Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed Water Use: Low Light Requirement: Sun Soil Moisture: Dry, Moist CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium Drought Tolerance: High Soil requirement: Well-drained, dry, infertile sandy soils. Doesn’t like wet soils. Cannot compete with surface-rooted trees. Tolerates drought. Conditions Comments: Butterfly weed has an […]
Chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus Can be planted in a planter Roots are not a problem Fragrant leaves Cultivars: ‘Silver Spire’ and ‘Alba’ white flowers ‘Rosea’ pink flowers ‘Shoal Creek’ purple blooms ‘Purpurea’ delicate lilac flowers Prune for tree and multi-trunked tree Vase-shaped, drooping branches. Thorny. Breakage: resistant 10 to 15 feet tall and 15 to […]
Oleander
Nerium oleander fast growing a broad range of soils heat tolerant drought tolerant full sun or part shade living screen/wall specimen tree blooms on new wood evergreen, but leaves may get damaged by cold in zone 9 problems: toxic caterpillars