Plant Names

By Cassandra Laughton

Red Oak

• Quercus rubra• Red Oak • Tree• The red oak tree can reach of height of 80 feet. It can also attain a

girth of up to 3 feet.• Northern red oak is the only native oak extending northeast to Nova

Scotia. It grows from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, to Ontario, in Canada; from Minnesota South to eastern Nebraska and Oklahoma; east to Arkansas, southern Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Outliers are found in Louisiana and Mississippi

Hybrid Rhododendron • Rhododendron x catawabniense• Catawba hybrid rhododendron• Shrub • Seed Parent x Pollen Parent: catawbiense hybrid or selection • Predominate Flower Color: Purple • Flower / Truss Description: Flower funnel-shaped, lilac purple with a few reddish or pale brown markings.

Ball-shaped truss contains about 17 flowers. • Fragrant: None • Bloom Time: Late Midseason • Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs: 6 • Cold Hardiness Temperature: -20°F (-29°C) • Foliage Description / Plant Habit: Leaves elliptic, mid green. Dense and spreading habit. Tough plant that

takes heat and sun. Grows in time to small tree-size. • Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): E • Hybridizer: Boursault

Exbury Hybrid Azalea• Rhododendron Hybrid• Exbury Hybrid Azalea• Shrub• Hardiness: At least -10F, some to -45F.• Type: deciduous shrubs Size: 4-6’ tall x 3-4’ wide (at least)• Exposure: Full to partial sun Soil: Well drained• Fall color: usually bright red Growth Habit: Upright, vase shape.• Growth rate: slow-moderate Bloom Time: around May

Hybrid Tea Rose• Rosa spp. Class hybrid tea cv.• Hybrid Tea Rose• Shrub • Height:• 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)• Bloom Time:• Late Spring/Early Summer• Mid Summer• Late Summer/Early Fall• Blooms repeatedly

Meadow Sage

• Salvia nemorosa cv.• Meadow Sage• Perennial• Exposure: Full sun• Hardiness: Hardy• Soil type: Well-drained/light, Chalky/alkaline, Dry, Sandy• Height: 75cm• Spread: 53cm

Sedum

• Sedum• Datei Fetthenne Sedum• Perennial • Full sun to partial shade • Performs best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils • Under 6 in. (15 cm)• Germany