Anisacanthus Wrightii (A. quadrifidus var. Wrightii) : ACANTHACEAE, (Hummingbird Bush, Flame Acanthus). Three foot shrub from Texas and Mexico, with slender branches and shredding bark; leaves shiny, lanceolate, to 2" long. Flowers bright orange, tubular, with 4 narrow, wide-spreading petals, in terminal racemes; excellent bloomer here. Blooms late summer to fall. Very useful in the perennial garden. Zones 7-11.

Aronia arbutifolia : ROSACEAE, (Red Chokeberry). Shrub to 12' tall, suckering to form colonies. Terminal cymes of white to pale pink flowers yield to red berries in fall. Give plenty of moisture. Our plants from stock native to bottomlands near Picayune, MS. Eastern North America. Zones 6-10.

Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)

Buddleias are well known as "butterfly bush". They have colorful summer flowers, in a range of colors, which earn their common name by attracting butterflies in large numbers. Most are quite fragrant. Cultivars of Buddleia Davidii should be pruned hard in winter to encourage the next season's bloom.

Buddleia alternifolia : LOGANIACEAE, (Fountain Butterfly Bush). Small, linear leaves on a flowing shrub to 6' or more. Lilac flowers in spring, on old wood. Prune after flowering, and until midsummer. Zones 5-8.

Buddleia asiatica, (Winter Lilac). Zone 8 butterfly bush grown for its showy, white, fragrant, winter flowers. Leaves are long, nearly linear, and silver-backed; stems white-tomentose in upper part. Hardy here at 17° F.

Buddleia Davidii, (Common Butterfly Bush). Our seed strain of the butterfly bush. Flowers mostly lilac, but may include a white or pink seedling. Zones 4-9.

Buddleia Davidii 'Black Knight' has narrow spikes of deep purple flowers, on large plants. Our most popular Butterfly Bush. Hardy plant for moist, fertile soil in sun or partial shade. Very attractive to butterflies; fragrant; vigorous. ( Image / JPEG / 587x443 pixels / 71KB )

Buddleia Davidii 'Border Beauty'. Deep crimson-purple flowers on a plant of compact habit.

Buddleia Davidii 'Burgundy'. Flowers reddish-violet, rivaling 'Black Knight' in deepness of color. Large shrub with large flower spikes. Barbara's favorite!

Buddleia Davidii 'Charming' is a semi-dwarf variety with small leaves and lavender, fragrant flowers in summer.

Buddleia Davidii 'Dubonnet' is a robust grower with deep lavender flowers that are larger and fuller than most. Zones 4-9.

Buddleia Davidii 'Empire Blue'. Rich violet-blue with orange eye; large spikes.

Buddleia Davidii 'Isle de France'. Violet.

Buddleia Davidii 'Lavender Ice Cream'. Pastel lavender, orange-eyed flowers in large racemes; very fragrant. Large growing plants. An SPH introduction.

Buddleia Davidii 'Opera'. Purple flowers, more compact than most.

Buddleia Davidii 'Pink Delight' offers good pink flowers on large growing plants.

Buddleia Davidii 'Potter's Purple'. Violet. Large grower.

Buddleia Davidii 'Princeton Purple'.

Buddleia Davidii 'Purple Prince'. Medium purple.

Buddleia Davidii 'Summer Beauty'. Nice deep pink spikes on compact plants. Blooms profusely. ( Image / JPEG / 401x475 pixels / 54.7KB )

Buddleia Davidii 'White Profusion' has large, pure white flowers. Good grower. ( Image / JPEG / 393x461 pixels / 46KB )

Buddleia davidii nanhoensis 'Alba', (Nanho White Butterfly Bush). The subspecies 'nanhoensis' offers plants with a more compact habit than plain B. Davidii, with more branching. Flowers white on this variety, borne in profusion.

Buddleia davidii nanhoensis 'Indigo', (Nanho Indigo Butterfly Bush). Also offered as 'Nanho Indigo'. Lower-growing variety than the species, with blue-purple flowers.

Buddleia davidii nanhoensis 'Plum', (Nanho Plum Butterfly Bush). Plum colored flowers on a dwarf plant. Narrow, silver-backed leaves.

Buddleia x 'Dartmoor'. Hybrid that offers branched flowering spikes of dark lavender. Very fragrant and floriferous.

Buddleia Fallowiana 'Lochinch'. Hybrid with lilac flowers and very silvery leaves. Somewhat smaller than a full size Buddleia Davidii. Hardy.

Buddleia Fallowiana 'Alba' Hybrid with white flowers and very silvery leaves. Somewhat smaller than a full size Buddleia Davidii. Hardy.

Buddleia Lindleyana : LOGANIACEAE, (Lindley's Butterfly Bush). Narrow leafed, non-fragrant butterfly bush. Pretty lilac flowers in long drooping spikes; different. Fine foliage and profuse flowering are attributes that recommend this species. Hardy and somewhat invasive by stolons. Previously offered as B. linearis, and this plant is also sold by others as B. Hemsleyana and B. japonica! The authority for our nomenclature is the Birmingham Botanic Garden in Alabama.

