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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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