What to plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

12 × 6 ft · Zone 7b · 6+ hours of sun · Cottage

• Weigela 'Wine & Roses'

  × 1

  Weigela florida 'Alexandra'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 4 ft apart · grows 4–5 ft tall · May–Jun

  Can't find it? Use Shrub rose 'Knock Out' or Dwarf panicle hydrangea 'Little Lime'.

• Northern sea oats

  × 3

  Chasmanthium latifolium

  Grass · Back of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–4 ft tall · Jul–Sep

  Can't find it? Use Feather reed grass 'Karl Foerster' or Dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln'.

• Garden phlox 'David'

  × 5

  Phlox paniculata 'David'

  Filler · Back of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 3–4 ft tall · Jul–Sep

  Can't find it? Use Blue false indigo or Purple coneflower.

• Lavandin 'Phenomenal'

  × 3

  Lavandula × intermedia 'Phenomenal'

  Filler · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2.5 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Jun–Aug

  Can't find it? Use New England aster 'Purple Dome' or Blue false indigo.

• Angelina stonecrop 'Angelina'

  × 7

  Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

  Edge · Edge of bed · quart pot · 1 ft apart · grows 3–6 in tall · Jun–Jul

  Can't find it? Use Hens and chicks or Cheddar pinks 'Firewitch'.

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 80% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.

12 × 6 ft · Zone 7b · 2–4 hours of sun · Classic

• Bigleaf hydrangea 'Endless Summer'

  × 2

  Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 3.5 ft apart · grows 3–5 ft tall · Jun–Sep

  Can't find it? Use Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle' or Oakleaf hydrangea 'Ruby Slippers'.

• Japanese sedge 'Evergold'

  × 14

  Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

  Grass · Front of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1 ft apart · grows 0.75–1 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Japanese painted fern 'Pictum' or Lilyturf 'Big Blue' (invasive in North Carolina: don't plant it there).

• Hairy alumroot 'Caramel'

  × 7

  Heuchera villosa 'Caramel'

  Filler · Front of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1.5 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · Aug–Sep

  Can't find it? Use Hardy geranium 'Rozanne' or Hosta 'Patriot'.

• Lenten rose

  × 7

  Helleborus × hybridus

  Filler · Front of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1.5 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · Feb–Apr

  Can't find it? Use Hardy geranium 'Rozanne' or Hosta 'Patriot'.

• Dwarf mondo grass 'Nana'

  × 20

  Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

  Edge · Edge of bed · 4-inch pot · 0.5 ft apart · grows 2–4 in tall · Foliage plant

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 82% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.

12 × 6 ft · Zone 7b · Under 2 hours of sun · Classic

• Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle'

  × 2

  Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 3.5 ft apart · grows 3–5 ft tall · Jun–Aug

• Holly fern

  × 3

  Cyrtomium falcatum

  Grass · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 1.5–2 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Listed as invasive in Hawaii, New Jersey, South Carolina and Texas in our table. Don't plant it there.

  Can't find it? Use Japanese painted fern 'Pictum' or Autumn fern.

• Lenten rose

  × 7

  Helleborus × hybridus

  Filler · Front of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1.5 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · Feb–Apr

  Can't find it? Use Hairy alumroot 'Caramel' or Hosta 'Patriot'.

• Cast iron plant

  × 5

  Aspidistra elatior

  Filler · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Hosta 'Sum and Substance' or Hairy alumroot 'Caramel'.

• Variegated lilyturf 'Variegata'

  × 9

  Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

  Edge · Edge of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1 ft apart · grows 1–1.25 ft tall · Aug–Sep

  Listed as invasive in North Carolina in our table. Don't plant it there.

  Can't find it? Use Mondo grass or Japanese sedge 'Ice Dance'.

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 89% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.