These plants will thrive in southern garden without demand much caution .
Beautiful landscapes do n’t have to be a wad of work . you may savor a gloomy - maintenance garden with beautiful blooms and colorful leafage from spring into fall — it ’s just a matter of picking the right plants . We ’ve pulled together a group of downcast - maintenance garden plants that are among the easiest to spring up in the South . Several of these perennials are longtime favorites — in fact , you may see them thriving in older gardens that have been untended for years .
Blanket Flower
Heat and humidity do n’t fazeblanket flowers(Gaillaridaxgrandiflora ) , a sturdy native perennial that also can tolerate drought well . In early summertime , it begins pump out brightly tinge bloom in tender chromaticity such as yellow , orange , and flushed . It will carry on flower until frost , especially with a small deadheading .
Growing condition : Full sunlight and well - drained grease
Size:1 - 2 fundament magniloquent and broad
Credit: Bill Stites
Grow it With : Salviaandanise hyssopboth make dear companion for mantle flush because their bloom times overlap and their peak form make a pretty demarcation .
Zones:3 - 10
Black-Eyed Susan
If the South ’s summertime heat make your garden to fade , impart the versatile , low - maintenanceblack - eyed Susan(Rudbeckia fulgida ) . Hot temperatures bring out the best in this summer border and container favorite .
Size : To 3 foot tall and 2 feet wide
spring up it With : Black - eyed Susans make for a dandy addition to a casual garden bed , as do the summertime blooms of accentingphlox .
Credit: David Speer
Zones:4 - 9
Canna
Canna(Canna indica)is a low - care tropic garden classic . Its prideful leafage and large , multi - petalous prime add distinctive summer beauty to your garden . Search out varieties such as ' capital of South Africa , ' with its variegated leaf , for added garden interest .
grow condition : Full sunlight and moist , well - drained dirt
Size : To 7 foot tall and 2 feet wide-cut
Credit: David Speer
Grow it With : Lantana , which acts as a great and ornate doll at the base of the tall canna .
Zones:8 - 11
Yellow Flag Iris
A vigorous plant , chicken fleur-de-lis iris(Iris pseudacorus)loves soused spot — they’re well-chosen near a pond or water supply garden . Yellow blooms add colour in the springiness , and the evergreen foliage adds involvement to your garden the rest of the year .
Growing Conditions : Full sunshine to part shade and moist grease
size of it : To 5 fundament tall and 2 feet broad
Credit: Robert Cardillo
Grow it With : Ranunculus plants , which add a playful contrast in form and grain .
Zones:5 - 8
Japanese Sedge
A problematic , low - growing molding plant , Japanese sedge ( Carex morrowii ) forms healthy glob of grass - like , evergreen foliage . Choose varieties such as ' Variegata ' ( shown here ) for its variegate foliage that can light up up the dimmest area of your garden .
raise Conditions : Full to part specter and systematically moist grime
Grow it With : judge this sedge with yellow flag iris ; both of these perennials opt wetter consideration and shade .
Credit: Nancy Rotenberg
Zones:5 - 9
Obedient Plant
This fast - spreadingobedient plant(Physostegia virginiana)offers beautiful spikes of snapdragon - like flowers in late summertime . Native to the South , it adds slow - growing grace to your low - maintenance garden — as long as you give it mickle of
Growing Conditions : Full sun or part shade and moist soil
Size : To 4 infantry tall and wide-cut
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farm it With : Black - eyed Susansfor a stunning direct contrast in color and grain . Both bloom like crazy in late summer and into descent .
Zones:4 - 8
Crinum Lily
Crinum lily(Crinum americanum)is one of the toughest and down upkeep garden plant you’re able to rise . Sometimes called bog lily , because it loves dampish soil , crinums offer bold , fragrant clusters of pink , purple , or ashen flowers from outflow to come .
Growing Conditions : Full Lord’s Day and moist soil
Size : To 2 ft tall and wide
Credit: Richard Hirneisen
Grow it With : Daylilies , which proffer beautiful leafage and standardised clusters of flush .
Zones:9 - 11
Southern Shield Fern
Fernsprove that plants do n’t need flowers to add beauty to your garden . The southern carapace fern ( Dryopteris ludoviciana)is common in forests and arena across the South . While not as luxuriant as other ferns , it adds dim-witted elegance and smasher to forest plantings .
acquire condition : Shade and moist , well - drained stain
Size : To 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide
Credit: Clint Farlinger
develop it With : Pair it withhostas ; choose big - leafed versions with recondite unripened or variegated foliage for ocular interest .
Zones:6 - 8
Cast Iron Plant
Commonly grown as a houseplant in the North , cast branding iron plant ( Aspidistra elatior)is the sodding plectron if you ’re judge to garden in deep shade in the South . Its tolerance of low Inner Light is n’t the only reason this soft - to - grow plant earned its cognomen — a cast iron flora is really one of the problematical outdoor plants you may develop .
Grow it With : motley cultivars of cast iron works look great against the perpendicular foliage and lacy depart offerns .
Zones:7 - 11
Credit: Dan Piassick
Phlox
Beloved by bees and butterflies , phloxadds showy blossom starting in early summer and continuing through the season . Many of these low - maintenance perennials are also wonderfully fragrant , especially on fond , humid even . The perfume can fill up the yard ( or the house if you bring down the flowers and add them inside ) .
maturate stipulation : Full sun or part nicety and moist , well - drain soil
Grow it With : Purple coneflower ; the two blush at the same time and will put on a display the butterflies ca n’t resist .
Credit: Kim Cornelison
Zones:3 - 8
