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Abelia 'Edward Goucher' |
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Pink Glossy
Abelia |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
5' Tall x 5' Wide
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Bloom Time:
Spring-Summer |
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Features:
Bell-shaped lilac-pink flowers bloom in late spring and summer. Foliage
turns bronze in fall. Use as a border, divider, or informal hedge.
Deciduous. Long Blooming |
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard' |
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White Glossy
Abelia |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Spring-Summer |
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Features:
White flowers bloom in late spring to summer. Lustrous, dark green leaves
cover this dense shrub with a compact-mounding habit. Semi-deciduous.
Long Blooming |
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Abelia x 'Rose Creek' |
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White Abelia |
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Zone:
6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late Spring - Summer |
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Features:
Low mounding growth habit. Crimson stem color. Form a seed collection from
Abelia chinensis and chance pollinated. |
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Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' |
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Red Chokeberry |
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Zone:
4 |
Size:
8' Tall x 8' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late Spring |
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Features:
Upright, multi-stemmed shrub, deep green foliage changing to scarlet
red-purple in fall, more spectacular the euonymus. White flowers in late
spring produce red fall fruit clusters. Best fruiting and color in full sun.
Suckers from colony. Deciduous. Fall Fruit Clusters |
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Azalea 'Blaauw's Pink' |
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Blaauw's Pink
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
5' Tall x 5' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
Soft salmon rose-pink 1-1/2" hose-in-hose flowers bloom in mid-spring on a
compact plant with an upright growth habit. Produces a shocking display of
spring color. Our most popular salmon-pink. Blooms
in Shade |
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Azalea 'Christi Lyn' |
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Christi Lyn
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
Rosy-red single flowers bloom in mid-spring, providing a nice contrast
against the unique, variegated foliage. A new introduction from Saunders
Brothers. Discovered as a sport of 'Girard's Rose'. Attractive
Foliage |
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Azalea Encore 'Autumn
Carnation'™ PP#15339 |
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Autumn
Carnation Encore Azalea |
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Zone:
7 - 9 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Spring, Summer, Fall |
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Features:
2 1/2" semi-double medium pink flower with dark green foliage. These azaleas
have the potential to bloom three times - spring, summer and fall. |
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Azalea Encore 'Autumn
Sangria'™ PP#15077 |
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Autumn
Sangria Encore Azalea |
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Zone:
7 - 9 |
Size:
4.5' Tall x 4' |
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Bloom Time:
Spring, Summer, Fall |
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Features:
3 1/2" rose-pink single flower with dark green foliage. Dense growth habit.
These azaleas have the potential to bloom three times - spring, summer and
fall. |
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Azalea Gable 'Herbert' |
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Herbert Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Gable hybrid with a spreading, twiggy growth habit. Deep mauve-purple
hose-in-hose flowers 1-3/4" in diameter bloom in spring.
Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Gable 'Karen' |
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Karen Azalea |
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Zone:
6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 5' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early April |
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Features:
A Gable hybrid bearing light purple hose-in-hose flowers in spring. One of
the earliest and still hardiest varieties we grow. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Gable 'Rosebud' |
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Rosebud Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early May |
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Features:
A Gable hybrid bearing light pink 1-3/4" double flowers in spring. One of
our longtime favorites, and still requested regularly. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Gartell 'Katherine' |
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Katherine
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
1' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-May |
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Features:
A Gartrell hybrid with a low, mounding habit. Rich pink flowers bloom in
mid-spring. A possible hardier substitution for ‘Gumpo Pink.’
Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Crimson' |
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Crimson Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Girard hybrid, bearing bright, rosy crimson-red 2-1/2" single flowers in
mid-spring. This evergreen shrub has a dense, compact habit, and is our
best red variety. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Hot Shot' |
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Hot Shot
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
3' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Girard hybrid, this variety produces single, deep fiery scarlet-orange
flowers 2-1/2" in diameter in spring. Dark green, glossy foliage covers
this rounded, compact evergreen shrub. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Pleasant White' |
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Pleasant White
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 5' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late April |
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Features: A
Girard hybrid producing singe white flowers 1-1/2" to 3" in diameter in
spring. Its compact growth habit makes this an ideal landscape shrub.
