Susie Harwood Garden

UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

Susie Harwood Garden

Main entrance.
ASIAN GARDEN

This collection is an American interpretation of Asian traditions from various nations.
MOON GATE

This is the Moon Gate entrance to the Asian Garden.
HILLSIDE
CHINESE FRINGETREE

Chionanthus retusus.
BALKINS
SUN MOSAIC
RHODO HILL

Genus
- Abelia(3)
- Abelliophyllum(1)
- Abies(1)
- Acca(1)
- Acer(55)
- Acorus(1)
- Acuba(1)
- Aesculus(6)
- Agarista(5)
- Ajuga(3)
- Althea(1)
- Amelanchier(1)
- Amorpha(1)
- Anemone(1)
- Arbutus(1)
- Ardisia(1)
- Arisaema(1)
- Aronia(2)
- Arundinaria(1)
- Asltroemeria(1)
- Aster(1)
- Athyrium(2)
- Aucuba(10)
- Bambusa(6)
- Berberis(1)
- Berchemia(1)
- Bignonia(1)
- Blechnum(1)
- Buddleia(2)
- Buxus(22)
- Callicarpa(2)
- Calycanthus(4)
- Camellia(81)
- Carex(1)
- Carya(3)
- Ceanothos(1)
- Cedrus(1)
- Cephalanthus(1)
- Cephalotaxus(9)
- Cercidiphyllum(2)
- Cercil(2)
- Cercis(6)
- Chaenomeles(3)
- Chamaecyparis(15)
- Chimonanthus(3)
- Chimonobambusa(1)
- Chionanthus(3)
- Choisya(1)
- Chrysogonum(2)
- Cinnamomum(1)
- Clethra(8)
- Cleyera(2)
- Clinopodium(2)
- Conradina(1)
- Cornus(13)
- Coryllus(2)
- Corylopsis(10)
- Cotinus(1)
- Crinum(1)
- Croton(2)
- Cryptomeria(4)
- Cyclamen(2)
- Cyperus(1)
- Cyrilla(4)
- Cyrtomium(1)
- Danae(3)
- Daphne(2)
- Daphnephyllum(1)
- Daphniphyllum(3)
- Dendropanax(1)
- Deutzia(1)
- Dichroa(1)
- Diospyros(1)
- Dirca(1)
- Disanthus(1)
- Distylium(4)
- Dryopteris(5)
- Edgeworthia(9)
- Elaeagnus(1)
- Enkianthus(2)
- Epimedium(3)
- Erica(3)
- Euonymous(3)
- Euonymus(4)
- Eurya(3)
- Euscaphis(1)
- Fargesia(1)
- Fatsia(4)
- Ficus(1)
- Fokienia(1)
- Forsythia(3)
- Fotherfilla(1)
- Fothergilla(3)
- Fraxinus(2)
- Gardenia(3)
- Gelsemium(1)
- Gingko(1)
- Ginkgo(1)
- Gladiola(1)
- Halesia(2)
- Hamamelis(8)
- Hedera(3)
- Helleborus(1)
- Heptacodium(1)
- Heuchera(1)
- Hexastylis(2)
- Hibiscus(2)
- Hydrangea(33)
- Hypericum(8)
- Hypolepis(1)
- Idesia(2)
- Ilex(40)
- Illicium(29)
- Illicum(1)
- Illisium(1)
- Indigofera(1)
- Iris(1)
- Itea(11)
- Jasminum(1)
- Juniperus(22)
- Kadsura(1)
- Kalmia(12)
- Kerria(1)
- Lagerstroemia(3)
- Leptodermis(1)
- Leucothoe(4)
- Leucothoue(1)
- Lindera(5)
- Liquidambar(3)
- Liriodendron(5)
- Liriope(1)
- Lonicera(9)
- Loropetalum(2)
- Lyonia(6)
- Maackia(1)
- Magnolia(13)
- Mahonia(8)
- Michelia(3)
- Microbiota(4)
- Millettia(1)
- Morella(6)
- Myrica(3)
- Nandina(16)
- Nerium(1)
- Neviusia(1)
- Osmanthus(6)
- Oxydendrum(1)
- Pachysandra(3)
- Philadelphus(1)
- Phyllostachys(1)
- Physocarpus(3)
- Picea(8)
- Pieris(22)
- Pinckneya(1)
- Pinus(15)
- Pittosporum(1)
- Podocarpus(2)
- Polystichum(2)
- Poncirus(1)
- Prunella(1)
- Prunus(16)
- Pseudocydonia(3)
- Pseudolarix(1)
- Psudolarix(1)
- Pterostyrax(1)
- Pyracantha(2)
- Quercus(4)
- R.(6)
- Raphidophyllum(1)
- Raphiolepis(1)
- Reineckia(1)
- Rhodendron(1)
- Rhododendron(187)
- Rhodotupos(1)
- Rhus(2)
