This is a dense, mound-forming shrub with evergreen leaves that change to reddish-purple in fall. Leaves are pinate to 3-pinate, with lance-shaped leaflets. Bears conical panicles to 16 inches long, of small star-shaped, white flowers with large, yellow anthers. This […]
Nandina domestica ( Lowboy Nandina )
Foliage in silvery-aqua, turning green with red tinges in winter, sets ‘Lowboy’ apart from other varieties. Mature height reaches to five feet. This is an upright shrub with evergreen leaves that are pinate to 3-pinate, with lance-shaped leaflets. Bears conical […]
Nandina domestica ( Lanham Nandina )
‘Lanham’ produces foliage in deep wine-purple tones, with new leaves unfurling in an atypical manner but maturing normally. Mature height will be between four and six feet. This is an upright shrub with evergreen leaves that are pinate to 3-pinate, […]
Nandina domestica ( Harbor Dwarf Nandina )
‘Harbor Dwarf’ is a graceful and well-regarded variety, with dense and spreading foliage that turns burgundy-red in winter. The mature height may reach three feet, but with a wider and denser spread. This is an upright shrub with evergreen leaves […]
Nandina domestica ( Compacta Nandina )
‘Compacta’ seems to vary quite a bit in height, but generally hovers in the four foot range. It has the usual coloration of red-tinted foliage, white blooms and red fruit. This is an upright shrub, with evergreen leaves that change […]
Nandina domestica ( Aurea Nandina )
‘Aurea’ bears fruits in pale yellow and ivory tones, with paler foliage, similar to ‘Alba’. This is an upright shrub with evergreen leaves that change to reddish-purple in fall. Leaves are pinate to 3-pinate, with lance-shaped leaflets. Bears conical panicles, […]
Nandina domestica ( Alba Nandina )
‘Alba’ is a white-berried variant, the berries usually being more ivory than true white. The foliage tends to be less red-hued and greener than red-berried varieties. This is an upright shrub with evergreen leaves that change to reddish-purple in fall. […]
Naegelia cinnabarina ( Temple Bells )
Rhizomatous perennial with velvety, deep green leaves that have purple veins and are covered with reddish hairs. Red, bell-shapped flowers, with white spots on their throats, bloom from summer to fall. Performs best in areas with dry winters. Where not […]
Myrica pensylvanica ( Northern Bayberry )
A deciduous to semi-evergreen depending on climate. A dense, rounding shrub, 5 to 12 feet in height, with an upright habit, producing many suckers and forms colonies. The foliage is deep green and leathery, dotted with resin glands. It has […]
Myrica cerifera ( Southern Waxmyrtle )
Myrica cerifa, or Southern Wax Myrtle, is similar to Northern Bayberry, but is a heat loving evergreen species, suited to warm climates. The leaves are narrower, more of an olive green, and evergreen, suffering heavy leaf browning in the cold. […]
