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PLANT NAME BOTANICAL

NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

BEDDING PLANTS

ABELIA, GLOSSY Abelia grandiflora Shrub Semi-evergreen 6 ft 6 ft June-October White/tinged pink Sun-partial shade

Medium

AIRPLANE PLANT Chlorophylum co-musum

Perennial Evergreen 2 ft 2 ft Spring-Summer White Sun-dappled shade

Low-me-dium

AIR POTATO VINE Dioscorea bulbifera Vine Over 40 ft Late fall-early winter

Pale green, green Sun-partial shade

AJUGA 'BUGLE-WEED'

Ajuga genevensis Groundcover Evergreen 3 - 6 in 20 in Late spring - early summer

Blue, pink, purple, white

Partial shade - shade

Medium

AJUGA 'BURGUNDY GLOW'

Ajuga reptans 'Bur-gundy Glow'

Groundcover Evergreen Per-ennial

6 in 12 in April-May Purple Sun-shade

AJUGA 'CHOCOLATE CHIP'

Ajuga reptans 'Val-fredda'

Groundcover Evergreen Per-ennial

3 in 6-12 in May-June Blue Sun-shade Low

ALTERNANTHA Alternanthera den-tata "Little Ruby"

Perennial Tender

AMERICAN CRINUM Crinum x Bulb 24-40 in 2-3 in Late summer Light pink, wine markings, white

ANGEL'S TRUMPET Datura inoxia Annual 3 - 4 ft 2 - 3 ft Early summer-late fall

Blue, purple, white, yellow

Sun-partial shade

Medium

ARALIA, JAPANESE Fatsia japonica Shrub Evergreen 6 - 10 ft 6 - 10 ft Oct-Nov White Dappled shade-shade

Medium

AUCUBA, GOLD DUST

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Shrub Evergreen 4 - 5 ft 2 ft NA NA Shade Medium

BACOPA Sutera cordata 'Snowstorm'

Annual 3 ft 1 ft Spring-Summer Blue, pink, violet, white

Partial Shade High

BAUHINIA Bauhinia yun-nanensis

Vine Tropical

BEACH VITEX Vitex rotundifolia Shrub Deciduous 1 - 2 ft 10 - 15 ft May Blue-purple Sun Medium

BEAR'S BREECHES Acanthus mollis Perennial Evergreen 2 - 5 ft 2 - 4 ft May to Sept Purple, white Partial Shade - shade

Low

BEAUTYBERRY, AMERICAN

Callicarpa ameri-cana

Shrub Deciduous 4 - 6 ft 5 - 7 ft June Greenish / white Partial Shade - shade

Low-me-dium

BEGONIA, WAX LEAF Begonia semper-florens

Annual 6 - 12 in 6 - 12 in Late spring-fall Bicolor, pink, red, white

Dappled shade Medium

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NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

BEGONIA, (TUBER-OUS, RHIZOMA-TOUS, AND CAIN-LIKE)

Annual Varies Varies Various times White, pink, red, orange

Sun-partial shade

Medium

BLACK BAMBOO Phyllostachys nigra Perennial Evergreen 15 - 20 ft 5 - 10 ft NA NA Sun-dappled shade

Low

BLOOD LEAF Iresine herbstii Perennial Herbaceous 2 - 3 ft 1 - 3 ft Flowers not showy

Greenish-white Sun-partial shade

Medium

BLUEBELLS, SPANISH (SPANISH SQUILL)

Hyacinthoides his-panica 'Excelsior'

Bulb 10 - 18 in 10 - 12 in Spring Blue, pink, puple, white

Dappled shade Low

BROMELIAD Bromeliaceae x Perennial Tropical Varies Varies Any time Purple, bright red Sun-partial shade

Medium

BOXWOOD Boxus microphylla Shrub Evergreen 2 - 6 ft 2 - 4 ft NA NA Sun-shade Medium

BUTTERFLY WEED Asclepias tuberosa Perennial Deciduous 15 - 24 in 6 - 8 in Early summer-fall Orange, red, yel-low

Sun-partial shade

Medium

CALADIUM Caladium Tuber 8 - 20 in 4 - 14 in Green, white, pink, red

Partial shade-shade

High

CARDINAL FLOWER Lobelia cardinalis Perennial Deciduous 1 - 4 ft 8 - 16 in May - Sept Red

