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Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Japanese Maple
Fall Form - Red-Orange Leaves Fall Form - Red-Orange Leaves Fall Leaves - Red-Orange in color Fall Leaves - Red-Orange in color New Growth- light green leaves emerging from a red sheath New Growth- light green leaves emerging from a red sheath Form in Summer - Dark Green Leaves Form in Summer - Dark Green Leaves

Aesculus x carnea

Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Ruby Red Horse Chestnut
Small tree with rounded crown and panicles of red flowers. Small tree with rounded crown and panicles of red flowers. Panicle of showy pinkish red flowers & palmately compound lvs. Panicle of showy pinkish red flowers & palmately compound lvs. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Shrub with palmately compound leaves & erect stalks of flowers Shrub with palmately compound leaves & erect stalks of flowers Panicle of showy red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy red flowers & palmately compound leaves.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus, Paradise-tree, Tree of Heaven, Tree-of-Heaven, White Snakeroot
Form Form stout branch with large V-shaped leaf scars stout branch with large V-shaped leaf scars When leaves crushed it smells likt peanut butter When leaves crushed it smells likt peanut butter fruits - Halifax Co., NC fruits - Halifax Co., NC Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima Leaflet auricles at the base, serrations Leaflet auricles at the base, serrations

Antennaria dioica

Catsfoot, Mountain Everlasting, Pussytoes, Stoloniferous pussytoes
Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica
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Anthoxanthum odoratum

Large Sweet Grass, Sweet Vernal Grass
Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum Form Form

Aristolochia tomentosa

Common Dutchman's Pipe, Wooly Birthwort, Wooly Dutchman's Pipe, Wooly Pipevine
Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aristolochia tomentosa leaves Aristolochia tomentosa leaves

Artemisia ludoviciana

Western Mugwort, White Sage, White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Flower Flower Form Form
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Begonia – Rhizomatous Types

Eyelash Begonia, Iron Cross Begonia, Maple Leaf Begonia
Plant with palmately lobed, ciliate leaves. Plant with palmately lobed, ciliate leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis julianae

Chinese Barberry, Juliana’s Barberry,, Wintergreen Barberry
Berberis julianae form Berberis julianae form Berberis julianae flowers Berberis julianae flowers Berberis julianae flowers, bee, and leaves Berberis julianae flowers, bee, and leaves Berberis julianae Berberis julianae Berberis julianae 2 Berberis julianae 2 Berberis julianae leaves Berberis julianae leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Buddleja davidii 'Attraction'

Orange Eyed Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac

Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip'

Blue Chip Buddleja, Blue Chip Butterfly Bush
panicle panicle form form 'Blue Chip' bush 'Blue Chip' bush 'Blue Chip' blossom 'Blue Chip' blossom 'Blue Chip' leaves 'Blue Chip' leaves Flowers - Craven Co., NC Flowers - Craven Co., NC

Buddleja 'Miss Pearl'

Miss Pearl Buddleja, Miss Pearl Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
'Miss Pearl' blossom 'Miss Pearl' blossom 'Miss Pearl' leaves 'Miss Pearl' leaves 'Miss Pearl' bush 'Miss Pearl' bush

Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'

Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
'Miss Ruby' blossom 'Miss Ruby' blossom 'Miss Ruby' leaves 'Miss Ruby' leaves 'Miss Ruby' bush 'Miss Ruby' bush

Buddleja 'Miss Violet'

'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
'Miss Violet' panicle 'Miss Violet' panicle 'Miss Violet' bush 'Miss Violet' bush 'Miss Violet' leaves 'Miss Violet' leaves

Buxus microphylla

Littleleaf Box, Littleleaf Boxwood
Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Form Form Form Form
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Callisia repens

Creeping Basket Plant, Creeping Inch-Plant, Inch Plant, Turtle Vine
Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves Plant with green leaves growing in a pot Plant with green leaves growing in a pot Plant with dense green leaves growing in a pot Plant with dense green leaves growing in a pot Trailing groundcover with red-tinged sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with red-tinged sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves Trailing groundcover with green sheathing leaves
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Carissa macrocarpa

Natal Plum
Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves Thorns Thorns Flower Buds Flower Buds Flower Flower Form Form
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue'

Devinely Blue Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' Cedrus deodara 'Divinely blue' Cedrus deodara 'Divinely blue'

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

Duke Gardens Plum Yew, Duke Gardens Plum-Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Form Form Planted in a group Planted in a group

Cerastium tomentosum

Dusty Miller, Jerusalem Star, Snow-in-summer, Snow Plant, Wooly Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium tomentosum
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

Form Form Form Form Leaf closeup Leaf closeup As a bonsai As a bonsai Bark Bark Branch Branch

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea'

Nana Lutea Chamaecyparis, 'Nana Lutea' Hinoki Cypress
Close up Close up Form Form Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea'

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'

Blue Moss Cypress, Boulevard False-cypress
Form Form Pruned Pruned Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa'

Moss False-cypress, Squarrosa False-cypress
Large form of an evergreen needle tree Large form of an evergreen needle tree Needled leaves and roundish browncones Needled leaves and roundish browncones Reddish-brown bark Reddish-brown bark

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Red Star'

Atlantic White Cedar, Red Star White Cypress, Rubicon White Cedar, Rubicon White Cypress
Form in the spring. Form in the spring.

