COLD HARDY

Cold hardy! Survived 2 nights of 25F in our garden with no protection and no damage during Florida record freeze in Feb 2026.
Butterfly pea vine, Yellow Orchid vine, Gallinita. Butterfly-shaped seeds. Repeat bloomer, attractive bright yellow. If left unsupported, this plant will twine on itself to produce a mounding shrub or even a groundcover.

Very cold hardy! Transform your garden with the Chinaberry Tree - a fast-growing, fragrant beauty that doubles in size in just one season! Its lilac flowers and sweet vanilla-like scent will fill your garden with elegance, while its hardy nature ensures it thrives even in colder climates. Enjoy lush, green foliage and a lovely shade canopy, all with minimal care. Plus, it's low-maintenance, pest-resistant, and has medicinal benefits.
Very cold hardy tropical, survived 3 nights of 25F in our garden without protection.
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PKM1 variety for earlier and increased fruit-bearing, increased leaf yield and better taste! A hybrid variety, PKM1 was derived from Moringa oleifera and it is grown for its heavy biomass and tender leaves.
PKM1 (Periyakulam 1) is a popular, high-yielding variety of Moringa oleifera, the drumstick tree, known for its rapid growth, abundant, nutrient-rich leaves, and fast production of long, fleshy pods, making it ideal for both home gardens and commercial farming, especially in India where it originated, thriving in warm, sunny spots with well-drained soil. It offers superior nutritional content, pest resistance (like to hairy caterpillars), and quicker harvests compared to traditional types, often producing fruit within months.
Horseradish tree, one of the most useful trees in the world, produces long green pods that have been compared to a cross between peanuts and asparagus. The roots are used as a substitute for horseradish and the edible leaves make a highly nutritious vegetable. The roots have also been used in many folk remedies.

Bridal veil, Horseradish tree, Ben Oil Tree. Beautiful flowering tree, and one of the most useful trees in the world, it produces long green pods that have been compared to a cross between peanuts and asparagus. The roots are used as a substitute for horseradish and the edible leaves make a highly nutritious vegetable. The roots have also been used in many folk remedies.
Learn more about Moringa tree: How to grow a happy Moringa Tree

Dwarf Everbearing mulberry. A beautiful ornamental bearing sweet, juicy fruit. Tree is of a dwarf habit (can be maintained 6-10 ft tall), extremely hardy and productive. Great for container culture. Disease and drought resistant. Beginning the very first year, you can enjoy its fruit almost year round.
"Revelation 22: Verse 2: In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month. and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

Rare and hard-to-find, this dwarf mulberry performs admirably as a container plant. The fruit is larger than dwarf mulberry and the plant flowers and fruits most of the year in repeating cycles. When grown as a container plant, its plump sweet fruit is easily picked and is also easily protected from birds with lightweight netting. It is hardy as a garden plant in zones 5-9. When grown outdoors, it is deciduous. When grown inside, it will hold its leaves and continue to flower and fruit as long as the light level is high enough.

Pitcher plant does well in both cooler or warmer conditions. Tubby pitchers may be constricted at the waist, pale green to red-infused, while the stems are compact. Passive pitfall traps produced at the tips of the leaves trap and digest small insects. Color of the pitchers light-green, often with light or dark-red or violet spots.
Nepenthes are extremely versatile and adaptable to many different growing conditions. The number one choice to try on a windowsill or tank, very easy, vigorous and attractive.
Do not fertilize these plants with dry fertilizer! They get all their food from "eating" insects! If you are growing the plant where it cannot catch insects for long periods, you can add an occasional small insect such as a fly, a cockroach or a few very small insects to mature pitchers. Many types benefit from very mild, diluted liquid orchid fertilizer such as SUNSHINE Orchidasm, and solution should be added only to the pitchers when they are 3/4 filled with water.
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Showy bright lavender flowers, butterfly attractor. Takes sun or shade.

Firespike. Showy bright red flowers, butterfly attractor. Will take sun or shade.
Plants are beautiful in bloom.

Dwarf form of favorite Pandanus with large heads of cascading green and yellow thin leaves. You can have a nice exotic Screw Pine as a dwarf in a pot.

Panama Red is grown for one thing above all else - its impressively large fruit. The deep burgundy-red fruits are noticeably bigger than standard passion fruits and are packed with fragrant orange pulp that delivers a rich, sweet-tart tropical flavor.
This vigorous vine is an exceptionally heavy producer in warm climates, rewarding gardeners with abundant harvests of oversized fruit throughout the season. Its combination of large fruit, excellent flavor, and high productivity has made Panama Red one of the most popular varieties for home orchards.
Best for gardeners who want the biggest passion fruits with abundant harvests and outstanding tropical flavor.
Crops very heavily from Autumn through to Spring.
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The golden passion fruit with exceptional sweetness, Sweet Sunrise stands out for its large, golden-yellow fruit filled with bright orange pulp that's sweet, juicy, and intensely aromatic, guava-like. Compared to many passion fruit varieties, it has a smoother, less acidic flavor, making it one of the best choices for eating fresh right out of the shell.
This vigorous, fast-growing vine flowers freely and produces generous crops in warm climates. The attractive fruit, excellent flavor, and reliable productivity make Sweet Sunrise a favorite for home gardens.
Best for gardeners looking for a sweet, low-acid passion fruit that's perfect for fresh eating, smoothies, desserts, and juice.

