Plant Library
These are some of the plants we like to use in our garden designs and do well in our climate. Some are a little tricky (ever had problems with boxwood?) and some are very dependable, but they all have something to offer. Are you looking for lots of blooms or native habitat? You can browse the plants to find what you’re looking for or post a question if something looks interesting. And check back from time to time – the list is always growing!
Plants marked with an asterisk* are North American natives or cultivars of native species.
Trees – Evergreen
Little Gem Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’*
Southern Magnolia
Magonolia grandiflora*
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda*
Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria Japonica
Foster’s Holly
Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’*
American Holly
Ilex opaca*
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana*
Carolina Cherrylaurel
Prunus caroliniana*
Trees – Deciduous
Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentuckea*
Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera*
Sourwood
Oxydendron arboreum*
Snowbell
Styrax japonicus
Serviceberry
Amalanchier spp.*
River Birch
Betula nigra*
Willow Oak
Quercus phellow*
Red Oak
Quercus rubra*
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana*
Red Maple
Acer rubrum*
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
London Plane Tree
Platanus x acerifolia
Redbud
Cersis canadensis*
Linden
Tilia spp.*(some species)
Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus*
Flowering Cherry
Prunus spp.
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida*
Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia spp.
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica*
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum*
Shrubs – Evergreen
Dwarf Boxwood
(Buxus spp.) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Thu, October 21, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Yucca
Yucca spp.*(some species)
Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera*
Chindo Viburnum
Viburnum awabuki ‘Chindo’
Japanese Pieris
Pieris japonica
Osmanthus
Osmanthus spp.
Nandina
Nandina domestica
Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense
Schipka Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis’
Otto Luyken Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’
Dwarf Juniper
Juniperus spp. *(some species)
Juniper
Juniperus spp. *(some species)
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Indian Hawthorn
Raphiolepis umbellata
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria*
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
Nellie Stevens Holly
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra*
Carissa Holly
Ilex cornuta ‘Carissa’
Burford Holly
Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’
Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis sp.
Camellia
Camellia spp.
Boxwood
Buxus spp.
Azalea
Rhododendron spp.*(some species)
Aucuba
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’
Anisetree
Illicium parviflorum*
Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora
Shrubs – Deciduous
Witchhazel
Hamamelis spp.*(some species)
Doublefile Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum*
Sweetspire
Itea virginica*
Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus*
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia*
Hypericum
Hypericum sp.
Spiraea
Spiraea spp.
Rose
Rosa spp.
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’*
Paperbush
Edgeworthia papyrifera
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius*
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia*
Lacecap Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Mophead Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata*
Harry Lauders Walkingstick
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii*
Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
Chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus
Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana*
Perennials
Tickseed
Coreopsis*
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum odoratum
Stonecrop
Sedum spp.
Stokes Aster
Stokesia laevis*
Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum
Sea Holly
Eryngium sp.
Sage
Salvia spp.*(some species)
Siberian Iris
Iris siberica
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis
Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri*
Foamflower
Tiarella spp.*
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris errythrosora
Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis*
Daylily
Hererocallis spp.
Coral Bells
Heuchera spp.*
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea*
Catmint
Nepeta spp.
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa*
Bluestar
Amsonia spp.*
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia spp.
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida*
Beardtongue
Penstemon spp.*
Epimedium
Epimedium spp.
Grasses
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum*
Purple Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris*
Maiden Grass
Miscanthus spp.
Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Groundcovers
Skimmia
(Skimmia japonica) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. No photos currently available Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Dwarf Nandina
Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Dwarf Raphiolepis
Dwarf Indian hawthorn (Raphiolepis umbellata) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Dwarf Deutzia
(Deutzia gracillis ‘Nikko’) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster spp.) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Carpet Rose
(Rosa spp.) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. No pictures currently available Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Dwarf Abelia
(Abelia x grandiflora) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Wintercreeper
(Euonymus fortunei) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. No pictures currently available Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Soft Touch Holly
(Ilex crenata ‘soft touch’) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. No pictures currently available Posted on Wed, September 22, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Ferns
(several genera) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Tue, September 21, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Sedge
(Carex sp.) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Tue, September 21, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Creeping Phlox
(Phlox subulata) Return to Plant Library>> Click on the picture below and a slide show will begin momentarily. Posted on Tue, September 21, 2010 by Joe Hertzler
Vinca
Vinca major
Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Moss
various species
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’
Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus
Spicata
Liriope spicata
Muscarii
Liriope muscari
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Vines
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens*
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrange anomola subsp. petiolaris
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens*
American Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens*
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