Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening • 344 pages and 840 of my best photos. • Hardback, printed on high-quality paper. • I sign every copy as it sells. • Covers …
Latin Name: Euphorbia pithyusa ‘Faded Jeans’ Common Name: Faded Jeans euphorbia Flowers: Yellow-green Foliage: Blue-green to silver Mature height: 12 in. Hardiness: Tender perennial in Zone 8 Soil: Well-drained Exposure: …
Latin Name: Hedychium coronarium Common Name: Butterfly or luna moth ginger Flowers: Pure white or white with yellow center Foliage: Canna-like bright green leaves Mature height: 3-5 ft. Hardiness: die-back …
At a glance Latin Name: Leucanthemum maximum ‘Broadway Lights’ Common Name: Yellow shasta daisy Flowers: Pale yellow fading to white Foliage: Dark green evergreen rosettes Mature height: 24 inches in …
Salvia ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ At a glance Latin Name: Salvia. longispicata x farinacea ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ Common Name: Mystic Spires Blue Salvia Flowers: 10 inch spikes of pure deep blue …
Giant-Flowered Purslane Portulaca grandiflora ‘Samba’ series Most Texas gardeners are familiar with purslane and moss rose, both common bedding plants for our hot summers. Seldom, though, do I see the …
‘Invincible’ hosta At a Glance: Latin Name: Hosta ‘Invincible’ Common Name: Hosta Flowers: spikes of lavender bells Foliage: large, waxy, dark-green leaves to 12″ Hardiness: perennial throughout Texas Height: 24 …