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Rhamnus caroliniana
Common Name: Carolina Buckthorn
Carolina Buckthorn is a small deciduous tree with shiny, dark green foliage and attractive red fruit that matures into a deep purple or black. The fruits ripen in August and remain on the tree until around October. Relatively unknown to gardeners and...

Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Blueberry Muffin'
Common Name: Indian Hawthorn
The leaves of this handsome Asian evergreen shrub are gray-green when they first open, and later mature into a dark green or blue-green color. In winter, the leaves may turn a subdued purple-green. The white, slightly fragrant flowers bloom in mid to...

Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Common Name: Needle Palm
Needle Palm is a fan-leaf palm of mounding habit eventually forming a short trunk. It is a very ornamental palm that has been hardy to Washington, D.C. and has withstood temperatures to -6 degrees F. which may qualify it as the most cold-hardy palm. ...

Rhododendron alabamense
Common Name: Alabama Azalea
Deciduous shrub with fragrant white flowers with gold flair contrasts to the dark green foliage of this fine native azalea species. In April the flowers have a unique, pleasant spiced-lemon scent. It does best in sun or partial shade and needs well-...

Rhododendron arborescens
Common Name: Sweet Azalea
There are two forms of this native azalea. The plants in the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont bloom in late spring but in western Georgia and eastern Alabama they flower in summer. Upright, loosely branched with white fragrant flowers with contra...

Rhododendron atlanticum
Common Name: Coast Azalea
Dedciduous azalea of suckering habit (stoloniferous). The leaves are bluish-green. The white, clove -scented flowers occur with or slightly before the leaves. Corolla is covered with sticky glands. Commonly found in open pine woods on the coastal pl...

Rhododendron atlanticum 'Winterthur'
Common Name: Coast Azalea 'Winterthur'
See Rhododendron atlanticum. This is a superior compact selection. White flowers typical of the species. Not stoloniferous. Selected by the late Hal Bruce of Winterthur Gardens in Delaware....

Rhododendron atlanticum x austrinum (orange-yellow)
Common Name: Native Azalea Hybrid
A fragrant early orange-yellow hybrid from a cross of two native azaleas which do not occurs together in the wild. Made by Robert Mackintosh and introduced by Woodlanders. It is similar to Rhododendron austrinum but not as large growing and only sl...

Rhododendron atlanticum x austrinum (Pale Yellow)
Common Name: Native Azalea Hybrid
A fragrant early pale yellow flowered hybrid from a cross of two native azaleas which do not occurs together in the wild. Made by Robert Mackintosh and introduced by Woodlanders. It is similar to Rhododendron austrinum but not as large growing and ...

Rhododendron austrinum
Common Name: Florida Azalea
Large growing deciduous azalea. Fragrant golden yellow flowers very early. Blooms here in late March-early April. One of the best native azaleas for the South. Grows well with irrigation under tall pines where soil is sandy, acidic, and well-drain...

Rhododendron austrinum 'Harrison's Red'
Common Name: Florida Azalea 'Harrison's Red'
See description under Rhododendron austrinum. The flowers of this clone are a unique coral color. This selection was found some years ago near Chipley, FL. ....

Rhododendron bakeri
Common Name: Cumberland Azalea
Also known as Rhododendron cumberlandense. A beautiful native azalea from the higher elevations of the southern Appalachians. Best in areas not subject to excessive heat. Orange to orange-red flowers in May. Dark green foliage and rathr dense habit...

Rhododendron bakeri x viscosum
Common Name: Rhododendron Hybrid
A Woodlanders introduction, this deciduous azalea hybrid is a cross made by Robert Mackintosh. It combines the red-orange flowered Cumberland Azalea (Rhododendron bakeri aka Rhododendron cumberlandense) with the white-flowered Swamp Azlaea, (Rhodode...

Rhododendron calendulaceum
Common Name: Mountain Flame Azalea
Loosely branched upright deciduous shrub with showy flowers that range in color from clear yellow, to striking orange, to almost red. These non-fragrant flowers appear in late spring. A choice and much loved native azalea but being a native to higher...

Rhododendron canescens
Common Name: Piedmont Azalea
This native deciduous azalea has showy pink, fragrant flowers that blossom in early spring. Flower color varies widely from pale to dark pink. It is sometimes stoloniferous (spreads by underground stems). Grows in acidic soil and from nearly full sh...

