We all can recognize plants with "extroverted personalities." They stop us dead in our tracks, they are hot items in the garden center, and they bring flavor and spice to landscapes like few other plants can. Jared Barnes will introduce you to more great plants. Whether its color, form, bloom, foliage, fragrance, or a whole host of other noteworthy attributes, these woody characters are sure to stand out in your landscape!

1. Plant Extroverts!
Wonderful Woodies with Personality

2. “Jared

3. “Jared, we need you to
come save this party.”

8. Plant Extroverts!
Wonderful Woodies with Personality
Jared Barnes

9. An Introduction to Extroverts

10. Cercis canadensis
‘Hearts of Gold’
(eastern redbud)

11. Cercis canadensis
‘Hearts of Gold’
(eastern redbud)

12. Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’
(eastern redbud)

13. Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’
(eastern redbud)

14. Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’
(eastern redbud)

15. Speaking of personality in the garden…

17. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’
(eastern redbud)

18. Robinia pseudoacacia
‘Purple Robe’
(black locust)

19. Robinia pseudoacacia
‘Purple Robe’
(black locust)

20. Acer griseum
(paperbark maple)

21. Acer griseum
(paperbark maple)

22. Acer griseum
(paperbark maple)

24. Daphne odora Rebecca™
(fragrant daphne)

25. Daphne odora Rebecca™
(fragrant daphne)

26. Maclura pomifera
(Osage orange)

27. Maclura pomifera
(Osage orange)

28. An Introduction to Extroverts
In the Bleak Midwinter

29. Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’
(bloodtwig dogwood)

30. Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’
(bloodtwig dogwood)

31. Salix ‘Flame’
(willow)

32. Salix ‘Flame’
(willow)

33. Styphnolobium
japonicum
‘Winter Gold’
(Japanese pagoda tree)

34. Styphnolobium
japonicum
‘Winter Gold’
(Japanese pagoda tree)

35. Styphnolobium
japonicum
‘Winter Gold’
(Japanese pagoda tree)

36. Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’
(Japanese maple)

37. Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’
(Japanese maple)

38. Cupressus arizonica
‘Blue Ice’
(Arizona cypress)

39. Cupressus arizonica
‘Blue Ice’
(Arizona cypress)

40. Cupressus arizonica
‘Blue Ice’
(Arizona cypress)

41. Osmanthus heterophyllus
‘Goshiki’
(false holly)

42. Osmanthus heterophyllus
‘Goshiki’
(false holly)

43. An Introduction to Extroverts
Multi-season All-stars

44. Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’
(fothergilla)

45. Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’
(fothergilla)

46. Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’
(fothergilla)

47. Hydrangea quercifolia
(oakleaf hydrangea)

48. Hydrangea quercifolia
(oakleaf hydrangea)

49. Hydrangea quercifolia
‘Harmony’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

50. Hydrangea quercifolia
‘Harmony’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

51. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

52. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

53. Hydrangea quercifolia
‘Little Honey’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

54. Hydrangea quercifolia
‘Little Honey’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

55. Plants with a Purpose
Color Combos

56. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’
(oakleaf hydrangea)

57. Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
(autumn fern)

58. Acer griseum
(paperbark maple)

59. Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’
(thornless honeylocust)

60. Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’
(spiderwort)

61. Phlomis fruticosa
(Jerusalem sage)

62. Phlomis fruticosa
(Jerusalem sage)

63. Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ Golden Spirit™
(smoke bush)

64. Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ Golden Spirit™
(smoke bush)
Allium christophii
(star of Persia)

65. Plants with a Purpose
Vigorous Vines

66. Jasminum officinale
‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise
(jasmine)

67. Jasminum officinale
‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise
(jasmine)

68. Jasminum officinale
‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise
(jasmine)

69. Lonicera sempervirens ‘Sarah’s Dreamsickle’
(trumpet honeysuckle)

70. Schizophragma
hydrangeoides
‘Moonlight’
(Japanese hydrangea vine)

71. Schizophragma
hydrangeoides
‘Moonlight’
(Japanese hydrangea vine)

72. Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’
(Japanese hydrangea vine)

