Categories for Shrubs

Turks Cap

Q&Artistree: Why is Turk’s Cap rarely seen in Sarasota County?

“I’d love to hear why Turk's Cap isn’t used very much around here. I recently went to Cabbage Key on Pine Island and saw some beautiful ones in various landscapes.”-- ArtisTree Account Executive Johnny Kartheiser Thanks for your question, Johnny. We passed it on to three of ArtisTree's Plantopinions experts,…

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allamanda and mandevilla

Allamanda and Mandevilla: Indignant that you would even confuse them.

Tropical lookalikes. Top photo features the stately Allamanda. Bottom photo: The irrepressible Mandevilla. So what's the confusion? Allamanda and Mandevilla are basically the same plant, right? No way, and they can't believe you would even say that. If you look past your first immediate impressions -- bright yellow blooms, viney…

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Crotons

Crotons stir up colorful language from Plantopinions experts.

Crotons stir up Florida landscapes with a riot of kaleidoscopic colors and nearly 700 cultivars to select from. So it was no small feat for each ArtisTree Plantopinions expert to winnow down their favorites to just one. But they managed, considering cultivars like Funky Jungle Queen, Chili Pan, Mrs. Iceton…

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