Chlorophytum laxum

Bichetii Grass, False Lily Turf, Saint Bernard's Lily, Siam Lily, Wheat Plant, Zebra Grass
Form Form Leaves Leaves plant with green leaves in a pot plant with green leaves in a pot Several plants with green leaves and white margins Several plants with green leaves and white margins

Clematis integrifolia

Bush Clematis, Solitary Clematis, Solitary Virgin's Bower
Low, sprawling herbaceous plant with pendulous blue flower Low, sprawling herbaceous plant with pendulous blue flower Flower - April 22 - Wake Co., NC Flower - April 22 - Wake Co., NC Leaf Margin - April 15 -Wake Co., NC Leaf Margin - April 15 -Wake Co., NC Blossom Blossom Plant form Plant form Leaves Leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Corylopsis glabrescens

Fragrant Winterhazel, Japanese Winterhazel, Winter Hazel
leaves leaves Corylopsis glabrescens form ('Longwood_Chimes') Corylopsis glabrescens form ('Longwood_Chimes') leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
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Corylopsis pauciflora

Buttercup Winter Hazel, Winter Hazel
Form Form leaves leaves leaves leaves bud bud leaves and flowers leaves and flowers flowers flowers

Cotoneaster adpressus

Creeping Cotton Easter
Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus
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Cotoneaster dammeri

Bearberry Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster humifusa, Cotoneaster humifusus
Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rockspray, Rockspray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cuphea ignea

Cigar Flower, Cigar Plant, Firecracker Plant, Mexican Cigar Plant, Red-White-and Blue Flower, Vegetable Flower
Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea

Cuphea hybrid 'Cupver'

Firecracker Plant, Vermillionaire® Firecracker Plant
Flowers Flowers Form Form Form Form

Cynanchica gussonei

Alpine woodruff, Bedstraw, Sicilian Woodruff, Woodruff
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers

Daphne caucasica

Caucasian Daphne, Garland-Flower
Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica foliage Daphne caucasica foliage

Daphne tangutica

Tangut Daphne
Pale pink, 4-petaled flowers and narrow green leaves. Pale pink, 4-petaled flowers and narrow green leaves. Small, rounded shrub with many solitary flowers. Small, rounded shrub with many solitary flowers. Small, 4-parted, pale pink flowers. Small, 4-parted, pale pink flowers.

Dasiphora fruticosa

Bush Cinquefoil, Golden Hardhack, Prairie Weed, Shrubby Cinquefoil, Shrubby Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla fruiticosa
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Deutzia

Deutzia
Shrub with white flowers. Shrub with white flowers. Shrub with clusters of pink flowers. Shrub with clusters of pink flowers. Shrub with clusters of pink flowers. Shrub with clusters of pink flowers. White star-shaped flowers with prominent stamens White star-shaped flowers with prominent stamens Pink star-shaped flowers w/ dark pink centers & ruffled margins Pink star-shaped flowers w/ dark pink centers & ruffled margins Pink star-shaped flowers with prominant stamens Pink star-shaped flowers with prominant stamens
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Deutzia crenata

Deutzia
Leafy branch bearing sprays of small white flowers Leafy branch bearing sprays of small white flowers Clusters of small, brown, spherical capsules Clusters of small, brown, spherical capsules Young potted plant with white flowers at the nursery. Young potted plant with white flowers at the nursery. Shrub with variegated leaves tight white flower buds and flowers Shrub with variegated leaves tight white flower buds and flowers variegated green and white leaves with white opened flowers variegated green and white leaves with white opened flowers Shrub with variegated leaves and tight unopened flower buds Shrub with variegated leaves and tight unopened flower buds
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Deutzia scabra

Fuzzy Deutzia, Fuzzy Pride-of-Rochester, Pride-of-Rochester
Cluster of white star-shaped flowers. Cluster of white star-shaped flowers. Large shrub with panicles of white flowers. Large shrub with panicles of white flowers. Clusters of white, pendulous flowers Clusters of white, pendulous flowers Large shrub with panicles of white flowers. Large shrub with panicles of white flowers. Double white flowers in panicles. Double white flowers in panicles. Ovate leaf with shallow serrations on margin Ovate leaf with shallow serrations on margin
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Deutzia x lemoinei

Lemoine Deutzia, Lemoine's Deutzia
Rounded clusters of white flowers. Rounded clusters of white flowers. Rounded clusters of white flowers. Rounded clusters of white flowers.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Deutzia x magnifica

Deutzia, Showy Deutzia, Tall Deutzia
Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Cluster of white, double flowers Cluster of white, double flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Dianthus barbatus

Sweet John, Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Dianthus barbatus Three inflorescences that have dense clusters of green bracts. Three inflorescences that have dense clusters of green bracts.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Cheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dichelostemma congestum

Blue-dicks, Congested Snake Lily, Field Cluster-Lily, Fork-Toothed Ookow, Ookow, Wild Hyacinth
Form in June in Lyle, Washington Form in June in Lyle, Washington Flower buds in June in Ashland, Oregon Flower buds in June in Ashland, Oregon Flowers in May in Marin County, California Flowers in May in Marin County, California Seedpods in August in Rickreall, Oregon Seedpods in August in Rickreall, Oregon

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Firecracker Flower
Dichelostemma ida-maia Dichelostemma ida-maia Dichelostemma ida-maia Dichelostemma ida-maia

Elaeagnus x submacrophylla

Ebbinge's Silverberry, Elaeagnus, Oleaster
Flowers Flowers Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei
6 Cultivars/Varieties
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