Hibiscus mutabilis [hi-BIS-kus, mew-TAB-ill-iss] is known and grown for its beautiful showy flowers. It is a member of the Malvaceae or hibiscus tree family. Their gorgeous … [Read more...]

Coming from the arid regions of Arizona and New Mexico, Agave Parryi [a-GAH-vee, PAIR-ree-eye] is a slow-growing succulent plant with a rosette of grey-green leaves. The … [Read more...]

Godetia, pronounced [go-DEE-sha], is an annual with pale apricot flowers. It belongs to the Onagraceae family of flowering plants called the willow herb or evening primrose … [Read more...]

The Ti plant, otherwise known as Cordyline fruticosa or Cordyline terminalis by its botanical name, is an evergreen flowering plant. It belongs to the Asparagus family and it … [Read more...]

The Wandering Jew has been a popular houseplant for generations. It is an attractive container plant with a trailing habit that produces small, bright flowers, and can … [Read more...]

The Dragon tree (Dracaena draco) is a slow-growing monocot belonging to the asparagus family. It starts out with a single stem which takes 10 to 15 years to stop growing and … [Read more...]

The Sago palm is a gymnosperm from the Cycadaceae family. It’s native to Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. Although widely used as an ornamental plant, the Sago palm’s main … [Read more...]

The Desert Rose plant, or botanically Adenium obesum, is a species of flowering plants that belong to the Apocynum or dogbane family. The Adenium genus contains six subspecies … [Read more...]

Angel trumpet or angel’s trumpet is the popular nickname for Brugmansia. This is a genus of flowering plants from the Solanaceae family. Oftentimes these common names … [Read more...]

Oleander is a legendary plant and was already widely cultivated when it appears in the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans. This hardy shrub with sweet-smelling … [Read more...]