Ilex decidua ‘Warren’s Red’ (Possumhaw)
Bloom Time: May
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Birds such as cedar waxwings, robins, and bluebirds eat berries
Tolerates: Clay Soils
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: The bright red winter berries and graceful form of this shrub provides wildlife value and ornamental interest year-round.
Location: Turner Seasons Garden
Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese Stewartia)
Bloom Time: June to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Provides pollen for bees and butterflies
Tolerates: N/A
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: Noted for its patchwork bark that shows off in patterns of orange, brown, red, and gray in the winter.
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Galanthus spp. (Snowdrop)
Bloom Time: January to February
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Provides early nectar and pollen for bees
Tolerates: Deer Resistant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 3 to 7
Other: A bulb emerging in winter as the harbinger of spring with delicate, nodding white flowers
Location: Howe Garden
Ilex opaca ‘Cave Hill’ (American Holly)
Bloom Time: May
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Birds
Tolerates: Deer Resistant, Clay Soils
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: This cultivar of our native evergreen holly produces abundant cardinal red berries throughout the winter.
Location: Burr Terrace Garden
Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer Magnolia)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Beetles
Tolerates: Clay Soils
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: A flowering tree that is unmatched for elegant beauty. Large fuzzy buds appear in late winter on bare branches.
Location: Turner Seasons Garden
Dryopteris erythrosora (Japanese Shield Fern)
Bloom Time: N/A
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Provides shelter to frogs, toads, and other anphibians and reptiles.
Tolerates: Heavy Shade, Rabbit Resistant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: The fronds of this fern emerge coppery red and mature to green. Evergreen in warmer climates.
Location: Robinson Family Water Garden
Rhododendron ‘Smitty’s Orange Crush’ (Hybrid Azalea)
Bloom Time: April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Hummingbirds and butterflies
Tolerates: Drought once established
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 6 to 9
Other: Dark red buds on bare stems open to clusters of vivid orange flowers in the spring.
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Agarista populifolia (Florida Hobblebush)
Bloom Time: May
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts bees and butterflies, provides winter cover for birds
Tolerates: Deer Resistant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 7 to 9
Other: An arching evergreen coastal shrub with leathery leaves that makes a good foundation plant.
Location: Howe Garden
