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TAXUS
x. media
‘Densiformis’ USDA
4-7
Dense Spreading
Yew
Scarlet berries are backed by dark green foliage on this
dense low spreading shrub making an excellent hedge, screen, border
or foundation plant. It is durable and versatile and
takes shearing well.
Slow grower to 3-4’ tall, 4-6’ wide. Evergreen. Full sun.
TERNSTROEMIA
gymnanthera
USDA
7-11
Cleyera Japonica, Japanese
Ternstroemia
Upright-oval to
oval-rounded shrub with new emerging leaves bronze to red, changing
to a lustrous deep green at maturity then turning a rich reddish
bronze color in winter. Very fragrant flowers are white to
yellowish-white blooming May-June. Green to red berries ripen
in September. Prefers moist,
well-drained soils. Does best in shade or partial shade. Good
accent plant, informal hedge, screen or may be used in
containers.
Medium size shrub, 6-8’ high and wide, larger with age. Evergreen. Full to partial
sun.
THUJA
occidentalis
‘Emerald’ USDA
2-8
Emerald Arborvitae
Originally from Denmark, this narrow compact pyramidal
shrub has rich emerald green foliage holding color throughout
winter. Displays
excellent heat tolerance, cold hardy to -40 degrees F. Requires
deep well drained soil. Good screening plant or evergreen
hedge. Grows 10-15’
tall, 3-4’ wide.
Full sun.
occidentalis
‘Filiformis’ USDA
4-8
Weeping Threadleaf Arborvitae
New growth is bright green with dense branches trailing to the ground
that hold many loose tufts of long thread-like drooping
branchlets. Patio Tree
is top grafted to form pendulous habit. Grows to 7-8’ high crown, 3-4’
wide. Full
sun.
occidentalis ‘Little
Gem’
USDA 4-8
Little Gem Arborvitae
Dwarf dense form with dark green leaves. Grows broader than tall, 3’ high,
4 ½ - 6’ wide. Full
sun.
occidentalis
‘Rheingold’ USDA
4-8
Rheingold
Arborvitae
A
small compact conical shaped evergreen shrub having foliage of rich
deep gold,
developing into coppery-gold in winter. May be clipped or unclipped for formal or
informal hedge or screen. A moderate growing shrub grows to
height and width of 4-5’, larger with age. Full sun.
occidentalis ‘Smaragd’
Emerald’
USDA 3-7
Emerald Arborvitae
A
beautiful pyramidal evergreen that is slow-growing. Foliage is rich emerald
green. Requires
well drained soil.
Ideal for small hedges, a tub plant or as a garden specimen. Grows 6’ tall. Full
sun.
orientalis
‘Aurea Nana’
USDA 6-9
Dwarf (Berckman’s) Golden
Arborvitae
A
dwarf compactly branched shrub with pointed globe shape having
foliage of soft green with bright golden-yellow tips, turning
bronze in winter. Use
in pairs, hedge, borders, in formal rows or containers.
Slow growing shrub. 4-6’ tall, 3-5’ wide with no pruning
necessary. Full
to partial sun.
TRACHELOSPERMUM
jasminoides
USDA 8-9
Confederate or Star Jasmine
A
twining evergreen vine or ground cover. Lustrous leathery, dark green
leaves with fragrant white flowers from May to June. Plant requires support and will
make an effective cover on latticework. Prefers moist well-drained
soils. Grows
10-12’. Should be
pruned to keep in bounds. Prefers partial or full
sun.
VIBURNUM
opulus
‘Nanum’
USDA
4-8
Dwarf Cranberry
Bush
Dense, dwarf shrub is grown for its small size and
mounding habit. Branches are covered with small glossy leaves and
sporadic blooms. It
can be used for low hedges or as a filler plant. Grows 24-30” in
height with 36-40” spread. Will not withstand wet or poorly
drained conditions. Deciduous. Full sun.
opulus
‘Sterile’
USDA 3-8
Eastern Snowball
Medium size, shrub
with masses of pure white snowball-like flower clusters for a showy
display in summer. Bright green foliage has purplish-red fall
coloring. Splendid landscape specimen. A moderate grower, reaching
a height of 12’, 10’ wide, larger with age. Deciduous. Full sun.
plicatum ‘Nanum
Semperflorens’
USDA 5-8
‘Watanabei Viburnum
Low-growing and compact. Blooms from late spring to
autumn. Grows to 6”
tall, 5’ wide. Full to
partial sun.
plicatum tomentosum
‘Mariesii’
USDA 5-8
Marie’s Doublefile Viburnum
Medium sized, broadly rounded shrub has dense tiered
horizontal branches.