73. Plants with a Purpose
Excellent Edibles

74. Asimina triloba
(pawpaw)

75. Asimina triloba
(pawpaw)

76. Photo: Bobby Ward
Asimina triloba
(pawpaw)

77. Camellia sinensis
(tea)

78. Camellia sinensis
(tea)

79. Camellia sinensis
(tea)

80. Camellia sinensis
(tea)

86. Vaccinium ashei ‘Tifblue’ & ‘O’Neal’
(blueberry)

87. Plants with a Purpose
Fantastic Foliage

88. Metasequoia
glyptostroboides ‘Ogon’
(dawn redwood)

89. Metasequoia
glyptostroboides ‘Ogon’
(dawn redwood)

90. Corylopsis spicata ‘Ogon’
(spike winterhazel)

91. Rhus laciniata ‘Bailtiger’ Tiger Eyes®
(staghorn sumac)

92. Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’
(southern catalpa)

93. Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’
(southern catalpa)

94. Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’
(small anise)

95. Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’
(small anise)

96. Melianthus major
(honey bush)

97. Melianthus major
(honey bush)

98. Neolitsea sericea
(silky laurel)

99. Neolitsea sericea
(silky laurel)

100. Magnolia macrophylla
(bigleaf magnolia)

101. Magnolia macrophylla
(bigleaf magnolia)

102. Magnolia ashei
(Ashe’s magnolia)

103. Magnolia ashei
(Ashe’s magnolia)

104. Magnolia ashei
(Ashe’s magnolia)

105. Embracing the Ephemeral
Seasonal Extroverts

106. Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’
(common winterberry)

107. Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’
(common winterberry)

108. Edgeworthia chrysantha
(paperbush)

109. Edgeworthia chrysantha
(paperbush)

110. Edgeworthia chrysantha
(paperbush)

111. Edgeworthia chrysantha
(paperbush)

112. Stachyurus praecox ‘Sterling Silver’
(stachyurus)

113. Stachyurus praecox ‘Sterling Silver’
(stachyurus)

114. Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’
(stachyurus)

115. Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’
(stachyurus)

116. Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’
(stachyurus)
Photo: Mark Weathington

117. Magnolia × kewensis
‘Wada’s Memory’
(magnolia)

118. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’
(Kehr hybrid magnolia)

119. Chaenomeles speciosa Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’
(flowering quince)

120. Chaenomeles speciosa Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’
(flowering quince)

121. Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus®
(hybrid dogwood)

122. Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus®
(hybrid dogwood)

123. Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus®
(hybrid dogwood)

124. Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana
(Mexican flowering dogwood)

125. Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana
(Mexican flowering dogwood)

126. Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’
(flowering dogwood)

127. Rhododendron austrinum
(Florida azalea)

128. Rhododendron periclymenoides
(pinxterbloom azalea)

129. Paeonia ‘Bartzella’
(peony)

130. Paeonia ‘Bartzella’
(peony)

131. Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit
(smooth hydrangea)

132. Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit
(smooth hydrangea)

133. Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit
(smooth hydrangea)

134. Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball®
(smooth hydrangea)

135. Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball®
(smooth hydrangea)

136. Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball®
(smooth hydrangea)

137. Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball®
(smooth hydrangea)

139. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Daddy’
(mophead hydrangea)

140. Hydrangea paniculata Limelight®
(panicle hydrangea)

141. Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ Midnight MagicTM
(crape myrtle)

142. Buddleja ‘Blue Chip’
(butterfly bush)

143. Nicotiana glauca ‘Salta Blues’
(tree tobacco)

144. Nicotiana glauca ‘Salta Blues’
(tree tobacco)

145. Parrotia persica
(Persian ironwood)

146. Parrotia subaequalis
(Chinese ironwood)

147. Parrotia subaequalis
(Chinese ironwood)

148. Lindera salicifolia
(willowleaf spicebush)

149. Lindera salicifolia
(willowleaf spicebush)

150. Lindera salicifolia
(willowleaf spicebush)

151. Oxydendrum arboreum
(sourwood)

152. Oxydendrum arboreum
(sourwood)

153. Oxydendrum arboreum
(sourwood)

154. Oxydendrum arboreum
(sourwood)

155. A Challenge…

156. A Challenge…
Plant Extroverts!!!

157. Cultivating Plants
Cultivating Gardeners
Cultivating Life
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