Boswellia (Frankincense)
Boswellia spp.
Small deciduous trees or large shrubs with papery, peeling bark, pinnate compound leaves, and small yellow-white flower clusters; some…
Plumeria
Plumeria spp.
Deciduous small tree to 20+ ft with thick, succulent branches and intensely fragrant waxy flowers in pink, white, yellow, or red, blooming…
Graber's Pyracantha
Pyracantha 'Graber'
Vigorous medium-sized upright evergreen shrub, 6-12 ft; bright glossy green leaves; profuse small white spring flowers followed by dense…
St. Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Spreading, stoloniferous grass forming a dense blue-green carpet with broad, coarse blades.
Pink Silk Floss
Ceiba speciosa
Fast-growing deciduous tree to 30-50+ ft with a bottle-shaped trunk studded with large conical prickles (green and photosynthetic when…
White Silk Floss
Ceiba speciosa
Same bottle-trunk, prickled habit as the pink form, with creamy-white rather than pink fall flowers.
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus deglupta
Very fast evergreen tree, 60-80 ft in landscapes (to 250 ft wild); pyramidal crown; aromatic lance-shaped leaves; tiny white flowers.
Rainbow Shower Tree
Cassia × nealiae
Medium to large deciduous tree, 25-40 ft, with a wide spreading crown; long pendulous racemes of variably colored blooms — yellow, pink,…
Royal Poinciana (Red)
Delonix regia
Medium deciduous tree, 30-40 ft tall with a wider umbrella canopy; delicate fern-like bipinnate leaves that fold at dusk.
Royal Poinciana (Yellow)
Delonix regia
Identical habit to the red form — wide umbrella canopy, fern-like foliage — with clear yellow blooms instead of scarlet.
Mastic 'Miracle Tear'
Pistacia lentiscus
Dense evergreen shrub or small tree, 15-25 ft; leathery paripinnate leaves with winged petioles (3-5 pairs of 1-in leaflets); reddish…
Mount Atlas Mastic
Pistacia atlantica
Deciduous tree, typically 15-25 ft in cultivation (to 50+ ft wild); flaking gray to reddish-brown bark; pinnate leaves; small greenish…
St. Mary Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'St. Mary'
Compact dense evergreen tree, about 20-25 ft tall and wide (much smaller than the species); glossy dark green wavy-edged leaves with…
Sweet Tea Olive
Osmanthus fragrans
Large evergreen shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft; glossy dark green finely-toothed leaves.
Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense
Evergreen shrub, typically 6-15 ft (can reach 20+ ft); arching branches; strap-shaped spidery flowers in white, pink, or red in late…
Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Slow-growing clumping fan palm to about 10 ft; slender 1-in stems clothed in dark brown fiber; palmate leaves with 4-12 broad ribbed…
Fishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
Clustering evergreen palm, 15-25 ft; multiple slender ringed trunks; huge bipinnate fronds with distinctive fishtail leaflets.
White Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolai
Massive clumping evergreen perennial to 20-30 ft; erect palm-like trunks topped with huge banana-like paddle leaves (5-8 ft long) arranged…
Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia spp.
Fast-growing shrub or small tree, 6-15+ ft; huge pendulous trumpet flowers 6-24 in long, powerfully fragrant at night (moth-pollinated).
Devil's Trumpet
Datura metel
Shrubby annual or short-lived perennial, 3-6 ft; coarse dark green leaves with a foetid smell when crushed.
Climbing Roses
Rosa spp.
Long arching canes trained on arbors, fences, and trellises; repeat-blooming modern climbers flower spring through fall.
Morning Cloud Chitalpa
× Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Morning Cloud'
Fast-growing deciduous small tree, 20-30 ft, with a broad oval crown; 6-in lanceolate leaves, dull green above and fuzzy beneath.
Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
Evergreen shrub, 3-8 ft; glossy dark green leathery leaves; large waxy white flowers, intensely fragrant (jasmine/orange-blossom-like),…