Imagine stepping into your garden on the coldest winter morning and discovering vibrant blooms defying the season. Or never experiencing that post-summer garden slump again. The secret most plant experts
Your blueberry bush is desperately trying to tell you something… It’s BEGGING for the right care! Did you know that 78% of home gardeners make at least three critical mistakes
Visitors to theme parks like Disney World will get to seize the opportunity to view firsthand some of the world’s finest examples of topiary trees and shrubs. The ancient, eye-intriguing
Portlandia grandiflora, or the Jamaican Bell Flower, is a rare yet beautiful flower that thrives in humid environments. It is native to Jamaica and Cuba and is also found in
Thanks to its massive popularity, the Rosaceae family has seen a lot of expansion over time to include just about every shape, size, and color imaginable. The famous cherry hybrid
Do you know the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow plant? You may know it as the Brunfelsia plant – Brunfelsia grandiflora or Brunfelsia pauciflora. The plant is also known by a few other names
The butterfly bush Buddleia (sometimes spelled “Beddleja”), also called the “summer lilac or orange eye,” is a very lovely bush from the Scrophulariaceae family. Many gardeners love butterfly bushes because
Escallonia [es-kuh-LOW-nee-uh] is a genus of flowering shrubs containing several dozen species. Most varieties of escallonia shrubs are cultivated as hedging plants. Escallonias are part of the Escalloniaceae family, which
When used correctly, the Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica a member of the Barberry family (Berberidaceae) is an ornamental garden shrub to be treasured the whole length of the West Coast
Commonly known as Hawthorn, Crataegus (krah-TEE-Gus) is a genus from the Rosaceae family and related to the: Cotoneaster Flowering Almond Red Tip Photinia The genus comprises several hundred species of shrubs and trees native
Sarcococca confusa [sar-koh-KOH-kuh, kon-FEW-suh] belongs to the Buxaceae (box) family of plants. As with other plants in the box family, the sweet box plant is an evergreen shrub with thick
If you are searching for a shrub that will add beauty to your grounds the summer through, plant forsythia – plenty of them. This floral bush is one of the
The traditional Weigela plant is an attractive shrub, producing abundant bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers in late spring and blossoms sparsely during the early summer. The genus Weigela is named after
Have you ever wondered what goes into coffee plant care and if you could grow a coffee tree at home? The answer is – Yes, you can grow a coffee
Leucothoe Axillaris (loo-KOH-thoh-ee, ax-ILL-ar-iss) is an evergreen shrub and belongs to the Ericaceae family along with Calluna Vulgaris. The broadleaf evergreen is indigenous to the eastern U.S. and is widely
Hebe [HEE-bee] is a genus of plants found throughout New Zealand, French Polynesia, and parts of South America. The genus includes close to 100 different species, all of which appear
Found in the coastal regions of New Zealand, Coprosma repens is an attractive evergreen shrub with white and green leaves. It’s part of the Rubiaceae family of plants and offers dense foliage.
