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* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* Said to be heat tolerant and grows throughout the South. * Native to central and Southern Japan * Momi Fir is sometimes used as an ornamental tree, particularly in warm temperate regions with hot, humid summers such as the southeastern United States.

* In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry. Sarracenia rubra is generally clump-forming. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

* Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. Plants are very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882).

Pink flowers appear in early spring (April-May in St. Louis) before or at the time of the emergence of the foliage. Formerly known as Rhododendron roseum. An upright, rounded shrub which typically grows 4-8' tall (less frequently to 15' tall) and as wide.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering; doesn't mind shade but prefers sun; Dirr recommends it for foundations, hedges, and accent plants, particularly the cultivars;...

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . * Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including...

* The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * Native to Southeast Australia. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai. * Beautiful fragrant pale pink small flowers in clusters to 6"; deciduous; acid soil, although may be more tolerant of lime than most; needs protection...

* American holly is the state tree of Delaware. * Yellow-green spiny leaves; red fruit almost 1/2" wide, lasting into winter; of pyramidal habit in youth, later more open, with horizontal branches, sometimes contorted; must have male and female to get...

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

* Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .

* The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * Native to Southeast Australia. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

The flowers are camellia-like, 6-12 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous white, yellow or purple stamens; they appear in early to mid-summer. * Stewartia ovata (Mountain Camellia; also Stuartia ovata) is a species of Stewartia native to low...

It is hardy to zone 4. * A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate. * Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil;...

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

The flowers are camellia-like, 6-12 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous white, yellow or purple stamens; they appear in early to mid-summer. * Stewartia ovata (Mountain Camellia; also Stuartia ovata) is a species of Stewartia native to low...

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

* Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Also useful for stabilizing embankments. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

It may also occur naturally in Vietnam. * Cones can remain closed on the tree for a number of years, opening after the heat of a forest fire to scatter their seeds which then germinate and grow rapidly in the ashes of the fire.

* A very spiny deciduous shrub with lots of strongly fragrant 3/4" bright yellow pealike flowers in spring and sporadically later; leaves are few and small; often rather weedy; grows on sand, likes neutral or acid soil; needs full sun; native to Europe,...

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.

* This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia. The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets.

Quercus myrtifolia ( myrtle oak ) is a North American species of oaks in the beech family . * Quercus myrtifolia, commonly known as myrtle oak, is a small, often shrubby, evergreen oak with a spreading rounded crown and smooth dark brown bark.