Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Type |
Height |
Habitat |
Color |
Bloom Time |
Exposure |
Features |
Native Shrubs |
Baccharis halmifolia |
Sea Myrtle, Ground-seltree |
Ever- green |
6-12' |
Moist soils; flood-plains or along streams |
White flowers; Dark green foliage |
Aug.- Oct. |
Partial shade |
Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants). Coarse foliage texture. Good for erosion control. |
Callicarpa americana |
Beauty- berry |
Deci- duous |
6-8' |
Very drought tolerant |
Pink, lilac flowers; Deep Puprle berries in fall |
March- May |
Partial sun |
Low mainte- nance; year-
round beauty and food for wildlife; attractive understory landscape plant |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Button- bush |
Deci- duous |
6-10' |
Wet areas, with standing water part of the year |
White |
June- August |
Full sun |
Wetland plant; fragrant flowers attract butterflies and humming-birds; fast growing, short lived |
Cyrilla racemiflora |
Titi |
Semi- Ever-
green |
7-15' |
Moist wetland soils |
White |
May- July |
Full - part sun |
Great for wet areas; very attractive for natural gardens; excellent screen for retention pond |
Hypericum hypericoides |
St. Andrews Cross |
Semi- Ever-
green |
1-3' |
Dry areas |
Yellow |
May- August |
Partial sun |
Use along woodland edges. Oblique-cross shape of flowers |
Hypericum stans |
St. Peter's-
Wort |
Semi- Ever-
green |
2-3' |
Moist to average |
Yellow |
June- Oct. |
Full - part shade |
Attracts bees, butter-flies, and birds. |
Ilex cassine |
Dahoon Holly |
Ever- green |
20-30' |
Light sandy soil; swamps and boggy areas |
Red berries in Fall; White flowers (incon- spicuous) |
March- May |
Full sun - shade |
Narrow, upward growth habit. Can adapt to drier conditions if watered often. Attracts wildlife through winter; Use as woodland understory or for wet areas. |
Ilex glabra |
Inkberry, Ever- green Winter-
berry |
Ever- green |
4-8' |
Moist; tolerates drought |
White flowers; Black berries in Fall |
April- May |
Full - part sun |
Upright rounded form. Has plum color in winter. Use as foundation shrub, mass planting, or hegding. Good as habitat enhancer or restoration projects. Like boxwoods |
Ilex verticillata |
Winter- berry, Black Alder |
Deci- duous |
6-15' |
Average to wet |
Red berries throu- ghout Winter |
|
Full sun - shade |
Red berries on females persist into winter and attract birds. Many cultivars. Great as unclipped hedge. Very attractive during winter. |
Ilex vomitoria |
Yaupon Holly |
Ever- green |
20-25' |
Average to wet; drought and salt tolerant |
White; red berries through Fall and Winter |
March- May |
Full sun - shade |
Smooth, gray bark. Leathery, dark green leaves. Purple petioles. Use as trimmed hedge, screen or windbreak. Fast growing; small leaves. Attract wildlife. Hardy. |
Itea virginica |
Virginia Sweet- spire |
Deci- duous |
3-6' |
Wet |
White flowers; Red fall color |
May- June |
Full sun - shade |
Spectacular enduring yellow, orange, crimson fall color |
Leucothoe axillaris |
Leuco- thoe |
Ever- green |
2-4' |
Wet, moist areas on coastal plains |
White; dark green foliage; red- green to purple Fall foliage |
April- June |
Shade - part shade |
Does not tolerate drought; rejuvenate by cutting to the ground after flowering. Fountain-like arching habit. |
Lyonia lucida |
Fetter Bush |
Ever- green |
3-6' |
Moist to dry |
White or pink |
March- May |
Full sun - part shade |
Very showy clusters of flowers in spring. Use in hedges or in mixed shrub plantings. Aromatic. |
Myrica cerifera |
Wax Myrtle |
Semi- Ever-
green |
25' |
Wet swamps to upland woods |
Yellow- green on males; blue berries on females |
Jan.- Feb. |
Full sun - part shade |
Dense attratctive foliage, fast growing, responds well to pruning. Aromatic leaves when crushed. Used as tree or shrub. Salt tolerant. Vigorous and easy care. Can be formal or irregular. Aroma repels insects. |
Osmanthus americana |
Wild Olive |
Ever- green |
10-20' |
Moist to dry; drought tolerant |
Creamy white |
Feb.- April |
Full sun - part shade |
Adaptable, slow growing, easy care. Flowers held in showy clusters and have sweet fragrance. Handsome Ever- green foliage. Use in naturalistic settings and wildlife gardens, or in massing as screen. |
Rhododen- dron atlanticum |
Dwarf Azalea |
Deci- duous |
3-6' |
Moist to average areas |
Pinkish white; dark green to blue- green leaves |
March- April |
Sun - part shade |
Slow to moderate growth rate. Repeat blooms. Use as understory |
Rhododen- dron canescens |
Wild/ Piedmont Azalea |
Deci- duous |
6-15' |
Moist soils |
Pink |
March- May |
Full sun - part shade |
Open, loose form. Fragrant, very showy flowers at stem ends. Pistil and stamen curve out beyond corolla. Use in semishady woodland or natural garden, or as specimen shrub. Adds color among Ever- green shrubs. |
Rhus copallina |
Winged Sumac |
Deci- duous |
15-20' |
Very drought tolerant |
Green- yellow; Red berries in Fall; Orange-
red Fall foliage |
March- April |
Full sun - part shade |
Fast growing, short lived. Clusters of flowers appear in spring, summer and fall. Colorful fall foliage. Great for low maintenance or xeriscape garden. Vigorous shrub. |
Rosa carolina |
Wild Rose |
Deci- duous |
2-4' |
Dry areas; road- sides; sandy, open woods |
Pink flowers; Yellow, orange, red Fall foliage |
May- June |
Full - part sun |
Fruit turns from dark green to bright red as it ripens. |
Rosa palustris |
Swamp Rose |
Deci- duous |
4-6' |
Moist areas; marshes, stream-sides, ditches |
Pink |
March- June |
Full - part sun |
Beautiful, fragrant flowers. Stout, hooked prickles. |
Sambucus canadensis |
Elder- berry |
Ever- green |
5-12' |
Average to wet; along streams and drainages |
White; black to dark blue Fall berries |
April- July |
Full sun - shade |
Large shrub or small tree; irregular crown. Showy flower clusters. Aromatic |
Vaccinium corymbosum |
Highbush Blue- berry |
Deci- duous |
6-12' |
Wet to dry; swamps or dry upland woods |
Blue berries, White flowers |
April- July |
Full - part sun |
Excellent red fall color; edible fruit. Very important to wildlife. Use for naturalizing landscaping |
Viburnum rufidulum |
Rusty Black- Haw |
Deci- duous |
10-15' |
Dry; drought tolerant |
Creamy White; Rich reddish purple Fall foliage |
March- April |
Full - part sun |
Very shiny leaves. Purple to dark blue berries cause branches to droop. Adds wonderful year-round color. |