Abelia 'Lynn' (Caprifoliaceae)

Pinky Bells large flowered dwarf abelia

sun to part shade; 3' tall; hardy; evergreen shrub

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Little Imp' (Malvaceae)

flowering maple

sun to light shade; 3'; root hardy; deciduous subshrub shrub

Acer grandidentatum (Sapindaceae)

bigtooth maple

sun to part shade; 25' (40'); deciduous tree

Agastache rugosa (Lamiaceae)
giant hyssop

sun; 3'; hardy; deciduous subshrub

Alnus pendula (Betulaceae)
Japanese alder

sun to part shade; 25';

Aloysia citriodora (Verbenaceae)

lemon verbena

full sun to light shade; 3'–6'; semi-hardy; semi-evergreen shrub

Amsonia hubrichtii (Apocynaceae)

Ozark bluestar

sun to light shade; 3'; hardy; deciduous basal rosette rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Artemisia 'Powis Castle' (Asteraceae)

Powis Castle artemisia

sun; 18"; deciduous shrub

Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki' (Asteraceae)

mountain aster

sun; 24"; hardy to zone 4; evergreen deciduous ground cover rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Aucuba japonica f. longifolia (Garryaceae)

narrowleaf Japanese aucuba

shade; 8'; hardy; evergreen shrub

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' (Garryaceae)

Japanese aucuba

part sun; 8'; hardy to zone 7b; evergreen shrub

Buddleja davidii 'Opera' (Scrophulariaceae)

butterfly bush

sun; 8'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Buddleja davidii 'Potter's Purple' (Scrophulariaceae)

butterfly bush

sun; 6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Sunburst' (Buxaceae)

variegated Korean boxwood

sun to shade; 4'–6'; hardy; evergreen shrub

Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructus (Lamiaceae)

white beautyberry

sun to shade; 4'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' (Lamiaceae)

purple beautyberry

sun to part shade; 4'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Callicarpa japonica 'Heavy Berry' (Lamiaceae)

Japanese beautyberry

sun to part shade; 4'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Campanula hofmannii (Campanulaceae)
Hofmann's bellflower

sun to part shade; 18";

Campanula takesimana (Campanulaceae)

Korean bellflower

sun to part shade; 18"; hardy; deciduous basal rosette rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Canna 'King's Gold' (Cannaceae)

canna lily

sun; 5'; deciduous

Canna 'Thai One On' (Cannaceae)

canna lily

full sun to light shade; 5'–6';

Centaurea cineraria 'Colchester White' (Asteraceae)

silver bachelor's buttons

sun; 12"; root hardy; evergreen rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Cestrum parqui (Solanaceae)

willow-leaved jessamine

sun; 4'–10'; hardy; semi-evergreen shrub

Chrysanthemum 'Country Girl' (Asteraceae)

garden chrysanthemum

sun; 3'; hardy; deciduous tap root rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Chrysanthemum 'Snow Dome' (Asteraceae)
hybrid garden chrysanthemum

full sun to light shade; 24"–30";

Clethra barbinervis (Clethraceae)

Japanese pepperbush

sun to part shade; 12'–20'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Clethra mexicana (Clethraceae)

Mexican clethra

sun to part shade; 40'; evergreen tree

Colocasia gigantea (Thailand giant form) (Araceae)

super-sized elephant ear

sun to part shade; 12"'; hardy semi-hardy; deciduous tuberous/fleshy

Conradina etonia (Lamiaceae)

Eton rosemary

sun; 3'; deciduous semi-evergreen subshrub

Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' (Cornaceae)

bloodtwig dogwood

sun to part shade; 8'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Crinum 'Carolina Beauty' (Amaryllidaceae)

crinum-lily

sun; 3'; deciduous bulbous/cormous

Delosperma cooperi (Aizoaceae)

hardy ice-plant

sun; 6"; hardy to zone 5; evergreen ground cover succulent

Deutzia parviflora (Hydrangeaceae)

deutzia

sun; 8'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Eucomis montana (Asparagaceae)

montane pineapple lily

sun to partial shade; 16"; hardy; deciduous bulbous/cormous

Euphorbia 'Canyon Gold' (Euphorbiaceae)

spurge

sun; 18"; hardy; evergreen subshrub

Ficus carica 'LSU Purple' (Moraceae)

common fig

sun to part shade; 8'; hardy; deciduous tree

Forsythia ×intermedia 'White Gold' (Oleaceae)

variegated forsythia

sun; 6'– 8'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Forsythia viridissima 'McKCitrine' (Oleaceae)

