Annuals

Annuals

Sarah Stainback

Scientific Name: Ageratum mexicanum 

Common Name: Ageratum

Pronunciation: Ager-at-um mex-can-um

 

Characteristics: 

-Height: 6 to 8 inches

-Spacing: 6 to 9 inches

-Sun Exposure: Full sun

-Flower Color: Violet, pink, and blue

-Life Cycle: Annual

-Landscape: Pretty colors

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Scientific Name: Begonia x sermperflorens-cultorum
Common Name: Wax Begonia
Pronunciation: Beg-on-ia x semp-er-flor-ens

Characteristics: 
-Height: 6 to 15 inches
-Spacing: 4 to 6 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full or direct sunlight
-Flower Color: Red, white, and pink
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Small size
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Scientific Name: Coleus x hybrid
Common Name: Coleus
Pronunciation: Col-e-us x hy-brid

Characteristics:
-Height: 1 to 4'
-Spacing: 9 to 5 inches
-Sun Exposure:  Full sunlight
-Flower Color: Reds and greens
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Good for the fall time
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Scientific Name: Inpatients hybrid
Common Name: Impatient cv. and hybrids
Pronunciation: Im-pat-i-ent hy-brid

Characteristics:
-Height: No more than 1 foot
-Spacing: 12 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
-Flower Color: Ranges of pinks and purple
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Attractive colors
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Scientific Name: Pelargonium x hortorum
Common Name: Geranium
Pronunciation: Pel-er-gor-ni-um x hort-or-um

Characteristics:
-Height: 4 inches or so
-Spacing: 15 to 24'
-Sun Exposure: Full morning sun
-Flower Color: Ranges of pinks, whites, and reds
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Great spring flower
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Scientific Name: Pelargonium peltatum
Common Name: Ivy Leaf Geranium
Pronunciation: Pel-er-gon-i-um pelt-at-um

Characteristics:
-Height: 12 to 18 inches
-Spacing: 9 to 12 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Pinks, purples, reds, and peach colors
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Lightens up areas with its colors
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Scientific Name: Petunia hybrid sp.
Common Name: Petunia
Pronunciation: Pet-un-ia hy-brid

 Characteristics:
-Height: 8 to 12'
-Spacing: 8 to 10
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Pinks, purples, blues, whites, and yellows
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Easy to grow outside
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Scientific Name: Salvia splendens
Common Name: Salvia
Pronunciation: Sal-via splend-ens

 Characteristics:
-Height: 3'
-Spacing: 8 to 12 inches
-Sun Exposure: Sunny
-Flower Color: Purple
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Tall, and slender for tight spaces
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Scientific Name: Tagetes species
Common Name: African Marigold
Pronunciation: Tag-et-es spe-cie-s

Characteristics:
-Height: 3'
-Spacing: 6 to 9 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Fall colors
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Tall and attractive colors
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Scientific Name: Viola x wittrockiana
Common Name: Pansy
Pronunciation: Vi-ola x witt-rock-ia-an

Characteristics:
-Height: 8 inches
-Spacing: 10 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Yellows, pink, reds, whites, and blues
-Life Cycle: Annual
-Landscape: Small and attractive colors
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Perennials

 Perennials

Sarah Stainback

Scientific name: Ajuga reptans 

Common name: Ajuga 

Pronunciation: A-jug-a rep-tans

Characteristics: 

-Height: 6 inches

-Spacing: 10 to 14 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partially sun to full sun

-Flower Color: Purple, white, silver, and cream

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Outdoor halloween decoration
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Scientific name: Canna x genera

Common name: Canna

Pronunciation: Can-na x gen-er-a

 Characteristics: 

-Height: 3' or more

-Spacing: 18 inches

-Sun Exposure: Direct sunlight

-Flower Color: Red, pink,orange, yellow, white

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Very attractive
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Scientific name: Chrysanthemum morifolium 

Common name: Florist chrysanthemum 

Pronunciation: Chry-San-them-um flor-ist

 Characteristics:

-Height: 1 to 3'

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partial sun to full sun

-Flower Color: Red, pink, orange, bronze, and white

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Good fall flowers
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Scientific name: Hedera helix

Common name: English ivy

Pronunciation: He-der-a he-lix

 Characteristics: 

-Height: 30 to 40' 

-Spacing: 18 inches 

-Sun Exposure: full natural light

-Flower Color: white

-Life Cycle: perennial

-Landscape: makes a good ground over
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Scientific name: Hemerocallis cv. 

