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Shrubs

Abelia x grandiflora 'Panache' -- Silver Anniversary™ glossy abelia

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' - beautyberry

Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight' - blue mist spiraea

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' – summersweet

Cytisus x praecox 'Hollandia' – scotchblossom

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' - trailing gardenia

Hibiscus moscheutos - hibiscus

Hypericum x moseranium 'Tricolor' - St. John's wort

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'- female dwarf deciduous holly

Ilex verticillata 'Gentleman Jim' - male dwarf deciduous holly

Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' - cherry laurel

Rhododendron 'Conlep' - Autumn Twist™ Encore azalea

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' - Japanese dappled willow

Sarcocca ruscifolia - sweetbox

Viburnum tinus 'Compactum' - Spring Bouquet™ viburnum

Trees

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - Eastern redbud

Magnolia virginiana 'Wilson' (Moonglow®) – sweetbay magnolia

Chionanthus virginicus - white fringe tree

Perennials

Acorus calamus - sweetflag

Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' - variegated sweet flag

Acorus gramimeus 'Ogon' - golden Japanese sweet flag

Agapanthus x 'Elaine' - lily of the Nile

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' - bugleweed

Asclepias incarnate - pink milkweed

Asclepias incarnate 'Ice Ballet' - butterfly weed

Aster novi belgii 'Alert' - New York aster

Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite' – aster

Baumea rubiginosa 'Variegata' - golden spears

Canna x generalis - red canna

Carex comans 'Bronco' - hair sedge

Crinium americanum - water spider lily

Cyrtomium falcatum - holly fern

Echinacea x 'Sunrise' - cone flower

Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' - Joe Pye weed

Geranium 'Rozanne' – Cranesbill

Helianthus augustifolius 'Low Down' - dwarf swamp sunflower

Helleboris x hybridus Royal Heritage™ lenten rose

Hemerocallis "Lee Orange Crush',

"American Revolution' - daylily

Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake' – candytuft

Iris ensata 'Mt. Fuji', 'Murasame' - Japanese iris

Iris x Louisiana 'Delta Star', 'Black Gamecock' - Louisiana iris

Iris siberica 'Sparkling Rose' - Siberian iris

Iris versicolor 'Gerald Darby' - flag iris

Juncus glauca - blue rush

Ligularia tussilaginea 'Aureomaculata' - leopard plant

Liriope muscari 'Varigata' - variegated turf lily

Lobelia siphilitica - great blue lobelia

Monarda didyma 'Pink Delight' – beebalm

Nipponanthemum nipponicum - Montauk or nippon daisy

Pachysandra terminalis – pachysandra

Peldantra virginica - arrow arum

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' - black fountain grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' - dwarf fountain grass

Pennisetum orientale 'Karly Rose' - oriental fountain grass

Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' – beardtongue

Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill Pink', 'Blue Emerald' - creeping phlox

Polystichum polyblepharum - tassel fern

Pontederia cordata – pickerelweed

Sagittaria lancifolia – arrowhead

Turfgrasses

 

St. Augustinegrass - Stenotaphrum secundatum

Bermudagrass - Cynodon dactylon

Zoysiagrass - Zoysia japonica

Centipedegrass - Eremochloa ophiuroides

Tall Fescue - Festuca arundinacea

Kentucky Bluegrass - Poa pratensis

Bulbs

Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Childsiana' - calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess' - calla lily

Narcissus 'Kendron' - daffodil