Below is a listing of shrubs that like lots of sunshine and perform well in Zone 8.

Name: Dwarf Abelia 'Little Richard' Botanical: Abelia Height x Width: 2-3' H x 2-3' W Exposure: Full sun or partial shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Summer through Fall Water: Low once established Features: Clusters of small white bell-shape flowers are produced in abundance summer thru fall. Low mounding habit. Drought tolerant Companions: Barberries, Loropetalums, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses

Name: Abelia 'Ed Goucher' Botanical: Abelia Size: 6' H x 6' W Exposure: Full sun or partial shade Bloom Color: Lavender-pink Bloom Time: Summer through Fall Water: Low once established Features: Clusters of lavender-pink bell-flowers are produced in abundance summer thru fall. Upright rounded form. Drought tolerant. Companions: Barberries, Loropetalums, Ornamental Grasses, large leaf Hollies and many more.

Name: Arborvitae 'Berkman's Golden' Botanical: Arborvitae Size: 5-6' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full sun or light shade Bloom Color: Golden foliage Bloom Time: None Water: Low once established Features: Bright golden evergreen foliage all year. Good for corners, low screen, or as a specimen. Companions: Dwarf Nandinas, Barberries, Soft Touch Holly, as an accent in perennial gardens, and many other plants.

Name: Arborvitae 'Emerald Green' Botanical: Arborvitae Size: 10-15' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full sun or light shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time: None Water: Low once established Features: Conical shape to this evergreen excellent for the corners, as a screen, or specimen. Companions: Barberries, Loropetalums, Carissa Holly, and many more.

Name: Southern Indica Azaleas Botanical: Azalea Size: 6-8' H x 6-8' W Exposure: Full sun or afternoon shade Bloom Color: White, Pink, Purple, White/Purple Bi-color Bloom Time: Mid Spring Water: Low once established Features: Clusters of large flowers on these large growing heat and sun tolerant azalea. At home in woodland borders or islands. Can be used as a foundation plant or around decks. Prefers well drained soils. An excellent substitute for Rhododendrons in our area.

Name: Banana Shrub Botanical: Michelia Size: 12-15' H x 10-12' W Exposure: A 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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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

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

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.

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.

Name: Dwarf Crape Myrtles Botanical: Lagerstroemia Size: 2-3' H x 3' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink, Lavender, or red Bloom Time: Summer Water Needs: Low Features: Flower clusters cover these dwarf, mounding crape myrtles 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.

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.

Name: Eleagnus Botanical: Eleagnus 'Fruitlandi' Size: 8-10' H x 8-10' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Foliage Color: Dark green dusted with silver Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: A densley branched, fast growing evergreen shrub excellent to create a quick screen, hedge, or background. Dark green foliage has attractive silver scale. Companions: Loropetalums, Junipers, Carissa Holly, Barberries, Ornamental Grasses, and many more.

Name: Euonymus 'Golden' Botanical: Euonymus japonica 'Aurea' Size: 4-5' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Foliage Color: Bright Yellow Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: The variegated green and yellow foliage is outstanding. Useful as a hedge or specimen. A good accent plant in foundation plantings. Very showy. Companions: The foliage of this plant contrasts well with too many plants to name. Soft Touch Holly, Barberries, Loropetalums, and Junipers to name a few.

Name: Forsythia 'Yellow Bell's' Botanical: Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold' Size: 5-6' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Bloom Color: Bright Yellow Bloom Time: Early Spring Water Needs: Low Features: In Spring the branches of this old time favorite flowering shrub are literally covered in bright yellow blooms! Useful in a flowering shrub border, islands, foundation plantings, around decks, or as a hedge or screen. Companions: Combine with Quince, Reeves Spirea, and Flowering Almond for a stunning combination of early Spring color!

Name: Gardenia 'August Beauty' Botanical: Gardenia Size: 5-6' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White - Highly Fragrant Bloom Time: Late Spring Water Needs: Low Features: Very sweetly fragrant double white blooms stand out nicely against the deep blue-green glossy foliage of this attractive evergreen shrub. Excellent near sitting areas such as decks and patieos. Companions: Soft Touch Holly, Junipers, Abelias, Dwarf nandinas, Dwf Spireas, Snow Indian Hawthorne, and others.

