(Dense Blazing Star, Gayfeather, Kobold Gayfeather)

Kobold blazing star is a compact hardy perennial that originates from eastern and central North America. This clump forming plant has long linear leaves of medium green. In summer to early autumn it bears upright spikes of deep purple flowers that open from the top of the spike down. This selection has a shorter, tidier habit than other blazing stars and rarely needs to be staked. It prefers full sun and well drained, average soil. Avoid poorly drained soils as these plants are susceptible to root...

(Grand Licuala Palm, Ruffled Fan Palm)

Ruffled fan palm is perhaps one of the most interesting and elegant of all small palms. Its glossy, pleated, fan-like fronds are fantastic as are its drooping cluster of red fruits that mature late in the season. This evergreen, frost-tender palm is native to the wet, humid rainforests of the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands east of Australia. It's a small understory palm that’s ideal for small, tropical landscapes as well as interiorscapes.

Atop the thin, fiber covered trunk of this...

(Australian Fan Palm, Mission Beach Fan Palm, Ramsay's Licuala Palm)

The bold, glorious fronds of Australian fan palm are segmented like giant light green pinwheels. This spectacular tall palm is adapted to humid, wet, tropical, landscapes. In fact, it is highly sensitive to drought or dry air. In its native home of northeastern Queensland, Australia it naturally inhabits low, swampy rainforests.

A large, spreading canopy, consisting of ten to twelve fronds, rests atop the long, white trunk of this palm. Long leaf stems (petioles) armed with teeth support massive,...

(Mangrove Fan Palm, Spiny Fan Palm, Spiny Licuala Palm)

Spiny fan palm is a stately, clump-forming palm tree with beautiful rounded, pleated fronds. Each is supported by a long petiole lined with many black teeth. This frost-tender evergreen is native to Southeast Asia, from the Andaman Islands near Sri Lanka eastward to the Philippines. For good health it requires lots of water. In fact another of its common names is the mangrove fan palm.

The multiple trunks of this palm are lined with a mesh of brown fibers. Each is crowned with many graceful...

(Japanese Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. The shiny, waxy, black-green leaves resemble camellia foliage. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Numerous cultivars are available, including several with variegated leaves.

This adaptable shrub will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings, screens, or containers....

(Howardii Japanese Privet, Japanese Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. The shiny, waxy, black-green leaves resemble camellia foliage. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Numerous cultivars are available, including several with variegated leaves.

This adaptable shrub will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings, screens, or containers....

(Jack Frost Japanese Privet, Japanese Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. Its cultivar ‘Jack Frost’ has shiny, waxy, dark green leaves broadly edged with irregular creamy white markings. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. It will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings, screens, or containers.

(Japanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. The shiny, waxy, black-green leaves resemble camellia foliage. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Numerous cultivars are available, including several with variegated leaves.

This adaptable shrub will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings, screens, or containers....

(Japanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. Its cultivar ‘Recurvifolium' has wavy, slightly twisted, shiny green leaves that are smaller than those of most other forms. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Its habit is upright and relatively open.

This adaptable shrub will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings,...

(Japanese Privet, Round-leaved Japanese Privet)

Japanese privet is a medium-sized, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. The shiny, waxy, black-green leaves resemble camellia foliage. Clusters of small, white, pungent flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Numerous cultivars are available, including several with variegated leaves.

This adaptable shrub will grow in almost any soil type or sun exposure and withstands heavy pruning. Use it as a specimen or in hedges, foundation plantings, screens, or containers....