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EXCITING ANNUALS for 2010


Asclepias
 'Silky Gold'


Asclepias
'Silky Deep Red'




Nicotiana sylvestris


Calibrochoa
'Blue Legend'



Calibrochoa
'Mega-Magenta'





Leonotis leonurus



Melianthus major



Salvia
'Blue Spires'




Verbena
'Fuego Denim Blue'




Zinnia
'Bennary's Wine Giant'








FLOWERING ANNUALS

MILKWEED
Late summer blooming with umbels of scarlet red orange, great for butterflies. Bronze-green pointed foliage. From South America. Full sun.
Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Deep Red’
Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Gold’

ANGELONIA
Naturally compact, easy to grow plants with long lasting beauty. Blooms spring through fall with all season color. Heat tolerant. For sun.
Angelonia ‘Alonia Dark Blue’, ‘Alonia White’, ‘Carita Raspberry’

BRUGMANSIA & DATURA 
Brugmansia 'Peach'
Datura 'Double Yellow'
Datura 'Purple Petticoats'

FLOWERING TOBACCO
Attracts hummingbirds, fragrant! Sun to part-sun.
Nicotiana ‘Perfume Deep Purple’
Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’
Nicotiana sylvestris (very tall 4’-5’)


CALIBROCHOA - Trailing, sun
‘Million Bells Crackling Fire’ Dark and lighter orange.
‘Noa Blue Legend’ Nice medium purple-blue with a small yellow throat, medium size blossoms.
‘Noa Mega-Magenta’ Large burgundy-rose blooms.

DAHLIA
‘Dark Angel Dracula’
‘Dark Angel Pulp Fiction’
Intensely red-violet single petaled flowers over black as night foliage.

DIASCIA ‘Piccadilly Denim Blue’

EUPHORBIA
Euphorbia ‘Breathless Blush’ Only red-flushed leaf form on the market. Excellent branching and denser flowering. Fills in fast with a showy mass of self cleaning white flowers similar to 'Diamond Frost'. Heat & drought tolerant and loves some shade.

LISIANTHUS- 5 colors of rose-like blooms, sun.
Echo Blue, Lavender, Pure White, Lime Green, Champagne

LAURENTIA ‘Beth’s Blue’ 5 petaled steely blue stars cover a globe shaped plant that will bloom all summer. A great blue. Sun - part sun, upright.

LEONOTIS
Leonotis nepetifolia Bushy foliage shoots up spikes of orange tubular flowers whorled around the tall stem all the way up.
Leonotis leonurus ‘Lion’s Ear’ From South Africa,
Wild Dagga

MELIANTHUS MAJOR
Honeybush, old and dramatic shrub from South Africa. Bluish green toothed and divided leaves, showy spikes of reddish-brown flowers. Attractive to Northern Orioles. Deer resistant. Can grow large to 4 ft. or so.


OSTEOSPERMUM
Terra Cotta, orange and purple colors, cold tolerant, daisy-like.

PANSY
Pansy ‘Skyline Copperfield’ Toughest in extreme weather, tones of bronze, apricot, orange, primrose, rose, dark centers
Pansy ‘Colossus’ Neon Violet’ Deep violet with a flashy neon face, very unusual new variety.
Pansy ‘Fizzy Lemonberry’ Charming new mix of frilly, frilly yellow with purple picotee edges.

VIOLA - fragrant!
Viola ‘Penny Denim Jump-up’
Viola ‘Penny Peach Jump-up’
Viola ‘Penny Red Blotch’

PETCHOA Trailing habit for full sun
Petchoa ‘Supercal Blue’
Petchoa ‘Vanilla Blush’

PETUNIA
Petunia ‘Sophistica Blue Morn’ Large blossoms in the deepest shade of true blue with a small yellow center. A gorgeous designer color. Upright habit, sun.
Petunia ‘Sophistica Lime Bicolor’ Large blossoms appear painted with wide splashes of lime and rose. Extremely unusual color patterns.

PTILOTUS exaltus ‘Joey’ Ptilotus is a genus of over one hundred species of plants native to Australia and the Malesian islands of Flores and Timor. 

