Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
Opposite with speckled variegation over the entire leaf. Up to 7" long with serrations starting a quarter of the way up the leaf. Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' Grows 3' to 5' tall with cane type growth. Hardy zone 7-10. Must have shade and well ... [... more]
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Callicarpa americana
Light lavender-pink flowers in late spring with purple fruit later in the year. Fist sized cluster of purple fruit that are very attractive. Late summer - fall. Opposite with coarse serrations starting 1/4 of the way up the leaf. Pubescent under ... [... more]
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Calycanthus floridus
Red or maroon in April for a month or longer. Can bloom April-June. Flowers have good strawberry fragrance. Degree of fragrance depends on weather conditions and seedling variation. Opposite and elliptical with shiny leaves and entire margins. 2" ... [... more]
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Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Alternate and silver with brown dots underneath. Has sinnuate (wavy) margins and is flexible. Up to 4" long. Hardy to zone 6 (Ohio). Can be grown in full sun to full shade. Can fix nitrogen. Birds love the light red fruit. Can be used as a ... [... more]
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Illicium parviflorum
Alternate. Waxy, are held up (point up), and are light green with entire margins that are slightly revolute (turned under). Have indistinct venation and a very distinct smell when crushed. Hardy to zone 7b. Likes shade or sun and is drought ... [... more]
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Jasminum mesnyi
Trifoliate leaf (3 leaflets/leaf) and opposite. Up to 3" long. Hardy to zone 7b. Used a lot to stabilize banks on road cuts. Is drought tolerant and grows well if in full sun to part shade. A member of the Oleaceae family. Yellow and trumpet ... [... more]
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Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
Double yellow from March to May (and sometimes later). 1" in diameter. Has green stems. Can be grown in sun or part shade, but does best in full sun. A good plant that has been used since pre-civil war times. Branches zig-zag at internodes. ... [... more]
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Lonicera fragrantissima
White and fragrant (fruit loop smell) from January to February. Extraordinarily fragrant and attractive at a time when little is in flower. Opposite. Has ciliate, rounded and revolute margins. Up to 2" long. Very cold hardy. Young twigs are ... [... more]
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Mahonia fortunei
Odd pinnately compound with 5 - 9 leaflets. Flexible leaflets with spines that are not as stiff. Leaflets up to 3" in length and less than 1"in width. Yellow and fragrant in the spring. Mahonia fortunei Chinese mahonia [... more]
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Nandina domestica 'Purpurea Nana'
Compound. 6" long and reddish in full sun. Leaflets like regular nandina. Hardy from zone 6 to 9. Tolerates drought, sun, and shade conditions. Does not fruit. A very popular and tough plant. Several cultivars such as 'Firepower' look just like ... [... more]
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Photinia x fraseri 'Birmingham'
Large clusters of small, white and malodorous flowers in the spring. Hardy to zone 7. Buds and new growth are red if in full sun. Needs to be in the sun due to photinia leaf spot disease. Entomosporium leaf spot has just about made this genus ... [... more]
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Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis'
Double pink flowers from mid-March to April before the leaves. Alternate and ovate and 1" to 3" long and 1" wide. Has hair-like stipules at the base of the petiole, appresed venation, serrated margins, and an attenuated tip. Sometimes [... more]
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