Bamboo source for Houston, Texas landscapes, Tropicals, Rare, Interesting, and Beautiful Collector Plants
2436 Band Road - Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Near Houston . Phone: 281-342-4016 . Contact Page
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Snow Bells - Leucojum aestivum
Common Name: Snow Bells, Snowdrops, Dewdrops
Latin Name: Leucojum aestivum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Zone: 5-9

1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Info: Small white bell like flowers in early spring. Naturalizes along the Gulf Coast. Allow foliage to grow and then die back in order to make food for next years blooms. One of the earliest blooming spring bulbs, Snow Bells is an Old South Heirloom bulb. Our stock is from old Louisiana homesites.

Lovage
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Common Name: Lovage
Latin Name: Levisticum officinale
Family: Apiaceae
Zone: 4 to 9

 

4 inch pot

$6.00

 

Info: the leaves, seeds and fruit are used in confectionery and cooking, especially in South European cuisine. Grows 3-5 feet tall. Perennial. Delicious taste similar to Celery. Striking ornamental, grow in full sun.

Blue Bonnet Maroon
Common Name: Maroon Texas Bluebonnet
Latin Name: Lupinus texensis 'Texas Maroon'
Family: Fabaceae
Zone: 7-10

6-packs

$2.00

 

Info: Annual. Exciting new color, superb for flower gardens, meadow or mass plantings. Plant in full sun 12 to 14 inches on center. Grows 8-12 inches tall. Blooms March to May

More Info on the Texas Maroon Bluebonnet from Texas A&M is Here.


Malpighia glabra AKA Acerola Barbados Cherry
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Common Name: Acerola, Barbados Cherry
Latin Name: Malpighia glabra
Family: Malpighiaceae
Zone: 9b-11

1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Delicious edible tropical fruit on tree 15 to 20 feet tall, evergreen foliage, blooms spring and early summer. The red to orange fruit is attractive to birds and wildlife and is many times higher in vitamin C than Citrus. Barbados cherries can be eaten out of hand and taste delicious! They also suitable for juice or jelly. Protect tree from frost and freezing.

Mascagnia macroptera - Mexican Butterfly Vine
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Common Name: Mexican Butterfly Vine
Latin Name: Mascagnia macroptera
Family: Malpighiaceae
Zone: 8

1 gal pot

$7.95

 

Info: Fast growing vine grows to 10-12 ft high with a profusion of yellow flowers spring, summer, and fall. Seedpods resemble butterflies, thus the name. The flowers attract butterflies too. This is an easy to grow vine that is very drought tolerant but will bloom even more prolifically with regular watering. It is well adapted to long hot summers. Native from Southern Mexico to Brazil in South America.

Ocimum x citriodora 'Aussie Sweetie'
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Common Name: Basil 'Aussie Sweetie'
Latin Name: Ocimum x citriodora 'Aussie Sweetie'
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 9 - 11

4 inch pot

$3.00

 

Info: Beautiful variegated basil grows to 3 feet. Excellent strong basil aroma for culinary use or as an ornamental in the garden. Similar to 'Lesbos' or 'Greek Column' Basil. Grow in full sun in moist rich loamy soil. Notably slow to flower, reducing need for frequent top pinching.

Oscularia deltoides
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Common Name: Pink Ice Plant
Latin Name: Oscularia deltoides
Family: Aizoaceae
Zone: 8-10

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Showy succulent from South Africa has half inch diameter pink daisy like flowers in spring. Needs good drainage and full sun. Flowers are fragrant. Forms mounds 1 to 2 feet wide. Little to no watering needed.

Passiflora citrina
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Common Name: Lemon Passion Flower
Latin Name: Passiflora citrina
Family: Passifloraceae
Zone: 9-11

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Ever blooming bright clear yellow star shaped flowers on vine 12-15 feet tall. This tropical climber was discovered in Honduras in 1991 by plantsman John MacDougal. Good hummingbird attractor. Will flourish on a bright windowsill as an indoor plant.

Passiflora sanguinolenta
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Passiflora sanguinolenta Flower
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Common Name: Blood Red Passion Vine
Latin Name: Passiflora sanguinolenta
Family: Passifloraceae
Zone: 9-11

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

 

Coral Pink flowers 1/2 inch across, a robust vine, hardy to mid-twenty's, one of the hardiest passion vines. Interesting bat wing shaped leaves. Native to the mountains of Ecuador (6,500-8,500' elev) Grow in full sun to light shade. Blooms during warm months, peaking mid-summer. Also does well as an interior plant near bright window light.

