3 12 annuals to add to your arsenal
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- 1. Annuals to Add to your Arsenal Terri James
- 2. Why Add Annuals to Your Arsenal? Addition of full season color Filler for bare spots in garden Seasonal Interest
- 3. Abutilon – Flowering Maple Voodoo Fairy Coral Red Melon Sorbet
- 5. Acalypha - Copperleaf Sizzle Scissors Beyond Paradise
- 6. Alternenthera – Joseph’s Coat
- 7. Begoina -
- 8. Begoina - Baby wing Angle wing Bonfire Big series Green & bronze leaf
- 9. For 2013 … Begonia Crackling Fire Series Creamy Yellow Orange Pink White
- 10. Canna floridata.com images.mooseyscountrygarden.com missouriplants.com
- 11. Carex - Sedges mountaincrestgardens.com calfloranursery.com anniesannuals.com
- 12. Cleome – Not the Old Fashioned
- 13. Coleus -
- 14. For 2013 … ColorBlaze Keystone Kopper
- 15. Colacasia – Elephant Ear
- 16. Colacasia – Elephant Ear Blackstem Jack’s Giant
- 17. Cordyline Red Star mooseyscountrygarden.com pendernursery.com
- 18. Cuphea – Cigar Plant
- 19. Cuphea – Cigar Plant Firecracker Batface Mexican Heather extension.iastate.edu Caribbean Sunset mexicohorse.com monchesfarm.com
- 20. Eragrostis – Love Grass Wind Dancer Purple Love Grass
- 21. chilternseeds.co.uk Erigeron – Mexican Daisy Yes, this is a weed, to some flickr.com
- 22. Eupatorium – Elegant Feather hardys-plants.co.uk
- 23. Euphorbia - Diamond Frost Breathless Blush
- 24. pendernursery.com Gaura - o Ballerina Rose clwa.org
- 25. Geranium -
- 26. Hibicus - Annual o Maple Sugar
- 27. Impatiens - Various colors Fusion series Exotic Sunset
- 28. For 2013 … New Guinea Strike Series Variegated foliage Compact Colors Orange Orchid Pink Plum Salmon White
- 29. Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine
- 30. Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine
- 31. Lantana -
- 32. Lantana - Lucky series Red Hot Peach Flame Bandana Red
- 33. Melinis – Ruby Grass
- 34. Millet - Jester Jade Princess Purple Barron hortgardenstoday.blogspot.com
- 35. Musa / Ensete – Banana
- 36. Pennisetum – Fountain Grasses Purple Fountain Bunny tails Prince Princess
- 37. Pentas -
- 39. Osteospermum Asti Series White Lavender Purple Asti Mix
- 40. For 2013 … Osteo Zion Red Series has good heat Does not melt out
- 41. Perilla – Beefsteak Plant
- 42. Perilla – Beefsteak Plant Magilla Purple Magilla Vanilla
- 43. For 2013 … Petunia ‘Queen bee’ Dark purple and yellow Lots of variation
- 44. For 2013 … Petunia Crazytunia Series Pulse Star Jubilee Red Blues Mandeville Cherry Cheesecake Black Mamba
- 45. Plectranthus - Spurflowers Variegated Silver Shield Mona Lavender Swedish Ivy
- 46. Purslane – Yes, another weed! flickr.com davesgarden.com
- 47. Rudbeckia - Cherry Brandy ozarksgardens.com martinseebergardendesign.co.uk
- 48. Salvia - Black-n-Blue Dancing Flame Evolution – AAS Winner Summer Jewel Red & Pink AAS winners
- 49. Stipta – Ponytail Grass
- 50. Strobilanthes – Persian Shield
- 51. Talinum paniculatum - Limòn whiteflowerfarm.com
- 52. Verbena -
- 53. For 2013 … VerbenaLanai Lime Green Mounding Habit Verbena Lanai Candy Cane
- 54. Zinnia - Profusion Series
- 55. Where to find the latest & greatest? All America Selection www.all-americaselections.org Grimes Proven Winners www.provenwinners.com Colorado State Annual Trails www.flowertrials.colostate.edu
- 57. All-America Selection - 2013 Canna South Pacific Scarlet
- 58. All-America Selection - 2013 Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit
- 59. All-America Selection - 2013 GeraniumPinto Premium White to Rose
- 60. All-America Selection - 2013 Tomato – Jasper F¹
- 61. All-America Selection - 2013 Melon Melemon
- 62. All-America Selection - 2013 Watermelon Harvest Moon
- 63. All-America Selection - 2013 Zinnia Profusion Double Deep Salmon
- 64. All-America Selection Zinnia Profusion Double Hot Cherry
- 65. Also look for Perennials! Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Great Plants® Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant of the Year Plant Select® All-America Rose Selections American Hosta Society
- 66. For 2013 … Great Plants Program Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’) Hill’s Oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) Border Pine (Pinus strobiformis) Redwing American Cranberrybush Viburnum (Viburnum trilbum ‘Redwing’) Blue Heaven Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven)
- 67. Now that your have your list! What are you going to do with all of these plants? 1. Place them in open spots of your flower beds 2. Containers a. Hanging Baskets b. Window boxes c. Pots
- 68. How to Create Show Stopping Containers! For all Four Seasons!
