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A deer proof, southeastern native evergreen shrub, useful for shade and rain gardens is Illicium floridanum 'Halley's Comet' (Florida anise). The plant was discovered by John Allen Smith (of Magnolia Nursery in Alabama) in the wild near De Funiak Springs, FL. It is a 2010 PHS Gold Medal Plant Award winner.

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The dwarf variety of native plant Joe Pye Weed is Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe' (Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed). It's still a robust perennial at 3-5' tall, but may be more suitable for home gardens than the 6-7' Joe Pye. This was one of five winners in the 2022 Georgia Pollinator Plants of the Year Award, and the only native.

https://botgarden.uga.edu/conservation-science/pollinator-plant-program/

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Native Azalea: Rhododendron 'Robert E. Lee' Confederate Series. The Azalea is a cross between Rhododendron austrinum -and- Rhododendron x ‘Hotspur Yellow.’ Bob Schwindt of Dodd & Dodd Nurseries in Semmes AL made the cross, the seeds were planted by Tom Dodd, Sr., while Tom III evaluated the plants and named them. Rhododendron austrinum provides the necessary heat tolerance needed for Azaleas here in the South.
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Since it is National Native Plant Month, my #SixOnSaturday are all native plants from my own garden in April. Clockwise from top left: Oconee azalea (fragrant), Florida flame azalea (fragrant), Iris cristata (groundcover), redbud tree foliage 'Hearts of Gold', blue-eyed grass, and the blooms of a native fringe tree (fragrant).

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Did you know:
April is now National Native Plant Month.
Info here:

https://nationalnativeplantmonth.org

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