Grass – Redhead Fountain Grass
Grass – Redhead Fountain Grass
The Ornamental Fountain Grass ‘Redhead Fountain Grass ‘Pennisetum ‘Redhead produces very soft plumes that are smoky rose in color, all season long. ‘Red Head begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. In the fall the leaves turn gold in color. Use this plant in containers, in sunny borders, meadows, rock gardens, and foundation plantings. ‘Red Head’ looks great in late-season containers. The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge. In late fall or early spring cut the foliage back almost to the ground before growth starts in spring. This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer.
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Gladiolus – Large – Velvet Eyes
The Gladiolus Blues, ‘Velvet Eyes a spring planted corm, exhibits magnificent dark purple and red colored flowers on tall stalks. Gladiolus are also commonly called Sword Lily or Corn Flag. Plant in groups of six or more in the garden, or grow lots of them for cuttings in a bed. To extend the time of flower availability of your Glads, plant in two week intervals from early spring through June. They make striking accents in a mixed border. Glads are easy to grow and like to be in full sun and in well drained soil. Increase water and fertility when flowers begin to develop, then plant 4″ deep in clay soils, 6″ deep in others; the deeper the planting the less need for staking. In frost prone areas, dig them when the leaves turn yellow, dip them in a fungicide, and store in a dry frost free location over winter.
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Verbena – Aztec Silver Magic
The Verbena Aztec Silver Magic, Verbena Hybrids’ displays wonderful silvery lavender flowers on small, prettily dissected foilage. This low maintenance trailing variety of Verbena thrives on sunshine and heat. The attractive foilage will stay healthy all summer long. The Verbena Aztec Silver Magic will bloom early and continue through frost and will be a constant attractant of hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden. This plant is a perennial in zones 7-10.
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Dahlia – Tri Mixed Dark
The Dahlia Tri Mixed Dark, ‘Dahlia a spring planted tuberous root, produces a burst of mixed colored flowers. This mix contains the varieties Arabian Night, Duet and White Perfection. These Dahlia’s produce masses of large blooms from July until frost. Dahlia’s are ideal for cut flowers, borders, containers, and massings. They tend to bloom for long periods and few plants offer as much variety and showy flowers as the Dahlia. They do best in well drained, humus rich soils.
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