Hambidge Great ARTdoors Festival
Native Plant Sale Fundraiser
20% of all sales go to Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
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Sweet Azalea is 8-12 ft. tall with a loosebranching form. The foliage is dark green
and glossy, turning deep red and purple in
the fall. Three to six fragrant white and
pink flowers occur in clusters and have
deep red stamens arching from the center.
This azalea needs a moist planting site with
rich soil and dappled light. Azaleas require
acid soil. Blooms in July.
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Flame azaleas have clusters of five or more
large, orange to yellow flowers at the ends
of candelabra-arched branches. It is an
upright-branched deciduous shrub, 6-12 ft.
tall and wide. Fall colors are delicate reds
and yellows. The flowers generally open
before the new leaves. Azaleas require
acid soil. Blooms May-June.
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Mountain azalea is a loosely branched
shrub growing up to 8 feet tall with
beautiful, smooth bark in mottled browns.
Whorls of pale pink tubular flowers emit a
delicate fragrance. The flowers open
before the leaves mature. Mature shrubs
may form large colonies in bottomlands.
Azaleas require acid soil. Blooms in April.
Plumleaf Azalea
Rhododendron prunifolium
The Plumleaf azalea grows 8-15 ft. high
with whorls of four to five brick red flowers
with arching stamens. Beautiful, glossy
dark green foliage. Although this is a
southern species with a limitied range it
has been successfully planted and grown
for many years in arboreata as far north as
Maine. Azaleas require acid soil. Blooms
in July/August.
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree is a short deciduous tree that can
tolerate a sunny dry site or moist well drained
shade. Upright, mounded crown with lower
branches spreading, often shrub-like, multiple
trunks, 12-36 ft. tall. Clusters of fragrant white
fringed blossoms in April-May. Bluish black, olivelike fruits in late summer are eaten by birds. Pale
gold fall color. General pollinator support in
spring. Good nesting tree for songbirds.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]
www.beechhollowfarms.com
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
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A slow-growing upright, woody shrub with
loose spreading branches and large ovate
leaves. Small, pale yellow flowers emerge
before the leaves in spring, and give way
to glossy red fruits in the fall. Fall leaf color
is golden yellow. Birds love the small
fruits. This plant is dioecious:both a male
and female plant are needed for the female
to produce berries.
Bigleaf magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
An upright, loosely branched tree with
large teardrop shaped pale green leaves.
The leaves can be up to 24″ long. Large,
up to 11″ across, fragrant white flowers
bloom May-June. The bright red fleshy
seeds are embedded in a semi-woody cone
that may persist into winter. Needs moist
soil, good in understory.
Schwerin's False Indigo Amorpha schwerinii
A medium-sized shrub consisting of one or
more arching, woody stems with sparse
branches lined with shiny, dark green,
pinnate leaves. Elongated plumes of tiny,
deep purple flowers with bright orange
anthers bloom in late Spring, and are
followed by small brown seed pods in late
Summer. Birds love the seeds.
American Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana
A variable, woody shrub that can be multistemmed and bushy in full sun, or slender
and taller with sparse leaves in deeper
shade. Inconspicuous whorls of pink
flowers at the leaf nodes give way to bright
purple berries in the fall. Beautyberry is an
important wildlife forage plant in the
Southeast. Fruit is often winter persistent.
Sweet Shrub
Calycanthus floridus
A compact, woody shrub with bright green,
glossy, deciduous leaves. Fragrant reddishbrown flowers with multiple wispy petals
sprout in mid-spring. All parts of the plant
exude a semi-sweet anise/cinnamon type
odor when disturbed. The leaves turn
shades of yellow in fall before dropping.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]
www.beechhollowfarms.com
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
$30.00
3 gal
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1/2 gal
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Large clusters, up to 14 inches long, of
simple cream-colored flowers, top the
substantial branches of this hydrangea.
Beautiful, peeling chestnut bark on graceful
limbs holds large, rough, dark green leaves
that favor oak leaves' shape. The leaves
turn shades of scarlet and plum in late fall
before dropping to the ground.
Yellowroot
Xanthorhizza simplicissima
A low growing, upright, single stemmed
shrub with large lobed, coarsely toothed
bright green leaves. Under the gray bark
the soft wood and roots are a bright yellow
hue due to the sap, which was once used
to dye fabrics. Clusters of tiny purplish
flowers give way to small seeds that birds
eat. The leaves turn from green to
yellowish then red in the fall.
Dixie Wood Fern
Dryopteris australis, 1gal.
Clumping perennial fern with multiple erect
stems 24 inches tall. Dark green waxy
leaves make this plant a beautiful border
plant in deep moist shade with rich soil.
Evergreen.
Louisiana Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Clumping perennial fern with multiple erect
stems 36 inches tall. Dark green waxy
leaves make this plant a beautiful border
plant in deep moist shade with rich soil.
Semi-evergreen.
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Clumping fern with semi-erect stems and
opposite linear leaflets with pointed ends.
Greyish fiddleheads emerge in spring and
unfurl to make new fronds that are usually
evergreen or stay green until around
Christmas time. Tough, waxy leaves make
this plant well suited to dry to moist shade
with rich soils. Evergreen.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]
www.beechhollowfarms.com
Thimbleweed
Anemone virginianum
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Habit: Perennial. Light: Sun, part shade.
