STROMANTHE sanguinea 'Tricolor'

LOBELIA 'Techno™ Heat Light Blue' New Early blooming with small, sky blue flowers that have contrasting white and dark blue spotting at the base of the lower petals. A vigorous grower with a nice trailing habit. Shows better heat tolerance than most

annusl Lobelia. Grows 6-10ins. tall and 16-20ins. wide in the garden.

LOTUS 'Gold Flash' New Exotic red-orange flowers with gold-yellow mottling that shimmers in the sun. The glaucous, needle -like foliage is attractive on its own, soft textured and beautifully colored blue-gray

LOTUS 'Red Flash' New This variety lends exotic appeal in a "flash"! Pointed flame red to orange flowers bloom from yellowish green bracts. Beautiful glaucous foliage.

LYCIANTHES rantonnetii 'Nabel's Knockout' Blue Potato Bush New A tropical shrub native to Argentina and Paraguay that produces 1-11/2in., deep purple, yellow centered flowers all summer. Flowers are larger than those of the species and the habit is more compact, tolerant of heat and drought and plants will tolerate a bit of shade. Should be sheared regularly to maintain form.

MANDEVILLA Sun Parasol™ 'Crimson' Beautiful annual vines with large, 4-6in. wide flowers with a velvety texture set against deep green, shiny foliage. Always best when given a structure to twine on. We wouldn't be without one in a container, climbing 6-8ft. on an iron trellis at the front of our barn.

MANDEVILLA Sun Parasol™ 'Pink' New Same as above but with pink flowers.

MANDEVILLA Yellow New Yes, a yellow trumpet flower! Bright lemon yellow flowers bloom all season. Trailing, rich glossy green foliage. Not quite as large growing as the pink form but it still puts on quite a show with its bright blossoms.

NEMESIA Nemesia is a small, bushy plant that flowers profusely in late spring and summer in shades of red, pink and purple.

NEMESIA 'Angelart Orange'   Medium flowers in an alluring range of orange and red tones contrasting nicely with light green foliage. Has a light fragrance and it blooms profusely all summer with a slightly trailing habit.

NEMESIA fruiticans 'Compact Pink Innocence' New Compact, semi-trailing habit with sweetly scented, soft pink flowers that bloom all season. Heat and cold tolerant. Great for beds, hanging baskets and combination planters. Grows 10-12ins.

NEMESIA 'Sunsatia™ Cranberry' New A shade of cranberry-red not easily found in other flowers. Savvy gardeners rate it a winner.

NICOTIANA 'Perfume Bright Rose' New Highly scented, bright rose-magenta, upward facing flowers bloom profusely well above the foliage. Vigorous, well branched and free flowering, with excellent disease tolerance. Grows up to 20ins. tall and is great in the mixed annual or perennial garden.

NICOTIANA 'Perfume Deep Purple' New An amazing new variety that offers both fragrance and color! The star-shaped flowers are an intense, dark purple and bloom abundantly. Will grow to 20ins. tall with a 15-18in. spread in full sun.

OSTEOSPERUM    A wonderful plant with showy daisy like flowers. The soprano series is bred to continue flourishing and flowering during summer's higher temperatures. Noted for their high tolerance to heat, compact habit and non-stop flowering.

ecklonis 'Cape Daisy™ Malindi'   Beautiful daisy flowers top 1-2' plants. The colors in this series are more diverse and simply sensational. O. 'Cape Daisy™ Malindi' is truly one of a kind, with incredibly rich, dark wine flowers and even darker centers.

ecklonis 'Cape Daisy™ Nuanza Copper Purple'    Beautiful daisy flowers top 1-2ft. plants with eye-catching pastel purple petals that fade to orange at the tips.

'Orange Symphony'   an outstanding, top-selling series from Japan. Improved flowering ability in summer heat makes Symphony hybrids the earliest summer flowering Osteospermum. Grow 8-12". Golden orange-colored rays contrast with its blue button center.

'Soprano lilac Spoon' Bred to continue flourishing and flowering during summer's higher temperatures. Noted for their high tolerance to heat. The most vigorous of the series, with spectacular blooms that have spoon-shaped petals displaying shades of lilac

OSTEOSPERMUM 'Soprano® White' New White petals in stark contrast to the intense, violet eyes and gold stamens.

PELARGONIUM is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrub plants commonly known as geraniums

'Bird Dancer' Small, incised leaves with dark plum zones. Pale salmon, star-shaped flowers bloom on 8" stems. Very dense and compact. 1993 RHS Award of Garden Merit. Sun

'Crocodile' New This most unique Pelargonium has ivy-type foliage, intricately webbed with a network of bright yellow veins. Hot pink flowers, with darker eyes add to the excitement.

'Vancouver Centennial'   A unique variety that offers beautiful orange red flowers. It is called "Vancouver Centennial", because the leaf shape resembles the Canadian Maple leaf. This beautiful plant has a leaf color that intensifies in exposure to bright sunlight. Fertilize lightly every 2 weeks. Pinching of the shoots will promote bushiness Remove spent flowers to enhance flowering.

PENNISETUM glaucum 'Jester'New Leaves open dark chartreuse in spring and quickly begin darkening, first to reddish -bronze and finally deep, burgundy purple. Summer brings long, bottlebrush-like inflorescences that are up to a foot long. Overall height is 3 1/2-4ft. high with a denser, more compact habit than P. 'Purple Majesty'. Zone 8.

glaucum 'Purple Baron' New a compact ornaamental millet hybrid growing 36ins. tall and wide with leaves that open green and change to very deep purple by summer, and large, dark purple bottlebrush flowers from mid summer into fall. Zone 8.

setaceum 'Rubrum'    Deep burgundy-red, narrow blades and long, arching burgundy-cream cattails. 1 1/2 - 2ft. tall. Not winter hardy, but a wonderful accent when paired with yellows and chartreuses as in the photo. Zone 9.

