Would someone please suggest some plants for my mailbox?

Would someone please suggest 2-3 plants that I can plant around the base of my mailbox? The plant (flowering or non-flowering) needs to be hearty and be able to withstand full sunlight for the majority of the day. I live in Raleigh, NC so the summers can be pretty dry. I would also prefer something that doesn't grow very tall and doesn't creep or spread.





I have tried Verbena and Lantana, but they both get too out of control for me.

Would someone please suggest some plants for my mailbox?
Stella D'Oro Day lilies are drought tolerant and grow in zones 3-9. Their flowering times are May - July.





http://landscaping.about.com/od/perennia...





Try this link for your area: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/...





For more information about Hostas: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/12...


Hostas really are shade-loving plants, meaning they need around 5 hours of sun a day.
Reply:I would also suggest hostas. They do spread, but not usually into the grass. I have some planted in full sunlight for the whole day and they are fine. I also have some planted around the base of my tree and they grow well. I don't do anything to them-no watering, no fertilizing, no pruning, nothing. I kill pretty much everything I try to grow, and even I can't kill these.
Reply:Hostas are the best hearty plants in the world. The get flowers in the fall I think but the greens are very pretty themselves. I have them at my house cause I tend to kill plants for some odd reason. These plants have lasted forever. Plus they spread so when spring comes around and they start coming up again dig out a few 'stalks' and replant them somewhere else. They come up every year bigger and bigger for years and years!
Reply:All the suggestions sound lovely, but think about foliage plants and a few flowers for color. Flowers attract bees/wasps, bees and wasps sit on mailbox door handles and your mail carrier could get stung. Or even worse, they will try to build a nest in the mailbox and create a hazard for both you and your mail carrier!
Reply:Have you thought of something as simple as Impatiens? They love full sun, they come in lots of color varieties, and they'll fill in to surround your mailbox post nicely. They do like a fair bit of water though -- in NC you'd need to water them daily.
Reply:Have you tried Michigan Bulb's website they have a really cute mailbox set up. You dont' have to get the Sangria Clematis that comes with it. Or you can just pick the ones you want from it.





http://michiganbulb.com/product.asp_Q_pn...





Good luck!
Reply:dwarf rose bushes? maybe? lol





I like actually moss roses.Their a little bit of a ground cover, don't get very large at all, bloom very pretty, have no thorns and can tolerate drought weather.
Reply:For full sun....some blue victoria salvias and some geraniums. Those 2 flowers are staples in my sunny gardens every year.
Reply:Hostas are a shade plant not full sun....sedum would do much better but again really likes some sun. What about daylillies, a dwarf variety would do well!
Reply:salvia and marigolds... surrounded by green and gold striped variegated Liriope.....
Reply:they have some nice hosta or clematis

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