Wild pinks are a native low growing perennial.
It is a great plant for dry or rocky soil and drought. It does not require frequent watering or maintenance and is ideal for rock gardens.
Common Name: Wild pink
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Native Range: Eastern & central North America
Zone: 5 to 8
Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Description: Pink
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Showy
Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Fringe Tree- Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree is a great low maintenance tree for clay soils. It has beautiful white flowers that bloom from May to June and attract birds.
Common Name: fringe tree
Type: Tree
Family: Oleaceae
Native Range: Eastern United States
Zone: 3 to 9
Height: 12.00 to 20.00 feet
Spread: 12.00 to 20.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: Creamy white
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Leaf: Good Fall
Attracts: Birds
Fruit: Showy
Tolerate: Clay Soil, Air Pollution
Sweet Shrub- Calycanthus florida
Sweet shrub, also know as Carolina allspice, is a low maintenance, deer resistant shrub that is great for clay soils. Its blooms a fragrant, reddish brown flower in May
Common Name: Carolina allspice
Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Calycanthaceae
Native Range: Southeastern United States
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 12.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to July
Bloom Description: Brown
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy, Fragrant, Good Cut
Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil
We will be selling these plants at our upcoming native plant sales, and we always keep them in stock at our native plant nursery in Glenwood.
Opening Day - Monday, April 1st at 10AM GreenFest - Saturday, April 13th at 10AM Earth Day - Saturday, April 20th at 10AM Native Plant Palooza - Sunday, May 5th at 12PM