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Mailbox and Pine Island
Because of the tall trees on the south side of my property, there is little sun to sustain grass. I have given up and increased the size of my pine straw island several times. The trees and shrubs there get filtered sunlight at best. Around the mailbox are annuals that grow with morning sun.
Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Native, part sun, small tree, weeping variety, 5 feet tall, blooms April and May
Cavatine
Pieris Japonica
Part shade, shrub, 3 feet tall, evergreen
Jewel Box Distyluim
Full sun to part shade, shrub, 2 feet tall, evergreen
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majuscule
Native, part shade, 10 inches tall, blooms April to June
Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia
Native, part shade, 12” tall, blooms April and May
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Native, shade, 3” tall, evergreen
Night Blooming Cactus
Cereus
Part sun, tropical, house plant in winter, blooms September, blooms at night, bloom lasts only one night
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