Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

SHRUBS (CONTINUED)
NON-NATIVE PLANTS SUGGESTED FOR USE AS ORNAMENTALS/APPENDIX SIXTEEN 1251
PLANT (CONTINUED) CONCERNS ORNAMENTAL FEATURES NOTES
Hydrangea macrophylla None Flowers, foliage Durable, showy, many
cultivars, best performance
when well-watered in summer
Hydrangea paniculata None Flowers, foliage Durable, showy, many cultivars
Hydrangea quercifolia Establishment Flowers, foliage, fall color Many cultivars, vigorous in the
right spot, showy bloom
Ilex cornuta None Foliage, form, berries Few cultivars, durable, good screen
Ilex crenata Establishment, Foliage, form, berries Many cultivars, proper siting
short life important
Ilex myrtifolia None Foliage, form, berries Underutilized, several cultivars
Illicium floridanum Establishment Foliage, flowers, form Underutilized, several cultivars,
screen
Illicium henryi Establishment Foliage, flowers, form Underutilized, screen, specimen
Jasminum humile None Flowers, foliage Yellow flowers showy, good screen
plant
Kerria japonica None Flowers Flowers the main attribute
Leucophyllum frutescens Establishment Foliage, flowers, form Uncommon in our region,
and attention to proper siting important
siting durable in the right spot
Leucothoe populifolia None Foliage, flowers, form Underutilized, good choice for
a screen, can be renewed by
strong cutting back
Lindera aggregata None Foliage, form Underutilized, appealing
foliage is unique, good form
Lindera glauca None Foliage, fall color Underutilized, fall color is striking
Lonicera fragrantissima None Flowers in winter, Winter flowers are very
fragrance fragrant, durable
Loropetalum chinense Size can be Flowers, foliage, form Many cultivars, pink flowers
greater than and burgundy foliage, dwarf
expected forms
Mahonia bealei Form Foliage, flowers, form Durable, architectural effect,
winter flowers
Mahonia fortunei Freeze damage Foliage, flowers, form Durable, flowers are stiking, frost
damage in some years, can be
cut back
Mahonia gracilis Growth rate Foliage, flowers, form Underutilized, glossy leaves and
graceful form, yellow flowers
Mahonia trifoliolata None Foliage, flowers, form, Underutilized, thorny, yellow
fruit flowers, durable
Michelia figo None Flowers, foliage, form Common, fragrant flowers and
glossy foliage, durable once
established
Nandina domestica None, invasive in Foliage, form, berries Common, durable, some
north Florida indications of invasiveness
Osmanthus fragrans None Flowers, foliage, form Underutilized, durable, several
‘aurantica’ cultivars, revered in China