Evergreen Perennials for the Southeast

Siebold ’s dauntless orchid

Calanthe sieboldii

Zones:6b–8

Size:18 to 20 in tall and broad

Conditions : fond to full shade ; moist , well - drain , hommos - rich soil

Native range : Japan

Orchids are often thought of as temperamental tropicals , but many are well-heeled , low - care garden plant . Among thevery best is Siebold ’s hardy orchid , also known asJapanese fearless orchidaceous plant . Its lovely pleated foliage make an evergreen clump up to 18 column inch across that look almost like a strangely textured hosta ( Hostaspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–9 ) . In midspring , stalks emerge bearingcheery yellow flowers in unsloped clusters . If wintertemperatures drop into single digit and leafage is killed back , the plant may be somewhat dense to begin actively originate again in leaping , but it should be fine . well ofall , deer and other critter seem to avoid all orchids asa rule .

Allegheny spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

Zones:6–9

Size:8 inches tall and 36 in wide

Conditions : fond to full shade ; median to dry soil

aboriginal range : Southeastern United States

This highly prized native appendage of the box sept is too rarely encountered in gardens . Forming a slowlyspreading carpeting of matte green leaves score with ash grey and sometimes violet highlight , it is nothing like the more common and übervigorous Japanese pachysandra ( P. terminalis , Zones 5–9).Small , fragrant , white bottlebrush prime spike appearin spring in the eye of the lump . onetime foliation canbe take out in later winter or allow to melt on its own as the new leaves come out . Allegheny spurge is happiest in hoummos - rich grunge ; once established , though , it is quite tolerant of drouth , if not terribly happy about it . Deerand rabbit tend to avoid the plant but may take a nibble or two before moving on to tastier point .

‘ Canyon Gold ’ genus Euphorbia

Euphorbia‘Canyon Gold ’

Zones:7–10

Size:2 feet tall and 3 feet blanket

Conditions : Full sun ; well - drained dirt

Native range : Hybrid

‘ Canyon Gold ’ is a sterile crossbreed that makes a year - round , constantly changing kaleidoscope of people of color in the garden . raw growth in spring egress with rosy burgundy hues before turning cool sorry - green . In midspring , rounded heads of galvanising jaundiced flowersabsolutely scream for attention . Those flush , or more precisely the modified farewell surround the flowers , age to a much more sedate coppery pinkish - red and lastuntil belated summer when they should be cut back back toencourage young ontogenesis . This remotion of blossom stemsis critical to keeping the industrial plant intelligent and long - live . Wear gloves when rationalise , as the deer - deterring milky sap may also irritate your skin . In fall and on through winter the foliage becomes wine red .

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Moss ’s Wandflower

Dierama mossii

Size:2 to 3 invertebrate foot tall and wide

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Conditions : Full sun ; average to damp soil

aboriginal range : Southern Africa

The unexplained dearth of this lovely flora in the Southeast needs to be rectified as soon as possible . In spring , evergreen chunk of foliage give rise to arc shuck bearing drop pink flowers that look like the dresses of little garden queen . It has all the textural appeal of an ornamental grass , but with showy blossom as well . Some members of the genus can be miffy in the humid Southeast , but this South African species grows naturally in bogs and along streams and is unfazed by humidness . Once established , it is very drouth tolerant as well . Remove spent heyday stalks , neaten out old farewell with a aristocratic tug , and enjoy . Deer generally avoid it , but cony willoccasionally snip some leave-taking to draw their burrows .

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Mark Weathingtonis music director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh , North Carolina , and the author ofGardening in the South : The Complete Homeowner ’s Guide .

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