With a profusion of big raspberry red or neon purple blooms, Summer Crush brings floral quality blooms to your garden or patio container. Not only is it drop-dead gorgeous, but it is compact so you get a neat, tidy look throughout the summer. Fill a patio container with Summer Crush for a stunning look all season long. Summer Crush will make your outdoor living space the talk of the neighborhood.
USDA zones 4 to 9
Mature size 36″ W x 36″ H
Large full blooms throughout Spring and Summer
Changes color with color kits
Partial shade
Flowers can be cut and used in vases and floral arrangements
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Botanical Name – Summer Crush® Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Bailmacfive’ PP30,359
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
One of the more cold hardy varieties, this attractive bush has glossy, leathery dark green foliage and an abundance of magnificently fragrant large white blooms. Has a more upright habit and more tolerant of direct sun light than other gardenias, with flower buds that resist late spring frosts without damage. Frostproof makes a wonderful hedge or foundation planting. Place close to outdoor living areas or entryways to enjoy the fragrance. Plant in mass to screen walls and fences or include with other fragrant bloomers in a container planting!
USDA zones 7-9
Mature size 36-48″ W x 48-60″H
Botanical Name – Gardenia jasminoides
Recommended Spacing – 36 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Low maintenance
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen- Year round interest
Blooms fragrant white blooms spring to fall
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 1g 8-12 inches, 2.25g 14-18 inches
Not guaranteed to be in bloom upon arrival
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Goldmound Spirea has vibrant golden spring foliage, accented by clusters of pink flowers that cools to a yellowish green in summer then a rich, yellowish orange in fall. Great color addition to a shrub or perennial border, or to brighten a patio in decorative containers.
USDA zones 4-8
Mature size 48″ W x 36″ H
Dramatic foliage color, dwarf plant, easy care, fall color
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to partial shade
Low maintenance
Uses in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Small pink blooms late spring into summer
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Large, single lavender flowers are adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Beautiful for use in a mixed container, or incorporated into a mixed border. A mass planting will create an easy-to-grow privacy screen with lots of summer color. Like all of the Chiffon series, it has soft, graceful stems and a useful rounded habit.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 48-72″ W x 96-144″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Low maintenance
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Botanical Name – Dark Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus syriacus
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Purple Pillar is a totally unique rose of Sharon: it naturally grows as a narrow column instead of a wide, spreading plant. Anywhere you need a little privacy and/or color in a narrow space, this plant is a great choice. In summer, each stem is packed along its entire length with purple blooms. This unusual columnar habit makes it a real space saver – if you thought you didn’t have enough space to grow rose of Sharon, Purple Pillar is perfect for you. Try it in containers, or flanking your front door, or simply as a quirky accent in your landscape.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 24-36″ W x 120-192″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Low maintenance
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name – Purple Pillar® Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
White Pillar rose of Sharon naturally grows as a narrow column, so it takes up just a fraction of the space that conventional roses of Sharon do. This particular variety sports pure white, semi-double blooms, making it an elegant choice for planting in any style landscape and along with any type of architecture. This unusual, space-saving habit unlocks so many new design possibilities: plant alongside your front entrance, as the centerpiece to a formal container, as a privacy screen, or a dramatic specimen. It’s easier than ever to enjoy this summer-blooming favorite.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 24-36″ W x 120-192″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, or as accents
Botanical Name – White Pillar® Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The Autumn Empress Encore Azalea promises to bring bounties of beautiful blooms to your landscape and/or garden! The Autumn Empress produces rich semi-double, pink blooms that have a delicately ruffled appearance to them. Blooms first appear in spring in an impressive display. Afterward, this Encore Azalea will continue the show by reblooming in summer and fall.
The eye-catching pink azalea blossoms rest atop shimmering vivid green foliage. New growth emerges a bright green before maturing to a deep green.
The Autumn Empress Encore Azalea is an intermediate sized Encore Azalea, and reaches a mature size of 4′ H x 3′ W.
Try this pink blooming azalea as a foundation planting, accent, border, hedge, or container plant. However you use it, you really can’t go wrong!
This variety is naturally compact, with a rounded growth habit. Therefore, pruning is traditionally unnecessary with this low-maintenance variety.
The Red Diamond Loropetalum is another tremendous evergreen shrub from the Southern Living Plant Collection! The Red Diamond Loropetalum produces candy red blooms in early spring. These are truly the reddest blooms of all loropetalum cultivars, and they contrast beautifully with their dark foliage. Watch these blossoms engulf the shrub, completely changing its appearance during the bloom cycle. After the considerable initial bloom, this loropetalum will periodically rebloom from early summer to fall. Meanwhile, the purple and burgundy leaves hold their color all year long, providing dynamic color in any landscape.
New growth emerges in spring as a soft purple before maturing to dark purple to burgundy.
The Red Diamond Loropetalum reaches a mature size of 6′ tall and 6′ wide. Therefore, this variety won’t engulf its surroundings like some other Loropetalums. Additionally, this naturally compact growth habit ensures that pruning is optional or infrequent.
Use this low-maintenance shrub as a hedge, container, accent, or mass planting!
USDA zones 7-10
Mature size 72″ W x 72″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 72 inches
Botanical Name – Red Diamond™ Midsize Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-Red’
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 2g 10-14 inches, 5g 16-20 inches
Not guaranteed to be in bloom upon arrival
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Vanilla Strawberry Panicle Hydrangea features enormous flower heads that are held upright on red stems. The flowers emerge creamy white in midsummer, change to pink as the night temperatures drop, and finally turn strawberry red later in fall. New flowers emerge as older blooms change color, giving Vanilla Strawberry a multicolored effect in late summer and early fall. The large blooms are excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements and are especially well-liked for dried winter floral displays.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 60-72″ W x 72-96″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 60 inches
Botanical Name – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renhy’ PP20,670
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Kaleidoscope abelia is a variegated semi-evergreen shrub. It produces pink buds in the spring that open to petite, fragrant white flowers in the summer through the fall. But its variegated foliage with three seasons of color is where this shrub shines. Abelia kaleidoscope’s foliage emerges as variegated green and yellow, slowly turning gold in summer. Then, in the fall, the golden foliage turns reddish orange.
This glossy abelia is dwarf and gets only about 2 feet tall and has a 3.5-foot spread, making it great for colorful coverage. This abelia grandiflora’s small stature makes it perfect for containers and patios.
Enjoy the bevy of bees, butterflies, and birds that are drawn to the sweet perfume of this Kaleidoscope abelia variegated semi-evergreen shrub. This dwarf variety This abelia is also very heat and sun-tolerant, producing its biggest show when it receives full sun.
USDA zones 6-9
Mature size 36-42 inches W x 24-30 inches H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ PP16988
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The Miss Lemon Abelia from the Southern Living Plant Collection produces stunning variegated foliage that you’ll never get tired of looking at. Once matured, the bright young foliage will convert to a majestic, creamy ivory and emerald green. The blooms of the Miss Lemon emerge in multitudes, creating delicately beautiful light pink flowers for much of the summer through autumn. Plant this Abelia in moist well-drained garden soil in a container or landscape in an area that will receive full sun to part shade.
USDA zones 6-9
Mature size 48 inches W x 36 inches H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Botanical Name – Miss Lemon™ Abelia grandiflora Hybrid
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Autumn Bravo produces a great show of 3-inch single red blooms spring summer and fall. The colorful red flowers contrast nicely against the dark green foliage. Encore Azaleas enrich garden designs, combining well with other plants. Landscape options become easy and eye-catching when including Encore Azaleas!
