Angel Vine (Wire Vine)
(Polygonaceae muehlenbeckia)
A tiny creeper from New Zealand, this plant endlessly twists and winds growing dense patches of black wiry stems. Flowers are inconspicuous, but small.  White fruit may appear.

Cigar Plant
(Cuphea ignea)
Old-fashioned houseplant with dark green leaves and bright orange tubular flowers. Blooms continuously. It is surprisingly durable in low light.

Coleus-Red Mars
(Coleus hybridus - 'Mars')
This variety has little, one-inch lobed leaves. The dark red color is its namesake. To maintain the color, it needs a very bright location. A good pot specimen. Cuttings root easily in water. An excellent topiary plant.

Elfin Herb (Also Called Cuphea or Mexican Heather) (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
Beautiful floriferous topiary are made of this small shrub from Mexico. Tiny tubular flowers in pink appear in leaf axils in the spring, summer and fall. Cuphea is a sturdy plant.

Lavender-French Grey
(Lavendula dentata 'Candicans')
It has bright green, notched, narrow leaves, with a camphor-rosemary scent. Good for indoor pot culture. Used extensively for topiary. Grows in large and spectacular northern gardens and can be brought in for the winter. A cultivar derived from species in North Africa.

Myrtle-Dwarf
(Myrtis communis, microphylla)
A favorite of the Greeks, both in legend and everyday use. The herb of Venus. Fragrant and antiseptic. Charming pot plant, great topiary subject. Often covered with white flowers and then small purple fruit follow.

Rosemary-Tuscan Blue
(Rosemarinus officinalis cv.)
Very vigorous upright growing with grey-green longish needle-like leaves. Dark-blue flowers in winter. Often used to grow clipped "Christmas Trees." Rosemary Tuscan Blue has a great culinary flavor.