Rhododendron canescens 'Clyo Red'
Common Name: Piedmont Azalea 'Clyo Red'
This deciduous native azalea is possibly a hybrid between R. canscens x R. flammeum though we consider it the deepest red-pink selection of Rhododendron canescens (which see). We found this Woodlanders introduction in Effingham County, GA. It is an ...

Rhododendron flammeum 'Scarlet Ibis'
Common Name: Oconee Flame Azalea Cultivar
A brilliant dark orange-red selection of Rhododendron flammeum (which see). A Woodlanders'introduction selected by George Mitchell. ....

Rhododendron flammeum (speciosum)
Common Name: Oconee Azalea
This native deciduous azalea occurs primarily on steep slopes in the Piedmont section of Georgia and adjacent South Carolina. It is a splendid variety that blooms mid-season. It has bright orange to orange-red flowers and is well adapted to acidic w...

Rhododendron fortunei
Common Name: Fortune's Rhododendron
A large shrub or small tree. It was first introduced in 1855, and was the first hardy Chinese species that thrived. It has delicate and fragrant white, pink, to lavander flowers juxtaposed against matte, dark green leaves. A relatively heat tolerant ...

Rhododendron indica 'Balsaminaeflorum'
Common Name: Rose-flowered Azalea
Evergreen Satsuki azalea with double pink blooms like little roses with 40+ petals and no pistil or stamens. Blooms late spring to early summer. Provide partial shade and acidic soil as with other azaleas....

Rhododendron linearifolium
Common Name: Spider Azalea
A Japanese azales sometimes listed as Rhododendrom macrosepalum, this is a rare find in cultivation. Both the fushia colored flower petals and the dark green leaves are distinctly linear. Ths unique azalea's foliage often persists through the winter ...

Rhododendron minus
Common Name: Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus is an evergreen shrub with small oval leaves resembling Kalma latifolia. It has showy pink flowers in spring. Closely related to R. carolinanium but taller and flowering later. This Rhododendron is native to the Southern Appalachi...

Rhododendron oldhamii
Common Name: Taiwan Azalea
Spreading open-branched evergreen azalea with dull green to yellowish-green fuzzy leaves. The deep pink to rust colored flowers may appear sporadically through summer, but typically this species flowers in the fall, which is a unique feature. Rarely ...

Rhododendron periclymenoides 'Purple'
Common Name: Pinxterbloom Azalea
Species (which see) formerly known as Rhododendron nudiflorum. Medium sized multi-branched, stoloniferous decidious shrub. This is a lavander-purple color variant of this normally pink flowered shrub that was found in Lancaster County, SC and introdu...

Rhododendron periclymenoides
Common Name: Pinxterbloom Azalea
This hardy deciduous native azalea, formerly Rhododendron nudiflorum, is found in the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont area, and coastal regions of the eastern United States. Blooms in mid to late spring. Has light-pink, slightly fragrant flowers....

Rhododendron serrulatum
Common Name: Hammocksweet Azalea
A large growing native deciduous azalea that ranges farthest south into central Florida. It is one of the latest flowering of the azaleas, sometimes blooming in Setember. It has rather small fragrant white flowers and grows in swampy areas. Rhodode...

Rhododendron viscosum
Common Name: Swamp Azalea
A rather stoloniferous native deciduous azalea with white flowers that have a sweet fragrance. These bloom in late spring with flower tubes that are glandular sticky. This species is widespread on acidic soils of the eastern U.S. on non-flooding wetl...

Rhododendron viscosum 'Roseum'
Common Name: Pink Swamp Azalea
This is e pink flowered variety of the normally white flowered Rhododendron viscosum (which see). This selection is a Woodlanders introduction of Aiken County, South Carolina provenance....

Rhododendron viscosum glauca
Common Name: Glaucous Swamp Azalea
A selection of Rhododendron viscosum (which see) with glaucous blue-green foliage. Has fragrant, sticky white flowers typical for the species....

Rhododendron x 'Pastel #06'
Common Name: Native Azalea Pastel Hybrid
Floriferous. A spontaneous hybrid probably involving R. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. Mid-spring blooming. Flowers are a light to mid orange. An exclusive Woodlanders' introduction....

