Growing Zone 9

Bright, butterfly-loving blooms all summer into fall - one of the easiest flowers to grow.Zinnias bloom in bold, saturated colors and draw butterflies all season. Sold as vigorous live plants - no floristry required. Offered in 4" Pot and 6-Pack, shipped well-rooted from our...

Sunflowers turn their sunny faces to the sky on strong stalks - a joyful, fast-growing bloom that feeds pollinators and birds alike.Sunflowers bring vivid, long-lasting color to gardens and arrangements, grown with care at our Lineville, Alabama farm. They're pollinator-friendly and a cheerful addition...

Ornamental Cabbage forms bold rosettes of ruffled purple, pink, and cream foliage that intensify in cool weather - striking fall and winter color.Ornamental Cabbage is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered...

The workhorse of fall color - cheerful gold and orange blooms that shrug off heat and pests.Marigolds bloom nonstop from summer into fall in warm golds, oranges, and rust. Easy, pollinator-friendly, and a garden-center favorite for beds and pots. Offered in 4" Pot and...

Bells of Ireland send up tall spires ringed with apple-green, bell-shaped calyxes - a florist favorite for adding height and unusual color.Bells of Ireland bring vivid, long-lasting color to gardens and arrangements, grown with care at our Lineville, Alabama farm. They're pollinator-friendly and a...

Our fresh dill is bright and feathery with a fresh, grassy tang, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh dill is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny...

Ornamental Kale brings feathery, fringed rosettes of vivid color to cool-season beds and containers, thriving right through frost.Fresh kale is a hardy, nutrient-dense green great for salads, chips, and sautes. We grow ours without synthetic pesticides in Lineville, Alabama and pick at peak ripeness....

Ornamental Swiss Chard lights up beds and pots with glossy leaves on neon stems of red, gold, and pink - as edible as it is beautiful.Ornamental Swiss Chard is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and...

Our fresh rosemary is piney and aromatic with a woodsy fragrance, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh rosemary is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny sill...

Our fresh sage is earthy and aromatic with a soft, savory fragrance, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh sage is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny...

Our fresh thyme is earthy and fragrant with tiny, savory leaves, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh thyme is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny sill...

Our fresh oregano is bold, peppery, and Mediterranean, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh oregano is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny sill and snips as...

Our fresh chives is delicate and mild with a gentle onion flavor, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh chives is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny...

Enormous upward-facing leaves on a plant that comes back every spring in zone 8a.Alocasia odora holds its huge glossy leaves upright rather than drooping, building a bold tropical clump through the summer. It dies back after frost and returns from the rhizome, making it...

Intensely fragrant white flowers in late summer, when almost nothing else is blooming.Hedychium coronarium sends up canes of lush green foliage through summer and opens sweetly scented white butterfly-shaped flowers from late summer into fall. It is hardy in the ground here, spreads slowly...

A real banana that survives an Alabama winter in the ground - tropical scale with none of the fuss.Musa basjoo is the hardiest banana in cultivation, dying back after frost and returning from the root each spring with mulch. It throws paddle leaves several...

Agave form with spotted, softer leaves - full sun, sharp drainage, and no spines to catch a customer.Mangave is a cross between Agave and Manfreda that keeps the architectural rosette while picking up dramatic spotting and faster growth. The leaf tips are soft rather...

New growth emerges bright green and hardens to near black - all the toughness of a ZZ, in black.Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Raven' is the black-leaved ZZ. New shoots come up lime green and darken over weeks to a glossy near-black. It keeps every bit of...

Dig crisp, nutty sunchoke tubers after the first fall frost, harvesting from a tall sunflower relative that returns every single year.Sunchokes are supplied as dormant tubers rather than seedlings, and they are a true perennial that comes back reliably and spreads vigorously, so give...

Willow and Nuttall oaks grow shade fast for oaks, drop small tidy leaves, and hand the yard deep red color every November.These two native red-group oaks are the practical choice for large shade in the South. Willow oak has narrow, willow-like leaves that rake...