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Botanical Name     Common Name
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Umbellularia californica
Common Name: California Bay

California Laurel or Myrtlewood is a medium size dense evergreen tree with glossy leaves and rounded habit of growth.  The leaves have a strong pungent odor when bruised.  Grown as an ornamental tree in Oregon and northern California....


Ungnadia speciosa
Common Name: Mexican Buckeye

This deciduous small tree or large shrub has pink flowers in spring before the compound leaves emerge.  When in flower it suggests Redbud (Cercis).  The fruit consists of three marble size poisonous seeds in woody capsule....


Vaccinium arboreum
Common Name: Sparkleberry

Sparkleberry is a deciduous shrub with small glossy leathery leaves.  It can become a small tree to 25 feet.  Large old specimens can be very attractive especially with artistic pruning.  The fragrant small bell-shaped white fl...


Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight'
Common Name: Blueberry, Creeping 'Wells Delight'

This evergreen creeping blueberry is a North Carolina State University selection from southeastern North Carolina named for the late Dr. B.W. Wells, noted North Carolina ecologist. It has small shiny leaves that are even smaller than typical for t...


Vaccinium darrowi 'John Blue'
Common Name: Blueberry, Florida Evergreen 'John Blue'

'John Blue' is a selection of Vaccinium darrowii, a dense evergreen shrub with small blue-green leaves.  It was selected and named for its ornamental qualities by blueberry researchers at North Carolina State Uni...


Vaccinium darrowi 'Sebring'
Common Name: Blueberry, Florida evergreen

 

Vaccinium darrowii is an evergreen shrub with small leaves that are typically blue-green.  This clone we found in Higlands County, Florida was selected and named by Woodlanders for its ornamen...


Vaccinium myrsinites
Common Name: Evergreen Blueberry

This native southern blueberry is an upright growing dense evergreen shrub with very small glossy leaves. It produces small white to pink bell shaped flowers clusters in spring followed by blueberries which are small but tasty. It is native to the...


Vaccinium stamineum
Common Name: Deerberry
A variable species of native blueberry with relatively large fruit on long pedicels. Leaves vary from green to very glaucous blue-green and fruits from pinkish green to brownish purple. The large berries are edible but not delicious. Plants offered...

Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo'
Common Name: Japanese Evergreen Viburnum

'Chindo' is a selection of Viburnum awabuki made by the late Dr. J C Raulston in a school yard on Chindo Island, Korea. It was selected for its large red penduous fruit clusters.   It is a large upright evergreen shrub to 20 fee...


Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Common Name: Cinnamon Leaf Viburnum

This large evergreen shrub native to China has large glossy oval leaves that are deeply veined and distinctive.   It is somewhat like the lower growing Viburnum davidii but much better adapted in the southern U.S.  Large fl...


Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum
Common Name: Himalayan Evergreen Viburnum

This Viburnum is a rare evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub or small tree with spreading often drooping branches.  The glossy, leaves are relatively small.  It bears white flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit. Hillier says...


Viburnum harryanum
Common Name: Sir Harry Veitch's Viburnum

This Viburnum is a medium sized evergreen shrub of dense, bushy habit.  The small dark green, almost round leaves are distinctive.  It bears clusters of small white flowers in late spring.  It was introduced from China by E.H. Wilso...


Viburnum luzonicum
Common Name: Luzon Viburnum

This essentially evergreen shrub has leaves somewhat like Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum). It is grown in the Houston area which is where we got it but is apparently little known elsewhere in the U.S. Grow in fertile, well drained soil...


Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur'
Common Name: Possumhaw Viburnum 'Winterthur'

An upright deciduous native shrub selected by the late Hal Bruce of Winterthur Gardens in Delaware.  It has shiny large leaves and is free-flowering with creamy-white flowers followed by berries which turn from white to pink to blue and ...


Viburnum nudum 'Pollinator'
Common Name: Smooth Witherod Viburnum

See: Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur'.  This Viburnum is apparently not dioecious but is somewhat self-sterile.  It is much more fruitful if more than one clone is present.  This selection was promoted as a "male" po...


Viburnum obovatum 'Compactum'
Common Name: Dwarf Walter's Viburnum

This rounded and mounding evergreen shrub with small leaves and abundant white flowers in spring is one of several increasingly popular dwarf selections of this fine species native to the southern U.S.  This clone grown at the Raulston Arbore...


Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Shasta'
Common Name: Doublefile Viburnum Selection

Dr. Michael Dirr highly recommends this "tremendous" introduction from Don Egolf's breeding program at U.S. National Arboretum. 'Shasta' is a large deciduous shrub with very showy white clusters of sterile and fertile florets atop spreading branch...


Viburnum propinquum
Common Name: Chinese Evergreen Viburnum

This evergreen Viburnum is native to central and western China. Woodlanders may be only nursery offering this plant in U.S. The plant is worth growing for the handsome glossy, narrow, evergreen leaves alone. Flat greenish flower clusters are follo...


Viburnum rufidulum
Common Name: Rusty Blackhaw

A choice small tree somewhat like Viburnum prunifolium.  It is tardily deciduous with glossy leaves.  It bears clusters of white flowers followed by blue-black fruits which are eaten by birds. This is an excellent small specimen tree wit...


Viburnum sempervirens
Common Name: Chinese Viburnum

This tall evergreen shrub has glossy, leathery leaves about 4 inches long. It bears white flowers in flat-topped clusters followed by bright red fruits. Proving hardy here in zone 8. Our plants originally received from the U.S. National Arbor...


Viburnum sieboldii 'Seneca'
Common Name: Siebold Viburnum

This medium to large shrub can become almost tree-like.  It has lustrous dark green leaves which often hold on until late November. Seneca is the result from a self-pollination of V. sieboldii. Selected for abund...


Viburnum tinus 'Spring Bouquet'
Common Name: Laurustinus

Laurustinus is an evergreen Viburnum native to southern Europe and northern Africa. This selection is more compact than the species. It has lustrous dark green relatively small leaves and dark red flower buds which open to white fl...


Viburnum x globosum 'Jermyn's Globe'
Common Name: Viburnum Hybrid

'Jermyns Globe' is a small to medium evergreen shrub of dense rounded habit.  It bears white flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring.  A hybrid (V. calvum x V. davidii)of Chinese species, it originated at Hilliers Nu...


Viola hederacea
Common Name: Tasmanian Trailing Violet

Sometimes known as Erpetion reniforme, this is a pretty little trailing plant with small kidney-shaped leaves and numerous little half white, half lilac-blue flowers on erect two to three inch stems. It grows well in shady or semi shady m...


Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'
Common Name: Chastetree

Chaste tree is a small deciduous tree in South. Can be grown as a perennial in the North. Clusters of lilac flowers in summer. A lovely summer flowering tree native to southern Europe and western Asia. Plant in open site with well-drained soil. Th...


Vitex agnus-castus 'Salinas Pink'
Common Name: Pink Chaste Tree

Vitex agnus-castus or Chaste Tree is a decidous small tree or large shrub native to southern Europe and western Asia.  The five to seven leaflets are palmately arranged and aromatic when bruised.  The plant is valued for ...


Vitex negundo
Common Name: Chastetree

This large deciduous shrub or small tree is similar to Vitex agnus-castus but the five leaflets are very dissected and the panicles of blue flowers are more open.  Overall it is a more open, airy, and possibly more hardy than Vit...


Vitex rotundifolia
Common Name: Roundleaf Vitex
A prostrate trailing shrub with rounded deciduous bluish green leaves about 2" in diameter. Bright blue flowers in late summer. A very good salt tolerant plant for seashore and dune planting but becoming invasive in some seaside areas of the Carolina...

Vitex trifolia 'Variegata'
Common Name: Three Leaf Vitex
Deciduous shrub or small tree wih three leaflets with white margin variegation. Blue to purple flowers somewhat resembling lilac flowers. Probably more tender than V. agnus-castus. Native southeast Asia to Australia. Z. 8-10...

Vitis munsoniana
Common Name: Scrub Grape
Very attractive native grape vine with small shiny rounded deciduous leaves. Similar to Muscadine (V.rotundifolia) but smaller leaves and inedible small fruit. Good arbor vine for sunny location with well-drained soil. Native on dry sandy soils in...

Weigela florida 'Variegata'
Common Name: Old Fashioned Weigela

This is a relatively compact form of this old favorite garden shrub. Leaves are deciduous and are variegated with pale yellow or creamy white margins. Deep rose colored flowers appear in late spring. This old-fashioned shrub in its many varie...