Edgewrothia [edj-WOR-thee-uh] is a flowering plant genus in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is native to the woodlands of China and the Himalayas and is widely cultivated in Japan to create
The Copper leaf plant, botanically called Acalypha wilkesiana [ak-uh-LY-fuh, wilk-see-AY-nuh], is an evergreen subtropical shrub. This colorful Acalypha plant along with its cousin the chenille plant belongs to Acalyphinae a
Aglaia odorata [ah-GLAY-uh, oh-dor-AH-tuh] is a large shrub belonging to the Meliaceae or mahogany family. This pretty, fragrant perennial plant hails from: Cambodia Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Taiwan China Laos
Calycanthus Occidentalis [kal-ee-KAN-thus, ok-sih-den-TAY-liss] has a difficult name to pronounce. Most people simply call it the spicebush. Other common names include: Carolina sweet shrub Carolina spicebush Carolina allspice The spicebush is
Prunus triloba [PROO-nus, try-LO-buh], belongs to the Rosaceae (Rose) family and comes from China. It’s become a popular ornamental plant due to its pale pink or white flowers and red
The Grandiflora glossy abelia is a hybrid of the Linnaea chinensis and Linnaea uniflora, two types of Linnea that belong to the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) family. Its Latin name is grandiflora
Botanically known as Aloysia virgata or sweet almond bush, this is a large shrub indigenous to Argentina. This Aloysia genus belongs to the verbena plant family Verbenaceae. This is a
Leucothoe [Loo-KOH-thoh-ee] is a genus of broadleaf evergreen flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae along with Calluna vulgaris. This genus has around 50 different species, including Leucothoe Fontanesiana and
Red tip photinia [foh-TIN-nee-uh] is a hybrid photinia from the family Rosaceae developed by crossing Photinia glabra and Photinia serratifolia – the popular Japanese and Chinese photinia species respectively. Red
Chamaelaucium Uncinatum [kam-ay-LAU-see-um, un-sin-AY-tum], alternatively spelled as Chamelaucium uncinatum, known as the wax flower is a flowering shrub from the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Other plants in the Myrtaceae family include:
Cistus purpureus [SIS-tus, pur-PUR-ee-us] are perennial evergreen shrubs hailing from the Mediterranean, Lebanon, Portugal, and southern Europe. These plants belong to the family Cistaceae. You may also hear them referred
The Chinese Fringe Flower or Loropetalum chinense [lor-oh-PET-al-um, chi-NEN-see] is one of the most visually pleasing plants for the landscape. Native to China, Japan, and other parts of Southeast Asia, this flowering
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys [me-gas-kee-PAS-muh, er-ith-roh-KLAM-is] known by the common name Brazilian red cloak is an interesting shrub. It’s the only species in the megaskepasma genus in the family Acanthaceae along with:
In 1806, the famous Lewis and Clark expedition was in full swing, and Meriwether Lewis was documenting a lot of new species along the way. One of these was Philadelphus
Odontonema Strictum [oh-dawn-toe-NEEM-muh, STRICK-tum] is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae called firespike. Native to Mexico and Central America, this firespike plant boasts lovely crimson blooms and gleaming
Cistus ladanifer l. [SIS-tus, lad-AN-ee-fer] is a flowering evergreen shrub from the family Cistaceae and native to the western Mediterranean region. Some of the various common names for Cistus ladanifer include: Gum rockrose Laudanum Labdanum
Cistus [SIS-tus] plants are easy-to-care-for shrubs belonging to the Cistaceae family and are commonly referred to as Rock Rose. These plants are often used for groundcover; however, some varieties grow
Streptosolen jamesonii [strep-toh-SOH-len, jay-mess-OWN-ee-eye] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the Solanaceae family along with Nicotiana alata and Calibrachoa (million bells). Previously, the plant was placed within the Browallia genus
Native to Asia, especially in Japan, China, and Korea, Pittosporum tobira [pit-oh-SPOR-um TOH-bir-uh] is a dense mounding evergreen shrub belonging to the Pittosporum family (Pittosporaceae). Despite its nativity to Asian
Corokia cotoneaster [kor-ROH-kee-uh, kot-on-ee-ASS-ter] is a flowering plant species of the Rosaceae (rose family) native to New Zealand. The genus name Cotoneaster derives from cotoneum, a Latin name for the
The chenille plant (Acalypha) comes from the genus Acalypha part of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae like the poinsettia plant and colorful Crotons. The original plants are native to the tropics,
The Choisya ternata [CHOY-see-uh ter-NAY-tuh] known as the Mexican orange blossom is an evergreen shrub with attractive foliage and aromatic flowers. Choisya is a member of the family Rutaceae with
I have always loved to see plants “trained” into a small butterfly bush, especially when they are plants we don’t normally see grown as trees. Plants like a standard lantana tree