CARDOON Cynara cardunculus Perennial 3 - 6 ft 2 - 3 ft Seasonal bloomer Blue-violet Sun Medium

CAREX Carex x Groundcover Evergreen 4 in 4 in Early-late spring White Shade High

CASHMERE BOU-QUET

Clerodendron x Shrub Evergreen 2 - 5 ft 1 - 2 ft Spring-Summer White, red Sun-partial shade

Medium

CAST IRON PLANT Aspidistra elatior Perennial Evergreen 3 ft 2 ft NA NA Shade Medium

CAT'S WHISKERS Orthosiphon stamineus

Perennial Herbaceous 18 - 24 in Late winter-early spring

White Partial shade

CHAIN PLANT Callisia fragrans Perennial Herbaceous 6 - 12 in 4 - 6 ft Late winter-early spring

White/near white Sun-partial shade

Medium

CHAMELEON PLANT Houttuynia cordata Groundcover Deciduous 1 ft 2 - 3 ft Summer White Sun-partial shade

High

CLEMATIS Clematis, jack-manni

Vine Evergreen 7 - 10 ft 3 - 6 ft July Purple-blue Sun-partial shade

Medium

CLEMATIS, SWEET AUTUMN

Clematis maxi-mowicziana

Vine 20 - 30 ft 1 - 2 ft Fall White Sun-shade Low

CLEYERA Temstroemia gym-nanthera

Shrub Evergreen 4 - 10 ft 4 - 6 ft Spring White Sun-partial shade

Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

COLEUS Coleus x hybrida Annual 18 - 24 in 18 - 24 in Late summer Green, pink, white Sun-dappled shade

Medium

COLUMBINE, RED Aquilegia canaden-sis

Perennial 12 - 30 in March-July Red, pink, yellow Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

COLUMBINE 'TEXAS GOLD'

Aquilegia chrysan-tha 'Texas Gold'

Perennial Evergreen 2 ft 2 ft March-May Yellow Partial shade-shade

Low

CONFEDERATE JAS-MINE

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Vine Evergreen Per-ennial

15 ft May-June White Partial shade-shade

CORAL BELLS Heuchera micran-tha 'Coral Bells'

Perennial Evergreen 12 in 12 - 18 in Spring-summer Crimson, pink, red, white

Partial shade-shade

Medium

CORALBERRY Symphoricarpos or-biculatus

Shrub Deciduous 2 - 3 ft 4 - 5 ft September-No-vember

White Partial shade-shade

Low

CORKSCREW RUSH Juncus effuses spi-ralis

Aquatic Deciduous 1.5 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

CRESTED LEOPARD Farfugium Japoni-cum

Perennial Evergreen 18 in 36 in Mid summer - fall Yellow, yellow green

Partial shade-dappled shade

Medium

DAHLIA Dahlia pinnata Tuber 1 - 4 ft 1 - 2 ft Mid July - fall Lavender, orange, pink, red, white, yellow

Sun-partial shade

Medium

DICHONDRA Dichondra Convol-vulaceae 'Silver Falls'

Groundcover 0 - 3 ft 3 - 4 ft May-June Greenish-yellow to white

Sun Low-me-dium

DISTYLIUM Distylium x Shrub Evergreen 3 - 10 ft 4 - 8 ft January-March Red Medium

DYCKIA Perennial Tender 6 - 12 in Late winter-mid spring

Yellow-Orange Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

ELEPHANT EAR (TARO)

Colocasia esculenta Bulb Deciduous 3 - 6 ft 4 - 6 ft Rarely flowers Yellowish-white Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

ELEPHANT EAR, UP-RIGHT

Alocasia macror-rhiza

Bulb Deciduous 12 - 15 ft 6 - 8 ft Seasonal bloomer Greenish-white Partial shade Medium-high

FAN FLOWER Scaevola aemula Annual 6 - 12 in 12 - 18 in Spring-frost Blue, violet, white Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

FERN, ASPARAGUS Asparagus densiflo-rus

Perennial Deciduous 2 ft 2 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

FERN, AUTUMN Dryopteris erythro-sora

Perennial Evergreen 1.5 - 2 ft 1.5 - 2 ft NA NA Shade Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

