Native Plants

Known as a southern sugar maple, this tree is heat tolerant with fall foliage that ranges from yellow to scarlet.  Grows best in full sun but will tolerate some shade.  Use as a shade or street tree and expect moderat

Fall color becomes more brilliant as time goes.

An excellent Red Maple with good fall color persisting into November. Good choice for the south.

Another superior Red Maple introduced by Schmidt Nursery with a proven track record. Spectacular orange to red fall color.

Introduced by Schmidt Nursery in 2006. This selection has improved branch angles with less co-dominance producing a better central leader. Red fall color.

A US National Arboretum selection made from a cross between October Glory and Autumn Flame.  It has excellent fall color.

An excellent variety as a result of breeding done by US National Arboretum.  This is a cross between Red Sunset and Autumn Flame Red Maple.  Good fall color.  An excellent shade tree.

An improved selection of Sugar Maple that is tolerant of southern heat and has beautiful orange fall color.

A distinctly upright and fast growing shade tree.  An excellent choice for a narrow area.  Yellow to orange yellow fall color.

A fast-growing shade tree with outstanding red foliage in the fall. Well adapted to the heat of the southeast and has the best red fall color of any of the maples

Great native shrub with large white flower spikes that extend above the foliage.

Snowcloud Serviceberry has a upright narrow habit with blue-green foliage that turns to a copper-orange in the fall.

A small native tree with beautiful white flowers in the early spring.  A slow to moderate grower with yellow to orange to red foliage in the fall.

This native is the result of a cross between arborea and laevis.  Nice growth habit, white flowers in the spring followed by red foliage in the fall.

An easy-to-grow native that is adaptable to a wide range of soils.  Displays an abundance of brilliant red fruit in the fall.

Native, orange flowering, perennial that attracts butterflies and pollinators.

A native tree that is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. Exfoliating bark adds interest to landscape.

A native tree that is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. Exfoliating bark adds interest to landscape.

Vigorous, highly adaptable vine with large orange showy flowers.

Compact ornamental grass that provides cool-season interest with its flower heads that persist through the winter.

Purple berries in the fall make this native plant a showpiece in the landscape.  Easy to grow and drought tolerant.

An easy-to-grow native plant adaptable to wide range of conditions.  Flowers have a pleasing scent of strawberries to bananas and should be planted close to a walk where it can be enjoyed when in bloom.

This hybrid Camellia boasts a fragrant, soft pink, double peony form flower in early spring

Native tree tolerant of wet soils. Useful where a smaller growing tree is needed.

A small to medium sized deciduous shrub with fragrant white flowers. Useful for native plantings and shrub borders.

This native wetland plant will grow in a wide range of conditions. 

Masses of purplish-pink flowers on this native tree are spectacular and will brighten any landscape in either sun or shade.

Amazing display of color on every branch.

Hearts of Gold stands out in the part shade/part sun garden with its large yellow leaves from spring into summer.

Dark purple foliage that lasts into summer gives dramatic impact in the landscape.  Grows best in the sun.

Dark purple foliage that lasts into summer gives dramatic impact in the landscape.  Grows best in the sun.

This yellow leafed cultivar of the native redbud has a moderate growth rate and lends itself as a specimen tree.

This slow-growing native tree blooms in early May.  It has striking white panicles of flowers just before it leafs out.

A medium-sized native tree frequently used as a shade tree on smaller properties.  It has long, white panicles in late spring that contrast beautifully against the back drop of the tree's dark green foliage.

A popular choice for naturalizing. Easy-to-grow shrub has fragrant, white flowers and medium-sized growth habit.

An improved form of the traditional summersweet. This variety has deep pink flowers and a pleasing fragrance. It works well in natural areas, planted near the back where it has plenty of room to grow. 

An easy to grow native that is tolerant of wet areas.  Can be effecctively used in group plantings in wet soils where most other plants would not do well.

This dogwood has a red flower with a white center in the spring adding interest in the woodland planting.  It is a strong grower with good resistance to powdery mildew.

The best of the white dogwood cultivars.  An abundance of large white flowers distinguish this improved cultivar from seedling grown dogwoods.

The pink dogwood with its soft color stands out in the landscape and is always a favorite choice.

Often used in mass plantings, this plant's fall color and red stems brighten the winter landscape.

Shrub dogwood with yellow branches that stand out in the winter.

Excellent street tree with outstanding fall color.

Excellent street tree with outstanding fall color and showy white flowers.

Produces edible persimmon fruit.

A dwarf Joe Pye Weed with purple flowers. Exceptional rain garden and meadow plant for attracting pollinators.

White bottle-brush type flowers are both fragrant and showy.  Dark green foliage in summer that becomes an array of yellow, orange, and red in the fall.