(Papershell Pecan, Sumner Pecan)

Though primarily known for its sweet pecans, this large deciduous tree also has ornamental virtues such as attractive compound leaves and a straight, furrowed, gray-brown to brown-black trunk. The cultivar 'Sumner' produces sizable crops of large nuts late in the pecan season, about 2 weeks after 'Stuart'. Resistant to scab, it performs well throughout the southeastern United States.

Trees generally take from 15 to 20-years before they are fruit-bearing. Harvest takes place very late in the fall...

(Papershell Pecan, Tejas Pecan)

Though primarily known for its sweet pecans, this large deciduous tree also has ornamental virtues such as attractive compound leaves and a straight, furrowed, gray-brown to brown-black trunk. The cultivar 'Tejas' bears prolific crops of small pecans at a relatively young age, with heaviest production in alternate years. It is susceptible to scab.

Harvest takes place very late in the fall season, and the larger the tree the more prolific its nut production. Pecans have smooth, woody, oblong shells...

(Papershell Pecan, Western Schley Pecan)

The most widely planted pecan in the southwestern United States, 'Western Schley' produces an abundance of small pecans at a relatively young age. It performs poorly in humid-summer regions such as the southeastern United States. Though primarily known for its sweet pecans, this large deciduous tree also has ornamental virtues such as attractive compound leaves and a straight, furrowed, gray-brown to brown-black trunk.

Harvest takes place very late in the fall season, and the larger the tree...

(Papershell Pecan, Wichita Pecan)

Although primarily known for its sweet nuts, this large deciduous tree from central North America also has ornamental virtues such as attractive compound leaves and a straight, furrowed, reddish brown trunk. One of the most successful and widely planted pecans in the Southwest U.S., 'Wichita' bears prolific midseason crops at a relatively young age. It performs well in the South-Central and Southwest U.S., but has done poorly in the Southeast.

Pecan likes full sun and acid, well drained soil....

(Papershell Pecan, Pecan)

Cultivars in this series are variable in their pecan production.

Pecan is a deciduous tree that grows to be very large. It is the state tree of Texas, and is naturally distributed from the Midwest to south-central United States and into Mexico. This tree has attractive furrowed bark that turns reddish brown over time. Pecans are grown as shade trees and for their nut production.

(Bluebeard)

Blue spiraea is a large perennial that produces small purple-blue flowers that if only enlarged, would make an extravagant ladies hat to debut at the races. The green leaves of this Himalayan native plant are found opposite each other and have large toothed margins. In late summer, the flower arise from the leaf joints at the tips of stems. The flowers could arguably make an orchid jealous: the four petals are a rich purplish blue, and the bottom central petal looks like a tongue mottled with white....

(Bluebeard, Snow Fairy Bluebeard)

This selection of bluebeard, ‘Snowy Fairy, is a showy perennial that produces small purple-blue flowers atop stems covered in variegated white and green foliage. The parent is a Himalayan native plant with toothy leaves opposite each other. In late summer, the flowers arise from the leaf joints at the tips of stems. The flowers are nothing short of elaborate: four petals are a rich purplish blue, and the bottom central petal looks like a tongue mottled with white. The long filaments shoot upward...

(Bluebeard, Moustache Plant)

Bluebeard is an open-formed deciduous shrub that brings a magnificent display of bold violet-blue flowers among gray leaves in late summer and fall. Native of China and Japan, it blooms from the current season's growth. Gray-green leaves, each oval but with jagged lobes, appear in pairs along the stems and are fragrant if crushed. In late summer and into early autumn, clusters of violet-blue to deep true blue flowers emerge from the paired leaf joints. Butterflies and bees will visit the plant when...

(Autumn Pink Bluebeard, Bluebeard)

Autumn Pink bluebeard is a compact deciduous shrub that brings an unexpected display of light rosy-pink flowers among bright green leaves in late summer and fall. Native of China and Japan, it blooms from the current season's growth. Bright green leaves, each oval but with jagged lobes, appear in pairs along the stems and are fragrant if crushed. In late summer and into early autumn, clusters of very pale pink flowers emerge from the paired leaf joints. Butterflies and bees will visit the plant when...

(Blue Mist Shrub, Blue Spirea, Bluebeard)

The beautiful bluebeard offers amazing violet-blue flowers for fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. The hybrid originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica.

The deciduous shrub has a mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small green to gray-green toothed leaves that have a minty scent if crushed. In the fall, the leafy stems become lined with many colorful...