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Calibrachoa Superbells® Blue Exposure
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Blackberry Punch Exposure
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Begonia Nonstop® Mocca Mix Exposure
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Begonia Illumination® Apricot Exposure
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Bidens Goldilocks Rocks® Growing Tips
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Ageratum Artist® Blue Unlike most Ageratum the Artist series will bloom through the summer in hot climates. The Dallas Arboretum has used Artist ageratum for years in very prominent locations with great success. They are good in pots or in the landscape. Old flowers should quickly become buried under new flowers so the plant always looks fresh and never looks old. The plants shouldn't need much, if any, maintenance. However, if the plants do become ratty or start to overgrow their location you can trim that back at any time. They will flush back into bloom in a week or so.
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Begonia Dragon Wing® Red Exposure
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Argyranthemum Butterfly While newer Argyranthemum are much more heat tolerant than older varieties, they will still do best with cool night temperatures. Our varieties have been selected to flower continuously without deadheading. If you do live in a hot climate the plants may flush out of bloom if the night temperatures are regularly staying in the high 70’s or above. The plants should continue to do fine, give them a trim using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears (think of it as giving your plant a haircut). This will help induce more branching and fresh growth and the plants will be at their best when night temperatures drop and the plants begin to bloom again.
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Angelonia Angelface® Blue Angelonia are heat-loving plants that will grow most vigorously and bloom best when the heat is on. They are plants best planted in mid-spring or later, since they won’t really grow until the temperatures warm up. Angelonia will tolerate wet feet and a fair amount of drought. The plants are easy care with no deadheading needed. A bit of fertilizer or some compost in a garden bed is usually all that is needed for these plants to thrive. Due to their heat-loving nature they are one of the plants that can be planted even during the heat of mid-summer.
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Coralberry Punch Exposure
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Calibrachoa do not like to have constantly damp soil. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Calibrachoa. Features |
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Pink Exposure
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Plum Exposure
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Red Exposure
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Yellow Chiffon Exposure
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Yellow Exposure
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Chrysocephalum Flambe® Yellow This is the perfect plant for almost all gardens. They don’t just tolerate heat – they love it, yet they can withstand surprisingly cold temperatures also. One year mine were blooming right up until a December storm encased them in ice. The one thing they do not like is the soil staying too wet. They are quite drought tolerant though, what we call “an end of the hose plant,” which simply means they will thrive even if you don’t add additional water through the summer. If they start looking tired during the summer, a trim back can help them quickly bounce back into top form. In containers regular fertilization will be helpful, but in the landscape they will tolerate poor soils and low fertility. However, a dose of slow-release fertilizer or some compost added at the time of planting would be helpful.
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Solenostemon Coleus Merlin's Magic Exposure
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Solenostemon Coleus Pink Chaos Exposure
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Solenostemon Coleus Twist and Twirl® Twist and Twirl is a wonderful Coleus that develops bright colors as the summer progresses. It is best in full sun, where the colors will include bright yellows, reds and maroons as well as the background of greens. In the shade or filtered sun, you will have a preponderance of greens, some yellows, and a dapple of red (obviously sun is better than shade.) I would limit the amount of fertilizer given to it, especially if it is not in a bright spot, because the nitrogen in the fertilizer blend will only make the greens richer. This coleus was developed in Florida and can really tolerate hot days and bright light.
