Regional Picks: Great Plants for the Front Yard – Southeast

‘Bright Eyes’ garden phlox

Name:Phlox paniculata‘Bright Eyes’

USDA Hardiness Zones:4 to 8

Size : Up to 3 infantry tall and 2 human foot encompassing

Conditions : Full sun ; moist , well - enfeeble soil

‘ Bright middle ’ garden phlox can flux in with other perennial , but it can also stand out in front - yard garden with its tall conical heads of darkness - centered , pinky rose flowers . In full sun , its drab foliage does not endure from powdery mould . butterfly , bee , and bird are draw in to the fragrant flowers , which are unimaginative and will not place germ . Phlox flowers best with even amounts of water during the growing time of year .

‘Snow Flurry’ camellia

Name:Camellia‘Snow Flurry’

Zones:6 to 10

Size:7 feet tall and wide

shape : Full Dominicus to partial shade;moist , acidic , well - drained soil

For Southerners whose hardiness geographical zone is colder than typical southerly zones due to elevation or geography , the power to grow a wintertime - dauntless camelia is an absolute pleasure . ‘ Snow Flurry ’ camelia is an attractive evergreen plant shrub that grow in an bowed fashion , reach it attractive not only in spreading form but also when train as an espalier against a paries or fence . lily-white flower in former winter months add involvement and offer an unexpected welcome in entryway gardens .

‘Golden Glory’ Cornelian cherry

Name:Cornus mas‘Golden Glory’

Zones:5to 8

Size:15 to 20 feet tall and wide

consideration : Prefers full sun but support fond shade ; moist , well - drained soil

Low criminal maintenance and suitable in size for small landscape designs , ‘ Golden Glory ’ Cornelian cerise offer early springiness bloom unlike those of the true inflorescence dogwood known throughout eastern forests and landscape . The masses of tiny yellow flower are harbingers of spring alongside other daffodils . This deciduous tree also develops deep red Charles Edward Berry in late summer , attracting birds and squirrel . Fall foliage is a muted yellowness .

‘Annabelle’ smooth hydrangea

Name:Hydrangea arborescens‘Annabelle’

Zones:4 to 9

Size:3 to 5 feet marvellous and 4 to 6 feet wide

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; medium , well - enfeeble soil

What southern garden is pure without at least one hydrangea ? ‘ Annabelle ’ is well known and gentle to find , but it never gets erstwhile . Its large , earth - determine flower efflorescence from June to September and are showiest in full Sunday . A medium supply of water helps install good base and digest flowering . This smooth hydrangea can be pruned to the ground in fall and will bloom on new growth the following yr ; crop severely every year , however , is not necessary and may keep large , potent stems from develop .

Clara A. Curtisis the director for pattern and exhibit assets at The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville , North Carolina .

Photos : courtesy of Clara A. Curtis ; Bill Johnson ; Susan A. Roth ; Jennifer Benner ; Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder

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