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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 .

The leaves are evergreen , 6-18 cm long and 2-5 cm broad. The fruit is a dry capsule 15-25 mm long, containing numerous small seeds .There are two subspecies : Rhododendron ponticum subsp.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

* Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .

* The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify...

It weighs 47lb per cubic foot. * Wood - close-grained, heavy, hard, rather tough, strong, durable in contact with the soil. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American oaks, surpassed in...

* This much-branched shrub is especially showy in flower. Oblong to elliptic green leaves. Clusters of soft pink to white to lavender, slightly fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers (to 1.5” across), each with 5 long curved stamens, bloom in April immediately...

The flowers are white, borne in early spring. * Pieris japonica is a shrub with alternate, simple leaves , on brittle stems. * Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade.

* Fairly dense and bushy, especially when young. * Upright flower clusters separate it from P. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. * Leaves are dark green and leathery.

It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is also the official state flower of Alabama . * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced in great quantity, in winter...

* Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens also known as S. Fruits are attractive to wildlife.

Not needing much sun, the plant has a wide variety of forest homes; it is often seen sprouting out of old coast redwood stumps or dense brambles of other forest growths. * Typical flora associates are such plants as the western sword fern (Polystichum...

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .

Its range extends from southern Mississippi , through southern Alabama , the Florida panhandle and Georgia , to the coastal plains of Virginia and South Carolina . * Like other members of the genus Sarracenia, the Sweet pitcher plant traps insects using...

* 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...

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia.

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

* Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. * A very ornamental and variable plant. * Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American...

The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly with age. * Banksia ericifolia responds to fire by seeding, the parent plant being killed.

It grows in a variety of woodland habitats, and is often found in small woodland openings. * Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause and other gynecological...

* Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy. * The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc. * A tea is made from the leaves. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the...

This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this tree is 20–35 m. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked...

It is the dominant understory shrub in many Korean hillside forests, growing at 400-1500 m altitude. * Beautiful fragrant pale pink small flowers in clusters to 6"; deciduous; acid soil, although may be more tolerant of lime than most; needs protection...

* Bright green needles to 6", 7" cones; native to California south to Baja; grows quickly when young; "a beautiful specimen" (Wyman); used ornamentally in southern California, especially along the coast, and as a timber tree throughout the world in Mediterranean...

* This is a handsome plant especially in it's native coastal habitat where it is salt tolerant and grows in poor sandy soil. This is a great plant for massing or grouping, in full sun or shade.

A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain Stewartia. * Stewartia ovata (Mountain Camellia; also Stuartia ovata) is a species of Stewartia native to low to mid-elevations in the southern Appalachian...

* Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States. But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas.