Shrubs

Shrubs serve many functions in the landscape. They can be a solid green background for flowering perennials and annuals or they can provide lots of color and texture of their own. The leaves, flowers and berries come in many shapes, sizes and colors.

Many shrubs provide food for birds and butterflies while those that bloom from spring until fall make a beautiful focal point. Shrubs are the “furniture” of the garden, a necessary element to any good landscape design. Evergreen shrubs (those that don’t lose their leaves in the winter) provide winter interest and they’re not just green anymore.

Thanks to the breeding efforts of growers all over the world, you can choose evergreen shrubs like Lorapetalum with beautiful plum-purple leaves or Gold Mop Cypress with bright gold soft needles that have a weeping effect.

Helpful Links:

Pruning Ornamental Plants in the Landscape

How To Grow Rhododendrons & Azaleas

Evergreen Hollies Have a Multitude of Uses- article by Fine Gardening Magazine

All About Hydrangeas

Shrub Care- fertilizing, watering, etc.

Viburnum: one of the most beautiful & versatile shrubs

The shrubs that we stock here at the nursery grow very well in our zone 7 climate. We do not carry plants that aren’t suited for our weather or soil. Some varieties that we carry are seasonal due to market availability. Shrubs with a * next to their name are native to the Southeast.

Abelia grandiflora- Glossy Abelia

           Edward Goucher (A. grandiflora x A. schumannii)

           Little Richard

           Rose Creek

Aesculus parviflora- Bottlebrush Buckeye *

Amelanchier arborea- Serviceberry or Shadbush *(edible fruit)

Asimina triloba- Common Pawpaw *(edible fruit)

Aspidistra elatior- Cast-iron Plant

Aucuba japonica- Japanese Aucuba

Berberis thunbergii- Japanese Barberry

           Crimson Pygmy

           Rosy Glow

Buddleia davidii- Butterfly Bush

           Attraction- fuchsia red

           Black Knight- deep purple

           Bonnie- light lavender with orange eye

           Honeycomb- yellow

           Lochinch- light blue

           Miss Ellen- dark blue

           Pink Delight- true pink

           Nanho Purple- magenta purple, dwarf

           White Profusion- white with yellow eye

Buxus microphylla- Boxwood

Callicarpa americana- American Beautyberry *

Calycanthus floridus- Sweetshrub or Carolina Allspice *

Camellia japonica- Japanese Camellia (blooms in early spring)

Camellia sasanqua-  (blooms in late fall/winter)

Caryopteris x clandonensis- Bluebeard

Cephalotaxus harringtonia- Japanese Plum Yew

Chamaecyparis obtusa- Hinoki Falsecypress

Crippsii

Slender Hinoki

Tempelhof

Chamaecyparis pisifera- Japanese Falsecypress

Boulevard

Gold Mop

Sungold

Vintage Gold

Chionanthus virginicus- Grancy Gray-beard or White Fringetree *

Chionanthus retusus- Chinese Fringetree

Clethra alnifolia- Summersweet Clethra *

Cleyera japonica- Japanese Cleyera (correct botanical name is actually Ternstroemia gymnanthera, thank goodness nobody calls it that)

Cotinus coggygria- Smoketree or Smokebush

Cotoneaster dammeri- Bearberry Cotoneaster

           Coral Beauty

   Willowleaf

Cryptomeria japonica- Japanese Cryptomeria

           Black Dragon

   Globosa Nana

           Gyokuryu

    Radicans

           Yoshino- tree form

Eleagnus pungens- Eleagnus

Forsythia x intermedia- Yellow Bells

Fothergilla gardenii- Dwarf Fothergilla *

Gardenia jasminoides- Gardenia

           August Beauty

           Daisy

           Frost Proof

           Radicans or Creeping Gardenia

Hibiscus syriacus- Althea or Rose-of-Sharon

Hydrangea arborescens- Smooth Hydrangea

           Annabelle

   Incrediball- NEW from Proven Winners

Hydrangea macropylla- Bigleaf or Mophead Hydrangea

           All Summer Beauty

   Charm

     

           Dooley

           Nikko Blue

           Penny Mac

           Merrits Supreme

Hydrangea paniculata- Panicle Hydrangea

           Grandiflora or Peegee

   Limelight

           Pinky Winky- NEW from Proven Winners

   Tardiva

Hydrangea quercifolia- Oakleaf Hydrangea *

           Alice

Ilex cornuta- Chinese Holly

           Carissa

           Dwarf Burford

           Needlepoint

Ilex crenata- Japanese Holly

           Compacta

           Helleri

           Hoogendorn

           Sky Pencil

           Soft Touch

Ilex vomitoria- Yaupon Holly *

           Pendula or Weeping Yaupon

           Schillings or Dwarf Yaupon

Illicium floridanum- Florida Anise *

Illicium parviflorum- Yellow Anise *

Itea virginica- Sweetspire *

           Henry’s Garnet

           Merlot

Jasminum nudiflorum- Winter Jasmine

Juniperus chinensis- Chinese Juniper

           Blue Point

   Gold Lace

   Green Sergeant

   Hollywood or Torulosa

   Old Gold

           Pfitzer

   Sea Green

Juniperus conferta- Shore Juniper

           Blue Pacific

Juniperus horizontalis- Creeping Juniper

           Andorra

   Blue Rug

Juniperus procumbens- Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

  

   Nana

Juniperus virginiana

  

   Grey Owl

Lagerstroemia indica- Dwarf Crepe Myrtle

           Hopi- pale pink, 6 ft.