Name: Gardenia 'Daisy' Botanical: Gardenia Size: 3' H x 3' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Bloom Color: White, single, highly fragrant flowers Bloom Time: Spring Water Needs: Low Features: Sweetly fragrant, single white flowers cover the dark blue-green foliage in Spring. Upright, mounding growth habit. Plant near sitting areas where fragrance can best be enjoyed. Companions: Low growing Junipers, Little Richard Abelia, low growing perennials, and many of the ornamental groundcovers such as Variegated Liriope or Blue Rug Juniper.

Name: Gardenia 'Creeping' Botanical: Gardenia radicans Size: 2' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White, highly fragrant Bloom Time: Spring Water Needs: Low Features: Sweetly fragrant, double white flowers on this low growing, spreading Gardenia. Plant near sitting areas such as patios, decks, swings, and benches where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Companions: Dwarf Yaupon, Dwarf Abelias, Azaleas, low growing Junipers, Dianthus and many other groundcovers.

Name: Holly 'Carissa' Botanical: Ilex Size: 4' H x 5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Afternoon Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: A fast growing hardy, evergreen shrub that never needs pruning! Perhaps the best foundation shrub available. Tolerates extreme cold or heat. Very drought tolerant. Companions: Dwarf Yaupon, Junipers, Dwarf Abelias, Variegated Pittosporum, Ornamental Grasses, Loropetalums, just to name a few! A Wilson Bros. Favorite!

Name: Holly 'Compacta' Botanical: Ilex crenata Size: 4-5' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low once established Features: Dense shrub most often used as a foundation plant or to form a hedge. Sheers well into various shapes. Often confused with Boxwoods. Companions: Carissa Holly, Dwarf Burfordi Holly, Junipers, Nandinas, Ornamental Grasses, Aborvitaes, to name a few.

Name: Holly 'Dwarf Burfordi' Botanical: Ilex Size: 5-6' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White, inconspicuous Bloom Time: Spring, follwed by a large crop of red berries if not pruned Water Needs: Low Features: Handsome, glossy dark green foliage on this rounded, mounding evergreen. Loaded with red berries in Winter! Excellent foundaion plant or hedge. Makes an excellent small tree-form specimen. Very hardy. Companions: Dwarf Yaupon, Junipers, Ableias, Sprieas, Pampas Grass, Soft Touch Holly, and many more.

Name: Holly - Dwarf Yaupon 'Bordeaux' Botanical: Ilex vomitoria Size: 4' H x 5' W Exposure: Full Sun is preferred Foliage Color: Grey-green with wine-red new growth Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Tolerates dry or damp soil Features: A very hardy and dense mounding evergreen shrub. Excellent as a foundation plant, a hedge, or grouped in islands. Sheers well but pruning is not necessary. Companions: Carissa Holly, Dwarf Indian Hawthorne, Gardenias, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, and many many more. This shrub os used to being out the texture of plants around it,

Name: Holly 'Soft Touch' Botanical: Ilex crenata Size: 2-3' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low once established Features: The texture of this low mounding shrub is soft to the touch and to the eye. An excellent foundation plant. Also useful in islands, or as a low hedge. An excellent plant for contrast. Companions: Carissa Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Otto Luyken Laurel, Ornamental Grasses, Barberries, Loropetalums, Knockout Roses, Nandinas, Japanese Maples, and many more!

Name: Holly 'Fosteri' Botanical: Ilex attenuata Size: 10-20' H x 6-10' W Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade Berry Color: Dark red Berry Time: Winter Water Needs: Low Features: Handsome gray-green foliage on this fast growing, uptight, conical-shaped holly. An excellent corner plant or small evergreen tree. Lots of red berries in winter! Companions: Carissa Holly, Dwarf Burfordi Holly, indian Hathorne, Loropetalums, Otto Luyken Laurel, Cleyra and many many more.

