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Daisy - City Lights
The Daisy City Lights, 'Brachyscome hybrid', is a low growing daisy with fine foliage. These Proven Selections Aussie beauties with pretty pink daisy flowers have a deep green foliage that shapes itself for a nicely-rounded basket. City Lights are often used as ground covers, in beds or in bold color containers. The beautiful pink flowers have a yellow/green eye. Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens. The daisy is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to deer. These daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other cooler climatic zones. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. The deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... details
Coleus - Red Ruffles These new, bigger, sun loving varieties have revolutionized contanier gardening. Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow. The coleus plants are a tender perennials. Coleus plants are so colorful that many people keep them and use them as a house plant. Flower buds should be pinched off as soon as they develop. If a coleus plant is allowed to seed, it has completed its life cycle and will die. Poorly drained soils and excessive watering will damage coleus. Plants suffering from "wet feet" will be stunted, leaves will turn a muddy brown, and leaf margins will be scorched. |
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