Q&A

What kind of plants are in the South?

What kind of plants are in the South?

Southern Native Plants Worth Growing

  • Blue False Indigo. Beautiful purple flower spikes appear in late spring to early summer above blue-tinted leaves on this shrubby native.
  • Black Tupelo.
  • Spicebush.
  • Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia.
  • Lady Fern.
  • Shooting Star.
  • ‘Munchkin’ Oakleaf Hydrangea.
  • ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla.

What grows in a southern garden?

Plants that will often do well in southern fall vegetable gardens include:

  1. Beans.
  2. Beets.
  3. Broccoli.
  4. Brussels Sprouts.
  5. Cabbage.
  6. Carrots.
  7. Cauliflower.
  8. Celery.

Is there an app to identify vegetables?

Finally, there’s an app for that and it’s called PlantNet. Dubbed as the Shazam of plants, it helps you identify plants on the go.

Can I take a picture of a plant to identify it?

It’s called PlantSnap. You can take a picture of a plant or flower and the app can tell you its name. The app uses artificial intelligence to identify plants — using what’s called “deep learning”. Four different companies around the world work to improve the database.

What flowers are popular in the South?

Everything in This Slideshow

  • 1 of 10 Climbing Roses. Roses are beautiful, but roses climbing a rustic wooden fence are the ultimate.
  • 2 of 10 Dogwood.
  • 3 of 10 Hydrangea.
  • 4 of 10 Magnolia.
  • 5 of 10 Camellia.
  • 6 of 10 Easy Flower Arranging with Rebecca Lang.
  • 7 of 10 Azaleas.
  • 8 of 10 Crepe Myrtle.

What can I plant on the south side of my house?

Plants for the South Side of a House

  • Yucca Plant. The Yucca plant (Yucca gloriosa) is commonly referred to as the Spanish Daggar.
  • The Annual Sunflower. The sunflower, scientific name Helianthus annuss, was originally grown by the North American Indians, including the Mescalero and Chiricahua Apache.
  • Zinnias.

When should I plant my garden in the South?

Fall Garden Planting Schedule If you live in the more Northern parts of the South, you’ll want to think about planting a fall garden in early to mid-August. In the warmer parts of the South, you may be able to wait until September to plant fall garden crops.

What kind of plants are native to the south?

Here, we proclaim once-and-for-all the South’s most iconic plants. Camellias are among the South’s icons—right up there with Elvis, cornbread, and kudzu—but these flowers are actually native to Asia.

What kind of weeds grow in southern Indiana?

Zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) Weed Type: Perennial grass. Problem Areas: Warm-season lawn grass sometimes grown in southern Indiana that becomes a weed when growing in lawns of cool season grasses. Identification: Spreads by stolons and rhizomes, will turn brown in cool weather, green up in summer.

What kind of plants grow in South Carolina?

André Michaux, botanist to King Louis XVI of France, brought camellias (Camellia japonica) to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 1700s, and they’ve graced our gardens and tables ever since. Sometimes called “common camellias,” they have uncommonly beautiful glossy, evergreen leaves and luscious blooms in shades of pink, white, and red.

What kind of grass grows in southern states?

Can be grown as a lawn grass in the southern US. Identification:Warm-season grass that spreads by both stolons and rhizomes, will turn brown in cool weather, green up in summer. Creates mats and is difficult to pull out of ground. Ligule is a fringe of hairs, no auricles. Leaf edges are hairy near the collar and may be slightly rough.