Description Growth Habit Bloom Color Bloom   Time Sun or Shade Soil Type Zone Outstanding Features Abelia grandiflora 4' - 8' White Summer Sun/Shade Adaptable 6 Tough, more compact Abelia Abelia hybrid 'Edward Goucher' 2' - 5' Pink Summer Sun/Shade Adaptable 6 Tough and durable in trying conditions Abelia x grandiflora 'Canyon Creek' To 6' Pink Late Spring Sun/Shade Adaptable 6 Copper-tinted new growth, pink fragrant flowers Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek' To 3' White Late Spring Sun/Shade Adaptable 6 Low mounding habit, crimson stems, white flowers Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' 15' - 20'     Part Shade Moist 5 Beautiful crimson leaves throughout growing season Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' 8'-10'     Part Shade Moist 5 Variegated white-green Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' 10' x 12'     Part Shade Moist 5 Handsome cascading branches, bronze-green leaf color in South Acer palmatum 'Sangokaku' 15' - 25'     Shade Moist 5 Coral colored bark, striking fall leaf color  Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' 8' x 8'     Part sun/Shade Moist 5 Foliage holds up well protected from sun, crimson and gold in fall Aesculus parviflora 12' x 15' White Early Summer Shade Adaptable 4 Leaves turn gold in fall, bottle brush-like flowers attract hummingbirds Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliant' 6' - 10' White Early Spring Sun/partial shade Adaptable 4 Crimson to reddish-purple fall color, bright red berries Athyrium niponicum 'Painted Fern' 18" x 24"     Shade Moist 5 2004 Perennial of the Year, helpful with erosion control Aucuba japonica 'Green' 4' - 6'     Shade Moist 7 Dark green leaves, does well in shade Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust' 4' - 6'     Shade Moist 7 Speckled gold and green leaves, does well in shade Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' 4' - 6'     Shade Moist 7 Gold spot in center of leaf, does great in shade Azalea 'Delaware Valley White' 4' - 8' White Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Single white flowers Azalea 'Massasoit' 3' - 5' Red Mid Spring Shade Moist 7 Red single flowers Azalea 'Pink Cascade' 1' - 2' Salmon Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Salmon pink flowers, long cascading limbs Azalea 'Pink Ruffles' 4' - 8' Pink Mid Spring Shade Moist 7 Pink hose in hose flowers Azalea exbury 'Gibraltar' 5' - 8' Orange Late Spring Shade Moist 5 Deciduous Azalea, unusual flower color Azalea girard 'Crimson' 3' - 5' Red Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Purplish-red flowers, spreading growth habit Azalea girard 'Fushia' 3' - 5' Fuchsia Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Purplish-red flowers Azalea girard 'Hot Shot' 3' - 5' Red Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Bright red flowers Azalea girard 'Pleasant White' 4' - 6' White Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 White with creamy center on single flowers Azalea girard 'Renee Michelle' 3' - 5' Pink Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Deep pink flowers Azalea girard 'Rose' 4' - 6' Rose Mid Spring Shade Moist 6 Pinkish-red flowers, excellent winter foliage Azalea glendale 'Copperman' 4' - 6' Orange Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Late season bloomer, bronze winter foliage Azalea glendale 'Fashion' 4' - 8' Salmon Mid Spring Shade Moist 7 Salmon red hose in hose flowers Azalea glendale 'Glacier' 4' - 6' White Mid Spring Shade Moist 7 White flowers with yellow throat Azalea indica 'Formosa' 6' - 10' Lavender Early Spring Shade Moist 7b Large deep lavender flowers  Azalea indica 'G. G. Gerbing' 6' - 10' White Early Spring Shade Moist 7b Large white flowers on tall plants Azalea indica 'George Tabor' 6' - 