Ornamentals

butterfly bushes

Butterfly Bush – Lo & Behold Blue Chip Jr.

Fast-growing, smaller size, less brittle stems, and blooms weeks earlier than other buddleia.

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Butterfly Bush – Lo & Behold Pink Micro Chip

The smallest plant in this award winning series with continuous and abundant blooms.

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Butterfly Bush – Lo & Behold Purple Haze

Fragrant colorful groundcover with horizontal branching rather than a mounded habit.

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Butterfly Bush – Miss Molly

The closest to red we’ve seen with a refined, semi-dwarf habit.

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Butterfly Bush – Miss Ruby

An award-winning butterfly bush, noted for its compact size and vivid, deep pink blooms.

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Butterfly Bush – Miss Violet

Pure saturated color, luxuriously long flower spires, and a refined, semi-dwarf habit.

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Hsuan Chen

Assistant Professor

hchen57@ncsu.edu

GRASSES

Miscanthus – Bandwidth

Short in stature and big on performance. This beautiful, tough ornamental grass is a real eye-catcher in the landscape.

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Miscanthus – High Frequency

A tall, columnar Japanese Silver Grass with showy banded variegated foliage perfect for a showy location as an upright focal point.

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Miscanthus – My Fair Maiden

A non-invasive, infertile hybrid Maiden Grass. Ideal for dramatic backgrounds in the landscape.

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Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

tranney@ncsu.edu

Hydrangeas

Hydrangea – Incrediball Blush (Smooth)

Bodacious big pink/lavender flowers on stiff stems.

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Hydrangea – Invincibelle Limetta (Smooth)

‘Annabelle’-type rebloomer with dwarf habit, lush green flowers, and strong stems.

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Hydrangea – Invincibelle Mini Mauvette (Smooth)

never-before-seen color blooms on very strong stems with dwarf habit.

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Hydrangea – Invincibelle Ruby (Smooth)

Dark foliage, very strong stems, and reblooms all season into autumn.

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Hydrangea – Invincibelle Spirit II

Improved version of the original pink ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea is a strong rebloomer.

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Hydrangea – Invincibelle Wee White (Smooth)

Compact frame 1-2.5′ tall boasts very sturdy stems and the ability to rebloom.

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Hydrangea – Puffer Fish (Panicle)

Compact habit with profuse flowers that fade lime green but develop a second, smaller flush of cream-colored flowers late in the season.

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Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

tranney@ncsu.edu

ornamental sweetpotato Vines

Illusion Emerald Lace

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Illusion Midnight Lace

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor. Also great as an annual ground cover.

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Illusion Penny Lace

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor. Finely cut foliage is reminiscent of Japanese maples.

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Sweet Caroline Bewitched After Midnight

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Bewitched Green with Envy

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Light Green

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Mahogany

Heart-shaped leaves retain their color well in full sun. The habit is more mounded, but it does trail as it matures through the season.

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Sweet Caroline Margarita

Vigorous, trailing, mounded growth with vibrant chartreuse foliage.

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Sweet Caroline Medusa Green

Unique mounded crown shape has many fingered foliage that is less trailing with overlapping leaves. Sub for Boston fern.

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Sweet Caroline Raven

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Red Hawk

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Jet Black

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime

Great foliage plant in combinations, excellent heat tolerance and good vigor.

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Sweet Caroline Tricolor

Wonderful tricolored leaves on trailing growth.

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Sweet Caroline Upside Black Coffee

Unique climbing habit is a twist on the usually trailing plant. Even with the climbing habit, the plant also trails nicely from the pot.

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Sweet Caroline Upside Key Lime

Unique climbing habit is a twist on the usually trailing plant. Even with the climbing habit, the plant also trails nicely from the pot.

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Craig Yencho

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor

919-513-7417

yencho@ncsu.edu

ornamental trees

Albizia – Chocolate Fountain

The only purple foliage, weeping, silk tree. Pink flowers in the summer. Drought-resistant.

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Cherry – Pink Cascade

A dramatic weeper with bright pink flowers.

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Magnolia – Mercury

Flowering up to a month later than other cultivars reduces risk of frost damage. Upright branching produces excellent pyramidal form.

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Peach – Corinthian Pink

An ornamental flowering peach with pink double flowers that appear in spring before lush, sharply serrated reddish green leaves.

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Peach – Ruby Ruffle

This ornamental tree blooms with clusters of dark pink, ruffled flowers in the spring followed by burgundy foliage with unique wavy edges.

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Pear – Chastity

Sparse fruit, dark green foliage, orange/red fall color and white flowers in spring.

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Pear – Javelin

Narrow, columnar tree is resistant to fireblight and may occasionally produce fruit.

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Plum – Purple Plunge

Large, fragrant, pink flowers. Quick growing and adaptable to a variety of environments.

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Redbud – Carolina Sweetheart

A carnival of color in early summer with electric pink flowers that fade white to green.

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Redbud – Flame Thrower

Color display often shows four to five different shades on a single branch all season.

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Redbud – Golden Falls

Pink blooms and strong foliage color. Holds up well in the sun and heat.

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Redbud – Merlot

Drought and heat tolerant, with self-cleaning flowers and a low seed set. Does not show leaf stress in the heat of summer.

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Redbud – Pink Pom Poms

Double pink flower clusters emerge in spring and are followed by large, green, heart shaped foliage. This plant will not produce seed pods.

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Redbud – Ruby Falls

Breathtaking dwarf weeping-habit specimen, compact, and elegantly formed.

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Redbud – Whitewater

A combination of vivid variegation with a broadly weeping habit.

