Abelia chinensis (Caprifoliaceae)

Chinese abelia

sun to part shade; 5'–7'; hardy to zone 7; deciduous shrub

Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae)

sweet hibiscus

sun; 6'; hardy; deciduous erect annual

Aesculus pavia (yellow) (Sapindaceae)
yellow-flowered red buckeye

sun to part shade; 5'–12'; deciduous shrub tree

Aesculus sylvatica (Sapindaceae)
painted buckeye

hardy; deciduous tree

Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' (Lamiaceae)

pyramid bugle

part sun to light shade; 3"; hardy to zone 3; evergreen rhizomatous/stoloniferous ground cover

Ampelaster carolinianus (Asteraceae)

climbing aster

sun; 12' w/support; hardy to zone 6; deciduous vine

Asarum splendens (Aristolochiaceae)

Chinese wild ginger

shade; 10"; hardy; evergreen ground cover rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Athyrium niponicum (Athyriaceae)

painted fern

shade to part sun, moist; 12"'; hardy; deciduous fern

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' (Garryaceae)

Japanese aucuba

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

Baptisia alba var. alba Pendula Group (Fabaceae)

white wild-indigo

hardy; deciduous basal rosette rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar' (Berberidaceae)
upright purple-leaf Japanese barberry

sun; 4'–6'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructus (Lamiaceae)
white beautyberry

sun to shade; 4'–6'; hardy to zone 5; deciduous shrub

Callistemon sieberi (Myrtaceae)

evergreen shrub

Camellia (Theaceae)

sun to part shade; 12'; hardy; evergreen tree shrub

Camellia ×hiemalis 'Shishi Gashira' (Theaceae)

camellia

hardy; evergreen shrub

Campanula trachelium var. alba (Campanulaceae)

deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'Arthur Simmonds' (Lamiaceae)
bluebeard

hardy; deciduous shrub subshrub

Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' (Lamiaceae)
golden bluebeard

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

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' (Cephalotaxaceae)
dwarf Japanese plum yew

sun to part shade; 5'; hardy; evergreen shrub conifer

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fritz Huber' (Cephalotaxaceae)

dwarf Japanese plum yew

hardy; evergreen conifer shrub

Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. koreana (Cephalotaxaceae)

Korean plum yew

hardy; evergreen tree conifer

Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Cercidiphyllaceae)

katsura tree

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

Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana (Cupressaceae)
Formosan Hinoki falsecypress

evergreen shrub tree conifer

Chamaecyparis thyoides (Cupressaceae)
Atlantic white-cedar

sun to part shade; 60'; hardy to zone 3; evergreen tree conifer

Chrysogonum virginianum (Asteraceae)
green-and-gold

deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell' (Clethraceae)
summersweet

hardy; deciduous shrub rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' (Asteraceae)
showy tickseed

sun; 24"; hardy to zone 4; deciduous ground cover

Cornus mas (unknown cultivar) (Cornaceae)
Cornelian cherry

deciduous tree

Cornus mas 'Aureoelegantissima' (Cornaceae)

variegated Cornelian cherry

sun to part shade; 12'–25'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Cornus stolonifera 'Bud's Yellow' (Cornaceae)

deciduous shrub

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana' (Cupressaceae)

Japanese cedar

sun to part sun; 7'; hardy to zone 5; evergreen shrub conifer

Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis (Cupressaceae)

Chinese cedar

hardy; evergreen tree conifer

Cunninghamia lanceolata (Cupressaceae)
China-fir

evergreen tree conifer

Cupressus macrocarpa 'Horizontalis Ameritiana Aurea' (Cupressaceae)

evergreen shrub conifer

Cyclamen graecum (Primulaceae)

Greek cyclamen

sun to part shade; 5"; hardy; deciduous tuberous/fleshy

Cytisus scoparius 'Pendula' (Fabaceae)
broom

deciduous shrub

Elaeagnus (Elaeagnaceae)

hardy; evergreen deciduous shrub

Elaeocarpus sylvestris (Elaeocarpaceae)
false blueberry

semi-hardy; evergreen shrub

Eubotrys racemosus (Ericaceae)

sweetbells

shade; 3'–7'; hardy to zone 5; deciduous shrub

Eucalyptus coccifera (Myrtaceae)

evergreen shrub

Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)

sun to part shade; 18"; hardy; deciduous basal rosette tree shrub

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Forsythia giraldiana 'Golden Times' (Oleaceae)

gold-margined early forsythia

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

Gladiolus (Iridaceae)

sun; 3'; hardy; deciduous bulbous/cormous

Hamamelis (Hamamelidaceae)
witch hazel

Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis 'Marbled Dragon' (Araliaceae)

hardy; evergreen ground cover

Hemerocallis (Asphodelaceae)

daylily

sun; 30"; hardy to zone 4; deciduous rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro' (Asphodelaceae)
daylily

sun; 16"; hardy; semi-evergreen rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Hesperoyucca whipplei (Asparagaceae)
Our-Lord's-Candle

evergreen shrub woody lily

Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu' (Malvaceae)

rose-of-Sharon

hardy; deciduous shrub

Hosta (Asparagaceae)

garden hosta

part sun; hardy to zone 3; deciduous semi-evergreen evergreen ground cover

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' (Saururaceae)

deciduous

Hypericum frondosum (Hypericaceae)
golden St. John's-wort

hardy; deciduous shrub

Hypericum aff. punctatum (Hypericaceae)
St. John's-wort

shrub

Ilex 'Carolina Sentinel' (Aquifoliaceae)

