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* 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 typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide. * Although floriferous and attractive in early spring, it basically plods though the rest of the growing season as a somewhat nondescript shrub.

* 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 .

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

* One of the most handsome plants for landscape designers. White flowers in upright clusters to 12" in early summer it has nice brown exfoliating bark and spreads by stolons to form mound like colonies.

Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall. Pink flowers appear in early spring (April-May in St. Louis) before or at the time of the emergence of the foliage.

Redbay is a perennial, with a non-herbaceous stem that is lignified. * The fresh or dried leaves can be used as a flavouring in soups etc. It is one of about 150 species in the evergreen tree genus Persea.

* 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...

* If the prey moves around in the trap, it tightens and digestion begins more quickly.Speed of closing can vary depending on the amount of humidity, light, size of prey, and general growing conditions.

Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai. It is important to have healthy branching or the overall growth of the tree will suffer.

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus racemosa.

It is also the official state flower of Alabama . It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is called 'tsubaki oil'. * The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) is one of the best known species of Camellia .

* 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...

* Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia. * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of...

* It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. * Red or orange berries in the fall; peeling bark reveals reddish inner bark. * Native to the west coast of North America , from British Columbia to California.

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.

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus racemosa.

201-3 Peter Adams. Shown here is the traditional classification, with species number after Chamberlain (1996), but this scheme is undergoing constant revision. 33–35 Additional Resources Records of the Rhododendron Society of America reside at the Albert...

* Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana .

It is relatively tolerant of dry sites and can be transplanted into wild shrub gardens. * Pinxterbloom azalea is a deciduous shrub that is native to moist woods, swamp margins and open areas from Massachusetts to South Carolina and Tennessee.

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...

* One of the most handsome plants for landscape designers. White flowers in upright clusters to 12" in early summer it has nice brown exfoliating bark and spreads by stolons to form mound like colonies.

Too small for commercial exploitation, but it is valued for use in cabinet making and the interior finishes of houses, it is also used for making small items such as tool handles. * The Ilex opaca species typically grows as an understory tree in forests.

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen in June. * 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; good...

* A very ornamental and variable plant. * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. * The narrow evergreen leaves, pale on the underside, have a tendency to form groups of threes, standing upright when...

It is also the official state flower of Alabama . It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is called 'tsubaki oil'. * The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) is one of the best known species of Camellia .