New Plants, Specials, Announcements !

May 24, 2013

Unusual edibles now available

Yakon - 1 gal. $15
Solanum muricatum New item for us! Pepino dulce melon - 1 gal. $15

New for us!-Psidium lemon guava - 1 gal. $15
Tropical shrub with sweet yellow edible fruit, easy to grow, ht. 2 to 4'. Protect from hard freeze.

Kaffir limes back in stock! 1 gal. $15

New! Ruellia macrantha Christmas pride - 1 gal. $7.95
Beautiful easy to grow shrub from Brazil, 2 to 3', likes shade and moisture. Blooms violet flowers mid fall thru winter, evergreen foliage.

Plumerias - Frangipani - now available! We have many different varieties available this year.
Named variety cuttings in 1½ gal. pots just $15
Grafted named varieties are individually priced!
Red, Rainbow, yellow, singapore pink - 1½ gal. $15
Pudica bridal white (unusual foliage) $20.

Back in stock
Ficus religiosa (Bo Tree) - 1 gal. $15
Ficus roxburghii - 2 gal. $25

Variegated zingeber mioga ginger - Rare to find! Japanese edible ginger - 1 gal. $15

Neat butterfly plant! Vernonia fasciculata ironweed. Very hardy native with vivid purple violet flowers in summer attract butterflies.
Easy to grow and hardy! 1 gal. $7.95

Yellow jacobina! 1 gal. $7.95 blooming now. This is the dwarf form with the fuzzy yellow flowers!
great shade plant, hardy!

Assorted named variety daylilies are starting to bloom and are gorgeous!!!
1½ gal. pots (designer daylilies) $15

Tropical fruit
3 gal. Cashew $45
3 gal. Annona reticulata red custard apple $45
3 gal. White Sapote casimiroa edulis $45
3 gal. Longan kohala $45
3 gal. Sweetheart lychee $65
3 gal. Hak lp.lychee $45
3 gal. Peruvian everbearing mulberry $45
3 gal. Phyllanthus acidius otaheite gooseberry $45
3 gal. Jabatocaba brazilian grape $45, 1 gal. also avail. $25
3 gal. Rollinia deliciousa (relative of annona) $45
3 gal. Fantastic, Joey, Brazos belle, winter Mexican hardy Avocado $45, 7 gal. Fantastic Avocado $75
3 gal. Banana Raja puri and ice cream $45
3 gal. Grumichama cherry $45
3 gal. Guava Barbie pink, Peruvian white and ruby supreme $45
3 gal. Jakfruit $45 (limited qty.)
3 gal. Lemon bay rum $45, 1 gal. also avail $15
3 gal. Cherry of the Rio Grande $45
3 gal. Star fruit Carambola $45
3 gal. Loquat Eds delight $45
3 gal. Mango cogshall and mallika $45
7 gal. Mango cogshall and lancetilla $75
1 gal. Passion fruit possum purple $25
1 gal. Passion fruit quadrangularis $15
3 gal. Passion fruit joyner yellow $35
1 gal. Miracle fruit small $25 large, 1 gal. $35
1 gal. Dragon fruit red $25
1 gal. Camillia sinensis True tea plants $25
1 gal. Purple Caimito chrysophyllum cainito $25

May 4, 2013

Back in stock!
Variegated Crinums - 1 gal. $15
Variegated Spider Lilies - 1 gal. $10
Stained Glass Hosta - 1 gal. $10
Cornutia grandiflora - African Lilac - 1 gal. $15
Clematis texensis - 1 gal. $15
Clematis pitcheri - 1 gal. $15

Now Available
Plumeria - dark red, yellow, rainbow - 1.5 gal. $15
Dwarf Singapore Pink - 6 inch $15
Pudiea "Bridal White" - unusual foliage - 1.5 gal. $20
Assorted named grafted varieties available as well, 1 gal.
Assorted rare variegated leaf varieties availability limited, 3 gal. $75

