(Eye Catcher Tree Mallow, Tree Mallow)

This heavy-flowering tree mallow is distinguished by its brilliant rose-pink flowers with ruby eyes. This shrubby relative of the hollyhock is absolutely beautiful when it blooms in summer. Tree mallow is native to the western Mediterranean where conditions are dry and winters mild. This explains its tolerance of heat and drought. Though technically woody, it may die back to the base if subjected to freezing temperatures for too long.

The semi-evergreen Lavatera olbia has soft, gray-green,...

(Bog Labrador Tea, Labrador Tea)

Once you've encountered the green leaves with rolled edges and fuzzy tan undersides, you'll likely never forget the Labrador tea shrub. This broadleaf evergreen has an open, rounded to spreading shape. It's native to the peaty soils and cool bogs of North America from Greenland to Alaska southward across Canada into the northern United States. In some American states it has become an endangered species.

The densely woolly twigs have long oval leaves, mainly arranged alternately but often in whorl-like...

(Marsh Labrador Tea, Muskeg Tea, Wild Rosemary)

Circumboreal in origin, wild rosemary is a plant of the Northern latitudes, bringing white blossoms to rocky terrain normally cloaked in lichen and moss. More prostrate in habit with some upright but spreading stems, this small mounding shrub is native to lands around the North Pole, including northern Europe and Siberia, and Greenland, Canada and Alaska in North America. Plants are usually buried under snow in winter and grow and bloom in the short summer when snow has fully melted away.

The...

(Tea Tree)

Few drought resistant shrubs can rival the color of 'Burgundy Queen.' Everything about it is majestic and burgundy. Its profuse, fully double flowers are intense dark burgundy, and the fine foliage of this large shrub is also burgundy flushed. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

Tea tree is a large shrub to small tree that develops an untamed...

(Tea Tree)

The relatively compact ‘Crimson Glory’ offers lots of double rose-red flowers against deep green needle-like foliage. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged shrub develops a natural grace when allowed to maintain its naturally rounded, somewhat irregular form. Bloom time is variable. South of the equator it blooms from spring through...

(New Zealand Tea Tree, Tea Tree)

The large, vigrorous tea tree 'Helene Strybing' offers lots of pastel pink flowers against deep green needle-like foliage. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged small tree develops an untamed grace when allowed to maintain its naturally irregular form. Bloom time is variable. South of the equator it blooms from spring through to summer,...

(Tea Tree)

Luscious double pink blossoms make this tea tree stand out as a favorite for arid gardens. The blooms shine against the fine needle-like foliage of this tough plant. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged small tree develops an untamed grace when allowed to maintain its naturally irregular form. Bloom time is variable. South of the equator...

(Tea Tree)

The vivid double blooms of 'Martini' tea tree are delicious magenta pink. Their brazen color pops against the dark green needle-like foliage of the tough, compact shrub. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged shrub develops an untamed grace when allowed to maintain its naturally irregular form. Bloom time is variable. South of the equator...

(Tea Tree)

The bright red flowers of ‘Red Ensign’ glow against the fine, needle-like burgundy foliage of this exceptional landscape shrub. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged shrub develops an untamed grace when allowed to maintain its naturally irregular form. Bloom time is variable. South of the equator it blooms from spring through to...

(Tea Tree)

The large, double, ruby red flowers of this tried and true tea tree glisten against its deep green, needle-like foliage. 'Ruby Glow' is the oldest, most established Leptospermum scoparium selection in California and graces many a Los Angeles neighborhood. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and montane regions. So, it is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.

This rugged shrub to small tree develops...