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Coleus - Velvet Lime
Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow. Frost will cause them to die immediately. Poorly drained soils and excessive watering will damage coleus. The coleus plants are a tender perennials. For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. The brilliant colors explode in sunny locations. The Coleus Velvet Lime, 'Coleus hybrid', has a velvety sheen on burgundy leaves with olive green margins. These plants will do best in temperatures above 55 degrees. Plants suffering from "wet feet" will be stunted, leaves will turn a muddy brown, and leaf margins will be scorched. Coleus plants are so colorful that many people keep them and use them as a house plant. Coleus must have good soil drainage. Flower buds should be pinched off as soon as they develop. These new, bigger, sun loving varieties have revolutionized contanier gardening. If a coleus plant is allowed to seed, it has completed its life cycle and will die. ... details
Petunia - Supertunia ® Mini Blue They will provide long-term color in full sun areas throughout the season, and can grow nearly an inch a day. Supertunias are very heat and drought tolerant once established in the ground or pot. Supertunias grow fast and therefore need ample moisture and fertilzer. The Mini Blue has beautiful blue flowers. The Petunia Supertunia ® Mini Blue, 'Petunia hybrids', are wonderfully fragrant and have masses of small flowers and a vigorous trailing habit that turn hanging baskets and decorative urns into garden masterpieces. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. They are ideal for baskets, beds, balconies and combination plantings. Supertunias are a vigorously trailing species of an everblooming, long-living petunia from Australia. |
