Check out the guayacán at Moody Garden.

With its green foliage and beautiful blue-purple flowers, guayacán can grow as a dense, multi-stemmed shrub or develop into the form of a small tree. That versatility makes it an interesting choice for Yuma landscapes.

If you like the look of a full flowering shrub, guayacán can provide that. If your landscape would benefit from the form of a small tree instead, its multi-stemmed growth offers another possibility. Rather than thinking of a plant as having only one shape and one purpose, guayacán gives the gardener options.

That can be especially useful when planning a smaller landscape. You may want the fullness of a shrub in one location but........

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