Guests are asking about the Root Beer Plant (Piper auritum) growing in a container just as you enter the Garden. Why root beer? The heart shaped leaves have a spicy smell when rubbed; UC Research Examines Ancient Puebloans and the Myth of Maize Ancientfoods ZZ Plant Fragrance Plants and Flowers Japanese Garden in Containers: matching containers soil based potting mix slow release fertilizer granules broken clay pot pieces Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) 'Holochrysa' variegated bamboo (Pleioblastus variegatus) large leaved