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S H R U B S
Common Name
Scientific Name
Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana 8a–11 – 6
Pawpaw Asimina spp. 8b–10a – 3–5
Peregrina Jatropha integerrima 10b–11 8
Philodendron Philodendron selloum 9a – 10
or tree philodendron
Photinia or red-tip Photinia glabra 8a–9b 8
Pipestem Agarista populifolia 8b–9a – 10
Plumbago Plumbago auriculata 8b–11 5
Podocarpus, yew Podocarpus macrophyllus 8a–11 35
Pomegranate Punica granatum 8a–8b 15
Red powderpuff Calliandra haematocephala 10a–11 – 15
Rhododendron, Chapman’s Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii 8a–9a 5
Rose, Cherokee Rosa laevigata 8a–10b 10+
Rose-of-Sharon or Althaea Hibiscus syriacus 8a–9b 10
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 8a–11 3
Scrub conradina Conradina canescens 8a–9b 4
or wild rosemary
Scrub mint, large-flowered Conradina grandiflora 9b–10a 4
Sea lavender Argusia gnaphalodes 9b–11 6
Seagrape Coccoloba uvifera 9b–11 – 20
Shrimp plant Justicia brandegeana 8b–10b – 4
Silverthorn Elaeagnus pungens 8a 18
Simpson stopper Myrcianthes fragrans 10a–11 25
Snail seed Cocculus laurifolius 9a–10b 13
Snow bush Breynia disticha 10b–11 6
Spanish bayonet Yucca aloifolia 8a–11 14
Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum 8a–9b – 15
Spicewood Calyptranthes pallens 10b–11 15
Spiraea, Chinese or Reeves Spiraea cantoniensis 8a–9a 5
Spiraea, Thunberg Spiraea thunbergii 8a–8b 5
Sweet olive Osmanthus fragrans 8a–9b 20
Sweet pepperbush Clethra alnifolia 8a–9a – 20
Sweet shrub Calycanthus floridus 8a–10a 10
Sweetspire or Virginia-willow Itea virginica 8a–11 – 7
Tallow-wood Ximenia americana 9a–10b 8
Tetrazygia Tetrazygia bicolor 10b–11 10
SOIL MOISTURE Dry Moist Wet
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