NCSU hybrid evergreen holly

sun; 15’–20’; hardy; evergreen shrub

Ilex 'Conal' (Aquifoliaceae)
Cardinal red holly

hardy; deciduous shrub

Ilex 'Coned' (Aquifoliaceae)
Little Red red holly

hardy; evergreen tree

Ilex cornuta 'Autumn Fire' (Aquifoliaceae)
Chinese holly

hardy; evergreen shrub

Illicium henryi (Schisandraceae)

Henry anise

hardy; evergreen shrub

Jasminum iraidii (Oleaceae)
shrub jasmine

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

Jasminum nudiflorum 'Variegatum' (Oleaceae)

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

Juniperus ×media 'Sea Green' (Cupressaceae)

evergreen shrub conifer

Keteleeria davidiana (Pinaceae)

sun to light shade; 40' in cultivation; hardy; evergreen tree conifer

Kniphofia pumila (Asphodelaceae)

deciduous

Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae)
crepe myrtle

deciduous tree

Ligustrum japonicum 'Green Meatball' (Oleaceae)

wax leaf privet

hardy; evergreen shrub

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Burgundy' (Altingiaceae)
sweet gum

hardy; deciduous tree

Liriope platyphylla (Asparagaceae)

lilyturf

sun to shade; 24"; hardy; evergreen tuberous/fleshy basal rosette

Lonicera nitida 'Silver Beauty' (Caprifoliaceae)
box honeysuckle

deciduous shrub

Lonicera sempervirens f. sulphurea (Caprifoliaceae)
yellow trumpet honeysuckle

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

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum (Hamamelidaceae)
Chinese fringe flower

evergreen shrub

Maesa hupehensis (Primulaceae)

evergreen shrub

Maesa japonica (Primulaceae)

evergreen shrub

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae)

hybrid Magnolia

sun; 25'; hardy to zone 6; deciduous evergreen tree

Mazus reptans 'Albus' (Phrymaceae)

white creeping mazus

sun to shade; 2"; hardy; deciduous semi-evergreen ground cover rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Melia toosendan (Meliaceae)

Chinaberry

hardy; deciduous tree

Nandina domestica (Berberidaceae)

heavenly bamboo

hardy; evergreen shrub

Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae)
hardy oleander

evergreen shrub

Nyssa sinensis (Nyssaceae)
Chinese tupelo

deciduous tree

Osmanthus (Oleaceae)

hardy semi-hardy; evergreen shrub tree

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen' (Buxaceae)

Japanese pachysandra

shade; 12"; hardy; evergreen ground cover

Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata' (Buxaceae)
Japanese pachysandra

shade; 12"; evergreen ground cover

Phyllostachys nigra (Poaceae)

black bamboo

sun to partial shade; 20'–35' tall; hardy; evergreen grass-like rhizomatous/stoloniferous

Pinckneya pubens (Rubiaceae)
fevertree

deciduous tree

Pittosporum undulatum (Pittosporaceae)

evergreen shrub

Plantago major 'Rubrifolia' (Plantaginaceae)
purple-leaf plantain

deciduous basal rosette

Platanus orientalis f. digitata (Platanaceae)
cutleaf Oriental planetree

deciduous tree

Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan' (Rosaceae)
cherry laurel

evergreen shrub

Prunus sargentii 'S. Edward Muller' (Rosaceae)
upright Sargent's cherry

deciduous tree

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Snow White' (Rosaceae)
Indian hawthorn

sun to part shade; 3'–5'; evergreen shrub

Rhododendron 'Susannah Hill' (Ericaceae)

evergreen shrub

Rhododendron 'Wolfpack Red' (Ericaceae)
Carla hybrid azalea

sun to shade; 4'–5'; evergreen shrub

Rohdea japonica (Asparagaceae)

sacred lily

shade; 1'–2'; hardy to zone 6; evergreen rhizomatous/stoloniferous basal rosette

Rosa 'Ferdy' (Rosaceae)

deciduous shrub

Rosa 'New Dawn' (Rosaceae)
climbing rose

sun; 8'–18'; hardy; deciduous shrub

Rosa 'Snowflake' (Rosaceae)

hardy; deciduous shrub

Rubus (Rosaceae)

deciduous shrub

Sabal (Arecaceae)

palm

hardy semi-hardy; evergreen palm tree shrub

Salix daphnoides (Salicaceae)
violet willow

deciduous tree

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' (Salicaceae)
variegated willow

sun to part shade; 15'; deciduous shrub