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Pender County
Extension Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale
Hampstead United Methodist Church
15395 US 17, Hampstead, NC
Friday, September 16 11:00 – 6:00
Saturday, September 17 8:30 – Noon
The Right Plant, The Right Place,
The Right Time to Plant
Featuring Trees, Shrubs,
Flowers, Grasses, Ferns, and
Native plants of all varieties
Along with our favorite
Master Gardener Grown Plants
Including Japanese Maples
Fall is the time to plant!
What do the symbols mean?
Sun/Shade
Soil and Moisture
Full Sun 8+ hrs. day
Moist Soil
Size
Other Features(Cont.)
Width
Attracts Hummingbirds
Butterfly Larvae Host
Part Sun 4 hrs. day
Moderate Water
Height
Other Features
Deer Resistant
Light or Filtered Shade
Low Water/
Drought Tolerant
Attracts
Pollinators
Native
Shade all day
Tolerates Clay Soil
NC Native Plant
Coastal
Salt Tolerant
Shrubs
Aucuba
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’
Shrub - Evergreen
4-6'
• Soil: Well-drained moist soil
with organic matter
• Bloom Time: Grown for
foliage rather than flowers;
produces small purple
flowers in spring and bright
red fruit in fall
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Poisonous leaves and fruits
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Camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'
Shrub - Evergreen
6’-10’
5’ – 7’
• Soil: Well-drained, acidic, high in
organic matter
• Bloom Color: Crimson red centered
with bright yellow stamens
• Bloom time: Fall
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Foliage Color: Dark Green
• Erect, compact
• Showy flowers
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Japanese Falsecypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'King's Gold'
Perennial - Shrub - Evergreen
10’
6’
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Soil: Well-drained
Bloom: Non-flowering
Fall Color: Yellow
Foliage: Evergreen
Seed: Male and female cones
Distinctive Characteristics:
Bright Gold Threadleaf foliage
that does not burn in full sun
• Spreading mound
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Isu Tree
Distylium myricoides
Shrub - Evergreen
4’
8’
•Soil: Well-drained
•Bloom Color: Red
•Bloom Time: Spring
•Distinctive Characteristics:
•Related to Witch Hazels
•Lateral branching habit
•creates a layered effect
•Dark glossy blue-green leaves
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Pineapple Guava
Feijoa sellowiana
Shrub - Evergreen
6’ - 8’
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5’ – 6’
Soil: Well drained
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Bloom Color: Pink and Red
Distinctive Characteristics:
Tough evergreen, can be grown
as a large shrub or small
multi-stemmed tree
• Very drought tolerant
• Edible fruits (Feijoa) ripen late
• summer
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Sky Pencil Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
Shrub - Evergreen
2-3'
• Soil: Light, moist but well-drained acidic
soil
• Bloom Color: Small greenish-white dull
flowers
• Bloom Time: May to June
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• A berry-like dark purple drupe ripens
from September to October
• Lustrous dark evergreen leaves
• May struggle with heat and humidity
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Yellow Anise Shrub
Illicium parviflorum
Perennial – Evergreen
7’ – 14’
8’ – 10’
• Soil: Ranges moist to wet
• Bloom Color: Yellow-green flowers (not
fragrant)
• Bloom Time: May to June
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Showy fruit-star shaped seed capsule
• Fragrant, licorice scented leaves
• Tolerates full sun if soil is kept uniformly moist
• Easy to naturalize – branches root where
they touch the ground
• Use for hedges, screens, in rain gardens and
as a patio tree. Low maintenance
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Pocomoke Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'
Shrub - Deciduous
2-5'
2-5'
• Soil: Loamy clay soils with
good drainage
• Bloom Color: Showy rose pink
• Bloom Time: July to
September
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Slow-growing miniature
• Drought Tolerant!
