(Trailing Lantana, White Lightnin'® Lantana)

The clustered blooms of this trailing lantana are pure white, without a contrasting yellow eye. A spreading, evergreen, tender perennial that blooms year round in frost-free climates, trailing lantana is grown as an annual or container plant in temperate zones. It is native to warm regions of South America and naturalized in many other parts of the world.

The small, dark green, oval leaves of trailing verbena are rough and leathery with toothed edges. Crushed leaves release a strong, rather...

(Luscious Grape Lantana, Trailing Lantana)

The pretty violet-blue blooms of trailing lantana add cool color to warm, sunny gardens. This everblooming, evergreen tropical shrub is grown as a tender perennial in temperate zones. It is native throughout the tropical Americas and able to withstand high heat and periods of drought. It has a shrubby, spreading habit, so it’s able to spill over containers, walkways and garden retaining walls.

The dark green leaves of trailing verbena are small, leathery and have a strong, rather unpleasant...

(Trailing Lantana)

The clustered white blooms of this trailing lantana have yellow eyes and pale lavender undertones. A spreading, evergreen, tender perennial that blooms year round in frost-free climates, trailing lantana is grown as an annual or container plant in temperate zones. It is native to warm regions of South America and naturalized in many other parts of the world.

The small, dark green, oval leaves of trailing verbena are rough and leathery with toothed edges. Crushed leaves release a strong, rather...

(Lavender)

This airy, everblooming, tender perennial is a fast-growing aromatic garden flower for dry summer gardens. Lavandula multifida is native to the northwestern region of the Mediterranean Sea, where temperatures are mild and growing conditions arid. It is technically a subshrub, which means it behaves like a perennial but develops woody stems over time. Mature specimens have stiff, upright branches and an open habit. Its evergreen leaves are gray-green and ferny.

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(Lavender)

This tender bedding lavender is best planted as an annual as it will tolerate only limited frost. Sometimes called fernleaf lavender, Lavandula pinnata is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira where conditions are arid and temperatures mild. This beautiful ornamental is technically a subshrub, which means it behaves like a perennial but develops woody stems over time. Its super showy leaves are large, ferny and silvery gray-green. In fact, it rivals dusty miller has a silvery foliage...

(Tree Mallow)

Reaching heights more common for its cousin the hollyhock, tree mallow's lobed maple-like leaves nicely accompany the violet-pink flowers with dark center eyes across summer. A short-lived perennial that is usually evergreen in its hardiness range, it is often grown as a biennial or annual elsewhere. Tree mallow is native to the coastland of western Europe and the Mediterranean. Its upright stems become wood-like in their lower portions.

The thick stems are lined with medium green leaves that...

(Lion's Ear)

Lion's ear is an unique tender perennial with numerous fuzzy orange flowers in tufts along a tall flower spike. This is a South African native. The dark green leaves are scalloped and fragrant if crushed.

Lion's ear needs a full sun exposure with a well draining fertile soil. Allow the ground to dry before the next watering. When the flowering ceases, cut the long spikes down and allow the plant to regrow. This plant thrives in subtropical Mediterranean-type climates. In fact, it is nearly a...

(Perez's Sea Lavender)

In the mildest climates, few perennials offer the elegant beauty and color of sea lavender. It is a native of the tropical Canary Islands, which lie off the northwest coast of Africa. In its native habitat it exists on the sunny hills surrounding the Oceanside.

This clumping evergreen perennial produces very broad green leaves with a semi-succulent feel that remain attractive year around. The clusters of purple-blue blossoms are borne on stiff branching stems above the foliage. Their petals are...

(Statice, Wavyleaf Sea Lavender)

Famous as an everlasting flower, statice or sea lavender is most often grown by flower designers and crafters who treasure its dry, papery blooms. The plant is native to warm Mediterranean regions where it may remain perennial if conditions are sufficiently mild. But, a light frost will spell the end of its plant life.

This fast grower begins the season as a rosette of deeply lobed, hairy, narrow leaves. The plant is easily grown from seed, so it is easy to take advantage of the many different...

(Statice, Wavyleaf Sea Lavender)

Famous as an everlasting flower, statice or sea lavender is most often grown by flower designers and crafters who treasure its dry, papery blooms. The plant is native to warm Mediterranean regions where it may remain perennial if conditions are sufficiently mild. But, a light frost will spell the end of its plant life.

This fast grower begins the season as a rosette of deeply lobed, hairy, narrow leaves. The plant is easily grown from seed, so it is easy to take advantage of the many different...