Name: Holly 'Nelli Stephens' Botanical: Ilex Size: 10-20' H x 8-10' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Berry Color: Red Berry Time: Large red berries in winter Water Needs: Low Features: Handsome dark blue-green foliage on this most popular tall growing pyramidal holly. Excellent on the corners of two story homes or buildings, as a screen, or a specimen in islands. Companions: Dwarf Yaupon Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, and other screen plants such as Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria, Magnolias.

Name: Holly 'Weeping Yaupon' Botanical: Ilex vomitoria Size: 10-20' H Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Berry Color: Red Berry Time: A massive crop of small red beries in winter Water Needs: Tolerates dry or damp soils Features: The weeping habit of this yaupon adds plenty of personality to to the landscape. Let it weep to the ground or limb it up as a tree form. Excellent corner plant, screen, or tree-form specimen. Lots of red berries in winter! Companions: Carissa Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Miss Huff Lantana, Junipers, Barberries, Loropetalums, Ornamental Grasses, and many more.

Name: Indian Hawthorne 'Eleanor Tabor' Botanical: Raphiolepis Size: 3-4' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: Spring and sometimes Fall Water Needs: Very low once established Features: Compact evergreen shrub produces masses of pink flowers in Spring. An excellent substitute for Azaleas in full sun situations. Useful as a foundation shrub, grouped in sunny islands, or as a low hedge. Companions: Abelias, Crimson Pigmy Barberry, Soft Touch Holly, other Hollies, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, Loropetalums, Yucca, Weeping Yaupon, and many more.

Name: Indian Hawthorne 'Snow' Botanical: Raphiolepis Size: 3' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Spring and sometimes Fall Water Needs: Very low once established Features: Dense, mounding evergreen shrub becomes covered in masses of white flowers in Spring. An excellent substitute for Azaleas in full sun situations. Useful as a foundation shrub, grouped in sunny islands, or as a low hedge. Drought tolerant. Companions: Abelias, Crimson Pigmy Barberry, Soft Touch Holly and other Hollies, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, Loropetalums, Yucca, Weeping Yaupon, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Bar Harbor' Botanical: Juniperus wiltoni Size: 4-6" H x 4-6' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color : Blue-green to blue-burgundy in winter Spacing: 3-5' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Fast growing groundhugging Juniper excellent for use on embankments or as a groundcover in the borders of islands or foundation plantings. Much faster growing that Blue Rug. Companions: Use as a groundcover around Hollies, Junipers, Spireas, Abelias. Lantanas, Barberries, Loropetalums, and many many more. Also good for underplant small trees such as Crape Myrtles and Japanese Maples.

Name: Juniper 'Blue Pacific' Botanical: Juniperus conferta Size: 12" H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color: Blue Spacing: 4-6' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Trailing habit with attractive fur-like blue foliage. Fast growing groundcover excellent for covering large embankments. Companions: Hollies, Indian Hawthorne, Rosy Glow Barberries, Yucca, Loropetalums, and many more. Also good for underplanting small trees such as Crape Myrtles or Japanese Maples.

Name: Juniper 'Blue Point' Botanical: Juniperus chinensis Size: 8-9' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color: Blue Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: Handsome blue evergreen foliage on this upright pyramidal Juniper. Useful as a cornerplant i foundation plantings or between two windows, or as a screen or specimen. Good shrub to decorate for Christmas. Companions: Carissa Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Barberries, Spireas, Daisy Gardenia, Abelias, Ornamental Grasses, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Blue Rug' Botanical: Juniperus horizontalis Size: 3-4" H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Blue-green Spacing: 3-4' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Blue-green foliage on this ground-hugging Juniper excellent as a groundcover in foundation plantings, the borders of islands, or to underplant small trees such as the Laceleaf Japanese Maples. Companions: Hollies, Indian Hawthornes, Spireas, Abelias, Barberries, Loropetalums, Ornamental Grasses, Laceleaf Japanese Maples, Daylilies, and many many more.