FERN, BOSTON SWORD

Nephrolepis exal-tata

Perennial Tender 2 - 3 ft 2 - 3 ft NA NA Partial shade Medium

FERN, JAPANESE HOLLY

Cyrtominum fal-cantum

Perennial Evergreen 1.5 - 2 ft 2 - 3 ft NA NA Shade Medium

FERN, JAPANESE PAINTED

Athyrium niponi-cum

Perennial Deciduous 1 - 2 ft 2 ft NA NA Shade Medium

FERN, MAIDENHAIR Adiantum capillus-veneris

Evergreen Ten-der

1.5 ft 1.5 ft NA NA Shade Medium

FERN, SOUTHERN RIVER WOOD

Thelypteris kunthii Perennial Deciduous 1 - 2 ft 2 ft NA NA Shade Medium

FERN, TASSEL Polystichum poly-blepharum

Perennial Evergreen 24 - 32 in 36 in NA NA Shade Medium

FOUR O'CLOCK Mirabilis jalapa Annual 2 - 4 ft 2 - 3 ft Spring-fall Lavender, pink, red, white, yellow

Sun-partial shade

Medium

GINGER LILY Hedychium Perennial 3 - 6 ft 2 - 3 ft Seasonal bloomer White Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

GINGER, WILD (CHI-NESE)

Asarum splendens Groundcover 5 - 8 in 5 - 8 in Late spring Maroon, purple Shade High

GRAPTOPHYLLUM Graptophyllum pictum

Shrub Evergreen 6 - 9 ft 2 - 4 ft Seasonal bloomer Red to purple-red Sun-partial shade

Medium

HARDY BONESET Eupatorium perfoli-atum

Perennial Hardy 4 - 6 ft 3 - 4 ft Summer-fall White, purple, pink Sun-full shade Medium-high

HOJE SANTA (ROOT BEER PLANT)

Piper auritum Perennial Deciduous Ten-der

6 ft 7 ft Summer White Partial shade Medium

HOLLY, CARISSA Ilex corunta 'Caris-sa'

Shrub Evergreen 2 - 3 ft 2 - 3 ft Spring White Sun-shade Medium

HOLLY, DWARF BUR-FORD

Ilex corunta 'Bur-fordii Nana'

Shrub Evergreen 4 - 6 ft 3 - 4 ft Spring White Sun-partial shade

Low

HOLLY, DWARF CHI-NESE

Ilex corunta 'Ro-tunda'

Shrub Evergreen 3 - 4 ft 4 - 5 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

HOLLY, DWARF YAU-PON

Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'

Shrub Evergreen 2 - 4 ft 2 - 3 ft NA NA Sun-shade Medium

HONEYSUCKLE, CORAL

Lonicera sempervi-rens

Vine Evergreen Per-ennial

3 - 20 ft March-June Red, yellow Sun-partial shade

Medium

HORSETAIL REED Equisetum hyemale Aquatic Marginal 18 - 24 in NA NA Sun-partial shade

HOSTA Hosta Perennial Deciduous 1.5 ft 2 ft May-September Pink, white Shade Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

HYACINTH Hyacinthus orien-talis

Bulb 8 - 12 in 6 in Late winter-early spring

Blue to purplish, cream, pink, red, white

Sun-dappled shade

Medium

HYACINTH, GRAPE Muscari armeni-acum

Bulb 6 - 12 in 6 in April-May Blue, medium pur-ple, white

Sun-dappled shade

HYDRANGEA, BIGLEAF

Hydrangea macro-phyllum

Shrub Deciduous 4 - 6 ft 4 - 6 ft July-August Blue in acid soil, pink in alkaline soil

Sun-partial shade

Medium

HYDRANGEA, OAKLEAF

Hydrangea querci-folia

Shrub Deciduous 6 - 8 ft 6 - 8 ft April-November White Dappled shade-shade

Medium

HYDRANGEA, PANI-CLE

Hydrangea panicu-lata

Shrub Deciduous 8 - 15 ft 6 - 12 ft July-September White Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

IMPATIENS Impatiens walleri-ana

Annual 18 in 12 in Late summer-early fall

15+ colors, white-scarlet

Shade Medium

IMPATIENS 'NEW GUINEA'

Impatiens x hawk-eri

Perennial Herbaceous 8 - 16 in 6 - 12 in May-October Wide variety Partial shade-shade

Medium

INLAND SEA OATS Chasmanthium lati-folium

Ornamental Grass

Deciduous Per-ennial

2 - 4 ft 1 - 2.5 ft June-September Green Partial shade-shade

Medium

IRIS, BEARDED Iris germanica Perennial Herbaceous 6 - 24 in 2 - 3 ft April-June Bicolor, blue, pink, purple, white, yel-low

