DOUG YOUNG NURSERY, LLC

06/02/2026

Introducing the new exciting Scarlet Drift® Rose! 🌹🌹Tito’s new favorite flower! 🌹 🌹

06/02/2026

🌹Scarlet Drift®🌹produces an abundant flush of single, red flowers that starts early and reblooms well, bringing constant color to the garden.
Scarlet Drift Rose is an exciting new addition to the Drift® series. As the earliest-blooming variety in the collection, it features vibrant, true-scarlet blooms that contrast beautifully with deep green, disease-resistant foliage.
🌹Quick Facts🌹
🌹Bloom Season: Continuous blooms from early spring to first frost.
🌹Hardiness Zones: 4-11
🌹Exposure: Full sun
🌹Habit: Compact and spreading, growing 1½’ h x 2’ w 🌹Maintenance: Low-maintenance, disease-resistant, and self-cleaning
🌹Landscaping Uses: Due to its trailing, ground-hugging nature, the Scarlet Drift Rose is highly versatile. It is excellent for: Edging garden beds and borders. Planting on hillsides or retaining walls to control erosion. Growing in patio containers or mass plantings for a continuous blankets of red.
And yes, Tito is a huge fan!

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

As we roll into June, keep an eye out for these gorgeous Peacock Flower/Mexican Bird or Paradise/Pride of Barbados! Lots of names for such a beautiful plant! They thrive in our crazy Louisiana weather in the full sun and are starting to really show their bright orange/yellow/red blooms! They can reach over 10’ tall and have fern like leaves. Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a vibrant, heat-loving shrub that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil in our warm Louisiana climate (USDA zones 8a-10b). It attracts pollinators like butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. It’s a must for all Louisiana landscapes!

05/29/2026

Another gorgeous First Editions beauty:Queen Bee Vitex. Tiny but Mighty!

05/29/2026

OH MY! WHAT IS THAT?!? QUEEN BEE VITEX!
What a beauty and such a great compact alternative to the larger varieties of Vitex! These are hot items and usually sell out pretty fast!
The long-lasting blooms and impressive flower power make Queen Bee® Chastetree a true standout in the garden. Vibrant lavender flowers, which are adored by pollinators, bloom in mid-June and rebloom throughout the summer. With impressive drought, heat, and cold tolerance, Queen Bee® matures at 5-6 feet tall and 7-9 feet wide, making it an ideal colorful hedge or focal point in warm climate gardens.

HEIGHT
5-6'
WIDTH
7-9'
EXPOSURE
Full Sun
HARDINESS ZONE
6-9
HEAT ZONE
9
SHAPE
Rounded

05/28/2026

Supertunias are still going strong! We still have several varieties available in 1 gallon containers! Many color variations and all stunning! Vista Bubblegum is definitely our top seller but don’t sleep on the rest of these beauties!

05/25/2026

Blackfoot Daisy is a low, bushy, mounded perennial, usually 6-12 in. tall and twice as wide. It is covered with narrow leaves and 1 in. wide, white, daisy-like flowers. These Beautiful, rugged, heat and drought tolerant natives are a superb choice for low-water wildflower gardens and arid xeric gardens. White, yellow-centered, honey-scented daisies cover the mound of grey-green foliage throughout an extensive bloom period, given moderate summer moisture. An herbaceous perennial.

They are full sun, drought tolerant and hardiness zoned for 5-11.

05/25/2026

Great Hydrangea info on the most common questions!!

Soil pH level and Flower Color for Hydrangea macrophylla. The more you know.....

05/24/2026

Our Bleeding Hearts come in 2 very distinctive variations! They are locally grown at the nursery. Both are a twining, tropical vines cloaked in large, deep green foliage and vibrant color d blooms! Great for anyone looking for bright fun colors and beautiful blooms on a climbing plant.
One variety has dark red butterfly shaped flowers emerging from large clusters of starkly contrasting bright white calyxes. The other has dark red butterfly shaped flowers emerging from large clusters of starkly contrasting pink calyxes. Bleeding Heart flowers attracting mainly butterflies but can also attract hummingbirds and other pollinators. They can adapt and take sun, but prefer a partially shaded area that is well drained as they like to be watered but don’t want to have soggy feet.