Passiflora trifasciata
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Common Name: Tri-colored Passion Vine
Latin Name: Passiflora trifasciata
Family: Passifloraceae
Zone: 8-10

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Often grown for the handsome tri colored variegated foliage. Cream colored flowers are small and fragrant. Ideal for hanging basket or container cultivation.

Pereskia bleo
Common Name: Rose Cactus
Latin Name: Pereskia bleo
Family: Cactaceae
Zone: 9b-11

1 gallon pot

$10

 

Info: A cactus with large leaves! Flowers are large and resemble roses. Prefers sun to light shade and well drained soil. Take care with sharp spines.

Nun's Orchid - Phaius tankerville
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Common Name: Nun's Orchid
Latin Name: Phaius tankervilliae (formerly Phaius grandifolius)
Family: Orchidaceae
Zone: 9 - 11

8 inch pots

$20.00

 

 

Info: Large, easy to grow terrestrial orchid native to China. Leaves are up to 3 feet tall and the inflorescence can tower to 4 feet! Long lasting fragrant flowers, up to 5 inches across, bloom for about 6 weeks in spring. Plant in a rich organic and well drained soil with protection from mid-day sun. Protect from freezing. Fertilize regularly with half strength general purpose fertilizer.

Forest Frost Phlox
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Common Name: Forest Frost Phlox, White Prairie Phlox 
Latin Name: Phlox pilosa 'Forest Frost'
Family: Polemoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 9

Quart pots

$5.00

 

Info: Fragrant flowers attract butterflies. Grow in full sun to light shade in well drained soil. This native wildflower grows to about 20 inches tall and flowers in late spring and early summer.

Porphyrocoma_pohliana_Rose-Pinecone_Flower
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Common Name: Rose Pinecone Flower
Latin Name: Porphyrocoma pohliana
Family: Acanthaceae
Zone: 10

1 gallon pot

$7.50

 

Ever blooming small tropical, sun to shade, protect from temps below 50. Grows 8-10 inches tall

Double Pink Flowering Almond
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Common Name: Pink Flowering Almond
Latin Name: Prunus glandulosa 'Rosea Plena'
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 4 - 10

5 gallon

$ 25.00

Info: Double pink rose-like flowers in Spring, . Foliage is bright shiny green. This small deciduous woody shrub is valued for its profuse blooming with masses of beautiful double pink flowers in early April through May. Best in full sun.

Angel Red® Pomegranate
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Common Name: Angel Red® Pomegranate
Latin Name: Punica granatum 'Angel Red®'
Family: Punicaceae
Zone: 8-11

Sold Out

5 gallon

Was $40.00

Info: A new and as yet difficult to find variety with bright red flowers and exceptionally juicy flavorful fruit on gently arching stems. Seeds are small and soft enough to be eaten along with the juicy pulp. Leaves are shiny green and the fruit ripens in late August to September (sooner than 'Wonderful') Pomegranates are self pollinating and production from this variety is expected to be heavy.

Quisqualis indica
Common Name: Rangoon Creeper
Latin Name: Quisqualis indica
Family: Combretaceae
Zone: 9-10

1 gallon

$ 10.00

Summer flowering tropical vine from New Guinea and Asia ideal for arbor or trellis, or in a patio pot. Pink and white flowers in profusion in warm months. Hardy to freezing, protect with mulch or cover during winter freezes.

Rondeletia splendens-Panama Rose
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Common Name: Panama Rose, Rondeletia
Latin Name: Rondeletia splendens
Family: Rubiaceae
Zone: 10

5 gallon

$ 14.95

Sold Out!
July 31, 2006

Fragrant flowers in the evening, small shrub to 3 feet tall, tender, good potted patio plant with ever blooming bright red flowers.

Ruellia-elegans-Ragin-Cagin
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Common Name: Rio Red Ragin Cajin Ruellia
Latin Name: Ruellia elegans
Family: Acanthaceae
Zone: 8-10

1 gallon

$ 6.50

Bright tomato red flowers late spring till fall. Rio Red Ruellia is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It is a food plant for the Texan Crescent Butterfly ( Phyciodes texana ).

Prefers moist soil partial shade. Morning bloomer.

Forms a mound two feed across and foot high.


Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'
Common Name: Henry Duelberg Salvia
Latin Name: Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 7

Currently Sold Out !

