(Dwarf Morning Glory)

The dwarf morning glory bears deep royal blue, funnel-shaped flowers marked with yellow and white above a spreading mound of emerald green leaves. This bushy, tender perennial is short-lived, so it is most commonly planted as an annual. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin where winters are cool and wet and summers warm and dry.

Narrow oval or lance-shaped leaves cover the bushy plant. At the peak of summer, it bears many funnel-shaped flowers that are royal blue with white streaks and yellow...

(Dwarf Morning Glory)

Grown for its summer-long display of deep blue, funnel-shaped flowers, 'Blue Enchantment' is a selection of Convolvulus tricolor, a low, mounding, short-lived perennial from the Mediterranean Basin. It is usually cultivated as an annual.

Narrow oval or lance-shaped leaves cover the bushy plant. The short-lived flowers have five fused petals which spread at the tips, forming a pentagonal "face." An egg-yolk-yellow throat surrounded by a starburst of radiating white feather-marks ornaments...

(Anacahuita, Texas Olive)

Texas olive is an attractive small tree with great drought tolerance, rough sandpapery leaves and wonderful ivory-white flowers. Native to Mexico and Texas and New Mexico in the United States, it can have a varied habit. In more desert conditions it tends to be a sprawling shrub, but in a garden setting where there is average and consistent moisture a nice small rounded tree will develop. It will become a deciduous plant in areas with a definite cold or very dry winter.

The outstanding feature...

(Cordyline, Festival Grass Cordyline)

This fabulous purple grass-like perennial is all the rage with modern designers. Great form and intense color mean it gets well noticed in any setting. The genus of sword leaf plants (Cordyline) is indigenous to Australia and New Zealand where this and many more of the contemporary hybrids have originated. They are quite similar to the Phormium, offer a more relaxed form and shorter stature. Over time, the original rosette of a plant will branch at the base increasing its overall...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline)

A New Zealand native, cabbage tree is a fast growing woody evergreen with long sword-shaped leaves. The upper leaves are erect or arching; the lower leaves droop. Large panicles of small fragrant white flowers appear on mature plants in late spring and summer, followed by small white blue-tinged fruits. Although it can form a small palm-like tree, it is often grown as a shrub or container plant.

Cordyline grows best in deep, well-drained soil in full sun, and will tolerate alkaline soils. Use...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Red Sensation Cordyline)

Red Sensation cabbage tree is a fast growing woody plant native to New Zealand that can be grown as a palm-like shrub or a small tree. Its narrow, swordlike upper leaves remain erect while the lower leaves in the tip cluster droop. Panicles of fragrant white flowers appear in late spring, followed by small white or blue fruits.

'Red Sensation' is grown for its dulled purple-burgundy leaves and is often used for height and texture in annual container plantings. Cordyline grows best in deep,...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Red Star Cordyline)

Red Star cabbage tree is a fast growing woody plant native to New Zealand that can be grown as a palm-like shrub or a small tree. Its narrow, swordlike upper leaves remain erect while the lower leaves in the tip cluster droop. Panicles of fragrant white flowers appear in late spring, followed by small white or blue fruits.

'Red Star' is grown for its rusty bronze-red leaves and is often used for height and texture in annual container plantings. Cordyline grows best in deep, well-drained soil...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Sundance Cordyline)

A New Zealand native, cabbage tree is a fast growing woody evergreen with long sword-shaped leaves. The cultivar 'Sundance' has green leaves with pink midribs and bases. The upper leaves are erect or arching; the lower leaves droop. Although it can form a small palm-like tree, it is often grown as a shrub or container plant. Large panicles of small fragrant white flowers appear on mature plants in late spring and summer, followed by small white blue-tinged fruits.

Cordyline thrives in deep, well-drained...

(Coreopsis, Hybrid Tickseed)

Throughout summer, the dwarf perennial tickseed, 'Baby Sun', bears a beautiful display of golden-yellow daisies with a touch of burgundy at the base of each petal. Its compact size and tidy habit makes it ideal for small garden spaces spaces and container plantings. Though often listed as a cultivar of Coreopsis lanceolata or C. grandiflora, this Ernst Benary introduction has characteristics of both and is more likely a hybrid.

Flowering begins in early summer and will continue...

(Coreopsis)

Mounds of yellow feathery foliage topped with rich red flowers makes Cherry Lemonade tickseed a sight to behold! An herbaceous perennial selected by Terra Nova Nurseries of Canby, Oregon, 'Cherry Lemonade' is a dwarf cultivar with limited winter cold tolerance. Early to bloom and continuously flowering, the red to deep crimson petals surround a dark orange-red disk, attracting butterflies and bees. Promptly trimming off spent flowers ensures a constant flush of new flowers.

Plant 'Cherry Lemonade'...