Plants

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...

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...

And we say this in a few other places but we always want to make sure that pet owners know that this plant is toxic to animals/people. Show-stopping foliage in every color but blue - thrives in sun or shade, all season long. Coleus...

Pick big, tender leaves within two months and keep cutting from the bottom up all fall and straight through most Alabama winters.Collards are the most forgiving green in the Deep South, taking summer heat better than kale or cabbage and standing through hard frost...

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...

Coral honeysuckle covers a mailbox or fence in scarlet trumpet flowers that hummingbirds visit from spring through frost, without ever taking over.This is our well-behaved native honeysuckle, not the aggressive Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) that smothers Alabama woodlands - coral honeysuckle is a modest...

Coreopsis pumps out golden daisies from late spring to frost on a native perennial that shrugs off heat, drought, and poor soil.Also called tickseed, coreopsis is one of the hardest-working perennials for Alabama sun, with threadleaf types like 'Moonbeam' and 'Zagreb' forming airy mounds...

One easy plant delivers armloads of long-stemmed daisy blooms all summer, feeding pollinators and filling vases from June to frost.Cosmos is the workhorse annual of a Southern cutting garden - fast from a transplant, tolerant of heat and lean soil, and endlessly productive if...

Get a jump on the queen of Southern summer - this Crape Myrtle starter will bloom for months in vivid clusters with handsome peeling bark.Crape Myrtle Bare-Root Starter is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and...

Chartreuse trails that spill out of a container and root wherever they land.Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' is the golden spiller you see cascading over the edge of every good mixed planter, and it works just as hard as a groundcover in a damp, part-shaded spot....

Creeping Phlox blankets slopes and borders in a dense carpet of starry spring blooms - an evergreen groundcover that smothers weeds.Creeping Phlox Rooted Division is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered...

The Crepe Myrtle is the queen of Southern summer, blooming for months in vivid clusters with striking exfoliating bark for winter interest.The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia) is the signature Southern flowering tree, blooming for months in summer with peeling ornamental bark. Heat-loving and low-maintenance, it's...

Crocuses are the first flowers of the year, often blooming through snow in cheerful cups of purple, gold, and white.Crocus Corms is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold in pack of...

Electric red, orange, and gold foliage - a bold statement indoors and a fall-porch favorite outside.Croton's leathery, multicolor leaves bring warm, fiery tones year-round indoors and make a standout fall container plant on the porch. Loves bright light. Offered in 4" Pot and 6"...

The evergreen screen the Southeast plants instead of Leyland cypress.Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' is a fast, soft-needled evergreen conifer that forms a dense pyramid without the canker and bagworm problems that shorten Leyland cypress in Alabama. Blue-green through summer, taking a bronze cast in hard...

Start picking crisp slicing cucumbers about eight weeks after planting, then keep harvesting every day or two through midsummer.Cucumbers grow fast in Alabama heat but need constant moisture; a dry stretch produces bitter, misshapen fruit almost immediately. Trellis the vines to keep fruit clean,...

Strings of jewel-bright berries in early summer, tart enough to make the best jelly you have ever had and impossible to buy fresh locally.IMPORTANT: Ribes species are restricted or require a permit in some states because they are an alternate host for white pine...

Upswept blooms in jewel tones through the cool season - bright color when little else flowers.Cyclamen bloom through fall and winter in pink, red, and white above heart-shaped, silver-marbled leaves. Lovely indoors and in cool-season containers. Offered in 4" Pot and 6" Pot, shipped...

Daffodils are the cheerful trumpet of spring, naturalizing into golden drifts that deer and rodents leave alone.Daffodil Bulbs is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold in pack of 10 and pack...

Dahlias produce spectacular, intricate blooms from summer to frost in sizes from pompoms to dinner-plates - the crown jewel of the cutting garden.Dahlia Tubers is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold...