Slow Plants

A brightly colored plant that grows best in part shade.  Slow growth habit.

Delicate, red foliage and weeping growth habit make this a beautiful focal point in any garden or small area.

This orange to red weeping, cutleaf maple has a slightly faster growth rate with improved fall color.

A heat tolerant Japanese Laceleaf Maple with purplish red foliage.  Similar to Crimson Queen, but slightly faster growing.

Beautiful green cutleaf Japanese maple. Weeping habit.

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

Dwarf Japanese boxwood that forms a 3x3' mounding shrub.

This new dwarf Japanese boxwood has bright yellow-green variegated foliage. The plant is slow growing and produces a nice rounded shape.

Easy-grow, cold-hardy form of small-leaf boxwood with compact growth habit.

Dark green foliage distinguishes this classic shrub, often used in formal plantings.

Distinctly upright growth habit makes this a good choice for any narrow space in the landscape.

Hardy boxwood with dense, pyramid habit. Great for specimen planting.

A great, early-blooming, camellia with light red flowers is deserving of a prominent place in the landscape.

A great, early-blooming, camellia with peony-like flowers is deserving of a prominent place in the landscape.

Place in a high profile location so the beautiful flower display can be enjoyed. 

Large double white flowers with pink edge.

This Southern Living selection has a low growth habit similiar to Shi Shi Gashira, but has a beautiful double white flower.

Place in a high profile location so the beautiful flower display can be enjoyed. 

Camellia 'Shishigashira' has a spreading habit that is covered in bright pink flowers.

Vibrant dark pink double flowers that bloom early with a sweet fragrance.

A popular fall through winter blooming Camellia, Yuletide has dark red, single blooms that contrasts well with the deep green foliage.

Place in a high profile location so the beautiful flower display can be enjoyed. 

Winter's Snowman is a vigorous camellia that blooms white and is perfect for shady locations.

Street tree with that retains a dense, narrow form. Beautiful gold fall color.

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

Low growing evergreen that can tolerate dry and shade conditions.

A spreading plum yew with yellow highlighted foliage that forms a nice upright vase shape.

A semi-dwarf (10 feet in 15 years) redbud that showcases a spectacular floral display.

A bright golden form of Hinoki Cypress that can be used in the landscape for color or for screening.

Globose selection of Falsecypress that have bright yellow foliage.

This dwarf form of hinoki cypress with its unusual growth habit and texture can add interest to the landscape without overpowering the planting.

A compact form of Falsecypress that has bright yellow foliage to brighten the landscape.

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

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

Dwarf form of Cryptomeria that can be used in smaller areas without danger of overpowering the landscape.  Dark green foliage and unusual texture make this an interesting plant.

An elegant choice for classical or formal garden displays.

Sweet smelling Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' is a moderate grower with a mounding habit.

This Distylium selection has improved cold hardiness. It has a compact habit and small leaves making it great for foundations.

A great evergreen foundation shrub that produces red, witch-hazel like flowers.

An excellent Distylium with a mounding habit. Features dark blue-green foliage and red flowers.

Beautiful fragrant flowers provide interest during the winter.

A great evergreen foundation plant for filling in a narrow space.

This Fig has a dwarf, compact habit yet still produces many fruit per season.

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.

This variegated Gardenia has similiar leaves and growth habit of Fragrant Pathways. Expect a beautiful, compact gardenia with white flowers sitting on top of creamy golden leaves.

This sport of Soft Touch has bright yellow foliage.

An excellent native alternative to the Boxwood, Gem Box Inkberry forms a dense, mounding shrub.