1st Qtr Horticulture Plants

1 st Qtr Fall Horticulture Plants

Bugle Weed Ajuga reptans
Herbaceous, flowering, perennial, evergreen
Hardiness Zones : 3 to 9
Size: 3 to 4 inches
Partial shade to shade
Foliage: Glossy medium green 3 to 4 inch oval-shaped leaves in tight rosettes
Blue-violet flowers in spring
Spreads by stolons
Uses: containers &
groundcover

Azalea
Many varieties – varies in size, form & bloom time
Flowering deciduous or evergreen shrub
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
Exposure: Part shade
Mature Size: Varies by variety 4 -10’
Bloom: Varies, April – May
Spring landscape staple – low maintenance & high performance

Boxwoods Buxus
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs
USDA zones 6 – 8
Dwarf varieties grow to about 3’ high
Many varieties and sizes
Full sun to part shade
May or may not be pruned and shaped
Usually a formal style of planting
Propagate by cuttings (allow to callus)

Butterfly Bush Buddleia
Flowering Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zone 5 - 10
Full Sun
Drought Tolerant
Grows 5' to 10' tall and produces large arching canes with lavender, pink, purple white blooms all summer
A rather unkempt growth habit.
Can grow 5' to 8' from the ground in a single season
Attracts birds & butterflies. Cut flowers
Can become invasive

Chrysanthemum
Herbaceous, Flowering, Perennial
Part shade to full sun
USDA Zones 5 - 9
Height 12 – 48”, width 24 – 36”
Blooms white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purple
Blooms September to November
Daisy-type and cushion-type flowers
Borders & massing & containers
The most popular plant for fall color

Crape Myrtle Lagerstoemia
Deciduous Flowering Tree
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10
Height: 8 - 30"
Spread: 179" to 300"
Exposure: full sun
Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Bloom Time: Mid summer to Mid Fall
Relatively drought tolerant
Has very showy summer flowers and attractive bark
Should be pruned to multiple stems with all branches below 3 -4’ removed

Dogwood Cornus florida
Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering Tree
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a
Height: 15 – 30’
Exposure: shade to full sun
Bloom Color: White or Pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Short-lived tree – 25 years
Landscape Uses: Specimen, Woodland garden
Commercial cultivar of native tree
Many other species: Chinese, Japanese, Osier

Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper
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Plant type: Evergreen Groundcover or shrub
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 8b
Height: 12" to 24"
Leaf Color: Green, White, Variegated
Uses: Container, Erosion control, Ground cover ,

Heuchera
Common Name: Coral Bells
Plant type: Flowering Perennial
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a
Height: 8" to 12"
Exposure: partial shade to partial sun
Flowers: Pink, White blooms, late spring to mid summer
Leaf Color: Purple, Silvery, orange, red, green
Uses: Bedding Plant, containers

Japanese Maple Acer palmatum
Plant type: Tree
Height: Dwarf: 3-8”, Std 15-20’
Leaf Color: Green or red
Growth Rate: slow
Landscape Uses: Standard, Specimen, Woodland garden
Special Features: Attractive foliage,
Weeping or upright forms
Very expensive

Knock-out Rose
Deciduous flowering shrub
Full sun to part-shade
Grows 3-4' wide x 3-4' tall.
USDA Zone 5 – 11
Colors: Pink & red, yellow?
The most widely sold rose in North America.
Easy to grow and do not require special care
disease resistant
bloom every 5-6 weeks until the first hard frost.
self-cleaning
A once a year cut (to about 12-18" above the ground) in early spring
Use as hedge, or specimen plant

Liriope muscari
Herbaceous, flowering, perennial
Shade to full sun
Bloom Color: Lavender
Leaf Color: Green, Variegated
Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall,
6-12” tall, 12 – 36” wide
Landscape Uses: Border, Ground cover

Nandina
Also called Heavenly Bamboo
Evergreen shrub, grows 6-8’
Red fall color, white spring blooms, red fall/winter berries
Light: Sun to shade.
Moisture: Moist to average; tolerates dry spells once established.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 to 8.
Propagation: From cuttings during warm weather or from seed.
Very low maintenance
Can be invasive

Ornamental Grass
Can be clump-forming or spreading
YOU DON’T WANT THE SPREADING TYPE
Full Sun
Grow 3’ – 8’ tall
Best varieties for Va.
Miscanthus – Silver grass or zebra grass
Pennisetum – Fountain grass (Annual in VA)
Pampas grass
Sea or River Oats
Best planted in spring
Low fertilizer & water requirements
Cut back to 4 -6” in late winter
Specimen or border – not a ground cover

Pansy Viola x wittrockiana
Plant type: Annual, Perennial*
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7b - 11
Height: 6" to 12”, Spread: 6 - 12"
Exposure: full sun, *part shade
Bloom Color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Bloom Time: Early to late spring, not summer, Mid fall to Early winter
Soil Condition: Loamy, Sandy, Neutral, Well drained
*Pansies are cool season flowers. They may or may not survive summer heat or winter cold.

Periwinkle Vinca minor
Perennial, evergreen, groundcover
Height: 6" to 12" , spread 12-14”
Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: fast
Can become invasive
Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Ground cover

Redbud Cercis canadensis
Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering, Tree
Height & Spread: 15 to 30’
Exposure: partial shade to full sun
Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring
Growth Rate: fast
Landscape Uses: Specimen, Street tree, Woodland garden
Native tree with commercial cultivars

Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia
Herbaceous, flowering, perennial
Part-sun to full sun
USDA Zones: 5-9
Blooms: Yellow and black from early summer to mid fall
Low maintenance & drought tolerant
24 – 48” tall 12 -24” wide
Borders, massing, & ground cover

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