I was walking around the greenhouse this morning and notice that our crop of Scaevola was looking really good. I started look at all the Drought Tolerant plants we had growing and here is my pick for today. Great cascading plant that does wonderful in containers, hayracks and raised beds in our area. Below is the information from Proven Winners website for tag information.
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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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Diamond Frost®
Common Name: Euphorbia |
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I want to thank my parents, my breeder, and especially the millions of fans who have made me the Most Award Winning Plant in Proven Winners History. At my 2005 debut I was just a new, 12 -18 inch Proven Winners Euphorbia. I never imagined my career would last. I suppose it’s because of my annual nature (except in zones 10 – 11). At first, I thought you liked me solely for my incredible, continuously blooming clouds of airy white flowers. But as I grew in more containers and landscapes across North America, you praised my mounded habit, and how well I tolerate heat and drought. My versatility both as a single and in combinations. Others spoke of how easy I am to grow. In letters you wrote of my ability to stay beautiful without deadheading. And I was deeply touched by your appreciation of my deer resistance.
Without you, I would still be just another plant in the unforgiving world of commercial horticulture. If I could, I would keep you with me in the full to part shade forever.
“A Real Simple magazine – Top 10 goofproof Plant”
FeaturesHeat- and drought-tolerant plants; clouds of airy white flowers all season; low maintenance • Adaptable as a Houseplant *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 CharacteristicsFlower Color Foliage Color Height Spacing Habit Container Plant Style Patent InformationDiamond Frost® ‘Inneuphdia’ US PP17,567; Can. PBR 2830 |
Plant NeedsDuration Bloom Time Hardiness Zone(s) Hardy Temp Exposure Water Needs Maintenance Uses Plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes |
| Growing Tips Diamond Frost is moderately salt tolerant – it can withstand the amount of salt encountered when planted 30 feet or more from the source of the salt. Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary. Some shedding of flowers and leaves may occur indoors depending on light levels and watering. Plants in the spurge family often will bleed a milky, white sap if cut or wounded. This sap is a form of latex. Most people will have little or no reaction due to sap exposure from the euphorbia that Proven Winners sells. However, people with sensitive skin or latex allergies should be cautious when handling euphorbia. Poinsettias are in this same family. If you have ever experienced a skin irritation due to contact with poinsettias you should be cautious with all euphorbia. |
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I have copied the information form Proven Winners website as we began to experiment with different varieties of plant material to hopefully find something new and great for our area. Take a look at the below information that I have provided.
Proven Winner-http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=8250
Flambé is one of Dr. Rick Schoellhorn’s top ten favorites for Florida.
Are you looking for a plant for that hot dry part of your yard that never seems to get enough water? Flambé Chrysocephalum love heat and dry conditions and flower continuously through the summer. Small round golden orange flowers cover the plants. Give them air circulation and bright sun. they can be planted at any time of year except winter in north Florida.
“This was a pleasant surprise. I’ve used this plant [Chrysocephalum] and loved it, but it took a while before it became commercially available and landscapers understood its toughness. It [Flambé Yellow] was placed at an entrance as a groundcover beneath ‘Stars and Stripes’ pentas, a welcoming sight to our visitors. Plants were less than 6 inches tall, had wonderful insect and disease-proof gray-green foliage and were covered with bazillions of bright yellow flowers just above the foliage. Congratulations to Proven Winners and thank you for allowing us to trial this cultivar.” – Dr. Allan Armitage, University of Georgia
Drought tolerant, Heat tolerant, sandy soil tolerant, frost
tolerant to 30F with minimal damage, so good for extending season both in spring and in fall. Somewhat salt tolerant.
Goes great with: Coleus Royal Glissade, Intensia Phlox, Superbells Calibrachoa, any annuals or perennials where silver foliage can act as an accent. Best in bright full sun conditions!
Habit: Low mounding cultivars
Season: Spring through fall
Where does it come from: Tasmania and Australia
Tips: Like all Chrysocephalum and Helichrysum these plants love full hot sun and good air
FeaturesTufted yellow flowers on silvery foliage; very heat and drought tolerant • Best Seller *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 CharacteristicsFlower Color Foliage Color Height Spacing Habit Container Plant Style Patent InformationFlambe® Yellow ’Flochryel’ US PP19,175; Can. PBR 3280 |
Plant NeedsDuration Bloom Time Hardiness Zone(s) Hardy Temp Exposure Water Needs Maintenance Uses Use in planters or landscapes; great in informal drifts  Great Plant for New Orleans |
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