(Taylor's Perfection Camellia, William's Camellia)

The camellia 'Taylor's Perfection' produces large, semi-double, light-pink flowers from early winter into spring. This large, rounded, broadleaf evergreen shrub has upright, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, medium-green leaves. It is one of many named selections of Camellia × williamsii, the hybrid between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis. The first Camellia × williamsii cultivars were developed by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle...

(Chinese Trumpet Creeper, Chinese Trumpet Vine)

Chinese trumpet creeper is a vigorous deciduous woody vine with trumpet-shaped flowers in late summer. This China native has attractive glossy dark green leaves. The large dark orange to red flowers form on stem tips and dangle, attracting hummingbirds.

Chinese trumpet creeper is not too difficult to grow. It will succeed in average garden soils that are freely draining but stay moist, and will adapt and grow even in fairly poor soil and in compacted or small pockets of ground. For maximum flowering,...

(Chinese Trumpet Creeper, Chinese Trumpet Vine, Morning Calm Trumpet Vine)

'Morning Calm' is a fantastic deciduous woody vine with very pretty trumpet-shaped flowers in summer. This China native has attractive glossy dark green leaves. The large peach-colored blossoms with a yellow throat form in clusters on stem tips and dangle, attracting hummingbirds for a good portion of the summer.

Chinese trumpet creeper is not too difficult to grow. It will succeed in average garden soils that are freely draining but stay moist, and will adapt and grow even in fairly poor soil...

(Indian Summer™ Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine)

Indian Summer trumpet vine (cultivar 'Kudian') is a strong-growing and abundant-flowering hybrid deciduous climbing vine. It has light and medium green compound leaves and flowers at a younger age than other trumpet vines. At the tip of the stem, a panicle (or branched cluster) of 6-12 tubular or trumpet-shaped yellowish orange flowers open, attracting hummingbirds. The inside of the flowers are orange-red. This selection grows to about half the size of other trumpet vines.

Grow Indian Summer...

(Madame Galen Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine)

Madame Galen trumpet vine is a vigorous deciduous climbing vine with light and medium green compound leaves and big, fiery-colored flowers in late summer and fall. At the tip of the stem, a panicle (or branched cluster) of 6-12 tubular or trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers open attracting hummingbirds.

Grow trumpet vine in any average garden soil that is moist and well-drained. 'Madame Galen' is quite tolerant of poor and drier soils and in restricted root spaces. Full sun ensures the finest flowering...

(Aida Canna, Canna, Canna Lily)

Aida canna is an easy-to-grow, tropical to subtropical herbaceous plant that may be grown as a perennial in tropical regions or tender perennial in temperate regions. Developed in the 1920’s by Howard and Smith, ‘Aida’ is part of the premier group of cannas and has large, showy, lily-like flowers of salmon pink to peach and bold fresh green leaves.

Its thick fleshy rhizomes transplant and divide easily, and in temperate zones it may be dug and brought into a cool, dry garage or basement to...

(Carissa, Natal Plum)

Natal plum is an attractive, spiny shrub native to South Africa. This tropical, evergreen plant has thick, leathery leaves which are oval to roundish, often with a spine at the tip. There are also many sharp, Y-shaped thorns on the stems and branches. The leaves are glossy; bright dark green on the upper surface, paler below and opposite on the stem. Milky, latex sap is exuded when the plant is cut or broken. The star-shaped, tubular, white flowers are borne singly or in small clusters at the branch...

(Boxwood Beauty Natal Plum)

Natal plum ‘Boxwood Beauty’ is an attractive, dwarf, nearly spineless cultivar of Carissa macrocarpa which is a spiny shrub native to South Africa. This tropical, evergreen plant has thick, leathery leaves which are oval to roundish. The leaves are glossy; bright dark green on the upper surface, paler below and opposite on the stem. Milky, latex sap is exuded when the plant is cut or broken. The star-shaped, tubular, white flowers are borne singly or in small clusters at the branch tips...

(Natal Plum)

Natal plum ‘Emerald Blank’ is an attractive, dwarf cultivar of Carissa macrocarpa which is a spiny shrub native to South Africa. This tropical, evergreen plant has thick, leathery leaves which are oval to roundish often with a spine at the tip. There are also soft, Y-shaped thorns on the stems and branches. The leaves are glossy; bright dark green on the upper surface, paler below and opposite on the stem. Milky, latex sap is exuded when the plant is cut or broken. The star-shaped, tubular,...

(Carissa, Green Carpet Natal Plum, Natal Plum)

Natal plum ‘Green Carpet’ is an attractive, dwarf cultivar of Carissa macrocarpa which is a spiny shrub native to South Africa. This tropical, evergreen plant has thick, leathery leaves which are oval to roundish often with a spine at the tip. There are also a few Y-shaped thorns on the stems and branches. The leaves are glossy; bright dark green on the upper surface, paler below and opposite on the stem. Milky, latex sap is exuded when the plant is cut or broken. The star-shaped, tubular,...