Common name: Daylily

Pronunciation: He-mer-o-call-is

 Characteristics:

-Height: 8 inches to 5 feet

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches 

-Sun Exposure: indirect sunlight, or shade

-Flower Color: Yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, near-white and shades and combinations of all of these

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Attractive colors
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 Scientific Name: Hosta sp.
Common Name: Hosta
Pronunciation: Host-a sp.

Characteristics:
-Height: 28 inches
-Spacing: More than 6'

-Sun Exposure: Indirect sunlight
-Flower Color: Lavender
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Makes a good border
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Scientific Name: Iris x germanica var. florentina
Common Name: Bearded Iris
Pronunciation: I-ris x ger-man-ica

Characteristics: 
-Height: 5 inches to 3'
-Spacing: 12'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun exposure
-Flower Color: Blue, pink, purple, reddish, white, yellow, and bi-colors.
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Attractive colors
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Scientific Name: Liriope muscari
Common Name: Liriope Green or Variegated cv.
Pronunciation: Lir-i-ope mus-car-i

 Characteristics:
-Height: Between 10 and 18 inches
-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches
-Sun exposure: Full to partial
-Flower Color: White
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Nice foliage
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Scientific Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Common Name: Mondo Grass
Pronunciation: O-phi-o-po-gon jap-on-i-cua

Characteristics:
-Height: 8 to 24 inches
-Spacing: 3 to 4 inches
-Sun Exposure: Shady areas
 -Flower Color: Purple
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Can be used to make designs
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Tropicals

Tropicals

Sarah Stainback

Scientific Name: Araucaria heterophylla

Common Name: Norfolk Island Pine

Pronunciation: Ara-u-car-ia het-er-o-phy-lla

 Characteristics: 

-Height: Over 40'

-Spacing: 20 to 30'

-Sun Exposure: Bright indirect light

-Flower Color: Green

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Good for landscaping because of heights reached
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Scientific Name: Asparagus densiflorus

Common Name: Sprengeri Fern

Pronunciation: As-par-a-gus den-sif-lor-us

Characteristics:

-Height: 2'

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partially sunny to fully sunny

-Flower Color: Greens

-Life Cycle: Perennial 

-Landscape: Fine textured foliage
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Scientific Name: Chlorophytum comosum cv.

Common Name: Spider Plant

Pronunciation: Chl-or-o-phy-tum

Characteristics:

-Height: 6 to 12 inches

-Spacing: 12 to 15 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partial sun

-Flower Color: White

-Life Cycle: Perennial 

-Landscape: Can remove harmful indoor air pollutants
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Scientific Name: Dieffenbachia maculata
Common Name: Dumbcane
Pronunciation: Die-ffen-bac-hia mac-u-la-ta

 Characteristics: 
-Height: over 10'
-Spacing: 4 to 6'
-Sun Exposure  String, direct sunlight
-Flower Color:Dark green, light green
-Life Cycle: perennial
-Landscape: Serves as a good border
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Scientific Name: Epipremnum aureum cv.
Common Name: Golden Pothos
Pronunciation: E-pip-re-m-num au-re-um

Characteristics: 
-Height: Over 18'
-Spacing: 24 to 36 inches
-Sun Exposure: Direct sunlight
-Flower Color: Yellow green to purple
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape:  Addes tropical effect to area planted
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Scientific Name: Euphorbia pulcherrima
Common Name: Poinsettia
Pronunciation: Euph-or-bia pul-cherr-ima

Characteristics:
-Height: 2 to 15'
-Spacing: 4 inches
-Sun Exposure: Morning sun and then shade
-Flower Color: Yellow and red
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Christmas decoration
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Scientific Name: Ficus elastica 'Decora'
Common Name: Decora Rubber Plant

 Pronunciation: Fi-cus el-as-tic-a

Characteristics:

-Height: 8'

-Spacing: 5'

-Sun Exposure: Partial sun to full sun

-Flower Color: Green or dark green

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Good border plant
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Scientific Name: Ficus benjamina

