{"id":36323,"date":"2025-12-01T11:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/?p=36323"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:18:28","slug":"top-plant-picks-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/top-plant-picks-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Plant Picks December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavendar Cotton)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bloom Time:<\/strong> July to August<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun Requirement:<\/strong> Full Sun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water Requirement:<\/strong> Low to Medium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife:<\/strong> Bees and butterflies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolerates:<\/strong> Drought<\/p>\n<p><strong>Native to North America:<\/strong> No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zones:<\/strong> 6 to 9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong> A mounding woody shrub with silver foliage that is finely textured and fragrant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Santolina-chamaecyparissus.jpg\" alt=\"Santolina chamaecyparissus\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div><hr><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Opuntia macrocentra (Purple Pricklypear)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bloom Time:<\/strong> May to June<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun Requirement:<\/strong> Full Sun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water Requirement:<\/strong> Low<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife:<\/strong> Bees and hummingbirds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolerates:<\/strong> Drought<\/p>\n<p><strong>Native to North America:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zones:<\/strong> 6 to 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong> This cactus has distinct black spines against purple-blue pads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Martin Boxwood Garden[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opuntia-macrocentra.jpg\" alt=\"Opuntia macrocentra\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div><hr><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Juniperus squamata &#8216;Blue Star&#8217; 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