orange, pink...