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Nemesia - Compact Innocence
They have a compact form with strong upright flowers. This plant is outstanding in hanging baskets, combos, and window boxes. They perform best in cool gardens or in partial shade in hot areas. The Nemesia Compact Innocence, 'Nemesia fruticans hybrids', was bred in Germany and England. For zones 8-11, this plant can also be a perennial. This Proven Winners plant has colors that range from glowing bright hues to the softest pastels. The compact plants produce and abundance of showy flowers all summer long. Proven Winners introduces Compact Innocence, with it's white flowers, to join the Nemesia line of old favorites. They’re superb in planters or baskets where you can catch wind of the refreshing fragrance. Compact Innocences scoff at cold weather and keep blooming right through frosts in early spring and late fall. Nemesia hates drought so ensure the soil is kept moist. These sweet scented blooms fill the air with their fragrant aroma when the sun hits the flowers. ... more info
Coleus - Red Ruffles For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. Coleus must have good soil drainage. Flower buds should be pinched off as soon as they develop. The brilliant colors explode in sunny locations. If a coleus plant is allowed to seed, it has completed its life cycle and will die. The Coleus Red Ruffles, 'Coleus hybrid', has intense red leaves with black penciling. Coleus plants are so colorful that many people keep them and use them as a house plant. Plants suffering from "wet feet" will be stunted, leaves will turn a muddy brown, and leaf margins will be scorched. |
