Pigmy date palm -8 -palm -damaged by cold -nice detail planting. Althea -8 -Deciduous shrub

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1 Althea Bald Cypress -75 -Large Deciduous shrub -adapts to most conditions knees are a problem in the lawn Bridal Wreath -a loose weeping form -flowers in the spring Hydrangea -summer flowers on old growth -pruning will remove the subsequent year s flowers Indigo -3 -summer flower resembling wisteria -spreading, but easy to control -best in shade Native Azalea -flowers on bare wood in early spring Oakleaf Hydrangea -summer flowers Pyracanthus -attractive bright red berries -the thorns cause a burning sensation (the name means fire-stick) Sweet shrub -burgundy flowers in spring Pigmy date palm -palm -nice detail planting Bermuda -turf grass -a fine textured grass associated with golf courses -performs best in full sun light -it should be cut short and often -browns in late fall Centipede -turf grass -medium texture -has not performed well in New Orleans soil St Augustine -turf -a shade tolerant grass -serious problems with fungus and chinch bugs -best results when the turf is cut between 3-4 inches (the highest mower setting) Zoysia -turf grass -a dense growth habit prone to thatch when grown in full sun light -sun varieties are well adapted to shade -best cut short (one inch) Alyssum -4 Begonia -excellent detail color -cold sensitive Caladium -18 -summer color -returns most years in consistency

2 Coleus -colorful foliage Dianthus -1 -flower resembles a small carnation Impatiens -easily frozen -performs well in shape Pansies -not damaged by New Orleans winters -last until the heat of May Petunia -1 -white the plant handle the cold, the buds and flowers may be damaged -trailing petunias very low grown (well suited for pots) Portulaca -6 -flowers open with the sun and close in the evening Purslane -6 Flowers open with the sun and close in the evening Salvia 12 Snap Dragon up-right flower spikes -many colors -cool season annual Vinca/periwinkle -18 -prefers hot and dry conditions -do not handle wet conditions (sprinklers) Viola -8 -not damaged by New Orleans winters -last until the heat of May -A good choice for shade Cabbage Palm -palms Date palm -very large palm Dwarf Palmetto -grows slower and small in full sun Areca Plants Bamboo palm -upright form Dracaena -several variety: red edged, corn stalk, striped Dumb cane -large leaves -up right form Lady palm -grows well indoors with adequate light Spider Plant -1

3 Rubber plant Large, thick leaves Sansevieria -3 -Mother-in-law tongue Pothos -vining form Asian jasmine -ground cover -12 -an aggressive grower which is difficult to control among other plants -controlled well with quarterly mowing (the first cu is unnerving) Aspidistra/Cast iron -damaged by direct sunlight -dwarf variety milky way Dwarf monkey grass (dwarf mondo) -3 -ground cover -an attractive alternative to turf grass -foliage burned by afternoon sun -requires very many plants to establish a new planting -performs best in shade (not competitive with weeks) Sedum -6 -a durable ground cover Shore juniper - blue rug is an especially low growing (6 ) Strawberry geranium -6 -needs shade because of summer heat Vinca major -ground cover -12 -flowers in spring -does not cover evenly Ardisia/Christmas Berry -bright red fruit -well suited for shade Azalea, indica -ev shrub -flowers for a few weeks in early spring -hedging on regular hard pruning stresses plant Azalea, semi-dwarf -some varieties bloom more than once a year Azalea, dwarf -this is a temperamental group Bottlebrush -red flowers giving its name -dwarf available Boxwood, Japanese -excellent for a small clipped form Brazilian Sky Flower -yellow berries -blue flower Brunfelsia -white, lavender, and purple flowers at the same time

4 Camellias -large, full flowers in the winter -many varieties Cassia -bright yellow flowers -difficult to keep upright Chinese mahonia -naturalistic form Cleyera -a good substitute for red-tip photinia -make a consistent screen Japanese viburnum -grows larger than expected Dwarf burford holly -makes a dense, small hedge Dwarf nandina -attractive color on foliage in fall and winter Dwarf oleander -a more suitable plant than the very large oleander -occasional pruning makes for a more attractive shrub -may be damaged by a freeze Elaegnus -a large shrub -loose form French mulberry -rings of purple berries -deciduous Gardenia -fragrant cream colored flowers in summer -smaller varieties available Glossy abelia -grows to 6 -small white flower in summer -loose form -smaller varieties available Golden euonymus -significant problems with insects Indian hawthorn -a very reliable shrub -flowers and berries are hardly noticeable Kumquat -well suited for small spaces f -coarse texture, up right form -fruit looks like grapes Dwarf yaupon -excellent clipped form

5 Loropetalum -loose form unless trimmed -flowers in the spring -dwarf loropetalum available Nandina -an upright form can be grown in narrow spaces -selective pruning improves its appearance Oleander -a large plant for the landscape Pineapple guava -requires several plants to produce fruit -needs good drainage Pittosporum -prone to cold damage Rotunda Holly -3 -very prickly leaves Sasanqua -many varieties -excellent show of flowers in winter Shore juniper -blue rug/pacific a very low and spreading form American beech -75 -not suited in urban environment American hornbeam -grows under other trees Arizona ash Bradford pear -tight elliptical for when young -attractive flowers and fall color -this tree is a significant problem as it matures; should be avoided Crape myrtle -20 -flower most of the summer -should never be topped (pruned to reduce its size) -three trunks are preferable Devils walking stick -15 -unique tall cane covered in thorns Flowering cherry -fall color -short lived in New Orleans Ginkgo Green Hawthorn -attractive red fall berries Ironwood -has a temperamental nature

