Varieties
Variety |
Description |
Height |
Spacing |
Sun |
Bacopa |
Series: Gulliver An abundance of delicate blooms grace the dark green trailing foliage of this charming plant in shades of white or blue, blooming late into the summer. The hundreds of non-stop, free flowering blooms larger than other cultivars spread like a waterfall over the sides of hanging baskets and window boxes. Bacopa also makes a great accent plant in mixed decorative containers. They have good heat tolerance and thrive in full to part sun in average, well-drained soil. |
6-8" |
8-12" |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
Begonia |
Dragon Wing This begonia displays loose clusters of drooping, red or pink bell-like blossoms from May until frost. This beautiful shade plant has vigorous blooms and dense, lush, wing-shaped foliage that creates truly spectacular hanging baskets, mixed containers, and window boxes. This heat tolerant begonia has a more upright growth habit, making it perfect for flower beds and borders. |
14 -18" |
15-18" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Bracteantha Strawflower |
Series: Starburst From spring until fall, strawflowers bear 2" double, daisy-like "flowers" that are actually stiff, modified leaves surrounding the true flower in the center. Strawflowers have lance shaped, grayish-green foliage and sandpapery, hallow, branching stems. The blooms make superb cut or dried flowers. Plant in containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds. |
12 -14" |
12" |
Full Sun |
Calibrachoa |
Series: Aloha Mini petunia-like flowers bloom continuously in a mass all summer long. Allow this plant to cascade over the sides of mixed decorative containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. The mounded growth habit is perfect for flowerbeds and borders. Calibrachoas attract hummingbirds. |
6-10" |
8-12" |
Full Sun |
Calibrachoa |
Series: Callie™ Mini petunia-like flowers bloom continuously in a mass all summer long. Allow this plant to cascade over the sides of mixed decorative containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. The mounded growth habit is perfect for flowerbeds and borders. This heat tolerant variety has the very deep, intense colors. It even attracts hummingbirds. |
6-10" |
8-12" |
Full Sun |
Calibrachoa |
Series: Minifamous™ This mounding, trailing plant has single, lemon yellow, mini petunia – like flowers that bloom non-stop from May to October. Allow this plant to cascade over the sides of mixed decorative containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. The uniform growth habit is perfect for flowerbeds and borders. This free flowering early bloomer is self-cleaning, meaning it will stay neat and tidy all season. |
6-12" |
8-12" |
Full Sun |
Diascia |
Series: Darla Color: Light Pink – Orange - Rose This delightful plant has a delicate blend of small, pink, orange and rose shaded flowers atop very compact, upright foliage. This series has a very long flowering time and is simply superb for containers, baskets or in mixed plantings in the garden. Plant in well-drained soil in the full sun. The Darla series is more compact than other diascia and very free-flowering and heat tolerant. Each flower is tubular with a lip and two rear spurs, or nectaries, which hold nectar for bees and butterflies. Hummingbirds have even been known to visit them. |
10 - 14" |
20-26" |
Full |
Fuchsia |
Gartenmiester Fuchsias are beautiful in hanging baskets, window boxes, or mixed decorative containers. Gartenmiester has an upright habit, and its stems produce numerous pendent clusters of salmon-pink flowers that are tubular in shape. It blooms heavily from early summer until frost. Foliage is a satiny, bronze-green with striking reddish purple veins. A great container plant that takes full sun here and thrives in partial shade. As an added delight they attract hummingbirds. |
12-18" |
12-18" |
Part Shade to Shade |
Double Impatiens |
Series: Fiesta™ The classic beauty of miniature roses is now made for the shade! Masses of double, free flowering blooms last through the heat of summer. Their uniform, mounded shape and unbeatable branching habit makes them an excellent accent in shady garden beds and borders, hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers. Protect impatiens from the hot afternoon sun. |
10-12" |
10-12" |
Part Sun to Part Shade |
Exotic Impatiens |
Series: Fusion Mounded foliage displays delicately shaded flowers in a range of soft, warm colors. This vigorous, well-branched variety has a unique flower form that blooms above the foliage all season long. It will add spark to mixed combinations in shady decorative containers, window boxes, or garden beds and borders. Protect from the hot afternoon sun. |
8-10" |
8-10" |
Part Sun to Part Shade |
New Guinea Impatiens |
Series: Celebrette These vivid blossoms will come early and continuously for the best summer flower show in your garden! Their dark green foliage is blanketed with large, perfectly shaped flowers, even in extreme heat. This easy to care for annual maintains its beautiful shape without any pinching or pruning. Use as a color accent in shady containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, in mass under trees, or as edging. |
10" |
12" |
Part Sun to Part Shade |
Lantana |
