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Louisiana Super Plant Shrubs

Althea ‘Aphrodite’
Aphrodite’ althea performs well in the Louisiana heat and humidity, with larger blooms and more dense foliage than most others.

Anise ‘Florida Sunshine’
This compact evergreen shrub adds a burst of color to the landscape with its golden chartreuse foliage – the defining feature of this variety.

Azalea ‘Conversation Piece’
This repeat bloomer offers flower colors ranging from dark pink to nearly white with darker pink center blotches on the same plant. This azalea variety is a low-growing, mounding shrub that can be used as a color accent or in a foundation planting.

Blueberry - Rabbiteye
Rabbiteye blueberries provide excellent aesthetic value for Louisiana landscapes because of the pink-and-blue fruit, the blue-green foliage that turns red and orange in the fall and the white bell-shaped flowers in the spring.

Callicarpa – American Beautyberry
The American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is a moderate-to-large-size native perennial shrub that grows throughout the state of Louisiana. They are often found in forested areas but are grown as specimen plants in the landscape.

Camellia ‘Leslie Ann’
Leslie Ann is a camellia sasanqua that is popular in Louisiana and has been a longtime proven performer in Louisiana landscapes.

Camellia ‘ShiShi Gashira’
The compact growth habit and slow rate of growth make ShiShi Gashira an excellent choice for smaller gardens, foundation plantings, containers and basically anywhere a smaller shrub is needed.

Distylium ‘Cinnamon Girl’
Distylium shrubs have gorgeous, blue-green foliage on wide-spreading, horizontally arching branches that grow in layers, giving it a swirling appearance.

Firebush ‘Lime Sizzler’
Its best attribute is the amazing variegated chartreuse and light green foliage with red veining. The blooms come in clusters of orange-red tubular flowers that are about 2 inches long and attract hummingbirds throughout the summer.

Gardenia ‘Frostproof’
Frostproof, as its name implies, is more cold hardy than other gardenias. It has also proven to be tough, not as finicky and more adaptable to varying soil conditions.

Hydrangea ‘Limelight’
Limelight hydrangeas bring a whole new look and way to use hydrangeas in our landscapes. This is not your grandmother’s garden hydrangea.

Hydrangea ‘Penny Mac’
Use this Louisiana Super Plant as a specimen plant or in borders and mass plantings for an outstanding show in your landscape.

Rose ‘Belinda’s Dream’
Belinda's Dream is an excellent low-maintenance, easy-care landscape rose with large hybrid-tea flowers. It provides the best of the best of both rose worlds...easy care and beauty!

Rose – Drift series
Drift roses are some of the toughest and most tolerant shrub roses in Louisiana, making them the perfect addition for the busy gardener.

Rose ‘Peggy Martin’
Peggy Martin roses are a robust and recognizable feature in the Louisiana landscape. The showy, fragrant pink flowers are sure to attract the eyes of passersby and pollinators.

Southern indica azalea – ‘George L. Taber,’ ‘Formosa,’ and ‘G.G. Gerbing’
These selections have been standout specimens in the Louisiana landscape, noted for their vigor even in our hot Gulf Coast conditions.

Viburnum ‘Mrs. Schiller’s Delight’
These plants make a nice addition to woodland, filtered-shade native gardens.

Virginia Willow ‘Henry’s Garnet’
This plant makes a great addition to pollinator and rain gardens and is an excellent choice for anyone looking to take advantage of the low maintenance and lack of pesticides needed for native plants.

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