Tag: Part sun/shade
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Plant Profile: Carolina Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana)
Carolina Cherry Laurel is a popular landscape shrub throughout the South for good reason. Once established, it’s highly drought tolerant and very low-maintenance. It produces delicate white flowers that are popular with bees and berries that the birds love, and it is a keystone species for butterflies. Read more
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Plant Profile: Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum)
Do not confuse this butterfly pea with the non-native one used to make butterfly pea tea! Spurred Butterfly Pea is a native vine with pink or purple flowers, which has a long blooming season. Its easy to grow and care for, and a great choice for small yards or container gardens. Read more
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Plant Profile: Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Black Chokeberry is a medium-sized shrub that is popular with wildlife and has brilliant fall foliage. It is covered with white flowers in the spring, which give way to edible berries in the summer. It’s bright fall foliage makes it a good substitute for the highly invasive, non-native Burning Bush. Read more
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Plant Profile: Coastal Serviceberry (Amelanchier obovalis)
Coastal serviceberry is a small shrub that sports showy white flowers in Spring, and blue/black berries in the summer that are popular with birds. It is considered a keystone species and it’s small size makes it a great choice for a yard that may not have room for larger keystone species like Oaks and Maples. Read more
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Plant Profile: Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Wild Blue Indigo is not a true indigo, but it was often used as a substitute to make blue dye. This is great plant for dry and sunny sites. It is slow growing and low maintenance, and also sports large, interesting seed pods that rattle and persist throughout winter. Read more
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Plant Profile: Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)
Sparkleberry is a wonderful addition to any southern garden. In spring it is covered in fragrant, delicate, bell-shaped flowers, which give way to shiny black berries that wildlife love. It is well adapted to drought, heat, and humidity and supports a huge number of pollinators. Read more
Southeastern Native Plants 