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...

The leaves of this handsome Asian evergreen shrub are resistant to leaf spot   They are gray-green when they first open, and later mature to a dark green or blue-green color.  In winter the leaves may turn a subdued purple-green. The whi...

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 pal...

'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...

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.   This upright, loosely branched azalea has white frag...

Rhododendron arborescens is a 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 Woodland...

Rhododendron atlanticum is a dedciduous azalea of suckering habit (stoloniferous). The leaves are bluish-green. The white, clove -scented flowers occur with or slightly before the leaves. The corolla is covered with sticky glands.  T...

This fragrant early pale yellow flowered hybrid azalea is from a cross of two native azaleas which do not occurs together in the wild. Made some years ago by the late Robert Mackintosh it was introduced by Woodlanders. The flowers are si...

The Florida Azalea is a large growing deciduous azalea.   The fragrant golden yellow flowers appear very early.  It blooms here in South Carolina in late March to early April.  It is one of the best native ...

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 ...

Possibly a hybrid of Rhododendron austrinum (which see) this selection from the east side of the Appalachicola River in Florida has a lot of reddish pink in the buds, tubes, and staymens of the yellow flowers and can appear uncommonly red...

This azalea is a cross between the azalea 'Hotspur Yellow' and the Florida Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum).  The large flower trusses have flowers that are dark pink with a yellow upper petal.  The petals are somewhat fring...

'Stonewall Jackson' is one of the "Confederate Series" of deciduous native azalea hybrids introduced by Tom Dodd, Jr. and Tom Dodd III of Semmes Alabama.  It is a hybrid between the Exbury Azalea 'Hotspur Yellow' and the Florida Azalea (R...

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 ...

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 C...

​ This native deciduous azalea has showy pink, fragrant flowers that blossom in early spring. Flower color can vary widely from pale to dark pink but this choice selection was from our friend the late great native aza...

A Japanese plant breeder crossed our endangered Florida native Rhododendron chapmanii with the very hardy white flowered form of Rhododendron dauricum, a species native to eastern Asia.  This resulted in this ...

The Red Hills Azalea is a recently recognized species of native deciduous azalea first described in 2008.  It had previously been confused with Rhododendron alabamense which flowers earlier and has consistently white flowers with a y...

Maywhite Rhododendron is a rather recently described species from the South Carolina midlands.  It was probably first found by Mike Creel of Lexington, SC a retired Dept of Natural Resources employee who was our source.   It has whi...

'Florence' is a robust selection or possibly hybrid of Rhododendron flammeum (which see).  It was selected and named by our friend Charles Webb of Superior Trees in Florida.  Florence, for whom it is named, is the wife...

This spreading open-branched evergreen azalea has 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 uniqu...

Rhododendron periclymenoides was formerly known as Rhododendron nudiflorum. a medium sized multi-branched, stoloniferous decidious shrub. This normally pink-flowered species is widespread in the eastern U.S.  This unusu...

This native deciduous azalea is considered one of the finest of the American Azaleas. It has orange-red to red flowers in July and August, much later than most native azaleas. It is a rare species found only in western Georgia and ...

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 a...

Swamp Azalea is 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. o...

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

A spontaneous hybrid probably including  Rhododendron. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. Blooms in mid-spring. A happy blend of colors which adds interest to any garden. Woodlanders regularly offers several numbered selectio...

This upright spreading evergreen shrub is probably a R. macrosepalum hybrid although often listed as a Kurume hybrid. The hairy evergreen leaves  turn a reddish color in the fall.  This azalea is unusual for the spider-type purplish...

'Addison' is a tall-growing, open deciduous native azalea from Rhododendron alabamense (which see) seed.  It is surely a hybrid but exact parentage is unknown.  It was first named 'Stunning' because that describes the large dens...

This upright deciduous shrub with large flowers that are orange marked with yellow. This hardy azalea is a large flowered cross made by Woodlanders founder the late Robert Mackintosh who crossed our native Roseshell Azalea (Rhododend...

'Cassile' is a spontaneous hybrid between R. alabamensis, R. canescens and R. flammeum. This azalea blooms in mid-spring with flowers that are an exciting blend of colors.  This exclusive Woodlanders' introduction was named by George Mitchell...

Rhodoleia is a large evergreen shrub or small tree native to China.  It is a beautiful plant with thick, shiny, somewhat rounded  leaves that are glaucous underneath.  It has drooping rose-colored flower clusters in ...

This sumac is a 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 b...

Smooth Sumac is a colony-forming large tree form deciduous shrub that is good for mass planting in sunny sites with dry soil.   It could be grown as a single tree-like specimen if root suckers are controlled.  The long pinnate leave...

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 makes a bold groundcover grown for its dark almost black tufted evergreen leaves.   This plant should be planted in the shade where it adds interest to a winter landscape.  The rather sizeable red berries are somewhat hidden ...

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

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 ...

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 has long bee...

A clear pink flowered clone 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 be...

This wild rose is a tall somewhat thorny shrub with fragrant single pink flowers.  It grows readily in wet soils and is useful for naturalizing along pond margins and in sunny to semi-shady wet sites.  This rose is native to eastern...

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 (P...

This familiar and highly aromatic shrub has evergreen needle-like leaves and blue flowers.  It is a standard culinary herb native to the Mediterranean region  It requires full sun and well-drained, preferably neutral to slightly alk...

This is a low trailing form of the Common Rosemary. It likewise has blue flowers, and aromatic needle-like evergreen leaves.  It is a Mediterranean native which should have full sun and a well-drained, preferably alkaline, soil...

Rostrincula is an unusual deciduous shrub recently introduced from south China and not widely available.  It is in the mint family and resemblea a Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) but the unusual flowers which appear in summer are pinkish ...

This raspberry relative is an attractive trailing vine with large rounded evergreen leaves (6' or more diameter) and weak prickles.  It is a rare and handsome groundcover plant that can live in full shade to full sun. This plant is also attra...

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 P...