Buddleia x Pikei 'Hever' has lavender-pink flowers. Blooms on previous season's wood, in late winter and spring; prune after flowering until midsummer. Hardy to at least 17° F. Zones 7-10.

Buddleia salviifolia, (Sage-Leaved Butterfly Bush). Unusual for its foliage, which is downy and tarnished green-silver; leaves long and pointed. Flowers not seen here. Zones 8-11.

Buddleia x Weyeriana 'Sungold', (Sungold Butterfly Bush). Yellow-gold summer flowers. Good bloomer. Zones 6-9. ( Image / JPEG / 387x487 pixels / 35KB )

Callicarpa americana : VERBENACEAE, (American Beautyberry, French Mulberry). The primary attribute of this native plant is the profuse display of violet/magenta fruits (berry-like drupes) clustered along the branches, in late summer to fall. The lavender-pink flowers of early summer are only slightly showy. Open-growing shrub, 5 to 8 feet tall. Light green, serrated, pubescent leaves. Very tolerant of dry and/or poor soils, though prefers adequate moisture. Full sun for best fruiting, yet quite shade-tolerant. Maryland to Arkansas, Mexico, West Indies. Zones 7-11.

Callicarpa americana VAR. lactea, (White American Beautyberry, White French Mulberry). The primary attribute of this native plant is the profuse display of glossy white fruits (berry-like drupes) clustered along the branches, in late summer to fall. The pale, lavender-pink flowers of early summer are only slightly showy. Open-growing shrub, 5 to 8 feet tall. Light green, serrated, pubescent leaves. Very tolerant of dry and/or poor soils, though prefers adequate moisture. Full sun for best fruiting, yet quite shade-tolerant. Maryland to Arkansas, Mexico, West Indies. Zones 7-11.

Callistemon Sieberi : MYRTACEAE, (Sieber's Bottlebrush). Dense-growing tiny plants with yellowish bottlebrushes. Height 2 feet here; spreading to 3 feet or more. Australia. Said to be "hardy"; probably Zones 7b-11. Unaffected by 7°F temperature.

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' : VERBENACEAE, (Bluebeard). Woody plant treated as a herbaceous perennial, being cut to the ground each year. Dark blue flower spikes in summer. Zones 5-9. ( Image / JPEG / 338x258 pixels / 34.6KB )

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' sports flowers slightly lighter than the above, with leaves that are more silvery.

Cassia bicapsularis : FABACEAE, (Golden Senna). Very showy, late fall-blooming shrub, with large (2-inch), bright yellow pea flowers. Attractive foliage. Height 8 to 12 feet; open growth habit. Tropical America. Zones 8-11. ( Image / JPEG / 453x479 pixels / 47.5KB )

Cassia corymbosa, (Golden Senna). 5-10 ft. shrub with axillary clusters of bright yellow pea flowers in late summer and fall. Seed pods cylindrical, 3-4" long by ½" wide. Native of central and southern South America. Zones 7b-11.

Chaenomeles 'Cameo' : ROSACEAE, (Pink Flowering Quince). Shell pink; compact; thornless.

Chaenomeles 'Hollandia', (Red Flowering Quince). Tall red.

Chaenomeles 'Jet Trail', (White Flowering Quince). Compact white.

Chaenomeles 'Orange Delight', (Orange Flowering Quince). Compact orange-red.

Chaenomeles 'Toyo-Nishiki', (Japanese Flowering Quince). White flowers age through pink to red; all colors present on shrub at once.

Chaenomeles japonica 'Alpina', (Japanese Flowering Quince). Dwarf orange-red; flowers large with distinctly separated petals. Upright growth habit at first, becoming procumbent. Zones 4-8.

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Andelyensis' : CUPRESSACEAE, (Dwarf Atlantic White Cedar). Upright, conical/pyramidal dwarf cedar with bluish summer foliage and reddish green winter foliage. Cone-bearing adult foliage with fan-shaped branches. Height 10-20 feet. The species grows in moist to wet soils from Maine to Florida to Mississippi. The cultivar was raised at Les Andelys, France about 1850. Zones 3-8.

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Ericoides'. Selection with large, glaucous sea-green juvenile leaves, turning deep purplish green in winter. Dense, rounded habit; foliage soft to the touch. Soil should be moist. Zones 3-9.

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Heatherbun'. Slow growing dwarf with a low, bun-shaped habit. Leaves very soft to the touch, gray-green, and juvenile. Purple winter color. Zones 3-8.

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Meth Dwarf'. Similar to 'Andelyensis', but darker green, with more juvenile foliage, though adult foliage still predominates. Upright, conical/pyramidal dwarf cedar with dark blue green summer foliage and reddish green winter foliage. Zones 3-8.

Chamaecyparis sp. 'Elegans Nana'(?), (Dwarf Cedar). Dense evergreen, roughly conical in youth, becoming irregular with age, with closely set needles, tightly branched; purplish winter color. Makes a medium sized shrub. The description of this plant does not match the literature, and certain characterisitics are more like a Juniperus species, so we may have the wrong name; we will list it here until a proper i.d. can be established. Zones 7-10.

