Description: Native to warm temperate and tropical regions from Mexico to Central and South America and the West Indies, the cestrum genus comprises more than 200 species of mainly evergreen shrubs.

I have the ideal plant for our long, hot summers. It is drought-resistant, deer-resistant and has had no known pests or diseases in my yard. Bet you think I am talking about something artificial, but ...

These tropical plants will not only thrive in a south Louisiana garden in July, but they will likely withstand winter.

Golden cestrum Golden cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum) is a fast-growing scrambling shrub that produces yellow tubular blooms nearly year-round. It, too, may show freeze damage, but rebounds easily in ...

Everyone loves jasmine. There are many different varieties and most are so fragrant, who can resist? Probably the best known jasmine is confederate jasmine, a vine with numerous white fragrant flowers ...

If you appreciate sturdy shrubs with blossoms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, install the ‘Newellii’ variety of red cestrum. Native to Mexico, this evergreen plant (C. elegans ‘Newellii’) ...

Plants need steel wills to survive this summer. Many have called it quits in the record drought and heat. But a lineup of diehards is answering the conditions with beautiful blooms. The winning team's ...