Here is another summertime pleaser. Angelonia comes in several colors and performs very well in the New Orleans Summers. I have provided the information from Proven Winners website for you to review.
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There’s nothing like a good haircut to make a girl feel like a million bucks. It’s so true it should be Newton’s Fourth Law. But I have no idea why it feels twice as thick a week later. For example, cut some of my 18-24 inch tall upright stems covered with snapdragon-y blue-purplish flowers and guess what? In a few days I’ll look every bit as bushy as before. So sharpen up those pruners, baby. I look terrific in a vase. You won’t see me going all floppy and falling apart in fifteen minutes, no way. I’ll keep my looks for 10 days+. Change the water every other day and it could be 10++. Container, bed, planter or border: I’ll stay my usual fabulous self even in the South and Midwest’s notorious heat and humidity. By August when most plants look deep fried, I look fresh as an, um, Angelonia. That’s because I’m a Proven Winners hybrid – a much improved version of an old-fashioned Angelonia (a.k.a. summer snapdragon). Drought tolerant. Full sun. Annual except in zones 10 – 11. No deadheading. Beautiful, tough and vigorous from spring until the first hard frost. Sounds like a Fifth Law to me.
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Shade Loving plant
Here is a new plant that we are growing in our greenhouse from the Proven Winners series. We have had great success with this in shade gardens. It unique foliage and color is great for adding some texture to any container or garden. We have found that in our Climate, it does well with a little less water than your typical spring or summer plants.
Here is the information from Proven Winner Site below.
Allan Armitage, widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost horticulturists, has selected Dolce Crème Brule as one of 4 heucheras having the Best Bronze Leaf Form. Article July 2007 Greehouse Grower.
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