Our favorite azalea and one of the most asked-for varieties. Blooms in
Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Red' |
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Red Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size: 4' Tall x
4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Girard hybrid with a spreading, compact habit producing single,
crimson-red flowers in spring. The large, beautiful red blooms contrast
with the glossy green foliage that turns deep burgundy in fall. Blooms in
Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Renee Michelle' |
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Renee Michelle
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Girard hybrid producing brilliant, glowing pink 2-1/2" flowers in spring.
Glossy, dark green foliage covers this evergreen shrub with a dense growth
habit. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Girard 'Rose' |
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Rose Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Girard hybrid producing single, deep bright rose-red flowers 3" in
diameter in spring. An upright, dense, compact plant with glossy green
foliage that turns reddish-orange in winter. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Glenn Dale 'Greeting' |
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Greeting
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late April |
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Features: A
Glenn Dale hybrid producing single, bright coral rose-pink 2-1/2" flowers in
spring. Beautiful glossy foliage covers this evergreen shrub with a
spreading broad habit. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Kurume 'Coral Bells' |
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Coral Bells
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early April |
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Features:
One of the first varieties to welcome in spring, this old garden favorite is
an evergreen shrub with a dense growth habit which sports masses of
coral-pink 1-1/4" hose-in-hose flowers. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Kurume 'Hinodegiri' |
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Hinodegiri
Azalea |
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Zone:
7 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early Spring |
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Features:
Compact, broadleaf evergreen shrub with light, glossy green foliage which
may turn wine red in fall and winter. Single, vivid purplish-red flowers in
early spring. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Kurume 'Snowball' |
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Snowball
Azalea |
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Zone:
5 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late April |
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Features:
A Kurume hybrid bearing double white flowers in spring. The flowers provide
an excellent contrast to the glossy green foliage. An excellent white
variety. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Kurume 'Tradition' |
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Tradition Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early April |
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Features: A
Kurume hybrid with a compact growth habit. Masses of bright, clear
pink hose-in-hose flowers 1-1/2" wide bloom in early spring. Blooms
in Shade |
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Azalea Mucronatum 'Delaware Valley' |
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Delaware
Valley Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Early April |
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Features: A
Mucronatum hybrid, and one of the first whites to bloom. Pure white 2-1/4"
single flowers appear on an upright, mounding shrub in spring, contrasting
nicely with the glossy green leaves. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Robin Hill 'Dorothy Hayden' |
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Dorothy Hayden
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
1' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-May |
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Features: A
Robin Hill hybrid, this late-season bloomer produces single white flowers
with a green throat in mid-spring on a low mounding shrub. Blooms in
Shade |
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Azalea Robin Hill 'Lady Robin' |
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Lady Robin
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size: 1' Tall x
3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-May |
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Features: A
Robin Hill hybrid with a low, spreading growth habit. Single white flowers
with pink stripes and sectors bloom in mid-spring. Two bloom colors on the
same plant make this variety very unique. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Robin Hill 'Nancy' |
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Nancy of Robin
Hill Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
2' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-May |
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Features:
A Robin Hill hybrid with a low growth habit. Light pink, double
hose-in-hose flowers with a red blotch bloom in mid-spring. A very showy
and hardy variety. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Robin Hill 'Watchett' |
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Watchett Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
2' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid- May |
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Features: A Robin Hill
hybrid with a dense, rounded habit. Masses of light pink 3-1/2" single
ruffled flowers bloom in late spring. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Satsuki 'Aikoku' |
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Aikoku Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size: 2' Tall x
3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
May |
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Features:
A Satsuki hybrid, this variety produces large orange flowers in spring.
Does not acquire some of the fungus problems associated with 'Gumpos'.
Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Satsuki 'Gyokushin' |
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Gyokushin
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size: 2' Tall x
3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
May |
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Features:
A Satsuki hybrid bearing white flowers with a fuchsia-colored blotch in
spring. Makes a good replacement for 'Gumpo White'. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Satuski 'Macrantha' |
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Macrantha
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size: 3' Tall x
3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late May |
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Features:
A Satsukui hybrid with a spreading growth habit. Single, rich pink 2"
flowers bloom in late spring. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Satsuki 'Matsuyo' |
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Matsuyo
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
2' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Late Spring |
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Features:
A Satsuki hybrid bearing single 2 1/2" flowers in late spring. Blooms are
white, splashed with coral, on a spreading, dense plant. Makes an excellent
landscape plant. Evergreen. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Satsuki 'Osakazuki' |
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Osakazuki
Azalea |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
2' Tall x 2' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
May |
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Features:
A Satsuki hybrid with a bushy growth habit. Hot pink flowers bloom in
spring. Its outstanding foliage and branches are much less brittle than
many other Satsukis. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Schroeder
'Carrie Amanda' |
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Carrie Amanda
Azalea |
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Zone:
5 |
Size:
1' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid April |
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Features:
A Schroeder hybrid with a low spreading habit. Very unusual bloom color
scheme. Single blooms have white centers with bright pink borders. Blooms
in mid-April. Blooms in Shade |
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Azalea Shammarello 'Elsie Lee' |
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Elsie Lee
Azalea |
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Zone: 5 |
Size: 3' Tall x
4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Mid-April |
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Features:
A Shammarello hybrid, bearing bluish-lavender 2" flowers in mid-spring. The
unique, semi-double frilly blooms stand out against the dark green, glossy
foliage on this medium rounded plant. Blooms in Shade |
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Berberis thunjbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy' |
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Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry |
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Zone: 4 |
Size:
2' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Features: Crimson-red foliage
makes this plant a real standout. An excellent variety for mass color or
specimen planting. A deciduous plant that does best in full sun. Attractive
Foliage |
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Berberis thunbergii var.atropurpurea
'Rose Glow' |
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Rose Glow
Japanese Barberry |
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Zone: 4 |
Size:
4' Tall x 3' Wide |
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Features:
Lovely shrub with mottled red and white leaves. An excellent variety for
mass color or specimen planting. A deciduous plant that does best in full
sun. Attractive Foliage |
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Berberis thunbergii var.atropurpurea 'Royal Burgundy'
PP#9461 |
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Royal Burgundy
Barberry |
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Zone: 4 |
Size:
2' Tall x 2' Wide |
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Features:
Lovely shrub with a dwarf, mounding habit and rosy-pink new leaves. Foliage
turns a reddish-purple to reddish-brown as it matures. Bright red fruit last
fall through winter. Deciduous. Asexual propagation is prohibited.
Attractive Foliage
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Buddleia
'Attraction' |
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Attraction
Butterfly Bush |
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Zone:
6 |
Size:
8' Tall x 6' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Fragrant rich magenta-red blooms, cut back heavily in spring for better
flowering. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii
'Adokeep' PPAF 'Adonis Blue'™ |
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Blue Butterfly
Bush |
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Zone:
5 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Dense, compact plant covered with large, fragrant, deep blue flowers. Long
bloom season, attracts butterflies. Bred to be 1/3 the size of typical
davidii cultivars. English Butterfly Series ™. Propagation prohibited. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii
'Black Knight' |
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Dark Purple
Butterfly Bush |
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Zone: 5 |
Size: 7'
Tall x 7' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Deep violet to dark purple flowers are held on 6-8" panicles in the summer.
The showy fragrant flowers attract butterflies. Remove spent flowers to
encourage additional bloom production. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue' |
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Blue Butterfly
Bush |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
6' Tall x 6' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Mauve-blue flowers with low fragrance are held on 4-6" panicles in summer,
and contrast nicely with the beautiful silvery-blue foliage. Remove spent
flowers to encourage additional bloom production. Deciduous.
Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii
'Peakeep'
PPAF' Peacock™ |
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Pink Butterfly
Bush |
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Zone:
5 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Dense, compact plant covered with large, fragrant, pink flowers. Long bloom
season, attracts butterflies. Bred to be 1/3 the size of typical davidii
cultivars. English Butterfly Series ™. Propagation prohibited. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight' |
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Pink Butterfly
Bush |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
7' Tall x 6' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Fragrant, true-pink flowers are held on 6-12" panicles during the summer.
Attractive foliage has a gray-green cast. Remove spent flowers to encourage
additional bloom production. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia
davidii 'Pyrkeep'
PPAF 'Purple Emperor'™ |
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Purple
Butterfly Bush |
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Zone:
5 |
Size:
4' Tall x 4' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features:
Dense, compact plant covered with large, fragrant, mauve-purple flowers.
