https://www.spicasgarden.com cultivating harmony with the cycles of nature Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:32:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 138141023 https://www.spicasgarden.com/plants/desert-willow-burgundy/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 04:34:14 +0000 http://www.spicasgardenpath.com/?post_type=plants&p=1359 A small deciduous tree or large shrub with an open, airy structure. Willowy branches with long, narrow leaves; fragrant,trumpet-shaped  flowers bloom in spring through summer. Attracts birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

]]> 1359 https://www.spicasgarden.com/plants/flame-acanthus/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:06:23 +0000 http://www.spicasgardenpath.com/?post_type=plants&p=1421 Also known as hummingbird bush due to the profuse fiery red blooms that attract hummingbirds and also butterflies (larval host for Texas crescentspot). Blooms July through fall. Tolerant of hot and dry conditions once established.

]]> 1421 https://www.spicasgarden.com/plants/pomegranate-wonderful/ Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:08:45 +0000 http://www.spicasgardenpath.com/?post_type=plants&p=606 606 https://www.spicasgarden.com/plants/texas-mountain-laurel/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:24:44 +0000 http://www.spicasgardenpath.com/?post_type=plants&p=998 An ornamental evergreen Texas native with beautiful purple flowers in the early spring. Grows slowly as a shrub but can be trained into a multi-trunk tree form over time. A versatile addition to the landscape with many uses from focal point to understory planting to screening or evergreen backdrop. Attracts butterflies, pollinators, and birds. Note: bright red seeds are poisonous.

]]> 998 https://www.spicasgarden.com/plants/warrens-red-possumhaw-holly/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:52:28 +0000 http://www.spicasgardenpath.com/?post_type=plants&p=1419 Deciduous upright shrub or small tree with dark green leaves and bright red fruit through winter.

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