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Botanical Name     Common Name
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Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name: Lesser Celandine

Lesser Celandine is a buttercup relative native to Europe but naturalized in many places in the eastern U.S.  It is an attractive little plant with a rosette of dark green heart shaped basal leaves and showy yellow butter...


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 indica 'Ballerina'
Common Name: 'Ballerina' Indian Hawthorn

Indian Hawthorn and Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica and R. umbellata) have become very popular landscape plants in the southern U.S.  These dense evergreen shrubs come in many named varities which vary in...


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 'Frosty'
Common Name: Alabama Azalea 'Frosty'

'Frosty' is a named cultivar of Rhododendron alabamense (which see).  Cuttings of this form were shared with us by our "Plant Nut" friend Dean Jolly.  It is said to have been selected years ago in southwest Georgia by Terry...


Rhododendron arborescens 'Early'
Common Name: Early Sweet Azalea

Tall deciduous native azalea with fragrant white flowers with red stamens.  This form of the Sweet Azalea is from a disjunct population of this shrub discovered by Woodlanders in Aiken County, SC.  Blo...


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 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

The Florida Azalea is a large growing deciduous azalea.   The fragrant golden yellow flowers very early. Blooms here in South Carolina in late March-early April. One of the best native azaleas for the Deep South. Gro...


Rhododendron austrinum 'Alba'
Common Name: White Florida Azalea

This is a white-flowered form of Rhododendron austrinum (which see).  This white form of the normally yellow-flowered Florida Azalea   was selected by Florida plantsman Steve Riefler in ...


Rhododendron austrinum 'Harrison's Red'
Common Name: Florida Azalea 'Harrison's Red'

 

The Florida Azalea is a large growing deciduous azalea.   The fragrant flowers very early and typically yellow. The flowers of this clone are a unique coral color.  This selection was ...


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 'Dawn at the River'
Common Name: Flame Azalea 'Dawn at the River'

'Dawn at the River' is a fine clone of the native Mountain Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum).  It was selected and named by our friends at Transplant Nursery in Lavonia, Georgia.  Ours were grown from cuttings ...


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 canescens 'Camilla's Blush'
Common Name: Piedmont Azalea 'Camilla's Blush'

'Camilla's Blush' is a choice clone of our native deciduous azalea Rhododendron canescens (which see).  It has an abundance of soft pink fragrant flowers and is a vigorous grower when planted in well-drained sandy acid soil under hig...


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 a...


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 relati...


Rhododendron indicum '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 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 Pastel #05
Common Name: Native Pastel Hybrid Azalea
A spontaneous hybrid between R. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. Mid-spring blooming. Bright yellow blossom....

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 schlippenbachii
Common Name: Royal Azalea

Dirr (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) says:  "One of the finest azaleas, flowers open just as the leaves are expanding; no adequate way to do justice to the beauty of this plant by the written word."  This deciduous azalea native to Ko...


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 a pink flowered variety of the normally white-flowered Rhododendron viscosum. This selection is a Woodlanders introduction of Aiken County, South Carolina provenance.

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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 #12''
Common Name: Azalea - Native Pastel Hybrid
A spontaneous hybrid probably involving R. alabamensis, R. canescens and/or R. flammeum. Its dark peach colored flowrs bloom in mid spring. An exclusive Woodlanders' introduction....

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...

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 aromatica
Common Name: Fragrant Sumac

Spreading fine textured deciduous shrub with leaves remarkably like poison oak but harmless, somewhat blue green, and aromatic. Female plants produce clusters of hairy red fruit persistent into winter. Can be used for massing on banks and slopes i...


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 microphylla
Common Name: Littleleaf Sumac

Littleleaf Sumac is a big bushy deciduous shrub with compound leaves made up of very small leaflets which turn rose to purple in fall.  The plant is dioecious and female plants can have small terminal and axillary clusters of ...


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...

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'

 

Lady Banks Rose is an old southern Garden favorite.  This thornless climber has abundant but small lightly fragrant double yellow flowers in the typical form but this the form with double white flowers


Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
Common Name: Rose 'Lady Banks'

Lady Banks Rose is an old southern Garden favorite.  This thornless climber has abundant but small lightly fragrant double yellow flowers in spring. This rose is very adaptable and vigorous and requires much less special care ...


Rosa hybrid ''Louis Philippe''
Common Name: Louis Philippe Rose

'Louis Philippe' Rose, also known as Cracker Rose is a long time favorite in the Deep South where it thrives and is quite trouble free.  It was introduced into Texas from France in 1834.  The 2-3 inch wide double flowers are re...


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 (Perenni...


Rosa sp. 'Magic Dragon'
Common Name: Rose 'Magic Dragon'

'Magic Dragon' is a 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 go...


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...

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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