Citrus Swizzle variegated forsythia

sun; 2'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Oleaceae)

green ash

sun to part shade; 60'; hardy; deciduous tree

Gardenia jasminoides 'Michael' (Rubiaceae)

Cape jasmine

sun to part shade; 4'–6'; hardy; evergreen shrub

Habranthus robustus (Amaryllidaceae)

rain-lily

sun; 8"–12"; hardy; deciduous bulbous/cormous

Hedychium 'White Starburst' (Zingiberaceae)

ginger lily

sun to part shade; 6'; root hardy; deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Heimia salicifolia (Lythraceae)

shrubby yellowcrest

sun to light shade; 3'–6'; hardy semi-hardy; deciduous subshrub shrub

Helleborus (Ranunculaceae)

hellebore

shade; various; hardy; evergreen rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Hertia cheirifolia (Asteraceae)

barbary ragwort

sun; 6"; hardy; evergreen subshrub

Hibiscus coccineus f. albus (Malvaceae)

white-flowered scarlet rose mallow

hardy; deciduous basal rosette

Hydrangea (Hydrangeaceae)

hydrangea

sun to shade; 4'–8'; hardy semi-hardy tender; deciduous shrub vine

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' (Hydrangeaceae)

Endless Summer re-blooming bigleaf hydrangea

sun to shade; 4'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Frau Reiko' (Hydrangeaceae)

bigleaf hydrangea

shade; 3'–4'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Hydrangea cf. paniculata (Hydrangeaceae)
panicled hydrangea

sun to part shade; 8';

Hydrangea paniculata (Hydrangeaceae)

panicled hydrangea

sun to part shade; 8';

Hydrangea serrata (Hydrangeaceae)

mountain hydrangea

sun to shade; 3'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Ilex 'Carolina Cardinal' (Aquifoliaceae)

hybrid winterberry holly

sun to part shade; 4'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Itea chinensis (Iteaceae)

Chinese sweetspire

hardy; evergreen shrub rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta 'Emerald Sea' (Cupressaceae)

shore juniper

sun to light shade; 12"; hardy; evergreen conifer subshrub ground cover

Kerria japonica 'Chiba Gold' (Rosaceae)

gold-leaf Japanese kerria

sun to shade; 3'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Kerria japonica 'Fubuki Nishiki' (Rosaceae)

variegated Japanese kerria

sun; 5'–8'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Koeleria glauca 'Coolio' (Poaceae)
June grass

sun; 18";

Lepechinia graveolens (Lamiaceae)

Bolivian pitchersage

sun; 4'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Leptodermis oblonga (Rubiaceae)

false lilac

sun; 3'–5'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Cascade' (Fabaceae)

pink bush-clover

full sun to light shade; 5'–6'; hardy to zone 5; deciduous shrub

Leucothoe racemosa (Ericaceae)

sweetbells

sun to light shade; 3'–7'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty' (Caprifoliaceae)

yellow box honeysuckle

sun to part shade; 3'–6'; evergreen shrub

Lonicera sempervirens (Caprifoliaceae)

trumpet honeysuckle

sun to part shade; 18'; hardy; evergreen semi-evergreen vine

Lonicera sempervirens f. sulphurea (Caprifoliaceae)

yellow trumpet honeysuckle

sun to light shade; as staked; hardy; evergreen semi-evergreen vine

Magnolia macrophylla (Magnoliaceae)

bigleaf magnolia

sun to shade; 35'–45'; hardy; deciduous tree

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Malvaceae)

Turk's cap

sun; 4'–8'; hardy to zone 7; deciduous shrub

Manfreda 'Helen Wynans' (Asparagaceae)

deciduous agave

sun to light shade; 1' (6' flower stalk); hardy; deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Nepeta 'Early Bird' (Lamiaceae)

catnip

sun; 1'; hardy to zone 3; deciduous ground cover

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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' (Plantaginaceae)

beardtongue

sun to shade; 2'–3'; deciduous tuberous/fleshy

Penstemon smallii (Plantaginaceae)

