Annual Flower Guide 2020€¦ · Mark and I visit trial gardens in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire where we can see new introductions. In addition, several companies

Annual Flower Guide 2020

2 Annual Flower Guide - 2020 adamsfarms.com

Every summer I get excited about the next spring. Mark and I visit trial gardens in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire where we can see new introductions. In addition, several companies

send us samples of plants that will be available the following year. These are planted in 10" pots in our greenhouse, those that can be planted in the ground go into my large garden, and many are arranged in containers

so that I can see how the plants “play with others”.

I take a lot of notes and choose the best performing plants that will be sold at Adams. This booklet tells a little about the flowers we offer: growth habit (which helps when planning for a container),

light requirement (full sun, at least 6 hours per day), pollinators they attract and those that deer don’t like.

Annual flowers are those with flower power. They’ll bloom from spring to frost and give you lots of enjoyment throughout the spring and summer.

Flowers, like us, need food. Don’t forget to fertilize. Spreading petunias can grow an inch a day! Like teenage boys, they need their nourishment. Your flowers will thank you for your care by growing full and lush.

Enjoy and take photos to look at during the cold winter months.

3Annual Flower Guide - 2020adamsfarms.com

Plant FinderAfrican Daisy (Osteospermum).... . . . . . .19 Ageratum.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Alternathera.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Alyssum.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon).... . . .4Argyranthemum (Marguerite)... . . . . . . . . .5Artemesia... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Bacopa (Sutera)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Begonia, Big.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Begonia, Fibrous (Wax Begonia)... . . . . . .6Begonia, Foliage (Gryphon).... . . . . . . . . . . . .6Begonia, Winged.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Begonia, Boliviensis... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Bidens... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Browalia (Sapphire Flower)... . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Bracteantha (Strawflower)... . . . . . . . . . . . .24Calibrachoa (Million Bells)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Canna... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Cape Daisy (Osteospermum).... . . . . . . . .19Cape Marigold (Osteospermum).... . . . .19Cape Primrose (Streptocarpus)... . . . . .24Cassia (Popcorn Plant)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Celosia (Feather Celosia)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Celosia (Brain or Wool Flowers)... . . . . . . . .8 Cineraria... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Cleome (Spider Flower)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Coleus.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Cosmos.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Cuphea... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Dahlia... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Dianthus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Dichondra... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Dipladania... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Dorotheanthus Mezoo.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Dracaena (Spike Plant)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Dusty Miller... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Euphorbia... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Fan Flower (Scaevola)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Evolvulus “Blue My Mind”.... . . . . . . . . . . . .12Flowering Tobaco (Nicotiana)... . . . . . . . . .19Fuchsia (Stand Up).... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Gaura... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Gazania (Treasure Flower)... . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Geranium.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Geranium, Ivy.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Gerbera Daisy.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Gomphrena... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Helichrysum (Licorice)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Heliotrope.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Hibiscus.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine)... . . . . . . . .14 Impatiens... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Isotoma... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Kale (Flowering or Ornamental Kale)..15 Lantana... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Lobelia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Lobularia (Carpet Flower)... . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)... . . . . . . . . .16Marigold, African (Chrysanthemum)....16Marigold, Dwarf... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Melampodium... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Mercadonia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Mezoo (Dorotheanthus)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Millet... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Million Bells (Calibrachoa)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Morning Glory.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Nasturtium.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Nemesia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 New Guinea Impatiens.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)... . . . . . . .19

Ornamental Corn.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Ornamental Pepper.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Osteospermum (Cape Daisy)... . . . . . . . . . .19 Pansy... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Penta... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Persian Shield (Strobilanthes)... . . . . . . .20Petchoa (Supercal)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Petunia, Grandiflora.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Petunia, Multiflora.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Petunia, Spreading.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Phlox.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Portulaca... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Ranunculus.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Ruellia (Mexican or Texas Petunia)... .22Salvia F1 Insterspecific (Big Blue)... . .22Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage)... . . . .23Salvia Rhea.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Sanvitalia (Creeping Zinnia)... . . . . . . . . . .23Scaevola (Fan Flower)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Snapdragon.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Spike Plant (Dracaena)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Streptocarpus (Lady Slippers).... . . . . . . .24 Strawflower (Bracteantha)... . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Stock, Vintage.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Sunflower (Helianthus)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Sunpatiens... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea).... . . . . . . .14Torenia (Wishbone or Clown Flower)..25 Verbena... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Vinca.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Vinca Vine (Vinca Variegata)... . . . . . . . .26Viola (Johnny Jump Up).... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Zinnia Angustifolia (Creeping Zinnia)..26Zinnia Elegans.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Full Sun Full ShadeFull Sun to Part Shade Full Sun to Full ShadeFull to Part Sun Full to Part ShadePart Shade

