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12Woodies Plant List and DataNameGrowth DataAbelia x grandiflora [Pinky Bells]= 'Lynn'glossy abeliaCaprifoliaceae Zone: 6-9Light:Ht x Spd: 2-3' x 4-5'Acer griseum [Gingerbread]= 'Ginzam'paperbark mapleSapindaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 20-30' x 20'Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'full moon mapleSapindaceae Zone: 5-7Light:Ht x Spd: 8-12' x 6-8'Aesculus flavayellow buckeyeSapindaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 60-80' x 30-50'Aesculus parviflorabottlebrush buckeyeSapindaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 8-12' x 8-15'Aesculus parviflora var. serotina 'Rogers'bottlebrush buckeyeSapindaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 15-20' x 15-20'Aesculus paviared buckeyeSapindaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 12-20' x 12-20'Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'purple-leaf mimosaMimosaceae Zone: 6-9Light:Ht x Spd: 20' x 15'CommentLoved in the South, this gracefully spreading, multi-stemmedshrub remains semi-evergreen in mild winters; a little pruningmanages any winter dieback. This particular cultivar is touted forhaving the largest flowers of all the abelias, with summer-longblooming and red hues on stems and new foliage.Their modest size belies their many outstanding features:corduroy-like rich cinnamon to reddish brown bark, great fallcolor and beautiful tight vertical form, providing year-roundinterest. This hybrid of A. griseum and A. nikoense has a fastergrowth rate than the species.A focal point for your Zen garden or city plot with kaleidoscopicnew growth, unfurling yellow to burnt orange, followed by basetones of orange, salmon and chartreuse. Fall brings a foliagedisplay of gold to red. A very slow growth rate makes it an idealchoice for a large container.This tree is not the Ohio buckeye, A. glabra. The largest of ournative buckeyes, yellow buckeye makes a sturdy shade tree. Inmid-spring, 6" erect panicles appear and are then followed by theshiny, brown buckeye. It is less troubled by foliar diseases andproblems than other buckeyes.Forms billowy mounds of bold foliage punctuated by erect 8-12"panicles of flowers. Effective under high shade and fornaturalizing, it also fills a useful mid-summer bloom niche. Giveit plenty of space and time to develop. PHS Gold Medal Award–1998.One of the best for summer flowering in shady areas, this dense,suckering, multi-stemmed shrub grows taller, blooms later, andhas longer flower panicles (18-30''). Beautiful alone or in a massplanting.Medium-sized to large shrub or small tree with large, glossyfoliage and showy, erect 4-10" panicles of tubular red flowers.This native is a magnet for hummingbirds and a good choice as aspecimen tree for the smaller garden. Does best with someafternoon shade. PHS Gold Medal Award–1995.Known for its wide, umbrella-shaped canopy, fern-like leaves,and pink powder puff blooms. Leaves start bronze-green, thendeepen in summer to chocolate burgundy. Flowers are a butterflyand bee magnet. Does not self-seed.Bloomlavender-pinkgreenred-purpleyellowwhitewhiteredpinkFoliageSummer:Fall:red huesSummer:dark greenFall:redSummer:yellow,chartreuseFall:orange, redSummer:shiny dark greenFall:yellow, paleorangeSummer:medium to darkgreenFall:yellowSummer:green above, graybeneathFall:bright yellowSummer:shiny dark greenFall:Summer:burgundyFall:Scott LocationPrice: 19.00Price: 125.00Price: 35.00Price: 15.00Faulkner TennisCourtsPrice: 15.00Price: 50.00Price: 22.00Old TarblePrice: 90.00
Woodies Plant List and DataNameGrowth DataAmelanchier canadensisserviceberryRosaceae Zone: 4-8Light:Ht x Spd: 12-15' x 12-15'Amorpha canescenslead plantPapilionaceae Zone: 2-9Light:Ht x Spd: 2-3' x 2-3'Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'red chokeberryRosaceae Zone: 4-9Light:Ht x Spd: 6-9' x 3-5'Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'spotted laurelGarryaceae Zone: 6-10Light:Ht x Spd: 3-4' x 3-4'Berberis gagnepainiiblack barberryBerberidaceae Zone: 5-9Light:Ht x Spd: 7' x 6'Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn'William Penn barberryBerberidaceae Zone: 5-8Light:Ht x Spd: 3-4' x 3-5'Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'cross vine, quarter vineBignoniaceae Zone: 5-9Light:Ht x Spd: 20-30' x 6-9'Buddleja [Lo & Behold®]= 'Purple Haze'butterfly bushScrophulariaceae Zone: 5-9Light:Ht x Spd: 2-3' x 4-5'CommentAptly named is this most serviceable native. Its delicate, whiteflowers make it an early spring sentinel. Later, red or dark purpleedible fruit appears, but our winged friends will beat you to it.That's really fine as the high-energy fruit times perfectly withbirds’ breeding season. Striking fall color is the crowning glory.A nice native for woodland edges and meadow plantings.Flowers are 4-8" spikes of tiny, blue-purple flowers with goldanthers, blooming May-June and of special value to native bees.Seeds are numerous and attractive to birds. Also a specific hostplant for the rare Southern dogface butterfly.At its best both in fall and winter: The leaves turn a glowing redand the branches are covered with glossy, red fruit lasting wellinto January. Tolerates a wide range of soils, including boggyareas, making it useful for erosion control and rain gardens. PHSGold Medal Award-2000.Bring on deep shade, root competition and heavy soil -- thisbeauty can take it and thrive. Add to the mix its dark, shinyfoliage, rounded form, spring flowers and showy red fruit, andyou have a surefire winner for the shady areas of your garden.Has both male and female parts. Pollinates other female plants.An evergreen shrub with lance-shaped dark green leaves. Brightyellow flowers appear on the branches in late spring followed byblack fruit. The plant has thorns and can be shaped into animpenetrable hedge. It is a parent for several hybrids but rarelyavailable in this country.Introduced by the Henry Foundation in Gladwyne, PA. Ahandsome, fast-growing evergreen with a dense, mounded habit.Ideal as a mass planting or a barrier plant. Arching branchesoffer a profusion of bright yellow flowers in spring and brilliantbronze color in winter. Very drought tolerant.A very floriferous cultivar of the native cross vine, boasting 2”flaring, tubular flowers of tangerine with yellow throats, andoften covering over 70% of the plant at its peak bloom. Bloomson old wood so prune after flowering and train to desired size.This dwarf variety has a horizontal, low-spreading habit andmakes a lovely ground covering plant. This non-invasive varietywith no seedlings, developed at NC State University, bearscontinuous blooms all summer, which are also beautiful as cutflowers. Look bests if cutback in early spring.Bloomwhiteblue-purplewhitemaroonyellowyellowtangerine orangepurpleFoliageSummer:greenFall:goldSummer:gray greenFall:yellowSummer:waxy dark greenFall:brilliant scarletSummer:dark greenFall:Summer:glossy dark greenFall:Summer:lustrous darkgreenFall:Summer:lustrous darkgreenFall:red-purple castSummer:greenFall:Scott LocationScottAmphitheaterPrice: 20.00Pollinator GardenPrice: 17.00Kemp HallPrice: 14.00Entrance GardenPrice: 15.00Price: 24.00MertzPrice: 40.00Wharton HallPrice: 38.00Price: 22.0013
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