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Abelia x grandiflora• Glossy Abelia
Glossy Abelia
– Foliage: Evergreen or semi-evergreen broadleaf– Flowers: tiny white flowers– Height: 3 to 6 feet – Spread: 3 to 6 feet – Form: Bushy – Leaf Arrangement: Opposite– Unique Characteristic: Small, glossy, dark-
green foliage turns purple in winter. Its small, pink flowers bloom from summer until frost.
Acer palmatum
• Japanese Maple– Foliage: simple leaf with 5 to 9 lobes
– Flowers: N/A
– Height: 15 to 25'
– Spread: 10 to 25'
– Form: Low; dense rounded top; spreading branches; assumes a layered look
– Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
– Unique Characteristic: green during summer; yellow, bronze, purple to red fall color
Acer platanoides• Norway Maple
– Foliage: Dark green simple, deciduous, 5 lobbed leaf with sharp points; yellow fall color
– Flowers:N/A– Height: 40 to 50' but can reach 90' – Spread: 30 to 45' – Form: Dense; rounded, symmetrical crown; spreading – Leaf Arrangement: Opposite– Unique Characteristic: 2-winged samaras, 1 1/2 to 2
inches long in clusters, relatively flat seed cavity
Acer rubrum
• Red Maple– Foliage: Deciduous; 2 to 5" opposite, simple leaf with 3
to 5 lobes; often triangular shape– Flowers:– Height: 40 to 60' – Spread: 25 to 45' – Form: Pyramidal when young; ascending branches with
an irregular rounded crown – Leaf Arrangement: Opposite– Unique Characteristic: fall color from tree to tree
varies- yellow, yellow-green, orange to red
Ageratum mexicanum
• Ageratum– Foliage: Palmate veins, scalloped margin
– Flowers: Fluffy clusters of lavender-blue flowers
– Height: 6 to 18 inches
– Spread: 6 to 12 inches
– Form: compact, neatly-formed plants
Aglaonema commutatum
• Aglaonema– Foliage: Parallel veins– Flowers: none– Height: 2 to 3 feet– Spread: 2 to 3 feet– Form: upright– Leaf Arrangement: spiral, simple leaf– Unique Characteristic: Indoor plants
Ajuga reptans
• Ajuga, Carpet Bugle– Foliage: Glossy medium green 3 to 4 inch oval-shaped
leaves in tight rosettes
– Flowers:
– Height: 3 to 4 inches
– Spread: 3 to 4 inches
– Form: Compact, dense mat
– Leaf Arrangement: rosettes
– Unique Characteristic: Evergreen Groundcover
Antirrhinum majus
• Snapdragon– Foliage: Oblong, spatulate, green
– Flower: Lavender, orange, pink, red, yellow, white
– Height: 6 to 36 inches
– Spread: 6 to 10 inches
– Form: Line flowers (tall); upright
– Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
– Unique Characteristic: Bedding Plant; Flowers in a variety of colors; can be used for flower arrangements
Araucaria heterophylla
• Norfolk Island Pine– Foliage: soft looking and light green
– Flower:
– Height: 2 to 100 feet tall
– Spread: 30 feet
– Form: pyramidal
– Leaf Arrangement: closely overlaping
– Unique Characteristic: House Plant in North Carolina
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’
• Sprengeri Fern– Foliage: delicate needlelike leaves, ferny; tiny thorns
present despite soft appearance of plant; foliage is bright green or yellow green
– Flower: rare small waxy white flowers scattered throughout plant; not conspicuous; sporadic blooming
– Height: 12 to 24 inches– Spread: 3 feet– Form: mounding, spreading or trailing clump with
delicate appearance – Leaf Arrangement: – Unique Characteristic: House Plant; small red berries
Asparagus setaceus
• Plume Asparagus Fern– Foliage: light, feathery appearance; tiny and thread
like with a dark green color – Flower: white followed by black berries – Height: 12 inches– Spread: 2 feet– Form: cascading– Leaf Arrangement:– Unique Characteristic: perennial; not really fern;
native to South Africa
Aucuba japonica• Japanese Aucuba
– Foliage: evergreen; simple, lustrous, leathery leaves; 3 to 8" long; rounded green stems
– Flower: rare purple male flowers – Height: 6 to 10 feet– Spread: 4 to 6 feet– Form: Dense upright rounded shrub – Leaf Arrangement: opposite– Unique Characteristic: young leaves exposed to sun
will blacken
Aucuba japonica
Begonia x semperflorens cultorum
Wax Begonia
Foliage: simple, broad, toothed, highly variable in texture and color Flower: small, axillary clusters, 4-parted, with 2 small and 2 large petal-like parts, white, pink, or red, stamens many Height: 6 to 15 inchesSpread: 6 to 15 inchesForm: Upright and moundingLeaf Arrangement: AlternateUnique Characteristic: Roots are poisonous
Begonia x semperflorens cultorum
Berberis julianae• Wintergreen Barberry
– Foliage: evergreen; simple, lustrous dark green leaves; 2 to 3" long; spiny serrated; wine-red fall color
– Flower: Small yellow flowers in spring
– Height: 4 to 6– Spread: 6 to 8– Form: Rounded, dense
mound– Leaf Arrangement: Alternate– Unique Characteristic: thorns
on stems
Berberis thunbergii
• Japanese Barberry– Foliage: Deciduous; simple bright
green leaves; 0.5 to 1.3" long; narrows at base; bright red to orange fall color
– Flower: pale yellow flowers in spring; often hidden under the foliage; 0.3" bright red berries in fall persisting into winter
– Height: 3 to 6 feet– Spread: 4 to 7 feet– Form: Dense, rounded shrub with
numerous branches – Leaf Arrangement: alternate– Unique Characteristic: 0.3" bright
red berries in fall persisting into winter
Betula nigra• River Birch
– Foliage: Deciduous; simple leaf; modest yellow fall color
– Flower:– Height: 40 to 70 feet– Spread: 40 to 60 feet– Form: Pyramidal when young; upright – Leaf Arrangement: Alternate– Unique Characteristic: pealing bark
Buxus microphylla • Japanese Boxwood
– Foliage: simple, medium green leaves; 0.3 to 1" long
– Flower: Fragrant, non-showy flowers in spring
– Height: 3 to 4 feet– Spread: 3 to 4 feet– Form: Compact, dense, rounded
shrub; much branched – Leaf Arrangement: Opposite– Unique Characteristic: attracts
bees
Buxus sempervirens• Common Boxwood
– Foliage: evergreen; simple leaves, broadest near or below the middle
– Flower: small, in axillary clusters – Height: 15 to 20 feet– Spread: 15 to 20 feet– Form: dense and multi-branched – most often develops a gumdrop shaped form – Leaf Arrangement: Opposite– Unique Characteristic: underside of leaves has a
white line from apex to base
Camellia japonica• Common Camellia
– Foliage: simple, lustrous, leathery dark green leaves; 2 to 4" long
– Flower: 3 to 5" semi-double to double flowers in winter or spring; white, pink, red, rose, variegated; not fragrant
– Height: 8 to 15 feet
– Spread: 5 to 10 feet
– Form: Upright, dense, pyramidal shrub; stiff and formal
– Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
– Unique Characteristic: grow great in pine tree shade
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