• Dark green foliage turns bronze
red in fall
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Jazz Hands Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinensis ‘Jazz Hands’ Dwarf
Shrub - Evergreen
12”- 36”
36”
• Soil: Moist, well drained, acidic
• Bloom Color: White
• Bloom Time: Spring – sporadic
re-bloom thru summer
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Very heat tolerant with few problems
• Well adapted to Southern climate
• Dwarf variety - very versatile. Use in
• containers, borders, foundation,
• specimen accent, or masses
• Low maintenance
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Banana Shrub
Michelia figo
Shrub - Evergreen
6’-10’
6’ - 10’
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Soil: Moist, slightly acidic
Bloom Color: Creamy pale yellow
Bloom Time: April - June
Distinctive Characteristics:
Fragrant , showy flowers
Low maintenance, Foundation
shrub or hedge
• Late frost may damage blooms
• Protect roots by mulching
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Fortune’s Tea Olive
Osmanthus x fortunei
Shrub - Evergreen
15’– 20’
10’ - 14’
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Soil: Fertile, acidic, well drained
Bloom Color: Small white
Bloom Time: Fall
Distinctive Characteristics:
Wonderful fall fragrance - ideal
for planting near windows and
outdoor living areas
• Great barrier or hedge
• Growth rate - slow to moderate,
4 to 12 inches per year
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Holly Osmanthus
Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’
Shrub - Evergreen
6’– 12’
3’ – 4’
• Soil: Well drained
• Bloom Time: Fall
• Bloom Color: Small, fragrant white
flowers
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Dramatic variegated foliage lights up
shady places
• Can be severely pruned
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Compact Pomegranate
Punica granatum ‘Compactum’
Shrub - Deciduous
10’ – 12’
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10’- 12’
Soil: Organically rich, well drained
Bloom Color: Orange-red
Bloom Time: July – August
Distinctive Characteristics:
Dense, compact growth habit
Crepe like flowers followed by
edible fruit, used in jams/jellies
• Grenadine syrup made from fruit
• Foliage turns yellow green in fall
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Satsuki Azalea
Rhododendron ‘Matsu-no-arti’
Perennial – Evergreen - Shrub
3'
4'
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Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Color: Salmon
Bloom Time: June
Distinctive Characteristics:
Compact habit
No wet feet
Late bloomer for azaleas – spring
into summer
• Good for massing, shrub borders,
shade or woodland gardens.
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Japanese Spirea
Spirea x bumalda ‘Gold Mound’
2’ – 3’
Shrub - Deciduous
4’ - 5’
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Soil: Average, well drained
Bloom Color: Rosy pink to carmine
Bloom Time: Late spring
Distinctive Characteristics:
Compact, dwarf plant
Great color addition to shrubs,
borders or in a pot on the patio
Vibrant golden spring foliage followed
by yellow-green in summer
Turns to yellow and orange in Fall
Does not tolerate wet soil
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Cleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Shrub - Evergreen
8’ – 10’
5’ – 6’
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Soil: Well drained, moist
Bloom Color: Yellowish white on previous
season’s growth
Bloom Time: Spring
Distinctive Characteristics:
• Winter Color: Reddish bronze (when grown
in sun)
• Foliage: Lustrous dark green
• Seed: Oval green/speckled red berry
• Can be severely pruned, take care not to
prune too late
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Prague Viburnum
Viburnum x pragense
Shrub - Evergreen
6’
6’
• Soil: Well-drained
• Bloom: Pink Buds White Bloom
• Bloom Time: Late Winter to Early
Spring
• Seed: Blue/Black Fruit
• Fall Color: Dark Green
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Upright-rounded compact habit
• Pink flower buds form in the winter
• Green foliage with red stems
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Trees
White Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Tree- Deciduous
12-20'
• Soil: Moist, well-drained
• Bloom Color: Creamy white,
fragrant
• Bloom Time: April
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Dark blue fruit appearing in
fall attracts birds
• Tolerates dry soil
• Gold fall foliage
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Black Dragon Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'
Tree – Evergreen Conifer
10'
• Soil: Well-drained; tolerates
sandy or clay soil
• Bloom: Small terminal cones
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Conical shape, prized for
foliage
• Named for its dark green,
needle-like leaves
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Silver Dollar Tree
Eucalyptus cinerea
Perennial – Tree - Evergreen
15’ - 60’
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10’ - 15’
Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Color: Grown for foliage
Foliage Color: Blue Green
Distinctive Characteristics:
Fast growing
Rounded blue green juvenile foliage
is very aromatic when crushed
• Withstands heat, dry conditions and
wind when established
• Leaves and bark are poisonous if
large quantities are eaten.
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Patio Fig, Dwarf Fig Tree
Ficus carica 'Majoam' Little Miss Figgy™
Tree - Fruit
4 - 6’
4 – 6’
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Soil: Well-drained, moist
Distinctive Characteristics:
Pollination by agaonid wasps
May be planted in container or in
ground.
