ideas for plants next to my palm

[pinkpantheressfan]

ignore that it looks rough rn. it got damaged from our lawn people but it’s recovering now. but anyways i was thinking of planting rhododendrons next to it or behind it (ones that stay smaller) and i was also thinking of some of the grasses. but does anyone have any ideas for plants that aren’t tropical? i’m in south jersey 7b

[PAPalmtrees]

I can recommend some how much sun does this area get?

[pinkpantheressfan]

4 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

I can recommend some how much sun does this area get?

full sun 

[PAPalmtrees]

 

Columbine is a really good option they have really pretty flowers the flowers come in all different colors they bloom in spring and summer

 

 

creeping phlox Is a very pretty evergreen ground cover it blooms march through June

 

Azaleas are an amazing option there is so many cultivars they come in so many different colors  azaleas are one of my favorite evergreens.

 

Lavenders also a really good one you can grow they smell amazing they are evergreen and they have beautiful flowers

 

 

 

 

 

[SeanK]

Wax Myrtle. Trim it to 2-4 stems as it grows to a 10-ft tree. 

[Toddmin]

On 5/13/2025 at 3:59 PM, PAPalmtrees said:

 

Columbine is a really good option they have really pretty flowers the flowers come in all different colors they bloom in spring and summer

 

 

creeping phlox Is a very pretty evergreen ground cover it blooms march through June

 

Azaleas are an amazing option there is so many cultivars they come in so many different colors  azaleas are one of my favorite evergreens.

 

Lavenders also a really good one you can grow they smell amazing they are evergreen and they have beautiful flowers

 

 

 

 

 

These are great suggestions.  Rhododendrons can get large and could outgrow the palm.  I would plant an azalea instead of a rhododendron.  There are so many varieties of the Encore azalea that bloom throughout spring/summer/early fall.