Persian Parrotia is a small to medium sized deciduous tree related to Witchhazel.  It is valued for its form, rich fall color, and attractive exfoliating bark. Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants says:  "outstanding orna...

This yellow-flowered Japanese native is a tough perennial with oval rough leaves. The small flowers are persistent and held in inflorescenses above the foliage. It is good for cutting and a good perennial for sunny irrigated beds and borders ...

This shrub native to Argentina is a rather open growing semi-evergreen plant with narrow hastate leaves 2 to 3 inches long. Trimming or shearing will result in a more compact plant. Early blooms are cleistogamous ie. forming seed without opening b...

Short-lived shrub best suited to sunny perennial border with well-drained soil and minimal competiton.  The rose-pink hibiscus-like flowers open in mornings all summer.  It has velvety, dark green leaves and may re-seed in the garde...

Penstemon digitalis is a fine perennial native the eastern United States. It has tubular white flowers on a panicle held above the leaves in early to mid-summer. 'Husker Red' is a selection developed at the University of Nebraska. It is s...

This rare Penstemon is a very attractive perennial with deeply-cut fern-like leaves and tall spikes of pink flowers. Occurs in sunny situations on shallow soil over rock but often with water seepage. Does well in ordinary garden soil. Native to li...

This fine garden perennial is nativee to the southern Appalachians where it grows in woods edges and sunny to semi-shady spots on rocky slopes.  It has showy pink to magenta tubular flowers, is easy to grow, and while relatively sho...

The Amur Corktree is a medium sized deciduous shade tree with pinnate compound leaves that are shiny deep green in summer and yellow in fall.  Old trees have very interesting and attractive corky bark.  Adaptable to various soils an...

'Shortwood' is a tall pink-flowered perennial phlox derived from the white-flowered variety 'David'.  The terminal panicles of pink flowers have deep pink centers.  This is a mildew resistant variety and a great plant for...

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Broadleaf evergreen tree in the Laurel family is related to Persea.  The genus Persea includes Redbay and Avocado. This species was recieved as seed from Nanjing, China as Phoebe neurantha, an apparently invalid name. This species seems ...

Related to the Chinese Photinia (Photinia serrulata) this small evergreen tree is widespread in southeast Asia but virtually unknown in the U.S.  It is probably less cold hardy but maybe better than other Photinia in warmer zones.
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This evergreen shrub has glossy slightly toothed leaves which emerge bronze and turn dark green.  Dense clusters of hanging bell-like small white flowers in spring.  This species of Pieris is native to the Ryuku Isla...

Spruce Pine is a choice ornamental pine with dense dark green needles and most unusual bark for a pine. The trunk looks like a hardwood tree trunk! Usually found in mixed stands just upslope from stream bottomlands in coastal areas...

This evergreen vine is native to woods near seashores in southern Japan.  It is as vine or groundcover with glossy heart-shaped leaves and is related to the plant from which we get black pepper and is the hardiest true pepper specie...

This Woodlanders introduction is a semi-evergreen vine related to our native Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata). It is somwhat similar and climbs with tendrils, but has white flowers. We collected this in Cordoba Province, Argentina and it h...

This Woodlanders introduction is a spreading evergreen shrub with small eliptical leaves less than one inch long. It has small yellow fragrant flowers followed by yellow fruits. It was grown from seed collected in China by Frank Bell who mist...

This pittosporum is an attractive evergreen shrub native to North Island New Zealand where it is widely cultivated.  It is said to be very good for seacoast conditions.  The small flowers in spring are dark red.  Plant in sun o...

Japanese Pittosporum is a popular landscape plant in mild climate areas where it is a durable evergreen shrub with rounded glossy leaves and fragrant small white flowers.  It is quite salt tolerant and often used in seashore plantin...

Needle-leaved Totara is a dense evergreen conifer with short, sharp-tip leaves.  It is native to New Zealand and seems to do well in the southern U.S. if site conditions are appropriate.  Plant in well-drained soil in sunny or semi shady...

A low-growing selection of this popular southern conifer with flat needle-like evergreen leaves which spiral the stem. Woodlanders obtained cuttings of this form years ago from a plant at Tom Dodd Nurseries in Semmes, Alabama but have not met with...

This interesting fast-growing shrub is a hybrid between two South African species (P. opposistifolia x P. myrtifolia).  It has one inch long dull green leaves and an open growth habit.  The flowers are a lovely p...

Of several Prostanthera species received from Longwood Gardens, this one has proven satisfactory in our climate. It is a more or less evergreen shrub up to 6 feet with abundant white flowers. Leaves are rather small and narrow. Plant in sunny well...

Carolina Laurelcherry is a versatile evergreen tree which can be used for hedge, screen, or specimen plant. It has shiny green leaves with serrulate margins and racemes of white flowers in spring followed by black fruits which are eaten by birds. ...

Prunus incisa, the Fuji cherry gets its scientific name from the deep incisions on the leaves. A dainty slow-growing, early white-flowering cherry, it is a century-old cultigen from Hondo, Japan. It is hi...

Portugese Laurel is a large evergreen shrub or small to medium size tree. It has ovate leaves which are dark green with reddish petioles. It bears racemes of small white flowers in late spring followed by small reddish to dark purple fruits. A fin...

This Japanese cherry is a beautiful pendulous pink flowering deciduous tree. Dirr says: "Even if it never flowered would be garden worthy...growth rate is extremely fast as one does not have to wait until retirement to appreciate the ornamental vi...

Flatwoods Plum is a picturesque small deciduous tree with rough bark.  It bears white flowers (often turning pink) in spring.  The small sour purple plums can be used for jelly.   It is not thicket forming like Chickasaw P...

Small to medium size deciduous tree with dark green firm toothed leaves and gray, green and brown bark which flakes off to produce mosaic patterns.  Fall color is yellow to red.  In spring it has attractive soft pink flowers on old ...

Hop Tree is a small bushy decidous tree that is quite adaptable. It has trifoliate leaves and very fragrant small yellowish flowers in spring followed by persistent wafer-like winged seeds. It is a larval food plant sought by butterflies and butte...

This flowering Pomegranate variety has double peach or apricot-colored flowers but like other double-flowered forms it rarely produces fruit.  Pomegranate is a deciduous shrub native to the Middle East and cultivated since ancient times....

Pomegranate is a deciduous Middle-eastern shrub with small narrow leaves, orange flowers, and orange-red large edible fruits for which it has been cultivated since ancient times.  This dwarf variety with small fruits is a neat plant for the p...

This "Pennyroyal" shrub is nativee to Florida and is a highly aromatic evergreen groundcover with short linear whorled leaves.  In late winter or early spring it bears purple flowers.  It grows in sandy soil in sun or semi-shad...

x Pyracomeles vilmorinii is a (Pyracantha x Osteomeles) bi-generic hybrid    It is a semi-evergreen shrub with arching thornless branches and deeply cut small leaves. Corymbose white flowers in spring are followed by coral...