Archive for the ‘Flowers for the South’ Category
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May 25, 2009
 Here is another incredible plant for our region. We have been very successful with this plant and it turns out that it continues to flower year round. The baskets located in the front of the store have been planted for 16 months and the only thing I can say is….awesome. I think that in our climate we can expect great size and performance that listed below. I recommend regular feeding and regular watering for best results.
See the information below from Proven Winners website.
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”
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May 25, 2009
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 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
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January 26, 2007
I have put together a list of some of my favorite perennials for the garden. These work very well in zone 9 and I am sure they do well all the way up to zone 5. We planning to plant perennials, make sure to use a piece of paper and lay them out so you have change is height as well as size variation. Good luck and enjoy the blooms to come. Cosmos ‘Cosmic Mixed’ Caution: Toxic If Eaten. Foxglove ‘Foxy ‘
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January 26, 2007
Coleus ‘Choice Hybrids Superb Mixed’ Compact plants with long lasting large flowers, a good choice for smaller gardens. In shades of rose, pink, red and white. Heat tolerate and require less water than most summer plants.
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January 26, 2007
Impatiens
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January 25, 2007
Hummingbird Plants Pineapple Sage, Salvia elegans Giant Blue Sage, Salvia guaranitica Cypress Vine, Ipomoea quamoclit Shrimp Plant, Justicia brandegeana Mimosa, or Silktree, Albizia julibrissin Shrub Verbena, Lantana camara Butterfly Bush, Buddleja davidii. also spelled Buddleia Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Common Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Cigar Plant, Cuphea ignea
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November 04, 2006
So, it finally happened, a cool front that looks like it may stay for awhile. I can tell you it is time to plant the pansies. I am a firm believer that you plant pansies in the New Orleans area when it cold enough to turn on the heat in your home. What pansies should I buy and is there anything special I should do? I am a big fan of the Majestic Giant series which are large flower plants with bright colors with a blotch of color in the center. These plants do very well and for great results, you should remove the old flowers every week for the best flowering results. Also, you should plant the pansies and apply blood meal at 1 lbs. per 1000 sq. feet to make the flowers spectacular. 
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