I need to know the plants already in the front entry bed, so I can plan what to do with them. Here’s my audit.
Japanese spiraea (spiraea japonica)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- Yes
Since this one is on Georgia’s invasive plants list, I’ll remove it.
Day lily (hemerocallis)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- No
- Light requirements
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
I’ll probably re-plant these into the front entry bed.
Nodding onion (allium cernuum)
- Native?
- Yes
- Light requirements
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Also probably re-plant these back into the front entry bed.
Hydrangea, probably bigleaf (hydrangea macrophylla)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- No
- Light requirements
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Move these to a shadier spot.
Camellia (camellia japonica)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- No
- Light requirements
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
I’ll try to move this somewhere else, but it’s pretty big, so I may not be able to do it without killing it.
Chinese fringe flower (loropetalum chinense)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- No
- Light requirements
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
These aren’t as big as the camellia, but still pretty good. I’ll try to move these also.
Fragrant tea olivia (osmanthus fragrans)
- Native?
- No
- Invasive?
- No
- Light requirements
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Another larger shrub I’ll try to move.