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James H. Schutte
(London Planetree)
The vigorous London plane, 'Bloodgood', is one of the first cultivars bred for resistance to anthracnose, a fungal disease that causes severe leaf and twig drop during the growing season. This selection is also quite fast-growing. Young trees have a pyramidal habit but develop beautiful spreading crowns with age.
Tall and upright with spreading branches covered in flaking gray and tan bark, London planetree is best known as a tough urban street tree. It is a hybrid between American sycamore (Platanus...
(London Planetree)
The vigorous London plane, 'Columbia', was bred for resistance to anthracnose, a fungal disease that causes severe leaf and twig drop during the growing season. The fast-growing tree was introduced in 1984 by The National Arboretum. It is also noted for having lovely orange-grey bark and an upright habit.
Tall and imposing with spreading branches covered in flaking gray and tan bark, London planetree is best known as a tough urban street tree. It is a hybrid between American sycamore (Platanus...
Gerald L. Klingaman
(Country Borage, Succulent Spurflower)
The lovely succulent tender perennial mint, Plectranthus amboinicus, is native to southeastern Africa where it withstands high heat and considerable drought. A member of the mint family (Lamiaceae), it is favored as both a culinary herb and an attractive ornamental. The leaves have a strong, oregano-like flavor and are commonly added fresh or dried to flavor stews, poultry or red meat. The soft, gray-green plants have a spreading habit and are excellent for container culture and rock gardens.
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(Country Borage, Succulent Spurflower)
The irregular, bright creamy white edges of this succulent tender perennial mint really stand out in hot, summer gardens and containers. Plectranthus amboinicus, is native to southeastern Africa where it withstands high heat and considerable drought. A member of the mint family (Lamiaceae), it is favored as both a culinary herb and an attractive ornamental. The leaves have a strong, oregano-like flavor and are commonly added fresh or dried to flavor stews, poultry or red meat. The soft,...
Jessie Keith
(Cape Leadwort)
Grown for its tubular periwinkle-blue flowers, cape leadwort is an evergreen shrub to woody vine that originates from South Africa. It has bright green, oval leaves that line loose, trailing stems. It blooms year round, except in coldest winters, bearing many five-petaled tubular blue blooms. These are attractive to butterflies and require no deadheading. White cultivars are also available.
Cape leadwort thrives in full to partial sun and prefers light, sandy soils with good drainage. It can...
Carol Cloud Bailey
(Cape Leadwort, White Cape Leadwort)
Attractive, white flowers are the hallmark of white cape leadwort. It is an evergreen shrub to woody vine that is native to South Africa and has green, oval to spatula-shaped leaves with small ear-like (auricle = ear-shaped appendage) projections at the base. The leaves are alternate on thin, gracefully arching stems. Leadwort blooms year round, except in coldest winters, bearing many five-petaled tubular white blooms in round clusters at the ends of the branches. The flower bases and seed capsules...
James H. Schutte
(Cape Leadwort, Imperial Blue Plumbago)
Attractive, deep powder-blue flowers are the showpiece of the Imperial Blue cape leadwort. It is an evergreen shrub to woody vine that is native to South Africa and has green, oval to spatula-shaped leaves with small ear-like (auricle = ear-shaped appendage) projections at the base. The leaves are alternate on thin, gracefully arching stems. Cape leadwort blooms year round, except in coldest winters, bearing many five-petaled tubular blue blooms in round clusters at the ends of the branches. The...
(Cape Leadwort, White Cape® Plumbago)
Attractive, long-blooming, white flowers and a compact habit are the hallmarks of White Cape cape leadwort or Plumbago auriculata ‘Monite’ from Monrovia Nurseries. It is an evergreen shrub to woody vine that is native to South Africa and has green, oval to spatula-shaped leaves with small ear-like (auricle = ear-shaped appendage) projections at the base. The leaves are alternate on thin, gracefully arching stems. Cape leadwort blooms year round, except in coldest winters, bearing many...
James Burghardt
(Cape Leadwort, Royal Cape® Plumbago)
Attractive, long-blooming, deep flowers and a compact habit are the hallmarks of Royal Cape cape leadwort or Plumbago auriculata ‘Monott’ from Monrovia Nurseries. It is an evergreen shrub to woody vine that is native to South Africa and has green, oval to spatula-shaped leaves with small ear-like (auricle = ear-shaped appendage) projections at the base. The leaves are alternate on thin, gracefully arching stems. Cape leadwort blooms year round, except in coldest winters, bearing many five-petaled,...