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Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, African wattle, weeping wattle. Small to medium-size semi-deciduous to deciduous tree. An excellent garden shade tree, beautiful in flower. Great plant for bonsai. This variety starts flowering at young age, in 3 gal pot.

Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, African wattle, weeping wattle. Small to medium-size semi-deciduous to deciduous tree. An excellent garden shade tree, beautiful in flower. Great plant for bonsai. This variety starts flowering at young age.

Mexican Bush Mallow, Malva Aparasolada, Cranberry Cocktail Hibiscus.
Rare plant with awesome cranberry-colored flowers, native to Mexico. Three inch red mallow-like flowers on a spreading evergreen shrub or small tree to 15 feet with deeply lobed grayish green velvety leaves. Hummingbirds love it. Plant in good well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Hardy outdoors in mild climates. Can take a light frost.
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Feijoa, Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen. The fruit emits a strong long-lasting perfume, even before it is fully ripe. The fruit have the best taste when pulp mixed with sugar - it tastes and smells somewhat like forest strawberries. Cold-hardy, tolerates freze, nice wind-protection shield for other tropical plants.
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Pomegranate - var. Angel Red, extra-large fruit! Angel Red is one of the finest modern pomegranate varieties for fresh eating and juicing. Discovered as a chance seedling in California, it became popular for its exceptionally juicy fruit, soft edible seeds, and early harvest, typically ripening several weeks before Wonderful.
The fruit is large and round with deep crimson-red skin and brilliant ruby-red arils. It produces more juice than most varieties, while the tender seeds are easy to chew. The sweet flavor with a pleasant touch of acidity makes it excellent for fresh eating, juicing, desserts, salads, and homemade syrups.
The tree is vigorous yet naturally compact, reaching about 8-10 ft if left unpruned and easily kept smaller. Glossy green foliage and bright orange-red flowers make it an attractive ornamental as well as a productive fruit tree. It is self-fertile, highly productive, begins fruiting at a young age, and thrives in full sun. Heat, drought, and container friendly, Angel Red is an excellent choice for home gardens.
According to Asian legend, the pomegranate was the "Tree of Life" in the Garden of Eden. The jewel-like arils, brilliant as drops of blood or rubies, have been treasured since ancient times. An old Hindi saying goes: "One pomegranate can serve one hundred sick people." Rich in antioxidants, pomegranates have long been valued for supporting heart health, circulation, and healthy red blood cells. The beautiful flowers bloom for several months. Cold hardy to 15F, and tolerant of drought, salt, and poor soils, pomegranates make excellent landscape plants, container specimens, and even bonsai.
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Eversweet, sweet even before fully ripe! Eversweet is one of the sweetest pomegranate varieties available and a favorite for fresh eating. Unlike most pomegranates, even immature fruit is pleasantly sweet with almost no tartness, making it an excellent choice for cooler or coastal climates where fruit may not always fully ripen.
The medium to large fruit has bright red skin and unique clear, non-staining juice. The arils are exceptionally sweet with soft, nearly seedless edible seeds, making them perfect for snacking, salads, desserts, and juicing without staining hands or clothing.
The tree grows into a graceful 8-10 ft shrub with arching branches but can easily be trained as a small tree or espalier. It produces an abundance of large orange-red flowers over an extended blooming season, often beginning to flower and fruit at a very young age. Self-fertile and highly productive, Eversweet performs best in full sun but tolerates light shade. Once established, it is very drought tolerant, adaptable to most well-drained soils, and suitable for both landscape planting and large containers.
According to Asian legend, the pomegranate was the "Tree of Life" in the Garden of Eden. The jewel-like arils, brilliant as drops of blood or rubies, have been treasured since ancient times. An old Hindi saying goes: "One pomegranate can serve one hundred sick people." Rich in antioxidants, pomegranates have long been valued for supporting heart health, circulation, and healthy red blood cells. The beautiful flowers bloom for several months. Cold hardy to 15°F, and tolerant of drought, salt, and poor soils, pomegranates make excellent landscape plants, container specimens, and even bonsai.
Learn more: Pomegranate: healing drops of blood...
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Pomegranate - var. Eves. Did Eve eat an apple... or was it a pomegranate?
Eves is a premium California variety developed by the University of California and prized for its exceptionally large, beautiful fruit and outstanding flavor. Many gardeners consider it one of the best-tasting modern pomegranates thanks to its rich, sweet, cherry-like flavor with just enough acidity to keep it refreshing.
The very large fruit has a bright red skin surrounding deep red, juicy arils. The seeds are pleasantly edible, and the fruit is excellent for fresh eating, juicing, desserts, and salads. It ripens in mid to late fall, extending the pomegranate season with abundant, colorful harvests.
The tree grows into a handsome 8-12 ft shrub or small tree with glossy foliage and showy orange-red flowers that bloom over a long season. It is self-fertile, productive, and begins bearing at a young age. Eves thrives in full sun, tolerates heat and drought once established, adapts well to most well-drained soils, and can be grown in the ground or in large containers.
According to Asian legend, the pomegranate was the "Tree of Life" in the Garden of Eden. Many historians even believe the famous forbidden fruit may have been a pomegranate rather than an apple. The jewel-like arils, brilliant as drops of blood or rubies, have been treasured since ancient times. An old Hindi saying goes: "One pomegranate can serve one hundred sick people." Rich in antioxidants, pomegranates have long been valued for supporting heart health, circulation, and healthy red blood cells. The beautiful flowers bloom for several months. Cold hardy to 15F, and tolerant of drought, salt, and poor soils, pomegranates make excellent landscape plants, container specimens, and even bonsai.

