(Narrowleaf Angelon, Serena™ Angelonia, Summer Snapdragon)

Angelonia or summer snapdragon is a tender perennial native to Mexico and the West Indies which is often planted as an annual. The dark green leaves are lance-shaped and evergreen only in frost-free zones. Tall spikes of tubular, two-lipped, snapdragon-like flowers appear throughout the growing season. The ‘Serena’ series plants are compact, branch freely, and produce and abundance of sturdy flower spikes which rarely need staking. The colors available include ‘Serena White,’ ‘Serena Purple,’ ‘Serena...

(Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw)

This dainty strap-leaf perennial from the Australian bush offers a truly exotic flower for small gardens. The red and green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia where it grows on the floor of eucalyptus forests. Demanding extremely well-drained, moist sandy soils, it may be grown at slightly elevated locations with heavier soils. Do not group it with desert plants as it cannot withstand extreme low desert heat.

The long, grayish green, iris-like leaves produce clumps that...

(Desert Honeysuckle)

Certain to attract hummingbirds, desert honeysuckle explodes with orange-red colored blossoms from midsummer to fall. A deciduous shrub that attains an irregularly rounded shape with upright branches, it is native to the Edwards Plateau of Texas into northernmost Mexico.

The dull light to medium green leaves are small and lance-like, sometimes having a hint of white or silver on them. Beginning as early as midsummer, peaking in early autumn and waning until late autumn, the branch tips are lined...

(Flame Honeysuckle, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle)

Certain to attract hummingbirds, flame honeysuckle explodes with vibrant orange colored blossoms from midummer to fall. A deciduous shrub that attains an irregularly rounded shape with upright branches, it is native to the Edwards Plateau of Texas into northermost Mexico.

The dull light to medium green leaves are small and lance-like, sometimes having a hint of white or silver on them. Beginning as early as midsummer, peaking in early autumn and waning until late autumn, the branch tips are...

(South African Mallow)

South African mallow is an evergreen hybrid shrub with an informal habit. It bears a profusion of pretty flowers from spring until frost or all year round in warm climates.

Its stems are slender, upright, green or purple and covered with dense hairs. They support fuzzy leaves that are three-lobed, oblong and alternate on the stem. The flowers look a bit like Rose-of-Sharon blooms. They are five-petaled, funnel-shaped and soft pink with purple veins.

Plant South African mallow in full sun...

(Chervil, French Chervil)

The lush, green, fern-like foliage of chervil has the flavor of parsley and anise and bears airy umbels of white flowers in summer. This fast growing annual forms a lush, mounded clump of upright, leafy stems when temperatures are cool and mild. It is native to Europe and western Asia where its greens are used to flavor many dishes. In fact, it is best known as a component of the classic French herb mixture, fines herbes, which also contains chives, parsley, tarragon and marjoram, among others.

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(Coral Vine)

This is a climbing vine with curled tendrils that is native to Mexico. Coral vine is valuable for its fast growth rate and airy racemes of rose-red, pink or white flowers. Its heart-shaped leaves are attractive and form a nice screen. It is a butterfly attractant.

Plant coral vine near a support, such as a fence or trellis, in full sun and evenly moist soil. This plant is frost tender but will resprout in the spring. It may be considered a noxious weed or prohibited plant in some subtropical...

(Colvey Coral Vine, Coral Vine)

This is a heavy-blooming, climbing vine with curled tendrils that is native to Mexico.It is a tender perennial vine and has tuberous roots. Colvey coral vine is valuable for its fast growth rate and airy racemes of dark rose-red flowers. Its heart-shaped leaves are attractive and create a nice screen. The flowers appear all year in tropical areas, spring through autumn in areas with cooler winters.

Plant coral vine near a support, such as a fence or trellis, in full sun and evenly moist soil....

(Common Snapdragon , Greater Snapdragon, Snapdragon)

Commonly grown as an annual, snapdragon is actually a short-lived perennial that originates from southwestern Europe and the Mediterranean. In northern climates it is commonly grown as warm season bedding plant, and in southern areas, with excessively hot, humid summers and mild winters, it is an excellent winter annual

This old-fashioned, clump-forming bedding plant has medium green, lance-shaped leaves. From summer to fall it bears upright spikes of distinctly lipped flowers that snap open...

(Animation Cognac Snapdragon, Snapdragon)

Easily forming eight stems topped with light yellow flowers blushed with rosy mauve, 'Animation Cognac' is a snapdragon unexcelled as a cutflower. A short-lived tender perennial (often used simply as an annual) from southwestern Europe and the Mediterranean, it bears early-season flowerspikes of distinctly lipped and animal-faced flowers that snap open and shut when squeezed, hence the name “snapdragon". Regarded as being slightly earlier flowering than other snaps, 'Animation Cognac' will flower...