Flower of Pineapple Guava

Pineapple Guava is also known as Feijoa and cultivated in several areas of the world for it flowers and fruits even though Pineapple Guava is native South America. Pineapple Guava is ab evergreen shrub or small tree and grows 4.5m (15 feet) height and 3m (10 feet) width and prefers full sun or partial shade area. Pineapple Guava blooms late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Cluster Flowers of Henry's Viburnum

Henry’s Viburnum is an evergreen shrub and grows 2.1m (7 feet) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. This shrub blooms fragrant white cluster flowers in late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flower of Gardenia

Gardenia is an evergreen shrub and blooms strong fragrant white flowers in early summer. There are over 140 Gardenia species over the world and most of them grow 2m (6~7 feet) height and width. This plant is loved by many gardeners because of its fragrance. In Japan also Gardenia is popular and we call it as “Kuchinashi (梔子)” and we have popular song of “Kuchinashi”. Here you can see another picture of Gardenia.

Flowers of Hardy Pittosporum

Hardy Pittosporum is an evergreen shrub and has tolerance to salt so often used as a hedge or screen plant in coastal area. Pittosporum is popular shrub and more than 200 species are known in USA even though this plant is native to east Asia. Here you can see variegated foliage photo.

White Flowers of Catawba Rhododendron

Catawba Rhododendron is evergreen shrub and reaches 3m (10 feet height and width). Catawba Rhododendron is native to South-East USA and has several types of cultivars and flower colors. Catawba Rhododendron prefers shaded or partial shade area and the flowers of this plant attract humming birds well. Here you can see a leaves picture of Catawba Rhododendron.

Fruits of Leatherleaf Mahonia

These cluster fruits are young ones of Leatherleaf Mahonia. These green fruits will become purple color in autumn and will attract wild birds. Leatherleaf Mahonia is native to China evergreen shrub but available in USA. Here you can see flower picture of Leatherleaf Mahonia.

Male Flowers of Meserve Holly

These white flowers are male Meserve Holly’s ones. Both genders of this holly bloom many flowers in April to May. Meserve Holly is an evergreen shrub and planted as ornamental shrub like as other Hollies. You can see foliage picture here

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Encore Autumn Ruby Azalea

Encore Autumn Ruby Azalea is evergreen shrub and grows 75cm (2.5 feet) height and 90cm (3 feet)width. This plant prefers to grow in full sun or partial shade area and have beautiful ruby red flowers (as you can see on the picture) in spring to autumn.

White Flowers of Service Viburnum

These white cluster flowers are Service Viburnum. These flower have good fragrant even though it is not so strong. After flowering Service Viburnum has fruit berries which attract birds in autumn. So Service Viburnum is good landscaping bush. This plant is evergreen shrub and grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width.

Beautiful Chinese Fringe Flowers

Chinese Fringe Flowers (or known as Loropetalum) is evergreen shrub and you can enjoy beautiful pink flowers and dense foliage. Chinese Fringe Flowers is easy to grow and almost pest free shrub and prefers acid soil in full sun or partial shade area.