Growing Zone 9

Confederate jasmine turns a fence into a wall of glossy evergreen leaves, then perfumes the whole yard with white pinwheel flowers in May.Also sold as star jasmine, this evergreen twining vine carries thick, dark leaves year-round and erupts in intensely fragrant white flowers in...

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...

Carolina jessamine covers a fence or mailbox in fragrant yellow trumpets in late winter, then stays glossy and evergreen all year.Alabama's own native twining vine, Carolina jessamine blankets itself in bright yellow, sweetly scented flowers from February into April while holding narrow evergreen leaves...

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...

Deep purple triangular leaves fold and unfold with the light each day, floating a haze of pale pink blossoms above them for months.We recommend Oxalis triangularis and Oxalis versicolor for this climate; both handle zone 8a well in containers or as a front-of-border edging,...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

Chartreuse, lemon-scented foliage in a tidy cone - a fresh living holiday accent.Lemon Cypress brings bright citrus-scented, gold-green foliage in a neat cone shape - a modern living holiday accent that pairs beautifully with poinsettias. Grower-direct from Alabama. Offered in 6" Cone and 10"...

A fragrant, living mini Christmas tree - a holiday gift that keeps cooking long after December.A Rosemary topiary trimmed into a little Christmas tree - fragrant, festive, and edible. A top holiday gift and centerpiece. Grown grower-direct on our Alabama farm. Offered in 6"...

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...

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 -...