1 Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 2  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 3  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014. 4  Parcel Select (non-presort) will see an increase of 9.8% in 2015.
Although the Vitex is known by many names it is best known for its beautiful spikes of purple blooms is has in the summer months. The Vitex is prized for not only these unique desert blooms, but also for its natural ability to attract butterflies to oneâs landscape. One of the plant's common names, monk's pepper, references the use of its seeds as a pepper substitute in monasteries, where it was prized for its intrinsic effects on virility. The small stature and low maintenance requirements of this tree allow its unique properties to be brought into just about any landscape.
Flowering. Viburnums come in all sizes -- some plants only grow to 2 feet tall, while others can reach 30 feet at maturity. Their flowers are usually creamy white, but a few species have flowers that open in white and turn pink as they age.All viburnum flowers are borne in large clusters at the ends of their branches.t grows up to 12 feet tall in USDA zones 5 through 9. Another shrub, called the wayfaringtree viburnum (Viburnum lantana Mohican), grows 7 or 8 feet tall, blooms for three weeks in May and produces orange-red berries in July that ripen to black near summer's end. It grows in USDA zones 4 through 8.