Ornamental
Plants College
of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension Service
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Trees
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| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Bald cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Bradford pear | Pyrus calleryana |
| Bur oak | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Cabbage palm | Sabal palmetto |
| Chaste tree | Vitex angus-castus |
| Cherry laurel | Prunus caroliniana |
| Chestnut oak | Quercus prunus |
| Chinese pistache | Pistacia chinensis |
| Crape myrtle | Lagerstroemeia indica |
| Deodarcedar | Cedrus deodara |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba |
| Goldenrain tree | Koelreuteria paniculata |
| Hollies | Ilex spp. |
| Honeylocust | Gleditzia triacanthos |
| Japanese zelkova | Zelkova serrata |
| Japanese pagoda tree | Sophora japonica |
| Lacebark elm | Ulmus parvifolia |
| Laurel oak | Quercus laurifolia |
| Live oak | Quercus virginiana |
| Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica |
| Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora |
| Mimosa | Albizia julibrissin |
| Needle palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
| Pin oak | Quercus palustris |
| Pindo palm | Butea capitata |
| Pond cypress | Taxodium ascendens |
| Redbud | Cercis canadensis |
| Shumard oak | Quercus shumardii |
| Smoke tree | Cotinus coggygria |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflura |
| Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis |
| Tulip poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Washington hawthorne | Crataegus phaenopyrum |
| Water oak | Quercus nigra |
| White ash | Fraxinus americans |
| White oak | Quercus alba |
| Windmill palm | Trachycarpus fortunei |
Shrubs
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| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Aucuba | Aucuba japonica |
| Barberry | Berberis sp. |
| Beauty bush | Kolkwitzia amabilis |
| Beautyberry | Callicarpa americans |
| Boxwood | Buxus spp. |
| Butterfly bush | Buddlea davidli |
| Chaste-tree | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Chinese photinia | Photinia serrulata |
| Chinese holly | Ilex cornuta |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster spp. |
| Crepe myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica |
| Dwarf yaupon holly | Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' |
| Elaeagnus | Elaeagnus pungens |
| Euonymus | Euonymus spp. |
| Firethorn (Pyracantha) | Pyracantha coccinea |
| Flowering quince | Chaenomeles speciosa |
| Forsythia | Forsythia intermedia |
| Fragrant sumac | Rhus aromatics |
| Glossy abelia | Abelia grandiflora |
| Japanese privet | Ligustrum japonicum |
| Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii |
| Jasmine | Jasminum spp. |
| Juniper | Juniper spp. |
| Ligustrum | Ligustrum spp. |
| Mahonia | Mahonia spp. |
| Nandina | Nandina spp. |
| Oleander | Norium oleanders |
| Osage orange | Maclura pomifera |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia selloana |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira |
| Quince | Chaenomeles japonica |
| Russian olive | Elaeagnus spp. |
| Scotch broom | Cytissus spp. |
| Spirea | Spirea spp. |
| Strawberry bush | Euonymus americans |
| Vibernum | Viburnum spp. |
| Wax myrtle | Myrica cerifera |
| Yaupon holly | Ilex vomitoria |
Vines/Ground
Covers |
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| Common Names | Botanical Names |
| Asiatic jasmine | Jasminum asiaticu |
| Bearberry cotoneaster | Cotoneaster dammeri |
| Carolina jasmine | Gelsemium sempervirens |
| Chinese wisteria | Wisteria chinensis |
| Confederate jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides |
| Creeping juniper | Juniperus horizontalis |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis spp . |
| English ivy | Hedera helix |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera spp. |
| Japanese clematis | Clematis spp. |
| Juniper | Juniper spp. |
| Lantana | Lantana spp. |
| Liriope | Liriope sp. |
| Mondograss | Ophiopogon japonicus |
| Periwinkle | Vinca minor |
| St. John's wort | Hypericum calycinum |
| Thrift | Phlox subulata |
| Trumpet vine | Campsis radicans |
| Trumpet honeysuckle | Lonicera sempervirens |
| Wintercreeper | Euonymus fortunei |
| Wisteria | Wisteria spp. |
| Annuals/Perennials | |
| Common Names | Botanical Names |
| Annual phlox | Phlox drummondii |
| Annual periwinkle | Vinca rosea |
| Baby's Breath | Gypsophila spp. |
| Black eyed susan (coneflower) | Rudbeckia bicolor |
| Calendula | Calendula officinalis |
| Cape marigold | Calendula officinalis |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis spp. |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus |
| Cosmos | Cosmos bipinnatus |
| Gaura | Gaura lindheimeri |
| Gazania | Gazania linean's |
| Globe amaranth | Gomphrena globosa |
| Moss rose | Portulaca grandiflora |
| Stonecrop | Sedum spp. |
| Strawflower | Helichrysum bacteatum |
| Verbena | Verbena hybrida |