Unlike other azaleas, this one thrives in full sun for 6+ hours a day. Azaleas thrive on neglect after establishing quickly.
An lovely, tiny evergreen shrub, Bird's Nest spruce tolerates neglect and requires little care. The plant can be planted in spring or fall and tolerates various soil and light conditions.
Hibiscus is widespread and tropical and deciduous. The deciduous species likes rich, moist soil and can take different light situations, but flowers best in full sun.
The bottlebrush buckeye is a little buckeye but a huge shrub, growing 8-12 feet tall with a wider spread. Bottlebrush buckeye blooms until summer, unlike most buckeyes.
Winterberry is an interesting deciduous holly. This shrub thrives in low-lying, waterlogged areas. This plant can handle salt, alkaline, and damp soil.
Bloody Fire Loropetalum suits small spaces. It grows swiftly, reaching 3'-4' by year two. Loropetalum, evergreen flowers, grow in warm climates but survive cold.