Sun-partial shade

Medium

IRISENE (CHICKEN GIZZARD)

Iresine herbstii Perennial Evergreen 2 - 5 ft 1 - 3 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

IVY, ENGLISH Hedera helix Vine Evergreen Per-ennial

20 - 80 ft 3 - 50 ft September-Octo-ber

Greenish white Partial shade-shade

Medium

IVY, ENGLISH VARIE-GATED

Hedera helix 'Varie-gata'

Vine Evergreen Under 1 ft 40 - 50 ft Summer White Sun-partial shade

Medium

IVY, HYBRID BUSH Fatshedera lizei Vine Evergreen 8 - 10 ft 8 - 12 ft Summer Wshite Shade Medium

IVY, SWEDISH Plectranthus vertic-illatus

Perennial Tropical 24 - 36 in Mid fall-mid win-ter

Rose/mauve, White/near white

Sun-partial shade

Medium

JADE PLANT Crassula ovata Shrub Evergreen 3 - 6 ft 2 - 3 ft Seasonal bloomer White to pink Partial shade Medium

JASMINE, ASIAN Trachelospermum asiaticum

Groundcover Evergreen 6 - 24 in 9 - 36 in NA NA Sun-shade Low

JASMINE, ASIAN TRI-COLOR

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Tricolor'

Groundcover Evergreen Under 1 ft 2 - 3 ft NA NA Sun-shade Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

JASMINE 'MAID OF ORLEANS'

Jasminum sambac Vine Evergreen 8 - 10 ft Summer-fall White, near white Partial shade-shade

Medium

JEWELS OF OPAR Talinum panicula-tum

Annual 28 - 32 in 18 - 24 in Late spring-sum-mer

Pink Partial sun

JUNIPER, BLUE RUG Juniperus horizon-talis 'Wiltonii'

Groundcover Evergreen 6 in. 4 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Low

JUNIPER, GREEN MOUND

Juniperus procum-bens 'Green Mound'

Groundcover Evergreen 8 - 12 in 4 - 6 ft NA NA Sun Low

KALE, ORNAMENTAL Brassica oleracea Annual 8 - 12 in 10 - 18 in Spring Yellow Sun Medium

KERRIA, JAPANESE Kerria japonica Shrub Deciduous 5 - 8 ft 6 - 9 ft March-April Yellow Partial shade-shade

Medium

LAMIUM 'ARCH-ANGEL'

Lamia galeobdolon Groundcover Evergreen 8 - 12 in 12 - 18 in Spring Yellow Shade Low

LAMIUM 'WHITE NANCY'

Lamiaceae macula-tum 'White Nancy'

Groundcover Evergreen 6 in 24 - 36 in Spring-summer Lavender, pink, white, yellow

Shade Medium

LAMIUM, DEAD NETTLE

Lamium macula-tum

Groundcover 1 - 3 ft 3 ft Spring-summer Pink, white Partial sun-shade

Medium

LENTEN ROSE Helleboris orien-talis

Perennial Evergreen 1.5 ft 2 ft January-March Burgundy, green, pink, purple, white

Partial shade-shade

Medium

LILY OF THE VALLEY Convallaria Bulb 6 - 8 in 6 - 8 in Mid-late Spring Pink, white Shade Medium

LILY, ORIENTAL (STARGAZER)

Lilium orienta 'Star-gazer'

Bulb 36 - 40 in 32 in Summer Warm to hot red-pink and pales to white

Dappled shade Medium

LILY, SPIDER Hymenocallis cari-baea

Bulb 24 - 36 in 36 in July-August White Sun-partial shade

Medium

LILY, RAIN Zephyranthes cari-nata

Bulb Deciduous 6 - 12 in 4 - 8 in Late summer-early fall

Pink Sun-partial shade

Medium

LIRIOPE Liriope muscari Groundcover Evergreen 8 - 12 in 2 - 4 ft Spring Lilac, white Sun-shade Low

LIRIOPE, VARIE-GATED

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Groundcover Evergreen 6 - 12 in 2 - 4 ft Fall Purple Partial shade-shade

Medium

LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense

Shrub Evergreen 6 - 8 ft 4 - 5 ft Spring-Fall Lavender, pink, white

Sun-partial shade

Low

MAGILLA PERILLA Perilla frutescens 'Magilla Perilla'

