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Vinca - Little Bright Eyes
Little Bright Eyes are especially useful for the southern or desert climates or hard to maintain hot spots near a concrete or reflecting wall. Plant this Vinca in well drained soil and water regularly in sunny, hot locations. The Vinca Little Bright Eyes, 'Catharanthus roseus', flowers continuously for months no matter how hot its location. The Vinca Little Bright Eyes is used in containers, ground cover, and borders. The Little Bright Eyes Vinca prefers full sun but will withstand light shade. This plant is also known as devil's eye or sorcerer's violet. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. The flowers are 1 to 1/2 inch phlox like blooms with a pink center. It begins to bloom when the plant is quite small and blooms until first fall frost. It blooms best when other plants are hurting from the heat. ... more information
Grass - Pony Tails Plants do not get anymore graceful than Pony Tails. Plant in the spring, 3 weeks before the last average frost date. This plant is used for a tall, grassy groundcover and looks very nice in clumps. The Grass Pony Tails, 'Stipa tenuissima', is very graceful with a soft fair-colored pony tail, This perennial will come back every year and bloom the first year. Pony Tails Grass has soft 8 inch plumes atop the plants. It is very drought tolerant, but even moisture produces the most flower heads. |
