you might still get great color without the disease.
The widely popularKnock Out roseproves it’s possible for you to get too much of a good thing.
Unfortunately, it faces a fatal disease (as do other roses) called rose rosette.
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Eventually, the plant dies.
Hydrangeas
The South reveres hydrangeas for their long-lasting blooms.
‘Dear Delores’does the same.
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We’re also excited about a red repeat bloomer called ‘Heart Throb’.
Suited to USDA Zones 5 to 9.
‘Miss Lemon’ Abelia
Talk about tidy.
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Talk about long-lasting color.
You’re talking about ‘Miss Lemon’ Abelia.
Small, green leaves edged in yellow and ivory earn that distinction.
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And deer won’t eat them.
‘Miss Lemon’ grows about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide with little pruning needed.
Suited to USDA Zones 6 to 9.
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What if you could keep the flowers, but lose the lankiness?
This makes them perfect for massing in a border or planting beneath windows.
Trim off spent flowers to keep new ones coming.
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Do any other pruning in winter.
Note that deer don’t like them.
Suited to USDA Zones 5 to 9.
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They offer a widerange of colorsand form dense mounds 3 to 4 feet tall and wide.
They also take full sun, unlike most azaleas, and light shade as well.
Prune, if necessary,after spring bloom.
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Suited to USDA Zones 6 to 10.
This compact gardenia from theSouthern Living Plant Collectiongrows to a tidy 3 or 4 feet tall or wide.
It has the added advantage of evergreen foliage and can be grown in Zones 7-10.
Flowers first appear in spring and then sporadically through summer and fall.
The clusters of tubular flowers can be white, pink, or red.
Grow in Zones 4-8.
October Magic camellias can be grown in Zones 7-9, and may need some protection from afternoon sun.