Deer-Resistant Good for CuttingAttracts Birds Attracts HummingbirdsAttracts Bees Attracts Butterflies


Ageratum

Alyssum Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)

Height: 6"-16"

Height: 4"-10"

Height: 8"-12"

Height: 10"-24"

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Mounds Fills out the pot and trails

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Accent or stand alone

Easy to grow, produces a steady show of powder-puff like flowers and is seldom bothered by pests. Great in beds and mixed containers.

Very heat tolerant, it’s non-fading, colorful foliage adds texture and accent to containers.

Low growing plant that produces a carpet of dainty, fragrant flowers.Flowers are white, purple, pink or mixed colors.

Large flowers on strong stems make this plant ideal for the landscape as well as containers. Superb heat tolerance.

Alternathera


Argyranthemum (Marguerite)

Bacopa (Sutera)

Begonia, Big

Height: 12"-20"

Height: 6"-8"

Height: 6"-10"

Height: 12"-24"

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Upright, mounding Accent or stand alone

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Heat tolerant plants produce daisy-like flowers. Trim back once the flowers have bloomed to encourage new growth.

This vigorous plant provides striking contrast in a container but is equally stunning alone.

Cascading stems are covered with delicate five-petal flowers in white, pink or blue. Keep evenly watered for continuous bloom. Ideal for mixed containers and baskets.

Large flowers are held above glossy leaves on upright, arching plants for big impact in mass plantings or containers.

Artemesia


Begonia, Fibrous (Wax Begonia)

Begonia, Winged Begonia, Boliviensis

Height: 8"-28"

Height: 12"-15"

Height: 14"-16"

Height: 12"-16"

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Easy to grow. Begonias do well in a variety of conditions, but like light shade the best. Available in green or bronze leaf and colors include red, white pink and rose.

Unique tropical appearance adds “wow” to a mixed container.

Mounding large plants produce extra large flowers and cool green leaves. Delivers great garden performance across a wide range of conditions.

Great vigor and strong branching makes these bright, showy plants perfect for baskets, containers or borders.

Begonia, Foliage (Gryphon)


Bidens

Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

Canna

Height: 8"-16"

Height: 6"-10"

Height: 12"-16"

Height: 30"-48"

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Trails and/or mounds (depending on variety)

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Produces star-shaped flowers atop fern-like foliage. Excellent in mixed containers and hanging baskets. Some varieties are fragrant.

Best grown in light shade, produces dainty star-shaped flowers in either blue or white. Use in baskets, containers or in the landscape.

The ultimate “spiller” for containers and baskets, million bells come in a wide assortment of colors. Ample water and fertilizer will fuel its astounding growth. Treat with an iron supplement when the leaves turn a light green.

This bold tropical plant stands out in containers or the landscape whereit will thrive in the heat.

Browalia (Sapphire Flower)


Cassia (Popcorn Plant)

Celosia (Brain Celosia or Wool Flowers)

Cineraria

Height: 36"

Height: 12"-28"

Height: 14"

Height: 12"-24"

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Loads of bright golden yellow blooms emerge from dramatic black buds. Rub the leaves and enjoy the scent of buttered popcorn!

Gold, red and yellow are All-America Selections Winners for outstanding garden performance and dense flower plumes.

The unusual flower heads resemble rooster combs or convoluted brains. But don’t let that description discourage you from trying this great plant. Wonderful specimen in flower beds and interesting accent in a container.

Beautiful daisy-like flowers adorn this lovely plant.

Celosia (Feather Celosia)


Cleome (Spider Flower)

Cosmos Cuphea

Height: 12"-48"

Height: 20"-24"

Height: 12"-36"

Height: 18"-28"

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This tall dramatic plant produces large balls of flowers with long seed pods that whirl away from the center. Stunning cleome make a great focal point in the back of a flower bed.