10' Pink Early Spring Shade Moist 7b Orchid lavender blooms with magenta blotches Azalea kurume 'Hershey Red' 3' - 5' Red Early Spring Shade Moist 6b Bright red double flowers Azalea kurume 'Hinodegiri' 3' - 4' Red Early Spring Shade Moist 6b Dark green foliage turns wine red in fall and winter Azalea kurume 'Mothers Day' 3' - 5' Red Early Spring Shade Moist 6b Red single flowers Azalea kurume 'Tradition' To 5' Light pink Mid Spring Shade Moist 6b Excellent shell-pink flowers, can be used as an accent plant Azalea Robin Hill 'Nancy' To 5' Light pink Spring Shade Moist 7 Robin Hill varieties are well adapted to the South, bloom fall and spring Azalea Robin Hill 'Sir Robert' To 5' White-pink Spring Shade Moist 7 Large, open-faced flowers over a long period of time Azalea Robin Hill 'Watchet' To 5' Creamy pink Spring Shade Moist 7 Most popular Robin Hill variety Azalea satsuki 'Amaghasa' 2' - 4' Red Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Vivid red single flowers, dwarf habit Azalea satsuki 'Beth Bullard' 3' - 4' Pink Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Large frilled flowers on low plants Azalea satsuki 'Gumpo Pink' 2' Pink Late Spring Shade Moist 6 Dwarf growth habit Azalea satsuki 'Gumpo White' 2' White Late Spring Shade Moist 6 Dwarf growth habit Azalea satsuki 'Macrantha Orange' 4' - 8' Orange Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Bright orange single flowers Azalea satsuki 'Macrantha Pink' 4' - 8' Pink Late Spring Shade Moist 7 Pink single flowers Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy' 2' x 3' Yellow Spring Sun Adaptable 4 Crimson foliage on small mounding shrub, deciduous Barberry 'Rose Glow' 4' - 8' Yellow Spring Sun Adaptable 4 More upright than Crimson Pygmy, deciduous Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea' 3' - 5' Yellow Spring Sun Well drained 4 Brilliant yellow foliage that will fade slightly in late summer Bignonia cap. 'Tangerine Beauty' Climber Orange-red Summer Full Sun Adaptable 6 Very attractive orange-red flowers Buddleia 'Honeycomb' 8'-10' Yellow Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Unusual flower color for Buddleia Buddleia 'Pink Delight' 5'-10' Pink Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Clear pink color Buddleia 'Violet Eyes' 5' - 10' Purple Early Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Very vigorous grower with bright purple flowers Buddleia 'White Ball' 3' x 3' White Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Dwarf butterfly bush, produces spikes of small white flowers all summer Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' 6' - 10' Purple Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Attracts butterflies, dark purple blooms Buddleia davidii 'Lochinch' 12'- 15' Blue Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Attracts butterflies, lavender-blue blooms Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion' 6' - 10' White Summer Sun Adaptable 5 Attracts butterflies, white blooms Buxus microphylla kor. 'Wintergreen' 3' - 5'     Sun Adaptable 5 Good foundation plant, low maintenance Buxus semper. 'Graham Blandy' 4' - 6'     Sun/shade Moist 6 Columnar boxwood selection Buxus 'Green Mountain' 5' x 3'     Sun/shade Moist 4 Pyramidal oval shape without pruning Buxus 'Green Velvet' 4' x 4'     Sun/partial shade Moist 4 Rounded, full-bodied, good winter color Callicarpa dichotomo 'Issai' 3' - 4' Lavender Summer Sun/partial shade Well drained 5 Most graceful of the species, small flowers become masses of berries Callistemon 'Woodlander's Hardy' 6' x 10' Red Late Spring Sun Adaptable 7 Hardiest of the Callistemons, crimson bottlebrush flowers  Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' 9' x 12' Creamy white Late Spring Sun/partial shade Well drained 4 Tremendous fruity fragrance from