(Wishbone Flower)

Bred to be more heat tolerant than other torenias, these hybrids between Torenia fournieri and other torenia species produce relatively large flowers on long trailing stems. Tubular blooms with wide-flaring lips appear from spring until fall, continuing even through hot spells. Flower colors include blue, violet, white, and purple. Plants may be perennial in mild climates, but are used as bedding and container annuals in colder areas. Some self-sowing may occur. The paired mid-green leaves...

(Wishbone Flower)

Bred to be more heat tolerant than other torenias, these hybrids between Torenia fournieri and other torenia species produce relatively large flowers on long trailing stems. Tubular blooms with wide-flaring lips appear from spring until fall, continuing even through hot spells. Flower colors include blue, violet, white, and purple. Plants may be perennial in mild climates, but are used as bedding and container annuals in colder areas. Some self-sowing may occur. The paired mid-green leaves...

(Wishbone Flower)

Bred to be more heat tolerant than other torenias, these hybrids between Torenia fournieri and other torenia species produce relatively large flowers on long trailing stems. Tubular blooms with wide-flaring lips appear from spring until fall, continuing even through hot spells. Flower colors include blue, violet, white, and purple. Plants may be perennial in mild climates, but are used as bedding and container annuals in colder areas. Some self-sowing may occur. The paired mid-green leaves...

(White Gossamer, White Velvet)

White gossamer is a trailing evergreen plant with silvery green leaves densely covered in silky white fibers. The foliage of this Mexican native is so showy it’s attractive even when not in bloom though the flowers are pretty too. In summer it produces many dainty three-petaled lavender-pink blooms. These sometimes have a thin white stripe down the middle of each petal.

Somewhat fertile well-draining soil is ideal and bright indirect light is preferred though white gossamer will handle full...

(Boatlily, Cradle Lily, Moses-in-the-Cradle, Oyster Plant)

This bold tropical offers spreading clumps of green and burgundy-purple leaves all year around. When growing conditions are favorable, small white flowers appear in the boat-like cradles at the base of the leaves. Boatlily originates from Central America and is a popular houseplant as well as landscape plant.

The thin, juicy leaves of this succulent tender perennial are lance-shaped, upright and radiate outwards from a short basal stem. The lush green leaves have vibrant burgundy purple undersides....

(Boatlily, Cradle Lily, Tricolor Moses-in-the-Cradle, Variegated Oyster Plant)

This bold tropical offers spreading clumps of vibrant variegated leaves all year around. When growing conditions are favorable, small white flowers appear in the boat-like cradles at the base of the leaves. Boatlily originates from Central America and is a popular houseplant as well as landscape plant.

The thin, juicy leaves of this succulent tender perennial are lance-shaped, upright and radiate outwards from a short basal stem. They are green striated with creamy stripes infused with pink and...

(Wandering Traveler)

The showy bicolored leaves of inchplant contrast well with brightly colored bedding plants. This evergreen native of Mexico is a fleshy-stemmed perennial with a trailing habit. Its leaves are oval to lance-shaped and clasp the stems, which have swollen joints at the base of each leaf. These have silvery purple on tops lined with two distinct silver stripes and vibrant violet-purple undersides. In summer it produces small lavender-pink flowers that are marginally showy.

This tender perennial is...

(Wandering Traveler)

Purple inchplant is an evergreen, fleshy-stemmed perennial with a trailing habit. This native to southern Mexico has oval to lance-shaped leaves that clasp the stems at swollen joints. Its leaves are bronze purple on top, with two distinct stripes, and vibrant violet-purple beneath. Plants produce small pink flowers that are marginally showy.

This tender perennial is happiest in bright, indirect light and moist (but not wet), organic soil. It is used as a perennial ground cover in frost-free...

(Wandering Traveler)

Four-colored inchplant is an evergreen, fleshy-stemmed perennial with a trailing habit. It originates from southern Mexico and has oval to lance-shaped leaves that clasp the stems at swollen joints. Its leaves are green on top, with distinct stripes of silver, creamy pink and red. Plants produce small pink flowers that are marginally showy.

This tender perennial is happiest in bright, indirect light and moist (but not wet), organic soil. It is used as a perennial ground cover in frost-free areas,...

(Ant Stick, Macaw, St. Mary's Stick)

Large leaves and intriguing flowers are protected by tropical stinging ants on the St. Mary's stick. Such a tree with a beneficial ant symbiosis is called a myrmecophyte. The ants live in the trunk and branch hollows. Ornamentally, St. Mary's stick displays violet-magenta violet "flowers" of beauty, but only on female plants. This evergreen forest tree is native to the West Indies and nearby Central America and northernmost South America. Fast growing, it appreciates heat and humidity. Overall, it's...