Name: Juniper 'GreenMound' Botanical: Juniperus procumbens Size: 6" H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color: Bright Green Spacngi: 4-5' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Outstanding bright-green foliage that mounds at the center and is trailing. Excellent as a groundcover on embankments, borders of islands or to underplant small trees such as Japanese Maples. Companions: Hollies, Indian Hawthornes, Abelias, Barberries, Loropetalums, Ornamental Grasses, Japanese Maples, Daylilies, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Grey Owl' Botanical: Juniperus virginia Size: 2' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Light grey-blue Spacing: 4-5' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Outstanding silver foliage on this finely textured juniper excellent for planting on slopes, the borders of islands, or as a foundation plant. Companions: Hollies, Barberries, Loropetalums, Abelias, Ornamental Grasses, Abelias, Spireas, Japanese Maples, and many many more.

Name: Juniper 'Hetzi Columnar' Botanical: Juniper hetzi columnaris Size: 10-15' H x 3-5' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color: Rich green Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: Upright pyramidal habit with handsome rich green foliage. An excellent corner plant, screen or specimen. Also good for topiary. Companions: Hollies, Indian Hawthornes, Barberries, Loropetalums, Abelias, Spireas, Ornamental Grasses, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Hollywood' aka 'Torolusa' Botanical: Juniperus chinensis 'Torolusa' Size: 10-15' H x 6-7' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Dark green Bloom Time: None Water Needs: Low Features: An excellent Juniper to espalier up against a wall on the sunny side of homes or buildings. Also a nice specimen in Japanese gardens or the perennial garden. Great for topiary! Companions: Low growing Hollies, Indian Hawthorne, Barberries, Abelias, Spireas, Yuccas, Japanese Maples, Ornamental Grasses, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Parson's' Botanical: Juniperus davurica parsonii Size: 18-24" H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Light Shade Foliage Color: Dark blue-green Spacing: 5-6' W Water Needs: Low Features: Handsome dark blue-green foliage with a branching habit. Exceelent on embankments, the edges of islands, to underplant small trees such as Crape Myrtles, or upright Japanese Maples. Very hardy and pest resistant. Companions: Rosy Glow Barberry, Hollies, Indian Hawthorne, Yucca, Upright Japanese Maples, Ornamental Grasses, Cleyera, Loropetalums, and many more.

Name: Juniper 'Sea Green' Botanical: Juniperus chinensis Size: 5-6' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun Foliage Color: Bright rich green Spacing: 4-6' apart Water Needs: Low Features: Vibrant, rich green foliage on this upright mid-size Juniper excellent as a low maintanence hedge, foundation plant, or evergreen accent in the perennial garden. Very hardy and pest resistant. Companions: Barberries, Loropetalums, Indian Hawthorne, Ornamental Grasses, Abelias, Spireas, Yucca, and many many more.

Name: Lantana 'Miss Huff's Hardy' Botanical: Lantana camara Height x Width: 5' H x 6-10' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Orange - Yellow - Pink tricolor flower clusters Bloom Time: May to Frost! Water: Very drought tolerant Features: The best butterfly magnet we know of!! Literally covered with tri-color flowers from late Spring to frost! The hardiest of Lantanas. Give this one room to grow. A must in every landscape and a Wilson Bros. Favorite. Totally drought tolerant and pest free. DO NOT PRUNE IN FALL!! Companions: Other Lantanas, Verbenas, Setcresia (PurpleHearts), Sedums, and many other perennials. Junipers, Loropetalums, Yucca, Barberries, Hollies and many many more.

Name: Lantana 'Pink Caprice' Botanical: Lantana camara Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink - White - Yellow tricolor flower clusters Bloom Time: May to Frost! Water: Very drought tolerant Features: A butterfly magnet! Covered in pink and yellow bi-color flower clusters from late Spring to frost! We just added this one to our hardy list as ours has survived 5 winters. Totally drought tolerant and pest free. DO NOT PRUNE IN FALL!! Companions: Setcrecia (Purple Hearts), Verbenas, Sedums, and many other perennials. Loropetalums, Barberries, Yuccas, Junipers, and many other shrubs.