pale flowers Calycanthus floridus 'Michael Lindsey' 7' x 9' Red Late Spring Sun/partial shade Moist 5 Dense and rounded in sun, loose, open and irregular in shade Camellia japonica 'April Dawn' 8' x 6' Pinkish white Spring Partial shade Adaptable 6b Pink and white variegated flowers, blooms over a long time Camellia japonica 'April Remembered' 10' - 20' Creamy pink Spring Partial shade Adaptable 6b Vigorous and fast growing, large semi-double flowers Camellia japonica 'April Tryst' 8' x 6' Red Early Spring Partial shade Adaptable 6b Bright red anemone-form flowers, blooms over a long time Camellia japonica 'Bernice Boddy' 10' x 20' Pink Winter Shade Adaptable 7 Flower buds tend to freeze less than other varieties Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton' 15' x 10' Red/white Late Fall Partial sun Adaptable 6 Variegated flower colors, cold hardy Camellia japonica 'Kumasaka' 6' - 7' Pink Winter Shade Adaptable 6 Will bloom when plants are young, very cold hardy  Camellia japonica 'Lady Clare' 6' - 7' Red Winter Shade Adaptable 7 Red blooms with large yellow stamens Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana' 6' - 7' Red Winter Shade Adaptable 7 Red, formal rose form, attractive foliage Camellia japonica 'Pink Icicle' 10' - 20' Pink Mid Spring Partial sun Adaptable 6b Large, double shell pink blooms Camellia japonica 'Professor Sargent' 15' x 10' Red Winter Partial sun Adaptable 7 Single red flowers in winter and early spring, dark green leathery leaves Camellia japonica 'Spring's Promise' 8' x 8' Rose red Mid Winter Partial shade Adaptable 6b Rose red petals radiate from contrasting golden stamens Camellia sas. 'Bonanza' 5' x 4' Red Fall-Winter Part Shade Adaptable 7b Very attractive double-red sasanqua Camellia sasanqua 'Day Dream 6' - 10' White Fall Shade Adaptable 7b White blooms with a rose edge, columnar habit Camellia sasanqua 'Jean May' 16' x 8' Pink Fall Shade Adaptable 7b Shell pink flowers Camellia sasanqua 'Mine-No-Yuki' 8' x 8' White Fall Shade Adaptable 7b White blooms, spreading loose growth habit Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' 5' x 5' Red Fall Shade Adaptable 7 Rose-red flowers, low spreading compact plant Camellia sasanqua 'Star Above Star' 10' - 20' White Late Fall Partial shade Adaptable 7b Excellent hedging sasanqua camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' 6' - 8' Red Fall Shade Adaptable 7b Red flowers with contrasting bright yellow stamens Camellia Ackerman hybrid 'Winter's Charm' 7' x 5' Lavender Mid Fall Partial shade Adaptable 6 Lavender-pink flowers, peony form, early blooming, upright habit Camellia Ackerman hybrid 'Winter's Fire' 8' - 10' Pink Late Fall Partial shade Adaptable 6 Produces extraordinary numbers of vivid red-pink 4 1/2 inch blossoms Camellia Ackerman hybrid 'Winter's Joy' 8' - 10' Pink Mid Fall Partial shade Adaptable 6 Bright pink flowers, semi-double form, vigorous upright growth Camellia Ackerman hybrid 'Winter's Snowman' 8' - 10' White Mid Fall Partial shade Adaptable 6 Pink buds open into white flowers Camellia Ackerman hybrid 'Winter's Star' 8' - 10' Reddish-pink Mid Fall Partial shade Adaptable 6 Reddish-pink flowers with white centers Caryopteris x clan. 'Dark Knight' 2' - 3' Dark blue Late Summer Sun Moist 5 Tough plant, handles drought well once established Caryopteris x clan. First Choice ™ pp#11958 2' - 3' Dark blue Late Summer Sun Moist 5 Fragrant Spiraea-like blooms, prune hard in early spring for best results Ceanothus 'Gloire Versailles' 5' x 5' Light blue Mid Summer Sun Well drained 7 Small, serrated, dark green foliage Ceanothus x del. 'Henri Desfosse' Up to 12' Dark blue Early Summer Sun Well drained 8 Strong growing deciduous hybrid with dark blue flowers Cephalotaxus harring. 