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Habranthus brachyandrus? (red base)
Common Name: Rain-lily
This bulb produces grass-like foliage and following summer rains it bursts forth with many lovely pink trumpet like flowers on tall stems. The base of the flower tube is red. This plant can spread from seed in the garden. We belive this is Habrant...

Habranthus robustus? (green base)
Common Name: Rain-lily
This bulb produces grass-like foliage and following summer rains it bursts forth with many lovely pink trumpet like flowers on tall stems. The base of the flower tube is green. This plant does not seem to spread from seed in the garden. We belive ...

Habranthus texanus
Common Name: Copper Lily
Sometimes classified as Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis, this little bulb with grass-like leaves is native to Texas. It produces small copper colored to orange flowers like summer crocuses after a rain. Naturalizes nicely in sunny or semi-shad...

Halesia carolina (tetraptera)
Common Name: Carolina Silverbell
A small to medium size deciduous tree native in the southeastern U.S., the Silverbell makes an outstanding landscape ornamental in places with deep, fertile, well-drained soil with ample moisture. It can be used much like the common Dogwood (Cornus ...

Halesia diptera
Common Name: Two Wing Silverbell
Small to medium sized deciduous tree with pendant bell-like white flowers in spring followed by dry fruits with two wings (rather than four like the more familiar species). A very ornamental garden plant. Yellow fall color also. Good, well-drained...

Halesia diptera var. magniflora
Common Name: Large Flowered Silverbell

Rarely available small to medium size deciduous tree highly prized for large white bell-like flowers clothing the branches in spring. This large flowered variety of Two-wing Silverbell is found native in a limited area of the Flori...


Hamamelis virginiana
Common Name: Common Witchhazel
Witchazel is a large deciduous shrub or small tree found in woodlands over much of eastern North America. It is interesting in the landscape for its fragrant yellow flowers with little strap-like petals which cover the branches in November. Novembe...

Hamelia patens
Common Name: Firebush
A shrub in the tropics and south Florida. Perennial to 4 feet or more in the Deep South. Very heat tolerant. Reddish leaves and tubular red flowers. Has become very popular in Texas. Cut back plants after the frost kills the tops. Mound 10 inche...

Hedera colchica
Common Name: Persian Ivy
The Persian Ivy is an evergreen vine with larger more leathery leaves than the common Ivy. The leaves are somwhat heart shaped and slightly lobed and toothed and with a celery-like odor when crushed. Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants mentions...

Hedychium coccineum
Common Name: Scarlet Ginger Lily
Tall herbaceous perennial spreading by rhizomes. Showy spikes of reddish flowers on terminals of tall plants with long corn-like leaves. Spreads in rich moist soil in sunny or semi-shady areas. Woodlanders obtained this Asian native ginger as seed...

Hedychium coronarium
Common Name: Butterfly Ginger
Tall herbaceous perennial spreading by rhizomes. Showy spikes of very fragrant white flowers with greenish or yellowish blotch. Blooms in summer on terminals of tall plants with long corn-like leaves. Spreads in rich moist soil in sunny or semi-sh...

Hedychium gardneranum
Common Name: Kahli Ginger
Tall herbaceous perennial spreading by rhizomes. Spikes of very showy and fragrant yellow flowers with striking red stamens. Blooms in summer on terminals of tall plants with broad bluish green corn-like leaves. Spreads in rich moist soil in sunny...

Heimia salicifolia
Common Name: Willow-leaf Heimia
A spreading and much-branched smooth shrub looking very much like a Hypericum but not related. Actually related to Crepe Myrtle! Flowers yellow and axillary followed by a dry capsule. Plant is said to have medicinal and mildly narcotic properties....

Helianthus angustifolius
Common Name: Swamp Sunflower
Swamp Sunflower is a tall robust perennial that can be an aggressive spreader in a moist sunny location. A good perennial plant for the garden with ample space. In late summer and fall the plants are smothered in 2 1/2 inch wide bright yellow flower...

Helianthus longifolius
Common Name: Narrowleaf Sunflower
This rare native sunflower is found in Alabama and Georgia on sandy, well-drained soils. It has rather long narrow basal leaves from a creeping rootstock. The yellow daisy-like flowers are borne on branched stems about two feet tall. A little-know...

Helianthus verticillatus
Common Name: Whorled Leaf Sunflower
Very rare perennial with whorls of lanceolate leaves up the tall stems and clusters of yellow sunflowers at the top. Thought to be extinct until re-discovered in northwestern Georgia and adjacent Tennessee in recent years. A vigorous, spreading, an...

