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MAHONIA

japonica ‘Bealei’                                     USDA 5-8   

Leatherleaf Mahonia

Spiny, leathery leaves make this an attractive barrier shrub or specimen. Erect stems hold clusters of fragrant lemon yellow blooms followed by  an attractive power-blue to black grape-like  berry attracting birds in May - June.  This is an exceptional plant for a shady corner of the garden.    Evergreen moderate  growing shrub  6-10’ tall, 4-5’ wide.  Partial sun.  

MILLETTIA

reticulata                                          USDA 7-10

Evergreen Wisteria

Woody twining evergreen vine has leathery, bright green leaves.  Showy clusters of rose-purple pea-shaped flowers stand erect.  Good for trellis, arbor, or accent plant.  Twining stems grow 12-15’ long, 3-6’ wide.  Full sun.

MYRICA

cerifera                                                USDA 3-8

Southern Wax Myrtle

This is a beautiful wispy broadleaf evergreen with glossy olive green leaves.  New growth has ‘Bayberry Candle’ scent.  It tolerates infertile soil but prefers good watering and nutrition.   Makes an excellent screen but if left un-pruned, it will produce an attractive small tree. It grows as much as 5’ per growing season maturing at 10-15’ high and wide  Full to partial sun. 

NANDINA

domestica                                              USDA  6-9

Heavenly Bamboo

New leaves are coppery to purplish red becoming  lacy blue-green leaves on cane-like stems at maturity. The pinkish bud turns to creamy white flowers blooming May-June.  Foliage turns a brilliant red color in fall, accompanied by red berries in September-October and persisting into and through winter. Excellent for narrow spaces, may be used as a screen or for groupings. Prefers moist, fertile soil. Upright evergreen. Grows 6-8’ high, 3 feet wide.   Full  to partial sun.

domestica ‘Compacta’                              USDA 6-11

Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo

An attractive compact evergreen shrub that displays soft, lacy green foliage, changing to  brilliant red coloring in the fall and winter.       This is very effective as a specimen plant, massed plantings or border plant. Moderate grower 4-5’ tall, 3’ wide. Full to partial shade.  

domestica  ‘Firepower’                             USDA 6-11

Firepower Heavenly Bamboo

This is one of the best evergreen coloring nandinas with foliage turning a brilliant crimson red color in the fall and remains throughout winter.  It is  more virus resistant without the foliage distortion. Neat mounds make a good foundation plant for borders, massing or containers. Grows to 30” tall and wide.  Needs no pruning.  Evergreen.  Full sun.

domestica ‘Harbour Dwarf’                       USDA 6-11

Harbour Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo

An extremely attractive compact dwarf evergreen shrub that displays foliage of a brilliant, soft, dainty   pink to bronze tint in spring,  changing to bronzy-red in fall and winter.   It is a slow grower to 18” tall, 2-1/2’ wide clumps.  Full to partial sun.  

domestica ‘Monum’ P.P.A.F                      USDA 6-11

Plum Passion Heavenly Bamboo

This new selection has the most beautiful colored foliage of the nandinas on the market today. The  new  growth is deep purplish red turning deep green in summer, and reddish-purple in winter. Evergreen.  Moderate grower of 4-5’ tall, and 3’ wide.  Full to partial sun.

PARTHENOCISSUS

quinquefolia ‘Monham’    P.P. #10128       USDA 4-9

Star Showers Virginia Creeper

A very attractive vine with variegated leaves predominantly green with white ‘paint splattered’ markings. Foliage turns a colorful pinkish shade in cool weather. Foliage is smaller than species.  Excellent, tough, low-maintenance plant, considered a climbing or trailing vine that clings to walls, trellises, rock piles or other surfaces for a quick cover. Stems grow 20-35’ long. Deciduous.  Full to partial sun. 

PHILADELPHUS

coronarius ‘Nanus’                                     USDA 4-8

Dwarf Mock Orange

A rather compact handsome haystack-shaped  shrub.  The leaves are dark green with very little if any change in fall.  It is rather sparse flowering. Prefers moist, well drained soil supplied with organic matter.  Moderate grower  to  4’ high.    Evergreen.     Full sun or light shade.

