Camellia japonica, common camellia, 20 ft, 



Japan 

 Chionanthus virginicus, old-man's beard, 12 ft, 



eastern United States 

 Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, 20 ft, eastern 



United States. 



Subshrubs 



A subshrub, or undershrub, is an intermediate 

 category of a half-woody, or suffruticose, plant. 

 The lower part of the stem, from which the new 

 growth emerges each year, is woody and persis- 

 tent. These are not simply half-hardy plants but 

 represent a stage between herbaceous and the 

 truly woody condition. Examples of subshrubs 

 in the catalog include: 



Chrysanthemum nipponicum, Nippon daisy, 



Japan 

 Indigqfera spp., indigo (listed species) 

 Lespedeza spp., bush clover (listed species) 

 Nierembergia scoparia, tall cup-flower, Uruguay 



and Argentina 

 Pachy sandra procumbens, Allegheny spurge, 



southeastern United States 

 Pachy sandra terminalis, Japanese spurge, 



Japan, People's Republic of China, and Korea 

 Teucrium chamaedrys, European germander, 



Europe 

 Vinca major, greater periwinkle, Europe 

 Vinca minor, common periwinkle, Europe. 



Woody climbers, or lianes 



The term scandent, from the Latin scandens, 

 refers to woody and herbaceous plants that climb 

 by various means. The term liana, or liane, 

 refers to a woody climbing plant, especially in the 

 tropics, but lianes occur in all climates except 

 polar areas. Woody climbers include plants in 

 five categories according to their mode of climb- 

 ing, as follows: 



Root-climbers with holdfast roots and disc- 

 like attachments 



Campsis radicans, trumpet vine, eastern 

 United States 



Decumaria barbara, wood-vamp, southeastern 

 United States 



Euonymus fortunei, wintercreeper spindle- 

 bush, Japan, People's Republic of China, 

 and Korea 



Hedera helix, English ivy, Europe 



Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris, climbing 

 hydrangea, Japan. 



Tendril-climbers with auxiliary filiform leaf- 

 less and usually branched organs that attach 

 to another body and curl around it for support 



Morphologically, a tendril may be a modified 

 stem, a modified branch, a petiole, a stipule, or a 

 leaflet of a compound leaf. Occasionally, as in 

 Parthenocissus tricuspidata, the filiform branch 

 tips are provided with terminal cups called 

 holdfasts. Examples include: 



Ampelopsis arborea, peppervine, eastern 



United States 

 Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata. 



porcelain-berry, Japan and People's Republic 



of China 

 Bignonia capreolata, cross vine, southeastern 



United States 

 Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper, 



eastern United States 

 Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston ivy, 



Japan and People's Republic of China 

 Vitis spp., grape vine. 



Twiners that climb spirally for support 



Actinidia arguta. tara vine, Japan, Korea, and 



northeastern Asia 

 Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa. Chinese goose- 

 berry or kiwi fruit, People's Republic of China 

 Akebia quinata, chocolate vine, Japan, People's 



Republic of China, and Korea. 

 Berchemia scandens, Alabama supplejack, 



eastern United States 

 Celastrus orbiculatus. Oriental bittersweet, 



Japan, Korea, and People's Republic of China 

 Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina jessamine, 



southeastern United States 

 Kadsur a japonica, kadsura vine, Japan, 



People's Republic of China, with Taiwan 

 Lonicera sempervirens, trumpet honeysuckle, 



eastern United States 

 Trachylospermumjasminoides, Confederate 



jasmine, Japan, Korea, and People's Republic 



of China 

 Wisteria spp. (species twine either to the right 



or left). 



Scramblers with long straggling branches that 

 support themselves on other branches with- 

 out fastening in any active manner; prickles 

 or thorns may assist climbing, as in roses and 

 brambles 



Rosa laevigata, Cherokee rose, People's Republic 



of China 

 Rubus calycinoides, Taiwan 

 Rubus cockbumianus, People's Republic of China. 



