Have you seen any of the gorgeous, small growing trees that are blooming throughout the county right now? They are purple trumpet trees (Tabebuia impetiginosa) and they are covered in showy, lavender, ...

A friend of mine and reader asked me a question about this beautiful flowering shrub she saw on the edge of Jeromesville a few years ago. The plant was growing in a large pot and had the biggest, ...

E.H. Wilson, renowned plant hunter of the early 1900s, said Southern California grew a greater variety of plants than any other place in the United States, but even so, our region “possessed but ...

SINGAPORE - The Republic's version of Japan's famed cherry blossoms made a surprise return this month after the usual flowering season ended in September. The trumpet trees, known mainly for their ...

Pearl acacia is a large shrub, native to Australia, that can be pruned into a tidy 10- to 20-foot-tall tree. From late fall ...

*Growth habit: An upright to rounded semi-evergreen tree with an open branching habit growing to 25 feet tall and wide. The leaves are medium green consisting of 5 leaflets and growing to 8 inches ...

Have you ever noticed that certain plants that undergo dormancy flower before leafing out? This phenomenon, known as hysteranthy (hyster = after, anthy = flowering) is evident during late winter and ...

You know it’s springtime when the tabebuia trees are in bloom. The trees, native to subtropical climes, are easy to spot. The beautiful bright yellow blooms (or purple or pink-ish) have been bursting ...

SINGAPORE - The Republic's version of Japan's famed cherry blossoms made a surprise return this month after the usual flowering season ended in September. The trumpet trees, known mainly for their ...