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BOTANICAL:
Ageratum
houstonianum
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PRONOUNCED:
ad-jur-RAY-tum
hoos-toh-nee-AH-num
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COMMON:
Flossflower
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LIGHT:
Full sun to light shade
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HEIGHT:
8" - 30"
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COLORS:
Blue, mauve, white or pink.
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COMMENTS:
A reliable bloomer which holds its puffy
blue clusters throughout the summer.
Provide a rich moist soil. Fertilize
monthly. Deadhead to maintain compactness
and to promote further blooming. A
selection of other low growing
varieties:
'Adriatic', 8".
'Blue
Blazer',
5" - 6".
'Blue
Danube',
7".
'Blue Lagoon', 8".
'Blue
Mink',
1 ft.
Bavaria', 9"-1 ft.
'Capri',
8".
'Royal Delft', 6".
'Hawaii'-series,
8".
'Pacific', 8".
'Pinky', 6" - 8".
'Wedgewood'.
Tall flowers suitable for cutting: 'Blue
Bouquet' and 'Blue
Horizon',
2 ft.- 30".
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Click on the picture for a close up.
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BOTANICAL:
Cosmos
bipinnatus
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PRONOUNCED:
KOS-mus
by-pin-NAY-tus
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COMMON:
Cosmos, Mexican aster.
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LIGHT:
Full sun to light shade
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HEIGHT:
18" - 4 ft. x 1 ft.
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COLORS:
Red, white, pink, lavender, yellow or
orange.
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COMMENTS:
Every cottage garden should include this
beautiful plant. Protect from wind and do
not fertilize. Lacy, airy, and difficult
to stake. Suggest planting among lower
mounding plants for natural support. Long
blooming and available in many colors.
Reseeds prolifically if it is happy with
the site. Prefers a dry, infertile soil,
but performs very well in richer
locations.
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BOTANICAL:
Heliotropium
arborescens
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PRONOUNCED:
hee-lee-oh-TROH-pee-um
ar-bo-RES-senz
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COMMON:
Cherry pie plant, Heliotrope.
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LIGHT:
Full sun
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HEIGHT:
18" - 3 ft. x equal spread
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COLORS:
Deep purple, lilac or white.
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COMMENTS:
Performs best in soil high in organic
matter. Water moderately and fertilize
monthly but good drainage is essential,
and allow soil to dry out between
waterings. Give container plants light
shade. Very fragrant, so plant in volume
to provide a perfumed garden. Pinch out
young plants frequently to encourage a
dense, bushy habit. Slow to develop,
therefore, the largest, healthiest
starters are best.
Heliotrope 'Simply
Beautiful'
'Baby
Blue'
from Ball (2003) has purple/blue blooms,
is highly fragrant and compact.
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BOTANICAL:
Lantana x
hybrida 'Confetti'
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PRONOUNCED:
lan-TAN-uh
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COMMON:
Lantana
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LIGHT:
Full sun
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HEIGHT:
1 ft. - 4 ft.
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COLORS:
Pink or yellow, and bicolored.
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COMMENTS:
A favorite long-bloomer for attracting
butterflies, and a perennial in Zone 8 and
higher. Perfect for the summer border, in
pots or containers, or spilling over from
window boxes. Because of their woody
stems, they can be standardized into small
trees. Many named varieties are available
and some are:
L. x hybrida 'Dallas red' has
orange/yellow/red tricolor blooms turning
to deep red.
L. x hybrida 'Festival'. Red and
yellow blooms.
L. x hybrida 'New Gold' (2 ft. x 4
ft.). Solid yellow blooms.
Lantana montevidensis
'Lavender
weeping'
(6"
- 1 ft.), has verbena-like, fragrant,
purple flowers with a white eye.
Also look for the Lantana 'Morning Glow'
series, introduced early 2000 and have an
improved mounding habit that requires less
pinching to produce a great container. The
colors are: orange/yellow,
pink/yellow,
rose/gold,
vanilla/yellow
and yellow.
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