2015 plant sale new selections

2015 PLANT SALE
NEW SELECTIONS
Alternanthera Party Time
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Common name: Joseph’s Coat or Calico
Plant
Pink and green foliage makes a strong
accent plant
Height 1-2 ft
White flowers (inconspicuous)
Needs full sun to part sun
Needs good drainage
Cannot survive below 20 degrees
Can be rooted from cuttings
Good to plant with angelonia, dusty miller,
fountain grass
Can be grown indoors
Impatiens Bounce
 Downy mildew resistant
 Thrive in shade and filtered sun
 Will “bounce” back from a missed watering
or two
 Good in containers, or at front of garden
bed
 14-20 inches in height
Bounce White
Cherry
Fuchsia Prof. Henkel
 Also known as honeysuckle fuchsia or
lady’s eardrops
 Full sun to part shade
 Bronze-green foliage, red orange bloom—
100 species—also comes in white, pink
 Bloom early summer to autumn
 Attracts bees, birds
 Suitable for Pots, hanging baskets, at front
of garden border
Pink Flame
Bounce
Petunia Novelty Limelight
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Blooms in rose with a lime border
Mounding habit
Height 8-12 inches
Sun
Good for small pots and hanging baskets
Begonia Pegasus (Proven Winner)
 Thick and deep green, glossy leaves with a
silver overlay
 Makes an exceptional thriller in
combination planters with Snow Princess,
Supertunia Vista vareities and vigorous
Superbena varieties.
 Height 12-18 Inches
 Part shade to shade
Cuphea Vermillionaire
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Firecracker plant; cigar plant
Heat and drought tolerant
Grows to a tidy mound 2’ x 2’
Tubular shaped flowers attract
hummingbirds, butterflies
Full sun, drought tolerant
Plant in container with good drainage—3
gallon size or larger
Coleus, Splish Splash
 Bold red and green coloration provide
striking contrast
 Sun or shade
 18-30 inches
 Heat tolerant, deadheading not necessary
 Attracts birds and hummingbirds
 Adaptable as a houseplant
 Upright habit
 Good in ground or container
Coleus, Kingswood Torch
 Sun or shade
 Stunning magenta foliage overlaid with
burgundy all summer
 Award winner
 Adaptable as house plant
 Deadheading not necessary
 Attracts birds, hummingbirds
 36-42 inches
 Heat resistant, deer resistant
Lantana Luscious banarama
 Bright yellow flowers grace extremely
tough plants. They are heat and drought
tolerant, wonderful summer plants.
 Full sun
 18-30 inches
 Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
 Mounding habit
Lantana Luscious Berry Blend
 Proven Winner “I was voted most likely to
thrive”
 Heat resistant, drought resistant
 18-30 inches
 Full sun
 Attracts birds, butterflies, hummingbirds
 Good in containers, upright habit
Salvia Ablazin purple
 Full habit with continuous blooms
 18 – 26 inches tall
 Adaptable to sun and shade, but does best
with sun
 Attracts birds, butterflies, hummingbirds
 Can be used in hanging baskets,
combination containers. Good as a thriller
Salvia Ablazin Tobasco
 18-26 inches
 Adaptable to sun and shade, but does best
with sun
 Attracts birds, butterflies, hummingbirds
 Can be used in hanging baskets,
combination containers. Good as a thriller.
Supertunia Limoncello
 Color: soft yellow with deep yellow veins
 Full sun
 Blooms spring and summer
 Slightly mounding habit, trails up to 24
inches
 Dead heading not necessary
 Height 6-10 inches
 Might be nice planted with lavender or or
plants with deep purple foliage
Grass Pennise, Fireworks (1 gallon ornamental)
Colcasia Blue Hawaii (6” specialty plant)
 30 inches tall
 Sun
 Medium green with dramatic purple veins,
cranberry colored on back of veins
 Likes moist soil
Scaevola (Pink)—10 “Hanging Basket
 Full sun to part shade
 Drought tolerant
 Adaptable to dry and moist conditions,
but will not tolerate standing water
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Proven Winners Pennisetum
24-30 inches
Heat tolerant
Foliage multi-colored, Flowers Pink
Role in container: thriller
Requires sun
Torenia Catalina Pink
Coleus, Dark Star (Solenostemon scutellarioides
‘Dark Star’)
 Stunning, dark purple foliage all summer.
 Heat tolerant, dead heading not necessary
 Sun or shade (too much sun will wilt, too
much shade, may get leggy)
 12-24 inches
 Contrasts well with white flowers or silver
foliage
 Best colors in sun
 Warm soil, decent drainage, but not overly
dry
Impatiens SunPatiens Lilac
 Sun or shade
 Good for containers, hanging baskets,
garden beds, edging
 Not affected by downy mildew
 18-24 inches
 Dark green, pointy leaf foliage
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Needs part shade to shade
Works well in containers because of
trailing habit
Good as filler in containers
Attracts hummingbirds, bees
8-16 inches
Zinnia Profusion Double
 2 ½ - 3 inch blooms all summer long
 18-24 inches in height
 Full sun
 Drought resistant
Verbena superbena royale Cherry Burst
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Vigorous and mounded, but will trail over
sides of containers
Cherry red flowers alternating with white
stripes
6-10 inches, trails up to 24 inches
Deadheading not necessary
Needs sun