Series: Landmark Intricately beautiful flower clusters bloom all summer. Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to the sweet nectar of the large, fragrant blooms. The compact, dark green foliage creates a neat, spreading mound and has a fruity, pungent odor when crushed. Use as a structural plant in containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds and borders. |
15 -20" |
15-20" |
Full Sun |
Lobelia |
Series: Techno The mounding upright growth habit of lush green foliage and abundance of delicate flowers make this a fantastic choice for baskets and containers. The heat tolerant blooms are just above the foliage and flower all through spring and summer. This variety flowers early with very good branching and makes a sensational display alone or in mixed plantings. |
8 - 10" |
12-24" |
Part Sun to Shade |
Osteospermum |
Series: Blazing Daisy These prolific flowers have quickly become a favorite among gardeners. Beautiful, colorful blooms put on a show all season long and are perfect in masses in containers, window boxes, or for splashes of color along garden beds and borders. Remove spent flower heads for a new flush of fresh foliage and blooms. They tolerate both heat and cold conditions. |
8-12" |
10-12" |
Full Sun |
Osteospermum |
Series: Voltage These prolific flowers have quicklybecome a favorite among gardeners. Flowers grow in a well formed, mounded habit. They put on a show all season long and are perfect in masses in containers, window boxes, or for splashes of color along garden beds and borders. Remove spent flower heads for a new flush of fresh foliage and blooms. They tolerate both heat and cold. |
14-6" |
12-15" |
Full Sun |
Petunia |
Series: Sophistica An abundance of grandiflora blooms cover the entire plant all season long! Their excellent garden performance and mounding, spreading growth habit are perfect for hanging baskets, mixed containers, or garden beds and borders. |
10-12” |
10-12” |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Petunias |
Series: Fortunia These trailing petunias have blossoms that cover the entire plant all season long! Their excellent garden performance and mounding, spreading growth habit are perfect for hanging baskets, mixed containers, or garden beds and borders. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. |
10-12" |
10-12" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Petunias |
Series: Sanguna Superb bloom coverage means that hanging baskets and landscape beds overflow with color. These weather-tolerant, early-blooming petunias are excellent for large containers and flower gardens in need of a vivid display of color. |
10-16" |
10-12" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Petunias |
Series: Suncatcher This heavy blooming petunia displays abundant flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden. Full, lush mounds of foliage are covered entirely with blooms for a stunning garden show in mixed combo pots, hanging baskets, garden beds and borders. Thrives in full sun with well- drained soil. |
8-12" |
10-12" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Petunias |
Series: Sweetunia Blooms from early summer to the first frost in fall. Sweetunia’s are vigorous growers and have excellent foliage. These hardy plants produce a show of color for window boxes, patio pots, hanging baskets or ground cover planting. |
6-10" |
12-24" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Petunias |
Black Velvet Black Velvet is the horticultural industry’s first black petunia which has a slightly ruffled flower that looks like its name. The upright, mounded plants are early to flower, have a tightly branched habit, and are filled with color all season. An excellent choice for premium baskets and containers. Black Velvet partners beautifully with many combinations of sun-loving annuals. |
8-12" |
8-10" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Verbena |
Series: Aztec The mounded, trailing plants hold up to heat, humidity and cool temperatures. Aztec Red Velvet Verbena stays lush and healthy from spring through fall. Excellent performers in landscapes, Hanging baskets and containers. |
8-10" | 12-16" | Full Sun to Part Sun |
Verbena |
Series: Lanai™ Dark green, broad foliage displays Beautiful soft, rich blue flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The unique blossoms are produced evenly over the entire plant. This heat tolerant verbena blooms early and continues all season long with consistent and reliable color. Lanai is simply the best trailing verbena for garden beds, borders, mixed containers, hanging baskets or window boxes. |
6-12" |
20-24" |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
Strobilanthus |
Persian Shield Persian Shield’s most striking feature is its colorful leaves, which have an iridescence that gives them an almost metallic appearance. Heat and drought tolerant. Makes a nice houseplant that blooms during the winter |
18-36" |
18-24" |
Full Sun or Part Shade |
Purple Heart |
This groundcover has sprawling growth with pointed foliage perfect for hanging baskets or containers. The succulent stems and tops of the leaves are a deep royal purple with a faint, dusty, turquoise-gunmetal undertone as the foliage matures. The undersides of the leaves are a vivid violet with pale orchid-pink flowers that emerge from the stem tips. This plant blooms constantly during warm weather, but the flowers are open |
12-18" |
9-12" |
Full Sun or Part |