Abelia x grandiflora

1. Abelia x grandiflora • Glossy Abelia

2. Glossy Abelia • Foliage: Evergreen or semi-evergreen broadleaf • Flowers: tiny white flowers • Height: 3 to 6 feet • Spread: 3 to 6 feet • Form: Bushy • Leaf Arrangement: Opposite • Unique Characteristic: Small, glossy, dark-green foliage turns purple in winter. Its small, pink flowers bloom from summer until frost.

6. Acer palmatum • Japanese Maple • Foliage: simple leaf with 5 to 9 lobes • Flowers: N/A • Height: 15 to 25' • Spread: 10 to 25' • Form: Low; dense rounded top; spreading branches; assumes a layered look • Leaf Arrangement: Opposite • Unique Characteristic: green during summer; yellow, bronze, purple to red fall color

10. Acer platanoides • Norway Maple • Foliage: Dark green simple, deciduous, 5 lobbed leaf with sharp points; yellow fall color • Flowers:N/A • Height: 40 to 50' but can reach 90' • Spread: 30 to 45' • Form: Dense; rounded, symmetrical crown; spreading • Leaf Arrangement: Opposite • Unique Characteristic: 2-winged samaras, 1 1/2 to 2 inches long in clusters, relatively flat seed cavity

13. Acer rubrum • Red Maple • Foliage: Deciduous; 2 to 5" opposite, simple leaf with 3 to 5 lobes; often triangular shape • Flowers: • Height: 40 to 60' • Spread: 25 to 45' • Form: Pyramidal when young; ascending branches with an irregular rounded crown • Leaf Arrangement: Opposite • Unique Characteristic: fall color from tree to tree varies- yellow, yellow-green, orange to red

16. Ageratum mexicanum • Ageratum • Foliage: Palmate veins, scalloped margin • Flowers: Fluffy clusters of lavender-blue flowers • Height: 6 to 18 inches • Spread: 6 to 12 inches • Form: compact, neatly-formed plants

19. Aglaonema commutatum • Aglaonema • Foliage: Parallel veins • Flowers: none • Height: 2 to 3 feet • Spread: 2 to 3 feet • Form: upright • Leaf Arrangement: spiral, simple leaf • Unique Characteristic: Indoor plants

22. Ajuga reptans • Ajuga, Carpet Bugle • Foliage: Glossy medium green 3 to 4 inch oval-shaped leaves in tight rosettes • Flowers: • Height: 3 to 4 inches • Spread: 3 to 4 inches • Form: Compact, dense mat • Leaf Arrangement: rosettes • Unique Characteristic: Evergreen Groundcover

26. Antirrhinum majus • Snapdragon • Foliage: Oblong, spatulate, green • Flower: Lavender, orange, pink, red, yellow, white • Height: 6 to 36 inches • Spread: 6 to 10 inches • Form: Line flowers (tall); upright • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate • Unique Characteristic: Bedding Plant; Flowers in a variety of colors; can be used for flower arrangements

29. Araucaria heterophylla • Norfolk Island Pine • Foliage: soft looking and light green • Flower: • Height: 2 to 100 feet tall • Spread: 30 feet • Form: pyramidal • Leaf Arrangement: closely overlaping • Unique Characteristic: House Plant in North Carolina

31. Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ • Sprengeri Fern • Foliage: delicate needlelike leaves, ferny; tiny thorns present despite soft appearance of plant; foliage is bright green or yellow green • Flower: rare small waxy white flowers scattered throughout plant; not conspicuous; sporadic blooming • Height: 12 to 24 inches • Spread: 3 feet • Form: mounding, spreading or trailing clump with delicate appearance • Leaf Arrangement: • Unique Characteristic: House Plant; small red berries

34. Asparagus setaceus • Plume Asparagus Fern • Foliage: light, feathery appearance; tiny and thread like with a dark green color • Flower: white followed by black berries • Height: 12 inches • Spread: 2 feet • Form: cascading • Leaf Arrangement: • Unique Characteristic: perennial; not really fern; native to South Africa

36. Aucuba japonica • Japanese Aucuba • Foliage: evergreen; simple, lustrous, leathery leaves; 3 to 8" long; rounded green stems • Flower: rare purple male flowers • Height: 6 to 10 feet • Spread: 4 to 6 feet • Form: Dense upright rounded shrub • Leaf Arrangement: opposite • Unique Characteristic: young leaves exposed to sun will blacken

37. Aucuba japonica

40. Begonia x semperflorens cultorum Wax Begonia Foliage: simple, broad, toothed, highly variable in texture and color Flower: small, axillary clusters, 4-parted, with 2 small and 2 large petal-like parts, white, pink, or red, stamens many Height: 6 to 15 inches Spread: 6 to 15 inches Form: Upright and mounding Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Unique Characteristic: Roots are poisonous

41. Begonia x semperflorens cultorum

43. Berberis julianae • Wintergreen Barberry • Foliage: evergreen; simple, lustrous dark green leaves; 2 to 3" long; spiny serrated; wine-red fall color • Flower: Small yellow flowers in spring • Height: 4 to 6 • Spread: 6 to 8 • Form: Rounded, dense mound • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate • Unique Characteristic: thorns on stems

45. Berberis thunbergii • Japanese Barberry • Foliage: Deciduous; simple bright green leaves; 0.5 to 1.3" long; narrows at base; bright red to orange fall color • Flower: pale yellow flowers in spring; often hidden under the foliage; 0.3" bright red berries in fall persisting into winter • Height: 3 to 6 feet • Spread: 4 to 7 feet • Form: Dense, rounded shrub with numerous branches • Leaf Arrangement: alternate • Unique Characteristic: 0.3" bright red berries in fall persisting into winter

48. Betula nigra • River Birch • Foliage: Deciduous; simple leaf; modest yellow fall color • Flower: • Height: 40 to 70 feet • Spread: 40 to 60 feet • Form: Pyramidal when young; upright • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate • Unique Characteristic: pealing bark

50. Buxus microphylla • Japanese Boxwood • Foliage: simple, medium green leaves; 0.3 to 1" long • Flower: Fragrant, non-showy flowers in spring • Height: 3 to 4 feet • Spread: 3 to 4 feet • Form: Compact, dense, rounded shrub; much branched • Leaf Arrangement: Opposite • Unique Characteristic: attracts bees