Rhododendron x 'Pastel #07'
Common Name: Native Azalea Pastel Hybrid
A spontaneous hybrid probably involving R. alabamensis, R. canescens and/or R. flammeum. Blooms around mid spring. Flowers are a deep peach. This is an exclusive Woodlanders' introduction, and thus a distinct addition to your garden....

Rhododendron x 'Pastel #20'
Common Name: Native Azalea Pastel Hybrid
A spontaneous hybrid probably involving R. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. This azalea's flowers bloom in mid-sring. They have a beautiful pink coloring involving an orange wash. An exclusive Woodlanders' introduction....

Rhododendron x 'Koromo Shikibu'
Common Name: Azalea 'Koromo Shikibu'
Upright spreading evergreen shrub. Probably a R. macrosepalum hybrid although often listed as a Kurume hybrid. Hairy evergreen leaves that turn a redish color in the fall. Unusual spider-type purplish-pink flowers with 1/2 x 1-1/2 inch petals with d...

Rhododendron x kosterana x prinophyllum
Common Name: Mollis Azalea Hybrid
Upright deciduous shrub with large flowers that are orange marked with yellow. This hardy azalea is a large flowered cross made by Robert Mackintosh of our native Roseshell Azalea and the hybrid R. x kosterana aka Rhododendron mollis. The latter bein...

Rhododendron x Pastel 'Casille'
Common Name: Azalea 'Casille'
A spontaneous hybrid between R. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. This azalea blooms in mid-spring. The flowers' exciting blend of colors adds interest. An exclusive Woodlanders' introduction....

Rhodotypos scandens
Common Name: Jetbead
Jetbead is a loosely branched deciduous shrub with somewhat arching branches. White 1-2 inch diameter flowers have four petals and are followed by persistent shiny black bead-like fruits which persist on the plant for many months. It is an "old fash...

Rhus glabra
Common Name: Smooth Sumac
Colony-forming large tree form deciduous shrub that is good for mass planting in sunny sites with dry soil. Could be grown as a single tree-like specimen if root suckers are controlled. Long pinnate leaves turn scarlet in fall. Persistant red fruit ...

Rhus typhina
Common Name: Staghorn Sumac
Colonial shrub or small tree. Very adaptable to all sunny environments except water logged areas. Bright green pinnate leaves and redish-brown fuzzy stem. Leaves turn yellow, orange, and scarlet in fall. Greenish yellow flowers and persistent red fru...

Ribes curvatum
Common Name: Granite Gooseberry

Granite Gooseberry is a rare shrub found on rocky soils in widely scattered localities from Georgia to Texas.  It is a deciduous shrub with arching branches which root where they contact the ground.  It has rath...


Rohdea japonica
Common Name: Sacred Lily of China
Bold groundcover grown for its foliage. Tufted evergreen leaves with very dark coloring, almost black. Prefers shade and adds interest to a winter landscape. Red berries are somewhat hidden at base. This plant is popular in Japan where it has been s...

Rosa banksiae 'Albo-plena'
Common Name: Rose 'White Lady Banks'
This is a thornless climbing rose ideal for covering fences and trellises. The small double white and lightly fragrant flowers bloom from April to June. This remarkable rose can handle partial shade to full sun and seems to thrive when neglected. The...

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
Common Name: Rose 'Lady Banks'
An old southern Garden favorite, this thornless climber has abundant but small lightly fragrant double yellow flowers. This rose is very adaptable and vigorous and require much less special care than most roses. Native to China. Best in zones 8-9 bu...

Rosa laevigata
Common Name: Cherokee Rose
A spreading, arching shrub that will climb over and around trees or any support. It has fragrant, pure white flowers about 4" across that bloom in April and May. This viney shrub also produces a red, bristly fruit. This evergreen rose is the state fl...

Rosa laevigata x 'Anemone'
Common Name: Pink Cherokee Rose
A clear pink flowered variation of Rosa laevigata (which see). Very beautiful and adaptable but rarely available. Woodlanders was fortunate to get cuttings of this plant in the 1980's from Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania where it was being grown un...

Rosa palustris
Common Name: Swamp Rose
Tall somewhat thorny shrub rose with fragrant single pink flowers. Grows readily in wet soils and useful for naturalizing along pond margins and in sunny to semi-shady wet sites. Also adaptable to garden culture. Native to eastern U.S....

