Zone: 5-9Height: 2-4' x 2-3'Light Needs: Full Sun Blooms striking flowers of purple that attract butterflies mid to late Summer and fragrant silver-gray foliage prefers well-drained soil. Cut back … [Read more...] about Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ (Bluebeard)
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Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal doghobble)
Zone: 6-9Height: 2-4' x 3-5'Light Needs: Part Shade A broad-leaf evergreen that is low-growing with a spreading, vase-like habit and thick, shiny, dark green leaves with clusters of slightly … [Read more...] about Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal doghobble)
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ (Summersweet)
Zone: 4-6' x 3-5'Height: 4-8Light Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade A rounded, densely branched deciduous shrub with glossy green foliage that turns shades of yellow in the Fall. Produces sweetly … [Read more...] about Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ (Summersweet)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
Zone: 5-9Height: 5-12' x 4-8'Light Needs: Full Sun to Part shade A North American deciduous shrub with white fragrant flowers in Summer that mature into hard spherical ball-like fruits. Fruiting … [Read more...] about Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
Buxus x ‘Green Gem’ (Boxwood)
Zone: 4-9Height: 3-4' x 3-4'Light Needs: Part to Full Sun A slow-growing, dwarf Evergreen shrub that forms a lush, rounded mound of glossy green foliage. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer … [Read more...] about Buxus x ‘Green Gem’ (Boxwood)