Trachycarpus fortunei ~ Monrovia® Windmill Palm contemporary Blazing orange and red daisy

Blazing orange and red daisy like flowers with frilled petals and small white centers haloed by purple and a yellow eye coat the plant from spring into summer

Pinus mugo at the New York Botanical Garden

Following the flowers are egg-sized fruits that make a popping sound when stepped on

aucuba japonica

Watch for slugs

Trachycarpus fortunei ~ Monrovia® Windmill Palm contemporary Blazing orange and red daisyMonrovia Windmill Palm is a small palm tree with a dense trunk covered with hair like fibers and large palmate leaves at the top of the trunk that fans out in all directions. Attractive yellow flowers bloom on long drooping panicles in summer. Grows best with part sun and rich, evenly moist well drained soils. Its ultimate mature size depends on the zone its grown in tropics can reach the full size of 40', while its lower zones are often capped at 10'