They are best grown in a site with full sun and good soil. They attract many birds and butterflies and is bothered by few pests or diseases. It is also a great cut flower to add to a bouquet.
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Purple Fountain Grass
学名 :Pennisetum setaceum rubrum
These popular plants have purple and burgundy-colored foliage. They have soft, fuzz-like blossoms, which are then followed by purplish seed heads. They can reach about four feet tall, and sometimes just as wide. Plant these to make a bold statement in your garden.
Before considering planting this tender perennial, know that this grass won’t survive cold winters and is only hardy in warmer zones. The grass may not return the next year if you live in zones 6 or lower. Though, you can transplant them into a container every winter and bring them indoors. You can keep it in a cool area in your home. Water it once a month to keep it moist, not soggy. Once the threat of freezing weather and frost has passed, you can set them back outdoors.
When growing them, the can be planted at any time, but spring is the best time. Pick a site with full sun and well-draining soil. Give them plenty of room to grow, spacing additional plants 3-5 feet apart.
Purple Wave Petunia
学名 :Petunia X hybrida
These beauties have large, lush and intensely colored 3-inch blooms. They can grow from four to six inches and can spread from 48-60 inches. They can be grown early indoors and transplanted outside after the threat of frost has past or they can grow in potted plants.
Sow them indoors 8 weeks before the last frost and keep the soil moist and at 70-75 degrees. As soon as seedlings show up, put them in an area with plenty of light. Select a site in full sun with good rich, well drained soil. They respond well to amended organic matter soils. They should be planted 6-12 inches apart in the garden. Keep them well watered during the growing season.
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Scarlet Sage
学名 :Salvia splendens
These bright tender perennials can grow from eight inches to 3 feet in height. The spikes of flowers are composed of bright bracts with flowers in the center of each. The flowers are either the same color or contrasting.
Pick a site in full sun to partial shade. It needs average soil and continuous moisture to perform best. Sow them indoors six to eight weeks before the final frost. Transplant seedlings into the garden after the danger of frost has passed. Space them from eight to twelve inches apart.
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Sea Holly
学名 :Eryngium maritimum
These flowers can grow anywhere from 18 to 36 inches tall with a one-foot spread. They have green or silvery blue stems that give way to green or blue cones surrounded by a sticky silver, 白い、 緑、 blue or violet brackets, which bloom from summer throughout fall.
All types of flowers will thrive in full sun and moist soil with good drainage. They thrive in sandy soil. They can tolerate poor soil conditions and drought. The seeds can be sown directly in the garden. Don’t be disappointed if they don’t bloom in the first year! The seeds require a warm moist stratification for one month and a cold stratification the next month.
Shasta Daisy
学名 :Leucanthemum × superbum
These cheerful perennials look similar to the roadside daisy but have larger and more robust blooms. They tend to bloom in clumps from 2 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide. They have all-white petals, yellow disk florets, and contrasting glossy, 濃い緑色の葉。 They return every spring or early summer and bloom in the all. If you want a March first bloom, start them in October.
Plant the bulbs in a clean container half filled with a good potting mix that is moist. Place the container in a refrigerator with a plastic bag covering it. The ideal temperature is 45 degrees or colder. When they are ready to be planted, pick a site that is full sun and in soil that should be moderately fertile, not overly rich, moist but well-drained. Sow seeds in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring.
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Sunflower
学名 :Helianthus annuus
These annual flowers have big, daisylike flower faces of bright yellow petal and brown centers Utah ripped into heavy heads filled with seeds. They are tall and coarse and bristly leaves. Some grow up to 16 feet tall! Most types are tough and easy to grow. Most types are heat and drought tolerant.
They grow best in sites with direct sun. They prefer long, hot summers to flower well. They prefer loose, well-drained and slightly acidic to somewhat alkaline and a pH level of 6.0 to 7.5. They make excellent cut flowers and can attract bees and birds.
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Surprise Lily
学名 :Lycoris Squamigera
This herbaceous plant has basal, simple leaves that are not present when the flowers bloom. The leaves sprout in the spring and die during June. In late July or early August, the flowers appear on the large, 2 feet tall naked stems. The flowers are either white or pink and very fragrant.
Traditional Suprise Lilies are easy to grow. They aren’t too picky about soil and wouldn’t do well in wet areas. They bloom best in full sun sites but will tolerate partially shaded sites as well. They multiply every 5 or so years. These flowers will suddenly boom overnight, which is how they get their name.
