Sabal minor var louisiana Chocolate Garden Brugmansias have long been prized

Brugmansias have long been prized for their stunning flowers

These vigorous growers have the same growing requirements

Rick selected Panicum 'Dewey Blue' for its graceful habit and lovely glaucous foliage

(aka: Setcreasea pallida) Tradescantia pallida is a fabulous North American native (Northeastern Mexico)

it's the Bo Derek of the red hot pokers

Sabal minor var louisiana Chocolate Garden Brugmansias have long been prized(aka: Sabal louisiana) This stunning, and unusual Gulf Coast native is found only in a few swampy areas of Louisiana and east Texas, where it grows among typical Sabal minor. Taxonomists often dismiss Louisiana palmetto palm as a variant of Sabal minor, but the 6' tall trunk seems to say otherwise. If you don't agree, perhaps you'll change your mind after a few whacks with those aforementioned 6' tall trunks. Perhaps we are seeing speciation in