Annual 24 - 36 in 12 - 18 in Late summer-late fall

Blue Sun-shade Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

OREGON GRAPE HOLLY

Mahonia aquifo-lium

Shrub Deciduous 3 - 6 ft 2 - 5 ft April Bright yellow Partial shade-shade

Medium

MAHONIA, LEATH-ERLEAF

Mahonia bealeii Shrub Evergreen 5 - 6 ft 3 - 4 ft Spring Yellow Dappled shade-shade

Medium

MAHONIA, 'SOFT CARESS'

Mahonia eurybrac-teata 'Soft Caress'

Shrub Evergreen 2 - 5 ft 2 - 3 ft Spring, winter Yellow Partial sun-shade

Medium

MAPLE, FLOWERING Abutilon hybridum Annual 3 - 5 ft 2 - 3 ft Late spring-late summer

Orange, red, white, yellow

Sun-shade Medium

MONDO GRASS Ophiopagon japon-icas

Groundcover Evergreen 3 - 8 in 12 - 18 in Summer Purple Sun-shade Low

MONEYWORT (CREEPING JENNY)

Lysimachia num-mularia

Groundcover Evergreen 2 - 4 in 24 - 36 in Spring-summer Bright yellow Partial shade-shade

Medium

MULLEIN Verbascum thapsus 2 - 10 ft June-August Yellow Sun Medium

MYRTLE, WAX DWARF

Myrica pusilla Shrub Evergreen 3 - 4 ft 4 - 5 ft Spring, winter Tan, yellow Sun-shade Low

NANDINA, COM-PACT

Nandina domestica 'Compacta'

Shrub Evergreen 3 - 4 ft 3 - 4 ft Spring White Sun-shade Low

NANDINA, STAND-ARD (HEAVENLY BAMBOO)

Nandina domestica Shrub Evergreen 5 ft 3 - 4 ft Summer White Sun-partial shade

Low

NARCISSUS (DAFFO-DIL, JONQUIL)

Narcissus Bulb 6 - 18 in 6 in Late winter

Bi-color, cream, or-ange, pink, red, red-orange, salmon, white, yel-low

Sun-partial shade

Medium

OREGANO, CUBAN Plectranthus am-boinicus

Perennial Tender 1.5 - 3 ft 18 in Mid spring-late winter

Pale purple Partial shade Medium

OXALIS 'IRON CROSS'

Oxalis deppei 'Iron Cross'

Bulb 8 - 10 in 10 - 12 in Late spring-sum-mer

Dark pink Sun-partial shade

Medium

OXALIS, PINK WOOD SORREL

Oxalis articulata Perennial under 6 in 6 - 12 in Spring-Fall Pink Sun-full shade Medium

OXALIS, PURPLE Oxalis triangularis Perennial 7 - 10 in 10 - 15 in Summer Light pink-lavender Partial shade Medium

OXALIS, SHAMROCK Oxalis oregana(red-wood sorrel ??)

Perennial Evergreen 6 in 2 ft Spring, summer Light pink Dappled shade-shade

Medium

PACHYSANDRA Pachysandra x Groundcover Evergreen Per-ennial

6 - 12 in 12 in Spring White Partial shade-shade

Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

PENTAS Pentas lanceolata Annual 2 - 3 ft 1 - 2 ft Spring-fall

Lavender, lilac, pink(various shades), purple, red, white

Sun-partial shade

Medium

PEONY Up to 30 species Perennial Herbaceous Late spring-early summer

Shades of red, white, yellow

Sun-partial shade

Medium

PERSIAN SHIELD Strobilanthes dy-erianus

Annual 2 - 3 ft 3 - 4 ft NA NA Shade Medium-high

PHILODENDRON, SPLIT LEAF

Monstera deliciosa Perennial Tropical 10 ft + 6 - 10 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

PIGEONBERRY Rivina humilis Groundcover Evergreen 8 - 12 in 1 - 3 ft May-October Light pink, white Partial shade Medium

PITTOSPORUM Pittosporum tobira Shrub Evergreen 8 ft 8 ft Spring White Sun-partial shade

Medium

PLUMBAGO, HARDY BLUE LEADWORT

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Groundcover 6 - 12 in 12 - 18 in Late summer-Mid fall

