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Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunrise'

Abies cilicica

Cilicica Fir, Syrian Fir, Taurus Fir
Native habitat Native habitat Upright female cones. Upright female cones. Male cones and white stripes on needles. Male cones and white stripes on needles. Needles Needles Bark Bark Form Form

Aristolochia macrophylla

Broadleafed Birthwort, Dutchman's Pipe, Pipevine, Wild Ginger
Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves.

Bambusa multiplex

Chinese Dwarf Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo, Oriental Hedge
Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis darwinii

Darwin Barberry, Darwin's barberry, Michay
flower and leaves flower and leaves Flowers Flowers Leafy branch with clusters of yellow flowers. Leafy branch with clusters of yellow flowers.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea
purple blooms purple blooms Growing on a fence Growing on a fence purple blooms purple blooms As bonsai As bonsai Form- Aug. 23 - Wake Co., NC Form- Aug. 23 - Wake Co., NC Leaves Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Buxus sinica

Boxwood, Korean Boxwood
Buxus sinica insularis pruned Buxus sinica insularis pruned Form Form Branch with buds Branch with buds Flower Flower Branch Branch
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Caragana frutex

Russian Peashrub, Russian Pea Shrub
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Branch Branch Fruit Fruit Mature pods Mature pods
1 Cultivar/Variety

Carpinus cordata

Bigleaf Hornbeam, Heartleaf Hornbeam, Hornbeam
Form of the tree Form of the tree Leaves on branches with dangling catkins Leaves on branches with dangling catkins Rough textured brown bark Rough textured brown bark Detail of dangling catkin Detail of dangling catkin Leaf detail showing venation Leaf detail showing venation Underside of leaf showing venation Underside of leaf showing venation

Cascabela thevetia

Be-Still Tree, Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander
Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits. Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits.

Cercis canadensis subsp. texensis 'Traveller'

Traveller Weeping Texas Redbud
Form Form Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller' Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller'

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'

Golden Hinoke Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni'

Hinoki Cypress, Verdon Hinoke Cypress
Form Form Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni' Chamaecyparis obtusa Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'

Golden Threadbranch False-cypress, Golden Threadleaf Chamaecyparis, Golden Threadleaf Sawara False-cypress
Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves broad teardrop-like mounding habit and distinctive golden, threa broad teardrop-like mounding habit and distinctive golden, threa thread like drooping leaves thread like drooping leaves

Clematis viorna

Leatherflower, Northern Leatherflower, Vase-vine
Clematis viorna Clematis viorna leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Clematis x jackmanii

Jackman's Clematis
Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Clematis x Jackmanii - half of plant in bloom Clematis x Jackmanii - half of plant in bloom Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cleyera japonica

Japanese Cleyera, Sakaki
Form of a large shrub Form of a large shrub Form of a young shrub Form of a young shrub White flower with prominent stamens White flower with prominent stamens Green leaves Green leaves Bronzy new leaves Bronzy new leaves Flower bud on cultivar with variegated leaves Flower bud on cultivar with variegated leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cornus alba

Red-Barked Dogwood, Siberian Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' Cornus alba Cornus alba
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus drummondii

Cornel Dogwood, Drummond's Dogwood, Roughleaf Dogwood, Rough-Leaved Dogwood, Small-flower Dogwood, White Cornel
Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Cornus drummondii Cornus drummondii Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Cluster of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Cluster of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Leafy branch bearing white berry-like fruits. Leafy branch bearing white berry-like fruits.

Cornus sanguinea

Blood-twig Dogwood, Blood-twigged Dogwood, Common Dogwood, Dogberry, European Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit 'Ancot'

Golden Spirit Smokebush, Golden Spirit Smoketree, Smoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' Golden Spirit Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' Golden Spirit

Crataegus collina

Chapman's Hill Thorn, Dotted Hawthorn, Hawthorn, Hillside Hawthorn, Thornapple
Form Form Flowers Flowers Back of leaves and flowers Back of leaves and flowers Leaves Leaves Thorn Thorn Fruit Fruit

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria
Form Form Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Seed Cones Seed Cones Pollen Cones Pollen Cones Bark Bark Fallen tree Fallen tree
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Distylium

