(Glossy Abelia, Golden Anniversary Glossy Abelia)

The dwarf variegated Golden Anniversary™ is a knockout. This bushy cultivar is less than half the size of standard types, but offers big floral and foliar interest. This chance sport was discovered at Minier Nurseries in France.

Glossy abelia is a dense, rounded shrub with arching branches. It is primarily grown for its masses of long-lasting flowers but looks good year-round. This hybrid of Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora is evergreen in warmer climates and semi-evergreen...

(Glossy Abelia, Silver Anniversary™ Abelia)

Glossy abelia ‘Panache’, also known as Silver Anniversary, is a compact, rounded shrub grown for its masses of long-lasting white flowers and variegated foliage. Abelia x grandiflora is the result of the cross between Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora and is evergreen in warmer climates and semi-evergreen in chiller areas. This cultivar was discovered as a branch sport of the common selection, ‘Compacta.’

The leaves of Silver Anniversary are small, oval...

(Glossy Abelia)

The name says it all. The glossy abelia ‘Prostrate White’ has a more compact and spreading habit than others, and its beautiful white blooms are quite fragrant.

Glossy abelia is a dense, rounded shrub with arching branches. It is primarily grown for its masses of long-lasting flowers but looks good year-round. This hybrid of Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora is evergreen in warmer climates and semi-evergreen in its more northern hardiness zones.

Its small ovate...

(Bronze Anniversary™ Abelia, Glossy Abelia)

The compact glossy abelia, Bronze Anniversary™ ('Rika1'), produces lots of showy flower clusters that shine against its bronzy orange leaves that mature to bright green. Abelia x grandiflora is the result of the cross between Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora and is evergreen in warmer climates and semi-evergreen in chiller areas.

The small, oval leaves of Bronze Anniversary™ offer their best color when they first emerge and in cold weather when they...

(Glossy Abelia, Rose Creek Glossy Abelia)

The extra-showy glossy abelia ‘Rose Creek’ is a densely foliated dwarf with clear white flowers subtended by rosy sepals. It is easy-to-grow, tough and pretty.

Glossy abelia is a dense, rounded shrub with arching branches. It is primarily grown for its masses of long-lasting flowers but also has nice foliage year-round. This hybrid of Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora is evergreen in warmer climates and semi-evergreen in its more northern hardiness zones.

Its small...

(Glossy Abelia, Sherwood Glossy Abelia)

Glossy abelia ‘Sherwood’ is a dense, rounded shrub grown for its masses of long-lasting flowers and compact habit. It is evergreen in the warmer climates, semi-evergreen in cooler areas. Glossy abelia ‘Sherwoodii’s’ leaves are glossy, small, dark green, ovate with occasional small teeth. Foliage tinges purple and bronze in cold weather. The flowers cover the tips of the branches throughout the growing season in clusters of small, tubular, five-lobed, fragrant, white flowers with bronze calyces (outer...

(Glossy Abelia, Sunrise Glossy Abelia)

The patented glossy abelia ‘Sunrise’ is one of the best variegated forms. It has a compact vase-shaped habit, distinctly red new stems and glossy green leaves edged in yellow. It is notably drought and disease resistant to boot.

Glossy abelia is a dense, rounded shrub with arching branches. It is primarily grown for its masses of long-lasting flowers but also has nice foliage year-round. This hybrid of Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora is evergreen in warmer climates and...

(White Forsythia)

What a pretty shrub for early spring! White forsythia is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to Korea. It has arching branches that put forth fragrant, four-petaled, white to faintly pink blooms in late winter to mid spring, prior to the emergence of its glossy, dark blue-green foliage.

A location with full to partial sun and moderately fertile soil is best for white forsythia. It makes a nice addition to a mixed shrub border or foundation plantings. Early in the season, before bloomtime,...

(Pink Forsythia)

What a pretty shrub for early spring! White forsythia is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to Korea. It has arching branches that put forth fragrant, four-petaled, white to faintly pink blooms in late winter to mid spring, prior to the emergence of its glossy, dark blue-green foliage.

A location with full to partial sun and moderately fertile soil is best for white forsythia. It makes a nice addition to a mixed shrub border or foundation plantings. Early in the season, before bloomtime,...

(Okra)

It's hard to believe that okra is in the same family as hollyhocks and hibiscus. This tropical annual vegetable originates from Africa and has large edible pods that are a American Southern favorite eaten fried, stewed with tomatoes or used to thicken gumbo.

Mature plants become quite tall and have a sturdy upright habit. They have big, spiny, palmate, dark green leaves and produce pretty creamy yellow hollyhock-like flowers with burgundy centers. When these heat-loving plants are mature and...