Medium blue Sun-partial shade

Medium

POKEWEED, AMERI-CAN

Phytolacca ameri-cana

Perennial Herbaceous 10 ft 3 ft Mid summer-early fall

White Shade Medium

PURPLE HEART (WANDERING JEW)

Tradescantia pal-lida

Groundcover Deciduous 12 - 18 in 9 - 12 in Summer Orchid, pink Sun-partial shad

Low

RUELLA, DWARF (MEXICAN PETUNIA)

Puellia brittoniana 'Katie's Dwarf'

Perennial Semi-evergreen 8 - 10 in 12 in April-November Pink, purple, white Sun-partial shade

Low

SAGE, AUTUMN Salvia Greggii Perennial Semi-evergreen 4 ft 3 ft March-October Coral, pink, red, white

Sun-partial shade

Low

SAGO PALM Cycas revoluta Tree Evergreen 10 ft 8 ft At maturity Sun Medium

SEDGE, JAPANESE VERIGATED

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Ornamental Grass

Evergreen Per-ennial

8 - 10 in 18 in NA NA Partial shade Medium

SEDUM, ANGELINA Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

Groundcover 4 in 24 in

SEDUM, AUTUMN JOY

Sedum 'Herbstfreude'

Groundcover Deciduous Per-ennial

2 ft 2 ft August-Sept Pink Sun-partial shade

Low

SEDUM, BLUE SPRUCE

Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'

Groundcover 6 - 8 in 12 - 23 in Early-mid sum-mer

Yellow Sun Medium

SEDUM, CORAL REEF Sedum tetractinum 'Coral Reef'

Groundcover 3 in 12 in July-August White-pale pink Sun Low-me-dium

SEDUM, STONE-CROP

Sedum Groundcover Semi-evergreen Perennial

3 - 8 in 3 - 8 in Various times Yellow Sun-dappled shade

Low



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

SHRIMP PLANT Justicia brandegeana

Annual 36 - 48 in 12 in Summer-fall Orange, pink, white, yellow

Partial shade Medium

SHRIMP PLANT, GOLDEN LOLLIPOP

Pachystachys lutea Shrub Evergreen 2 - 3 ft 2 - 3 ft Late spring-mid summer

Bright yellow, white/near white

Sun-partial shade

Medium

SMARTWEED 'RED DRAGON'

Persicaria micro-cephala 'Red Drag-on'

Perennial Deciduous 2 - 3 ft 2 - 3 ft Mid summer - fall White Sun-partial shade

Medium

SNOW BUSH Breynia disticha Shrub Tender 4 - 6 ft 3 - 4 ft Summer-fall White Partial shade Medium

SNOWDROP Galanthus Bulb 4 - 7 in 6 - 7 in Mid winter-early spring

White/deep green on inner petals

Partial shade Medium

SNOWFLAKE Leucojum aestivum Bulb 12 - 14 in 4 in Late winter-spring

White with green tips

Sun-partial shade

Medium

SORREL, BLOOD Rumex sanguineus Perennial 8 - 12 in 8 - 12 in NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

SPICEBUSH Lindera benzoin Shrub Deciduous 6 - 12 in 6 - 12 in Spring Green, red, yellow Dappled shade-shade

Low

SPIREA, BRIDAL WREATH

Spiraea con-toniensis

Shrub Deciduous 4 - 8 ft 4 - 8 ft Spring White Sun-partial shade

Medium

SPIREA, MAGIC CAR-PET

Spiraea japonica 'Walbuma'

Shrub Deciduous 18 - 24 in 24 in Spring Pink Sun Medium

SPREADING WINE-CUP

Callirhoe involu-crate

Perennial 6 - 12 in 6 in Feb - July Purple, pink, white Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

ST. JOHN'S WORT Hypericum perfora-tum

Perennial Semi-evergreen 1 - 3 ft 1 - 2 ft May-August Yellow Sun-partial shade

Low

STRAWBERRY, MOCK FALSE

Duchesnea indica Groundcover Evergreen 3 - 8 in 18 - 48 in Spring Yellow Sun-shade Medium

SWEET FLAG Acorius gramineus 'Variegatus'

Perennial Semi-evergreen 6 - 12 in 6 - 12 in June-July Greenish yellow Sun-partial shade

High

SWEET POTATO VINE, 'BLACKIE'

Ipomoea batatas, 'Blackie'

Vine Deciduous 6 - 18 in 48 - 60 in NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

