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* 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 .

* 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 .

It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced in great quantity, in winter or spring; handsome...

Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana . Dislikes dry soils, requiring cool, permanently moist conditions at the roots.

It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is ideal. * One of the most handsome plants for landscape designers. White flowers in upright clusters to 12" in early summer it has nice brown exfoliating...

It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced in great quantity, in winter or spring; handsome...

* Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles at branch tips; tough and adaptable; full sun or part shade;...

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant . * A good hedging plant. * 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...

* Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade. The flowers are white, borne in early spring. * Shiny dark green evergreen leaves, emerging bronzy in spring; white slightly fragrant flowers in pendulous masses; neat upright habit; prefers...

* 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.

* Features cup-shaped, sweetly fragrant (lemony), 9-12 petaled, creamy white, waxy flowers (2-3" diameter) which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer.

The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence. The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Like other members of the genus Sarracenia, the Sweet pitcher plant traps insects using a rolled leaf, which in this species is generally smaller and narrower than most species, usually not exceeding...

It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). * The fruit is not at all insipid, it has a very strong spicy taste of germolene, just like being in a hospital waiting room. * Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American...

Typically grows 20-30' tall. Flowers are often partially obscured by the large, velvety, oval-rounded, medium green leaves (to 8" long). Flowers give way to drupes which may persist into late autumn.

* A lovely, useful plant with white or gray bark, shiny dark green leaves, translucent quarter-inch scarlet fruit in large quantities; takes well to pruning, adaptable regarding soil; "very picturesquefruit is truly beautiful" (Dirr); native from...

* 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.

Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. Formerly known as Rhododendron roseum.

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

* The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland. * The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic. * Dark green leaves in summer; bright red quarter-inch fruit in fall and winter, very vivid and...

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species.

This pine is a straight-growing, medium-sized species, attaining heights of 20-35 m. To be able to compete successfully in such habitats, it has adapted greater shade tolerance than most other pines.

It is native from Massachusetts to Delaware and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. * It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks , which have a strong, deep taproot when young.

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...

In vernacular use, it is most often known asCunninghamia, but is also sometimes called "China-fir" (though it is not a fir). * The wood is light, fragrant, easily worked, resists insects damage.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring...

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. * It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1–2 m wide but often smaller.