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
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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

52. Buxus sempervirens Common Boxwood
Foliage: evergreen; simple leaves, broadest near or below the middle
Flower: small, in axillary clusters
Height: 15 to 20 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet
Form: dense and multi-branched
most often develops a gumdrop shaped form
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Unique Characteristic: underside of leaves has a white line from apex to base

56. Camellia japonica Common Camellia
Foliage: simple, lustrous, leathery dark green leaves; 2 to 4" long
Flower: 3 to 5" semi-double to double flowers in winter or spring; white, pink, red, rose, variegated; not fragrant
Height: 8 to 15 feet
Spread: 5 to 10 feet
Form: Upright, dense, pyramidal shrub; stiff and formal
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Unique Characteristic: grow great in pine tree shade

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