Gingers Now Available!
Alpinia "Pinstripe" shell - 3 gal. $24.95
Hedychium Tangerine Butterfly - 3 gal. $24.95
Aplinia katsumadai - 3 gal. $24.95
Curcuma Giant Plume - 3 gal. $15
Siam Tulip Ginger "Violet" - New! (still dormant) - 1 gal. $10
Curcuma "Parrot" - New! (still dormant) - 1 gal. $10
Curcuma Giant Ruby - New! (still dormant) - 1 gal. $10
Curcuma Emerald "Green Pear" - New! (still dormant) - 1 gal. $10
Globba magnifica "Lavender Dragon" Dancing Lady - (still dormant) - 1 gal. $10
Curcuma Jewel of Burma - (still dormant) - quart pots $5
Alpinia nutans - 1 gal. $15
Alpinia galanga - Thai looking ginger - 1 gal. $15
White Butterfly Ginger - 1 gal. $10
Alpinia "Tonkin" Ginger - Thai looking Ginger - 1 gal. $15
Hedychium Disney - Butterfly - 1 gal. $10
Hedychium Anne Bishop - 1 gal. $10
Hedychium Kahili Yellow - 1 gal. $10
Hedychium "Dr. Moy" variegated peach - 2 gal. $20
More ready soon!

May Specials - 1 gal. $5
Peach Porterweed (attracts butterflies)
Blue Hibiscus - Alogyne
Cassia corymbosa - Sulphur butterfly host plant
Lotus Bertolloti
Aptenia Ice Plant, green and variegated varieties
Salvia chiapensis
Yellow Jacobina

April 25, 2013

April 19, 2013

Totally out of exotic tropical fruit until mid May.
Still available are 1 gal. Purple possum passion fruit and Ruby glow, both fruiting passions, and 1 gal. Goji berry
Sold out of Ceasalpinia Pride of Barbados, both orange and pink.

• Comfrey
• Lemon Verbena
• Lemon Grass
• Zuta levana tea hyssop (micromeria)
• Holy Basil (tulsi)
• Angelica
• Cilantro (erygium)
• Vietnamese Coriander(polygonom odoratum)
• Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine
• Patchouli 
• Polygonatum biflorum solomons seal
• Valerian officinalis
• Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint)
• Silver dollar Eucalyptus

April 16, 2013

Sold out items: Mexican sycamore $25 size, Camphor trees, Cinnamon cassia cheekiengensis, and 1 gal. Tea Camillia sinensis

April 6, 2013

New!
Grewia occidentalis - Lavender Star Shrub - 1 gal. $15
Agastache "Pink & Orange", "Humming Bird Mint" - 1 gal. $7.95
Lycianthus rantonnetii "Blue Potato Bush" "Royal Robe" - 1 gal. $7.95
Alocasia "Teacup" - 1 gal. $15
Colocasia Black Beauty - 1 gal. $10
Colocasia Royal Hawawiian Black Coral - 1 gal. $10
Colocasia Royal Hawawiian Maui Gold - 1 gal. $10
Alocasia "Jacks Giant" - giant elephant ear - 1 gal. $10

All tropical exotic fruit are sold out until early May. This includes Lychee, Longan, Mango, Sugar Apple, Guava, Jabatocaba, Papaya, Wax Jambu, Star Fruit, Barbados Cherry, Coffee, Camillia Tea, Jack Fruit, Bread Fruit, Spanish Lime, White and Black Sapote.

Sold Out -- Anna and Dwarf Anna Apples, Dwarf Sam Houston Peach, Panamint Nectarine, Desert Dawn Nectarine, Fantastic Avocado

March 12, 2013

Blueberries
1 gal. Tifblue, Climax, Abundance, Sharpblue $15 
3 gal. Lemonade (short and bushy) $25
extra nice 3 gal. 3 to 4' tall $25 Tifblue, Powderblue, Brightwell    
All other varieties are sold out.

Blackberries
$15 - 2 gal. available - Chickasaw, Cherokee, Triplecrown, Brazos, Austin, Navaho, Rosenborough, Kiowa black satin
All other varieties are out of stock.

March 10, 2013

All Tropical Exotic Fruits are currently sold out including Mango, Lychee, Longon, Miracle Fruit, Wax Jambu, etc.
Fresh batch arriving mid-spring!

