Farm House Plants

Holly

• Likes north or east sides of buildings since it thrives in shade.

• Produces red berries when male and female plants are present or on the same plant.

• Keeps leaves all winter long and does not lose them.

• Needs to be watered daily when first planted. After a few months will be fine when it rains.

Azalea

• Does not lose leaves.• Like the north and east sides• Bright colorful flowers that can be pink,

purple, red, and white.• They like soil that is very organic.• They can turn colors with addition or

subtraction of pH.

Fire Chief Arborvitae

• Keep leaves all seasons of the year.• Have a dead zone• They are not broad leafed• They are drought tolerant after well

established.• Sun to partial shade.

Hydrangea

• North and east sides– will take some sun but not a lot.

• Flowers- purple, blue, pink, and white depending on pH of soil.

• Water regularly when first planted.• Does lose leaves

Yucca

• Full sun to partial shade.• Likes well drained soil.• Can be all green to variegated.• Once established they will flower• Known and used for their foliage ( Leaves)

Hosta

• MOST hostas like shade- very few can tolerate sun.

• Spread, known for its large leaves, can live in moist or dry soil.

• Will get a flower out of the center mostly purple, pink, and white.

• Different varieties have different sizes.

Rose

• Full sun– South or west side• Water when dry– every day when first

planted.• Knockout roses are known for blooming

frequently.• Knockout roses hardy to grow and easy to

maintain.

Fine Line Buckhorn

• Like south and west sides– mostly full sun to partial sun.

• Known for foliage does not flower.• Well drained soil

Boxwood

• Like sun- plant on south or west sides• Do not lose leaves.• Well drained soil• Do not flower, know for their foliage• Will see them in a variety of ways, hedges,

single plantings by themselves, and even in wreaths.

My Monet Weigela

• Know for both flower and foliage• Like sun– thrive in south and west sides• Well drained soil

Spirea

• Known for its flowers• Loses leaves in the fall• Likes sun so south and west sides are best• Flowers can be a variety of colors some

varieties foliage change colors in the fall.

Winterberry

• Known for their red berries• Lose their leaves in the fall. Keep berries.• South and West- Like a lot of sun.• Water daily when first planted.

Creeping Phlox

• Flower in the early spring and keep flowering until it gets hot.

• Colors include: purple, white, pinks, and reds.• Like the sun--- south and west are best.• Don’t need a lot of water once established.

Cherry Tree

• Loses leaves in fall.• Likes sun• Needs well drained soil.• Shiny bark

Russian Sage

• Salt tolerant• Grows by shooting runners through the

ground.• Known for foliage and flower and smell• Like sun – so west and south