The following plants are quite varied but share two things.
First, they’re easy.
Second, they all belong to ourSouthern LivingPlant Collection.
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Its light pink flowers attract pollinators all summer.
It grows about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
Miss Lemon likes full to part sun and well-drained soil and is suited toUSDA Zones6 through 9.
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This evergreen grows 4 to 6 feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide.
It features green leaves and showy white flowers in spring.
Give it full to part sun and well-drainedacidic soil.
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We recommend it for USDA Zones 7 through 9.
If necessary, prune it after it finishes blooming.
Baby Gem does well in the ground or containers and is much more pest-resistant than English orAmerican boxwood.
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It likes full to part sun and well-drained soil.
Plant it in USDA Zones 4 through 9.
Showy red flowers that attract pollinators appear atop the foliage in summer and fall.
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Givebottlebrushfull sun and well-drained soil.
New foliage emerges bright red.
Grow ‘Obsession’ in sun or light shade and in well-drained soil in USDA Zones 6 through 9.
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‘Everillo’ Carex
‘Everillo’ carex is a mounding,grass-like perennialthat glows bright chartreuse all year.
It likes partial sun to shade, takes some drought, and isn’t attractive to deer.
Plant in USDA Zones 5 through 9.
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‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia
Boy, do we love this plant!
Pretty yellow flowers crown the shrub in winter.
It’s suited to USDA Zones 7 through 9 and is not on Bambi’s menu.
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It combines handsome, variegated foliage with sweetly fragrant spring flowers.
Give it sun and well-drained soil.
Deer turn up their noses at it.
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Grow it in USDA Zones 7 through 10.
Grow it in sun and well-drained soil in USDA Zones 7 through 10.
Give this distylium a go.
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Soft, thin, evergreen leaves line its refined, layered branches.
Deer usually don’t bother it.
Cast in Bronze Distylium
Cast in Bronze is a disease- and pest-resistant hybrid distylium.
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Thiscompact shrubhas a rounded growth habit and reaches 3 to 4 feet in height once mature.
It’s suited for USDA Zones 7 to 9 and tolerates full sun to part shade.
New growth appears in bronzy shades of maroon and matures into a rich and shiny green.
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Purple Pixie Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum
Need a go-with-the-flow showstopper?
If you live inUSDA Zones 7 to 9, check out this evergreen dwarf weepingloropetalum.
It works great as a groundcover but also adds vibrant color to containers.
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Yewtopia plum yew has handsome, deep green, needlelike foliage.
It grows slowly to 3 to 4 feet high and wide and needs little pruning.
It has few if any pests, and deer won’t eat it.
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All it requires is well-drained soil.
Once established, it tolerates heat and drought well.
Grow it in USDA Zones 6 to 10.
It works best in USDA Zones 5 through 9 and tolerates full sun to partial shade.
It’s a vertically shaped shrub, reaching about 4 feet high and 1 1/2 feet wide once mature.
But Little Bonnie matures at 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
Its lavender-pink blooms last from spring through summer andattract butterfliesand birds, and deer tend to avoid it.
Blue-green foliage is just as eye-catching.
Grow in full sun to partial shade in USDA Zones 4 to 9.
Ever SapphireTM Agapanthus
Bright blue agapanthus blooms willbring birdsand butterflies to your yard without attracting pests.
This evergreen shrub reblooms from spring through summer, doesnt need pruning, and is drought-tolerant.
Its fast-growing to 20 to 24 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide.
Give it partial sun in USDA Zones 8 to 11.
