Southeast Plants

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    Coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides

    Coleus are tender tropicals that are generally grown as annuals because they are hardy only in Zone 11.

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    ‘Maggie’ Bourbon rose

    Rosa ‘Maggie’

    This deeply fragrant rose produces rounded double blossoms of mauve-red in spring and fall.

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    ‘Little Darling’ Floribunda rose

    Rosa 'Little Darling'

    This fragrant rose produces single salmon-pink blossoms with yellow basal highlights.

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    ‘Duchesse de Brabant’ tea rose

    Rosa 'Duchesse de Brabant'

    This scented rose was reputed to be a favorite of Teddy Roosevelt.

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    ‘Climbing Pinkie’ Polyantha rose

    Rosa 'Climbing Pinkie'

    This fragrant rose blooms nonstop from June until frost, with vivid pink, semidouble blossoms.

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    Rosa ‘Basye’s Purple’

    Rosa 'Basye's Purple'

    This outstanding rose has single, fragrant blossoms of rich cabernet-red.

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    Chestnut rose

    Rosa roxburghii f. normalis

    This species produces single medium pink blossoms with decorative indents at the tips of the petals.

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    New Zealand flax

    Phormium tenax

    An excellent architectural specimen, New Zealand flax has a striking geometric shape and intriguingly colored foliage.

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    Pink rain lily

    Habranthus robustus

    Pale pink flowers pop up suddenly after a summer rainstorm and resemble small amaryllis flowers on this native of Brazil.

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    Slender veldt grass

    Pennisetum spathiolatum

    Native to South Africa, this non-invasive evergreen species produces showy pink flowers in spring, which are held 2 to 3 feet above the foliage on stiff, wiry stalks.