Common Name: Weeping or Benjamina Fig

Pronunciation: Fi-cus ben-ji-am-in-a

 Characteristics:

-Height: 20 to 30'

-Spacing: 15'

-Sun Exposure: Direct sunlight

-Flower Color: Red

-LIfe Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Large canopy
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Scientific Name: Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana
Common Name: Boston fern
Pronunciation: Mar-an-ta leu-con-e-u-ra var. ker-cho-vi-ana

Characteristics:
-Height: 18 to 24 inches
-Spacing: 4 to 6'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Dark green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Used to add green to an area
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Scientific Name: Philodendron scandens var. oxycardium
Common Name: Parlor Ivy
Pronunciation: Philo-den-end-dron sca-den-s var. oxy-car-di-um

Characteristics:

-Height: 30 to 40'
-Spacing: 3 to 6 inches
-Sin Exposure: Full sunlight
-Flower Color: White
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Makes a great ground cover
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Scientific Name: Saintpaulia ionantha
Common Name: African Violet

Pronunciation: Saint-paul-ia I-on-an-tha

Characteristics:
-Height: Up to 6 inches
-Spacing: 12 inches
-Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
-Flower Color: Blue, pink, purple, red, white, and multicolored
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Brightens areas with its bright colors
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Scientific Name: Schefflera arboricola
Common Name: Dwarf Schefflera
Pronunciation: Sch-eff-ler-a arb-or-ic-o-la
 
 Characteristics:

-Height: 8' or more
-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches
-Sun Exposure: Indirect sunlight
-Flower Color: Green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape:  Cluster planting
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Scientific Name: Spathiphyllum cv.

Common Name: Peace lily

Pronunciation: Spa-th-I-phy-llum cv.

Characteristics: 

-Height: 1 to 6'

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches

-Sun Exposure: Indirect sunlight

-Flower Color: White

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Excellent household plant

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Scientific Name: Tradescantia zebrina

Common Name: Purple Wandering Jew

Pronunciation: Trade-e-scan-tia ze-brin-a

Characteristics: 

-Height: 12 to 18 inches

-Spacing: 9 to 12 inches

-Sun Exposure: Little sunlight

-Flower Color: Purple, white, and some pink

-Life Cycle: Annual

-Landscape: Great indoor plant
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Shrubs

Shrubs

Sarah Stainback

Scientific Name: Abelia x grandiflora

Common Name: Glossy Abelia

Pronunciation: A-bel-ia x grand-i-flor-a

Characteristics:

-Height: 5'

-Spacing: 5'

-Sun Exposure: Full Sun

-Flower Color: White or pink

-Life Cycle: Pereinnal

-Landscape: Immune to diseases and insects
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Scientific Name: Aucuba japonica

Common Name: Japanese Aucuba

Pronunciation: Au-cuba jap-on-ica

 Characteristics:

-Height: 8 to 10'

-Spacing: 4 to 6'

-Sun Exposure: Direct sunlight

-Flower Color: Dark green

-Life cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Colorful
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Scientific name: Berberis thunbergil

Common Name: Japanese Barberry 

Prenunciation: Ber-ber-is thun-ber-gil

Characteristics: 

-Height: 3 to 6'

-Spacing: 7'

-Sun Exposure: Full sun

-Flower Color: Purple. pink, white, and yellow

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Very colorful
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 Scientific Name: Buxus sempervirens
Common Name: Common Bowwood

Pronunciation: Bux-us semp-er-vi-rens

Characteristics:

-Height: 15 to 20'
-Spacing: 10 to 15'
-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Dark green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Hedges
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Scientific Name: Euonymus alata
Common Name: Winged Euonymus

Pronunciation: Eou-nym-us al-ta-a

Characteristics:
-Height: 15 to 20'

-Spacing: 15 to 20'

-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade

-Flower Color: Red fall color, or green

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Drought tolerant
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Scientific Name: Euonymus japonica or 'variegata'
Common Name: Evergreen Euonymus
Pronunciation: E-u-on-y-mus jap-on-ica

 Characteristics:
-Height: 10 to 20'
-Spacing: 2'

