Clematis armandii 25/5 Restock Unlike the common persimmon of

Unlike the common persimmon of the eastern woods

Aucuba has long been a city gardener's ally

few natives of the Southwest can match the Texas persimmon

Cinnamomum burmannii is the tree behind most of the cinnamon in an American kitchen

palmately compound leaves

Clematis armandii 25/5 Restock Unlike the common persimmon ofClematis armandii is the evergreen clematis, a bold, glossy leaved vine that breaks nearly every rule of the genus. Where most clematis drop their leaves and climb daintily, this one holds large, leathery, dark green trifoliate leaves the year round and grows with real vigor, then smothers itself in fragrant white flowers at the very start of spring. Few vines open so much bloom so early, and fewer still carry evergreen foliage handsome enough to grow