- Ruscus(8)
- Sabal(3)
- Salix(1)
- Sanguinaria(1)
- Sarcoccoca(1)
- Sarcococca(7)
- Sasa(1)
- Sasaveitchii(1)
- Schisandra(1)
- Sciadopitys(2)
- Sedum(2)
- Selaginella(1)
- Sequoia(1)
- Serissa(1)
- Sinojackia(1)
- Smilax(1)
- Spigelia(1)
- Spiraea(8)
- Spirea(1)
- Spraea(1)
- Stachyurus(3)
- Stephanandra(1)
- Stewartia(4)
- Styrax(1)
- Sycoparrotia(1)
- Symphoricarpos(1)
- Syringa(3)
- Taccus(1)
- Taxodium(2)
- Taxus(5)
- Ternstroemia(1)
- Thelypteris(1)
- Thuja(19)
- Torreya(2)
- Trachycarpus(2)
- Tricyrtis(1)
- Trochodendron(2)
- Tsuga(16)
- Ulmus(1)
- Vaccinium(8)
- Viburnum(38)
- Virburnum(1)
- Vitex(1)
- Weigela(2)
- Wiegela(1)
- Wisteria(1)
- xGordlinia(1)
- Yucca(2)
Common Name
- 'Camflouge Fatsia'(1)
- (unknown)(1)
- (unnamed seedling)(1)
- Adam's Yew(1)
- Alabama Croton(1)
- Alleghany Spurge(1)
- Allen Bush Green & Gold(1)
- Autumn Bride Heuchera(1)
- Autumn Fern(3)
- Azalea(46)
- Ballet in Pink Camellia(1)
- Beaked silky Camellia(1)
- Becketts Red Camellia(1)
- Big Leaf Magnolia(1)
- Big Sepal Azalea(1)
- Bloodgood Japanese Maple(1)
- Bloodroot(1)
- Blue Evergreen Hydrangea(1)
- Bordeaux Yaupon Holly(1)
- Boxleaf Honeysuckle(1)
- Bramble Fern(1)
- Bridalwreath Spiraea(1)
- Bugleweed(1)
- Bugleweed groundcover(1)
- Butcher's Bloom(1)
- Buttercup Winterhazel(2)
- Buttonbush(1)
- Chicken Wire Plant(1)
- Chinese Camphor(1)
- Chinese Grape Holly(1)
- Chinese Snowball Viburnum(1)
- Chinese Tulip Poplar(1)
- Christmas Fern(1)
- Cinnamon Girl Distylium(1)
- Cinnamon Leaf Vibernum(1)
- Cole's Prostrate Canadian Hemlock(1)
- Columnar Boxwood(1)
- Conoy Viburnum(2)
- Cornelian Cherry(1)
- Covey Weeping Redbud(1)
- Crossvine(1)
- Deer Fern(1)
- Dendropanax(1)
- Dixie Wood Fern(1)
- Dorothy Wycoff Andromeda(1)
- Double Flowering Almond(1)
- Double Horsechestnut(1)
- Double Mint Gardenia(1)
- Dragon-eye Pine(1)
- Drops of Gold Japanese Holly(1)
- Dwarf Clumping Bamboo(1)
- Dwarf Crested Iris(1)
- Dwarf Florida Anise Tree(1)
- Dwarf Japanese Andromeda(2)
- Eco Minibox Azalea(1)
- Emerald n Gold Wintercreeper(1)
- Empress of China Dogwood(1)
- Encore Azalea(1)
- Eureka Gold yaupon Holly(1)
- Fairywings (Common Yellow)(1)
- Fall Blooming Camellia(1)
- Fall Blooming Cyclamen(1)
- False Mondo Grass(1)
- Flame Creeper Azalea(1)
- Flordia Anise Tree (species)(1)
- Florida Flame Azalea(1)
- Florida Sunshine Anise(4)
- Florida Torreya(1)
- Flowering Almond(1)
- Flowering Dogwood(1)
- Fragrant Wintersweet(1)
- G.G. Gerbing Azalea(3)
- Gardenia(1)
- George Lindley Taber Azalea(1)
- Gold-leaved Winterhazel(1)
- Golden Larch(2)
- Golden Rule St. John's Wort(1)
- Green and Gold groundcover(1)
- Grey Owl Juniper(2)
- Harland Boxwood(1)
- Harry E. Huntington Camellia(1)
- Harry Lauder Walking Stick(1)
- Heartleaf Ginger(1)
- Henry Anise Tree(1)
- Himalayan Dragon-eye Pine(1)
- Ice Crystal Oakleaf Hydrangea(1)
- Incrediball Hydrangea(1)
- Indian Pink(1)
- Indigo Flair Mahonia(1)
