Louisiana Super Plants

We get asked very often about Louisiana super plants. What are they? Where to get Louisiana super plants? When to plant them? Where to plant them? Below all of these questions will be answered.

What is a Louisiana Super Plant?

What is a Louisiana super plant? These are plants which are strong enough to handle Louisiana's climate and pretty enough for you to want them in your landscape. Candidates for the super plant program undergo two strenuous years of testing in both north and south Louisiana. They also have to be easy to grow and distribute for nurseries. They are almost always marked with the Louisiana super plants logo shown to the left.

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Louisiana Super Plants List

This is a list of the current Louisiana Super Plants. New plants are added twice a year so we will try to update this list when new plants are added. If you are interested in any of the plants, click on the name to follow a link to the LSU Agcenter page for each plant. There is information on planting, sun tolerance, and planting advice.

Camelot Foxglove

 Cool Season Flowers

• Sorbet Violas
  
• Swan Columbine
  
• Rebor Kale
  
• Amazon Dianthus
  
• Camelot Foxglove
  

Warm Season Flowers

• Little Ruby Alternanthera
  
• Bandana Lantanas
  
• Aphrodite Althea Hibiscus (technically a shrub)
  
• Senorita Rosalita Cleome
  
• Baby Wing Begonia
  
• Serena Angelonia
  
• Butterfly Pentas
  

Shrubs

• Conversation Piece Azalea
  
• Belinda's Dream Rose
  
• ShiShi Gashira Camellia
  
• Penny Mac Hydrangea
  
• Frostproof Gardenia
  

Trees

• Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia
  
• Southern Sugar Maple
  
• Shoal Creek Vitex
  

Where to Buy Louisiana Super Plants

Most nurseries will carry at least one or two Louisiana super plants. Click on this Louisiana super plant nursery list for names, locations, and phone numbers for all registered Louisiana super plant suppliers in the state. It would be best to call before you go to make sure they have the plants in stock since they have been known to sell out.

Additional Help

GreenSeasons is always proud to offer Louisiana super plants in any of our landscape designs. If you are looking for a landscape plan that focuses on using Louisiana super plants, just click here and we will give you a call. 

If you would simply like some landscaping advice with Louisiana super plants, please contact us.