'Drupacea' 2' - 3'     Shade Adaptable 6 Slow, low growing, spreading plant, deer tolerant Cephalotaxus harring. 'Duke Gardens' 3' - 4'     Shade Well drained 6 Slow, low growing plant, deer tolerant Cephalotaxus harring. 'Fastigiata' 10' x 8'     Shade/part sun Adaptable 6 Tolerant of heat, humidity, shade, and wet soil Cephalotaxus harring. 'Prostrata' 3' x 3'     Sun/shade Adaptable 5 Dark green needles on wide spreading branches, deer resistant Chamaecyparis filifera 'Nana Aurea' 3' - 4'     Sun Well drained 5 Brilliant gold color on weeping thread like foliage, Clematis x 'Cometesse de Bouchard' Vine Rose pink Early Summer Sun/partial shade Well drained 4 Medium size pink flowers with bright yellow stamens Clematis 'Earnest Markham' Vine Magenta Early Summer Sun/partial shade Well drained 4 Reddish violet flowers with a velvety sheen Clematis 'Henryi' Vine White Early Summer Sun/partial shade Well drained 4 Flowers in early summer on old growth,  again in late summer on new Clematis x jackmanii Vine Dark purple Late Summer Sun/partial shade Well drained 4 Should be pruned to the ground in late winter Clethra alnifolia 'Compacta' 3' - 4' White Summer Sun/Shade Moist 3 Compact Summersweet selection Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' 6' - 8' White Summer Sun/Shade Adaptable 3 Deciduous, has fragrant white flowers  Clethra 'Ruby Spice' 6' - 8' Pink Summer Sun/Shade Moist 3 Summersweet with rose colored flowers Clethra 'Sixteen Candles' 3' White Summer Shade Moist 4 Less tendency to flop, yellow foliage in fall Cleyera japonica 5' - 10'     Sun/Shade Well drained 7b Large evergreen shrub, with dark glossy foliage Cornus baileyi 6' - 9' White Spring Sun/partial shade Adaptable 3 Purple fall foliage, red stem color, white flowers followed by blue fruit Cortaderia selloana Pampas grass 10' x 4' Silvery white Late Summer Sun/partial shade Adaptable 7 Plumes increase plant height to 12 feet, excellent screening plant Corylus avellana 'Contorta' 12'  - 20'     Sun Well drained 4 Unusual twisted leaves and branches, produces nuts Cotinus coggyria 'Golden Spirit' 5' - 8' Gray Summer Sun/partial shade Moist 5 Bright yellow foliage radiates from stem in spiraling habit Cotinus coggyria 'Young Lady' 6' x 6' Light Pink Early Summer Sun/partial shade Adaptable 4 Blooms as a young plant, fall colors yellow, orange, and red Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' 1' x 4'     Sun/partial shade Adaptable 4b Identical to Contoneaster 'Tom Thumb', miniature mounded habit of shiny foliage Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' 2' White Late Spring Sun Adaptable 6 Small white blooms, ground cover, fast growth rate Cotoneaster salic. 'Repandens' 1' White Late Spring Sun/Shade Adaptable 6 Small white blooms, ground cover, fast growth rate Crape Myrtle 'Cedar Red' 6' - 10' Red Summer Sun Adaptable 6 A true red Crape Myrtle cultivar Crape Myrtle 'Chickasaw' 2' x 3' Lavender Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Truly dwarf Crape Myrtle that would even fit in with perennials Crape Myrtle Dynamite ™ pp#10296 15'-20' Cherry red Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Cherry red flowers with red fall foliage Crape Myrtle 'Miami' 20' - 25' Red Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Mildew resistant, National Arboretum introduction Crape Myrtle 'Natchez' 20' - 30' White Early Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Cinnamon-brown exfoliating bark, orange-red fall foliage Crape Myrtle Pink Velour ® pp#10319 8' - 10' Dark pink Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Vibrant fuchsia-pink flowers, burgundy-colored new growth Crape Myrtle 'Pocomoke' 2' - 3' Rose pink Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Miniature, cushion-like growth habit, cold tolerant Crape Myrtle 'Potomac' 10' x 