- Japanes Acuba(1)
- Japanese Anise(2)
- Japanese Aralia(1)
- Japanese Cornel Dogwood(1)
- Japanese Evergreen Spicebush(1)
- Japanese Holly Fern(1)
- Japanese Painted Fern(1)
- Japanese Persimmon(1)
- Jelena Witchhazel(1)
- Jetbead(1)
- Kingsfield Dwarf Boxwood(2)
- Korean Boxwood(1)
- Korean Spice Viburnum(2)
- Kotomaru Japanese Maple(1)
- Kuma bamboo grass(1)
- Lacebark Pine(1)
- Lacecap Hydrangea(1)
- Lemon Lime Nandina(1)
- Leptodermis(1)
- Luster Leaf Holly(1)
- Man Size Camellia(1)
- Margey Jenkins Fetterbush(1)
- Marvel Mahonia(1)
- Miss Saori Hydrangea(1)
- Momi Fir(1)
- Mountain Laurel(2)
- Narrow Leaf Mahonia(1)
- NC State Flowering Peach(1)
- Nightingale Hydrangea(1)
- Northern Japanese Aucuba(1)
- Ogon Spirea(1)
- Old Fashioned(1)
- Palm Sedge(1)
- Paperbark Maple(1)
- Paperbush(2)
- Peedee Ingot Monkey Grass(1)
- Peewee Oakleaf Hydrangea(1)
- Peruvian Lily(1)
- Pictum Japanese Painted Fern(1)
- Pignut Hickory(1)
- Pineapple Guava(1)
- Pink Fever Fevertree(1)
- Pink Hybrid Buckeye(1)
- Plumleaf Azalea(1)
- Poet's Laurel(1)
- Pond Cypress(1)
- Red Buckeye(1)
- Red Buckeye (all red)(1)
- Red Dragon Japanese Maple(1)
- Red Filagree Lace Japanese Maple(1)
- Red Stem Shiny Fetterbush(1)
- Rhododendron(1)
- Richard Harland Boxwood(1)
- Rosaflora Azalea(1)
- Ruby Snow' Loropetalum(1)
- Self Heal / Heal-All(1)
- Seven-son Flower(1)
- Shagbark Hickory(1)
- Shining Fetterbush(1)
- Shiny Blueberry(1)
- Siberian Arborvitae(1)
- Siberian Juniper(3)
- Silverleaf Ginger(1)
- Skinner's Hardy Banana Shrub(1)
- Snow Rose(1)
- Sourwood Tree(1)
- Southern Shield Fern(1)
- Spider Azalea(1)
- Spike Moss(1)
- Spike-tail(1)
- Sweet Box(1)
- Switch cane(1)
- Table Top Maple(1)
- Tama-no-ura Camellia(1)
- Tassle Fern(1)
- Tea Viburnum(1)
- Thyme Leaf Azalea(1)
- Thyme-leaved Azalea(1)
- Tricolor Red Camellia(1)
- Trident Maple(2)
- Troll Maidenhair Tree(1)
- Twilight Nandina(1)
- U.S. Naturalized Gladiola(1)
- Umbrella Pine(1)
- UNCC Dwarf Firethorn(1)
- unknown cultivar(1)
- Variegated Cleyera(1)
- Variegated Silverberry(1)
- Variegated Tea Olive(1)
- Vintage Jade Distylium(1)
- Virginia Sweetspire(1)
- Viridis Japanese Maple(1)
- Vivid Red Azalea(1)
- Walters Viburnum(1)
- Wates Golden Virginia Pine(1)
- Weeping Pink Flowerin Apricot(1)
- Wheel Tree(1)
- White Ash(1)
- White Florida Anise Tree(1)
- White Forsythia(1)
- White Oak(2)
- Willie Hite Camellia(1)
- Winter Daphne(1)
- Winter Honeysuckle(1)
- Winterberry – native(1)
- Winterhazel(1)
- Wolf Eyes Chinese Dogwood(1)
- Yellow Mexican Orange(1)
- Yulan Magnolia(1)
Location
- Asian Gate(38)
- Azalea Hill(53)
- Balkans(14)
- Butterfly Garden(20)
- Camellia Hill(37)
- Camellia Walk(87)
- Contemporary Natives(34)
- Creekside(36)
- Dogwood Green(19)
- Fern Hill(41)
- Formal Terrace(23)
- Gazebo(7)
- Governor Mouton Patio(66)
- Gravel Path(6)
- Hillside(25)
- Idesia Grove(18)
- Little Crowders(40)
