A shrub in the Fabaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental for its large, fragrant white flowers. Best suited to tropical climates...
Widespread in cloud forest and paramo vegetation at high elevations in the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia between 1800 and 4200 m, this colorful small shrub to about 2 m tall sports small, glossy leaves and masses of pendulous flowers with a red calyx and white to yellowish petals. Brachyotum ledifol..
A spectacular, large ornamental grass native to New Zealand that forms spreading clusters of rather broad, arching leaves and tall, feathery inflorescences to about 2 m (7 ft.) tall...
Undoubtedly the most spectacular of the Coccothrinax, this amazing, smallish to medium-sized palm sports rigid, palmate leaves that are shiny silvery gray below and the most intense silvery, thick waxy white above. Native to the Sierra de Jatibonico in central Cuba, it grows in savanna and scrubland..
This exciting but little-known banana relative is also known as Musa nepalensis and Ensete giganteum, hinting at the plant's giant size, and is synonymous with the legendary "Snow Banana" Ensete wilsonii. It grows in China (Yunnan 800-2700 m (2600-8800 ft.) asl !!!), Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand,..
A very attractive, medium-sized Eucalyptus to about 12 m tall, native to high altitude areas in southern New South Wales and northeastern Victoria, Australia. It has light, mottled bark, thick, bluish, drooping leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. Overall, it is similar to but larger and mor..
A beautiful, medium-sized Eucalyptus to about 8 m tall, native to high altitude areas in southern New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. It has light, mottled bark, thick, bluish, drooping leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. In habitat it grows in subalpine areas to the tree line and is u..
This colorful and attractive, small shrub in the Ericaceae or heath family grows to only about 1 m tall, and produces small leaves and globose, reddish flowers followed by showy, purplish black fruits. Gaultheria glomerata is native to the cold, low paramo vegetation in the high Andes of northwester..
This beautiful, small shrub to about 2 m tall is native to Tasmania, where it grows in wet forests, generally in alpine and subalpine zones, although it can occasionally be found at lower elevations. It has red stems, shiny dark green leaves and white flowers followed by clusters of edible, bright w..
A beautiful dwarf succulent native to South Africa's Northern Cape Province that forms clusters of thick, club-shaped leaves with flat, marbled, yellowish brown, semi-transparent tips and white flowers. In cultivation it does best in drier, warm temperate climates. Lithops aucampiae 'Storms Snowcap'..
One of the worlds smallest conifers, this low, creeping plant is native to alpine scrub above the tree line on New Zealand's North and South Islands and naturally grows like a bonsai. In cultivation it is suited to temperate climates from USDA Zones 8 to 7 or perhaps as low as zone 5. Like most New ..
An incredible Zamia from the understory of lowland rainforests to 700 m in Panama, related to Z. elegantissima but smaller overall, with a new flush of leaves that is almost white. Its slender trunk can reach a height of up to 1.5 m and holds a crown of sometimes more than 25 ascending, very glossy ..
An artificial first generation (F1) hybrid between the extremely fast growing Trachycarpus sp. 'Nova' and the fabulous Trachycarpus princeps. The resulting palms will be tall, very fast growing plants...
An artificial first generation (F1) hybrid on a female Trachycarpus wagnerianus, hand-pollinated with pollen of the rare Trachycarpus ukhrulensis that has been flowering for the first time in Europe. ...
A beautiful, small, dry deciduous tree native to scrub and woodlands and coastal dune forest in southeastern South Africa that sports coppery-colored, papery, flaking bark and large, pinnate leaves. I...