SALVIA
Salvia x ‘Mystic Blue Spires’ True blue spires cover the sturdy dark green foliage. Blooms all season. Excellent as a container plant or for a blue in the garden. Sun, 24”
Salvia aethiopis

SNAPDRAGON
Snapdragon ‘Chantilly Cream Yellow’
Snapdragon ‘Chantilly Deep Orange’

TORENIA - The Wishbone Flower
Trailing habit, tolerates shade - part sun
Torenia ‘Catalina White Linen’ A new variety for shade in clear, clean white with a yellow throat. Cool and elegant.
Torenia ‘Summer Wave Large Violet’ Large deep violet flowers with larger more serrated foliage than the other selections. Large flower size & deep, luxurious color.

VERBENA - semi-trailing habit, for sun.
Verbena ‘Aztec White’ Large white flowers that will look beautiful in the heat and sun.
Verbena ‘Fuego Denim Blue’

ZINNIA elegans ‘Benary’s Giant Wine’ A rosy zinfandel wine color on a huge 4-5" bloom. 40”, sun.



Datura
'Double Yellow'



Datura
'Purple Petticoats'



Dahlia
 'Dark Angel Dracula'



Diascia
'Denim Blue'






Euphorbia
'Breathless Blush'




Lisianthus
'Echo Blue'




Lisianthus
'Lime Green'




Pansy
 'Fizzy Lemonberry'



Pansy
'Skyline Copperfield'













Begonia 'Art Hodes'


Coleus 'Royal Glissade'


Geranium 'Indian Dunes'


Dichondra 'Siver Falls'


Plecranthus 'Zulu Wonder'


Carex 'Red Rooster'


Fiber Optic Grass













ANNUALS - INTERESTING FOLIAGE
BEGONIA
Begonia boliviensis ‘Bellfire’ A sister of the highly successful 'Bonfire' but with dark plum colored foliage and coral colored blossoms. Although somewhat less floriferous than 'Bonfire', it more than makes up with the lovely dark foliage. Semi-trailing, shade to part shade.
Begonia ‘Bonfire Scarlet’
Begonia boliviensis ‘Fireworks’
Begonia boliviensis ‘Art Hodes’ A giant of a begonia with stunning, huge bronzy red leaves covered in small hairs with a leathery appearance. Clouds of small white flowers complete this incredible variety. 12”, shade.

GERANIUM
Geranium ‘Snow Star’
Geranium ‘Indian Dunes’
Mounds of scalloped chartreuse leaves with bronze centers, complimented by an orange/red flower. Sun
Pelagorium p. ‘Crocodile’

Scented Geranium ‘Lady Plymouth’
Scented Geranium ‘Lemon Fizz’

COLEUS Many colors, both shade and sun tolerant varieties. The ultimate foliage annual.
‘Alabama Sunset’, Bonnie Gold’, ‘Lime Life’, ‘Henna’, ‘Indian Summer’, ‘Pineapple Splash’, Royal Glissade’, ‘Sedona’, ‘Swinging Linda’, ‘Two Egg’, ‘Crimson Gold’

DICHONDRA ‘Silver Falls’ Trailing silver foliage, vines 5’+.

EUCALYPTUS ‘Lemon Bush’
Lemon Bush offers a strongly fragrant lemon scent with long tapered leaves. 36” for sun.
FUSCHIA ‘Autumnale’ - for shade
Incredible golden leaves accented with orange and purple, used for unusual foliage.

MUHLENBECKIA complexa Small 1/2" green alternate leaves with stiff bronze stems, excellent component plant. Sun, trailing habit.

PLECTRANTHUS ‘Silver Shield’ Beautiful when combined with blues & lavenders.They make attractive houseplants as well. Shade - part sun- sun, 24”.
Plectranthus ‘Zulu Wonder’ Purple-silver foliage and flowers.

HELXINE solerolii ‘Baby’s Tears’

VINCA golden

ANNUAL GRASSES
Juncus e. ‘Big Twister’
Carex b. ‘Red Rooster’
Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’
Stipa tenuissima ‘Pony Tails’
Scirpus cenuus - Fiber Optic Grass
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’

ANNUAL VINES
Ipomea noctiflora alba ‘Moonflower’

Ipomea ‘Heavenly Blue Morning Glory’,
Ipomea ‘Kniola Purple-black Morning Glory’

Cobaea scandens ‘Cathedral Bells’
Cup and Saucer Vine
Extremely attractive bell shaped flowers on 12 ft. vine.
For a warm, sunny spot, or sheltered wall.


Rhodochiton astrosanguineum

Thunbergia alata ‘African Sunset’
Thunbergia ‘Alba Oculata’
  
                                


  
Cobaea 'Cathedral Bells'     
Thunbergia Vine


Rhodochiton Vine