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Screen / Hedge Plants

Below is a listing of lower growing and taller growing shrubs and trees that are excellent for use as a hedge oscreen in Zone 8 landscapes.

LOWER Growing Shrubs for Hedge or Screen (6-15'H)

Name:	Arborvitae 'Emerald green'
Botanical:	Arborvitae

Height x Width:	10-15' H x 4-5' W
Exposure:	Full Sun or Part Shade
Bloom Color:
Bloom Time:
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:	'Florida' Anise
Botanical:	Illicum floridanum

Height x Width:	10-12' H x 6-8' W
Exposure:	Shade or afternoon shade
Bloom Color:	Blood Red
Bloom Time:	April-May
Water:	Prefers frequent moisture or damp soils.
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:	Japanese Anise
Botanical:	Illicum parviflorum

Height x Width:	8-12' H x 6-7' W
Exposure:	Shade or Afternoon Shade is preferred
Bloom Color:
Bloom Time:
Water:	Moderate to Low once established
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:	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.

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 '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 '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:	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 '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.

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.

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:	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.

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:	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 '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 borders, islands, or as a hedge..
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:	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.

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.

TALLER Shrubs/Trees for Hedge or Screen (20'+H)

Name:	Arborvitae 'Green Giant'
Botanical:	Arborvitae

Height x Width:	30'+ H x 6'+ W
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color:
Bloom Time:
Water:	Low once established
Features:	Very fast growing evergreen best used as a screen. Tolerates moisture well and no diseases. An excellent alternative for Leyland Cypress.
Companions:	Combines nicely with Cryyptomeria, Nellie Stephens Holly, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Magnolias, Weeping Yaupon and other screen plants.

Name:	Carolina Sapphire Cypress
Botanical:

Height x Width:	20-30' H x 12-15' W - Space 8-12' for screen
Exposure:	Full Sun
Foliage:	Silver-grey
Growth Rate:	Very fast!
Water:	Drought tolerant
Features:	Outstanding silver foliage on this upright pyramidal shape evergreen excellent for screening, as a corner plant on two story homes or buildings, or as a specimen in the perennial garden.
Companions:	Combine with Magnolias, tall growing Hollies, Leyland Cypress, Cedars, Cryptomeria, Pines, and Wax Myrtles.

Name:	Leyland Cypress
Botanical:	Cupressocyparis

Height x Width:	30' H x 8-10' W - Space 10'
Exposure:	Full Sun
Water:	Damp or dry soils
Features:	Fast growing evergreen tree mostly used for tall screens. Dark green foliage with an upright, pyramindal form.
Companions:	Combine in screen planting with, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria Yoshino, Tall Hollies, Magnolias, Deodora Cedar, Green Giant Arborvitae, and others.
NOTE:	Do not space Leyland too closely. Overcrowding may cause health problems later on due to lack of air circulation. When planting for screen it is best to stagger as shown in the picture. Space at least 10'.

Name:	Deodora Cedar
Botanical:	Cedrus deodora

Height x Width:	50' H x 30' W - Space 20' part for screen
Exposure:	Full Sun
Foliage Color:	Grey-Blue turning to Dark Blue-green with age
Growth Rate:	Very fast
Water:	Drought tolerant
Features:	Considered the most refined cedar of all. Graceful weeping habit with outstanding blue-gray foliage. Pyramidal form to 50' height. Excellent for screening, on the corners of three story homes or buildings, or as a specimen.
Companions:	Combine with Cryyptomeria, Leyland Cypress, D.D. Blanchard magnolia, Pines, Cedars, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, and tall Hollies for screenings.

Name:	Cryptomeria 'Yoshino'
Botanical:	Cryptomeria japonica

Height x Width:	30-40' H x 12-15' W - Space 10-12' for screen
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Foliage Color:	Rich, bright green turns to orange in Winter
Growth Rate:	Very fast!
Water:	Drought tolerant
Features:	Brilliant, rich green foliage turns to orange in Winter on this fast grwoing upright pyramidal evergreen. Excellent for screening, as a corner plant on two story homes or bulidings, or as a specimen.
Companions:	Deodora Cedar, Magnolias, Leyland Cypress, tall growing Hollies, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Cedars, and Pines for screenings.

Name:	Hollies (Tall Varieties)
Botanical:	Ilex

Height x Width:	15-25' H x 8-12' W
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color:	Inconspicuous white flowers followed by red berries
Bloom Time:
Water:	Low
Features:	Upright pyramidal forms on these tall growing Hollies such as 'Nelli Stephens' and 'Fosteri' to name a couple. Most produce a crop of red berries in Fall and Winter. Useful for screening, on the corners of two story homes or buildings, or as a specimen shrub or tree..
Companions:	Combine with Deodora Cedar, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Magnolias, Leyland Cypress, Pines, Wax Myrtles, and Cryptomeria for screenings.

Name:	Magnolia 'D.D. Blanchard'
Botanical:	Magnolia grandiflora - Hybrid

Height x Width:	60' H x 30' W - Space 15-20' for screen
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color:	White - Fragrant
Bloom Time:	Summer
Water:	Dry or Damp
Features:	Magnolias are a legen in the South. Large, fragrant, creamy white flowers are produced in Summer against the dark green, evergreen, glossy foliage. Leaves have a attractive, copper-orange underside. Useful as a screen or specimen.
Companions:	Comine with Deodora Cedar, Caroliana Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria Yoshino, Leyland, Cypress, and Hollies in screen plantings.

Name:	Magnolia 'D.D. Blanchard'
Botanical:	Magnolia grandiflora - Hybrid

Height x Width:	60' H x 30' W - Space 15-20' for screen
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color:	White - Fragrant
Bloom Time:	Summer
Water:	Dry or Damp
Features:	Magnolias are a legen in the South. Large, fragrant, creamy white flowers are produced in Summer against the dark green, evergreen, glossy foliage. Leaves have a attractive, copper-orange underside. Useful as a screen or specimen.
Companions:	Comine with Deodora Cedar, Caroliana Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria Yoshino, Leyland, Cypress, and Hollies in screen plantings.

Name:	Magnolia 'Little Gem'
Botanical:	Magnolia grandiflora -

Height x Width:	23' H x 10-12' W
Exposure:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color:	White - Fragrant
Bloom Time:	July to November
Water:	Dry to Damp
Features:	A dwarf Magnolia excellent for use as a screen, specimen, or as espalier against a wall. The highly fragrant white flowers of 6" in diameter are produced from June thru November. Begins blooming at 2' height!
Companions:	Abelias, Hollies, Junipers, Spireas, Ornamental Grasses, Indian Hawthorne, Lantanas, and many nmore. Combine in screens with Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Leyland Cypress, Wax Myrtle, Crytpomeria Yoshino, Weeping Yaupon, Pyramidal Hollies, Hetzi Column Juniper, Hollywood Juniper, and others.

Name:	Weeping Yaupon Holly
Botanical:	Ilex vomitoria pendula

Height x Width:	10-20' H x 6-8' W
Exposure:	Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color:	Red Berries
Bloom Time:
Water:	Damp or dry 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.