Huge Selection now of all Spring Vegetables!
Tomatoes (Heirlooms and popular varieties), Peppers - all kinds - Now have Trinidad Scorpion - hottest pepper in the world (limited!), Eggplant, Cucumbers, Squash, Lettuces, and more.

Huge Selection of fresh Herbs
Holy Basil now available, all kinds.
Salvias now available - Salvia greggii several colors, Salvia discolor, Salvia involucrata "Bubblegum Sage", "Dancing Flames", Salvia African Lutea (unusual), Salvia levcantha "Santa Barbara", Salvia chiapensis, Salvia namaensis (rare), Salvia regla  "Mountain Sage", Salvia chamydroides grape scented sage, Salvia mexicana "Lolly Jackson", Salvia clevelandii, Salvia marble arch, Salvia sclarea Clary Sage
Hot Lips, Mystic Spires, Blepharophylla, Evolution, Levcantha, Indigo Spires, Wendy's Wish

February 8, 2013

A nice selection of hybrid tea rose bushes ready now! Many favorite popular and hardy varieties. 3 gallon pots are $20.

February 3, 2013

Back in stock - 10" pots - $40
Bloomsweet Grapefruit
Cocktail Grapefruit
Rio Red Grapefruit
Meiwa Kumquat
Lisbon Lemon
Improved Meyer Lemon
Ponderosa Lemon
Ujukitsu Lemon
Palestinian Sweet Lime
Persian Lime
Moro Blood Orange
Pummelo - Hirado Buntan
Owari Satsuma
Orlando Tangelo
Algerian Tangerine "Clementine"

Sold out - Miracle Fruit - 1 gal.

January 25, 2013

Apricots
Tropical Gold - 5 gal. $45
Gold Kist - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. $45

Chestnuts
Nevada - 5 gal. $55
Colossal - 15 gal. $65

Jujube- GA 866 - 5 gal. $65

Pakistan Mulberry - 7 gal. $65

Nectarine - Desert Delight - 7 gal. $45

Pears
20th Century - 5 gal. $45 6' tall
Tsu Li - 5 gal. $45
Ya Li - 5 gal. $45

Persimmon - Chocolate - 10 gal. $65

Plums
Golden nectar - 5 gal. $35
Beauty - 5 gal. $35
Mariposa - 5 gal. $35
Satsuma plum - 5 gal. $35
Green Gage - 5 gal. $35
3N1 plum low chill combo - 7 gal. $70

Cookes giant sweet Walnut - 15 gal. $65

January 24, 2013

Following fruit trees are now ready!

Apples
Sundowner - low chill dessert apple red, New! , 5 gal. 1/2" cal. $35
Pink Lady Dwarf 5 gal. $45
Gala - 5 gal. 5/8" cal. $35
Pettingill - 5 gal. $35
Fuji - 5 gal. 5/8" cal. $35
3N1 low chill combo - 5 gal. $65

Almonds low chill
Dwarf Garden prince - 5 gal.3/4" cal. $45
All in One low chill Almond - 5 gal. $45

Blueberries - pink Lemonade - 10" pots $25

Figs - 5 gal. pots $25
Kadota, Panache(Tiger fig), Peters Honey

Nectarines
Sunred - 5 gal. $30, 7 gal. 3/4"cal $45
Panamint - 7 gal. $45 extra nice!
Dwarf Southern Belle - 7 gal. patio trees 1" cal. extra nice $55

Peaches
3N1 low chill combo - 5 gal. $65, 7 gal. $70
Fla. Prince - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. $45
Tropic Snow - 15 gal. 1" cal. $65
Red Baron - 5 gal. 5/8" cal. $40
Bonanza miniature - 5 gal. $45
August pride, Midpride, Eva's Pride, Maypride - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. $35
Tex King and Tex Star - 7 gal. 3/4"cal. $35
Desert gold - 3 gal. 1/2" cal. $30
Santa Barbara - 5 gal. $35

Pears - Southern Bartlett - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. $45

Pomegranates - 5 gal. $25 Eversweet

Pineapple quince - 7 gal. Extra nice trees - 7' plus tall $45

January 23, 2013

Fresh batch of citrus now available: 10" pots, limited quantities!
Rio red Grapefruit
Changshou kumquat
Ponderosa lemon
Meyer lemon
Republic of Tx. Orange
Satsumas oranges - Brown select, Seto, Owari,
Algerian tangerine(clementine)
Kishu seedless manderine
Cocktail Grapefruit

January 16, 2013

Sold out temporarily the following fruit trees: Desirable pecans, Hachiya persimmons. More ready soon!

