Sequoia sempervirens Brookgreen Gardens better habit than the old

better habit than the old standard 'Gibraltar'

Abutilon megapotamicum is the trailing one of the flowering maples

A few of the plants belong to the southern California variety oxydenia

half-vining shrub carries glossy evergreen leaves and a tangle of thorns

and makes an excellent container plant given winter protection in cold areas

Sequoia sempervirens Brookgreen Gardens better habit than the oldThis conifer native to California and southern Oregon is the familiar giant redwood tree. A specimen of this tree over 300 feet tall may be the tallest tree in the world. It grows well in much of the Southeast U. S. region and there are large specimens in Williamsburg, VA., Abbeville and Charleston, South Carolina. it needs a well drained but moist, fertile soil. Maximum size may not be reached in cultivation and not in a human lifetime but obviously