PENSTEMAN 'Wine Kissed' New Vivid wine red flowers with white throats bloom from summer to first frost on 2ft. stems.

PENTAS 'Ruby Glow' New Marvelous clusters or ruby-red, star-shaped flowers, growing 12-18ins. tall, at home in hot, full sun. Blooming begins June-July, with flowers lasting all summer! Excellent container plants. Pentas have been rediscovered by gardeners who are drawn to their brightly colored, long blooming flowers on compact, well formed plants that can't get enough of summers heat. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.

'Stars and Stripes'    Brilliant red flowers make a striking display against the green and white striped foliage. A real showstopper! This combines well with lots of other plants in your containers.

PERILLA 'Magellanica' New One of todays hottest new foliage plants showcasing beautiful multicolored leaves painted with a blend of pink, green and plum purple. One of the few foliage temperennials that can give Coleus a run for its money. Grows 18-24ins. tall. Reported to have good slug resistance.

PETUNIA 'Supertunia® Mini Appleblossom' New Masses of smaller appleblossom-pink blossoms with very pale, almost white centers. Long trailing. Heat tolerant.

PHYGELIUS    Native to South Africa, cape fuchsias will add verve to your borders and containers with vibrant, warm-toned flowers that bloom for months in summer and fall. Their common name is misleading: though cape fuchsias produce tubular blossoms similar to those of hardy fuchsias , they're botanically unrelated.

'Trewidden Pink'    Dusky pink tubular flower buds open to cherry colored blooms with pale yellow throats. Can't really express what it is about this plant that I like so much, but I never fail to take notice when I see it in gardens, - which is not often as it is sadly underused.

RHEO BERMUDENSIS 'Variegata'   Popular groundcover in the south with short, blade-like foliage that has a striking, hot pink and green variegation. Has excellent texture for combination planters or beds. Grows 2-4" tall.

SALVIA coccinea 'Lady in Red' New Eye-catching, bright, scarlet-red flowers bloom all through summer, up to fall frost.  ''Lady in Red" will grow 2-3ft. tall, putting on a spectacular display through the summer and, unlike many other annual Salvia varieties, does not require frequent deadheading.  Afternoon shade preferred.

SALVIA GREGGI 'Orange Yacca Do' New Brilliant, two-lipped, orange-scarlet flowers in spring and again in fall on 30in. stems . Tolerant of heat, humidity and dry conditions. A wonderful hot color to ignite the mixed border and containers.

SALVIA GUARANITICA  This magnificent salvia, native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, blooms freely from August until frost. Its large 1 1/2 inch-long royal-blue blossoms cupped by darker blue-purple calyces are magnets for hummingbirds. BIG BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL!

guaranitica 'BLACK AND BLUE' Cobalt blue flowers are strikingly accented with black calyces. Grows 2-3' tall. Does well in summer heat and blooms most of the season.

leucantha 'Midnight' New Flowers are composed of rich, velvety, dark purple florets in purple calyces, rising above long and narrow gray-green foliage, can reach 3-5ft. tall. Peak bloom time is late summer through early fall.

SALVIA ULIGINOSA    3 -4' spikes of sky blue florets from late summer into fall.

 

x jamensis 'la Tarde' New Light pink and peach flowers with a darker rim, produced all season on 30in. stems. A hybrid of Salvia greggii to which it bears a strong resemblance in growth habit and cultural requirements, exhibiting the same heat, humidity and drought tolerance. Unlike 'Orange Yacca Do', whose brilliance practically requires eye protection for viewing, 'La Tarde' is a soft, soothing pastel that can be doted on for extended periods without fear of retinal damage. Very effective when combined in mixed borders with white, and blue flower and silver foliaged plants. Also very nice in mixed containers.

STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS      Large leaves of silver-purple with deep maroon undersides. Tubular pale blue flowers in autumn. Grows 2-3' tall, preferring moist soil in shady areas. 

STROMANTHE SANGUINEA'TRICOLOR'   Partial shade to shade. Eye-catching, glossy leaves, 12-20" long and 4" wide, with pink, red, white and green variegation. Grows up to 3' depending on the zone. Pink flowers in spring. Makes a statement, whether used for container gardening or as a houseplant.

TIBOUCHINA semidecandra Glory Bush New The Glory Bush is a small tree in its native Brazil and, in northern gardens, needs to be cut back to be kept in scale. Worth the effort as plants are spectacular in bloom. After temperatures have risen in early summer, until frost, flaring, 2in., royal purple flowers are liberally produced. The attractive leaves are dark green, 4-6ins. long, narrow, prominently longitudinally veined, overlaid in silver and often red-tinged at the edges. Grow in full sun in moist but well drained, somewhat acid soil. These are plants worth overwintering in a protected place and carrying over from year to year.

VERBENA BONARIENSIS     4-5' wiry stems bear flat panicles of purple flowers all summer. A great favorite of gardeners for its season long profusion of flowers poised nearly at eye level at the ends of tall, narrow stalks. Makes a great filler in the mixed annual/perennial border.

VERBENA 'Lanai™ Peach' New Beautiful soft pink and salmon tones that look great alone and are so useful for toning down more strident colors both in the garden and in containers.

VERBENA 'Lanai™ Royal Purple' New Clusters of magenta purple flowers that are almost iridescent.