Shrubs

Shrubs

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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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