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Low Maintenance Shrubs
Below is a listing of shribs that require little to no maintenance 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:
Aucuba 'Gold Dust'
Botanical:
Aucuba
Size: 5' H x 4-5' W
Exposure: Shade or afternoon shade
Bloom Color: Golden speckled foliage
Bloom Time: None
Water: Low once established
Features: Outstanding gold speckled foliage tropical in appearance. Nice contrast in shade plantings. Very hardy and can be used in shady foundation plantings.
Companions: The bold foliage of this shrub contrasts well with just about any other shade plants.
 
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:
Azaleas - Honeysuckle Azaleas a/k/a Native Azaleas
Botanical:
Rhododendron
Size: 6-10' H x 4-6' W
Exposure: Shade or afternoon shade
Bloom Color: Shades of pink, yellow, orange, red, and white
Bloom Time: Early to mid Spring
Water: Low once established
Features: Clusters of honeysuckle-like blooms are produced in spring before the foliage emerges on this deciduous azalea. At home in the shady woodland border or islands. Prefers well- drained soils.
Companions: Azaleas, Dogwoods, Red Bud Trees, and other plants that prefer afternoon shade.
 
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 '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:
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.
 
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.
 
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:
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:
Cypress 'Hinoki Dwarf'
Botanical:
 
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.
Companions: Soft Touch Holly, Harbour Dwarf Nandina, Liriope, Laceleaf Japanese Maples, Dwarf Spireas, Cotoneaster, Ivey, Daylilies and many other perennials.
 
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 - 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:
Hydrangea 'Oakleaf'
Botanical:
Hydrangea quercifolia
Size: 6-7' H x 6-9' W
Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom Color: Large, 12" white flower panicles
Bloom Time: Summer
Water Needs: Low once established
Features: A large showy shrub for all seasons. Huge white panicle blooms in summer turn to pink in Fall. Large oakleaf-shaped leaves turn reddish-purple in Fall. Excellent in shady foundation plantings, islands, or perennial shade gardens.
Companions: Azaleas, Mahonia, Hosta Lilies, Perennial Ferns, Dogwoods, Redbud Trees, and other shade-loving plants and trees.
 
Name:
Hydrangea (French varieties)
Botanical:
Hydrangea
Size: 4' h x 4' W
Exposure: Shade
Bloom Color: Blue, Red, Pink, or White
Bloom Time: Summer
Water Needs: Low to moderate
Features: Masses of huge, long-lasting, snowball-like flower clusters are produced through Summer.
Companions: Other shade-loving shrubs and perennials.
 
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 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 in 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:
Lecouthoe 'Florida'
Botanical:
lecouthoe popufolia
Height x Width: 10-12' H x 6-7' W
Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom Color: White - inconspicuous - Fragrant
Bloom Time: Spring
Water: Average to low
Features: Very natural looking upright shrub with arching branches and rich green foliage and orange new growth. Excellent for use as an evergreen screen in shady situations. Fits in nicely around shady garden ponds or other bodies of water.
Companions: Mahonias, Azaleas, Florida Anise, and other plants that prefer afternoon shade.
 

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:
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:
Mahonia 'Grapeberry' or 'Leatherleaf'
Botanical:
Mahonia beali
Height x Width: 4-5' H x 4-5' W
Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom Color: Yellow flowers followed by purple-blue berries!
Bloom Time: Spring
Water: Low
Features: The lustrous, bold, leathery foliage is outstanding in the landscape. Tassels of yellow flowers are produced atop the stems in Spring and are followed by clusters of berries resembling grapes. Very low maintanence. Useful as a foundation plant or in shady isalnds or perennial gardens.
Companions: Azaleas, Nandinas, Aucubas, Dogwoods, Red Bud Trees, Hosta Lilies, Perennial Ferns, Lecouthoe, and many other shade loving plants or trees.
 

 

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:
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:
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! The only rose we include in foundation plantings.
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:
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:
Viburnum 'Chinese Snowball'
Botanical:
Viburnum macrocephalum
Height x Width: 10-12' H x 6-7' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Water: Low to average
Features: One of the most spectacular flowering shrubs in existence! Huge, 8" diameter snowball-like white flowers are produced in abundance on this upright rounded shrub or small tree. Best as a specimen. A must in every landscape!
Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Indian Hawthorne, Abelias, Spireas, Ruby Loropetalum, Knockout Roses, Nandinas, Gardenias, and many more.
 

 

Name:
Viburnum 'Chinese Snowball'
Botanical:
Viburnum macrocephalum
Height x Width: 10-12' H x 6-7' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Water: Low to average
Features: One of the most spectacular flowering shrubs in existence! Huge, 8" diameter snowball-like white flowers are produced in abundance on this upright rounded shrub or small tree. Best as a specimen. A must in every landscape!
Companions: Hollies, Junipers, Indian Hawthorne, Abelias, Spireas, Ruby Loropetalum, Knockout Roses, Nandinas, Gardenias, and many more.
 

Name:
Creeping Yew
Botanical:
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Height x Width: 18" H x 24"+ W
Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom Color: None
Bloom Time:  
Water: Average
Features: The dark blue-green needle-like foliage on this low and mounding plant provides a unique contrast in shady gardens. Use as a border or plant in mass.
Companions: Azaleas, Aucubas, Mahonia, Nandinas, Hydrangeas, Florida Anise, Hosta Lilies, Perennial Ferns, Heucheras, and many other shrubs and perennials.
 

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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BERRY PRODUCING

OUTSTANDING FOLIAGE COLOR

 

 

 

 
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