Southeastern Plains

The Southeastern Plains stretch from the Chesapeake down through the Carolinas and Georgia into Alabama and the Florida panhandle, taking in Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Montgomery, and Tallahassee. Rolling terrain, sandy to loamy soils, hot humid summers, and mild winters give it a long growing season and steady rain through the year. Natives like sweetbay magnolia, white wild indigo, and seaside goldenrod suit that, though this ecoregion runs more than a thousand miles north to south, so check the individual plant page for the end of the range you actually garden in.

Conditions: Sandy to loamy soils over rolling terrain, 45–55 inches of rain spread through the year, hot humid summers and mild winters.

Cities and areas: Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Montgomery, Tallahassee, Baltimore.