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Brick path lined with Purple Pixie Loropetalum ends at formal boxwood hedge with archway

Top Plants for Sun

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  • By Southern Living Plants Staff
  • August 6, 2019
Make gardening much easier by choosing from our list of top plants for sun.

Purple Pixie® Loropetalum (pictured above)

With its dwarf size and weeping habit, Purple Pixie Loropetalum is just the plant we’ve been crying for. Use as a groundcover, hanging basket, or a window box. The showy pink flowers combined with rich purple foliage will move you to tears. It grows only 1 to 2 feet tall by 4 to 5 feet wide. Plant in USDA Zones 7 -10 in full sun to part shade.

Jubilation™ Gardenia

Who can resist the sweet southern scent of gardenias? Jubilation Gardenia is a compact shrub growing between 3-4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Enjoy the fragrant white blooms in the spring and a reblooming period through summer and into fall. Plant Jubilation™ in USDA zones 7-10, water as needed and shape after spring bloom.

​Early Bird™ Crapemyrtles

These early blooming crapemyrtles begin blooming in May, often as early as Mother’s Day and much earlier than other June-July blooming crapemyrtles. Early Bird™ re-blooms in your choice of lavender, white or purple for 100-120 days of color. Plant Early Bird™ Crapemyrtles in USDA Zones 7 – 10 in full sun to part shade and fertilize early spring.

Twist of Pink™ Oleander

This exciting, new Twist of Pink™ Variegated Oleander is heat, wind, and salt-tolerant and produces beautiful deep pink flowers centered in creamy white variegated foliage. Plant this shrub in USDA Zones 8 – 10 in full sun. Twist of Pink is the perfect accent for aggressive climates.

Southern Living Plants Staff

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Loropetalum
Purple Pixie Loropetalum planted in a stone stepped wall of a bluff

Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense ‘Peack’ PP18441
Crapemyrtle

Early Bird™ Lavender Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia hybrid ‘JD818’ PP22697
Gardenia
Jubilation Gardenia bloom cluster amongst shiny dark green foliage

Jubilation™ Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides ‘Leeone’ PP21983

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