is a diminutive and pretty little ground-hugger of a shrub with dainty, orchidlike flowers. Its sister, P. chamaebuxus var. grandiflora , is even prettier. The plants are quite at home here, asking no ...

Hold on - this is not the fragrant annual sweet pea flower you remember from home (I'll write about those gems in a future article). This plant is an evergreen shrub producing vibrant violet/purple ...

It may not always bloom profusely, but sweet pea shrub, Polygala fruticosa, blooms sporadically through most of the year. Even when not much color is evident from a distance, a few flowers can likely ...