348 plants in this collection
Rare and little known evergreen shrub with dense habit. Small leathery leaves are glossy and emerge copper colored and mature to dark green. Steel blue fruit in fall. Introduced into England from the Himalayas in 1904 by Kingdon Ward and sometimes known as Viburnum wardii. We find no common name but "atrocyaneum" means "very deep blue".
This Viburnum is a rare evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub or small tree with spreading often drooping branches. The glossy, leaves are relatively small. It bears white flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit. Hillier says: "Large specimens in full fruit are extremely effective in autumn". This shrub from western China and the Himalayas seems to be little known in the U.S. but well adapted to the South. Hardy Viburnums are ubiquitous in the North but a number of fine evergreen Viburnums offered by Woodlanders should be in southern gardens. Unfortunately they are scarcely available from nurseries.
Linden Viburnum is native to Eastern Asia. This hardy deciduous shrub has flat clusters of white flowers followed by abundant and persistent bright red berries making it very ornamental. It is popular and adaptable in cooler regions but Dirr (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) advises that in zone 8 it should be planted in "moist soil and partial shade". This selection was shared with us by Brian Upchurch who operated Highland Creek Nursery, an exceptional source of unusual plants in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Upchurch obtained this dwarf selection in Japan but was unable to learn of a varietal name, only "Daruma type - no name". In addition to being of a smaller size it appears to have smaller leaves.
Woodland species. Leafy stems. (See J&F)
New compact selection of Arrowwood with glossy leaves and very showy blue fruit in late summer. Said to make a good hedge and be "perfect for residential landscapes". Patented "Proven Winner" from Spring Meadow Nursery. Sun or semi-shade. Moist soil.
A Japanese woodlander with large fragrant white flowers. Divided leaves. Self-sowing. Listed as V. eizanense in Hortus Third.
Southern coastal violet, leaves cordate or lobed. Blue-violet flowers. (See HRT)
This woodland violet native to eastern North America is valued for the bright yellow flowers. Also known as Viola pennsylvanica and Viola eriocarpa. A nice little violet for the woodland garden or shady border and a surprise to all who think violets have to be blue!
This large deciduous shrub or small tree is similar to Vitex agnus-castus but the five leaflets are very dissected and the panicles of blue flowers are more open. Overall it is a more open, airy, and possibly more hardy than Vitex agnus-castus. A good ornamental shrub with foliage that is deeply cut and not so readily mistaken for marijuana as Vitex agnus-castus.
Sometimes known as Erpetion reniforme, this is a pretty little trailing plant with small kidney-shaped leaves and numerous little half white, half lilac-blue flowers on erect two to three inch stems. It grows well in shady or semi shady moist soil and could be used to cascade down a slope or wall. It is hardy in the warmer zones and a greenhouse plant in the North.
Vitex agnus-castus or Chaste Tree is a decidous small tree or large shrub native to southern Europe and western Asia. The five to seven leaflets are palmately arranged and aromatic when bruised. The plant is valued for it's showy terminal spikes of flowers which appear in sumer and are typically blue, lvender, or occasionally white. Pink flowered forms are uncommon and 'Salinas Pink' is perhaps the nicest. It was found in the garden of a Mrs. Salinas in San Antonio, Texas by plantsman Greg Grant. Plant Vitex in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Vitex is a great substitute for Lilac in the Deep South.
Small tree in South. Treat as herbaceous perennial in the North. Lilac flowers. (See DIR)
This Vitex is a deciduous shrub or small tree with terminal spikes of blue flowers similar to Vitex negundo. It is something of a mystery. We propagated it from a plant at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA and had it labeled as Vitex cannabinifolia which is usually considered a variety of Vitex negundo. Cannabinifolia suggests that the leaves look like Cannabis which is true of some other Vitex but not this one. This plant has three, not five rather broad leaflets somewhat toothed on the margins making it's foliage looks much more like Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans) than like Marijuana. As with other Vitex, plant in a sunny site with good drainage.
Chaste tree is a small deciduous tree in South but can be grown as a perennial in the North. The leaves have been mistaken for those of Cannabis (Marijuana). The clusters of lilac flowers in summer have caused some to call it "Summer Lilac". It is a lovely summer flowering tree native to southern Europe and western Asia. Plant it in an open site with well-drained soil. This variety 'Flora Ann' was selected and named by Greg Grant of Nacogdoches, Texas. He named it for the late Mrs. Flora Ann Bynum of Winston Salem, NC a dear friend and great gardener. It is derived from Greg's variety 'Selina's Pink' and has good deep pink flowers.
Clear pink flower spikes to 18 inches above attractive green basal foliage. A choice perennial for extended bloom in the woodland garden. Best in light shade. (See ARM)
This very attractive native grape vine has small shiny rounded deciduous leaves. It is similar to Muscadine (V.rotundifolia) but has smaller leaves and essentially inedible small fruit. It is a great arbor vine for sunny location with well-drained soil. It is native on dry sandy soils in central Florida but is perfectly hardy here in South Carolina.
Similar to 'Bridget Bloom'but with silvery-green foliage. A selection by Charles and Martha Oliver. (See ARM)
*Reddish-violet double flowers.
Woodlanders has been a leader in offering a wide range of Citrus and Citrus hybrids which are hardy outdoors beyond the normal Citrus growing areas. This upright small tree produces abundant Yellow-orange pear-shaped juicy fruit which is tasty when fully mature. The fruit is lemon-sized or larger than the 'Thomasville' Citrangequat. Citrangequats are hybrids between a Citrange and a Kumquat. This citrus is somewhat of a mystery. Records are sketchy but is has been grown for years at the Citrus Arboretum in Lake Alfred, Florida. It could be an unnamed Citrangequat variety or a more complex hybrid that includes Citrangequat. We thank our friend Jeff Stevens for propagation material for this unusual citrus.
We'd hoped this Citrangequat might be the original 'Telfair' variety. With its egg size and shaped fruit it was in Joe Levert's outstanding hardy citrus collection in Augusta, Georgia. Our friend and hardy citrus guru Tom McClendon told us that 'Telfair' may well be extinct and advised as follows: "I collected that citrangequat at the Florida USDA citrus arboretum in 2000. It was a newer hybrid developed for rootstock potential and assigned only a number, not a name. I collected it because I reasoned it would be hardy and because it had beautiful fruit. When it started fruiting at Aquinas, I proposed calling it ‘Augusta’ to honor the tradition of naming citrus hybrids after the location where they first fruited (away from the USDA).