Peaches now ready
Babcock - 5 gal. $35
Early amber - 5 gal.$35
Tropic Snow - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. $45
Donut (Stark Saturn) 3/4" cal. - 7 gal.$45
* do not confuse Donut with regular Saturn peach which is a dbl. pink flower white flesh low chill variety)
Donut or (Stark Saturn) is a little higher chill and smaller fruit
Red Baron - 7 gal. 3/4" cal. extra nice! $45
Saturn - 5 gal. $40

Grapes - 10" pots $15
Princess seedless, Ruby seedless, Autumn royal seedless

Cherry trees low chill
Minnie Royal and Royal Lee
5 gal. 2yr nicely branched trees $39.95
5 gal. 3/4'' cal. 5' approx. $55

Also now available
Tomato plants - 6pk. Celebrity and Bhn444
Pepper plants - Bell, Serrano, Jalepeno
Fresh batch of herbs: Basil, Fennel, Dill, Cilantro, Sweet marjoram and more!

December 21, 2012

Beautiful catteleya orchids, blooming Bromeliads, great selection of fruit trees and heavenly scented candles make great last minute Christmas gifts!

December 19, 2012

Sold out:

Owari Satsuma
Brown Select Satsuma
Ponderosa Lemon
3n1 Peach

December 18, 2012

New fruit trees ready!

Almonds - TX Mission and Halls hardy - 5 gal. $35
Apples - Anna, Dorsett, Fuji, Gala - 5 gal. $25
Peaches - Rio Grande, La Feliciana - 5 gal. $25
Pears - Perdue, Pineapple, Warren, Orient - 5 gal. $25
Plums - Methley, Santa Rosa - 5 gal. $25
Southern Belle plum - 5 gal. $35
Persimmons - Fuyu - 5 gal. $45
Eureka persimmon - 3 gal. $35
Tananashi persimmon - 7 gal. $49.95
Tamopan persimmon - 5 gal. $45
Pecans - Papershell varieties: Choctaw, Desirable, Jackson - 5 to 6' tall in deep pecan pots $65
Fruiting Olive trees now available
Olives - Arbequina, Mission, Frantoio, Koroneiki - 2 gal. $25
Arbequina and Mission olive - 4" tree pots $15

December 4, 2012

Fresh batch of 10"(3 gal) Citrus Now Available!  
All 3 gal. citrus $40 each. Limited Quantities - Please email or call for availability.
Algerian Tangerine - (Clementine) & Nules Clementine
Bloomsweet and Rio Red Grapefruit
Changshou & Meiwa Sweet Kumquat
Iranian, Improved Meyer, Lisbon, Ponderosa, Ujukitsu Lemon
Thornless Key, Palestinian Sweet, Persian Limes
Kishu & Pong Koa Manderine
Navel Orange
Republic of Texas Orange
Hirado Buntan & Sarawak Pummelo
Owari Satsuma
Orlando Tangelo

Apples - Anna, Einsheimer  - 7 gal. $35
Pakistan Mulberry - 7 gal. $45
Peaches - MidPride, Tropic Snow - 7 gal. $35
Methley Plums - 7 gal. $35

November 19, 2012

Variegated Amaryllis    Acai palm    Coral Jasmine

November 13, 2012

Onion sets in! 10/15s, Southern red and Early white!
Fresh batch of vegetable plants and herbs in! Lots of gourmet varieties. This will be the last batch of the season.
If you have room in your garden, plant another batch .You will have fresh vegetables to harvest way into spring!
 