Weigela florida 'Java Red'
Common Name: Old Fashioned Weigela

Weigela is a deciduous shrub of rounded habit and opposite oval leaves.  This cold-hardy old fashioned favorite is native to eastern Asia.  'Java Red' is an old variety also known as 'Foliis Purpureis'....


Wisteria frutescens
Common Name: American Wisteria
Twining woody deciduous vine with compound leaves and short cluster of blue flowers appearing with the leaves. A much less rampant vine than the common Asian Wisterias. This native vine was virtually unknown to American gardeners when introduced by W...

Wisteria frutescens var. nivea
Common Name: American Wisteria Selection
Twining woody deciduous vine with compound leaves and short cluster of white flowers appearing with the leaves. A much less rampant vine than the common Asian Wisterias. This native vine was virtually unknown to American gardeners when introduced by ...

x Citrofortunella 'Citrangequat Hybrid'
Common Name: Citrangequat Hybrid

Woodlanders has been a leader in offering a wide range of Citrus and Citrus hybrids which are hardy outdoors beyond the normal Citrus growing areas. This upright small tree produces abundant Yellow-orange pear-shaped juicy fruit which is tasty whe...


Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Common Name: Elephant Ear

This "Elephant Ear" has huge bright green arrowhead shaped leaves.  Great for a tropical effect in sun or part shade. Cut back plants after the frost kills the tops. Mound 10 inches of coarse sand over the stubs. Mul...


Yucca campestris
Common Name: Plains Yucca
A clumping or sometimes solitary stem Yucca with narrow blue-green leaves 1-3 feet long. Stems lacking or up to 3 feet tall. Dense panicle of white bell-like flowers not held high above the leaves. A plant of very deep sandy soils or dunes in west...

Yucca constricta
Common Name: Buckley Yucca

Buckley Yucca is a stemless or short stemmed, single or multiple head yucca with many very narrow blue-green, spine-tipped leaves with marginal filaments.  This is an ornamental yucca with spikes of showy greenish-white, bell-...


Yucca faxoniana
Common Name: Giant Yucca

This big slow-growing tree-like yucca can be single stem or branched.  The leaves are 2-3 feet long and 2-3 inches wide.  Large branched clusters of white bell-like flowers follwed by large fleshy seed capsules are borne ...


Yucca periculosa
Common Name: Izote Yucca

Izote Yucca is a large tree-like yucca from desert areas in central Mexico.  The tall simple or branched trunks are crowned by relatively long narrow sword-like leaves typical of yuccas.  The white bell-like flowers in ta...


Zamia pumila
Common Name: Coontie

Zamia pumila (umbrosa) is the form of this low cycad native in eastern Florida. It has stiff evergreen fern-like leaves from a large tuberous root which is the source of arrowroot starch and once much used by the Indians.  It is not a palm an...


Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Common Name: Toothache Tree

Toothache Tree is a small to medium sized deciduous tree with shiny compound leaves and prickles on leaves and stems.  The trunks develop curious thorn tipped corky projections. The greenish flower clusters are followed by shiny black seeds. ...


Zenobia pulverulenta (green)
Common Name: Dusty Zenobia
This is the green foliaged form of this fine semi-evergreen ornamental shrub native to the coastal Carolinas. Showy racemes of white bell-shaped flowers in spring. Moist sandy acid soil in sun or semi-shade. See also the 'Woodlanders Blue' selection ...

Zephyranthes atamasco
Common Name: Atamasco or Easter Lily
Grassy foliage. One of the hardiest wind lilies. Low native bulb plant with grass-like foliage and large white lily flowers on 1'stems in spring. Sometimes called Easter Lily and a choice plant for the native garden....

Zephyranthes candida
Common Name: August Rain Lily
This fall blooming Rain-lily produces masses of white flowers from grass-like clumps of foliage. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions but likes moisture. It spreads and naturalizes nicely in the South. It is native to Argentina. The...

Zephyranthes flavissima
Common Name: Yellow Rain lily
Bright golden star like lilies through the summer. These bulbs produce grass like foliage which is somewhat persistent through the winter. Not difficult to grow but likes moisture. Native to Argentina and Brazil....

Zephyranthes fosteri
Common Name: Foster's Pink Rain Lily
These bulbs produce grass-like leaves and masses of beautiful pink flowers somewhat like crocus. It is native to Mexico. It grows well in the South and flowers after summer rains....
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