Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple houseplant Minimum temperature: 5° F

Minimum temperature: 5° F

'Dark Knight' has the deepest blue color of any of its relatives and a profusion of flower clusters

A shimmering sheen of downy white fur covers the leaves of this ingeniously named Arctostaphylos

Available for purchase at the nursery all year

Grassy leaves follow the bloom

Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple houseplant Minimum temperature: 5° FA must for anyone excited about the ornamental attributes of exfoliating bark: Layers of copper "paper" curl away from the trunk creating one of the most interesting and entertaining trunks you'll ever see. Branching is muscular and stout, making a stiff form with an eventually round headed crown. The leaves are lobed and trifoliate, and the fall color a brilliant glowing orange and rednothing dull here. This is one provocative small tree! These trees