Turnera to Whitfieldia

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	Turnera ulmifolia Code: 72881 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Sage Rose, Yellow Buttercup, Yellow Alder Cheery single bright yellow flowers with dark green serrated leaves adorn this small compact shrub. The flowers open at sunrise and close at sunset. This compact plant grows up to 2 feet tall and wide in sun or part shade. Looks attractive in mass plantings or in a border and is attractive to butterflies. Native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Not frost hardy. Was in Turneraceae family, which has now been combined with Passifloraceae. Passifloraceae
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	Turraea obtusifolia Code: 72882 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Starbush, Small Honeysuckle Tree Starry white flowers in summer, followed by deep orange berries. This is an evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green glossy leaves. The flowers are unscented during the day and slightly fragrant at night. Grow it in well-drained, moist, rich soil in sun or light shade. It needs water in summer, but will tolerate dryness during the winter. A good bonsai candidate. Tender to frost. South African in origin. Meliaceae
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	Uncarina grandidieri Code: 90676 Price: $24.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Succulent Sesame This is a very attractive hard-to-find succulent shrub from the dry forests of Madagascar with thick stems, a caudex forming base, and lobed felty leaves. Blossoms are bright buttery yellow with dark throats that resemble the flowers of a "Black Eyed Susan Vine". The occasional small dry fruits have inwardly pointed barbs, so be careful about touching them. The shrub ultimately grows from 6 to 10 feet in height. In a container, plant in a cactus type soil mix. In the ground, give it full sun, fast draining soil, and a frost protected location. Provide regular watering and feeding from spring through fall, but very little in the winter when it becomes deciduous. Winter hardy to 30F if protected and kept dry. USDA zones 9b-12. Cutting grown. Pedaliaceae
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	Vitex trifolia 'Fascination' Code: 73869 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea'), Arabian Lilac From Australia (not Arabia) comes this bush or small tree with purple leaves. Sprays of blue flowers on 8 inch stalks in summer. Can be used as a colorful hedge in subtropical climates. Lamiaceae
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	Vitex trifolia 'Variegata' Code: 73870 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Variegated Arabian Lilac Bush or small tree with bright green leaves edged with creamy yellow. Grows 6 to 12 feet tall. Makes a great hedge. Blooms from spring to fall with spikes of bluish flowers. Native southeast Asia to Australia. Lamiaceae
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	Volkameria aculeata Code: 50901 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Clerodendrum aculeatum), West Indian Privet, Prickly Glory Bower Erect or vining spiny shrub from 3 to 6 ft tall with clusters of small white flowers in summer. Stems are grayish brown. The woody older branches are armed with spines at the leaf stalk bases. Hedge plant in tropics. It prefer a sunny situation on moist sandy loam soil. Native to the West Indies. A nice bonsai candidate. 32F. Lamiaceae
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	Volkameria inermis Code: 90153 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Clerodendrum inerme), Seaside Clerodendrum Sprawling evergreen shrub with clusters of small fragrant white flowers and protruding maroon stamens. It's valued in landscaping as a groundcover or hedge plant, as it somewhat resembles a privet. It likes sun and is salt, heat, and wind tolerant. Can grow 3 to 6 feet tall. It can be grown as a topiary and is a great plant for bonsai. In Micronesia it's cultivated for medicinal uses. Native to Australia, tropical Asia and western Polynesia, where it grows along the seacoast. Can be invasive along tropical seashores. USDA zones 9b - 12. Lamiaceae
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