Rosa sp. 'Old Blush'
Common Name: China Rose 'Old Blush'
We don't usually sell a lot of roses but we love this old fashioned trouble free southern favorite with medium semi-double pink flowers in clusters. It is a rambling climber that is ideal for arbors, etc. William Welch says it blooms almost constant...

Rosa sp. 'Magic Dragon'
Common Name: Rose 'Magic Dragon'
Small flowered deep red rose that is trailing or semi climbing, long blooming, and trouble free. Its leaves are small, dark green, and leathery. It blooms from mid spring to mid fall and should have full sun. George Mitchell got this from our friend ...

Rosa x Mme. Gregoire Staechelin
Common Name: Climbing Rose Cultivar
Vigorous spreading, decidious hybrid rose climber also known as 'Spanish Beauty'. It has large pink flowers that are red in bud. It blooms in the spring. Its foliage is dark green and relatively free of common rose problems. I can grow in full sun ...

Rosmarinus officinalis
Common Name: Common Rosemary
Familiar highly aromatic shrub with evergreen needle-like leaves and blue flowers. Often used as a culinary herb. Requires full sun, well-drained, preferably neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Very low maintainance if kept free of competing plants. ...

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Collingwood Ingram'
Common Name: Rosemary 'Collingwood Ingram'
Low growing or spreading form of Rosmarinus officinalis (which see) with bright blue flowers and narrow, dark green needle-like leaves. This evergreen is very aromatic and requires full sun and well-drained, preferable slightly alkaline soil....

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessop'
Common Name: Rosemary 'Miss Jessop'
A fine-leafed upright form of Rosmarinus officinalis (which see), sometimes used as a low hedge. Aromatic evergreen with fine textured needle-like leaves. Being Mediterranean natives Rosmaries should have full sun and well-drained, preferably slightl...

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
Common Name: Rosemary 'Tuscan Blue'
Robust upright form of Rosmarinus officinalis (which see) with clear blue flowers and dark green, relativly broad leaves. This aromatic evergreen requires full sun, well-drained, preferably slightly alkaline soil....

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
Common Name: Prostrate Rosemary
Low trailing form of the Common Rosemary. Blue flowers. Aromatic evergreen with needle-like leaves. Mediterranean natives requiring full sun, well-drained, preferably alkaline soil. (See HRT, DIR, O&T)...

Rubus coronarius
Common Name: Easter "Rose"
Easter Rose is actually a species of blackberry with large double flowers that look like a white rose. Flowers around Easter time hence the common name. Species is native to eastern Asia but has become a pest in some tropical regions. This double ...

Rubus irenaeus
Common Name: Bigleaf Raspberry
An attractive trailing vine with large rounded evergreen leaves (6 or more inches) and weak prickles. A rare and handsome groundcover plant that can live in full shade to full sun. This plant is also attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. We ob...

Rudbeckia nitida
Common Name: Shining Coneflower
Shiny leafed perennial coneflower that produces it's big yellow daisy-like flowers during the summer. Our selection was propagated from a wild source in coastal Georgia where it has become uncommon or rare. Grows well under garden conditions with sun...

Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie' or 'Nolan's Dwarf'
Common Name: Dwarf Breakfast Flower
A showy dwarf and non-invasive form of the tall Ruellia brittoniana, a Mexican species known as "Breakfastflower" in Charleston, South Carolina. It is both drought resistant and heat tolerant. This little plant has strap-like leaves and bright blue p...

Ruellia caroliniensis
Common Name: Wild Petunia
This southeastern U.S. native perennial is called "Wild Petunia" and makes a good garden plant. It has beautiful blue or violet petunia-like flowers that appear in the spring, summer, and fall. The informative and entertaining book Passalong Plants ...

Ruellia coccinea
Common Name: Yerba Maravilla
A warm climate perennial that is somewhat woody at the base, this Ruellia has bright red tubular flowers about 1 inch long in summer. It will rebloom if cut back. A showy subtropical species that does well in the Deep South as a perennial for semi-...

Ruscus aculeatus
Common Name: Butcher's Broom

Butcher's Broom is a low prickly evergreen shrub (some forms up to 4 feet).  It is uncommon in U.S. The female plants bear bright red berries on the surface of spine tipped cladodes which look and function as leaves. Thes...

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