- Little Stonehenge(34)
- Lower Gravel Path(17)
- Main Trail(17)
- Meadow(15)
- Moon Gate(62)
- Native Ferns(17)
- Native Fruits(11)
- Pond(99)
- Rhodo Hill(30)
- Sandhill Natives(20)
- Silverbell Circle(21)
- South Creek(6)
- Sun Mosaic North(22)
- Sun Mosaic South(41)
- T Point(34)
- Torreya Circle(19)
- Upper Entry(47)
- Upper Gravel Path(27)
- Winter Walk(47)
Species
- (Magnolia) figo(1)
- abies(1)
- aborescens(2)
- acerfolium(1)
- acerifolium(1)
- acrostichoides(1)
- aculeata(1)
- aculeatus(4)
- aggregata(2)
- agnus-castus(1)
- alabamensis(3)
- alata(1)
- alba(3)
- alnifolia(7)
- amabilis(2)
- americana(2)
- americanus(2)
- angustata(1)
- angustifolias(1)
- anisatum(3)
- aralioides(2)
- arborescens(1)
- arboreum(1)
- arbutifolia(1)
- arida(1)
- arifolia(1)
- aristida(1)
- aromatica(2)
- ascendens(1)
- atlanticum(1)
- austrinum(2)
- avellana(2)
- awabuki(1)
- axillaris(1)
- Azalea(67)
- baccata(1)
- barbinervis(1)
- biloba(1)
- bracteata(1)
- buergerianum(2)
- bumaldi(1)
- bungeana(1)
- burkwoodii(1)
- calycinum(1)
- campanulatus(1)
- canadensis(21)
- capreolata(1)
- carlesii(2)
- caroliniana(3)
- carolinianum(1)
- cercidifolius(1)
- cerifera(7)
- cf. thunbergii(1)
- championii(1)
- chekiangensis(1)
- chinensis(11)
- chrysantha(9)
- cinnamomifolium(1)
- coccinea(1)
- coggygria(1)
- communis(2)
- confusa(1)
- cornuta(2)
- coronaria(1)
- corymbosa(1)
- crenata(8)
- cristata(1)
- cuspidata(1)
- darrowii(2)
- decidua(1)
- decussata(4)
- densiflora(1)
- denudata(1)
- deodara(1)
- dichotoma(1)
- dilatatum(1)
- dioica(1)
- diptera(2)
- distichum(2)
- diversifolia(1)
- domestica(16)
- edithe(1)
- emarginata(1)
- erythrosora(3)
- eurybracteata(3)
- falcadum(1)
- faurei(1)
- febrifuga(1)
- figo(2)
- filamentosa(1)
- firma(1)
- florida(8)
- floridanum(15)
- floridus(2)
- foetida(1)
- fontanesiana(3)
- fortunei(5)
- fragans(1)
- fragrans(1)
- fragrantissima(1)
- frondosum(3)
- frutescens(1)
- gardenii(2)
- georgianum(1)
- glabra(5)
- glabrescens(2)
- glandulosa(3)
- glauca(2)
- gotoana(1)
- gracilis(1)
- grandiflora(4)
- griseum(1)
- gymnanthera(1)
- harlandii(6)
- harringtonia(7)
- hederafolium(1)
- helix(2)
- henryi(1)
- herbacea(1)
- heterophylla(2)
- heterophyllus(4)
- hippocastanum(1)
- hirta(1)
- histrix(1)
- hodginsii(1)
- hookeriana(3)
- horizontalis(2)
- humile(1)
- humilis(1)
- hypoglossum(2)
- indica(2)
- insularis(1)
- integra(1)
- japonica(111)
- japonicum(5)
- japonicum aconitifolium(1)
- japonicus(4)
- jasminoides(3)
- kaki(1)
- kirilowii(1)
- kiusianum(4)
- kiyosumense(1)
- kousa(1)
- kousa var. angustata(1)
- kunthii(1)
- lactea(1)
- lanceolatum(1)
- lantana(1)
- latifolia(13)
- latifolium(1)
- laurocerasus(3)
- leucoderme(2)
- lineare(1)
- linearifolium(1)
- lividus(1)
- lloydii(1)
- lomarifolia(1)
- lucida(6)
- lusitanica(1)
- macrocephallum(1)
- macrophyll(1)
- macrophylla(9)
- macrophyllum(1)
- macrophyllus(2)
- macropodum(3)
- macrosepalum(2)
