Plant Extroverts! Wonderful Woodies with Personality

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Plant Extroverts! Wonderful Woodies with Personality Jared Barnes

An Introduction to Extroverts

Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’ (eastern redbud)

Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’ (eastern redbud)

Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’ (eastern redbud)

Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’ (eastern redbud)

Cercis canadensis ‘Floating Clouds’ (eastern redbud)

Speaking of personality in the garden…

Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ (eastern redbud)

Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’ (black locust)

Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’ (black locust)

Acer griseum (paperbark maple)

Acer griseum (paperbark maple)

Acer griseum (paperbark maple)

Daphne odora Rebecca™ (fragrant daphne)

Daphne odora Rebecca™ (fragrant daphne)

Maclura pomifera (Osage orange)

Maclura pomifera (Osage orange)

An Introduction to Extroverts In the Bleak Midwinter

Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’ (bloodtwig dogwood)

Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’ (bloodtwig dogwood)

Salix ‘Flame’ (willow)

Salix ‘Flame’ (willow)

Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Winter Gold’ (Japanese pagoda tree)

Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Winter Gold’ (Japanese pagoda tree)

Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Winter Gold’ (Japanese pagoda tree)

Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’ (Japanese maple)

Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’ (Japanese maple)

Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’ (Arizona cypress)

Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’ (Arizona cypress)

Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’ (Arizona cypress)

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’ (false holly)

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’ (false holly)

An Introduction to Extroverts Multi-season All-stars

Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’ (fothergilla)

Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’ (fothergilla)

Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’ (fothergilla)

Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Harmony’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Harmony’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Plants with a Purpose Color Combos

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ (oakleaf hydrangea)

Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ (autumn fern)

Acer griseum (paperbark maple)

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’ (thornless honeylocust)

Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ (spiderwort)

Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)

Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)

Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ Golden Spirit™ (smoke bush)

Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ Golden Spirit™ (smoke bush)

Allium christophii (star of Persia)

Plants with a Purpose Vigorous Vines

Jasminum officinale ‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise (jasmine)

Jasminum officinale ‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise (jasmine)

Jasminum officinale ‘Frojas’ Fiona Sunrise (jasmine)

Lonicera sempervirens ‘Sarah’s Dreamsickle’ (trumpet honeysuckle)

Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine)

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine)

Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine)

Plants with a Purpose Excellent Edibles

Asimina triloba (pawpaw)

Asimina triloba (pawpaw)

Photo: Bobby Ward

Asimina triloba (pawpaw)

Camellia sinensis (tea)

Camellia sinensis (tea)

Camellia sinensis (tea)

Camellia sinensis (tea)

Vaccinium ashei ‘Tifblue’ & ‘O’Neal’ (blueberry)

Plants with a Purpose Fantastic Foliage

Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Ogon’ (dawn redwood)

Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Ogon’ (dawn redwood)

Corylopsis spicata ‘Ogon’ (spike winterhazel)

Rhus laciniata ‘Bailtiger’ Tiger Eyes® (staghorn sumac)

Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’ (southern catalpa)

Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’ (southern catalpa)

Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’ (small anise)

Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’ (small anise)

Melianthus major (honey bush)

Melianthus major (honey bush)

Neolitsea sericea (silky laurel)

Neolitsea sericea (silky laurel)

Magnolia macrophylla (bigleaf magnolia)

Magnolia macrophylla (bigleaf magnolia)

Magnolia ashei (Ashe’s magnolia)

Magnolia ashei (Ashe’s magnolia)

Magnolia ashei (Ashe’s magnolia)

Embracing the Ephemeral Seasonal Extroverts

Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ (common winterberry)

Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ (common winterberry)

Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush)

Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush)

Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush)

Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush)

Stachyurus praecox ‘Sterling Silver’ (stachyurus)

Stachyurus praecox ‘Sterling Silver’ (stachyurus)

Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’ (stachyurus)

Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’ (stachyurus)

Stachyurus praecox ‘Carolina Parakeet’ (stachyurus) Photo: Mark Weathington

Magnolia × kewensis ‘Wada’s Memory’ (magnolia)

Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ (Kehr hybrid magnolia)

Chaenomeles speciosa Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’ (flowering quince)

Chaenomeles speciosa Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’ (flowering quince)

Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus® (hybrid dogwood)

Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus® (hybrid dogwood)

Cornus ‘KN30-8’ Venus® (hybrid dogwood)

Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana (Mexican flowering dogwood)

Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana (Mexican flowering dogwood)

Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ (flowering dogwood)

Rhododendron austrinum (Florida azalea)

Rhododendron periclymenoides (pinxterbloom azalea)

Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ (peony)

Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ (peony)

Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’ Invincibelle® Spirit (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (smooth hydrangea)

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Daddy’ (mophead hydrangea)

Hydrangea paniculata Limelight® (panicle hydrangea)

Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ Midnight MagicTM (crape myrtle)

Buddleja ‘Blue Chip’ (butterfly bush)

Nicotiana glauca ‘Salta Blues’ (tree tobacco)

Nicotiana glauca ‘Salta Blues’ (tree tobacco)

Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood)

Parrotia subaequalis (Chinese ironwood)

Parrotia subaequalis (Chinese ironwood)

Lindera salicifolia (willowleaf spicebush)

Lindera salicifolia (willowleaf spicebush)

Lindera salicifolia (willowleaf spicebush)

Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)

Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)

Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)

Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)

A Challenge…

A Challenge…

Plant Extroverts!!!

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