Now is the time to plant Fall bulbs for spring color. Now availible, great selection of Amaryillis, Ranunculus and Anemones!

October 10, 2012

Back in stock
True Cinnamon - 1 gal. $25
Mango Nam Doc Mai - 10" $45
Macadamia - 1 gal. $35, fresh batch
Cashew nut trees - 1 gal. $25
Beautiful Medinillias, myriantha and cummingii - 6" $19.95,  10" baskets $45

New! Alocasias, Calathea and Anthuriums

September 26, 2012

giant African milkweed is now in stock
Asclepias gigantea formally calatropha - 1 gal. $15

August 23, 2012

Limited quantities:
Red Sugarcane (edible) in 5 gal pots - $35
Also, giant Thai white Guava in 8" pots - $35

Now have cool weather, fall vegetables ready now too
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage and more

August 6, 2012

Fall tomato plants are in! Cucumbers, Squash, yellow and zuchinni, green beans, peppers - with more coming this Friday!

Back in stock: Horseradish tree - Moringa oleifera - 1 gallon $15
Now available:

• Sour and Bitter Orange - 4 inch $2.25
  Leaves are used to marinate fish and meat dishes. Fruit used to make marmalades. Much sought after by chefs - hard to find. Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers used to make perfume. Host plant for Giant Swallowtail butterflies. Very easy cultivation!
• Verbesina virginica - Frostweed - 1 gal. $7.95
  Hardy butterfly plant. Florida native, blooms fragrant white button flowers late summer until frost. Extremely hardy, naturalizes easily, in hard frost a white foam forms on flower buds hence the common name. Hard to find in nursery trade! A must have for butterfly enthusiasts.
• Gardenia nitida (posoqueria) - 1 gal. $15
  Rare! Tropical Gardenia from Africa, has long tubular white starlike flowers with flaring pointed petals. Blooms off and on all year. Very fragrant during the day becoming more intense at night.
• Mussaenda Double Dark Pink Salmon and Mussaenda Double Red - 1 gal. $15
  Rare! Poinsettia-like bracts surround small off-white flowers that are fragrant. Will bloom all year in sunny warm climates. Sensitive to cold, very rare to find tropical in the coffee plant family.
• Aglaia odorata - 1 gal. $15
  Rare! Upright evergreen, tropical shrub with attractive foliage and sprays of tiny yellow, sweetly scented flowers. Easy cultivation, cold hardy to low 20s. Much sought after and very hard to find.
• Salvia mexicana 'Lollie Jackson' - 1 gal. $7.95
  Native Salvia 4 to 6 feet with beautiful deep blue spikes late summer to fall. Can tolerate shade, very hardy. Attracts humming birds and butterflies, drought tolerant.
• Salvia darcyi - Mexican Sage - 1 gal. $7.95
  Also called Galeana Sage. 3 foot shrub with bright red flowers, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Drought tolerant! Native to Mexico.
• Vitex heterophylla - Cut Leaf Vitex - 1 gal. $15
  Outstanding hard to find variety of "Chaste Tree". Very hardy, finely dissected lacy foliage topped with spikes of lavender purple blooms.
• Piper nigrum - Black Pepper Vine - 1 gal. $15
  Large waffled leaves make nice ground cover. Produces white spath like blooms with black seeds. Seeds are ground and are the real black pepper of commerce. Easy - this plant has survived 18 degrees only to return twice as thick. Much sought after!

August 2, 2012

Now available:
Hardy avocados! Brazos Belle, Fantastic, Joey, Lila, Pancho -- these are all about 5' tall at a great new lower price - $35

Passion fruit vines - possum purple and sweet sunrise - 2' staked $25

Black Mission figs - 1 gal. $15

Cold hardy desert Banana Raja puri - 4' tall - 10 inch pot - $25

July 31, 2012

Fall tomato plants are in!

Sold out:
Oca(Oxalis tuberosa), Ullucus, Stachys affinnis, and the Rocoto Pepper

July 16, 2012

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter vine - 1 gal. $15
Very ornamental woody vine,with very sweetly scented pinkish flowers with unusual red propellor like seed capsules, hardy and easy to grow!

