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Edgewater Drive Landscape Plantings
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Chinese
Pistache
A tough tree with very
good fall coloring that grows quickly in full sun to partial shade and withstands
heat and drought extremely well. The crown is round and symmetrical on older specimens; best
for full sun areas. The leaves of the Chinese Pistache are lustrous
and dark green in summer and a beautiful orange to red in the fall.
The Chinese Pistache blooms in April and May, and has green blooms
that are not showy. For more information, click here to visit the
Arbor Day
Foundation
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Burgundy Loropetalum
A 6 foot tall
flowering shrub, known for its showy, fragrant,
fringe-like, burgundy flowers, as well as its lush, green or
burgundy foliage. Perfect for large
scale borders. For more information, click here to
visit Back Yard
Gardener.com.
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| Compacta Nandina
Compacta varies in height, but
generally is around four feet. Usually has red-tinted
foliage, white blooms and red fruit, with evergreen leaves that
change to reddish-purple in fall. For more
information, click here to visit Back Yard Gardener.com.
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Double Red Knockout
Rose
Full double flowers
look like a classic rose. Has a bloom cycle from Spring to
first frost. Plant anywhere in the landscape that receives
full sun to afternoon shade. For more information, click here to
visit Wilson Bros
Nursery.com.
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Oakleaf
Hydrangea
White flowers
changing to light pink and rose appear on clusters forming pyramids
in late spring. Leaves are deep green changing to rich shades of
red, orange, and purple in the fall making it an attractive
landscape border, grouping, or massing. Grows 4' to 6' high with
equal spread. Moist, well-drained soil is preferred with sun to
partial shade.
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Village Green Zelkova
A fast growing
deciduous tree, resistant to Dutch Elm disease, the Village Green's
summer foliage is dark green, orange-yellow to reddish purple in
fall. Flowers are inconspicuous. For more information, click here to
visit
Back Yard
Gardener.com
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Autumn Embers Azalea
Low,
spreading and dense with dark green foliage. Flowering is from
early August through the fall and very intense. Blooms are
deep orange-red in color. For more information, click here to
visit
Pender
Nursery.com
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