           Razzle Dazzle- cherry red, 3 ft.

   Royalty- purple, 6 ft.

           Velma’s Royal Velvet- deep purple, 4 ft.

           Zuni- lavender, 8 ft.

Ligustrum japonicum- Japanese Ligustrum

           Howardi

           Recurve

           Wax Leaf

Lorapetalum chinense- Chinese Fringe-flower

           Blush

           Ruby

   Suzanne

           Zhuzhou Fuchsia

Nandina domestica- Heavenly Bamboo

           Compacta

           Firepower

           Gulfstream

           Harbor Belle

Osmanthus fragrans- Fragrant Tea Olive

Pieris japonica- Japanese Pieris

           Compacta

           Mountain Fire

Rhaphiolepis umbellata- Indian Hawthorne

Rhododendron (all Azaleas are now included in the Rhododendron genus). It is critical that the evergreen Rhododendrons be planted in loose soil that drains well. Carving out a hole in wet, sticky clay means death for Rhododendrons! A good technique is to till the area to loosen compacted clay, add organic matter, then leave about 1/3 of the root ball exposed above the existing soil line. Mound up good quality composted bark (like Nature’s Helper) around the root ball, creating a “raised bed” effect. Afternoon shade is a must in the South.

Rhododendron catawbiense- Evergreen Rhododendron hybrids *

           Chionoides- white with yellow center, dwarf to 4 ft.

           English Roseum- rosy pink, 6 ft.

           Nova Zembla- vibrant red, 5 ft.

           Roseum Elegans- lilac, 6 ft.

           Scintillation- lavender pink with gold throat, 6 ft.

           Vulcan’s Flame- bright red, 5 ft.

Rhododendron austrinum, R. canescens, and hybrids- (deciduous Azaleas)- Flame Azalea or Wild Azalea *

           Camilla’s Blush- fragrant pink, 8 ft.

           Kelsey’s Flame- vivid yellow and orange, 8-10 ft.

           Lisa’s Gold- fragrant gold, 10-12 ft.

           My Mary- fragrant pure yellow, 8 ft.

           Nacoochee Princess- fragrant white with pink blush, 8 ft.

Rhododendron hybrids- Evergreen azalea

   Conversation Piece- pink flowers have splotches of dark pink, red and white

           Fashion- orange red

           Flame Creeper- orange red groundcover type

           Formosa- purple

           G.G. Gerbing- pure white

           George L. Taber- two-tone orchid pink

           Girard Crimson- purplish red

           Hilda Niblett- pink with red blotches, dwarf

           Michael Hill- lacy soft pink groundcover type

           Midnight Flare- the deepest red of any azalea

           Pink Ruffle- coral pink

           President Clay- red

           Red Ruffle- vivid red

           Robin Hill Congo- vivid reddish purple

           Wakaebisu- salmon pink with deep pink blotch, dwarf

        

Rosa banksiae- Lady Banks Rose

           White

           Yellow

        

Shrub Roses

                                        

           Double Pink- bright pink, double blooms

   Double Red- cherry red, double blooms

   Red Knockout- cherry red

          Pink Knockout- bright pink

           Sunny Knockout, NEW in 2009- blooms open lemon yellow then change to white

          

Sarcococca confusa- Fragrant Sweetbox

Spirea x bumalda (cross between S. albiflora and S. japonica)

           Anthony Waterer

           Goldflame

           Goldmound

Spirea japonica- Japanese Spirea

           Little Princess

           Shirobana

Spirea prunifolia- Bridalwreath Spirea

Syringa patula- Fragrant Lilac

           Miss Kim

Syringa laciniata- Cutleaf Lilac

           (Both Lilacs listed above grow and flower well in the South)

Thuja occidentalis- Eastern Arborvitae (a good conifer for the South)

           Degroot’s Spire

           Emerald Green

           Rheingold

           Woodward Globe

   Yellow Ribbon

Thuja plicita- Giant Arborvitae

           Green Giant- Excellent Leyland Cypress replacement

Viburnum macrocephalum- Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus- Snowball Bush

Viburnum plicatum- Doublefile Viburnum

           Mariesii

           Shasta

           Summer Snowflake

Viburnum tinus- Laurustinus

           Spring Bouquet- one of our favorites; evergreen, clusters of dark pink buds form in winter and               open white in spring. A beautiful evergreen shrub with many uses

Vitex agnus-castus- Chastetree

           Shoal Creek

Weigela florida- Old Fashioned Weigela

           Red Prince

           Variegata

           Versicolor

           Wine and Roses

Yucca filamentosa- Yucca

           Bright Edge, variegated

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