- marilandica(1)
- mas(1)
- maximowiczii(1)
- melanocarpa(1)
- mexicanum(2)
- miconioides(1)
- microcephalum(1)
- microphylla(8)
- minor(2)
- minus(4)
- mucronatum(1)
- mucronulatum(1)
- multiplex(3)
- mume(4)
- mursinites(1)
- muscari(1)
- myricoides(1)
- myrsinifolia(1)
- nakaharai(1)
- nigra(1)
- niponicum(2)
- nipponica(2)
- nitida(5)
- nudiflorum(1)
- nudum(2)
- obassia(1)
- oblonga(1)
- obovatum(2)
- obtusa(10)
- occidentalis(21)
- odora(2)
- officianalis(1)
- oleander(1)
- opaca(4)
- opulifolias(2)
- opulifolius(1)
- opulus(1)
- orbiculatus(1)
- orientalis(5)
- ovata(1)
- palmaltum(1)
- palmatum(44)
- palmetto(2)
- palustris(1)
- paniculata(3)
- parviflora(3)
- parviflorum(9)
- pauciflora(3)
- pavia(2)
- pedunculosa(2)
- pelegrina(1)
- pericliminoides(1)
- periclymenoides(1)
- persica(1)
- phellamanus(1)
- phyllocephala(1)
- plicatum(7)
- polycarpa(2)
- polypetalum(1)
- populifolia(4)
- populifolium(1)
- praecox(6)
- procumbens(4)
- prolificum(2)
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- prunifolium(4)
- pseudocamellia(2)
- pubigerum(1)
- pumila(2)
- pungens(2)
- pyramidalis(1)
- quercifolia(9)
- racemiflora(2)
- racemosa(3)
- reflexa(3)
- rehderiana(1)
- repens(1)
- reptans(2)
- reticulata(1)
- reticulatum(1)
- retusas(2)
- rhombea(1)
- robustissima(1)
- rostrata(1)
- rubrum(1)
- rufa(1)
- rufidulum(1)
- ruscifolia(1)
- russifolia?(1)
- ryukuyensis(1)
- sanguinaria(1)
- sanguinea(1)
- sasanqua(15)
- scandens(2)
- sellowiana(1)
- semidecidua(1)
- sempervirens(8)
- serphyllifolium(1)
- serpyllifolium(1)
- serrata(6)
- serrulatum(1)
- serrulatus(1)
- setigerum(1)
- sieboldii(1)
- sinensis(5)
- sinica(1)
- sinica var. insularis(1)
- sophora(1)
- soulangeana(1)
- speciosa(1)
- spicata(4)
- spp(3)
- stamineum(1)
- stenopetalum(1)
- strobus(3)
- styraciflua(3)
- suspensum(1)
- sylvestris(1)
- syriacus(2)
- syricus(1)
- taeda(1)
- tanakae(1)
- taxifolia(2)
- tecta(1)
- tenellum(1)
- terminalis(2)
- ternata(1)
- thumbergii(1)
- thunbergii(4)
- thyoides(4)
- tobira(1)
- trifidus(1)
- triflorum(1)
- trifoliatus(1)
- tulipifera(4)
- tumidissinoda(1)
- umbellata(1)
- unedo(1)
- unknown(1)
- utile(1)
- vanhouttei(1)
- veitchii(1)
- vernalis(1)
- verticillata(6)
- villosa(1)
- virginiana(15)
- virginianum(2)
- virginica(12)
- vomitoria(15)
- vulgaris(2)
- wallichiana(2)
- weurichii(1)
- yakshimamum(1)
- yakushimamum(1)
- yedoense(1)
- yunnanensis(1)
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The Susie Harwood Garden features native and non-native plants that grow well within the Carolina Piedmont to inspire your own garden at home. With new hardscaping and several different gardening styles featured, this garden offers a variety of approaches for a Carolina garden.

Susie Harwood Garden

ASIAN GARDEN

MOON GATE

HILLSIDE

CHINESE FRINGETREE

BALKINS

SUN MOSAIC

RHODO HILL

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