Set the tree against a dark background, however, and its flowers will absolutely pop. The subsequent seed pods, Chinese-lanternlike capsules strung in showy clusters, provide final proof this is ...

FLOWERING in a burst of rich yellow, the kowhai tree from New Zealand is often taken to be a form of laburnum, the golden rain tree. However, the kowhai is in full flower now, the branches and ...

The yellow flowers are pea-shaped (Baptisia is in the legume family) and will last three to four weeks. After flowers fade, pea pods up to 3 inches long form, holding numerous tiny black seeds.

The lowly pigeon pea offers many benefits to akamai gardeners. Not only is it a drought-tolerant, small and attractive tree but it also offers an edible crop and fixes nitrogen.

Bladder senna is a very pretty shrub or small tree in flower at the moment. Indeed, it has been in flower for a few weeks and will continue to produce its pretty yellow or orange flowers into late ...