-Sun Exposure: Average sunlight

-Flower Color: Dark green

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Bring "cheer" to where they're planted
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Scientific Name: Forsythia x intermedia
Common Name: Border Forsythia

Pronunciations: For-sy-th-ia x inter-me-dia

Characteristics:
-Height: 8 to 10'

-Spacing: 10 to 12'
-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Green to yellowish
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Drought tolerant
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Scientific Name: Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri'
Common Name: Fosteri Holly
Pronunciation: I-les x att-en-u-at-a

Characteristics:
-Height: 15 to 20'
-Spacing: 12'

-Sun Exposure: Full sun

-Flower Color: White

-Life Cycle: Pernnial

-Landscape: Privacy, or as a hedge

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Scientific Name: Ilex x  cornuta 'Dwarf Burford Holly'
Common Name: Dwarf
Burford Holly
Pronunciation: I-lex corn-ut-a

  Characteristics:
-Height: 4 to 8'
-Spacing: 3'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun, partial shade
-Flower Color:  Dark green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Nice backdrop
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Scientific Name: Ilex x crenata 'Helleri  Holly'
Common Name: Helleri Holly
Pronunciation: I-lex x cre-na-ta

Characteristics:
-Height: 2 to 3'
-Spacing: 5'
-Sun Exposure:  Light shade or filtered sunlight
-Flower Color: White
-Life  Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Virtually pest free
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Scientific Name: Ilex vomitoria
Common Name: Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Pronunciation: I-lex vom-it-or-ia

Characteristics:
-Height: 4 to 6'
-Spacing:  4 to 6'
-Sun Exposure: Part sun to part shade
-Flower Color: White
-Life Cycle: Perennial
Landscape: Tolerant of salt in soil
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Scientific Name: Juniperus conferta
Common Name: Shore Juniper
Pronunciation: Jun-i-per-us con-fer-ta

Characteristics:
-Height: 15 to 20'
-Spacing: 6' or more
-Sun Exposure:  Full sun
-Flower Color: Blue or green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Will grow in a variety of soil
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Scientific name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa' or'Bar Harbor' or 'Wiltonii'
Common Name: Creeping Juniper
Pronunciation: Jun-iper-us hor-i-zon-tal-is

Characteristics:
-Height: 1 to 2'
-Spacing: 3 to 4'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Dark green, ligt green

-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Grown for foilage
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Scientific Name: Ligustrum japonicum cv.
Common Name: Lingstrum/Japanese Privet
Pronunciation: Lig-strum jap-on-i-cum

 Characteristics:
-Height: 6 to 12'
-Spacing: 5 to 6'
-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Creamy white flowers
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Fruit attracts birds
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Scientific Name: Myrica cerifera

Common Name: Wax Myrtle
Pronunciation: My-ric-a Cer-if-er-a

Characteristics:
-Height: 10 to 15'
-Spacing: 8 to 10'
-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Olive green
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Good screening plant
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Scientific Name: Nandina domestica
Common Name: Heavenly Bamboo
Pronunciation: Na-na-di-na do-mest-ic-a

 Characteristics:
-Height: 2 to 2.5'

-Spacing: 2'
-Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Bright red winter color
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Important Asian inspired landscape
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Scientific Name: Pinus mugo var.
Common Name: Mugo Pine
Pronunciation: Pi-nus mu-go

 Characteristics:
-Height: 3 to 5'
-Spacing: 3 to 4'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
-Flower Color: Dark green needles
-Life Cycle:Perennial
-Landscape: Christmas decoration
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Scientific Name: Rhododendron catawbiense
Common Name: Catawba Hybrid Rhodendron
Pronunciation: Rho-dod-en-dron cat-aw-bi-en-se

Characteristics:
-Height: 6 to 10'
-Spacing: 8 to 10'
-Sun Exposure: Morning sun to high bright shade
-Flower Color: lilac-purple
-Life Cycle: Annual
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Scientific Name: Rhododendron kiusianum or obtusum japonicum
Common Name: Azalea
Pronunciation: Rho-dod-en-dron kiu-sia-an-um

Characteristics:
-Height: 3 to 6'
-Spacing: 30 inches
-Sun Exposure: Partial shade
-Flower Color: White, red, or purple
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Dense, and has a spreading habit
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