Low maintenance
Very good disease resistance
Somewhat deer tolerant
Harvest in mid-September
Corkscrew Willow
Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’
Tree - Deciduous
20’ – 40’
15’- 25’
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Soil: Medium to Wet
Bloom Color: Yellow, small non-showy
Bloom Time: April – May
Distinctive Characteristics:
Typically grown as a specimen for
display of its twisted and contorted
branches
• Good for rain gardens, wet areas
• Winter interest – twisted branches
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Chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'
Tree - Deciduous
15’ – 20’
10’ – 15’
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Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Color: Lavender-blue
Bloom time: Summer
Distinctive Characteristics:
Can grow as a large shrub or small tree
Fragrant leaves and blooms
Can be severely pruned in spring
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Grasses
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
3’ - 5’
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Soil: Prefers rich, moist soil tolerates poor rich soil and heat
Bloom Color: Green, showy seed heads turn rusty,
tan, brown or bronze lasting all winter
Bloom Time: June – September
Distinctive Characteristics:
Shear spent flowers to re-bloom
Seeds and leaves great for fresh or dry
arrangements. Self-seeds, does well in rock
gardens or accent plants
Good source of food for birds and wildlife
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Maiden Hair
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
5’ - 7’
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Soil: Prefers will-drained soil
Bloom Color: Copper maturing to silver
Bloom Time: Fall
Distinctive Characteristics:
Slower grower than other Miscanthus
Graceful, narrow leaf form of this popular
ornamental grass
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Miscanthus Strictus, also called
Porcupine Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
6’ – 9’
Native
• Soil: Well-drained
• Bloom Color: Reddish-brown tassels in
summer, then silvery plumes in fall
• Leaves: Medium green, variegated with
yellow horizontal bands
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Winter interest
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Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
3’
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Summer
Foliage
Soil: Well-drained
Bloom: Airy Plumes of Pink
Bloom Time: Late Fall
Distinctive Characteristics:
Airy inflorescence often
colored pink, purplish red,
purplish gray; dries to a light
buff
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Lindheimer's Muhly
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
5'
3’
• Soil: Well-drained
• Bloom: Light purplish gray in
fall; long lasting
• Bloom Time: Late fall
• Foliage: Bluish
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• The grass has lovely cloud-like
masses of silvery seed heads
floating above the foliage
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Blue Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
Native
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
3’ – 6’
2’
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Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Color: Striking Metallic Blue
Distinctive Characteristics:
Good cut flower
Upright erect, seldom falls over
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Switch Grass
Panicum virgatum ‘Ruby Ribbons’
Perennial - Ornamental Grass
Native
3’ - 4’
2’ - 2.5’
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Soil: Prefers moist, sandy or clay
Bloom Color: Smoky purple
Bloom Time: Summer
Distinctive Characteristics:
Slowly spreads, forms clumps
Good for rain gardens
Cut back to the ground in late winter to
early spring
• Good for erosion control
• Seeds are food for the birds.
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Dwarf Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
Ornamental Grass
2’ – 3’
2’ - 4’
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Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Color: White
Distinctive Characteristics:
Arching, deep green foliage in an upright clump
Leaves are deep green in summer, orangebronze in fall, beige in late fall
Flower spikes - showy, silvery to
pinkish-white, wheat-like, in late summer
Brownish spikes persist until late fall
or early winter before shattering
Good in fresh or dry arrangements
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Smoke Signal’
Ornamental Grass
3’ - 4’
1’ – 2’
• Soil: Average to nutrient-poor soil /
well drained to dry soil
• Bloom Color: Tan
• Bloom Time: Early fall
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Grown for attractive foliage, blue
green in summer, red purple in fall
• Easy to grow in loam, sand and clay
• Suitable for beds, borders, rain
gardens
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Vines
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Vine - Evergreen
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Soil: Moist soil is ideal until established
Bloom Color: Yellow, trumpet-shaped
Bloom Time: February to April
Distinctive Characteristics:
Highly scented flowers
Blooms appear in February providing nectar for
pollinators such as native bees and Spicebush
swallowtail butterflies
May be trellised or used as ground cover
Vine can climb to 20 ft.
All parts of this plant are poisonous
10’ – 20’
4’ – 8’
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Ferns
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
Perennial - Fern
2’
2’
• Soil: Well-drained, moist
• Distinctive Characteristics:
• Evergreen hardy fern with
copper color new growth
• More drought tolerant than
most ferns
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Bulbs
Perennials / Native