All Plants

Pure aloe striata! Coral aloe is one of our favorite Aloes. The broad, silver leaves, toothless margins, and beautiful symmetry make this plant a standout amongst aloes. True Aloe striata is often hard to find because m... More

One way then another Aloe! This aloe is unique in that its growth habit changes as it ages. For a long period of time during this plants juvenile phase the leaves of the plant are distichous or stacked in two rows that parallel... More

Transvaal Zebra! According to the book in. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa in. by vanWyk and Smith, this plant is not a separate species but one of several forms of the highly variable Aloe zebrina. This particular... More

Partridge aloe! A fat-bodied aloe that is boldly marked in white. This species is well represented in a succulent collection but you never see anyone trying it outdoors, until a friend showed us his plants in north S... More

Aloe Dorian Black! The leaves of this Aloe hybrid are green but have numerous warty, longitudinal bumps that are whitish in color. In fact there are so many of the bumpy projections that the plant looks almost white, wi... More

Pepe Aloe! This hybrid of Aloe descoingsii x A. haworthioides is one of my favorite aloes in my potted aloe collection. I love its tight, clustering habit of almost micro-sized, perfectly-symmetrical rosettes. I... More

Wonder Child Aloe! This aloe hybrid was an introduction from the Huntington Botanical Garden's International Succulent Introduction (ISI) program in 2006. It was a selection made by Brian Kemble, curator of the Ruth Ban... More

Aloe Aristata Hybrid! We got this great plant years ago labeled simply as Aloe aristata Hybrid. What Aloe aristata was crossed with has never been determined but we almost think the other parent might have been a Gasteria ... More

Golden Toothed Aloe
This Aloe x nobilis clone was given to us years ago by Tom Peace. Over the years that we have kept it in our container collection it has always been highly admired. In overall form, it is a c... More

Winter greens! Who would have thought that Texas could be angelic! Well, it can be during the winter. This eye-catching foliage plant emerges from dormancy in the fall and produces large, dissected, glossy dark gree... More

Orange Anisacanthus!
Gardeners often chase after color variants that are different from the species norm. We think these differences are so sophisticated. However, there is simple and lasting beauty in what nature provide... More

Golden flame aniscanthus! This selected form is outstanding because of its clear pumpkin orange flowers. Mixing it with red flame anisacanthus makes a striking statement that the butterflies will revel in.... More

Hummingbirds love them! Flame anisacanthus displays abundant, trumpet-like, cadmium-red flowers all summer, no matter how hot or dry it gets. This tough perennial needs a good haircut in late winter in order to maintain a sh... More

Coral Vine! Though the botanical name Antigonon leptopus almost has the sound of some dreaded diseases that could causes warty bumps all over the body, it is not. Antigonon leptopus is however the perfectly harml... More

Wavy Scaly Cloakfern! I find xeric ferns so fascinating. After growing up with the notion that ferns only lived in humid, moist environs, to find there is a whole class of ferns that actually thrive in arid conditions, ki... More

Bishop's Cap cactus! On my first trip to Mexico Carl took me to a limestone hill out in the middle of what seemed to be a vast expanse of nothing much. The area was in the rain shadow between two much higher ridgelines a... More

Orange orchid tree!

This African orchid-tree has large coral-orange flowers, which are produced in such abundance that they completely cover this broad-spreading shrub from mid-summer until frost. The size and color o... More

Yellow bell orchid tree! 'Never give up' is my motto and that is the case with this summer flowering shrub. For years I have grown this plant only to have it freeze dead even in the mildest of winters. A couple of years ago w... More

Agarita! This highly ornamental shrub has twisted, prickly, green to blue-green foliage mottled in silver; and as the name implies, the leaves are arranged in threes. Agarita's butter-yellow blooms suddenly ap... More

Small succulent This cute little succulent produces a tight rosette with numerous, stiff, olive-green spiky leaves that reach about 3 in. in height. The plant resembles a cluster of green, old fashioned, blacksmith-m... More

A winter bloomer! Every winter this plant has surprised us with exotic blossoms in striking color combinations. The royal-blue and chartreuse flowers hang with fiery red bracts, in a season when little else blooms. Eve... More

Chinese ground orchid! This is the standard purple flowering terrestrial orchid suitable for moist woodland conditions. Though this is the standard color form I think it is the best.... More

Some plants are truly fun and strike your fancy because of certain characteristics that are unique and intriguing. This is one of those plants for me. The bright green leathery leaves are thick and fl... More

Unfolding box!

The outreaching and arching habit of this vigorous boxwood makes it an eye catching evergreen accent for the wild at heart. Unlike its conservative brothers which are rigid, this one is wild! The l... More