![]() ![]() The canary yellow foliage contrasts with bright red veins framed by an emerald-green edge. “People don’t know these are quite sun tolerant and can be used in an industrial setting as a color blast,” he said. Place it in the garden or landscape to witness a color combination that is stunning in both shady and sunny situations. “Just put it in a pot, and stand back,” Heims said. It then can be introduced back outside in spring in part- to full-shade, where native hummingbirds enjoy the long tubular flowers growing to 32 inches in late summer to early fall.Ĭoleus TERRA NOVA® ‘Electric Slide’ is remarkably self-branching, requiring no pinching. ![]() “The floral display lasts for months, rather than being a flash in the pan like you get with other plants,” Heims said.įive years of breeding yielded a versatile plant that works inside during winter, where people can enjoy the black stems and aromatic foliage. ‘Mona Lavender’, but with double the number of flowers. A favorite with pollinators, ‘Cherry Pie’ loves full-sun, blooms all summer and can work as an accent for fall promotions.Ī tender perennial used as an annual, Plectranthus ‘Velvet Elvis’, is being lauded for its bushy form good for containers like P. “When the flowers fade, they retract, and newer flowers push through.” There is no seed production to inhibit flower production. “We breed for a self-cleaning nature,” Heims said. The deep red daisies with overlapping petals sit atop a rounded cushion that defies the reputation of past coreopsis, which showed at times mounds of browning flowers or tall, sparse flower spikes. The characteristics of the prodigious bloomer Coreopsis ‘Cherry Pie’ warranted its introduction, said Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. Plus, it’s easy to grow, sun-loving and long-lasting. “It really has a different look, and any time you change the foliage color, it usually does a good job of drawing interest from the consumer,” said Peterson. Kyle Peterson of Pacific Crest Nursery (Woodburn, Oregon) said Celosia ‘Dragon’s Breath’ is a rare offering, with its dark foliage and almost neon, long-lasting 24-inch plumes that makes a great summer shoulder plant at garden centers. (West Linn, Oregon). It attracts bees, is heat tolerant and low maintenance, and can be used in the ground or containers. With that in mind, we shine a spotlight on annuals that not only do all that, but are reliable and prolific growers that customers can depend on.Ĭelosia argentea ‘Intenz™ Classic’ has an unusual and unique color pattern on the foliage, so even before its prodigious early blooming, the plant is interesting, said Monica Fossi of Yoshitomi Bros. Customers are continuously searching for something to perk up their dark corners, their doorways, their hanging baskets or borders. bedding and garden category, according to the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Services, totaling $1.29 billion out of $1.86 billion wholesale.Īnnuals pick up where perennials leave off, providing colorful foliage and flower displays inside the season. Annual bedding and garden plant sales represent approximately 70 percent of the total U.S. ![]()
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