Originally Posted by coast crab

Well, I don't know where you ordered from, but you have to be careful. (personally, I wouldn't order anything I could find so easily locally) Just because sourwood a dogwood are southern trees doesn't mean you can get them from Tennessee and expect good results here on the coast. That's the beauty of this plant sale, trees grown from local/coastal seed sources by people who know what they're doing. If you expect decent, reliable fall color out of a sourwood you better buy local. And there will be a couple of named selections of dogwoods, 'Weaver' is one and I can't remember the other, both from north Florida so they're perfect here.

There are always plenty of native azaleas at the sale because 2 of the top hybridizers/growers are right here in Semmes - Maarten Van Der Giessen and Tommy Dodd. You won't find a better camellia collection offered anywhere.

Native hydrangea - quercifolia or arborescens? There will be plenty of H. q selections, and probably a few H. a's. They can be difficult down here, a little picky about soil and such.

If you're within 100 miles of Mobile and have any interest in plants you don't need to miss this sale. Best selection is Thursday night at the preview party (not free), then it's open Friday through Sunday. The list will be on the MBG website soon.