- 69. Planning Find great containers For big pots use a filler in the bottom Use good potting soil Mulch, cans, Bark, peat moss, Styrofoam peanuts pearlite, vermiculite Use hardscape items Use a slow release Trellis, obelisk, woody fertilizer stems Steal ideas!
- 70. For 2013 … Color of the year Emerald
- 71. When planting think o Thriller o Filler o Spiller www.thrillersfillersandspillers.com
- 72. Spring! Pansy Cabbage Chard Heuchera Viola Tiarella (Foamflower) Photos: Proven Winners
- 73. Summer Photos: Terri James
- 74. Summer Fillers Plectranthus Ponytail grass Thriller Persian shield Cana Peppers Cordyline Lantana Banana Geranium Spillers Euphorbia Plectranthus Elephant Ears Begonia Wind Dancer - grass Sweet potato vine
- 75. Common Fillers
- 76. Uncommon Fillers - Swiss Chard Peppers Eggplant Tomatoes Okra Artichokes
- 77. Patio Gardening Cauliflower, Attribute Hybrid Peppers, Sweet Red Popper Eggplant, Shooting Star Lettuce Blends Herbs Corn
- 78. Summer
- 79. Fall Keep things that will take the cool weather Grasses Add Mums Artificial flower picks Scarecrows Mini pumpkins
- 80. Fall
- 81. Winter
- 82. Winter Trim shrubs for color and texture interest Red dogwood Yellow dogwood Curly willow Gentility trim shrubs for greens Add Pines Pinecones Yews Snowflakes Junipers Christmas ornaments
- 83. Winter
- 84. For 2013 … Try something different for a container Hollow out a pumpkin and plant some mums in it Fairy Gardens Reuse a pallet for a vertical garden Your imagination is your limit
- 85. Questions Terri James tjames2@unl.edu 402/472-8973 Slideshare.net
- 86. Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Editor's Notes
- Crackling Fire® Begonia is an exciting new series from Suntory® Collection offering fast, showy and strong colors. They are easy-to-grow bedding plants with naturally compact and upright growth.They are premium varieties which thrive in both fully and partly sunny conditions. They offer a wide range of consumer benefits: Innovative, stylish new begonia series for gardenersAvailable in four distinctive colorsFlowers continuously until autumn frosts Self-cleaning and low maintenanceDrought resistantUse in patio pots, baskets and window boxes
- cientific Name : OsteospermumecklonisCommon Name : African DaisyHardiness Degree : 32°F (0.0°C)Blooming Season : Spring, AutumnPlant Habit : UprightSpacing : 12 - 16" (30 - 41cm)Height : 10 - 16" (25 - 41cm)Width : 14 - 20" (36 - 51cm)Exposure : SunGrower Information : Inspired by the colors of Zion National Park in Utah, this series features distinctive, novel colors. Large flowers on plants with excellent branching and full, mounded habits have great consumer appeal. Now available as callused cuttings.Protection Information : 'KLEOE11186' PPAF
- Canna‘South Pacific Scarlet’ F1Canna generalis•First F1hybrid canna from seed•Large, showy scarlet 4.5-inch flowers•Statuesque specimen plant 4-5 feet tall•Vigorous plant blooms all summerAllow 'South Pacific' to add a touch of the tropics to your garden with showy, 4-inch flowers that bloom all summer long in a delicious shade of scarlet. Large leafed statuesque plants reach 4 to 5 feet tall providing a back-of-the-border focal point.
