Althaea “White Angel” Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus or Althaea is also known as Rose of Sharon and is a member of the Mallow or Malvacea family. The same family as the tropical hibiscus. A native of India and China, This old southern favorite has been grown in New Orleans and most southern gardens since […]
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Evolvulus Blue Daze Blue Daze – Evolvulus glomeratus, Evolvulus nuttallianus, is a heat tolerant plant that does well in sun or part shade. It has small beautiful true blue flowers. This plant has gray-green foliage with no real pest or disease problems. It is a shrubby, low growing, mounding plant. Evolvulus performs well in beds
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Spirea Japanese Spirea Spirea, Spirea x vanhoutei, Bridal Wreath Baby’s Breath or whatever you call it, has beautiful small white clusters of blooms in spring. Southern homeowners have planted them alternated beside azaleas for years. The pink variety, pink spirea however, is a deciduous shrub that you may want to consider for your garden even
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Wisteria Gardens of Europe Gardeners, I Just returned from 2 weeks in Northern Europe on a circle tour of 8 countries. Temperatures varied by regions and topography but it’s still mid Spring there weatherwise. I thought you might want to see some usual and not so unusual plants. I saw lots of Spirea or bridal
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Tropical Color for the Garden One of the best plants for tropical flowers from midspring through fall is the tropical hibiscus. Tropical hibiscuses, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is also Chinese Hibiscus. It is a Tropical evergreen shrub which can grow 6-8 feet depending on the variety. The plants can be single or double flowered with large funnel-shaped
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