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Tiger Lily
学名 :Lilium lancifolium
These beauties can grow to 4 feet tall and produce hairy stems covered with green lance-shaped leaves. The midsummer blooms with petals that curl backward. They are bright orange with black spots. Mature bulbs can develop a least ten 2-inch wide flowers each summer.
They adapt to nearly any type of soil, though they thrive good-draining soil. They prefer full sun sites and work well in most climates. They like the light shade in the afternoon in hot climates the most, けれど。 Plant them with their roots in the shade and their tops in the sunlight.
Tuberous Begonia
学名 :Begonia tuberhybrida
These stunning flowers can grow up to 8-inches in diameter. Their varieties include cascading and upright forms. The cascading varieties are perfect in baskets r suspended from branches of a large tree. The upright forms can grow up to about a foot tall and can be used in planters or along the edge of a walk. They bloom from summer to fall and provide all-season color when planted.
They grow best in high humidity and cool nights. Start them indoors for several weeks before your last frost date. The must be grown in well-drained soil and is important to water them when it hasn’t rained for awhile.
Wax Begonias
学名 :Begonia semperflorens
This annual flower produces single or double one-inch flowers in red, white or pink. They have succulent stems and the leaves are shiny bronze or green in color. The seeds must be started 4-6 months before transporting. Most types will grow 6-9 inches tall.
They must be sown in December or January from large, husky plants by May. They prefer well-drained, rich sites that see the full sun. They tolerate full but bright shade. These are great flowers for summer annual border and combine well with other cool-colored flowers in mixed plantings and containers.
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ノコギリソウ
学名 :Achillea millefolium
This perennial has showy flower heads composed of tiny, tightly packed flowers. Their fern-like leaves are often aromatic. They produce one to several stems that can be 0.66-3.28 feet tall. The leaves are distributed along the stem, with the leaves near the middle and bottom of the stem. Most types can grow 2-4 feet tall. They are easy to care for and are versatile.
Pick a planting site with well-drained, average to poor soil. They thrive in hot, dry conditions. They don’t tolerate wet soil. Space them 1-2 feet apart. They quickly establish and spread. They are excellent for cutting or drying.
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Zinnia
学名 :Zinnia elegans
These annual flowers have bright, solitary, daisy-like flower heads that are on top a stem. They can grow up to 4 to 40 inches tall. They have opposite and usually sessile leaves. The shape of their leaves range from linear to ovate and the colors range from pale to medium green.
They grow very quickly from seeds. Pick a site that sees full sun. They are adaptable but prefer fertile, 腐植が豊富で、 well-drained soil and prefer a pH balance of 5.5-7.5. They will grow more quickly if the compost is amended. Space the plants 4-24 inches apart.
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Coreopsis
学名 :Coreopsis lanceolata
These bright summer beauties are usually yellow with a toothed tip. They have a showy head with involucral bracts in two series of eight each, the outer being connate at the base. They can grow from 16 to 47 inches in height.
They are easy to grow. Seed a prepared area of un-amended soil in spring. They prefer a full sun location. They need light to germinate, so cover lightly with soil, or press the seeds into the moist soil. Keep them watered until germination, usually within 21 days.
Gaillardia
学名 :Gaillardia aristata
These sunflower-like flowers are usually short lived. The leaves are lance-shaped and are gray-green and sometimes lobed. The flowers grow 3-5 inches across and come in various shades of yellow and red. Some disks have surrounded petals which produce florets. Others have trumpet-shaped florets surrounded by the entire disk.
They grow the best in full sun, but can survive in the partial shade in hot days. Sow them in the Spring, and see them bloom in mid-summer through fall. They can grow in somewhat moist conditions, but a heavy clay soil will kill them. They are drought tolerant. Poorer soils seem to encourage more blooming.
ゼラニウム
学名 :Pelargonium
These popular summer flowers have a horseshoe-shaped band of dark color in their leaves. They are known for their rounded, often variegated leaves and showy clusters of red, pink or white irregular flowers.
You can plant them indoors or outdoors. They should be planted outdoors in a spot with full sun, in a loose well-drained soil, in which you should add a generous amount of compost, leaf mold or peat moss. They thrive in a slightly acidic soil with a ph level of 6.5. Plant them after all the danger of frost has passed. Water them once a week if it hasn’t rained all week. An essential oil is obtained from this the leaves of some species.
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Phew! That was a huge list. I’d love to know if you have any favorites that I missed, so please let me know in the comments below.
