| Large Shrubs (8 feet and up) | ||||||||
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| Botanical Name and Common Name | Water Use Zone | NC Hardiness Zone | Texture | Form | Normal Height | Growth Rate | Group | Exposure |
| Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Upright, Oval | 10-15 ft | Fast | Deciduous | Sun |
| Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Broad, Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Shade |
| Camellia japonica Camellia | 1,2 | 6b to 8 | Medium to Coarse | Rounded to Oval | 8-10 ft | Slow to Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Camellia sansanqua Sansanqua Camellia | 1,2 | 7 to 8 | Medium | Irregular to Upright | 8-10 ft | Slow to Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Chaenomeles speciosa Flowering Quince | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Rounded | 8-10 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Cupressocyparis lylandii Leyland Cypress | 1,2,3 | 6b to8 | Fine | Upright | 60-70 ft | Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Elaeagnus x ebbingii Elaegnus | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Irregular | 8-10 ft | Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymous | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Mounded | 15-20 ft | Slow | Deciduous | Sun/Shade |
| Hamamllis vernalis Vernal Witchhazel | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Medium | Dense, Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Hibiscus syriacus Shrub Althea (Rose of Sharon) | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun |
| Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri,' Foster Holly | 1,2 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Upright | 8-10 ft | Slow | Evergreen to Medium | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii,' Buford Holly | 1,2,3 | 6b to 7b | Coarse | Oval to Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium to Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Fine | Upright | 8-12 ft | Medium to Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Juniperus Chinesis 'Hetzi,' Hetz Juniper | 2,3 | 6b to 8 | Fine | Upright | 15 ft | Fast | Conifer | Sun |
| Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana,' Pfitzer Juniper | 2,3 | 6b to 8 | Fine | Broad, Upright | 8-10 ft | Fast | Conifer | Sun |
| Leucothoe populufolia Fetterbrush | 1,2 | 7a to 8 | Medium | Upright, Arching | 8-12 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Semi-Shade/Shade |
| Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet | 1,2,3 | 7b to 8 | Coarse | Dense/Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Shade |
| Ligustrum lucidum Waxleaf Privet | 1,2,3 | 7b to 8 | Medium to Coarse | Rounded | 10-20 ft | Medium to Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet | 1,2,3 | 7a to 8 | Medium | Dense, Rounded | 10-15 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Shade |
| Ligustrum x vicaryi Vicary Golden Privet | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Rounded | 10-12 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Coarse | Rounded | 10-15 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Myrica cerifera Southern Waxmyrtle | 1,2,3 | 7b to 8b | Medium | Upright, Rounded | 8-10 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Osmanthus fortunei Fortunes Osmanthus | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Rounded | 8-10 ft | Slow to Medium | Evergreen | Semi-Shade |
| Philadelphis coronarius Sweet Mockorange | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Medium | Rounded | 10-12 ft | Medium | Deciuous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Pittosporum tobira Japanese Pittosporum | 1,2 | 7b to 8b | Medium | Rounded | 8-10 ft | Fast | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Podocarpus macrophyllus var maki Southern Yew | 1,2 | 7a to 8b | Medium | Upright | 8-12 ft | Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Pyrancantha species Firethorn | 1,2 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Irregular | 10-12 ft | Fast | Evergreen | Sun |
| Rhododendron austrinum Florida Azalea (Red flower) | 1,2 | 6b to 7 | Medium | Rounded | 8-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Semi-Shade/Shade |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea (Yellow-pink flower) | 1,2 | 6b to 7 | Medium | Rounded | 10-15 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Semi-Shade/Shade |
| Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea (Rosy Purple Flower) | 1,2 | 6b to 7 | Medium | Rounded | 10-15 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Semi-Shade/Shade |
| Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8 | Fine | Open, Spreading | 15-25 ft | Fast | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Ternstoemia gymnathera Cleyera | 1,2 | 6b to 8 | Medium | Upright | 8-10 ft | Slow to Medium | Evergreen | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Viburnum lantana Wayfaringtree, Viburnum | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Coarse | Round, Spreading | 10-15 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Viburnum opulus European, Cranberrybush, Viburnum | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Coarse | Upright, Spreading | 8-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum Doublefile Viburnum | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Coarse | Round, Spreading | 8-10 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |
| Viburnum x pragense Prague Viburnum | 1,2,3 | 6b to 8a | Medium | Oval | 10-12 ft | Medium | Deciduous | Sun/Semi-Shade |