During the months of Aug. and Sept. the nursery will be closed Sun. and Mon.
open hours Tues- Sat 9:00 to 5.30

June 26, 2012

New!
Sauropus androgynus "Dragon's Tongue" - 6 inch $15
Agave lophantha quadriclare - 6 inch $25, 8 inch $35
Piper betle - rare climbing vine - 1 gal. $10
Kalanchoe synsepala - Cup Kalanchoe - 8 inch $25

Tropical Fruit!
Fresh Batch - All $45 each

• 10" Carambola Starfruit
• 10" Sugar Apple
• 10" Loquat named variety hybrids
• 10" Lychee
• 10" Mango - Glenn, Kent, Mallika
• 10" Mulberry everbearing
• 10" Banana IceCream
• 10" Ruby Supreme Guava
• 10" Wax Jambu - red
• 10" Soursop - Guanabana

Miracle Fruit 1 gal. $35
Allspice 1 gal. $25
Sweet Tamarind 1 gal. $25
Cherry of the Rio Grande - Eugenia aggregata - 1 gal. $25

Fresh Batch of Natives!

• Snow Ball Viburnum - limited - 1 gal. $10
• Coral Berry 1 gal. $10
• Spice Bush 1 gal. $10, 3 gal. $25
• Beautyberry 1 gal. $10
• Mayhaw 1 gal. $10
• Coral Honeysuckle 1 gal. $10
• Sassafras 1 gal. $10

Interesting and Rare Palms and Cycads!

• Brahea dulcis (blue form) 1 gal. $15 - rare to find
• Brahea armata (blue form) 5 gal. $75 - cold hardy
• Butia yatay 2 gal. $15
• Arenga engleri - Sugar Palm 2 gal. $15
• Acoelorraphe wrightii (paurotis) Everglades Palm 2 gal. $15
• Pinanga coronata - Ivory Cane Palm 2 gal. $15 - tropical
• Reinhardtia gracilis - Window Pane Palm 1 gal. $15 - moderately cold hardy
• Sabal uresana - Silver Mexican Blue 15 gal. $125
• Nannorrhops ritchiana - Mazari Palm 5 gal. $75 - very cold hardy and drought tolerant
• Ceratozamia hildae 1 gal. $35 - cold hardy
• Dioon edule 7 gal. $85
• Dioon spinulosum 3 gal. $35
• Lepidozamia hopei 2 gal. $45, 1 gal. $25
• Lepidozamia peroffskyana 2 gal. $75 - beautiful
• Zamia coonteii 3 gal. $35 - Florida native, cold hardy
• Cycas wilailak 7 gal. $50 - cold hardy, Thai Mountain cycad
• Cycas debaoensis 2 gal. $55 - very rare, limited quantities, quart $40

Back in stock:
Achimenes - Persian violets, great shade plant - 1 gal. $7.95
Bauhinia tomentosa - yellow orchid tree - 3 gal. $25
Hardy Cinnamon - Cinnamon chekiangensis - 3 gal. $25 - limited
Cornutia grandiflora - African Lilac - 1 gal. $15 - limited
Blue Jade - Strongylodon macrobotrys - 1 gal. $20 - limited
Stictocardia - Hawaiian Sunset vine - 1 gal. $15 - limited

Sold out:
Medinilla magnifica and all other varieties of Medinilla
Ixora odorata
Banisteriopsis vine (Caapi)
Asclepias (calatropha) gigantea - giant African milkweed

June 21, 2012

Back in stock:
Variegated Ganges Primrose Asystasia -  4 inch $3.50
Spigelia "Indian Pinks" - 4 inch $3.50
Euphorbia variegated "Ascot Rainbow" - quarts $5

New rare herb!
Ashwaganda (Indian Ginsing) Withania sommifera - 4.5 inch $5 - Highly regarded in Indian medicine.

May 19, 2012

Sold out of the following:
all Cherries, all Almonds,1 gal. Miracle fruit, 3 gal. Ruby Supreme Gauva
Red Grapefruit, Lisbon Lemon, Meiwa Kumquat