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Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania . A very ornamental plant. Plants are very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. * Kalmia latifolia , commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood , is a species flowering...

* 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 .

Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem and yellowsedge bluestem .

* 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 .

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. A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain...

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

* Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on the East Coast.

* It grows to 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) tall. The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in) long. * The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas,...

But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas. * Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

* 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.

* The fresh or dried leaves can be used as a flavouring in soups etc. Redbay is a perennial, with a non-herbaceous stem that is lignified. It has evergreen leaves that are about 3 to 6 inches long with a lance shape.

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* Rhododendron schlippenbachii ( Royal Azalea ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of Manchuria ( Liaoning , Nei Mongol ), Japan , and the Russian Far East .

A sweet flavour. It has a golden-yellow fall color; likes cool areas and moist acid soils. The bark is white, commonly brightly so, flaking in fine horizontal strips, and often with small black marks and scars.

* The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity. Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter. * A Southeast U.S. native, small understory tree with a broad, rounded crown or a large shrub.

* The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental plantings. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to...

* Habit and Form a semievergreen to deciduous shrub typically 5' to 6'; can reach 10' upright, spreading branching habit shape is irregular to mounded multi-stemmed, suckering and colony-forming coastal plants are low-growing, often only 1' to 2' tall

It is generally yellow or yellow-green with bulbous yellow flowers. Seed - ground into a flour. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse. The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of 4 m (12 ft).

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. * Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar...

Serotina ); the last is treated as a subspecies of Pitch Pine by some botanists . They burn well and have been gathered and placed at the ends of sticks to make torches. * Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood...

* It grows with various species of Quercus and a variety of other pines . It is found only in Mexico. * Pinus lawsonii occurs in forest and woodland at 1300-2600 m elevation. * Lawson's Pine (Pinus lawsonii) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

* Betula nigra ( River Birch ; also occasionally called Water Birch ) is a species of birch native to the eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota , and south to northern Florida and east Texas .

Pinxter means Pentecost (seventh Sunday after Easter) in Dutch, in reference to the bloom time for this shrub. It is relatively tolerant of dry sites and can be transplanted into wild shrub gardens.

* Some plants produce multiple flower spikes, possibly of varying sizes, from a single point of origin. The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly with age.

The roots contain tannin. The fibres are up to 50cm long, they are harvested commercially and used to make brushes, especially where these have to remain stiff in hot water or caustics.

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion.