Excel

Josee

My Mary

Lisa's Gold

Camilla's Blush

HYDRANGEAS

Harlequin

Lemon Wave Limelight

Penny Mac

& Dooley

Rose of Sharon

Blue Chiffon

Lil' Kim

Excel  Lilac

Have you grown up with lilacs but miss them in the south? Now rejoice! ‘Excel’ is has a low chilling requirement making it great for the south! A free flowering hybrid with fragrant, lilac-lavender single flowers. The shrub is an early bloomer  with compact branching. Full to a.m. sun.

Zones 2-9a.

 Josee Lilac

Do you love lilacs and wish you could enjoy them into the summer? 'Josee' is a remarkable dwarf lilac from France note for its propensity to rebloom. The fragrant lavender-pink blooms appear in May and continue until frost. Great for cutting arrangements.  Plant in full morning sun. Zones 2-7.  

Camilla's Blush

 Native Azalea

 Soft pink blooms held in large trusses with a delightful fragrance. A hardy plant blooming early. Plant in rich soil with am sun. Zones 6-9a

Lisa's Gold Native Azalea

   Bright gold flowers will lift spirits in early spring with large fragrant clusters.  Plant in rich soil with am sun. Zones 6-9a

My Mary

 Native Azalea

   Large pure yellow flowers in mid-April, and delight the senses with their fragrance. Plant in rich soil with am sun. Zones 6-9a

Little Henry

 Itea - Native

Fragrant white summer flowers attract butterflies. Bright red fall foliage.

Deer resistant. 36"x36". Zones 5-9

Harlequin

Hydrangea

 An exceptional mophead  with pinkish-red and white variegated flowers. Vigorous growth and sturdy stems. Provide well-drained,

rich soil with mulch. Best in morning sun with afternoon filtered sun. Zones 6-9.

Penny Mac

Hydrangea

 Repeatedly produces abundant flowers on new growth.  Flowers are colored pink (alkaline soil) or blue (acid soil), and make beautiful dried flowers. Best placed in borders & groupings. Provide well-drained,

rich soil with mulch. Plant in partial shade.

 Grows 3-5’ x 3-5’ wide. Zones 5 – 9.      

Diana™

Korean Spice Viburnum

Red flower buds transform to pink and open to intensely fragrant white blooms. New growth is tinged with a purple cast. A strong growing variety with a compact branching habit. We have this growing by our sunny west porch and are greeted each spring with profuse blooms and butterflies! This tough plant is drought tolerant and rewards us with burgundy berries and foliage in the fall. Grows to 6-7 ft. Zone 4-8

Blue Chiffon™

Rose of Sharon

A whole new look for Rose of Sharon (Hardy Hibiscus) straight from England! Large, single blue flowers adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Beautiful for use in a mixed container to create a dramatic focal point. Deer resistant and strong grower.  Plant in full sun for best form and flowering. Zones 5-9.

Lil' Kim

Rose of Sharon - Althea

Bright white blooms with magenta center attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Late summer flowers last longer than other varieties. Dwarf care free shrub 4’ x4’.

Deer resistant. Adaptable with heat and drought tolerance. Beautiful for use in a mixed container to create a dramatic focal point. Plant in full sun for best form and flowering. Zones 5-8.

Limelight

Hydrangea

' Limelight' has unique bright chartreuse blooms in mid-summer right into autumn when the blooms change color to a rich deep pink - breathtaking! This is an easy to grow plant with reliable flowering and color regardless of soil pH. The flower heads are up to 12" and held upright. Good in groupings and masses, in perennial and shrub borders, and in containers, Great cut flower .

Lemon Wave

Hydrangea

'Lemon Wave' is prized for its wildly variegated foliage. Each leaf is painted with strokes of white and yellow. It bears blue or pink lacecap flowers on last-year's stems .

 Grows 6’ x 6’ in AM sun or partial shade. Provide well-drained acidic, moisture-retentive soil and organic mulch. Zones 6-9  

  Dooley

Hydrangea

 Found in the backyard of UGA Coach Dooley by the infamous horticulturist Dr. Michael Dirr after a hard winter killed most hydrangeas in the area. The blooms can be blue or pink depending on the acidity of the soil. Ideally, prune after flowering. Provide well-drained acidic, moisture-retentive soil and organic mulch. Plant in partial shade. Grows 3-5’ x 3-5’ wide. Zones 5 – 9.