Below is a listing of shrubs that like
lots of sunshine and perform well in Zone
8. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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Companions: |
Dwarf
Yaupon, Junipers, Dwarf Abelias,
Variegated Pittosporum, Ornamental
Grasses, Loropetalums, just
to name a few! A Wilson Bros.
Favorite! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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, |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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!
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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. |
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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. |
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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!
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Companions: |
Other
Roses, Junipers, Hollies, Lantanas,
Abelias, Indian Hawthorne, and
many more. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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