- Stunning first-year flowering echinacea produces a delightful mix of flower colors on well branched, durable plants sure to please the color preferences of any gardener.Echinacea‘Cheyenne Spirit’Echinacea hybrida•Vivid mix of flower colors •Stunning first-year flowering perennial •Blooms mid-summer through fall •Durable plant 26-32 inches tall
- Unique flower coloration on numerous beautiful 5-inch long-lasting blooms. Deep green foliage with dark zones provides striking contrast in pots or beds.
- Excellent tasting, vigorous 7 foot tall indeterminate cherry tomato with high resistance to Late Blight.
- Piel-de-sapo (santa clause meoln) type melon with a unique sweet-tart taste.
- The first ever hybrid, triploid seedless watermelon to win the AAS Award.
- Very floriferous double flowered zinnia in a warm new salmon color. Holds color well, and blooms continuously from late spring through fall with good disease tolerance.
- Keeps flowering continuously from late spring through fall. Beautiful rich rose double flower with good disease resistance
- Vinca VineLysimachiaLamiumGibasis – Bridal VeilAsparagus Fern
- Edible architecture in its own right, cauliflower is a summertime pleasure, offering up a delicately nutty, buttery flavor and loads of vitamins and minerals. This premium variety boasts hefty heads 18"-wide. Provides outstanding performance in the garden and containers, with good heat tolerance and nice leaf cover for blanching curds.Spread: 16-18 inchesHeight: 20-22 inchesThinning: 12 inches Days to Maturity: 62 daysSowing Method: Direct Sow/Indoor Sow An all-around pleasure to grow. Small branching plants are highly ornamental in hanging baskets and patio pots, where the long bunches of fruit look like Christmas decorations in the middle of July. Loads of small 1-1 ½" fruits mature to a sweet, bright cherry red and are quick to pick in handfuls and eat like grapes. A great size to use when preparing appetizers, too.Sun: Full Sun Sowing Method: Indoor Sow Days to Maturity: 65 daysHeight: 18-24 inchesSpread: 12 inchesEggplant, Shooting Stars An excellent choice for containers, the garden, or both. Burpee ExclusiveWe all know about edible landscaping, well how about edible jewelry? This elegant, delicately striped, vivid purple eggplant would make a magnificent pendant. The lovely 3-4”-long purple fruit from 2.5'-tall plants taste as good as they look. Gorgeous in both garden and kitchen! Spread: 20 inchesHeight: 30 inchesThinning: 20 inches Days to Maturity: 57 daysSowing Method: Indoor Sow Corn, On Deck HybridThe first-ever sweet corn you can grow in a container. Burpee ExclusiveAnd now on deck … sweet corn! Ever so tasty breakthrough bicolor variety is perfectly sized—4-5' tall—to spend the summer on your deck, patio, or terrace, adding vertical interest as well as producing two to three delicious 7-8" long ears per stalk. This first-ever container-ready corn is a revolution—one you can enjoy from the comfort of your patio. Simply plant 9 seeds per 24" container and get ready to harvest in about 2 months! Supersweet (Sh2). Special notice: Due to unprecedented customer demand for new “On Deck” Sweet Corn our seed supplies are running very low. To ensure that every interested gardener can buy a packet, we have reduced the seed per pack to 30 seeds and also reduced the price to just $3.95. Spread: 12-18 inchesHeight: 4-5 feetThinning: 6 inches Days to Maturity: 61-63 daysSowing Method: Direct Sow