The Petite Pink Oleander is a dwarf version of a hardy and popular flowering shrub variety. Noted for their durable heat, drought and salt tolerance, these plants are very useful in coastal locations and Xeric plantings. They produce light pink flowers from spring to summer and have an upright growth habit reaching 3-6 feet tall. However, they are highly toxic to animals such as dogs, cats, and horses.
This versatile and easy growing plant with a tropical look will add character to any garden. With gray green foliage and white flowers with red accent, it can be grown as a bush, espalier, hedge or small specimen tree. Grows well in most soil types. Once established, it will tolerate mild drought. With moderate growth reaching 10-15' in height and width. Pineapple Guava is bird-friendly producing edible fruit. Plant with Bottlebrush, Loropetalum or Variegated Ginger for added interest.
This colorful ornamental grass with purple foliage and flowers stands up well to heat, humidity and drought! Purple Fountain Grass is easy to grow in most any soil in sun to light shade. The plant can require some supplemental water during dry spells and a light dose of balanced fertilizer. Its striking foliage and foxtail plumes show up well when surrounded by contrasting plants. Cut back dead foliage to the ground in Fall or Spring. Grown here at Creekside Nursery in a 1 and 3 gallon pot!
Also known as Chaste Tree, Vitex has aromatic green leaves and stunning long, narrow spikes of purple flowers that cover this plant in the summer months. These fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. After blooming, narrow spikes of round, dark brown seeds are produced. Vitex grows shrub-like, but can be shaped into a tree form by trimming away the lower branches during its winter dormant period. They can achieve a mature size of 25 feet tall and wide. Handles hot summers, as well as tolerating short-term temperatures below Zero F. Hardy in Zones 6-10.
Purple/Black, triangular-shaped leaves and pale pinkish white blossoms make this Oxalis a standout for a container garden and is a stunning focal point or an eye-catching border in a shade garden. In warmer zones (7-10), it is often grown as an attractive ground cover. In cooler zones, containers will need to be brought inside and placed in bright, but indirect sunlight. Or left in the ground, they will die back to the bulbs until favorable conditions return, then sprout back. Can attain a mature height and spread of up to 1 foot. Propagate these by division of their rhizomes or just let them spread naturally.