When I visit nurseries, especially locally owned businesses, I’m always on the lookout for unusual (at least for me) plants. I’ve found anacacho orchid trees in Smithville, Mexican olive trees in ...

When planning a new mixed border, shrubs are often the first consideration. After shrubs are planted, perennials are chosen. Annuals are the finishing touch. Sounds simple, right? Well, some plants ...

Caryopteris, an Asian genus of 16 species, has greater pollen diversity than has been reported in any other genus of Labiatae. The pollen morphology of 15 species is documented here. Three pollen ...

Q • Why is my caryopteris wilting? Last summer a section wilted and died, and I cut it out and the remainder of summer it was lovely. This summer almost all of it is wilting in spite of regular ...