6 Hackberry -40 -fruit attracts birds Japanese maple x 10 -excellent fall color -specimen/focal plant -red maple foliage can be burned in full sun Mayhaw -red fruit Nuttal oak -Medium Deciduous tree -Consistent growth habits Oriental magnolia -striking flowers on bare tree in late winter -not particularly attractive most of the year -slow growing Parasol tree -does not mature well Parsley hawthorn -interesting bark -thorns when young -spring flowers Pecan -70 -a messy tree Pistachio -40 -fruit is not edible Redbud -magenta flowers on bare tree -dark color branches Red Oak -large Deciduous tree -80 -heavy leaf drop Red Swamp Maple -40 x 30 -attractive seed pods in late winter -fall color -grey bark Persimmon -fruit in autumn -may have problems with pests -several variety River birch -exfoliating bark -short lived Shumard oak -large Deciduous tree -60 Silver Bell -25 -attractive flowers Styrax (snowbell) -should be planted as an understory tree Sycamore leaf drop is a considerable mess

7 Vitex -small Deciduous tree -flowers in summer Winged elm -75 -tolerant of urban stress -disease resistant White oak -large Deciduous tree -75 -this is an excellent oak variety -needs room to grow African Iris -herb perennial -white or yellow flowers in spring -thin upright leaves -a more consistent form than other iris -clumps can become difficult to thin -should be cut to 6 in late summer to control its size Agapanthus -distinctive blue flowers on a single stem in summer -dwarf: peter pan Aspidistra/Cast Iron -requires very little light -foliage burns in sunlight -milky way: interesting variety Autumn Fern -fern -fall colors in foliage -finer texture Bamboo (Oldhami) -unusually large canes -clumping Banana, red -seldom produces fruit -green banana is aggressive Bird of Paradise -evergreen perennial -blooms as the plant matures -striking flowers through the year Butterfly Ginger -herb perennial -attractive, fragrant flowers which cannot be supported by the stem Daylily -herb perennial -2-3 Dwarf Philodendron Elephant Ear -unusually large leaves -purple variety Fatsia -very large leaves -course texture -not a reliable performer Flag Iris -herb shrub -requires pruning twice a year Geranium -stressed by the summer heat

8 Hibiscus -herb -requires regular pruning -easily killed by cold Hidden Lily -performs best in shade -flowers hidden within foliage Holly Leaf Fern -fern -a more course texture fern -blue/green color -may be sheered in late winter to rejuvenate plant Horse tail -3 -tall thin reeds -a pre-historic plant -a very invasive plant (not easily removed or killed) Japanese Painted Ferm -1 1/2 -unusual color and texture -unreliable performance Leather leaf fern -benefits from a consistent layer of mulch Maiden fern -very small leaflets -sight specific (temperamental) Maidenhair fern -18 -unusual foliage -fine texture Mexican heather -1 -a tender perennial -fine texture detail -lavender or white flowers Night blooming Jessamine -fragrant flowers Philodendron -unusual foliage -damaged by a hard freeze -grows indoors Plumbago -a loose form -flowers through summer Purple fountain grass -nice movement in the breeze -plumes grow above the grass blades -should be cut to 6 each winter Shell ginger -herb perennial -a large and spreading plant -dwarf in a more practical choice -variegated shell ginger is a medium size variety Society Garlic -smells like garlic Trailing lantana -12 -killed by cold -make a good boarder in informal gardens Yucca Gloriosa -herb -tall flower spikes in late summer -friendliest variety

9 Umbrella plant -herb perennial -tall stems with umbrella shape foliage -often used in ponds Brodie Juniper -small tree -better alternative to Lombardy poplar Deodar Cedar -35 Dwarf Magnolia, little gem -well suited as a screen -will handle regular pruning -attractive fragrant flowers -Foster folly, savannah -a narrow, upright growth habit -best grown as a single trunk Italian Cypress -25 -tall thin form -not a reliable plant Japanese black pine -good accent tree -has a bonai growth pattern Japanese cedar -40 -upright form Japanese plum -seen in old gardens -edible, bitter fruit -creates many weeds Japanese Yew -often used as a hedge -unusually narrow leaves Leyland Cypress -makes a good large hedge Ligustrum -15 -often used as a clipped hedge Live oak -this is a low growing and spreading form Photinia, red tip -15 -often clipped as a hedge -serious problems with fungus -Cleyara is a good substitute Purple leaf plum -short lived in New Orleans Savannah Holly -18 -a single trunk makes a more narrow screen Slash pine -75 -this is a tall, thin grower -produces excellent mulch -better choice than loblolly

10 Southern Magnolia -dense foliage and root system -makes growing under the trees difficult -a large, low growing tree, not suited for most locations Sweet bay magnolia -foliage thins in winter -fragrant, white flowers in late spring Sweet olive -small fragrant flowers (not noticeable to everyone) -slow growing (often planted too close to foundations) Weeping Youpon Youpon -15 -attractive translucent berries Allamanda -yellow flowers most of the year -killed by cold Bougainvillea -killed by freeze Carolina Yellow Jessamine -difficult to keep full at the lower levels as the vine grows upward Clematis Confederate Jasmine -very fragrant -an aggressive growth rate requiring regular hedging English Ivy -prone to fungus Evergreen Wisteria -a smaller variety of wisteria Fig vine -makes an excellent vine to cover a wall -self clinging -looks best trimmed often -not good to brick and mortar Grape vine -edible fruit -attracts wildlife Honeysuckle -wine -trumpet honeysuckle is more manageable than other varieties -flowers as it matures Potato vine -15 -available in yellow-green and purple Rose of Montana -40 -excellent climbing vine -pink flowers -fall color

11 Trumpet vine -40 -red flowers in spring -showy fruit Wisteria -numerous, fragrant flowers on a very large growing vine -will damage even well constructed trellis