SWEET POTATO VINE, 'MARGURITE

Ipomoea batatas, 'Margurite'

Vine Deciduous 6 - 18 in 2 - 3 ft Summer Lavender, violet Sun-partial shade

Medium

SWEET POTATO VINE, 'SWEET CARO-LINE'

Ipomoea batatas, 'Sweet Caroline'

Vine Deciduous 6 - 18 in 36 - 48 in NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

SWEET WOODRUFF Galium odoratum Groundcover Deciduous Per-ennial

6 - 12 in 12 in Late spring-sum-mer

White Sun-partial shade

Medium-high



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

SWISS CHARD Beta vulgaris cicla Annual 1 - 3 ft 0.5 - 2 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

High

THRIFT, (CREEPING PHLOX)

Phlox subulata Perennial Evergreen 4 - 6 in 24 in Early spring Vibrant pink, white Sun-partial shade

Low

TURK'S CAP Malvaviscus arbo-reus

Perennial Deciduous 4 - 5 ft 3 - 5 ft Summer-fall Red, coral, white Sun-shade Low

UMBRELLA PLANT Cyperus altemifo-lius

Perennial Deciduous 4 - 6 ft 4 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

VARIEGATED ACO-RUS

Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'

Perennial Evergreen Per-ennial

6 - 12 in 6 - 12 in June-July Greenish yellow Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

VIRGINIA CREEPER Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Vine Deciduous Per-ennial

30 - 50 ft 5 - 10 ft May-August Greenish white Sun-partial shade

Medium

VINCA (PERIWINKLE) Vinca minor Groundcover Evergreen 4 - 8 in 18 - 36 in Spring Purplish/blue Partial shade-shade

Medium

VINCA MAJOR, VAR-IEGATED

Vinca major 'Varie-gata'

Groundcover Evergreen 1 - 2 ft 1 - 2 ft Spring Blue Sun-partial shade

Medium

VIOLA (JOHNNY JUMP UP)

Viola Annual 2 - 6 in 8 - 12 in Spring Purple, rose, yel-low, white

Partial shade-shade

Medium

VIOLET, SWEET Violet odorata Perennial Evergreen 2 - 6 in 8 - 12 in Spring Purple, rose, white, yellow

Partial shade-shade

Medium

WINTERCREEPER, PURPLE

Euonymus fortune 'Coloratus'

Groundcover Evergreen 12 - 24 in 12 - 18 in Spring Blue, green-ish/white

Partial shade Low

WINTER DAPHNE Daphne odora Shrub Evergreen 3 - 4 ft 3 - 4 ft Early spring Pink, white Sun-partial shade

Medium-high

YEW Taxus sp Shrub Evergreen 3 - 18 ft 3 - 15 ft NA NA Partial shade-shade

Medium

YEW, CREEPING PLUM

Cephalotaxus har-ringtonia 'Pros-trata'

Shrub Evergreen 2 - 3 ft 3 - 4 ft NA NA Sun-partial shade

Medium

ZEXMENIA Wedelia hispida Perennial Deciduous 1 - 2 ft 2 ft April-November Yellow Sun-shade Low

UNDERSTORY TREES AND SHRUBS

CAROLINA BUCK-THORN

Rhamnus carolini-ana

Tree Deciduous 12 - 15 ft 8 - 12 ft Spring-early sum-mer

White Sun-partial shade

Low

CHERRY LAUREL Prunus caroliniana Tree Evergreen 15 - 20 ft 8 - 15 ft Spring White Sun-partial shade

Low

ELEAGNUS Eleagnus pungens Shrub Evergreen 12 - 15 ft 15 - 18 ft Oct-Nov Creamy white Sun-partial shade

Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

HOLLY, 'NELLIE R STEVENS'

Ilex 'Nellie R. Ste-vens'

Shrub Evergreen 15 - 25 ft 12 - 15 ft Spring White Sun-shade Medium

HOLLY, POSSUM-HAW

Ilex deciduas Tree Deciduous 12 - 15 ft 10 ft March-May Orange, red, yel-low/green

Sun-dappled shade

Low

HOLLY, YAUPON Ilex vomitoria Tree Evergreen 10 - 20 ft 8 - 10 ft Spring Light green, white Sun-shade Medium

HOLLY, YAUPON WEEPING

Ilex vomitoria 'Pen-dula'

