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Flowers and PlantsHeat-Loving Duranta Erecta Blooms From Spring Into Early Fall
Golden dewdrops, a versatile tropical shrub, has delicate purple and white blossoms
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsBauhinia Lunarioides Perfumes the Garden With Its Fragrant Flowers
Bees and butterflies flock to this Texas shrub’s white and pink flowers in spring and summer
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plants: Rhus Trilobata
Plant skunkbush sumac for its brilliant fall color, and tiny late-winter flowers that provide food for pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cornus Racemosa
In eastern North America, plant gray dogwood for erosion control or privacy, and you'll get flowers, berries and maroon fall foliage too
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dodonaea Viscosa
Florida hopbush’s lush foliage adds beauty to the arid landscape, while its size provides screening and privacy
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Glabra
Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dalea Frutescens
Black dalea’s violet flowers and finely textured foliage add beauty to the Southwestern fall landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ Handles Many Tough Sites
Plant ‘Gro-Low’ fragrant sumac in eastern and midwestern U.S. gardens for its tolerance of tough sites, spreading form and orange fall color
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Aronia Melanocarpa, a Star for Three Seasons
Plant black chokeberry in moist sites in eastern U.S. gardens for colorful spring flowers, red fall foliage and dark blue berries
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ericameria Laricifolia
Golden yellow flowers of turpentine bush herald the arrival of fall in the Southwest and transform the dark green foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Juniperus Conferta ‘Golden Pacific’
‘Golden Pacific’ shore juniper shines in sun or partial shade
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