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Crested Cockscomb
(Celosia cristata)
This old-fashioned pass-along plant is a wonderful way to
brighten up the cut flower garden. |
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Powderpuff
(Calliandra emarginata)
Also sometimes called “fairy duster”
this small tree is a whimsical addition to the Discovery Garden. |
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Obedient plant
(Physostegia virginica)
The common name is ironic at best, for this native, also known
as “false dragonhead” is anything but obedient. |
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Muscadine grape
(Vitis rotundifolia)
The muscadine grape, also commonly known as
a “scuppernong” is native to the Southeastern United
States. |
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Blue butterfly clerodendrum
(Clerodendrum ugandense)
Dazzling and delicate, blue butterflies seem to hover around
this plant, lending it its common name. |
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Ixora
(Ixora coccinea)
This evergreen native of India and Sri Lanka
is an excellent pot plant and lends some brightness to Longue
Vue’s circular Loggia fountain. |
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Salvia ‘IndigoSpires’
(S. farinacea x longispicata)
Intense electric blue spires dazzle the eye on this marvelous
addition to the mixed border planting of the Portico Gardens. |
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Angel’s trumpet
(Brugmansia suaveolens)
Huge, pendulous butter-yellow blooms make this
Brazilian native a stand-out in Longue Vue’s Yellow Garden.! |
