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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:
 Arborvitae 'Green Giant'
Botanical:
 Arborvitae
Size: 30'+H x 6' W
Exposure: Full sun orlight shade
Bloom Color: None
Bloom Time: None
Water: Tolerates dry or damp soils
Features: Very fast growing evergreen best used as a screen. An excellent alternative for Leyland Cypress.
Companions: Combines nicely in screen plantings with Cryptomeria, Nellie Stephens Holly, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Magnolias, Weeping Yaupon and others.
Name:
 Arborvitae 'Rheingold'
Botanical:
 Arborvitae
Size: 5' H x 4' W
Exposure: Full sun or light shade
Bloom Color: Golden-yellow foliage
Bloom Time: None
Water: Low once established
Features: Outstanding golden foliage turns orange in winter! Excellent plant to accentuate entryways
Companions: The foliage of this plant combines well with just about any other plants. Nice evergreen accent in the perennial garden.
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:
 Encore Azaleas
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Size: Varies by variety
Exposure: Morning sun afternoon shade is preferred
Bloom Color: 23 varieties
Bloom Time: Spring & Fall
Water: Moderate
Features: This series of Azaleas blooms in Spring and Fall and many varieties bloom in Summer too!
Companions: Other plants that prefer shady situations.
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:
 Dwarf Azalea 'Gumpo'
Botanical:
 Azalea
Size: 2' H x 3-4' W
Exposure: Morning sun afternoon shade is preferred
Bloom Color: White or Pink
Bloom Time: Late Spring / May
Water: Low once established - monitor during droughts
Features: Low mounding azalea produces an abundance of large blooms in late Spring. Good drainage is essential and afternoon shade is recommended.
Compamions: Other Azaleas, Mahonia, Nandinas, Aucubas, Hosta Lilies, Dogwoods, Redbud Trees, and other plants and trees that prefer afternoon shade.
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:
 Anise 'Florida'
Botanical:
 Illicum floridanum
Size: 10-12' H x 6-8' W
Exposure: Shade
Bloom Color: Deep red
Bloom Time: April-May
Water: Appreciates damp soil
Features: Useful as an evergreen screen or specimen in shady locations. Fits in nicely around shady garden ponds. Unusual looking flowers are aromatic.
Companions: The bold foliage combines nicely with most all other shade loving plants.
Name:
 Anise 'Japanese'
Botanical:
 Illicum parviflorum
Size: 8-12' H x 6-7' W
Exposure: Afternoon shade is preferred
Bloom Color: White - inconspicuous
Bloom Time: Spring
Water: Average
Features: Attractive lime green foliage is pleasantly aromatic. Useful as espalier or hedge on the south or east walls of homes or buildings.
Companions: Azaleas, Camelias, Nandinas, Mahonias, Hydrangeas, Otto Luyken Laurels, Cleyera, and other plants that prefer afternoon shade.
Name:
 Almond 'Flowering'
Botanical:
 Prunus glandulosa
Size: 3-4' H x 3-4' W
Exposure: Full sun or partial shade
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Water: Low
Features: Small, fully double flowers literally cover the branches of this upright shrub in Spring. A pretty plant in the flowering shrub border or perennial garden.
Companions: Forsythia (Yellow Bells), Quince, Reeves Spirea, Okame Cherry, and Tulip Trees (Japanese Magnolias)

 

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