Name: Ligustrum 'Jack Frost' Botanical: Ligustrum Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White -fragrant Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: Outstanding variegated green and creamy white leaves on this attractive evergreen shrub. Useful as a foundation plant or low maintanence hedge. Also good for planting in groups on embankments. Companions: Junipers, Soft Touch Holly, Cotoneaster, Crimson Pigmy Barberry, Loropetalums, Indian Hawthorne, Hollies, and more.

Name: Ligustrum 'Recurve' - (Wavy Leaf) Botanical: Ligustrum Height x Width: 6-10' H x 6-8' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White - fragrant Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: Handsome, dark blue-green leaves on this upright evergreen shrub that is good for hedges, screening, or as a tree-form specimen. White flowers in Spring contrast nicely against the dark foliage. Very fast growing! Companions: Dwarf Yaupon Holly, Soft Touch Holly, Variegated Pittosporum, Abelias, Spireas, Lantanas, and many more.

Name: Variegated Privet - Ligustrum Botanical: Ligustrum sinensis Height x Width: 6-10' H x 6-8' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White - fragrant Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: Outstanding variegated green and white foliage on this fast growing shrub or small tree. Excellent for screening. Not a good foundation plant except on, or in, the corners. Companions: Junipers, Carissa Holly, Soft Touch Holly, Loropetalums, and other various shrubs that have dark foliage.

Name: Loropetalums Botanical: Loroptelaum Height x Width: 4-15' H x 4-8' W depending on variety Exposure: Full Sun is preferred but will tolerate some shade Bloom Color: Fuschia-Pink Bloom Time: Spring and Fall! Water: Low Features: Deep purple-red foliage contrasts wonderfully with the fringe-like fuschia-pink flowers in Spring and Fall. An excellent foundation or corner plant. Makes a nice low maintenance hedge or tree-form specimen too. 'Ruby', one of the low growing varieties makes an excellent substitute foe Azaleas in full sun areas. Companions: Soft Touch Holly, Dwarf Yaupon, Abelias, Dwarf Spirea, Junipers, Indian Hawthorne, Ornamental Grasses, Daisy Gardenia, Lantanas, and many more.

Name: Nandina 'Compacta' Botanical: Nandina domestica Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3' W Exposure: Full Sun or Shade Bloom Color: White followed by clusters of red berries Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: Very adaptable low maintanence evergreen shrub similar in appearance to bamboo. Useful in foundation plantings, grouped in islands, or as a specimen in the perennial garden. Pretty white flower panicles are followed by red berries. Good screen for air conditioning units or other ultilities. Red to orange Winter foliage is outstanding. Companions: Mahonia, Azaleas, Hollies, Hydrangeas, Junipers, Daisy Gardenia, Hosta Lilies, Aucubas, Dogwoods, Red Bud Trees, and many many other plants and trees. Too many to name!

Name: Dwarf Nandina 'Firepower' Botanical: Nandina nana Height x Width: 2-3' H x 2' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: None - Bright red foliage in winter Bloom Time:   Water: Low Features: Global shaped dwarf form known for it's outstanding fire- red Winter foliage. Most effective when grouped in islands, foundation plantings, or on embankments. Good drainage is essential! Companions: All Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, Compacta Holly, Yucca, Rosy Glow Barberry, and others.

Name: Nandina 'Harbour Dwarf' - (True Dwarf) Botanical: Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwf' Height x Width: 18" H x 18" W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White followed by clusters of red berries Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: This is the true dwarf Nandina! Dense growth habot to 18" in height. Maroon-red winter foliage is very nice. White flower panicles in Spring are followed by clusters of red berries. Most effective in groups on the border of islands or foundation plantings. A Wilson Bros Favorite! Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Mahonias, Aucubas, Ornamental Grasses and many more. A perfect plant for underplanting small trees such as Japanese Maples, Crape Myrtles, Dogwoods, Redbuds, or Hollies.

