Arbutus unedo 'Compacta', Compact Strawberry Tree intermittent water Creamy yellow-green pendent bells in

Creamy yellow-green pendent bells in mid-spring are followed by very long-lasting marble-sized bright blue-purple fruit in late summer and into fall

Bletilla x yokohama is a hybrid of Bletilla striata and Bletilla formosana

or visually exciting in a sweeping swath

Fine charcoal-black stems hold fluffy light green leaflets on fronds 15 inches tall

Never fear

Arbutus unedo 'Compacta', Compact Strawberry Tree intermittent water Creamy yellow-green pendent bells inThis dense shrub is serviceable in that it does nearly everything, and beautiful in that it does it well! It has evergreen, glossy, lance shaped leaves, cinnamon bark, clusters of urn shaped white flowers, and very attractive one inch globose fruits (edible but usually pithy and bland, but I still like them because sometimes the darkest red ones can be very sweet and jam like). Flower and fruit (light green, yellow, orange, and red) will adorn the