Helleborus orientalis
Common Name: Lenten Rose
The Lenten Rose is not a rose but it does flower around Lent. It is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with attrative palmate leaves with leathery toothed leaflets. The attractive flowers are a couple inces across and are white or purple tinged or st...

Heptacodium miconioides
Common Name: Seven Sons Tree
Large deciduous shrub or small tree attractive in flower, seed, and with exfoliating bark. Relatively recent introduction from China much publicized due to ornamental nature and hardiness in the north. ...

Hesperaloe parviflora
Common Name: Red Yucca
Yucca-like stemless plant with 2-3 foot long narrow gray-green leaves and tall flowering stalks bearing pinkish red tubular flowers. Plant in sunny location with well-drained soil. A Texas native that is rare in the wild but widely cultivated in the...

Heterotheca mariana
Common Name: Maryland Golden Atser
Sometimes classified as Chrysopsis mariana, this low bushy drought tolerant perennial is usually found on sandy soils in sunny locations. In similar sites it makes a good garden plant covered with golden yellow daisies....

Hibiscus aculeatus
Common Name: Pineland Hibiscus
Pineland Hibiscus is a perennial species native to the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain where it grows in flatwoods and damp roadside ditches, etc. It is more spreading, branched, and prickly than other native Hibiscus. The leaves are deeply lobed a...

Hibiscus coccineus
Common Name: Red Rose-mallow
Tall open perennial with maple-like (or Marijuana-like !) leaves and bright red 3-5 inch flowers. Stamens extend from flowers. A striking ornamental Hibiscus that grows naturally in very wet sites in the southern U.S. but is widely cultivated in any ...

Hibiscus coccineus 'Lone Star'
Common Name: Scarlet Rose Mallow - White form
Tall perennial Hibiscus with maple-like or marijuana-like leaves typical of the species but this selection has pure white flowers. A little-known cultivar but very attractive. Wet to average soil. Sun....

Hibiscus cubensis
Common Name: Cuban Rosemallow
Tall perennial hibiscus with gray-green foliage and slightly prickly stems. Flowers fairly large purplish pink. Grows naturally in marshy places but fine in ordinary garden soils in sunny location. Little known but garden worthy Hibiscus perhaps f...

Hibiscus dasycalyx
Common Name: Hibiscus, Neches River
A very rare and endangered perennial Hibiscus found on the Neches River in east Texas where it is threatened by hybridizaton with Hibiscus militaris. This species has multiple stems from a thick base. It is readily distinguished by the narrow linea...

Hibiscus grandiflorus
Common Name: Great Rose Hibiscus
Tall perennial Hibiscus with gray-green soft pubescent foliage. The large pink flowers are very showy. This Hibiscus is native to very wet habitats in the Deep South but grows well in ordinary garden soil that is moist or irrigated. Should have a ...

Hibiscus hamabo
Common Name: Yellow Hibiscus
Branching shrub to 15 feet. Single yellow flowers with a crimson spot at the base. This large shrub has wide rounded deciduous leaves. The bright yellow hibiscus flowers are produced in the summer. This Japanese native has proven hardy and free flo...

Hibiscus lasiocarpus
Common Name: Wooly Mallow
A perennial Hibiscus native to central and southern U.S. This species has rather wooly grayish leaves. Adaptable to ordinary garden soil in sunny location with ample moisture, this species has 4-5 inch wide pink or white flowers with a red center. ...

Hibiscus militaris
Common Name: Halberd-leaf Hibiscus
A relatively widespread native perennial Hibiscus found along streams and in wet areas in the southern U.S. The leaves and stems are smooth and the pointed leaves are halberd shaped. The flowers borne in summer are a pink with a reddish base. Like ...

Hibiscus moscheutos
Common Name: Swamp Rose-mallow
This common perennial Hibiscus or Marsh Mallow is found in wet areas, including brackish marshes, throughout the eastern U.S. It has relatively large broad and lobed leaves and showy white flowers with a dark center. This species makes a good garde...

Hibiscus mutabilis ''Plena''
Common Name: Confederate Rose
Confederate Rose is neither Confederate nor Rose. It is a shrub Hibiscus native to China. A wonderful big multi-stem deciduous shrub with leaves like a cotton plant and large double peony-like showy flowers in the fall that open white and change to ...

Hibiscus mutabilis 'Rubrum'
Common Name: Single Red Confederate Rose
This Hibiscus mutabilis has slightly smaller and smoother leaves than the "Confederate Rose" and the bright red Hibiscus flowers that are single, not double, and do not change color. It is a warm climate shrub so will freeze back some or a lot depen...

Hibiscus paramutabilis x syriacus ''Tosca''
Common Name: Hibiscus Hybrid
This Hibiscus is a hybrid between the species H. paramutabilis and the familiar Rose of Sharon (H. syriacus). It is a relatively hardy deciduous shrub Hibiscus with ruffled orchid to magenta flowers with carmine eye that are larger than Rose of Shar...

