Flowers give way to round seed capsules which often persist well into winter. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants.
Fall color includes yellows, orange, reds, and near purple. The fruit of Arrowwood Viburnum is considered edible although there is a large pit leaving little edible flesh. Arrowwood Viburnum makes an easy hedge, background specimen, or screen.
Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils. Tolerant of moist clay to dry sandy soils.
A dense and compact growing Camellia with rich glossy green foliage and an upright to rounded habit. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25 o F for short periods in 8" or larger containers.
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
Fertilizing: Use a balanced, slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
Native To / Origin: US Gardens- Nuccio's Nursery, Altadena, CA
Salt Tolerance: Slight to Poor
Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Filtered shade, Light shade
An improved pink selection that produces a profusion of 4-6" pink flower spikes that are borne throughout summer on a large shrub or small tree with a spreading to upright habit. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free,...
Native To / Origin: US - Fresno, CA - Herbert Kelly, Jr.
Grows To: 10-15'H x 12-15'W
Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Salt Tolerance: Moderate soil and aerosol salt tolerance
This Gardenia can be planted in the landscape as an accent, specimen, medium hedge or foundation and should be planted close to walkways or outdoor living areas to enjoy its sweet aroma.
✓ Reblooming
✓ Full sun
✓ Hardy in USDA zones 7-10
✓ Mature size: 3-4'H x 3'W
Brand: Southern Living Plant Collection
Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H): 20.00 x 6.75 x 6.75 Inches
Fragrant 2" wide, double and semi-double flowers are produced in profusion in spring on this low growing Mock Orange. Philadelphus are tolerant of most soil types and pH levels with average to moderate moisture and tend to produce the most flowers when...
Grows To: 3-4'H x 4-5'W
Soil & Moisture: Average to moderately moist soils. Clay to well-drained.
This fast-growing cypress tree has soft foliage that can be easily trimmed to any size. When planting it, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil.
✓ Shipping size: 3-gal pot; 2-3' tall
✓ Feathery foliage is soft to the touch and will stay green all year
For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias are Outstanding in Containers . Container grown Camellias can suffer root damage if the soil is allowed to freeze so you will want to...
Native To / Origin: US - Bobby Green, Green Nurseries, Fairhope, AL - 2012
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
Fertilizing: Use a balanced, slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
Use a slow release, non-burning, acidifying fertilize instead when needed. Properly mulched Azaleas often need little additional nutrients once they are well established. For more in-depth information on growing Azaleas please see the following links:...
Deer Resistance: Often Damaged
pH Range: Acid, Mildly Acidic
Outdoor Light: AM sun, Light shade, Filtered shade
Japanese Compacta Holly (Ilex crenata), Pyramid Shaped: Japanese Compacta Holly has a mounding growth habit that requires minimum pruning to keep its shape. Use a slow release granular fertilizer in spring.
✓ USDA Zone: 6-9
✓ Water twice a week until established
Plant Category: Shrubs
Recommended Location: Outdoor
Model: 3100PYR3
Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H): 28.00 x 10.00 x 10.00 Inches
Prune Ogon Spirea back in late winter just before new spring growth begins to shape and maintain size. Single white baby's breath flowers are borne in spring. An easy and trouble free shrub that is sure to bring you many seasons of enjoyment!
This is an exceptionally vigorous Camellia and is considered by some to be one of the few large flowered Japonicas that can tolerate full sun. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25oF for short periods in 8" or larger...
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, humus rich, acidic soils with good drainage and a deep organic mulch.
Native To / Origin: US - Magnolia Gardens, early 1900's
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
Indoor Light: Early or late direct sunlight, Cool sunlight, High
Helen Bower Variegated Camellia flowers from mid-late season. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25oF for short periods in 8" or larger containers.
Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Indoor Light: Early or late direct sunlight, Cool sunlight, High
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, humus rich, acidic soils with good drainage and a deep organic mulch.
Sasanquas do appreciate a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established. These durable evergreen shrubs cover themselves in 2-3" flowers in fall and early winter and before the flowers fade the petals fall individually...
Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Soil & Moisture: Provide a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.
* A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in almost any soil or situation so long as it is not water-logged. Good background plant. Group as a shrub to maximize effect of the spring bloom.
Sasanquas do appreciate a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established. These dwarf Camellias are amenable to pruning and shearing which should be done in spring.
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
Outdoor Light: Afternoon shade, Part shade, Light shade
Soil & Moisture: Provide a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.
Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
Native To / Origin: US - Bobby Green, Green Nurseries, Fairhope, AL
Fertilizing: Use a balanced, slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
, commonly known as crape myrtle, is an upright, wide-spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub or small tree in the loosestrife family. In the deep South, plants will grow much taller if not pruned back.
These same Crape Myrtles are also unfortunately and confusingly being offered under trademarked names as well. They were selected for disease resistance, dark non-fading foliage, clear brightly colored flowers, and various growth habits.
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Native To / Origin: US - Cecile Pounders - USDA ARS and MSU, Starkville, MS - 2013
* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * Yellow-white flowers in midsummer, handsome 6" leaves, smooth gray bark, blue-black fruit; may be adaptable to dry soil; roots readily.
Solid Gold Dwarf Korean Forsythia is an Almost Eden exclusive introduction! In late winter bright golden yellow flowers emerge from the bare arching branches but the show doesn't stop there.
Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5B,6,7,8,9
Grows To: 4'H x 5'W
Native To / Origin: US - Almost Eden, Merryville, Louisiana
Philadelphus are tolerant of most soil types and pH levels with average to moderate moisture and tend to produce the most flowers when grown in full sun. Perform any pruning once the flowers of spring have faded as the buds are developed on summer and...
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, AM sun, Part shade
Native To / Origin: Canada Gardens - a recent AGR Canada, Ottowa release
Soil & Moisture: Average to moderately moist soils. Clay to well-drained.
The purple diamond plant, unlike other loropetalum, has a controlled growth habit that will not outgrow your house like some, making it suitable for any landscape. Purple foliage with pink flowers Hardy in USDA zones 7-10 Evergreen Purple Diamond Semi-Dwarf...
Use a slow release, non-burning, acidifying fertilize instead when needed. Properly mulched Azaleas often need little additional nutrients once they are well established. For more in-depth information on growing Azaleas please see the following links:...
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9
Grows To: 4-6'H x 4-6'W
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Outdoor Light: AM sun, Filtered Shade, Light shade
The small leaved Sasanqua Camellias make excellent landscape or container plants and are much more tolerant of sun and soil conditions than the larger flowered Japonica Camellias. Images courtesy of Green Nurseries, all rights reserved.
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Salt Tolerance: Slight to Poor
Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
Soil & Moisture: Provide a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
Native To / Origin: US - Bobby Green, Green Nurseries, Fairhope, AL
Shi-Shi Gashira is a 2010 Louisiana Super Plant selection. Or check out our Guide to Planting & Growing Camellias . For more on growing Sasanqua Camellias read Dr. Allen Owings', an LSU AgCenter Horticulturist, article titled " Sasanquas, Dwarf Camellias...
Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
Soil & Moisture: Provide a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.
Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25oF for short periods in 8" or larger containers.
Fertilizing: Use a balanced, slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, humus rich, acidic soils with good drainage and a deep organic mulch.
So long as you have male holly trees in your area and bees to do the actual pollinating, and practically any holly species that flowers at the same time will do, fruiting should be plentiful.
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, moist, to well-drained soils. Clay to sand to loam. Tolerant of periodic flooding as well and somewhat drought resistant once well-established.