The South is blessed with a long growing season, lots of heat and humidity. Autumn is a great time to plant woody shrubs and palms. These plants can thrive in a wide range of soil and moisture conditions, and are resilient to the region’s climate extremes: mountain azalea, mountain laurel, eastern sweetshrub, American beautyberry, saw palmetto, needle palm, dahoon, dusty zenobia, buttonbush, and the spicebush.
10 Standout Native Shrubs and Small Palms for Southern Gardens (10 photos)