Featured Plants
Information on new, rare, or little-known plants can be difficult to find. Here are some plants that we feel deserve some extra consideration. Watch for the plant that may be just right for you.
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Common Name: Trailing Abutilon
Abutilon megapotamicum is a slender branched, somewhat vining deciduous shrub with curious showy hanging lantern-shaped flowers with two tone red and yellow parts. Flowering occurs from late summer into fall. Sometimes used for han... |
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Common Name: Red Rose-Mallow
Tall open perennial with maple-like (or Marijuana-like !) leaves and bright red 3-5 inch flowers. Stamens extend from flowers. A striking ornamental Hibiscus that grows naturally in very wet sites in the southern U.S. but is widely cultivated in any ...
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Common Name: Poet's Jasmine
"Common White Jasmine" is a scandant twining vine with pinnate compound leaves with five to nine leaflets. It is native to the Sino-Himalayan region but has been grown in Europe for centuries. It is not commonly seen in the eastern U.S. but is satisf...
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Common Name: Ladies of the Night Jasmine
Scandant or spreading shrub in frost free climates but perennial in zone 8. Very fragrant clusters of tubular yellowish flowers that are fragrant at night. Plant in sheltered spot where powerful fragrance at night will be enjoyed. Cut back plants aft...
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Common Name: Coralbean Hybrid
This very showy Coralbean is a hybrid between the Argentine E. crista-galli and our native E. herbacea. Perennial in zone 8 from large root stock. Large spikes of vivid red flowers in summer. Cut back plants after... |
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Common Name: Hardy Lantana
A now popular form of this very floriferous orange-flowered shrub attractive to butterflies. Discovered in cultivation near Athens, GA, and introduced by Goodness Grows Nursery. Lantana is a good warm climate shrub available in various color forms. ...
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Common Name: Picotee Flowered Camellia
Two species of Camellia are commonly grown in American gardens. They are Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. There are countless varieties of each. This is a nice form of Camellia japonica. A famous and unique Japanese variety with single fl...
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Common Name: Yellow Butterflybush
Hybrid between B. globosa and B. davidii. Better and more vigorous than B. 'Sungold'. Obtained by Dr. Mike Dirr from Crathes Castle Garden in Scotland and named 'Honeycomb'. Purchased as the variety 'E.H. Wilson,'it turned out to be a very differen...
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Common Name: White-flowered Mazus
A low growing, primarily evergreen, Himalayan native spreading groundcover with smsll leaves and white flowers in spring. In rich soil they are useful for small scale groundcovers, r... |
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Common Name: Dichroa
This medium size evergreen shrub has small blue flat topped clusters of flowers in spring followed by iridescent blue berries in fall. It is a relatively recent introduction from China. It is related to Hydrangea and soil condition... |
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Common Name: Swamp Sunflower
Swamp Sunflower is a tall robust perennial that can be an aggressive spreader in a moist sunny location. A good perennial plant for the garden with ample space. In late summer and fall the plants are smothered in 2 1/2 inch wide bright yellow flowers...
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