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Name: |
Banana
Shrub |
Botanical: |
Michelia |
Size: |
12-15'
H x 10-12' W |
Exposure: |
Sun
or Partial Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
Pale
yellow flowers smell just
like a banana popsicle! |
Bloom
Time: |
May-June |
Water: |
Low to average |
Features: |
The
flowers produced in spring
on this evergreen shrub
or small tree smell exactly
like banana popsicles!!
Excellent as a small tree-form
specimen. |
Companions: |
Underplant
with low growing shrubs
or groundcover. |
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Name: |
Barberri
'Crimson Pigmy' |
Botanical: |
Berberis atropurpureum
'Nana' |
Size: |
2'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Yellow
- inconspicuous |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
Water: |
Low - drought tolerant |
Features: |
Outstanding
maroon-red foliage on
this low, mounding shrub.
Extremely drought and
heat tolerant. |
Companions: |
Indian
Hawthorne, Yucca, Juniper,
Soft Touch Holly, Abelias,
Ornamental Grasses, Stella
de Oro Daylily, Sedums,
Crape Myrtles and other
drought tolerant plantsand
trees. |
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Name: |
Barberry
'Golden' |
Botanical: |
Berberis aurea |
Size: |
2'
H X 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Bright
Yellow |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
Features: |
Outstanding
bright yellow foliage
on this low, mounding
shrub. Very droughtand
heat tolerant. |
Companions: |
Indian
Hawthorne, Yucca, Abelias,
Junipers, rock garden
perennials, and many other
drought tolerant plants. |
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Name: |
Barberry
'Rosy Glow' |
Botanical: |
Berberis atropurpurea |
Size: |
4'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Yellow |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
Features: |
Outstanding
maroon-red foliage with
pink new growth throughout
the season! Very heat
and drought tolerant. |
Companions: |
India
Hawthorne, Soft Touch
Holly, Ornamental Grasses,
Yucca, Junipers, sedums
and other rock garden
perennials, and other
heat and drought tolerant
plants. |
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Name: |
Beautyberry
Bush 'Purple' |
Botanical: |
Callicarpa americana |
Size: |
6-8'
H x 4-6' W |
Exposure: |
Sun or Partial Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
White
in Spring followed by
purple berries in Fall |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
Water: |
Average |
Features: |
Clusters
of vibrant purple berries
encircle the stems in
fall on this unique native
of the south. At home
in the woodland border
or islands. |
Companions: |
Combine
with other types of flowering
shrubs and native plants
in the sunny or partially
shaded woodland border.
Nice around garden ponds.
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Name: |
Beautyberry
Bush 'White' |
Botanical: |
Callicarpa |
Size: |
6-8'
H x 5-6' W |
Exposure: |
Sun
or Part Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
White
in Spring followed by
white berries |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
Water: |
Average |
Features: |
Clusters
of white berries resembling
pearls encircle the stems
in fall. Truly outstanding
and unique! |
Companions: |
Combine
with other flowering shrubs
and native plants in the
sunny or partially shaded
woodland border. |
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Name: |
Boxwood
'Wintergreen' |
Botanical: |
Buxus macrophylla |
Size: |
4-5'
H x 4-5' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Light Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
None |
Bloom
Time: |
None |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Handsome
dark green foliage sheers
well into various shapes.
Excellent foundation shrub
or hedge. |
Companions: |
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Name: |
Boxwood
'Harlandi Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
Buxus |
Size: |
2-3'
H x 2-3' W - Ca be maintained
at 18" H x 18"
W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Partial Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
None |
Growth
Rate: |
Moderate |
Water
Needs: |
Low to moderate |
Features: |
Handsome
dark green foliage sheers
well to form low hedge.
This boxwood has shown
itself to be very hardy
in our area. |
Companions: |
Harbour
Dwarf Nandina, Stella
De Oro Daylilies, low
growing Junipers |
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Name: |
Burning
Bush 'Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
Euonymus alatus
'Compacta' |
Size: |
5-6'
H x 5' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Partial Shade |
Color: |
Fire
red Fall foliage |
Bloom
Time: |
None |
Water: |
Low to moderate |
Features: |
Brilliant
red fall foliage is outstanding!
Handsome dark green foliage
on this upright vase shape
shrub. Group in islands
or use as a specimen. |
Companions: |
Soft
Touch Holly, low growing
Junipers, Dwarf Gardenias |
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Name: |
Camellia
Japonicas - Spring Flowering
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Botanical: |
Camellia |
Size: |
5'+
H x 4'+W |
Exposure: |
Sun
or Afternoon Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
Red's,
Pink's, White's, and Bi-Colors |
Bloom
Time: |
Late
January to early April |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Outstanding
large flowers are produced
in abundance from late
January thru March. Very
handsome dark green glossy
foliage is evergreen.
Can be used in foundation
plantings or in islands.
A must in every southern
garden. |
Companions: |
Azaleas
and other plants that
prefer afternoon shade.
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Name: |
Camelia
Sasanquas - Fall Blooming |
Botanical: |
Camellia |
Size: |
5'+
H x 5'+ W |
Exposure: |
Sun
or Afternoon Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
Red's,
Pink's, White's, Bi-colors |
Bloom
Time: |
Fall |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Double
or single flowers are
produced in abundance
in fall. Handsome dark
green evergreen foliage.