These foliage plants are bold and versatile. Whether to grow in sun or shade depends on the variety but you’ll find that many of the vegetative ones on the market can tolerate either. Check the tag for light requirement. Striking in both beds and containers.

Easy to grow, produces showy cup-shaped daisy type flowers. Beautiful in flower beds.

Easy to grow, heat and humidity tolerant and definitely a hummingbird magnet! Use in flower bed or container.

Coleus


Dahlia

Dichondra Dipladania

Height: 6"-36"

Height: 2"-4"

Height: 6"-20"

Height: 12"-24"

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Gorgeous flowers come in a wide assortment of colors and bi-colors. Beautiful in the garden or containers.

These cheery, fragrant annuals add a great dose of color to flower beds and containers.

Very drought and heat tolerant (used as a ground cover in places like Florida), dichondra makes a great trailer in a mixed basket or container.

Although dipladania is from the same family as mandevilla, they’re different in that dipladania foliage is somewhat smaller, and the plant is more shrub-like, but both “vine” or climb.

Dianthus


Dorotheanthus Mezoo

Dusty Miller Euphorbia

Height: 6"-8"

Height: 10"

Height: 24"-36"

Height: 10"-24"

Trails

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Upright and mounding

This mat-forming succulent-like plant produces dainty, vibrant red flowers in late spring. Green leaves are accented with white to add interest and texture to containers or baskets. Works well as a ground cover and in the rock garden.

This container classic adds height with long, deep-green fan foliage.

Bushy, uniform plants have finely cut, silvery white, velvety leaves. Great in garden beds and containers. Easy to grow. Can take a light frost and looks stunning in a white or night garden.

Low-maintenance, easy to grow annual. Offers outstanding heat and drought tolerance, and its milky sap is unsavory to animals. Delicate clouds of airy white blooms look great planted in beds and provide the right accent in mixed containers and baskets.

Dracaena (Spike)


Evolvulus “Blue My Mind”

Gaura Gazania (African Daisy, Treasure Flower)

Height: 6"-12"

Height: 10"-14"

Height: 9"

Height: 5"-18"

Mounds, semi trailing

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Produces stunning sky blue flowers and tolerates heat, drought and humidity. Likes it hot, so look for this plant later in the season.

Naturally compact and loaded with flowers, these fuchsias look stunning in containers.

These wand flowers bring motion to the garden as bees and butterflies land on the plants. Heat and drought tolerant.

The vivid flower colors of this plant bring a touch of the exotic to the garden. Great plant for containers, rock gardens and xeriscapes.

Fuchsia (Stand Up)


Geranium

Gerbera Daisy Gomphrena

Height: 10"-16"

Height: 6"-8"

Height: 12"-18"

Height: 6"-28"

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Trails

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This tried and true garden staple works well in both the landscape and containers. Many beautiful colors include red, pink, white, salmon, lilac, purple, orange and bi-colors.

Not your grandmother’s ivies! New hybrids produce gorgeous blossoms atop dark green foliage that will spill from window boxes and containers.

Fantastic daisy type flowers on sturdy stems, available in a wide arrange of colors and bi-colors. Low maintenance and great for cutting.

Drought tolerant. Produces attractive ball-shaped flowers.Great in the garden bed and for adding height to a container.

Geranium, Ivy


Helichrysum (Licorice)

Hibiscus Ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine)

Height: 6"-10"

Height: 30"-36"

Height: 6"-10"

Height: 8"-10"

Upright and mounding, some semi-trailing

Upright, Specimen Plant

Upright and mounding

Trails

Elegant silver plant makes a great accent in baskets and containers. Very vigorous. Recommend one plant per container or basket.

Large, dense clusters of tiny deep blue flowers make this plant stand out in a container or bed. Flowers offer a delightful scent when warmed by the sun.

Amazing saucer shaped flowers, up to 9" in diameter, adorn the lush, compact shrub-like plant.

Vigorous and fast growing, sweet potato vines work well in the landscape as well as containers and baskets.

Heliotrope


Impatiens

Kale (Flowering, Ornamental)

Lantana

Height: 9"-14"

Height: 20"-30"

Height: 12"-14"

Height: 6"-12"

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Upright (Exception- “Samantha” trails)

Stunning in the garden and so many choices – solid colors, stripes and bi-colors.