Clerodendrum trichotomum : VERBENACEAE, (Glory-Bower). Large shrub or small tree, to 15' tall. Fragrant white flowers, then red calyces subtending the bright blue berries. Very colorful plant. Hardy; Zones 5-9.

Clethra alnifolia : CLETHRACEAE, (Summer-Sweet). Fragrant spikes of white flowers in early summer. Glossy evergreen shrub to 8' or more. Maine to Florida. Zones 5-9.

Cocculus laurifolius : MENISPERMACEAE, (Snailseed). Evergreen shrub to 15 feet. Shiny, leathery glabrous, six-inch leaves. Yellow flowers in 2" long panicles, then black fruit. Southern Japan to Himalayas. Hardy here. Zones 8-11.

Conradina canescens : LAMIACEAE, (Coastal Rosemary). Gray-needled subshrub with pale purple flowers, more abundant in cool weather. Native with aromatic foliage. Height 18"; spreading to 3' or more. ( Image / JPEG / 600x415 pixels / 38KB )

Conradina verticillata, (Cumberland Rosemary). Green-needled aromatic shrub covered with pink flowers in spring. Ht. less than one foot.

Crataegus Marshallii : ROSACEAE, (Parsley Hawthorn). Leaves cut like parsley on this small, native tree. White spring flowers in clusters. Shining red fall berries. ( Image / JPEG / 687x525 pixels / 47.5KB )

Cryptomeria japonica : TAXODIACEAE, (Japanese Cedar). One of the best evergreen conifers for the Deep South. Very upright grower, 1/3 as wide as tall, with short, clasping, awl-shaped leaves to 1" long on upright branches. May ultimately grow to 150' tall in its native habitat. Leaves usually bronze in winter here, after frost. Hardy to at least Zone 6-9.

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans', (Elegans Japanese Cedar). Densely branched, bushy large shrub to small tree, with entirely juvenile foliage. Leaves are soft, feathery, and turn bronzy in winter. Height 10 to 15 feet. Zones 6-9.

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana'(?), (Dwarf Japanese Cedar). Dense evergreen, conical in form, with closely set needles, tightly branched; purplish winter color. Makes a medium sized shrub. The description of this plant does not match the literature, and certain characterisitics are more like Chamaecyparis thyoides or a Juniperus species, so we may have the wrong name; we will list it here until a proper i.d. can be established. Zones 7-10.

Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa'. Dwarf, rounded form to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Dense foliage is blue-green in summer, and turns reddish in winter.

Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan Sugi'. Full-sized tree which has bright yellow new growth. Color is retained well into summer.

X Cupressocyparis leylandii : CUPRESSACEAE, (Leyland Cypress). Another excellent evergreen conifer. Fast growing tree with a dense habit, excellent for hedges or screens.

Cupressus lusitanicus : CUPRESSACEAE, (Mexican Cypress). Coniferous evergreen with narrow, upright growth to 75' and somewhat drooping branchlets, glaucous blue at first, aging to medium green. Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica. Zones 8-11.

Cyrilla racemiflora : CYRILLACEAE, (Leatherwood, Titi). Small semi-evergreen tree, or large shrub, with graceful racemes of white flowers in spring. Southeastern U.S., and also in West Indies and northern South America. Zones 5-11.

Escallonia x Exoniensis 'Frades' : SAXIFRAGACEAE, (Escallonia). Evergreen shrub to 15' with pink terminal racemes in autumn, and glossy leaves; rather slow growing. Prefers shade and rich, moist soil. E. rosea x E. rubra, both from Chile. Zones 8-11.

Eucalyptus Camaldulensis : MYRTACEAE, (Murray Red Gum). Medium to large tree with smooth, ash-colored bark. Attractive foliage features purplish red new growth, and long, slick leaves.

Eucalyptus cinerea, (Silver Dollar). Rounded silvery aromatic leaves, fine for arrangements. Zones 9-10.

Eucalyptus citriodora, (Lemon Eucalyptus). Wonderful citrus scented leaves. Zones 9-10.

Exochorda racemosa : ROSACEAE, (Common Pearlbush). Two-inch terminal racemes of white flowers in spring. Large shrub with arching growth habit, from China. Zones 5-9. (Image / JPEG / 358x450 pixels / 43KB)

Feijoa Sellowiana : MYRTACEAE, (Pineapple Guava). Large, open shrub with edible fruits and flowers. Rather showy in bloom, with its white, edible petals and red stamens on 1½" flowers. Fruits are ripe when they begin to fall from the shrub. Zones 8-11.

Firmiana simplex : STERCULIACEAE, (Chinese Parasol Tree). Bold 30-50' tree with very large (12"), lobed leaves. Showy yellow summer flowers in long panicles; smooth green bark on young plants. China, Japan. Zones 7-9.

Forsythia suspensa var. Sieboldii : OLEACEAE, (Prostrate Forsythia). Slender, pendant, nearly prostrate branches. China. Zones 5-9.

Forsythia viridissima is the hardy, old-fashioned yellow Forsythia, with golden bells in early spring.

Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'. Dwarf form, to 3' tall. Excellent for massing.

Forsythia x 'Winterthur'. Compact, with primrose yellow flowers in early spring.