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Cyperus Graceful Grasses® Baby Tut™ Growing Tips
Cyperus can be planted in pots, along the waters edge of a pond, or even in a pond. The crown of the plant should never be covered in water and in fact both of these varieties can thrive in water as shallow as a few inches. The purpose is to keep the bulk of the soil or root mass wet. Baby Tut can also be planted in regular garden soil. It is best to keep the soil moist, but once established Baby Tut can tolerate some dry soil conditions. Baby Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. Where temperatures get colder than 25 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Cyperus Graceful Grasses® King Tut® Growing Tips
The plant can be planted in pots, along the waters edge of a pond, or even in a pond. The crown of the plant should never be covered in water and in fact both of these varieties can thrive in water as shallow as a few inches. The purpose is to keep the bulk of the soil or root mass wet. The root ball can be submerged but it isn’t necessary. If the plant is put into a pot I would suggest plugging the hole or holes in the bottom of the pot to keep as much water as possible in the pot. King Tut will also do well when planted in normal garden beds. It is best to keep the soil moist, but once established King Tut has proven to be surprisingly tolerant of dry conditions. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Diascia Flying Colors® Trailing Antique Rose Growing Tips
Diascia is in the Snapdragon family and is an excellent choice for planting before the threat of frost has passed. If you do plant Diascia when it is still chilly outside, be sure to slowly introduce them to cool outdoor conditions, if they haven’t already been acclimated to cool temperatures – ask the garden center if they have been “hardened off” when you buy them. They will bloom through the summer in many locations, but if night temperatures stay in the upper 70’s or higher they may flush out of flower. Don’t worry, as soon as night temperatures drop they should resume blooming. While the plants are out of flowers grab a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears and give the plants a light “haircut”. This will help tidy the plant and encourage additional branching which in turn will mean more flowers than ever when the plant begins to bloom again. In fact, anytime you think your Diascia might benefit from a trim, feel free. The plants will bounce back into flower quickly. Diascia are also a good fall flowering plant since they are capable of withstanding multiple frosts with little to no damage. Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Dracaena Cordylena® Bloodstone Exposure
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Dracaena Cordylena® Ruby Exposure
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Euphorbia Diamond Frost® Growing Tips
Diamond Frost might look delicate and frilly, but nothing could be further from the truth. Diamond Frost is actually pretty much tough as nails. She has performed well from North to South and coast to coast. While she does best in sun or part sun conditions, she does surprisingly well in shady conditions also. As you might suspect she is great in mixed containers and containers by herself, but don’t discount her excellent performance when planted in the landscape. She needs little to no supplemental water and is extremely heat tolerant. She doesn’t need to be deadheaded and shouldn’t need much in the way of fertilizer either – she’s a very self-sufficient gal. While you shouldn’t need to trim her back, you can trim her back at anytime and she will just keep doing her thing. Exposure
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Fuchsia Dark Eyes Exposure
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Gaura Stratosphere™ White Growing Tips
Each flowering stem adds blooms, continuously to the end of the spike. As time goes on, the flowering stems can get rather long and tangled. Although deadheading isn't necessary for continued blooming you may find that you prefer to trim back some of the flowering stems at some point in mid-summer. This will encourage new flowering stems to emerge. Flowers will be closer to the foliage and the plant will look tidier. If you choose, you can trim all the flower stems off at once, however, you should then expect a 2 to 3 week period without flowers. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Hedera Glacier Growing Tips Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Helichrysum White Licorice Exposure
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Impatiens Infinity® Light Purple New Guinea Impatiens Growing Tips
Self-cleaning; no deadheading necessary. Infinity will do well in the ground or in containers. While New Guinea Impatiens are often sold in hanging baskets they need a lot of water to do well and it may be difficult to maintain appropriate moisture levels during the heat of the summer. They will be easier to keep hydrated in large pots or in the ground. They will do best in shady locations, but have been shown to do fine in hot sun as long as they are well watered. If the plants do get dry and are wilted, even if they are severely wilted, water them immediately and they should bounce back within several hours. They are generally easy care with little to no maintenance, other than watering, necessary. If you do want to trim them to improve habit this can be done at anytime using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Impatiens Infinity® Reda New Guinea Impatiens Growing Tips
Self-cleaning; no deadheading necessary. Infinity will do well in the ground or in containers. While New Guinea Impatiens are often sold in hanging baskets they need a lot of water to do well and it may be difficult to maintain appropriate moisture levels during the heat of the summer. They will be easier to keep hydrated in large pots or in the ground. They will do best in shady locations, but have been shown to do fine in hot sun as long as they are well watered. If the plants do get dry and are wilted, even if they are severely wilted, water them immediately and they should bounce back within several hours. They are generally easy care with little to no maintenance, other than watering, necessary. If you do want to trim them to improve habit this can be done at anytime using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears. Exposure Height Spacing
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Impatiens Rockapulco® Red Double Impatiens Growing Tips
Deadheading isn't necessary but removing spent blooms isn't harmful if you want to clean the plants. Rockapulco impatiens are very easy to care for, provide them with a shady location, give them a bit of fertilizer and don’t let them dry out too much and they will be happy campers. The shouldn’t need to be trimmed back, but can be pruned to shape them at any time. If they get too tall, you can cut them back to promote additional branching and a more compact habit. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Ipomoea Blackie Sweet Potato Vine Growing Tips
Ipomoeas are great additions to combination planters, but they can sometimes overwhelm less vigorous plants. If you are like me you can let your combination plants duke it out Darwinian style, however, if you prefer to keep a more balanced look to your combination planters, you can cut back or remove stems at any time. Ipomoeas also make great annual groundcovers in the landscape. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Light Green' Sweet Potato Vine Exposure
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Juncus effusus Spiralis Growing Tips
Despite a preference for abundant moisture, Spiralis will perform surprisingly well in average garden soils as long as they receive consistent irrigation. Clumps are often slow to establish, but once established will spread by creeping rhizomes.
