(Mountain-box)

Mountain box is an evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. With its compact habit and glossy green leaves it makes a nice low hedge. In summer, small upright clusters of white flowers attract butterflies.

A sunny site, protected from drying winds, with well-drained, non-acidic soil are the best growing conditions for this plant.

(Mountain-box)

Mountain-box is a compact evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. With its compact habit and glossy green leaves 'Patty's Purple' makes a nice low hedge or border plant. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its small upright clusters of purple flowers that eventually fade to white.

Plant Patty's Purple mountain-box in a sunny site, protected from drying winds, with a well-drained soil that is either alkaline or neutral in pH.

(New Zealand Hebe)

Showy hebe is a New Zealand native with glossy evergreen leaves and a dense, rounded habit. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its spikes of small reddish-purple flowers.

Hebe is a drought-tolerant plant that is useful for a low hedge, the foundation or mixed border. Plant in full sun and away from drying winter winds. A slightly alkaline soil is also important. Cultivar 'Imperialis' has red foliage and reddish pink flowers, and 'Tricolor' has dual colored leaves that blush purple in winter.

(New Zealand Hebe)

Tricolor hebe is a New Zealand native plant with a dense, rounded habit and glossy gray-green leaves with white margins and undersides of grayish lavender. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its spikes of small violet-purple flowers. In winter, the leaves also blush purple on leaf undersides.

A drought-tolerant evergreen plant that is useful for a low hedge, the foundation or mixed border, hebe needs an alkaline soil. Plant in full sun and away from drying winter winds.

(Mountain-box)

Mountain box is an evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. With its compact habit and glossy green leaves it makes a nice low hedge. In summer, small upright clusters of white flowers attract butterflies.

A sunny site, protected from drying winds, with well-drained soil is the best place for this plant.

(Mountain-box)

Mountain boxwood is a compact evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. With its compact habit and glossy green leaves 'Patty's Purple' makes a nice low hedge or border plant. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its small upright clusters of purple flowers that eventually fade to white.

Plant mountain box in a sunny site, protected from drying winds, with a well-drained soil.

(Hebe, Showy Hebe, Showy Speedwell)

Showy hebe is a New Zealand native with glossy evergreen leaves and a dense, rounded habit. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its spikes of small reddish-purple flowers.

Hebe is a drought-tolerant plant that is useful for a low hedge, the foundation or mixed border. Plant in full sun and away from drying winter winds. A slightly alkaline soil is also important. 'Imperialis' has red foliage and reddish pink flowers, and 'Tricolor' has dual colored leaves that blush purple in winter.

(Showy Speedwell, Tricolor Hebe)

Tricolor hebe is a New Zealand native plant with a dense, rounded habit and glossy gray-green leaves with white margins and undersides of grayish lavender. In summer, butterflies are attracted to its spikes of small violet-purple flowers. In winter, the leaves also blush purple on leaf undersides.

A drought-tolerant evergreen plant that is useful for a low hedge, the foundation or mixed border, hebe needs an alkaline soil. Plant in full sun and away from drying winter winds.

(False Agave)

Commonly called false agave, this species of dry land bromeliad inhabits the canyons of southern Mexico and closely resembles a small Agave, as its common name suggests. It is a tender, semi-succulent perennial that forms a rosette of spiny leaves. Though attractive, this species is rarely cultivated.

The long, pointed, linear leaves of this Hechtia emanate outward from a dense rosette. They are sharply toothed, light to medium green on the tops and whitish gray on the undersides....

(Algerian Ivy, Canary Ivy)

The leaves of Canary ivy are larger and the vines more tender than common English ivy (Hedera helix). This popular southern vine and groundcover has leathery, heart-shaped leaves of dark green with wine-red stems, or petioles. As its common name indicates, it is native to the Canary Islands, Azores, Algeria and Portugal where it is well-adapted to both tropical and subtropical climates and withstands tough growing conditions.

This fast-growing vine twines and clings to walls and trees...