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:
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.
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.
Taller
growing Crape Myrtle trees can be found
here.
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:
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:
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 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
'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:
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
'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
'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:
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:
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:
Maiden
Grass
Botanical:
Miscanthus gracillimus
Height
x Width:
4-5'H
x 3-4'W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Buff Plumes
Bloom
Time:
Summer/Fall
Water:
Low
Features:
Forms neat,
dense, graceful clumps of slender
silvery-green grass-like foliage
from which rises fluffy, white
plumes in late Summer and Fall.
Use this drought tolerant, low
maintenance grass as a specimen,
or in groups, just about anywhere
in the landscape. A Wilson Bros.
Favorite!
Companions:
Abelias,
Barberries, Cotoneaster, Hollies,
Junipers, Loropetalums,Dwarf
Nandinas, Sprieas, Knockout
Rose, Lantanas, other Ornamental
Grasses, Sedums and many other
perennials, 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:
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:
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:
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:
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.