Water: Moist, well drained to dry. Form:
Multi stemmed, terminal flower on each
stem. Height: 24” Flower: White, 1.5
inches across, June, July, August. Fruit:
Large, interesting seedheads that break up
into a ball of soft white fuzz. Fall Color:
None.
Butterflyweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Upright, multiple, semi-woody stems
sprout from a tuber-like root and are
topped with multiple clusters of small
flowers. Flowers are bright orange to rusty
red colored and followed by a ribbed seed
pod full of cotton-like hair attached to
seeds that are wind-dispersed. Larval host
plant for Monarch Butterflies.
Green and Gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Low growing, semi-evergreen creeping
ground cover with fuzzy green leaves and
small flowers. The flowers are bright yellow
or golden and have five petals surrounding
a central mass of stamens. This plant
thrives in shade or sun and will form
colonies/mats with little or no help.
Georgia calamint
Clinopodium georgianum
A compact subshrub with woody stems
lined with shiny, ovoid leaves. Small half
inch long pink to purple tubular flowers
bloom from mid summer to early fall. This
plant is highly aromatic, especially when
disturbed, giving off a strong minty smell.
Very drought tolerant species that will do
well in rock gardens and dry partial shade.
Blooms late Summer through Fall.
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Large, lance shaped, dark green basal
leaves put up tall stems topped with
multiple large blooms. The flowers have a
spiky, black and yellow thimble-like mass
of disk flowers surrounded by ray flowers
that are deep pink to light purple. Birds
love the seeds that form and persist in the
head after the petals have fallen off.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]
www.beechhollowfarms.com
Big Leaf Woods Aster
Eurybia jonesiae
Also known as Jone's Aster, this lowgrowing plant consists of a basal rosette of
large dark blue-green slightly hairy leaves
and a short flower stalk topped with
multiple blooms. Flowers are about 1-2"
across with whitish to purple petals and
yellow centers. Blooms in Fall.
Alumroot
Heuchera americana
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Low clusters of deeply scalloped basal
leaves have prominent pink/purple-colored
veins. In late spring, tall coral flower stalks
in are lined with tiny, drooping yellowgreen flowers along arched stems. The
leaves are semi evergreen and turn a deep
reddish-purple color in winter. Blooms in
May-June.
Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Low growing fan-like cluster of leaves
sprouts a stalk topped by a six-petaled
bloom with three larger petals that are blue
to violet with a distinctive white, yellow,
and/or purple marking in the mid-vein.
Spreads quickly by means of creeping
rhizomes, and will form dense colonies.
This plant thrives in well-drained, moist soil
in part shade. Blooms in April.
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Basal rosette of low-growing dark green
leaves produces a tall, thick stem with
whorled leaves topped with brilliant red
flowers. Prefers moist, rich soil and filtered
light or morning sun. Pollinated by
hummingbirds and larger yellow sulphur
butterflies. Blooms late Summer to Fall.
Giant Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Basal rosette of low-growing medium green
leaves produces a tall stem with whorled
leaves lined with large intense blue flowers.
The flowers have prominent lipped petals
on the bottom half of the tunbular blooms.
This plant prefers moist rich soil and full
sun. Good bumblebee forage plant.
Blooms late Summer into Fall.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]
www.beechhollowfarms.com
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
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Slender delicate red stem with dark green
pinnately compund leaves topped with
flowers borne in loose, drooping clusters.
The flowers are either pink or blue, fivepetaled, and bell shaped with a large
stamen. Thrives in rich moist soil with
filtered light. Will make an attractive mat
of pinnate leaves. Blooms for several
weeks in early spring, March-April.
Black eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Bushy clusters of dark green basal leaves
with branching flower stalks have multiple
flowers on each stalk. The flowers are daisylike with large yellow petals surrounding a
brown or black center of disk flowers.
Nectar plant for a wide variety of
butterflies, bees and other insects. Blooms
through summer if dead-headed.
Giant Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
Clump-forming perennial with long
lanceolate gray-green leaves and 1 inch
flowers. Blooms are sky blue, have two
prominent lips, and are borne in whorled
clusters around the square stems. Blooms
through Fall. Will bloom several times
throughout the season if dead flowers are
removed and adequate moisture levels are
maintained.
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Clump-forming, low-growing shade-loving
perennial with multiple erect stems and
ovate leaves. The flowers are tubular,
about one inch long, bright red on the
outside with yellow throats.
Hummingbirds and butterflies are the main
pollinators of the flowers. Blooms in early
Summer.
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia
Low-growing, lobed, dark green, basal
leaves with a maroon or purple blotch in
the center. Mature plants put up slender
stalks lined with tiny white flowers. Papery
seed capsules follow the flowers. This plant
spreads by rhizomes to form colonies and
makes an excellent ground cover in moist
shady areas. Blooms in late April-May.
Appalachian violet
Viola appalachiensis
Silver green heart shaped leaves with
purple veins line delicate creeping stems.
Pale lavender flowers bloom in early spring.
Plants are only 1 inch tall, but make dense
mats. Semi-evergreen.
To order or reserve plants email: [email protected]