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Pomegranate - var. Vietnam, evergreen and everbearing! This unique Vietnamese variety is especially prized in tropical and subtropical climates because it remains evergreen where winters are mild and can flower and fruit repeatedly throughout the year. A heavy producer, it rewards gardeners with multiple crops instead of just one main harvest.
The fruit is very large with attractive bright red skin and juicy, sweet arils surrounding soft edible seeds. The mild, refreshing flavor makes it excellent for fresh eating and juicing, while the tender seeds are easy to chew. Its extended fruiting season means there is almost always something to harvest.
The tree is fast-growing and forms a handsome evergreen shrub or small tree about 10-12 ft tall. It produces masses of brilliant orange-red flowers over a long season, making it highly ornamental as well as productive. Self-fertile and vigorous, it thrives in full sun, tolerates heat, drought, salt, and poor soils once established, and grows equally well in the ground or in large containers.
According to Asian legend, the pomegranate was the "Tree of Life" in the Garden of Eden. The jewel-like arils, brilliant as drops of blood or rubies, have been treasured since ancient times. An old Hindi saying goes: "One pomegranate can serve one hundred sick people." Rich in antioxidants, pomegranates have long been valued for supporting heart health, circulation, and healthy red blood cells. The beautiful flowers bloom for several months. Cold hardy to 15°F, and tolerant of drought, salt, and poor soils, pomegranates make excellent landscape plants, container specimens, and even bonsai.
Learn more: Pomegranate: healing drops of blood...
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Dwarf Pomegranate - compact fruiting shrub that is often used for bonsai. Fruit are smaller than regular pomegranate, but also edible, although somewhat acid. Mostly used as cute ornamental specimen.
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Rangoon Creeper - single flower variety. Spectacular bloom, flowers change color from white to pink to red. Sweet fragrance. Very fast growing, perfect for covering a fence or pagoda.

Quisqualis hybrid from Thailand, Rangoon Creeper - double flower variety. An extremely beautiful shrubby vine with pale-pink to deep crimson star shaped flowers, covering the entire plant when in full bloom. It's scent is unforgettable, fruity and intoxicating! The flowers are born in clusters and each flower has many variations of color, depending on how old the flower is. The flower starts out white and or pink striped and turn solid pink and finally dark pink on maturity.

Dwarf Tree Jasmine. A very rare small Thai tree with extremely fragrant flowers. The scent resembles roses, juicy fruit, candies, fine cologne all together and can be smelled from many yards away. Leaves are very ornamental and have a fountain-like architecture. In Thailand, the tree symbolizes simplicity, endurance, advancement, and peacefulness. Extract from these flowers is used in village pharmacy as relaxant and aphrodisiac.

Spectacular bright red variety of Mexican flame vine (Pseudogynoxis chenopodiodes). Fast-growing vine with beautiful bright red flowers year round. Great for covering fences, etc. Good for beginners, doesn't require much care, drought tolerant once established.
This fast-growing, drought-resistant vine quickly covers fences with bright red, daisy-like flowers all winter. Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds, while its thick evergreen leaves provide a rich backdrop. A great choice for beginners, it creates a stunning carpet of vibrant blooms that fill the garden with color. Thick evergreen leaves are larger and darker than regular variety; they provide a lush, tropical look. Drought-tolerant once established and thrives on neglect, this variety is also more vigorous than regular orange Senecio.