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Common Name: Broombush Falsewillow
This rare semi-evergreen shrub is similar to our common Baccharis halmifolia but quite distinct. In 1979 just before Hurricane Frederick did tremendous damage to the Mobile, Alabama area, we discovered... |
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Common Name: Apalachicola wild indigo
A rather large growing perennial Baptisia with terminal spikes of creamy flowers followed by large pods. This is a very rare species from the northwest Florida area. It is somewhat more shade tolerant than most Baptisia and makes an attractive gard...
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Common Name: False Indigo, Dwarf Blue
This is a small leafed version of better-known Baptisia australis and is often classified as Baptisia austrials var. minor. This plant is lower growing and more compact with abundant blue flowers in spring held well above the att... |
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Common Name: Philippine Violet
Called "Phillipine Violet" but neither Phillipine nor a Violet. Showy blue flowers in late summer and autumn. Perennial in zone 8-9, 4-6 foot shrub in zone 10. In zone 8 cut back plants afterfrost kills the tops. Mound 10 inches of coarse sand ov...
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Common Name: Crossvine 'Tangerine Beauty'
Crossvine is a high climbing semi-evergreen vine with bright orange trumpet shaped flowers. It is a good flowering vine that climbs high by tendrils and hold-tights and is effective if planted on fence or trellis in sun or se... |
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Common Name: Alternate-leaf Butterflybush
Unlike other Buddleias this deciduous shrub has alternate leaves and a rather different growth habit. It has been likened to a small weeping willow when not in flower and to a purple waterfall when in bloom. It is the hardiest of a... |
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Common Name: Butterfly-bush, Attraction
Buddleia davidii 'Attraction' is a more compact shrub than typical for the species and ultimately forms a somewhat rounded outline. Its arching branches are lined with gray-green leaves which have no fall color. Royal red ... |
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Common Name: Butterflybush, 'Lochinch'
'Lochinch' is a hybrid Butterfly Bush blooming on new growth with showy panicles of small fragrant lavender blue flowers that have an orange "eye". This is a vigorous and fast-growing decidous shrub with gray-g... |
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Common Name: Sageleaf Buttrtflybush
This is a medium to large South African shrub which has proven surprisenly hardy in trials at Athens, GA. Flowers of pale lavender are not particularly fragrant but Dr. Dirr says: "All visitor's to our trials have become enamored with the foliage"... |
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Common Name: Yellow Butterflybush
This yellow-flowered hybrid butterflybush (B. globosa x B. davidii) is better and more vigorous than 'Sungold'. It was obtained by Dr. Mike Dirr from Crathes Castle Garden in Scotland and named 'Honeycomb'. It was purchased... |
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Common Name: False Buckthorn, Thorne's
Bumelia (Sideroxylon) thornei is a rare small tree with small oval leaves, rather crooked or pendulous thorny branches, and black raisin size fruits. It grows naturally in moist to wet soil but is adaptable and appears to ... |
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Common Name: Harland Boxwood
This small boxwood with narrow, bright green leaves and abundant and noticible bloom is apparently the true Buxus harlandii. The boxwoods commonly sold in the South as B. harlandii,&... |
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Common Name: Boxwood, Weeping 'Unraveled'
For complete information click on: https://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/horticulture/introductions-and-promotions/choice-plants/buxus-sempervirens-unraveled.php ... |
