(European Lily-of-the-Valley, Lily-of-the-Valley)

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, unforgettable fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring it puts forth broad, lance-shaped leaves of medium to dark green. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. These may be ivory or pale pink and are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous, orange-red, berry-like fruits are produced.

Once...

(Lily-of-the-Valley, Striped Lily-of-the-Valley)

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, springtime fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring, the striped lily-of-the-valley produces broad, lance-shaped lime-green leaves with striking lengthwise gold pin-stripes. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. The ivory blooms of 'Albostriata' are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous,...

(Bush Morning Glory)

Bush morning glory is a compact evergreen shrub from the western Mediterranean Rim. White funnel-form flowers occur in late spring into summer and have yellow centers and subtle blush pink stripes arising from pink buds. It is foremost grown for its showy flowers which are attractively contrasted by satiny silver-green foliage.

Bush morning glory does well in gritty, poor to average soils with good drainage in full sun. Clay soils must be friable and fast draining. Shelter the plant from wind...

(Blue Rock Bindweed, Ground Morning Glory)

Beautiful purplish blue or pink morning glory flowers cover this trailing perennial subshrub in the heat of summer. Ground morning glory is native to the Mediterranean regions of North Africa and Italy where it naturally grows along rocky, limestone cliff faces and ground along the seaside. Its tough natural environment enables it to withstand difficult garden spots with hot sun, drought, wind, salt-spray and alkaline soils.

This low, ground-hugging plant is fully evergreen where hardy. Its...

(Ground Morning Glory)

A dense, freely flowering morning glory selection for the perennial or annual border, 'Moroccan Beauty' is a compact, sprawling tender perennial from the western Mediterranean that bears an ongoing display of petite, light blue-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers from spring until frost. The small rounded green to gray-green leaves are evergreen except in the coldest of winters. The trailing stems are woody at the base.

Although tolerating a wide range of conditions, this tough perennial does best...

(Ground Morning Glory)

Ground morning glory is a diminutive, non-twining tender perennial native to North Africa, Spain and Italy. The trailing branches bear very small, hairy, roundish leaves. Trumpet-shaped, flaring, morning glory flowers are violet-blue and stay open for a few days. The tidy plant is covered with blooms from early summer through frost.

Ground morning glory is a tough plant which reliably flowers in many conditions. Plant it in loose, gravelly, well-drained soil and full sun. It is drought-tolerant,...

(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...

(Muyuyo, Peruvian Cordia, Yellow Cordia, Yellow Geiger)

Yellow Geiger's arching branches produce showy clusters of funnel-shaped, cheerful yellow flowers when temperatures are warm. Native to western Ecuador, Peru and the Galapagos Islands, this evergreen tree may grow more like a spreading, floppy shrub. It naturally inhabits arid slopes and is tolerant of drought and salt spray. The trunk is often obscured by the bushy canopy, but the sandy gray bark underneath has an exfoliating texture.

The large rounded to oval leaves are matte green with slightly...