Ten Great Native Shrubs for South Native Plant Sales If you are a business or homeowner Alabama Landscapes Area plant sales are good places to pur- interested in landscaping in an ecological, cost effective, and aesthetically pleasing chase native shrubs. Prices are reasonable Waxmyrtle and experts are on –hand to answer manner, it is time to think about incorporating questions. Weeks Bay Reserve and Wolf native plants into your outdoor design. Native Bay Watershed Watch conduct native plant plants are flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees sales in the spring and fall of each year. indigenous to a geographical region of North America prior to European settlement. Coastal Alabama has hundreds of native

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landscapes. dwarf forms available; takes heavy pruning. Southern Hybrid Azalea Growth: Moderate / fast. “ A dmiral Semmes ” Benefits of Native Shrubs Site Requirements: Any site, wet or dry, sun- shade; salt tolerant. Flower/Fruit: N/A for landscape value. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors! Native Shrubs:

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Native Azaleas, Rhododendron spp. Buckwheat Tree; Black Titi, Cliftonia mon- Saw Palmetto , Serenoa repens Dahoon Holly , Ilex cassine ophylla Landscape Value: Evergreen; great alternative to Landscape Value: Deciduous specimen or infor- Landscape Value: Evergreen, dramatic form. mal hedge. Landscape Value: Evergreen, year-round interest. Size/ Form: Large low shrub. privet. Size / Form: Large, open. Size/ Form: Large, upright. Growth: Slow / moderate. Size/ Form: Large shrub. Growth: Slow to medium. Growth: Moderate. Site Requirements: Full sun; dry sandy soils Growth: Moderate. Site Requirements: Part shade; well drained Site Requirements: Full sun to shade; average Flower/Fruit: N/A for landscape. Site Requirements: Full sun to light shade; moist to wet soils. to well drained soils. acidic soils. Flower/Fruit: White or pink in early spring. Flower/Fruit: Pretty red winter berries foraged by Flower/Fruit: Spectacular spring-summer. wildlife. Flowers; many colors.