Name: Pittosporum 'Variegated' Botanical: Pittosporum Height x Width: 5-6' H x 6'+ W Exposure: FUll Sun or Afternoon Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time:   Water: Low Features: Very soft textured shrub with appealing variegated dusty grey-green and white foliage. Useful in foundation plantings under higher windows or in corners, grouped in islands, or as a low maintenance hedge. Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Abelias, Barberries, Loropetalums, Cotoneaster, Gardenias, Nandinas, Mahonia, and many more.

Name: Quince Botanical: Chaenomeles Height x Width: 3' H x 5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Red, White, or Salmon Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: One of the first shrubs to begin blooming in the spring. The branches become covered with red flowers to make an outstanding show! Usefu in flowering shrub borders or islands. Companions: Forsythia (Yellow Bells), Flowering Almond, Reeves Spirea, Okame Cherry, and Tulip Tree (Japanese Magnolia)

Name: Rose 'Knockout' Botanical: Rosa Height x Width: 4-5' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun or Afternoon Shade Bloom Color: Red, Pink, or Blush Pink Bloom Time: April to December!! Water: Low Features: The most carefree, adaptable rose we have ever seen! No disease or insect problems. Produces an abundance of outstanding cherry red roses from March to Frost! Anybody can grow this rose. A Wilson Bros. favorite and a must in every landscape! Companions: Underplant with groundhugging Sedums,Thymes, Junipers, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, Iceplant, or Mondo Grass. Combines well with Stella De Oro Daylilies and many other low growing perennials.

Name: Rose 'Chinese Butterfly' Botanical: Rosa mutabilis Height x Width: 5'-6'H x 4-5'W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: 7 colors on the same bush! Bloom Time: April to Frost! Water: Low Features: 7 colors of single roses on this upright, rounded, antique shrub rose. Useful just about anywhere in the landscape as a specimen or hedge. Very low maintanence. A wondeful rose and conversation piece! Companions: Knockout Rose, Low growing Hollies, Junipers, Lantanas, Abelias, Spireas, and many many more.

Name: Rose 'Lady Banks' Botanical: Rosa banksia lutea Height x Width: 5'+ H x 5'+ W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Light Yellow Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: Small, light yellow roses are produced in abundance on this dense shrub rose with long arching branches. Can be trained on trellises, against walls, or on fences, or left to grow naturally on its own into a large gracefully weeping mound. An old time favorite! Companions: Other Roses, Junipers, Hollies, Lantanas, Abelias, Indian Hawthorne, and many more.

Name: Spirea 'Anthony Waterer' Botanical: Spirea Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Rose-Purple Bloom Time: May to September Water: Low Features: An abundance of rose-purple flower clusters are produced on this attractive shrub with Soft textured dark green foliage. Useful in foundation plantings, in islands, along flowering shrub borders, or as a specimen in the perennial garden.Very low maintenance. Drought tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Companions: Littel Richard Abelia, Barberries, Loropetalums, Hollies, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, Daylilies, and lots of other shurbs and perennials!

Name: Spirea 'Gold Mound' Botanical: Spirea Height x Width: 2-3' H x 3' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: Summer into Fall Water: Low Features: Low, mounding shrub with outstanding bright yellow foliage. Clusters of light pink flowers are produced in abundance during Summer. Useful in foundation plantings, on the borders of islands, on embankments, and in the perennial garden. Low maintanence & drought tolerant. Companions: Other Spireas, Hollies, Junipers, Gardenias, Indian Hawthorne, Loropetalums, Barberries, Japanese Maples, Sedums, Dianthus and many other shrubs, perennials, and trees.

Name: Spirea 'Little Princess' Botanical: Spirea Height x Width: 2-3' H x 3' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: Summer into Fall Water: Low Features: An abundance of pink flower clusters are produced all Summer on this low, dense, mounding shrubwith soft-textured blue-green foliage. Useful in foundation plantings, on the borders of islands, on embankments, and in the perennial garden. Low maintanence & drought tolerant. Companions: Other Spireas, Hollies, Junipers, Indian Hawthorne, Gardenias, Loropetalums, Barberries, Japanese Maples, Sedums, Dianthus, and many other shrubs, perennials, and trees.

