Abelia chinensis 'White Surprise'

Chinese abelia

Early and long blooming shrub with white flowers that are larger and more fragrant than other Abelia varieties.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Abelops'

Sunshine Daydream glossy abelia

This sport of 'Little Richard' has creamy margined glossy semi-evergreen foliage that emerges with a burgundy tint. The young stems are often bright red as well. White flowers open from pale pink buds over most of the summer. The fragrant flowers attract pollinators throughout the season. The plants maintain a neat, dwarf habit without pruning.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Bailbeliaone'

Vanilla Brandy glossy abelia

A compact selection of Abelia with white-margined variegated leaves. In the fall, leaf margins turn pink to rose. New stems are red-purple through the growing season.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Francis Mason'

glossy abelia

This lovely compact shrub has brilliant yellow-gold and green variegated foliage as well as pretty white flowers in summer and fall. It lends itself to pruning, so it's a welcome addition to every landscape.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

glossy abelia

Bright yellow variegated leaves change to red, orange, and golden yellow in winter. Attractive white flowers are held by rosy calyces which last long after the flowers have faded.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Little Richard'

glossy abelia

More compact than other Abelia varieties.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'RNTOM'

Twist of Mango golden glossy abelia

Bright yellow new leaves that fade to gold in summer. Red stems contrast nicely.

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

glossy abelia

Compact form featuring red stems, glossy leaves which emerge with a pink tint before turning dark green. Evergreen in zone 7 and up but the leaves turn shades of soft purple-green in winter. Tubular, fragrant, white flowers (to 1/2” long) with rosy sepals in late spring to early summer

Abelia 'Lynn'

Pinky Bells large flowered dwarf abelia

Large, pendulous, lavender-pink flowers bloom from mid-summer to fall. This compact plant has some of the the largest flowers of any abelia! Reddish new growth, great fall color, and a tough constitution make this plant a winner.

Abelia 'SRPabeper' (Peach Perfection)

glossy abelia

Tricolor foliage on red stems. A compact form that does not produce long whip-like shoots like other Abelia varieties.

Abutilon 'Marion Stewart'

flowering maple

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Little Imp'

Brazillian bellflower

This little flowering maple has long been a favorite of ours at the JCRA. Dusty red calyces surround nodding yellow flowers from spring until frost. Dark stems clothed in small leaves, spray up and out mingling well with other plants in the ground or in a container.

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Ruffles'

flowering maple

A dieback perennial (or evergreen houseplant) with maple-like leaves and yellow flowers emerging from red calyces over a long period in summer.

Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava'

flowering maple

From spring until fall this die-back shrub produces wild bicolor flowers consisting of dusky red calyces and orange petals decorated with red veins.

Abutilon 'Sink Pink'

flowering maple

A dense, heavy blooming abutilon - perfect for a container. Selected by Dan Hinkley from a superior pink flowered seedling that arose in his garden outside his kitchen window, near the sink...hence the name 'Sink Pink'.

Abutilon 'Traffic Island'

flowering maple

Named by the Atlanta Botanical Garden, this flowering maple features nodding red flowers and has proven to be reliably hardy for many years.

Abutilon 'Voodoo'

flowering maple

A dark-red flowered, sun-loving shrub to 6' tall with maple-like leaves.

Abutilon 'Windcliff Silver Pink'

flowering maple

Light pink with a glistening silver overlay flowers are hard to describe adequately. Lovely plant which will remain evergreen down to nearly 20F before dying back to the ground in colder weather.

Abutilon 'Windcliff White'

flowering maple

A vigorous seedling selected its large, pure and pristine white bells produced throughout summer amidst stems carrying dark green 'maple-like' foliage. Hardy in the open ground in zones 8 or above, in full sun and draining soils though with a bit of extra water during the driest months.

Acalypha pendula

creeping chenille plant

Dwarf Chenille Plant gets its common name from the fuzzy plumes of tiny red flowers that trail above a thick mound of small, serrated leaves. This dwarf variety stays small and doesn't need pruning. It's naturally bushy. Makes an eye-catching house plant or hanging basket!

Acanthus 'Summer Beauty'

bear's breech

Finally a truly heat and humidity tolerant bear's breech, 'Summer Beauty' has 3' wide clumps of dark green, roughly serrated foliage topped in summer by 4'–6' tall spikes of white flowers emerging from large dusty purple calices.

Acanthus 'Wofford Rhubarb'

bear's breech

Acca sellowiana

pineapple guava

Beautiful evergreen South American shrub with silvery blue-green foliage. Pink flowers with sweet, edible petals in summer. Green fruits in fall taste like tropical fruit (pineapple and guava). Dry to damp soils.

Acer

maple

This is from a wild collection in Taiwan made by Crug Farms Nursery of Wales. They think it may be a hybrid, but it looks like it is Acer oliverianum to us.

Acer buergerianum var. ningpoense

Ningpo trident maple

Ningpo trident maple is a variety of trident maple that occurs in the wild in east China. Leaves are slightly bluish tinged, 2” long and wide, and vary from three lobes to none. Fall color is yellow. On mature trees, the bark peels in thick sheets, adding texture and interest.