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Contact us about NC State ornamental trees:

HC

Hsuan Chen

Assistant Professor

hchen57@ncsu.edu

TR

Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

tranney@ncsu.edu

Rhododendrons

Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Double Dark Pink

Big, bright, double blooms with dark green foliage and a dense, rounded habit.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Double Pink

Showy pink, double blooms with improved hardiness, and handsome foliage.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Double Purple

Superb blooming in spring and fall, medium sized habit, and handsome foliage.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Double White

Superior spring performance with doubled white flower clusters amid deep green foliage and a compact, dense habit.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Epic Coral

Lacy petaloid stamens adorn the center of each gigantic pink-orange flower.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Epic Pink

Large, rich bubble gum to hot pink single blooms.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Fuchsia Carpet

Selected for its tidy, ground-hugging habit, it lights up with hundreds of vivid fuchsia blooms in spring, then again late summer through fall.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Orange

Handsome, dark green foliage and a dense, rounded habit.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Pink Carpet

This dwarf, ground covering azalea displays a three-season show of multi-hued pink flowers.

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Azalea – Perfecto Mundo Red

Red flowers begin in spring and come roaring back in late summer through fall.

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Rhododendron – Black Hat

Small-leaved, compact ‘PJM’ type with a triploid selection, making the early spring flowers far longer lasting.

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Rhododendron – Dandy Man Color Wheel

Sun-tolerant evergreen with flowers changing pink to white. Thrives in tough conditions.

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Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

tranney@ncsu.edu

Other shrubs

Barberry – Sunjoy Mini Maroon

Seedless, deciduous, sterile, and dark-leafed with purple foliage and orange flowers that develop fruit.

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Barberry – Sunjoy Neo

Eye-catching selection that is bright and colorful all season, with a dense, semi-dwarf habit.

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Barberry – Sunjoy Orange Pillar

The same neon orange foliage as Sunjoy Neo, but with the useful, versatile habit of best-selling Sunjoy Gold Pillar.

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Barberry – Sunjoy Todo

Seedless, semi-evergreen, sterile, and dark-leafed with purple foliage and orange flowers that develop fruit. Smaller than Mini Maroon.

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Beautyberry – Pearl Glam

A striking, compact beautyberry with dark foliage and hot pink/purple fruit.

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Bottlebrush – Legend of the Small

A true, small-leaf, small-stature Fothergilla x intermedia

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Burning Bush – Fire Ball Seedless

The only seedless, sterile, non-invasive burning bush on the market.

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Desert Orchid – El Nino

This flowering shrub or miniature tree is a hybrid of desert willow and catalpa.

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Deutzia – Yuki Cherry Blossom

First-ever ‘Nikko’ deutzia with pink flowers with the same habit and fall color.

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Deutzia – Yuki Kabuki

Deep pink flowers and a more mounded, bushier habit than Cherry Blossom.

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Deutzia – Yuki Snowflake

Extra-heavy bloomer that blooms longer, with larger and more abundant flowers.

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Japanese Holly – Glow Pop

Dwarf broadleaf evergreen, with a tidy, compact habit and vivid golden foliage that won’t burn in the sun.

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Japanese Holly – Glow Stick

Naturally grows as a narrow column, just 1ft wide. Golden foliage shows no sign of sunburn or winter damage, even in full sun conditions.

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Mahonia – Funky Flow

Vibrant, compact evergreen has green foliage in spring and summer with neon yellow flowers through the winter. Shade and deer-tolerant.

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Mahonia – Groovy Glow

Evergreen with fall and winter flowering. Shade-tolerant and deer tolerant.

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Privet – Golden Ticket

Non-invasive, compact, and eco-friendly with season-long color and fragrant spring flowers.

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Privet – Good Vibrations

Compact, well-branched, about half the size of a normal privet, with bright gold and green foliage that lights up the landscape.

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Privet – Kindly

First ever seedless Japanese Privet has dark, glossy green foliage, good branching, and a handsome habit.

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Pyracomeles – Berry Box

This boxwood alternative is a drought-tolerant, easy-to-grow evergreen with colorful berries.

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Pyracomeles – Juke Box

Dwarf evergreen alternative to boxwood or holly, without the threat of boxwood blight or spider mites. No thorns and does not flower.

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Quince – Double Take Orange

Unique thornless and fruitless quince with large, heavy double flowers.

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Quince – Double Take Peach

Unique thornless and fruitless quince with large, heavy double flowers.

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Quince – Double Take Scarlet

Unique thornless and fruitless quince with large, heavy double flowers.

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Smokebush – Winecraft Black

Brilliant foliage colors during spring through fall with wispy red flowers and a compact rounded habit.

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Spirea (Japanese) – Double Play Candy Corn

Multi-tone foliage transitioning from bright orange-red to gold with magenta flowers.

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Spirea (Japanese) – Double Play Doozie

A dense, continuous bloomer with red new growth; seedless.

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Star Flower – Orion

Compact, evergreen, native shrubs with celestial flowers that bloom repeatedly throughout the year. Deer Resistant.

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Star Flower – Scorpio

Compact, evergreen, native shrubs with celestial flowers that bloom repeatedly throughout the year. Deer Resistant.

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Summersweet – Sugartina Crystalina

Dwarf habit and fragrant white flowers in mid summer with dark glossy foliage that turns bright yellow in fall.

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Sweetshrub – Aphrodite

A sweet shrub with large magnolia-like flowers and light fruity fragrance.

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Viburnum – Steady Eddy

Compact, reblooming viburnum with high floral coverage.

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Viburnum – Sweet Talker

Fragrant, heat tolerant, viburnum beetle resistant, reasonably tolerant to deer and highly salt tolerant.

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Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

tranney@ncsu.edu

Photo credits: Darwin Perennials, J.F. Schmidt, Plant Haven, Proven Winners, Spring Meadow Nursery, and Star Roses and Plants.