Newsletter August 2015

Cool Plants

Here are some plants that we have in stock and that we think looks great in your garden right now. Want to know more about these plants? Visit our plant database.

Crocosmia Walburton Yellow

Cousins to the gladiola, these are hardy plants that produce clumps of green sword-shaped leaves, with tall, arching spikes of funnel-shaped blossoms appearing in mid to late summer. Outstanding cut flowers. Watch for spider mite and thrips on the foliage.

Light need: Full Sun
Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Lobelia “Queen Victoria”

Queen Victoria has bright crimson-red flowers that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, and lovely burgundy foliage. Goldfinches are said to enjoy the seeds produced after flowering. Hopefully they’ll leave some so the plant can self-seed itself, giving you more plants. Best when grown in Prefers Wet Soil in sun to partial shade. Perennial lobelias benefit from being divided every year or two. This plant flowers later in the summer.

Light need: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Hibiscus coccineus

Thrives in moist-wet, sunny and warm areas. Can even tolerate standing water. A water’s edge plant, but quite at home in average garden soil if kept moist. The wetter the site, the taller it grows. Requires fertilizer due to it’s rapid growth in early summer and may require staking.

Light need: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Canna

Cannas are large tropical plants that produce gladiolus-like flower spikes in summer atop erect stems sheathed in large paddle-shaped leaves. Plants sold in commerce are mostly hybrids ranging from 1.5′ tall dwarfs to 8′ tall giants. Flower colors typically include red, orange, pink, yellow, cream and some bicolour Foliage colors include shades of green, bronze and striped/variegated. Dramatic foliage provides considerable ornamental interest when plants are not in flower.