Long bloom season, attracts butterflies. Bred to be 1/3 the size of typical
davidii cultivars. English Butterfly Series ™. Propagation
prohibited. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buddleia davidii
'White Profusion' |
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White Butterfly
Bush |
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Zone: 5 |
Size: 10'
Tall x 8' Wide |
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Bloom Time:
Summer |
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Features: Moderately
fragrant, pure white flowers are held on 6-8" panicles during the summer. Foliage is light green. Remove spent flowers to encourage
additional bloom production. Deciduous. Butterfly Magnet |
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Buxus Glencoe
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Chicagoland Green® Boxwood |
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Zone: 4 |
Size: 3'
Tall x 5' Wide @15 yrs. |
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Features:
A faster growing boxwood than ’Suffruticosa’. Boxwood known for cold
hardiness and good winter color. Has a uniform oval-rounded growth habit.
Relatively new, but many good reports on this plant, especially its
hardiness. Hardiness |
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Buxux microphylla 'Grace Hendrick
Phillips'' |
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Grace
Hendrick Phillips' Boxwood |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
1' Tall x 3' Wide est.@25 yrs. |
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Features: Impressive
dwarf-mounding plant. Annual growth of
½” -
3/4" in height and 1
½” - 2" in
width. May be used as a specimen, edging or bonsai. Rich foliage. Prefers
shade. Becoming quite popular. |
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Buxus microphylla 'Green Pillow' |
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Green
Pillow Boxwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
20" Tall x 40" Wide est.@25 yrs. |
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Features: : Low-mounding dwarf
plant. Good for dwarf edging. Slow grower. As a small plant, its shape
resembles a half-inflated basketball. It is similar to ‘Morris Midget’ or
‘Morris Dwarf.’ Exceptional uniform oval growth habit. |
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Buxus microphylla
'Jim Stauffer' |
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Jim's Tru
Spreader Boxwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide est. @15 yrs. |
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Features: Often referred to as "Tru Spreader". Excellent winter hardy boxwood.
Very similar to 'Green Beauty' but more spreading in habit at
maturity and appears hardier. Good winter color. |
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Buxus microphylla
'John Baldwin' |
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John Baldwin Boxwood |
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Zone:
6 |
Size:
10' Tall x 3.5' Wide |
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Features: Attractive columnar,
smaller leaves than other uprights with grey-blue cast. Slow grower performs
well in shade or open areas. Deer Resistant |
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Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty' |
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Green
Beauty Boxwood |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
3' Tall x 4' Wide est. @15 yrs. |
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Features: Excellent dark green winter color. Requires annual fall selective
pruning after several hard freezes (typically in late December) to remove
late fall bronzed "shoots" and to shape plant. With proper pruning can be
very formal plant. Possible substitute for 'Suffruticasa'. One our our
favorites. Good for rows, foundation or specimen. Too big for edging
gardens. Deer Resistant |
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Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Morris Dwarf' |
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Morris Dwarf Boxwood |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
18" Tall x 3 'Wide est. @25 yrs. |
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Features: Very compact plant.
Clusters of ~2" brittle shoots result in a tufted bush outline. Tends to get
slightly larger than sister plant, 'Morris Midget'. Used in bonsai
and edging of dwarf gardens. Has shown excellent root systems in plantings.
Originated as open-pollinated seedling at the Morris Arboretum in
Philadelphia, PA. |
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Buxus microphylla var. japonica
'Morris Midget' |
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Morris Midget Boxwood |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
1' Tall x 2' Wide est. @25 yrs. |
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Features: Very compact mounded
plant. Annual growth of about 1" per year. Similar to 'Morris Dwarf' but
smaller. Usually does not have as many ‘sport’ shoots as some other dwarf
cultivars. Originated in Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA. |
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Buxus sempervirens |
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American Boxwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Size:
12' Tall x 9' Wide est. @50 yrs. |
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Features: Often referred to as "Common" or "Tree Boxwood." Upright pyramidal grower
with rich green foliage. It has been planted extensively in the Mid-Atlantic
over past 200 years and has become a benchmark or standard for boxwood.
Cuttings often used in Christmas decorations and wreaths. Plant as specimen
or hedge. Needs well-drained soil. Deer Resistant |
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Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk' |
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Dee
Runk Boxwood |
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Zone: 6 |
Size:
12' Tall x 2.5' Wide est. @25 yrs. |
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Features: An excellent conical grower. Very impressive when pruned to a single
central leader. Lateral branches grow at about a 45-degree angle from
central leader, making it a very distinguishable plant. Appears to be more
tolerant than other cultivars to multiple sun exposures and heavy soil.
Relatively new to market. Very popular. Deer Resistant |
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