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Angelonia- The Summertime SnapDragon for the heat.

Chad Harris | May 26, 2009

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.


	Angelface® Blue

	Full sun	18 – 24
	Annual Angelonia angustifolia hybrid

Angelface® Blue

Genus:
Angelonia angustifolia hybrid

Common Name:
Summer Snapdragon

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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.

Features

Blooms all season; heat and drought tolerant plants; grape-scented foliage; low maintenance

• Best Seller
• Cut Flower
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Deer Resistant
• Drought Tolerant *
• Fragrant Foliage
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Native to the Americas

*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.

Ornamental Characteristics

Flower Color
Blue-Purple

Foliage Color
Green

Height
18-24″ (Medium)

Spacing
12-14″

Habit
Upright

Container Plant Style
Thriller – Used either in the back or middle of a container. Usually a taller item that adds height and drama to the container.

Patent Information

Angelface® Blue ’Anblauzwei’ US PP14,189; Can. PBR 1921

Plant Needs

Duration
Annual

Bloom Time
Planting to Hard Frost

Hardiness Zone(s)
Annual except in zones 10 – 11

Hardy Temp
30°F (-1ï¿½C)

Exposure
Full sun

Water Needs
Normal

Maintenance
Easy

Uses
Landscapes and containers

Use in combinations, window boxes and landscaping

Growing Tips
Self-cleaning, no dead-heading necessary.

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Dolce is a great shade plant with amazing Color

Chad Harris | May 26, 2009

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.

Dolce® Creme Brulee

Genus: Heuchera

Common Name:
Coral Bells

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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.

Features

Brown sugar highlights transform the foliage with cold temperatures

• Best Seller
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Drought Tolerant *
• Pet Friendly

*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.

Ornamental Characteristics

Flower Color
Pink

Foliage Color
Bronze

Height
8-16″ (Short)

Spacing
16-24″

Habit
Mounded

Container Plant Style
Filler – Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination

Patent Information

Dolce® Creme Brulee ’TNHEU041′ US PP16,774; Can. PBR 2563

Plant Needs

Duration
Perennial

Bloom Time
Spring to Summer

Hardiness Zone(s)
Perennial in zones 4 – 9

Hardy Temp
-25°F (-32ï¿½C)

Exposure
Plant in partial shade or shade

Water Needs
Normal

Maintenance
Easy

Uses
Landscapes and containers

Plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes

Growing Tips
They begin blooming in early spring. Deadheading won’t keep them blooming longer. However, removing the flower stems once the plant has finished blooming will keep them looking tidier.