Hibiscus sp. (affin. mutabilis) 'Nagoya Pink'
Common Name: Hibiscus 'Nagoya Pink'
Shrub hibiscus resembling H. mutabilis ("Confederate Rose") but with 4" single pink flowers. This and 'Nagoya White' were introduced by Woodlanders after growing them from seed we obtained from James Sharpe who collected it in Nagoya, Japan. Plant i...

Hibiscus syriacus ''Diana''
Common Name: 'Diana' Rose-of-Sharon
'Diana' is a hardy shrub Hibiscus (H. syriacus) that was a U.S. National Arboretum introduction. It is a triploid so the large white frilly flowers are long-blooming and produce very few, if any, seed capsules. It is stiffly upright and multi-stemme...

Holboellia coriacea ''China Blue''
Common Name:
An attractive evergreen vine with unusual purplish flowers in spring followed on female plants by purple sausage-like fruits. This fairly vigorous vine is an interesting subject for fences, arbors, etc. in the southern garden. We have not yet determ...

Holboellia coriacea
Common Name:
Holboellia coriacea is a very nice evergreen twining vine native to western China. Little-known in cultivation but well worth growing on a shady or semi-shady arbor or pergola in the southern garden. Our plants were propagated from the Charlotte, N...

Hosta tardiflora
Common Name: Plantain Lily
Hostas come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and varieties with immaginative names. We wouldn't begin to tackle these! This small growing Hosta is a neat little green leaf species from Japan that flowers in fall and adds a nice touch to the woodland ga...

Hosta yingeri
Common Name: Yinger's Plantain Lily
A species introduced from an island off Korea by our plantsman friend Barry Yinger for whom this previously undescribed species was named. It is distinctive for its very glossy leaves. It has grown well here in South Carolina and deserves to be bet...

Hyalis argentea var. argentea
Common Name: Blanquilla
Silver foliaged clump forming or somewhat stoloniferous sub-shrub or perennial to 3' tall. Grass-like leaves whorled on willowly stems. In the family Compositae. Flowers on taller stems with few rays but attractive. Has been hardy and evergreen in...

Hydrangea arborescens ''Annabelle''
Common Name: 'Annabelle' Smooth Hydrangea
A selection of our native Hydrangea arborescens. A deciduous shrub to 5 or even 6 feet with very showy white snowball flower clusters in early summer. Selected by Dr. J.C. McDaniel at the University of Illinois who Dr. Michael Dirr describes as "a ...

Hydrangea aspera var villosa
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Medium sized Asian shrub of spreading habit. The long, rather narrow leaves, the stems and the flower stalks are densely hairy. Large lilac-blue flower heads in summer. Plant in part shade in fertile soil that is well-drained but with adequate moi...

Hydrangea macrophylla ''All Summer Beauty''
Common Name: 'All Summer Beauty' Hydrangea
This popular Macrophylla Hydrangea is a compact, 3 to 4 foot deciduous shrub with sterile mophead flowers supposedly produced on new growth. Flower color will vary according to soil. Pink flowers (Alkaline soil) or Blue flowers (Acid soil) If old fl...

Hydrangea macrophylla ''Blue Billows''
Common Name: Lacecap Hydrangea Cultivar
This lacecap Hydrangea grown from Korean seed and selected by Dr. Richard Lighty of Mount Cuba Gardens in Delaware has blue flowers (in acid soil)and has shown good bud hardiness in colder zones. If old flowers are removed, hydrangea may flower again...

Hydrangea macrophylla ''Mariesii''
Common Name: Lacecap Hydrangea Cultivar
This fine Hydrangea produces large, graceful, lace-cap flowers which can be pink (alkaline soil) or blue (Acid soil) It can grow to 6 feet. If old flowers are removed, Hydrangea may flower again in August. Choose planting site with shade from the h...

Hydrangea macrophylla ''Nigra''
Common Name: 'Nigra' Bigleaf Hydrangea
A distinct of the Mophead Hydrangea notable for the conspicuous black stems. As with most other Hydrangea macrophylla varieties the flowers may be pink on alkaline soil or blue on acid soil. If old flowers are removed, hydrangea may flower again in A...

Hydrangea paniculata ''Kyushu''
Common Name: 'Kyushu' Panicle Hydrangea
Upright large deciduous shrub which can be fashioned into a small tree. It has bright green glossy foliage and white panicles of sterile and fertile flowers. This variety was selected and introduced through Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium having been...