Distylium, Isu Tree, Winter-hazel
Distylium Distylium 'Cinnamon Girl' form 'Cinnamon Girl' form 'Coppertone' form 'Coppertone' form New Spring leaves coppery red New Spring leaves coppery red Spring form low growing hedge Spring form low growing hedge
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Elaeagnus x ebbingei Mr. Smooth® Seedless 'NCEX1'

Mr. Smooth, Seedless Thornless Silverthorn, Thornless Silverthorn

Fallopia aubertii

Fleece Vine, Silver Fleece Vine, Silver Lace Vine, Silvervine Fleeceflower
Silver Lace Vine Silver Lace Vine Silver Lace Vine Silver Lace Vine Polygonum aubertii Polygonum aubertii
1 Cultivar/Variety

Fargesia nitida

Chinese Fountain Bamboo, Clump-Forming Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Fountain Bamboo
Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaf and stem Leaf and stem
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda'

Green panda bamboo, Green panda clumping bamboo, Green panda hardy bamboo
Form of Fargesia rufa Form of Fargesia rufa

Fargesia scabrida

Scabrida Bamboo
Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida

Gelsemium rankinii

Swamp Jasmine, Swamp Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine
Flowers Flowers Growing on a trellis Growing on a trellis Flower and leaves Flower and leaves stem and side of flowers stem and side of flowers Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Flower buds Flower buds

Hedera rhombea

Japanese Ivy, Songak
Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Leavesa and drk purple round berries Leavesa and drk purple round berries Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Growing hanging over a cliff Growing hanging over a cliff Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Cluster of small yellow green flowers Cluster of small yellow green flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Hesperocyparis glabra

Arizona Cypress, Cedro, Cuyamaca Cypress, Piute Cypress, Smooth Arizona Cypress
Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird'

Blue Bird Rose-of-sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird' Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird'

Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'

Diana Hibiscus, Diana Rose-of-sharon
Single pure white hibiscus flower Single pure white hibiscus flower Single pure white hibiscus flower Single pure white hibiscus flower Single pure white hibiscus flower Single pure white hibiscus flower Pure white hibiscus flowers on leafy shoots against blue sky. Pure white hibiscus flowers on leafy shoots against blue sky.

Hydrangea barbara

Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp
White flat-topped clusters of flowers White flat-topped clusters of flowers Form in bloom Form in bloom Form climbing on a structure Form climbing on a structure Green oval leaves Green oval leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Stem with aerial roots Stem with aerial roots
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'

Climbing Hydrangea, Japanese Hydrangea Vine
In Bloom In Bloom Flower Flower Leaves Leaves

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'

Variegated English Holly
Form Form Leaves Leaves

Ilex 'Cherry Bomb'

Cherry Bomb Holly
Ilex x Cherry Bomb Ilex x Cherry Bomb Ilex x Cherry Bomb Ilex x Cherry Bomb Ilex x Cherry Bomb Ilex x Cherry Bomb

Ilex cornuta

Chinese Holly, Horned Holly
Form Form with Ficus carica and Iris germanica in spring in Moore County with Ficus carica and Iris germanica in spring in Moore County Bark Bark Flowers Flowers Unripe fruits Unripe fruits Fruit Fruit
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Ilex 'Emily Bruner'

Emily Bruner Holly
Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Ilex x 'Emily Bruner'

Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'

Nellie R. Stevens Holly, Nellie Stevens Holly, Often misspelled as "Nelly", Often Misspelled as "Stephens"
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens

Ilex Oakland™ 'Magland'

Magland Holly, Oakland Holly
Full Form of plant Full Form of plant A bushier Form of the plant A bushier Form of the plant

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon, Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Leaf and stem Leaf and stem
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Ilex 'Whoa Nellie'

Whoa Nellie Holly

Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'

East Palatka Holly
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower

Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'

Hollywood Juniper, Torulosa Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'

Lablab purpureus

Hyacinth Bean, Indian Bean, Lablab
Dolichos lablab Dolichos lablab leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and stems leaves and stems leaves and flowers leaves and flowers seeds seeds leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum japonicum Kindly® 'NCLJ1'

Kindly®, KINDLY™ Japanese Privet, Kindly Ligustrum
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