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Lantana Luscious® Citrus Blend™ Growing Tips
If you are looking for a tough plant it’s hard to beat lantana. Lantana are heat tolerant, use little to no supplemental water in the landscape, will tolerate less than ideal soils and usually don’t need to be deadheaded. If you are looking for a plant that will thrive on neglect, lantana is the champ. Lantana come in many shapes, sizes and habits. Check size and habit information for the specific variety you are choosing to make sure it fits your needs. Lantana can be trimmed back at anytime to shape or to promote increased branching. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Lantana Patriot™ Deen Day Smith Growing Tips
If you are looking for a tough plant it’s hard to beat lantana. Lantana are heat tolerant, use little to no supplemental water in the landscape, will tolerate less than ideal soils and usually don’t need to be deadheaded. If you are looking for a plant that will thrive on neglect, lantana is the champ. Lantana come in many shapes, sizes and habits. Check size and habit information for the specific variety you are choosing to make sure it fits your needs. Lantana can be trimmed back at anytime to shape or to promote increased branching.
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Laurentia Beth's Blue® Exposure
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Lobelia Laguna™ Heavenly Lilac Growing Tips
Self cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Laguna does not like "wet feet". Be sure that you do not keep the soil wet. Allow the soil surface to dry before watering again. The plants may be trimmed back at anytime if you feel they could use it. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Lobelia Laguna™ Sky Blue Growing Tips
Self cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Laguna does not like "wet feet". Be sure that you do not keep the soil wet. Allow the soil surface to dry before watering again. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Lobelia Laguna™ White Growing Tips
Self cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Laguna does not like "wet feet". Be sure that you do not keep the soil wet. Allow the soil surface to dry before watering again. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Lobularia Snow Princess® Alyssum Growing Tips
No dead-heading necessary for continuous bloom. Snow Princess is cold tolerant and heat tolerant, she bloomed through the summer at the Dallas Arboretum and the University of Georgia trial garden. She is very vigorous so pair her with other vigorous plants such as Supertunia, Superbena, and Sweet Caroline or Illusion Ipomoea. Snow Princess is a "heavy drinker" and will prefer evenly moist soil. It will be quick to show drought stress, but should bounce back quickly once re-hydrated. In a hanging basket you should be prepared to water often, maybe more than once a day during warm weather. Plants are easier to keep moist when planted in large planters. Due to her water needs Snow Princess is ideal for use in larger planters. In containers an application of continuous release fertilizer at planting is best. To help maximize performance use applications of a well-balanced water-soluble fertilizer (according to package directions) starting in mid-summer. Snow Princess will also perform well in the landscape where she will function as an annual, full sun, groundcover. While plants shouldn’t need to be trimmed back, if she is taking over your walkway or is looking less than her best a trim can be administered at anytime. Use a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears as needed. Exposure Height Spacing Uses |
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Lysimachia Goldilocks Creeping Jenny Growing Tips
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Myosotis Wake Up Pink Forget-Me-Not Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses |
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Nemesia Bluebird Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Plants may be trimmed back with a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at anytime, although this is not usually necessary. Plants may flush out of flower if night temperatures begin to stay in the upper 70’s or above. If this happens a light trim to shape them would be good. The trim will increase branching and will result in more flowers once the temperatures fall and the plants begin flowering again. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Nemesia Sunsatia® Lemon Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Sunsatia do not like to have wet feet so be sure to plant them in places with good drainage. For most people planting them in containers will be easier than planting in the ground. However, if you do have excellent drainage in your ground beds, for instance if you use raised beds, they will also flourish in the ground. Plants may be trimmed back with a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at anytime, although this is not usually necessary. Plants may flush out of flower if night temperatures begin to stay in the upper 70’s or above. If this happens a light trim to shape them would be good. The trim will increase branching and will result in more flowers once the temperatures fall and the plants begin flowering again. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Osteospermum Orange Symphony Growing Tips
Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom. Plants will "bury their dead" (new flowers will quickly cover old flowers) so no deadheading necessary. Symphony Osteospermum do not like having wet feet and will react badly to constantly wet soil. Be sure to allow soil in containers to get dry on top before watering and only plant Symphony in ground beds with good drainage. While it shouldn’t be necessary you can trim your plants with a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at any time. Exposure Height Spacing Uses Features |
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Osteospermum Soprano® Purple Growing Tips
Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom. Plants will "bury their dead" (new flowers will quickly cover old flowers) so no deadheading necessary. Exposure
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Pansy Rise & Shine™ Rose Shades Exposure
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Pennisetum 'Fireworks' Exposure
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Pennisetum Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass Exposure
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Phlox Intensia® Blueberry Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, deadheading not necessary. This is not necessarily true of all Phlox. Will do best in well-drained soil. Rabbits may find Phlox very tasty. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses |
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Petunia Supertunia® White Russian |
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Star New for 2012
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Plectranthus Cerveza 'n Lime Growing Tips
May be pinched or trimmed as needed to maintain shape and size. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Salvia Black & Blue Growing Tips
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Scaevola Whirlwind® Blue Fan Flower Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, deadheading not necessary. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Petunia Supertunia® Bermuda Beach Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Bordeaux Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Citrus Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Double Dark Blue Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Pretty Much Picasso® Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Raspberry Blast Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Red Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Royal Velvet Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Sangria Charm Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® Vista Silverberry Exposure
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Petunia Supertunia® White Exposure
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Sutera Snowstorm® Giant Snowflake® Bacopa Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Unlike most plants, Sutera will not wilt when drought stressed. Before the plant shows signs of wilting it will drop both the flowers and the buds on the plant. It takes about 2 weeks for the plant to come back into bloom after it has been drought stressed. To maintain constant bloom you will either need to monitor the plant closely and water before the soil gets too dry or you could plant Sutera with a plant that does wilt. Some good plants to consider are verbena, coleus, petunias etc. These companion plants will serve as indicator plants to let you know that the Sutera is dry and should help you avoid having the plant dropping blooms and buds due to drought stress. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Torenia Catalina® Gilded Grape Wishbone Flower Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Torenia Summer Wave® Blue Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Verbena Babylon® White Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. While always great in containers they are also fantastic in landscape beds. They can tolerate dry soils and lower fertility. Normally either an application of slow release fertilizer or amending with compost is enough to keep them happy and blooming in landscape beds. They shouldn’t need to be trimmed back but can be given a “haircut” – a trim back – using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at any time. While naturally well branched, trimming them back will encourage additional branching, fuller plants, and ultimately more flowers. I usually give them a very slight trim as I am transplanting to boost branching. A yearly application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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Verbena Superbena® Large Lilac Blue Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Superbena are our most vigorous, heat tolerant, and mildew tolerant series. While always great in containers they are also fantastic in landscape beds. They can tolerate dry soils and lower fertility. Normally either an application of slow release fertilizer or amending with compost is enough to keep them happy and blooming in landscape beds. They shouldn’t need to be trimmed back but can be given a “haircut” – a trim back – using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at any time. While naturally well branched, trimming them back will encourage additional branching, fuller plants, and ultimately more flowers. I usually give them a very slight trim as I am transplanting to boost branching. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. Exposure Height Spacing Hardy Temp Uses Features |
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