Tree Evergreen 10 - 20 ft 8 - 10 ft Spring Light green, white Sun-shade Medium

HONEYSUCKLE, WINTER

Lonicera fragrantis-sima

Shrub Evergreen 10 - 12 ft 10 - 12 ft January-February Creamy white Sun-partial shade

LAUREL, TEXAS MOUNTAIN

Sophora secund-flora

Tree Evergreen 6 - 20 ft 12 ft Early spring Lavender, vio-let/blue

Sun-dappled shade

Low

LOQUAT Eriobotrya japonica Tree Evergreen 20 - 25 ft 15 - 20 ft Early winter Yellow-white Sun-partial shade

Medium

MAPLE, JAPANESE Acer palmatum Tree 15 - 25 ft 15 - 25 ft NA NA Partial sun-shade

Medium

MAPLE, JAPANESE WEEPING

Acer palmatum dis-sectum

Tree Evergreen 4 - 10 ft 4 - 12 ft NA NA Partial sun-shade

Medium

MEXICAN PLUM Prunus Mexicana Tree Deciduous 15 - 35 ft 20 ft Early spring White Sun-dappled shade

Low

PERSIMMON, EAST-ERN

Diospyros virgini-ana

Tree Deciduous 35 - 60 ft 25 - 35 ft May-June White to greenish yellow

Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

RED BUCKEYE Aesculus pavia Shrub Deciduous 12 - 15 ft 12 - 15 ft April-May Bright red Sun-partial shade

Medium

REDBUD Cercis canadensis Tree Deciduous 10 - 20 ft 7 - 10 ft Spring Purple, rose-pink, white

Sun-dappled shade

Medium

REDBUD, WEEPING Cercis canadensis 'Covey'

Tree Deciduous 4 - 6 ft 4 - 6 ft Late winter-early spring

Pink Sun-patial shade

Medium

VIBURNUM, RUSTY BLACKHAW

Viburnum rufidu-lum

Tree Deciduous 12 - 15 ft 8 - 10 ft Late spring Creamy white Sun-partial shade

Low

VIBURNUM, CHINDO

Viburnum awabuke 'Chindo'

Shrub Evergreen 10 - 15 ft 15 ft Late spring White Sun-partial shade

Medium

SHADE TREES

CEDAR ELM Ulmus crassifolia Tree Deciduous 30 - 60 ft 30 - 40 ft Spring Tiny mauve to pink flowers

Sun Medium

CHINESE PISTACHE Pistacia chinensis Tree Deciduous 60 ft 50 ft Spring White Sun Medium



NAME

PLANT

TYPE

PLANT

CHARAC-

TERISTIC

HEIGHT SPREAD BLOOM

TIME

BLOOM

COLOR

SUN/

SHADE WATER

MAPLE, SHANTUNG Acer truncatum Tree Deciduous 25 - 30 ft 30 ft Spring Green-yellow Sun-partial shade

Medium

MAGNOLIA, LITTLE GEM

Magnolia grand-flora 'Little Gem'

Tree Evergreen 15 - 20 ft 8 - 10 ft Summer White Sun Medium

MAGNOLIA, SOUTH-ERN

Magnolia grand-flora

Tree Evergreen 60 ft 50 ft Summer White Sun Medium

MULBERRY, FRUIT-ING

OAK, BLACK JACK Quercus marilandica

Tree Deciduous 30 - 40 ft 30 - 40 ft March-May White, red, green Partial shade Low

OAK, BUR Quercus macro-carpa

Tree Deciduous 60 - 80 ft 40 - 60 ft April-May Catkins-green Sun-partial shade

Low-me-dium

OAK, CHINQUAPIN Quercus muehlen-bergii

Tree Deciduous 30 - 40 ft 20 - 30 ft April-May Catkins-green Sun-partial shade

Low

OAK, LIVE Quercus virginiana Tree Evergreen 30 - 40 ft 40 - 50 ft Spring Catkins-green Sun Low-me-dium

OAK, SHUMARD RED Quercus shumardii Tree Deciduous 50 - 60 ft 40 - 60 ft Spring Catkins-green Sun Low

PECAN Carya illinoinensis Tree Deciduous 60-100 ft 40 - 75 ft Spring Catkins-green Sun Medium

TEXAS ASH Fraxinus texensis Tree Deciduous 30 - 50 ft 30 - 50 ft Spring Greenish yellow Sun Medium


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