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

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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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