Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be even better. And these are exactly what makes Double Play Doozie spirea the most beautiful, innovative, ground-breaking spirea to ever grace a landscape. Like all of the Double Play® spirea series, the show begins in early spring, when the foliage emerges in blazing brilliant color – in this case, deep red. By late spring, the flowers begin to emerge, a bright, glowing purple-red that truly sings in the landscape. And as summer comes on, the show doesn’t stop: it just keeps flowering, and flowering, and flowering. Because it produces no seeds, it puts all of its energy into flowering! It does it all with the same good looks, drought tolerance, and deer resistance that you expect from spirea, too.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 24-36″ W x 24-36″ 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 24 inches
Botanical Name – Double Play Doozie® Spirea Spiraea x
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Spilled Wine weigela shares the fabulous deep purple foliage and bright pink flowers of the classic Wine & Roses weigela but in a smaller size. This useful plant grows wider than tall, making it the perfect choice for edging beds or walkways and for incorporating under windows in your landscaping. Like all weigela, it is deer resistant and very easy to care for.
Top reasons to grow Spilled Wine weigela:
– Very colorful even when not in bloom
– Dwarf, wider-than-tall habit has many uses in the landscape
– Deer resistant
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USDA zones 4-8
Mature size 24-36″ W x 24-36″ 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 24 inches
Botanical Name – Spilled Wine® Weigela florida ‘Bokraspiwi’ USPP 23,781, Can 4,655
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
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
A charming improvement on a Southern favorite! Most people plant gardenias for their extravagantly fragrant blooms, and the Jubilation is just about as aromatic as they come. It produces delightful white double blooms with intoxicatingly rich aromas. It has a large initial bloom in late spring, and then reblooms periodically through summer and fall. Year after year, you’ll never get tired of the sweet scent of the Jubilation Gardenia. Additionally, this selection has a highly moderated growth habit and is remarkably easy to maintain once established in your garden or landscape. It reaches only 3-4′ H x 3′ W at maturity. No pruning required! However, feel free to provide a light trim after its first bloom cycle of the year. Use it as an accent, container, hedge, or slope planting, you can’t go wrong. Line a pathway with them and enjoy their scent as you let them guide you along. Another popular way to use this Gardenia is as a mass planting. You’ll seldom be short on blooms from summer to fall with a large group of these beauties. Furthermore, try it as a fragrant addition to cut flower arrangements.
USDA zones 7a-10b
Mature size 36″ W x 36-48″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – Gardenia jasminoides ‘Leeone’ PP21983
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The “August Beauty” gardenia will make a beautiful appearance to any landscape. Noted for its vigor and profuse flowers, August Beauty is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with thick, lustrous, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and highly fragrant, velvety, double white flowers, 3 in. across. Blooming heavily for 3 months, from mid-spring into summer, this handsome rounded shrub makes a stunning addition to the landscape and containers!
USDA zones 7-9
Mature size 36-48” W x 48-72” H
Botanical Name – Jasminoides (Cape Jamsine)
Recommended Spacing – 36 inches
Average Shipping Height – 1g 8-12 inches, 2.25g 14-18 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
Not guaranteed to be in bloom upon arrival
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Like Quick Fire, it is early blooming, flowering about a month before other hydrangeas. White flowers transform to pink-red as summer progresses. This dwarf plant fits easily into any landscape, including container gardens. Add it to your existing hydrangea garden to extend the blooming season. Perfect for containers, landscapes, and as accents!
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 36-60 inches W x 36-60 inches H
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name: Hydrangea Paniculata
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height-12-18 inches, 5g 20-24 inches
Not guaranteed to be in bloom upon arrival
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Colorful foliage all season, and fluffy pink blooms in summer!
Fabulous and eye-catching from spring to fall, Sugar Tip rose of Sharon offers unique brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. It produces loads of clear pink, double flowers and does not produce seed. This is a beautiful semi-dwarf rose of Sharon that saves space and looks great all summer.
Top reasons to grow Sugar Tip rose of Sharon:
– Variegated foliage adds beauty and interest before and beyond the bloom time
– Pure pink double flowers don’t set seed – no nuisance seedlings to pull up!
– Unusual semi-dwarf habit is perfect for flower gardens and landscaping
USDA zones 5-8
Mature Sizes- 60-72 inches H and 48-72 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Perfectly purple blooms on a perfectly sized plant.
Just like her sisters, ‘Miss Molly’ and ‘Miss Ruby’, ‘Miss Violet’ is a compact plant with vibrant flower color, but with loads of dark purple-violet summer flowers. This beauty has fragrant, bright purple flowers all summer on a perfectly sized plant. Seedless and non-invasive and never needs deadheading.
Top reasons to grow Miss Violet butterfly bush:
• non-invasive butterfly magnet; Deer Resistant!
• electric violet flowers all summer long
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 48-60″ W x 48-60″ H
Ships Dormant winter through early spring
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Botanical Name: ‘Miss Violet’ Buddleia x USPP 28,448, Can 5,950
Ships Dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Size of plant when shipped- 2 gallon 12-16 inches
Not guaranteed to be in bloom upon arrival
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Summer belongs to bold, blooming plants, and Paraplu Pink Ink hibiscus is definitely that! This hybrid rose of Sharon spends summers bedecked with very large, very showy white and pink flowers. The star-like pink eye at the center of each bloom makes for a dazzling effect. Even though each individual flower lasts only one sweet summer day, the plant makes lots of buds for long-lasting color you can enjoy for months every season. Deep green foliage and an upright-yet-graceful habit make this rose of Sharon suitable for specimen plantings, flower gardens, even a showy hedge.
Top reasons to plant Paraplu Pink Ink rose of Sharon:
– Flowers are larger and showier than conventional roses of Sharon.
– Elegant, graceful habit that moves in the breeze – not stiff and awkward like other roses of Sharon.
– Low maintenance and long blooming so you can enjoy the season.
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 60-96 inches H and 48-60 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Botanical Name: Paraplu Pink Ink® Hibiscus x ‘Minsywhi07’ USPP 32,761, Can PBRAF
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