Small's beardtongue

sun to part shade; 2';

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' (Polygonaceae)

mountain fleece flower

sun to shade; 36"; hardy; deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' (Polygonaceae)

knotweed

shade; 3'–4'; hardy to zone 5; deciduous ground cover

Philadelphus (Hydrangeaceae)

mock-orange

sun; 8'; hardy semi-hardy; deciduous shrub

Prunus jacquemontii (Rosaceae)

Afghan bush cherry

sun to light shade; 6'; hardy; deciduous tree

Pseudolarix amabilis (Pinaceae)

golden larch

sun to light shade; 50'; hardy; deciduous tree conifer

Rosa 'Radtko' (Rosaceae)

Double Knock Out shrub rose

sun; 4'–5'; hardy; shrub

Rubus pentalobus (Rosaceae)

creeping raspberry

sun to part shade; 4" × 36"; hardy; deciduous shrub ground cover

Ruellia simplex 'Chi Chi' (Acanthaceae)

Hardy pink petunia

sun to light shade; 24"; hardy; deciduous shrub

Salix humilis (silver leaf) (Salicaceae)
silver prairie willow

sun; 8'; deciduous shrub

Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg' (Lamiaceae)

mealycup sage

sun; 30" by 4'; root hardy; deciduous basal rosette

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' (Lamiaceae)

blue anise sage

sun to part sun; 3ft; hardy; deciduous tuberous/fleshy rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Salvia ×jamensis 'Maraschino' (Lamiaceae)

hybrid sage

sun; 3'; hardy; deciduous subshrub shrub

Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon' (Lamiaceae)

baby sage

sun; well-drained soil; 3'; hardy root hardy; deciduous subshrub

Salvia regla 'Jame' (Lamiaceae)

mountain sage

full sun; 4'–5'; hardy to zone 7b; deciduous subshrub

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight' (Hydrangeaceae)

pewter-leaf Japanese climbing hydrangea

light to full shade; 25'+; hardy; deciduous vine

Sedum emarginatum 'Eco-Mt. Emei' (Crassulaceae)

Mt. Emei sedum

part sun to light shade; 6"; hardy to zone 6; evergreen ground cover

Sedum tetractinum (Crassulaceae)

Chinese sedum

sun to part shade; 3"; hardy; evergreen ground cover

Serissa japonica 'Sapporo' (Rubiaceae)

snowbush

sun to shade; 2'; hardy; evergreen shrub

Serissa japonica 'White Swan' (Rubiaceae)

snowbush

sun to shade; 3'–5'; hardy to zone 7; evergreen shrub

Sinningia sellovii (Gesneriaceae)

hardy red gloxinia

sun to light shade; 24"; hardy; deciduous tuberous/fleshy

Sinningia tubiflora (Gesneriaceae)

hardy white gloxinia

sun to part shade; 18"; hardy; deciduous tuberous/fleshy rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Spiraea japonica 'Abigail' (Rosaceae)

Japanese spirea

full sun to part shade; 2'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae)

golden spike-tail

sun to shade; 8-10'; hardy zone 6-8; deciduous shrub

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Hatsuyuki' (Apocynaceae)

variegated Asiatic jessamine

sun to light shade; 6" × 36"; zone 7; evergreen vine ground cover

Tradescantia pallida (Commelinaceae)

purple heart

sun to light shade; 10"; root hardy; deciduous ground cover rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' (Commelinaceae)

purple heart

sun to part shade; 12"–18"; root hardy; deciduous ground cover rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Tricyrtis ravenii (Liliaceae)

Raven's toad lily

full to part sun; 24"; hardy; deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Veronicastrum virginicum (Plantaginaceae)

culver's root

sun to part shade; 4'–5'; deciduous

Viburnum obovatum 'Compacta' (Viburnaceae)

compact Walter's viburnum

sun to part shade; 3'–5'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Weigela (Diervillaceae)

weigela

sun to light shade; 3'–5'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Weigela amagiensis (Diervillaceae)

Japanese cardinal shrub

sun to light shade; 4'–7'; deciduous shrub