Plant Development Services - Southern Living Plant Collection

Purple Daydream^™ Dwarf Loropetalum

This petite beauty displays dark maroon foliage year round, and bursts with lovely pink string clusters each spring. Purple Daydream^™ is versatile, handling full sun to part shade, as well as offering drought tolerance and deer resistance. A compact loropetalum, it spreads nicely into a mound reaching 2 to 3 feet high by 3 to 4 feet wide. Hardy to USDA zones 7-10. Available exclusively through the Southern Living® Plant Collection.

‘Orange Rocket’ Barberry

An award winning barberry, ‘Orange Rocket’ sports eye-catching coloration. New spring foliage starts out a vibrant coral and ages to a ruby red that lasts into fall. This easy care stunner is useful as a vertical element in landscapes and containers, and benefits from full sun to part shade, growing 4 feet high by 1.5 feet wide. Hardy to USDA zones 5-9. Available exclusively through the Southern Living® Plant Collection.

‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum

Ideal as a hedge, brilliant ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum offers year-round golden foliage that thrives in full sun. This sterile, non-invasive cultivar will not re-seed into the landscape. In fact, it doesn’t bloom at all, which is good news for allergy sufferers! Sunshine grows to a mature size of 3-4 feet high by 3-4 feet wide. Hardy to USDA zones 6-10. Available exclusively through the Southern Living^® Plant Collection.

EverColor^® ‘Everillo’ Carex

Add drama to shady spots with EverColor^® ‘Everillo’ Carex. This easy care grass may be used as a groundcover, to enhance containers, or to define and edge pathways. Its bright, colorful foliage provides year round interest. This attractive, versatile garden workhorse performs in full sun to part shade and grows 12 to 18 inches high and wide. Hardy to USDA zones 5-9. Available exclusively through the Southern Living^® Plant Collection.

Miss Lemon^™ Abelia

This outstanding shrub boasts bright, variegated yellow and green foliage when young, which matures to ivory and green. Its light pink flowers bloom heavily summer through fall, and it is more heat tolerant than other selections. Miss Lemon^™ reaches an average mature size of 3 feet high by 4 feet wide and flourishes in full sun to part shade. Hardy in USDA zones 6-9. Available exclusively through the Southern Living^® Plant Collection.

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