Hydrangea quercifolia ''Alice''
Common Name: 'Alice' Oakleaf Hydrangea
Large deciduous shrub with large oak-like leaves, panicles of white flowers, and exfoliating bark, this species is native almost exclusively to rich woods in Alabama but is very widely grown as a favored ornamental shrub. Plant in fertile well-draine...

Hydrangea quercifolia ''Snowflake''
Common Name: 'Snowflake' Oakleaf Hydrangea
.Large deciduous shrub with large oak-like leaves, panicles of white flowers, and exfoliating bark, this species is native almost exclusively to rich woods in Alabama but is very widely grown as a favored ornamental shrub. 'Snowflake' is one of our ...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony'
Common Name: 'Harmony' Oakleaf Hydrangea
Large deciduous shrub with large oak-like leaves, panicles of white flowers, and exfoliating bark, this species is native almost exclusively to rich woods in Alabama but is very widely grown as a favored ornamental shrub. Plant in fertile well-draine...

Hydrangea quercifolia ''Alison''
Common Name: 'Alison' Oakleaf Hydrangea
Large deciduous shrub with large oak-like leaves, panicles of white flowers, and exfoliating bark, this species is native almost exclusively to rich woods in Alabama but is very widely grown as a favored ornamental shrub. 'Alison' was selected by Dr...

Hydrangea serrata ''Woodlander''
Common Name: Serrated Hydrangea Cultivar
This Woodlanders introduction was grown from seed tht we obtained from Chollipo Arboretum in Korea. This Hydrangea serrata is a small-leafed selection that has been much admired here. The serrated deciduous leaves display a purplish cast and the bl...

Hydrangea x 'Preziosa' ''Pink Beauty''
Common Name: Hydrangea Hybrid
'Preziosa' is a mophead-type hydrangea which is varyingly listed as a cultivar of H. serrata or as a cultivar of H. macrophylla or as a hybrid between the two. Features small mophead-like panicles (3-4") in which the showy sterile florets progress th...

Hypericum densiflorum
Common Name: Dense Hypericum
Dense twiggy shrub with small dark green narrow leaves and golden yellow flower clusters from summer to fall. Stoloniferous so spreads to form colonies of stems. Native to southeastern U.S. mostly on moist soil. ...

Hypericum frondosum ''Sunburst''
Common Name: Cedarglade St. Johnswort 'Sunburst'
A semi-evergreen shrub with blue-green foliage and powderpuff golden flowers in summer. This species is widely scattered as a native plant in the southeastern U.S. The selection 'Sunburst' was made by Dr. Richard Lighty of Mt. Cuba Gardens in Delawa...

Hypericum kalmianum
Common Name: Kalm Hypericum
Evergreen shrub to 3 feet tall with bright yellow 1 inch+ flowers. Leaves are bluish green. We are able to offer this attractive and very hardy St Johnswort thanks to Mr. Richard Lynch of Staten Island, NY. It is native to the northeastern U.S. and a...

Hypericum lissophloeus
Common Name: Smooth-barked St. Johnswort
Woodlanders was probably the first nursery to offer this rare tree-like hypericum native to a limited area in the Florida Panhandle. It is a graceful evergreen to 10 feet with needle-like leaves and outstanding copper-colored exfoliating bark. Native...

Hypericum myrtifolium
Common Name: Myrtle Hypericum
*Evergreen shrub with small bluish-green triangular leaves and yellow flowers. A small tree-like shrub that grows in sandy wet pinelands but makes a good garden shrub for sunny locations in the South. Another southern native Hypericum probably firs...

Hypericum nudiflorum
Common Name: St. Johnswort
Slender medium size shrubby St. Johnswort with relatively wide light green leaves. Rather uncommon along streams and swamps in the Southeast. Long oval leaves are light green and flowers are golden with many stamens as is typical for the Hypericums....

Hypericum prolificum
Common Name: Shrubby St. Johnswort
Dense evergreen shrub with arching branches, narrow shiny leaves and abundant showy yellow flowers in summer. Good shrub for the garden border in sunny dry sites. Like many Hypericums introduced by Woodlanders it is rather seldom seen in landscape. ...

Hypericum reductum
Common Name: St. Johnswort, Atlantic
A low heatherlike needle-leafed evergreen shrub with yellow flowers, this St. Johnswort is native to open sites with deep sandy soils in coastal plain of the southeastern U.S. One of our favorite Hypericums. A good garden plant for sandy open sites w...

Hypericum stans
Common Name: St. Peter's-Wort
Small upright branched shrub with broad, somewhat clasping, semi-evergreen blue-green leaves and shreddy bark. Flowers about 1" across, bright yellow with four petals. Widespread in eastern and southern U.S. but primarily in sandy soil of coastal pl...
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