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Flowering
Shrubs
Flowering
shrubs add splashes of season color to the
landscape garden. They come in all different
shapes and sizes. Some take full sun whilel
others, such as sprng through fall blooming
'Encore'
Azaleas,
prefer some shade. Some make excellent screens
while others are great for natural hedges,
grouped together to provide abundance of
color, as foundation plants, espalier against
a wall, or tree-form specimens. Below is
a listing of flowering shrubs shrubs that
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
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.
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:
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)
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:
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:
Camellia
Japonicas - Spring Flowering
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.
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!
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:
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:
Fothergilla
'Mt. Airy'
Botanical:
Fothergilla
Size:
4-5'
H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Sun
or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water
Needs:
Moderate to Damp
Features:
Very
unique bottlebrush-like blooms
cover this native shrub in Spring
before the attractive blue-green
foliage emerges. Excellent in
sunny woodland borders, along
creek banks, around garden ponds
or other bodies of water.
Companions:
Redbud
Trees, Dogwoods, Soft Touch
Holly, Native Azaleas, to name
a few.
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:
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:
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:
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:
Laurel
'Otto Luyken'
Botanical:
Prunus laurocerasus
Height
x Width:
4-5' H x 4-5'
W
Exposure:
Afternoon Shade is preferred
for best performance
Bloom
Color:
White
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Average to Low
Features:
White flower spikes produced
in Spring against deep green
foliage. This is a plant grown
in the northwest and there have
been some problems in the south
with shotgun disease due to
higher temps and humidity.
Companions:
Soft
Touch Holly, Hosta Lilies, Harbour
Dwarf Nandina, Ivy, Flame Creeper
Azalea, Dogwoods, Red Bud Trees,
Japanese Painted Fern, and other
plants that do well in afternoon
shade situations.
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!
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:
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:
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:
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.
