Gazania New Day Bronze

by Maureen Sullivan on February 21, 2014

Gazania-Kiss-BronzeFull sun.  10 inches.  Gazania is a work horse in the garden, producing blossoms from late spring through light frost.  New Day Bronze’s burnt orange colored flowers are held above glossy, deeply lobed foliage.  Prefers moist well drained soil, but it is somewhat tolerant of dry conditions.

Gazania New Day Clear Orange

by Maureen Sullivan on January 16, 2016

Full sun.  8 to 10 inch height.  Gazania is a work horse in the garden, producing blossoms from late spring through light frost.  New Day Clear Orange features pure, bright orange  flowers that have no central ring.  Clear Orange draws attention to itself while helping to show off and compliment more discrete neighboring foliage plants. Prefers moist well drained soil, but it is somewhat tolerant of dry conditions. Use in borders and containers.

Gazania New Day Yellow

by Maureen Sullivan on February 12, 2015

Full sun. 10 inches. Gazania, even with its diminutive plant size, is a work horse in the garden, producing blossoms from late spring through light frost. Kiss Yellow is a bright addition to borders and containers. Its flowers have a dusting of brick red surrounding it yellow centers and are held above glossy, deeply lobed foliage. Prefers moist well drained soil, but it is somewhat tolerant of dry conditions.

Geum Blazing Sunset

by Maureen Sullivan on January 16, 2016

Full sun to partial shade. 24 inches.  A true, easy to care for perennial geum Blazing Sunset offers a hot fire engine red color, with a fully double flower form to your border. Deadheading will encourage continued bud formation. Use in containers and the border. Attractive to butterflies.

Geum Queen of Orange

by Maureen Sullivan on January 16, 2016

Full sun to partial shade. 24 inches.  Another true perennial plant in our zone, Queen of Orange is an improved variety of geum offering more flowers than is typical while it is also a repeat bloomer. Queen of Orange has a semi-double flower form and is reddish orange.  Attractive to butterflies.  Useful in containers as well as the border.

Geum Sunrise

by Maureen Sullivan on January 23, 2017

Sun. 20 inches.  The buttery yellow, double blossoms of Sunrise will brighten you early summer borders. It has attractive deeply veined foliage.  Perennial to zone 5, if prefers a moist, well drained soil. Can be used as a cut flower.

Giant Bellflower / Wahlenbergia Melton Bluebird

by Maureen Sullivan on April 20, 2014

Giant Bell Flower WahlenbergiaFull sun.  12 inches.  Lavender bell shaped blossoms flower at the ends of shepherd’s crook-like stems. This plant sends out tons of blossoms that spill out of containers.  We like to pair it with verbena Peaches and Cream in our window boxes.  Giant Bellflower requires good drainage.

Gomphrena / Ping Pong Purple

by Maureen Sullivan on January 24, 2022

Full sun.  16 to 20 inches tall.  For those who love a pop of purple in the border, vase and dried arrangements gomphrena Ping Pong Purple is an excellent choice. Gomphrena is an easy to grow, low maintenance plant.

Gomphrena / Qi Rose

by Maureen Sullivan on January 24, 2022

Sun. 24 inches.  Useful as a cut flower, an unusual border plant as an everlasting. Gomphrena Qi Rose reliably rewards you with a multitude of rose-pink flowers on its sturdy basil branching items.

Gomphrena / Strawberry Fields

by Maureen Sullivan on January 24, 2022

Sun. 24 inches.  Useful as a cut flower, an unusual border plant as an everlasting. Gomphrena Strawberry Fields reliably rewards you with a multitude of flowers on its sturdy basil branching items.