Useful as espalier (against
a wall), in islands, or
as a specimen. Excellent
for tree-forming. A must
in southern gardens. |
Companions: |
Many
varieties of Camelias
are available at the nursery
- too many to name! |
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Name: |
Cleyera |
Botanical: |
Ternstroemia |
Size: |
8-10'
H x 5-6' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Afternoon Shade |
Foliage
Color: |
New growth is red, burgundy,
or orange |
Growth
Rate: |
Fast |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Handsome
glossy evergreen foliage
on this upright rounded
shrub. New growth is red
to orange.Excellent foundation
plant in or on the corners,
or under high windows.
Excellent as a small tree
specimen. |
Companions: |
Dwarf
Yaupon, Junipers, Crimson
Pigmy Barberry, Soft Touch
Holly, Cotoneaster,Gold
Mound Spirea, and other
small leaved shrubs. |
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Name: |
Cotoneaster
'Scarlet Leader' |
Botanical: |
Cotoneaster |
Size: |
2'
H x 4' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Partial Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
White |
Bloom
Time: |
Spring
follwed by red berries
in Fall/Winter |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Low
mounding shrub most often
used as a groundcover
on embankments or to cascade
over walls. White flowers
that cover the branches
in Spring are followed
by red berries in Fall. |
Companions: |
Indian
Hawthorne, Carissa Holly,
Cleyera, Loropetalums,
Ornamental grasses, Yucca,
Rosy Glow barberry, and
many more. Excellent asan
underplanting for small
trees such as Crape Myrtles
and Japanese Maples. |
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Name: |
Crape
Myrtle 'Pokomoke Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
Lagerstroemia |
Size: |
2-3'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Pink |
Bloom
Time: |
Summer |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Clusters
of pink flowers cover
this dwarf, mounding crape
myrtle in summer. Foliage
is attractive and adds
unique texture to the
landscape. Useful in sunny
islands, on embankments,
or in the perennial garden. |
Companions: |
Blue
Rug Juniper, Low growing
Sedums, and other groundhugging
pereenials or ornamental
groundcovers. |
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Name: |
Crape
Myrtle 'Chickasaw Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
Lagerstroemia |
Size: |
2'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Bright
Lavender |
Bloom
Time: |
Summer |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Bright
lavender flowers cover
this true dwarf crape
myrtle in summer. Plant
in sunny islands, on embankments
or in the perennial garden. |
Companions: |
Blue
Rug Juniper, low Growing
Sedums, and other groundhugging
perennials or ornamental
groundcovers. |
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Name: |
Crape
Myrtle 'Acoma' |
Botanical: |
Lagerstroemia |
Size: |
6-10'
H x 6-10' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
White |
Bloom
Time: |
Summer |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
White
flower clusters are produced
in abundance on this weeping,
semi-dwarf crape myrtle.
Burgundy-red foliage in
fall is outstanding. Mildew
resistant Faurei Hybrid. |
Companions: |
Soft
Touch Holly, Crimson Pigmy
Barberry, Little Princess
Spirea, low growing Junipers,
Daylilies and other summer
flowering perennials. |
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Name: |
Crape
Myrtle 'Victor Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
Lagerstroemia |
Size: |
4'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun |
Bloom
Color: |
Red |
Bloom
Time: |
Summer |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Outstanding
bright red flower clusters
are produced in abundance
on this dwarf crape myrtle.
Plant in sunny islands,
on embankments, or in
the perennial garden. |
Companions: |
Low
growing Junipers, Sedums,
Dwarf Spireas, Soft Touch
Holly, and other low growing
plants that prefer full
sun. |
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Taller
growing Crape Myrtle trees can be
found here. |
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Name: |
Cryptomeria
"Dwarf Global' |
Botanical: |
Cryptomeria japonica
'Globosa Nana' |
Size: |
5'
H x 5' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Part Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
None |
Bloom
Time: |
None |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Very
attractive soft-textured
foliage on this unique
evergreen shrub. Excellent
foundation plant that
can be used to accentuate
entryways. Also useful
as a specimen in the landscape
or evergreen accent in
the perennial garden. |
Companions: |
Soft
Touch Holly, Loropetalums,
Harbour Dwarf Nandinas,
Big Blue or Variegated
Liriope, Stella De Oro
Daylily, and many other
low growing plants. |
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Name: |
Cypress
'Hinoki Dwarf' |
Botanical: |
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Size: |
6'
H x 3' W |
Exposure: |
Full
Sun or Partial Shade |
Bloom
Color: |
None |
Bloom
Time: |
None |
Water
Needs: |
Low |
Features: |
Very
attractive, natural looking
evergreen foliage. Excellent
for accentuating entryways
or useful as a specimen
in the landscaoe or perennial
garden. Slow growing.
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Companions: |
Soft
Touch Holly, Harbour Dwarf
Nandina, Liriope, Laceleaf
Japanese Maples, Dwarf
Spireas, Cotoneaster,
Ivey, Daylilies and many
other perennials. |
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