4 ½ inch pot

$3.00

 

Info: Henry Duelberg Salvia is a low maintenance native Texas perennial wildflower that is heat tolerant, deer resistant and has masses of showy blue flowers from spring until first fall frost. It was found by Greg Grant in a small central Texas cemetery. Taller with bluer and more floriferous flowers and larger and greener leaves than modern cultivars.

Salvia microphylla (grahamii) ‘Hot Lips’
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Common Name: Hot Lips Salvia
Latin Name: Salvia microphylla (grahamii) ‘Hot Lips’
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 7-9a

4 ½ inch pot

$3.00

 

Info: Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' was found near the Chiapas area of Mexico and was introduced by Richard Turner of the Strybing Arboretum in San Francisco, California. In cooler months this bi-color Salvia exhibits its best coloration. During the heat of summer flowers may be mostly solid red. Hot Lips Salvia is similar to Salvia greggii except it has a finer texture and smaller leaves. Great for use in borders and beds. Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' can reach 30" tall and spread up to 6' at maturity.

Scutellaria-costaricana-Rose
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Common Name: 'Rose' Skullcap
Latin Name: Scutellaria costaricana
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 10

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Full sun to light shade. Showy dense clusters of flowers with deep green foliage. Plants grow to about 2 feet tall. Butterfly attractor. If kept warm and in bright light, this plant will bloom all year.

We also have 'Purple Fountains' Skullcap in stock


Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum'
Common Name: Fern-Leaf Tansy
Latin Name: Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum'
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 4-9

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: Button-shaped yellow flower heads dot the tops of 2-foot-tall plants that are at home in borders, cottage gardens, meadows or naturalistic plantings. Foliage is lacy, and plants spread by underground rhizomes, though not aggressively.

Teucrium fruticans - Silver Leaf Germander
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Common Name: Silver Leaf Germander
Latin Name: Teucrium fruticans
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 8 - 10

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: A small shrub from the Mediterranean with silver leaves and bright blue flowers. Grows to about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Drought tolerant, grow in full sun to light shade. Flowering is spring through summer. Once established, reduce watering and keep on the dry side. Uses include rock gardens, shrub for a low hedge, and as a foundation plant in the perennial garden. Germander is deer resistant especially when grown in full sun with infrequent watering as these conditions increase the aromatic oils in the leaves.

Thunbergia erecta flowers
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Thunbergia erecta
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Common Name: Kings Mantle
Latin Name: Thunbergia erecta
Family: Acanthaceae
Zone: 10

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Thunbergia erecta is a vigorous, woody shrub from Tropical Africa that grows to about 6-feet-tall and wide. This shrub has small, ovate leaves with entire margins borne opposite on thin, brown stems. The purple flowers have a yellow throat and grow to 1 1/4 inches long and may appear singly or in small clusters. These lovely, slightly fragrant blooms occur all year long, especially in the summer.

Thunbergia grandiflora - Sky Vine
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Common Name: Giant Blue Sky Vine
Latin Name: Thunbergia grandiflora
Family: Acanthaceae
Zone: 8-11


1 gal pot

$7.95

 

Info: Fast growing free flowering vine great for quickly covering fences and trellises. Likes moist rich soil and something to climb on. Flowers are about 3 inches long and look similar to a morning glory. We have regular and variegated leaf varieties at Caldwell's Nursery.

Thysanoleana maxima - Tiger Grass
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Common Name: Tiger Grass
Latin Name: Thysanoleana maxima
Family: Poaceae
Zone: 9-10

1 gallon

$7.95

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5 gallon

$20.00

Fast growing tropical grass from Thailand, looks like a small tropical bamboo. Grows to 10 feet tall with beautiful plumes in the fall. In Asia, the leaves are used to wrap food for steaming and the flower stalks are wrapped together to make brooms.

Grow in full sun to light shade, ample moisture and fertilizer, protect from freezing. Root hardy into the low 20's if well mulched.


Viridissima var. koreana-Cultivar Kumson
Common Name: 'Kumson' Forsythia
Latin Name: Viridissima var. koreana Cultivar: Kumson
Family: Oleaceae
Zone: 5-9

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: Intensely variegated veins on dark green leaves. Grow in partial shade. Plants grow to 4-6 feet tall, flowering in early spring with typical yellow Forsythia flowers but unlike normal green leaf Forsythia, Kumson has attractive leaves throughout the growing season.


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Twenty minutes from Houston out Hwy 59, Exit 36 south to first full traffic light,
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