7' Pink Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Mildew resistant, National Arboretum introduction Crape Myrtle 'Tonto' 8' - 10' Red / Fuchsia Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Mildew resistant, National Arboretum introduction Crape Myrtle 'Tuscarora' 20' Coral pink Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Mildew resistant, National Arboretum introduction Crape Myrtle 'Yuma' 13' x 12' Lavender Late Summer Sun Adaptable 6 Mottled light gray exfoliating bark, yellow-orange fall foliage Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' 4' x 4'     Sun Moist 5 Dense, rounded form, bluish-green needles Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' 30' - 50'     Sun Adaptable 6 Turns bronze-green in cold weather, fast growing Cupressocyparis 'Gold Rider' 20' - 25'     Sun/partial shade Adaptable 7 Golden yellow foliage, less vigorous than green leylandii Cupressocyparis leylandii 60' - 70'     Sun Adaptable 6 Upright narrow-leaf, great screen plant or for accent Daphniphyllum macropodum 20' x 20' Pale green Late Spring Partial shade Moist 6 Flowers hardly noticeable amongst foliage but very pungent aroma Deutzia 'Magician' 6'- 8' Rose pink Late Spring Sun/partial shade Well drained 6 Mid-sized shrub with panicles of cupped purple flowers Deutzia 'Nikko' 2' White Spring Sun Adaptable 5 Prolific white blooms, low-growing ground cover Diervilla 'Butterfly' 4' x 5' Yellow Spring Sun/partial shade Adaptable 4 This adaptable plant can be used in a variety of adverse sites Distylium myricoides 4' - 6' Red Late Winter Sun/partial shade Moist 7 Glossy blue-green foliage, red spidery flowers Dryopteris cycad. 'Shaggy Shield Fern' 2'     Partial shade Moist 5 Young fronds are glossy, coppery pink, mature are deep glossy green Dryopteris erythro. 'Autumn Fern' 3' x 2'     Partial shade Moist 5 Easy to grow fern, coppery pink young fronds age to dark green Edgeworthia chrysantha 6' x 6' Yellow Late Winter Shade Moist 7 A real collector's plant, flowers resemble giant yellow Daphne Elaeagnus pungens 'Fruitlandi' 12' x 12' White Mid Fall Sun Adaptable 7 Large hedge, long branches limit as foundation plant  Enkianthus 'Red Bells' 8' - 20' Creamy yellow Late Spring Sun/partial shade Acid soil 5 Open growth habit in whirled layers, fiery yellow and orange fall colors Euonymus 'Aureomarginatus' To 10'     Sun/shade Adaptable 6 Dark green leaves with wide, bright gold margins Euonymus Blondy ® pp# 10424 2' x 3'     Sun/partial shade Adaptable 5 Green leaves have thumbprint-sized gold center Euonymus alatus 'Compacta' 8' - 10'     Sun/shade Adaptable 4 Attractive foliage turns red in the fall, deciduous Euonymus fort. 'Coloratus' 1'     Sun/Shade Adaptable 4 Very cold hardy, leaves turn plum-colored in winter. Euonymus fort. 'Emerald N Gold' 1' - 2'     Sun/Shade Adaptable 5 Emerald green leaves with gold edges Euonymus fortuneii 'Variegatus' 1' - 2'     Sun/Shade Adaptable 5 Green leaves with white border, excellent in shade Euonymus 'Manhattan' 8' - 10'     Sun Adaptable 6 A dark green leaf shrub, tolerates adverse conditions Euonymus 'Wolong Ghost' 6"     Sun/shade Adaptable 6 Low growing groundcover, dark green foliage has yellow venation Exochorda macrantha 'The Bride' 4' x 6' White Late Spring Sun/shade Adaptable 5 Early leafing, prolific show of white flowers Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Gold' 8' - 10' Yellow Spring Sun Adaptable 5 Brilliant yellow flowers, a tough, deciduous shrub Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory' 10' x 10' Yellow Early Spring Sun Adaptable 6 Blooms earlier than most cultivars of Forsythia Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt. Airy' 6' x 6' White Mid Spring Sun/Shade Adaptable 5 Beautiful yellow-orange fall foliage, deciduous Gardenia augusta 'Radicans' 2' - 3'  White