Tag Archives: annuals

‘Bonsai Blue’ Jacaranda is at Home in the Garden and Containers

June 2, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love ‘Bonsai Blue’ jacaranda for its deep purple flowers as well as its fernlike foliage that adds a unique textural element to the garden. The tubular, dark purple flowers that emerge in the spring are irresistible to hummingbirds. Once established, …

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Disease and Heat Can’t Keep Bounce Impatiens Down

May 12, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Impatiens are one of a handful of annuals that bloom throughout the summer in the shade garden. Bounce and Big Bounce Impatiens are floriferous annuals that, unlike earlier impatiens varieties, are resistant to downy mildew (Plasmopara obducens). This new introduction also …

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Dreamland Red Zinnia Shines in the Flower Garden

February 17, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love ‘Dreamland Red’ zinnia for its time-tested performance in flower gardens across the United States. This annual zinnia offers rich red flowers and a compact growth habit. What’s more, it typically does not fall victim to powdery mildew. …

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Sun Parasol Mandevilla Adds Bright Flowers and Tropical Feel

July 14, 2014 | Kelsea Daulton | 0

Virtues: Sun Parasols first showed their velvety petals in North America in 2003, bred by Suntory Flowers Ltd. in Japan. There are several selections in this series that are all valued for their long bloom seasons, low maintenance and resistance to …

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The Music Note Plant is Music to Our Eyes

June 24, 2014 | Kelsea Daulton | 0

Virtues: Clerodendrum incisum is a perennial that grows like a shrub. It is the flower buds that give this plant its common name, which droop delicately resembling musical notes. This plant is low maintenance, but is intolerant of cold temperatures. If …

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Pinch Back Coleus for Optimal Growth

June 24, 2014 | Kelsea Daulton | 0

Cutting back coleus will actually produce more of it, making the plant take on a bushier shape quite quickly. The flowers are often pinched from coleus plants so the leaves aren’t downplayed, but doing so also makes this tender perennial …

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Surefire Begonias Bloom All Summer in Shade

June 17, 2014 | Kelsea Daulton | 0

Virtues: Surefire Begonia comes in a red and rose variety. This bedding annual doesn’t require much, if any, pruning, and deer aren’t very fond of it. This plant is colorful throughout the summer and fall, blooms persistently and requires no deadheading. …

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Plant Summer Wave Blue Torenia for Lasting Flowers in Shade

May 27, 2014 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Summer Wave Large Blue torenia is a low-maintenance flowering annual plant that thrives and blooms in the shade and tolerates the heat and humidity of summer. It does not need deadheading, it puts up with drought and it will …

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Tag Archives: annuals

‘Bonsai Blue’ Jacaranda is at Home in the Garden and Containers

Disease and Heat Can’t Keep Bounce Impatiens Down

Dreamland Red Zinnia Shines in the Flower Garden

Sun Parasol Mandevilla Adds Bright Flowers and Tropical Feel

The Music Note Plant is Music to Our Eyes

Pinch Back Coleus for Optimal Growth

Surefire Begonias Bloom All Summer in Shade

Plant Summer Wave Blue Torenia for Lasting Flowers in Shade

Plant These Annual Vines to Make a Garden Tipi

What Went Wrong with Zinnia Seedlings

Cool-Season Annuals for Fall and Winter Window Boxes