A Southern staple that performs best in dappled shade.
Varieties Offered
Amagasa, Conversation Piece, Coral Bells, Fashion, George L. Tabor, Hardy Gardenia, Hino Red, Midnight Flare, Mrs. G.G. Gerbing, Pink Formosa, Pink Ruffles, Purple Formosa, Red Formosa, Red Ruffles
Amagasa
A rounded, mounding, evergreen shrub having 3” wide, deep pink to red, funnel-shaped flowers with darker red spots. Heat and humidity tolerant.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Mature Size: 3’ tall and wide
Conversation Piece
White, ruffled flowers with pink blush and crimson splotches bloom on dwarf, mounding evergreen shrubs. Robin Hill hybrid.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Mature Size: 2-3’ tall and wide (dwarf)
Coral Bells
Small, coral pink, hose-in hose flowers bloom on compact, mounding evergreen shrub with small bright green foliage. Kurume hybrid. Blooms in April to May.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Mature Size: 2-4’ tall and 3-5’ wide
Fashion
Salmon-pink flowers bloom on vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub. Girard hybrid. Blooms in spring and sporadically in fall and winter.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Mature Size: 6’ tall and wide
George L. Tabor
Large, frilled, lavender-pink flowers bloom on upright, branching, evergreen shrub. Southern Indica hybrid. Blooms in mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-9
Mature Size: 6-8’ tall and wide
Hardy Gardenia
Large, double, white flowers bloom on compact, mounding, evergreen shrub. Blooms mid to late spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Mature Size: 2’ tall and 4’ wide
Hino Red
Masses of cherry-red flowers bloom on compact, mounding, evergreen shrub. Nice fall foliage color. Kurume hybrid. Blooms in mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 6-8
Mature Size: 3-4’ tall and wide
Midnight Flare
Brilliant scarlet, flared flowers bloom by the scores on trusses of this mid-sized shrub. Evergreen foliage is lustrous dark green and has reddish tints in winter. Drought tolerant. Blooms mid to late spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Peaty, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 7-10
Mature Size: 4’ tall and 4-6’ wide
Mrs. G. G. Gerbing
Large, ruffled white flowers with yellow blotch blooms on dense, upright, evergreen shrub. Blooms early to mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 7-9
Mature Size: 6-8’ tall and 4-6’ wide
Pink Formosa
Southern Indica hybrid. Large 3” pink flowers bloom on upright, open, evergreen shrub. Blooms in mid to late spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-10
Mature Size: 6-8’ tall and wide
Pink Ruffles
Large, semi-double bright pink flowers bloom on upright, spreading, evergreen shrub. Rutherfordiana hybrid. Blooms in mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-10
Mature Size: 5’ tall and wide
Purple Formosa
Large purple flowers bloom on upright, open, evergreen shrub. Blooms in mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-10
Mature Size: 6-8’ tall and wide
Red Formosa
Large magenta flowers bloom on upright, spreading, evergreen shrub. Southern Indica hybrid. Blooms in early spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-9
Mature Size: 6-8’ tall and 4-6’ wide
Red Ruffles
Trusses of deep, cherry-red flowers bloom on compact, rounded, evergreen shrub. Rutherfordiana hybrid. Blooms in mid spring.
Sun Exposure: Dappled Shade
Water Use: Regular
Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Slightly Acidic
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-9
Mature Size: 2-4’ tall and wide
Planting Instructions: Dig hole big enough to allow 12” of fill soil between root ball and the sides of the hole. Install the plant so that the top of the root ball is slightly higher than existing soil grade. Backfill with topsoil and water heavily to eliminate air pockets.