Star shaped flowers adorn textured leaves, making this plant a great addition to a mixed container. Use in beds and pots.

Related to ornamental cabbage, but its leaves are serrated or fringed. Great addition to the fall garden or in containers. Although edible, unlike kale grown for the table, the leaves will be tough and chewy.

Easy to grow, this plant is heat and drought tolerant. Produces an abundance of brightly colored flowers. Beautiful in beds or containers.

Isotoma


Lobelia

Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)

Marigold, African (Chrysanthemum)

Height: 5"-12"

Height: 6"

Height: 10"-15"

Height: 14"-20"

Most mound, some varieties trail

Trails

Mounds

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Delicate and dainty blooms are beautiful, adorning baskets or containers or the garden border. Check tag for light requirements which vary depending upon the variety.

Vigorous and fragrant (smells like sweet alyssum), its dainty foliage and tiny white flowers make this plant an excellent choice for flower beds or containers.

This perennial works great in hanging baskets and containers where its lime colored leaves add texture and contrast.

Taller and more upright than French marigolds (dwarf), they thrive under hot and dry conditions. Our “Lady” series will brighten your garden with colors of gold, orange and yellow.

Lobularia (Carpet Flower)


Lobularia (Carpet Flower)

Marigold, Dwarf

Mercadonia Millet

Height: 8"-12"

Height: 1"-3"

Height: 6"-12"

Height: 24"-32"

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Trails

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Single and double varieties bring bright summer color to your garden, from pale yellow to bright orange to the many bi-colors available. Deer don’t eat dwarf varieties.

Tiny daisy-like flowers grace the garden or container with bountiful golden color.

The dainty yellow flowers on a tight mat of dark green foliage will cascade down the sides of baskets or containers. Can take foot traffic, so it works well planted along walkways as well as the garden bed.

This attractive ornamental grows stiffly upright, making it a strong statement in a garden border or mixed container.

Melampodium


Morning Glory

Nemesia New Guinea Impatiens

Trails: 12'

Height: 6"-36"

Height: 12"

Height: 8"-14"

Climing and trails

Mounding and semi-trailing

Trails

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Magnificent 4-5" blooms adorn this showy, vigorous climbing plant.

Easy to grow annual whose leaves are fragrant and flowers are edible. Great for containers or ground cover.

Charming cool season annual with fragrant flowers. Resembles those of the snapdragon. Some varieties have better heat tolerance than others. Use in hanging baskets, containers and flower beds.

These tropical plants stand out in containers or flower beds, with their huge flowers that come in a great assortment of colors and even bi-colors.

Nasturtium


Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)

Ornamental Peppers Osteospermum (African or Cape Daisy, Cape Marigold)

Height: 10"-20"

Height: 5"-16"

Height: 48"-60"

Height: 8"-24"

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This lovely heirloom flower fills the garden with brightly colored trumpets of star-shaped flowers. Perfume varieties are fragrant.

Ornamental corn is perfect for a dramatic entrance to a new season (fall). Perfect for pots or landscapes.

Heat up your garden with ornamental peppers in a mixed or stand-alone container or garden bed. The brightly colored peppers are edible but not as tasty as those grown for the table.

Tolerates cool conditions, making these beautiful, prominent daisy-like flowers the perfect choice for flower beds or containers in early spring.

Ornamental Corn


Pansy

Persian Shield (Strobilanthes)

Petchoa (Supercal)

Height: 4”-10"

Height: 18"-36"

Height: 8"-24"

Height: 10"-18"

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Pentas produce large clusters of starry blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

The striking, almost iridescent multi-colored foliage is exquisite in containers, combinations, or the landscape. Loves the heat.

A mix between petunia and calibrachoa (million bells), petchoa produces an abundance of flowers, similar in size to petunia (but not sticky!) Great in hanging baskets, containers or flower beds.

Penta


Petunia, Grandiflora

Petunia, Spreading Phlox

Height: 12"-15"

Height: 6"-14"

Height: 8"-12"

Height: 8"-12"

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Produces large flowers, single or ruffly doubles. Best planted in flower beds.

More compact than the grandifloras and produce smaller flowers but make up for that with the sheer number of blossoms open at any given time. Mass together to create a big splash of color to the flower garden.

Don’t let the height fool you. These petunias can spread or trail 24-36", making them ideal for hanging baskets, containers or flower beds. Common varieties include wave, supertunias cascadias, and surfinias.

Heat, drought and humidity tolerant with rich fragrance and intense color. Perfect for containers or flower beds.

Petunia, Multiflora


Portulaca

Ruellia (Mexian or Texas Petunia)

Salvia F1 Insterspecific (Big Blue)

Height: 4"-10"

Height: 36"-48"

Height: 9"-12"

Height: 24"-36"

Trails

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Hot sun and drought are no problem. Fleshy, succulent-like leaves and colorful flowers make this plant ideal for the flower border or container, although the flowers close when the sun is not shining.

Abundant blooms in bright colors on strong stems.

This free blooming plant does well in beds and containers, makes an excellent houseplant and is a wonderful addition to the rain garden.

This vigorous, low maintenance plant is a great performer in heat and low water conditions. Pollinators will flock to these plants, but deer don’t like them.

Ranunculus


Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage)

Sanvitalia (Creeping Zinnia)

Scaevola (Fan Flower)

Height: 8"-12"

Height: 6"-8"

Height: 12"-16"

Height: 6"-14"

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Mounds and trails

Bears a profusion of flowers on tall, erect spikes. Stunning in a flower bed or container. Deadhead to encourage reblooming.

Dense flower spikes are covered with small two-lipped flowers. Drought tolerant and notably heat resilient.

Flowers resemble tiny sunflowers with their large centers surrounded by many bright yellow petals. Use in baskets, containers or in the front of the border or in a rock garden.

Easy to grow, this heat tolerant plant produces delicate lacy flowers all summer long. Excellent in baskets, containers or flower beds. Flower colors – blue, pink or white.

Salvia Rhea


Snapdragon

Strawflower (Bracteantha)

Stock, Vintage

Height: 8"-36"

Height: 14"-16"

Height: 6"-12"

Height: 15"-20"

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Vigorous and heat tolerant, snapdragons stand out in the garden bed with their showy spikes covered with closely packed florets. Cutting will encourage reblooming.

Dainty flowers atop large leaves.

Delicate papery flowers are this plant’s claim to fame. Their straw-like flowers seem to last forever, and these daisy-like blooms are renowned for drying beautifully without losing color or shape.

Fragrant, fully double flowers, great in containers or flower beds.

Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose, Lady Slippers)


Sunflower (Helianthus)

Torenia (Wishbone Flower, Clown Flower)

Verbena

Height: 6"-24"

Height: 6"-12"

Height: 24"-36"

Height: 6"-14"

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Who can resist sunflowers, with their big, dark centers surrounded with bright golden yellow flowers?!? Dwarf varieties are perfect for pots or the garden bed.

Resembles new guinea impatiens, but unlike those, these plants can thrive in full sun. Available in many colors and several varieties sport bi-colored leaves.

The flower shape resembles that of a snapdragon with throats of a contrasting color.

Verbenas flower profusely, many producing extremely large, showy blooms. Use in hanging baskets, containers or flower beds.

Sunpatiens


Vinca

Viola (Johnny Jump Up)

Zinnia Angustifolia (Creeping)

Height: 6”-14"

Height: 4"-8"

Height: 4"-6"

Height: 6"-12"


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Mounds and trails

Low-maintenance plant tolerates drought and heat. Will continue to produce an array of flowers over glossy green leaves. Great in containers, flower beds and borders.

Features green leaves with creamy white edges, perfect for containers, baskets or as a ground cover. The height may be 4-6", but the spread is 12-16".

Violas have three petals pointing up and two pointing down, whereas pansies have four pointing up and only one pointing down. Cool weather tolerant and are the first flowers ready to plant in early spring for flower boxes, containers and beds.

Star shaped flowers cover these vigorous plants that are heat, humidity and drought tolerant.

Vinca Vine (Vinca Variegata)


Zinnia ElegansHeight: 10"-16"

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Easy to grow with a great selection of color choices, including red, orange, white, yellow and pink, some single some bi-colors. Zinnias create a burst of color in the flower bed or container.

Documents

Annual Flower Guide 2020€¦ · Mark and I visit trial gardens in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire where we can see new introductions. In addition, several companies