PHOTINIA

x fraseri                                                     USDA 7-9

Red Tip Photinia

This is the most poplar of the photinas.  New foliage explodes with bright bonze-red coloring, maturing to large lustrous dark green leaves.   New leaves coincide with the small white flower starting to emerge in early to mid March.  When plants are young, they appear very open but pruning will encourage basal branching. Flowers have a quite offensive odor.  Basic problems are a fungus that starts out with a spot on the leaves. Good corner plant or screen hedge.  It can be used as  espalier or as a patio tree also.   Moderate to fast grower to 8-12’  high, 8-10’ wide.  Plant in full sun or partial shade.   

PICEA

glauca ‘Conica’                                           USDA 2-6

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

These shrubs grow cone shaped displaying  dense gray-green needles which are soft to the touch. Used for miniature Christmas tree or as a tub plant.  Very dwarf spruce is slow growing of about 2-4” per year,  maturing at 6-8’ tall, 4-5’ wide, larger with age.   Partial sun. 

pungens  glauca  ‘Fat Albert’                      USDA 2-8

Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce   

An exceptional evergreen conifer that has needles of rich blue coloring.  The dense-branching, broadly pyramidal form makes an excellent living Christmas tree or excellent landscape specimen.  A slow grower 10-15’ tall, 10-12’  feet wide.  Full sun. 

PIERIS

japonica ‘Mountain Fire’                             USDA 6-8

Mountain Fire Pieris

New growth on this upright evergreen shrub is a beautiful firey red maturing to lustrous  chestnut brown.  It is a prolific producer of clusters of drooping fragrant white   flowers  blooming two to three weeks, from March-April.   Slow grower. 6-10’ height and width.   Partial sun. 

PINUS

mugo pumilio                                           USDA 2-7

Dwarf Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine

The most common of the dwarf conifer,  it displays dark green needles on a shrubby habit of broadly spreading branches. Needles often turn yellowish green in winter.    It is great for rock gardens, mass plantings or in groupings with broadleaf plants.  Makes a nice container plant especially at Christmas when space is limited for a Christmas tree. Prefers a deep, moist loam soil.   May be pruned annually to thicken plant and keep as a dwarf.   A slow grower 3-5’ tall, spreads 6-10’.  Full sun or partial shade.

PROSTANTHERA

rotundifolia

Round-leaves Mint Bush

Related to the culinary herbs, this foliage gives off a an aromatic minty fragrance.  Purple flowers bloom in spring with some blooms being pink.  To achieve a bushy shape, this should be pruned back annually.  It prefers well drained, moist soil.  Grows approximately 4 ½’  tall.  Prefers some shelter from direct sun.

PRUNUS

caroliniana ‘Monus’                                  UADA 7-11

Bright ‘n Tight Carolina Laurel

This tightly branched evergreen shrub has shiny, deep green foliage with a clean appearance. Adapts well to occasional shearing to control size and form making an excellent plant for a hedge or screen. Moderate grower maturing to 8-10’ tall & 6-8’ wide, larger if untrimmed.  Evergreen. Full to partial sun. 

laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’                         USDA 6-9

Otto Luyken English Laurel

A lush-growing dwarf evergreen shrub with dark green leaves approximately 4” long, 1” wide.  It produces abundant showy white flowers in April-May, more profusely if planted in shaded areas. It has small black fruit.  Good for broad hedge, background or screen plant.  It grows 3-4’ high, 6’ wide. Full to partial sun.  

laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis’                         USDA 6-9

Shipka Cherry Laurel

A Native of Bulgaria, this dark green, narrow-leafed shrub is one of the hardiest of the cherry laurels.  With a glossy foliage on a dense, vase-shaped form, it displays a layered effect, making an excellent low hedge for filtered shade. White fragrant flowers appear in profusion in spring. Evergreen.    Moderately  grows 4-6’ tall, 6-8’ wide.   Filtered sun.

PYRACANTHA

coccinea ‘Mohave’

Mohave Pyracantha

Lustrous dark green leaves appear in spring along with masses of small white blooms.  Mohave produces a spectacular mass of orange-red berries.  Use as a focal point on the side of a house or superb impenetrable hedge.  Grows 6-10’. Full to partial sun.