Regional Picks: Alternatives to Troublesome Plants – Southeast

TroublesomePlant –Lupines

( Lupinusspp . and cvs . )

1. Carolina Lupine

Name:Thermopsis villosa

USDA hardiness zones:4 to 8

Size:3 to 5 feet magniloquent and 2 feet wide

Conditions : Full sunshine to partial shade ; fertile , moist , well - drained soil

Those of us living in the mid - South see photos of lupines in efflorescence and want that same display of “ flowersicles ” in our gardens , but it just will not happen here with the region ’s heat and humidity . Carolina lupin , however , will give you a alike display of reliable flower with little workplace . cervid do not munch on them , and they are a permanent secureness in the garden , render year after class with zestfulness . The attractive semen head are an sum benefit .

TroublesomePlant –Weeping European larch

( Larix decidua‘Pendula ’ )

2. ‘Cascade Falls’ Weeping Bald Cypress

Name:Taxodium distichum‘Cascade Falls’

Zones:5 to 11

Size:8 to 12 feet grandiloquent and 5 to 8 infantry wide of the mark

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist to wet , acidic soil

We have all hear the elegant cry European larch tree in gardens and picture and experienced intense industrial plant lust , but this plant will not digest the estrus and humidness of the South . you’re able to accomplish a similar look with a weeping motley of our native barefaced cypress : ‘ Cascade Falls ’ . You will get fine texture , luxuriously flow limbs , beautiful fall colour , and a standout wintertime show of stark sculptural branching .

TroublesomePlant –Gunnera

( Gunnera tinctoria )

3. Chinese Rhubarb

Name:Rheum palmatumand cvs.

Zones:5 to 9

Size : Up to 8 feet marvellous and 6 base wide

condition : Partial shade ; moist , humus - rich soil

Another flora that drives plant swot wild is gunnera . The photos of people posing underneath its giant leaves make it an “ I - gotta - have - that ” plant . But it does not care intense heat , and it ask tons of pee ; in our region , you ’d have to turn the water hose on in May and leave it running until Halloween . you’re able to achieve a dramatic show of jumbo leaves that make a statement by using , instead , Chinese rhubarb . It is easy to spring up , does n’t require constant moisture , can wield cold winter temperature reliably , and collapse you the recording label of “ plantaholic ” without a portion of study .

Jeff Calton is the possessor of Good Earth Landscapes in Kingsport , Tennessee .

Photos , except where take note : # 1 ( troublesome ) , Bananapatrol / courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org ; # 1 ( option ) , Jerry Pavia ; # 2 ( option ) , Doreen Wynja for Monrovia ; # 3 ( choice ) , Kerry Ann Moore ; # 2 ( troublesome ) and # 3 ( troublesome ) , Michelle Gervais

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