Yucca filamentosa

Name: Yucca filamentosa
Common Name Adams needle	Family  Agavaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit clump forming	Hard. Zone   usda 4	Mature Size 75cm tall by 1.5m spread	x
Leaf: basal rosettes of inversely lance shaped, rigid, dark green, to 75cm long, margined with curly white threads	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered      x   Basal
Flowers: nodding, bell shaped, white, 5cm long, tinged green or cream	Infl. upright panicles, to 2m long
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept. )     Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:  architectual specimen, container	Limitations: cane borers, scale, fungal leaf spot	Other Features:

Vinca minor

Name: Vinca minor
Common Name lesser periwinkle	Family Apocynaceae
Deciduous          x   Evergreen         x    SubShrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit prostrate, mat forming	Hard. Zone   usda 4	Mature Size 10-20cm tall by indefinite spread	x
Leaf: elliptic or lance shaped, dark green, to 5cm long	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.     x   Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: showy, long stalked, 5 petal, blue, white, or blue violet	Infl.: singly
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained	Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade   x  Shade
Landscape uses: ground cover, woodland garden	Limitations: leaf hoppers, scale, aphids, leaf spot	Other Features: fast spreading

Viburnum tinus

Name: Viburnum tinus
Common Name laurustinus	Family Caprifoliacea
Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit compct, bushy	Hard. Zone usda 8	Mature Size 3m tall by 3m spread	x
Leaf: narrowly ovate to oblong, dark green, to 10cm long,	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small, salver form, white flowers, 6mm across	Infl.: flattened terminal cymes
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April. )     May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      (Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: shrub border, woodland gardens, wildlife attractant, winter interest	Limitations: gray mold, rust, powdery mildew, aphids, viburnum beetle	Other Features:

Sempervivum calcareum

Name: Sempervivum calcareum
Common Name houseleek	Family   Crassulaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous         x    Perennial
Habit mat, forming	Hard. Zone   usda 7	Mature Size 8cm tall by 20cm spread	x
Leaf: rosette of ovate, green leaves, pointed tips	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate      x   Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: star saped, panicle like cyme on upright stem	Infl. panicle like cyme
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August. )     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: rock garden, scree bed, wall crevice alpine house	Limitations:  rust	Other Features:

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Name: Rhododendron groenlandicum
Common Name Labrador tea	Family Ericaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit mounding	Hard. Zone usda 4	Mature Size 2m tall by 1.5m spread	x
Leaf: lance shaped, mid green, brown indumentum underside, aromatic when crushed	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers	Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun     Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: shrub border, woodland garden	Limitations:	Other Features:

Prunus laurocerasus

Name: Prunus laurocerasus
Common Name cherry laurel	Family Rosaceae
Deciduous          x   Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit dense, bushy	Hard. Zone   usda 6	Mature Size 8m tall by 10m spread	x
Leaf: oblong, glossy, to 15cm long, dark green, pale underside	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: cup shaped, fragrant, white flowers, 9mm across in upright racemes to 13cm long	Infl. upright raceme followed by conical cherry-like red fruit 1.5cm across, ripening to black
Jan.     Feb.      March.     ( April.      May.      June. )     July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun  x  Semi-shade   x  Shade
Landscape uses:  screening or groundcover	Limitations: chlorotic in alkaline soil, leaf hoppers, mites,powdery mildew	Other Features:

Polystichum polyblepharum

Name: Polystichum polyblepharum
Common Name Japanese eyelash fern	Family Dryopteridaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial  _x _Fern
Habit clump forming	Hard. Zone  usda 6	Mature Size 60-80cm tall by 90cm spread	x
Leaf: shuttlecocks of spreading, lance shaped, 2 pinnate, shiny, dark green fronds,to 80cm long, covered with golden hairs when they unfurl, pinnae lobes are oblong-ovate and have spiny toothed margins	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers	Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun     Semi-shade   x  Shade x
Landscape uses: rock garden, woodland garden ground cover	Limitations:	Other Features:

Polystichum munitum

Name: Polystichum munitum
Common Name: Western sword fern	Family  Dryopteridaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial  _x__Fern
Habit clump forming	Hard. Zone usda 3	Mature Size 90cm tall by 1.5m spread	x
Leaf: narrowly lance shaped, leathery, pinnate, dark green fronds, 90cm long or more, pinnae are linear and spiny toothed	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers	Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x	Exposure Sun     Semi-shade   x  Shade x
Landscape uses: rock garden, ground cover in woodland garden	Limitations:	Other Features:

Ilex crenata

Name: Ilex crenata
Common Name:  Japanese holly				Family: Aquifoliaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit variable	Hard. Zone    usda 5		Mature Size  5m tall by 4m spread					x
Leaf: ovate to elliptical, scalloped, glossy, dark green, 2-3cm long, can appear pitted on underside					Fall/Winter Color: black, white, yellow fruit persists
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small cup shaped, white						Infl.cyme followed by berries
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: shrub border rock garden, informal hedge		Limitations: aphids, scale, leaf miner					Other Features:

Ilex aquifolium

Name: Ilex aquifolium
Common Name  English holly				Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit erect, dense, pyramidal	Hard. Zone   usda 7		Mature Size 25m tall by 8m spread					x
Leaf:elliptic to ovate, glossy, dark green, 5-10cm long, with entire, wavy, spine toothed, or spiny margins					Fall/Winter Color: red berries long lasting persist through winter
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:small, cup shaped, white borne at leaf axils						Infl.: singly, clusters or cymes
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: woodland garden, specimen tree		Limitations: considered invasive, aphids, scale and leaf miner					Other Features: