Growing Zone 6

Ninebark gives you burgundy, gold, or lime foliage from spring to fall, white flower clusters in May, and peeling winter bark.Ninebark is a native, four-season shrub grown mainly for its colored foliage, with clusters of white or pink flowers in late spring and shredding,...

Mountain laurel opens clusters of cupped pink and white flowers in late spring above leathery evergreen leaves that hold their looks all winter.Mountain laurel is a native evergreen of Appalachian slopes, prized for intricately marked flowers and handsome year-round foliage. Be honest with yourself...

Flowering quince lights up the bare end of winter with scarlet, coral, or white blossoms on leafless branches weeks before anything else opens.Flowering quince is an old Southern dooryard shrub that blooms in late winter, long before its leaves appear, and its cut branches...

Clematis climbs a trellis or lamppost and opens saucer-sized flowers in purple, pink, red, or white through the warm months.Clematis is the classic flowering vine, with large single or double blooms held on wiry stems that scramble up any support you give them. The...

Butterfly bush throws long nectar-loaded flower spikes from early summer to frost and pulls in swallowtails, hummingbirds, and bees all day.Butterfly bush is a fast, sun-loving shrub whose arching stems carry fragrant flower panicles in purple, pink, white, or blue for months. Deadheading keeps...

Encore azaleas bloom in spring, then again in summer and fall, giving you three flowering seasons from one evergreen shrub.Encore azaleas are reblooming evergreen azaleas bred for the South, flowering heavily in spring and repeating on new growth through summer and into fall. They...

Abelia flowers nonstop from late spring to frost, feeds pollinators daily, and shrugs off Alabama heat, drought, and poor soil without complaint.Abelia is a tough, semi-evergreen shrub covered in small tubular white or pink flowers for months at a stretch, with foliage that often...

Enormous crimson-freckled white and pink trumpets carry a perfume that fills a whole yard at dusk in high summer.Oriental lilies are workable in zone 8a but they are particular: give them sharp drainage on a raised bed or slope, morning sun with afternoon shade,...

Arching stems hang with white bells tipped in green, ringing out over strappy foliage in a long, generous late-winter to spring display.This is the standout bulb on our list for the Deep South and a true Southern heirloom, found thriving around old homeplaces and...

Jewel-toned violet and blue iris flowers with gold signal marks open at ankle height in the dead of winter, absurdly early and beautifully scented.Plant the small bulbs four inches deep near a walk or in a trough, where their February flowers can actually be...

Goblet-shaped lavender-pink flowers erupt from bare ground on leafless stems in early fall, a genuine surprise in the September garden.Colchicum corms bloom within weeks of arrival on naked stems, with the broad strappy foliage following in spring and dying away by early summer. Two...

Sheets of upfacing sky-blue stars with white eyes light up bare late-winter ground while the rest of the garden is still asleep.Plant these small bulbs three inches deep in generous drifts, since their charm comes entirely from mass, not from individual flowers. Glory of...

Low carpets of starry blue, pink and white daisies open across the late-winter garden weeks before anything else wakes up.Soak the flat, knobby corms overnight before planting, then set them just two inches deep in a well-drained bed where they can catch early sun...

Airy silver-blue spires that shrug off heat and drought - a pollinator favorite that blooms for months.Russian Sage (Perovskia) is a tough, aromatic perennial with clouds of lavender-blue bloom from summer into fall. Deer-proof and heat-loving. Nursery-grown by Wade Greens and sold grower-direct -...

Native golden plumes that light up the fall garden and feed late-season pollinators.Goldenrod (Solidago) blazes with arching gold flower sprays in late summer and fall - a tough, native perennial and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

An evergreen perennial that blooms in the cold months - premium, deer-proof shade color.Hellebores (Lenten Rose) open nodding, long-lasting blooms from late fall through winter in shady spots, with handsome evergreen foliage the rest of the year. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

Nectar-rich flower spikes that hum with bees and hummingbirds from summer into fall.Garden Salvia sends up dense spikes of blue, purple, or red bloom on aromatic foliage - a pollinator magnet that's deer-resistant and long-flowering. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot, shipped well-rooted...

Spicy-scented, frilled blooms that overwinter in the South for color spring and fall.Garden Dianthus (pinks) form tidy mounds topped with fragrant, fringed flowers, thriving in cool weather and returning year after year in mild climates. Offered in 4" Pot and 6-Pack, shipped well-rooted from...

A fragrant carpet of tiny blooms - the perfect cool-season filler and spiller.Sweet Alyssum blankets the front of beds and pots in honey-scented white and purple flowers, thriving in the cool weather of fall and spring. Offered in 4" Pot and 6-Pack, shipped well-rooted...

The New England Aster closes the season with a burst of purple, daisy-like blooms that pollinators mob before winter.New England Aster is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and...