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Bruton Memorial's Outdoor Plants

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Cardboard Palm

A tough plant that requires bright light, but little care.

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  • Common name: Cardboard palm

  • Botanical name: Zamia furfuracea

  • Family: Zamiaceae

  • Recommended uses: Backdrop for flowering plants

  • Form: Evergreen

  • Size: 2.5-3 ft. tall by 4-6 ft. wide

  • Life span: Perennial

  • Foliage color: Deep green

Firecracker

Showy flowers with a long bloom season; attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

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  • Common name: Coral plant, coral fountain, or firecracker plant

  • Botanical name: Russelia equisetiformis

  • Family: Plantaginaceae

  • Recommended uses: Foundation; border; mass planting; cascading down a wall

  • Form: Flower

  • Size: 2-4 ft. tall by 3-5 ft. wide

  • Life span: Annual

  • Flower color: Red/Burgundy

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Variegated Ginger

Flowers that resemble tiny seashells.

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  • Common name: Variegated ginger

  • Botanical name: Alpinia vittata

  • Family: Zingiberaceae

  • Recommended uses: Border; container; building foundation; ginger root substitute

  • Form: Herb

  • Size: 4-6 ft. tall

  • Life span: Perennial

  • Flower color: Pink

Sedum Gold

Striking spiky yellow leaves.

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  • Common name: Sedum gold

  • Botanical name: Sedum rupestre

  • Family: Crassulaceae

  • Recommended uses: Rock gardens; container gardens; walls; terraces

  • Form: Flower

  • Size: 10 in. tall by 2 ft. wide

  • Life span: Perennial

  • Flower color: Yellow green

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Scarlet Sage

Hummingbirds love its brilliant blossoms.

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  • Common name: Scarlet sage

  • Botanical name: Salvia coccinea

  • Family: Lamiaceae

  • Recommended uses: Easy to grow; colorful; attract butterflies and birds

  • Form: Herb

  • Size: 1-3 ft. tall

  • Life span: Annual (cooler climates), perennial

  • Flower color: White, red, pink

Mexican Butterfly weed

1 butterfly, 2 butterfly, 3 butterfly, 4!
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  • Common name: Mexican Butterfly Weed

  • Botanical name: Asclepias curassavica

  • Family: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)

  • Recommended uses: Excellent host plant for many different butterflies

  • Form: Perennial

  • Size: 3 ft. tall, 1-2 ft. wide

  • Life span: 2-3 years

  • Flower color: Stunning orange, yellow, and red

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Azure Blue Sage

Pollinators favorite! ​

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  • Common name: Blue sage

  • Botanical name: Salvia nemorosa

  • Family: Lamiaceae

  • Recommended uses: Borders, native garden, butterfly garden, wildflower meadow, or prairie

  • Form: Shrub

  • Size: up to 5 ft. tall

  • Life span: Perennial

  • Flower color: Blue and tubular; the throat of the flower is white

Egyptian starcluster

Edible and medicinal uses!​

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  • Common name: Egyptian starcluster

  • Botanical name: Pentas lanceolata

  • Family: Rubiaceae

  • Recommended uses: Great for butterfly gardens

  • Form: Shrub

  • Size: 18-36 inches tall

  • Life span: Pentas are considered an annual, but in very warm regions, Pentas are perennial in nature

  • Flower color: Purple, red, white, pink

  • Foliage color: Blue/ green

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Split-leaf philodendron 

  • Common name: Split-leaf philodendron

  • Botanical name: Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum

  • Family: Araceae

  • Recommended uses: This is a landscape plant in many tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate countries; It is gown as a houseplant in cool temperate regions

  • Form: Perennial

  • Size: 10 ft. tall and 15 ft. wide

  • Life span: 10 years

  • Foliage Color: Dark green

Fortnight Lily

  • Common name: Fortnight Lily, African Iris

  • Botanical name: Dietes Iridioides

  • Family: Iridaceae

  • Recommended uses: Beds and borders, ground covers, patio, and containers

  • Form: Rhizomatous evergreen perennial

  • Size: up to 60 cm. in height and 30-60 cm. in spread

  • Life span: Quite robust and should be divided every 3-4 years to maintain suitable size and character

  • Flower Color: White with yellow and blue markings

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Golden Dewdrop

  • Common name: Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon berry, and Skyflower
    Botanical name: Duranta Erecta

  • Family: Verbenaceae

  • Recommended uses: They make great, quick-growing, warm-season annuals, and can even act as houseplants

  • Form: Shrub

  • Size: 1-20 ft. high, 2-6+ ft. wide

  • Life span: Often grown as an annual

  • Flower Color: Blue, purple, white
    Foliage Color: Blue/green, chartreuse/gold

Blew-My-Mind

  • Common name: Blue daze, Dwarf morning glory, Blew-my-mind

  • Botanical name: Evolvulus glomeratus

  • Family: Convolvulaceae

  • Recommended uses: Groundcover, baskets

  • Form: Herbaceous perennial

  • Size: 9-18 inches

  • Life span: Perennial, one day- for flowers

  • Flower Color: Blue flowers

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