Cleyera leaves
Partial Shade – Rounded upright shrub with dark, glossy foliage. New growth is bronzy-red. Use as an informal hedge or container plant. Medium and well drained water requirements. No pests. Best if pick pruned.
Camellia
Partial Sun- There are two major species, Camellia sasanqua, which bloom in late fall to early winter, and Camellia japonica which bloom in late winter to early spring. Flowers are 1.5 to 4 inches in diameter and come in single, semi-double and double petal. Upright growing shrubs with glossy dark green foliage. Hundreds of varieties […]
Boxwood – Japanese leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade – Compact growing popular shrub most often commonly used as clipped low hedges or shaped into globes, pyramids or containers. Bright green leaves change to bronze in winter if planted in full sun. Medium water requirements, prunes well. Susceptible to spider mites.
Abelia – Sherwood
Sun or Shade – White flowers all summer. Grows 2’ – 3’ x 2’-3’ (tall and wide). No pests.
Azalea
Filtered Sun – Requires extensive bed prep in Dallas. Medium to high water requirements. Must be evenly watered, never dry and must be well drained. No wet feet or standing water. Susceptible to lace bugs, spider mites, scale, chlorosis, petal blight and root rot. Acid soil and fertilizer up to early September.
Azalea blooms
Filtered Sun – Requires extensive bed prep in Dallas. Medium to high water requirements. Must be evenly watered, never dry and must be well drained. No wet feet or standing water. Susceptible to lace bugs, spider mites, scale, chlorosis, petal blight and root rot. Acid soil and fertilizer up to early September.
Aucuba – Japonica
Full Shade- Upright plant with large, green or variegated leaves. Good specimen or accent plant. Will not tolerate sun. The perfect choice for densely shaded areas. Drought tolerant once established. Evergreen.
Abelia – Prostrata
Sun or Shade – White flowers all summer. Low to medium water. Grows 2’ x 2’3’ (tall and wide). No pests.
Abelia – Glossy leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade – Graceful arching branches, bronzy new growth and delicate bell-shaped flowers during the summer and fall. Prunes well, no pests.
Purple Winter Creeper Euonymus Coloratus
Full sun to full shade -Purple Wintercreeper or Euonymus Coloratus fortunei (wintercreeper euonymus) is a Vigorous, woody groundcover with glossy, deep green, white-veined leaves, turning purple on their undersides in winter. Some stems will grow upwards and can climb walls. Commonly called purple wintercreeper, it is primarily a trailing evergreen ground cover form which typically […]