Dark green leaves emerge early; turning reddish purple in
fall. The large flower clusters bloom in
profusion on stem above foliage. Red fruit in the fall is very
ornamental. Moderate
grower 6-8’ high by 8-10’ width. Deciduous. Full sun.
x
pragense
USDA 5-9
Prague Viburnum
In
spring, lustrous dark green leathery leaves appear on this medium
size shrub. Pink buds
open to creamy-white
flowers at branch tips. This makes a very attractive
hedge, screen or windbreak. Fast grower to 10’ tall and
wide.
Evergreen. Full
sun.
x rhytidophylloides
‘Allegheny’
USDA 5-8
Allegheny
Viburnum
Leathery very dark lustrous green leaves resist bacterial
leaf spot producing a hardy, vigorous, dense growth habit. Large
clusters of creamy-white fragrant blooms appear in May and are
followed by red fruit in September and October maturing to shiny
black. Evergreen to semi-evergreen. Fast grower 10’ tall and
wide. Full sun.
WEIGELA
florida ‘Bristol
Ruby’
USDA 4-8
Bristol Ruby
Weigelia
The shrub has an erect growth habit, is dense rounded,
spreading branches that eventually arch to the ground. Flowers are
ruby-red , free flowering. 7’ height, good hardiness. Prefers well drained soil. Full sun.
florida ‘Pink
Princess’
USDA 4-8
Pink Princess Weigela
A
spreading, dense rounded shrub with medium green leaves arching to
the ground. Flowers
are a lavender-pink and very hardy. It grows 5-6’ high, spreading
loose, and open. This makes a good plant for group or mass
plantings or for a shrub border. It prefers well-drained
soil. Full
sun.
florida ‘Variegata
Nana’ USDA
4-8
Variegated Weigela
Soft green leaves edged with pale yellow to creamy-white
on a compactly branched, rounded form backs the soft rose-pink
blossoms in late spring. One of the best variegated shrubs for
planting as a foreground of shrub beds or as a background for
flower borders.. Deciduous. Moderate grower 3’ tall and
wide. Full sun.
WISTERIA
floribunda
(Blue)
USDA 4-9
Blue Japanese
Wisteria
This vine, usually late to leaf out, has new growth of bronze or
purple, turning bright green. Fragrant blooms are violet-blue, blooming April-May. Stems twine
clock-wise, growing as much as 10’ or more in one season in the
south. Prefers moist, well drained soil and high PH. The plant will
consume fences, trellises and arbors if not pruned. Can be trained into a tree form
or twines up in a tree to make a beautiful blooming vine. Full sun.
floribunda
(White)
USDA
6-9
White Japanese Wisteria
A
vigorous growing vine that displays new leaves of bronze or
purplish tint turning
bright green. Blooms are upright clusters of pea-shaped white
flowers both in spring
just after leafing out and again in the fall. Train to spiral up trees, columns
and posts or cover arbors or pergolas. Metal pipes should be used
as these will crush wood supports. Can be trained into a tree form. Also will climb as high at
a 50’ in a tree. Deciduous vine. Rapid
growth to 30’ or more.
Full sun.
YUCCA
filamentosa
‘Golden Sword’
USDA 4-9
Golden Sword
Yucca
A rosette of
yellow-centered sword-like green leaves top tall spikes of
fragrant, ivory white blooms with spikes 4-6’ tall. Clumps are
formed 3-4’ tall to 5’ wide, more with age. Used as a contrasting
textured plant in garden accent or container plants. It is best
used in mass plantings. It doesn’t like extremely wet
soil. Evergreen. Full
sun.
