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Miracle-Gro® Moisture Control® Potting Mix, andMiracle-Gro® Potting Mix.
All of the five cultivars in the 2010 Southern Living™ Plant Collection are outstanding in containers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], window boxes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], landscape beds, and mixed landscape plantings. These cultivars are:
In the greater part of the southern growing zones,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], gardeners can best utilize these five cultivars as annual flowering plants rather than perennials. Verbena ‘Princess Blush' and ‘Princess Dark Lavender' are hardy only as far north as USDA Zones 8 to 11 - Tifton, GA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; and Gainesville, FL. Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Vivian’ PPAF, Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Sophia’ PPAF and Pentas lanceolata 'Stars and Stripes' are hardy to USDA Zones 9 to11 - Houston, TX; St. Augustine, FL, Brownsville, TX; and Fort Pierce, FL.
Both of these cultivars bloom from spring until fall on bushy plants that produce 18-to 24-inch high mounds that are of an equal spread. This habit is atypical of the usual high vine–like tendency of most Mandevilla plants.
Verbena ‘Princess Blush,'Verbena ‘Princess Dark Lavender,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],'Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Vivian’ PPAF,Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Sophia’ PPAF, andPentas lanceolata 'Stars and Stripes.'Growing Conditions
Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Sophia’ PPAF features luminous and vivid red blooms that contrast pleasingly with glossy green foliage.Mandevilla Vogue® ‘Vivian’ PPAF produces plentiful attractive pink flowers above solid green leaves.
2010 Southern Living™ Collection Plant Characteristics
Options with merit for blending with native soil in a 50:50 ratio in small areas, or for amending beds by applying a 3–inch layer and then working this into the top 6 inches of native soil are:
Good media choices for growing these plants in containers and window boxes are commercial soil mixes like:
Both of these cultivars bloom from spring until fall on plants that produce outstanding green–leaved mounds 4 to 6 inches high and of an equal spread.
Gardeners in warm and humid southern climates can use the 2010 Southern Living™ Plant Collection as a source for first-class southern landscaping plants. According to Allan Armitage, horticulture professor at the U. of GA (Athens) and Athens Select™ founder in a recent news release from Athens Select™, "These hot new introductions are sure to be best sellers. They'll heat up any garden with their spectacular color and exceptional heat and humidity tolerance."
Verbena ‘Princess Blush' delivers blush pink flowers that display centers with a tinge of deep pink.Verbena ‘Princess Dark Lavender' delivers crowns of rich pale purple blooms that form masses of color.
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Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Dwarf Shrubs
Deer-resistant Loropetalums
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Species & Cultivars
Miracle-Gro® Moisture Control™ Garden Soil, andMiracle-Gro® Garden Soil for Flowers & Vegetables.
The 2010 Southern Living™ Plant Collection
These plants all require full sun. Verbena and Pentas require acid, moist, well–drained, humus-rich soil kept on the dry side of moist. Mandevilla also prefers the same type soil; however, these plants need to dry out between waterings.