Name: Spirea 'Reeves' Botanical: Spirea Height x Width: 5-6' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low Features: An old time shrub that produces an abundance of white cluster flowers from early to mid-Spring. Useful in the flowering shrub border or islands. Companions: Combines nicely with Forsythia (Yellow Bells), Quince, Flowering Almond, Okame Cherry Tree, and Tulip Trees (Japanese Magnolias).

Name: Tea Olive Botanical: Oamanthus fragrans Height x Width: 8'+ H x 5'+ W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White - highly fragrant! Bloom Time: Throughout Spring and Fall seasons! Water: Low Features: Clusters of wonderfully fragrant, small white flowers are produced in Spring and Fall on this upright, rounded, evergreen shrub or small tree. A welcomed addition to any landscape. Plant near sitting areas such as decks, porches, and patios. Companions: Gardenias, Fragrant Snowball Viburnum, Hollies, Junipers, Abelias, Spireas, Loropetalums, Indian Hawthorne, and many more.

Name: Viburnum 'Fragrant Snowball' Botanical: Viburnum carlcephalum Height x Width: 5'+ H x 5'+ W Exposure: Full Sun or Light Shade Bloom Color: White - Very fragrant! Bloom Time: Spring Water: Low to average Features: Snowball-like white flowers are very fragrant and produced in abundance in Spring on this upright rounded shrub or small tree. Bold, soft-textured green foliage. A must in every landscape. Plant near sitting areas where fragrance can be enjoyed. Best as a specimen. Companions: Gardenias, Tea Olive, Hollies, Junipers, Spireas, Abelias, Barberries, Ruby Loropetalum, Knockout Roses, Nandinas, and many more.

Name: Vitex 'Chaste Tree' Botanical: Vitex agnus-castus Height x Width: 10-15' H x 10' W Exposure: Full Sun or Light Shade Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time: Summer Water: Average, water during prolonged drought Features: Fragrant, blue flower spikes that resemble Salvia are produced in abundance on this upright rounded shrub similar in growth habit to Crape Myrtles. Useful as a small specimen tree or hedge. Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Gardenias, Otto Luyken Laurels, Abelias, Spireas, Knockout Roses, Indian Hawthorne, Loropetalums, and many more.

Name: Wax Myrtle Botanical: Myrica cerifera Height x Width: 10-12' H x 8-10' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time:   Water: Low to moderate Features: Fast growing native shrub or small tree is excellent for screening, as a corner plant, or tree-form specimen. Foliage is pleasantly aromatic. Fits in great around pools, garden ponds, or other bodies of water. Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Abelias, Spireas, Ruby Loropetalum, Gardenias, Indian Hawthorne, and many other shrubs. Underplant with Ivy, Cotoneaster, Liriope, or other low growing plants.

Name: Upright Yew Botanical: Podocarpus Height x Width: 5'+ H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: None Bloom Time:   Water: Low Features: Needlelike dark blue-green foliage provides a unique texture in the landscape. Upright, columnar growth habit. Useful as a foundation shrub, hedge, screen, or sheared tight as in photo. Companions: Soft Touch Holly, Dwarf Yaupon Holly, Abelias, Spireas, Crimson Pigmy Barberry, Cotoneaster, Low Junipers, Dwarf Nandinas, perennials, and many more.

Name: Yucca 'Adams Needle' Botanical: Yucca filamentosa Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3-4' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Late Spring Water: Very drought tolerant Features: Floppy sword-like leaves form clumps. Tall spikes covered with large white flowers rise above the foliage in Summer. Extremely drought tolerant and low maintenance. Excellent accent in islands, foundation plantings, or a centerpiece for large containers. Companions: Abelias, Barberries, Cotoneaster, Soft Touch Holly, Junipers, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Nandinas, Dwarf Spireas, Sedums, and other drought tolerant shrubs and perennials.

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