Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="3998"] A dense, upright shrub with leathery, dark green spiny leaves. New growth is bronze to copper colored. Showy yellow flowers in late fall through winter. Waxy blue colored berries develop over summer. It prefers full sun to partial shade and an organically rich, well-drained soil. This makes a very bold addition to the landscape....

[gallery ids="3997,3996,6376"] An upright, vase-shaped shrub with large sprays of bright yellow, winter flowers. The late summer berries are dark blue. It is disease resistant. Has large dark green spiny leaves and is bold and symmetrical in form. Grows best in part shade and normal to moist soils....

[gallery ids="6118,4426,6542"] An upright, irregular, suckering shrub. The spiny foliage is a lustrous, dark green. It blooms in the spring with 3" long racemes of bright yellow flowers. The fruit is dark blue, almost like small grapes. It is sour, but safe to eat. Grow in full sun to part shade in moist, organically rich, well-drained...

[gallery ids="3995,3994,8805"] A pyramidal tree, with large glossy green leaves. The underside of the leaf has rusty brown indumentum. The creamy white, lemon-scented flowers appear in late spring through summer. Grow in full sun to part shade in an organically rich, well-drained soil. Considered one of the hardiest evergreen Magnolias, the original plant was found in...