Sally Foster 
Cleyera is a genus of shrubs with about 20 recognized species. Native to China and Japan, and naturalized in Mexico and Central America, this plant is tender and evergreen. This slow-growing perennial shrub is as much grown for its attractive, colorful foliage as for its fragrant Spring flowers and late summer berries. History The Cleyera … Read more
Chuparosa, or Justicia californica is a species of flowering shrub with many recognized common names. Native to California, Arizona, and Mexico, this plant commonly grows in deserts and attracts huge flocks of hummingbirds. This perennial, also known as the hummingbird bush, is grown both as an ornamental plant for a desert garden and as a … Read more
Ceanothus is a genus of over 50 shrubs and small trees. Its fragrant flowers are a pretty and unusual blue color. It is native to and grows wild in North West America. This evergreen perennial bush, also known as the soap bush or buckbrush, is grown as an ornamental plant. It isn’t a lilac. History … Read more
Caryopteris is a genus of blue-flowering, deciduous shrubs that is native to eastern Asia, but one species is generally grown in gardens. Known as blue mist shrub, C.x clandonensis, is a plant with brilliant blue flowers. This hybrid is not native to any area. History Several varieties of Caryopteris grew in ornamental gardens but in … Read more
For a tough plant that will offer a long period of brightly-colored, large yellow flowers, the Euryops chrysanthemoides or African bush daisy is an excellent choice. Being a perennial, it will come back year after year, and will survive in places where nothing else will! History The African bush daisy has been reclassified by botanists … Read more
Bird’s nest spruce (Picea abies nidiformis) is a cultivar of the Norway spruce. This species of dwarf evergreen is a conifer that is native to Europe. It is a plant commonly grown to provide evergreen ground cover. This perennial is useful in gardens as it is slow-growing, evergreen and dwarf in height. History Norway spruce … Read more
The dwarf palmetto is a small species of palm that grows in both heights and spread to about 6 feet (1.83 m). Native to the southern parts of North America and Mexico, this is an evergreen plant with very large palmate leaves. The dwarf palmetto is a slow growing perennial that produces small, creamy-white, fragrant … Read more
Elaeagnus or eleagnus, is a genus of over 50 recognized species of flowering, ornamental shrubs. This plant commonly grows in gardens in the Northern Hemisphere, in America, and in Asia. These perennial shrubs, also known as the silverberry, are grown as ornamental trees to create a windbreak or hedge. There are both deciduous and evergreen … Read more
Esperanza is a multi-stemmed plant that can be grown as a perennial in warmer regions, or as an annual elsewhere. If grown as a perennial, and during mild winters, the esperanza is an evergreen plant. Esperanza is very popular as a garden bush in Texas, and it has many common names such as yellow trumpet, … Read more
Euonymus is a genus of flowering shrubs with recognized species and very many common names. Most of the species are native to Eastern Asia, but this plant commonly grows also in many parts of Europe, America, Africa, and Australia. This perennial, which can be deciduous or evergreen, is commonly known as the spindle tree and … Read more