2018 August Newsletter

Cool Plants

We have a huge perennial selection and the aquatic plants are looking lush and beautiful!

Here are several plants that we have in stock and are looking great in the garden right now. Want to know more about these plants? Visit our plant database.

Agastache ‘Tango’

You’ll love the charming bi-colored flowery spikes of fiery orange and a hint of blue. And so will the hummingbirds, butterflies and honeybees it attracts. A distinctive addition for any border. Drought tolerant and easy to grow in any garden soil.

Light Need: Full Sun
Water Need: Once established in the garden, needs only occasional watering. In containers, water when top 2″ of soil is dry.

Lobelia Cardinalis ‘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
Water Need: Well-drained soil

Water Lilies

Water lilies can be grown in a tub on the patio or in ponds of any size. They grow from tubers planted in pots beneath the water and send up stems with rounded leaves and star-shaped blossoms that float on the surface. Hardy lilies are dependable and easy to plant — a good choice for the beginner. Daytime bloomers, they blossom in the morning and close after sunset, lasting three or four days before sinking beneath the surface.

Light Need: Full to Partial Sun
Water Need: Marginal, shallow water plant

Heuchera ‘Dolce Cinnamon Curls’

‘Cinnamon Curls’ forms a tidy, compact, rounded mound of glossy, leathery, dissected leaves with ruffled edges. They are a unique blend of coppery orange, red, and purple tones on the top and brilliant magenta red on the undersides of the leaves. This new variety is prized for its foliage.

Light Need: Part Sun to Full Shade
Water Need: Well-drained soil

Coneflower ‘Double Scoop Mandarin’

Echinacea, a North American genus in the Daisy family, produces big, bright flowers from late June until frost. Plants thrive in average soils, withstand hot, dry conditions, and shrug off cold. Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the heart of the flower head provide nourishment for birds.

Light Need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Need: Well-drained soil

Pontederia Dilatata ‘Royal Pickerel’

Tall, upright plant that makes a beautiful addition to the pond or water garden. Produces intense blue flower spikes that continue all summer long. Mature size of 3 to 6 feet. Produces intense blue flower spikes that continue all summer long. Beautiful addition to the pond or water garden.