Growing Zone 11

String of hearts trails delicate marbled heart-shaped leaves on wiry purple vines, softening a shelf or hanging basket with fine, jewel-like texture.This semi-succulent vine grows from small tubers and stores water in its leaves, so it wants bright indirect light and a thorough soaking...

String of bananas cascades several feet of plump curved leaves from a hanging basket and grows noticeably faster than string of pearls.This trailing succulent is more forgiving and more vigorous than its pearl-leaved cousin, tolerating a wider range of light and less precise watering....

Lithops mimic pebbles so convincingly that most people miss them entirely, then split open in autumn to push out a daisy-like flower.Living stones are collector plants with one non-negotiable rule: their watering calendar is the opposite of a normal houseplant, and overwatering is what...

Ghost plant forms pearly gray rosettes that blush pink and gold in strong sun, trailing over pot edges and rooting from any fallen leaf.This is one of the toughest and most forgiving succulents we sell, surviving hard drought, poor soil, and considerable neglect, and...

Aloes store water in thick sculptural leaves, surviving weeks of neglect on a sunny windowsill and multiplying into free plants from offsets.Our assorted aloes range from the familiar medicinal Aloe vera to smaller textured and speckled species that stay compact enough for a windowsill....

Aeonium builds glossy geometric rosettes on branching stems, giving containers a sculptural look no other succulent quite matches.Unlike most succulents, aeoniums grow actively in cool weather and go semi-dormant in high summer heat, so expect them to pause and drop lower leaves in July...

Bromeliads hold a vivid flower bract for months on end indoors, asking only bright indirect light and water poured into the central cup.These tropical rosettes are among the easiest colorful houseplants, thriving in ordinary room conditions and tolerating low humidity better than most tropicals....

Sharp licorice-anise punch on sturdy leaves that hold their flavor in hot pho, stir-fries, and curries where Genovese basil would collapse.Thai basil is built differently from sweet Genovese: narrower, firmer leaves, purple stems, and a much higher anise and slight spicy-clove content that survives...

The true pesto basil - big cupped leaves with sweet clove-anise flavor that carries olive oil, tomato, and mozzarella better than any other strain.Genovese is the Italian pesto standard, selected for large, soft, low-camphor leaves and a sweet finish. It loves Alabama heat but...

Tender inner stalks bring true Thai citrus-ginger backbone to curries, broths, and cocktails that dried lemongrass simply cannot deliver.Lemongrass grows into a big architectural clump in one Alabama summer, then dies back hard below about 20F. In 8a, either grow it in a large...

Satsumas are the one citrus that genuinely fruits outdoors in central Alabama - seedless, zipper-skinned mandarins ripening right before Thanksgiving.A mature satsuma on trifoliate rootstock is the hardiest edible citrus available to us, taking brief dips to roughly 18-20F once established, but it still...

Pentas is the best hummingbird and butterfly magnet in the annual bed, flowering in star-clustered heads right through Alabama's hottest weeks.This tender perennial is grown as an annual here and blooms in red, pink, lavender, and white without pause from planting until frost. It...

Calibrachoa spills over basket edges under hundreds of miniature petunia blooms, self-cleaning all season so you never have to pinch off spent flowers.Sold as million bells, calibrachoa is the go-to trailing annual for hanging baskets, window boxes, and container edges, in a color range...

Begonias flower steadily in shade where almost nothing else blooms, pairing waxy bronze or green leaves with continuous pink, red, and white color.Wax begonias handle part sun to full shade and keep flowering through Alabama humidity without deadheading, while dragon wing and tuberous types...

Angelonia flowers nonstop from spring to frost in Alabama heat and humidity, never needing deadheading and never sulking in August.Often called summer snapdragon, angelonia sends up slim spires of purple, pink, or white blooms on tidy upright plants that hold their shape all season....

Frosted white tips on lacy green - a charming holiday-season houseplant (not a true fern).The Frosty Fern (a spikemoss) has lacy foliage tipped in creamy white, like a dusting of snow - a festive, easy tabletop plant for the holidays. Grower-direct from Wade Greens....

Blazing paper-like color that thrives on heat and sun - a Deep-South patio showstopper.Bougainvillea drips with vivid magenta, orange, and pink bracts all season, thriving in heat with little water. Great for baskets, trellises, and patios. Grown grower-direct in Alabama. Offered in 1-Gallon Pot...

Dinner-plate blooms in electric colors - instant tropical drama for decks and patios.Tropical Hibiscus produces huge, vivid flowers all summer on a glossy shrub - perfect for patios and poolside. Grower-direct from Wade Greens at a price below the big-box stores. Offered in 6"...

Nonstop trumpet blooms on a climbing tropical - the star of the summer patio.Mandevilla (and its bushy cousin Dipladenia) bloom all summer in vivid red, pink, and white on a trellis or spilling from a basket. Loves heat and sun. Grower-direct from our Alabama...

Show-stopping foliage in every color but blue - thrives in sun or shade, all season long.Coleus is grown for its vivid patterned leaves that fill containers and beds with color from spring through frost. One of the most versatile annuals you can plant. Offered...