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companion plants for your rose garden

Roses may be complimented by different leaves and blooms. Other flowering annual and perennial plants grow along with the roses in our garden. Adding interest and different fragrances, some also attract butterflies. We offer a few of our favorite types of companion plants for your garden.

Angel Trumpets

Tropical Splendor in an exotic plant. Significantly fragrant trumpet-like blooms 10-20" long hang from lush foliage. Grow inside in a sunny location during winter in northern zones. We ship eight inch plants (zones 8-11) that easily grow from six to twelve feet in two years.

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Yellow

Item # ATY01 -- one plant

Item # ATY03 -- package of 3

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Salmon Pink

Item # ATP01 -- one plant

Item # ATP03 -- package of 3

Buddleias

A wonderful nectar source for the butterflies in your garden. They will pick up the sweetly scented flowers miles away. A good contrast with roses as some have silver leaves. Lavender blue, white and yellow blooms 4-6" long from spring through fall. Six inch plants can grow to four feet in one season and eight in second year.

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Lavender

Item # BL01 -- One plant

Item # BL03 -- Package of 3

Yellow

Item # BY01 -- One plant

Item # BY03 -- Package of 3

White

Item # BW01 -- One plant

Item # BW03 -- Package of 3

Canna

Item #CN01 -- We're still not sure of the variety but it may be Canna indica, American Indian shot. Unlike many canna lilies it does not have problems with caterpillars. Early cannas were grown mainly for their lush tropical foliage. This plants emerald green leaves are topped with delicate red blooms resembling the flowers of Bird-of-Paradise and will reach 4-6'. It makes a lot of seeds after the attractive pods dry and is quick to establish, so don't plant them near your roses.

Chrysanthemum "Feliciana"

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Item# CF01 -- Peachy pink daisies for late summer beauty. This particular treasure found in our area around old homes is similar but slightly different from others in the trade. For sun or partial shade. Zones 5-8

Lilies

Crinum Lilies

Most old Southern gardens contain at least one variety of Crinum lily. A fountain of emerald green leaves frames stems of elegant heirloom lilies. Deep-rooted bulbs that continue to multiply and make a huge clump of beauty.

Milk and Wine Lily - Gowenii

Item# CRN01 One bulb -- From 1820. Fragrant late summer trumpets blooms of pink and white stripes. Hardy to zone 8 - otherwise grow as a house plant in bright light.

Miss Louise's Lily

Item# CRN02 -- We were given this gorgeous wine colored crinum by Miss Louise Davis. She received one bulb as a gift when she was but a child gardener. She now has a multitude of lilies! We're not yet sure of the actual variety so we just gave it a "found lily" name.

Ginger Lilies

Butterfly Ginger - Hedychium coronarium

Item# BG01 -- Large clusters of exotic fragrant white blooms that look like orchids or some say butterflies. Another plant from my grandmother's garden that we love to cut and bring in the house for their perfumed elegance! Tall corn like foliage needs morning sun and afternoon shade preferably. Great for beginners. Zones 7-11.

Hidden Lily - Curcuma petiolata

Item # HGL01 -- Exotic pink, purple and yellow flowers nestle among the broad leaves, teasing you to find them. They need partial shade and grow to about 4x4'. Zones 7b-11.

Red Spider Lily - Lycoris radiata

Item # RSL01 -- Another Southern Heirloom found growing around old homesites. We were fortunate to have them handed down to us. These exotic coral-red blossoms surprise you in the fall just when you least expect to see a lily. A true garden treasure that multiplies with time and can adjust to partial shade. Leaves emerge after the blooms fade and are green through winter and early spring, but wither away later in the year waiting to surprise you with blooms.

Iris

White Flag Iris - I. albicans

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Item # WFI01 -- Gray fans of sword-shaped leaves with classic bearded iris blooms of purest white. A true garden treasure that was in my grandmother's garden. Needs well drained soil and four hours of sun. Dates from before the 1800's. Southern zones only.

Iris Brevicaulis

Item # LIB01 -- A short-stemmed iris on 10-12' stalks it tolerates shade and like a ground cover. These beautiful blue blooms, a parent of Louisiana Hybrids, grace your garden from April to May. This Iris tolerates average soil. Grown in most zones.

Iris Fulva

Item # LIF01 -- Unique warm copper colored blossoms. This native occurs from the Gulf area to southern Illinois. This Iris will thrive in damp shade, making them a good addition for a problem area.

Iris Nelsonii

Item # LIN01 -- Very similar to Iris fulva but with a bit more red and a little larger. Known also as Abbeville Red.

Louisiana Iris - Blue

Item #ILB01 -- Unsure of which Louisiana native this is since it could be a cross, but one of our unidentified favorites found in an old garden nearby. Three foot spear-like leaves host orchid-like flowers wonderful as an accent with roses. Loving moist or boggy soil, it will tolerate the same type of soil as roses and makes a great companion plant. Lovely near a pond and multiplies rapidly. Sun to partial shade. Grows in most zones.