Choose from among these vigorous and fast-growing plants for a lush-looking garden that will flourish all season long. Pictured are our favorite varieties of each plant type.
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PETUNIA Petunia hybrid
Pictured: Supertunia® Pretty Much Picasso®
Exposure: Sun
Height: 8-12 inches
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Hardy Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Uses: Great in landscapes and in combination planters
Features: Unique flowers sporting violet purple flowers edged in lime green. This plant is great for mixing in combination with other vigorous plants. No deadheading necessary.
Colors: white, yellow, peach, orange, red, magenta, lavender, pink, purple, variegated
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EUPHORBIA
Pictured: Euphorbia Diamond Frost®
Exposure: Part Sun to Sun
Height: 12-18 inches
Spacing: 10-12 inches
Hardy Temperature: 40°F (4°C)
Uses: Plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes
Features: Heat- and drought-tolerant plants; clouds of airy white flowers all season; low maintenance; no deadheading necessary.
Colors: White
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SUPERBELLS ® Calibrachoa hybrid
Pictured: Superbells® Cherry Star
Exposure: Sun
Height: 6-10 inches
Spacing: 8-10 inches
Hardy Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Uses: Calibrachoa are best in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage.
Features: Abundant, small petunia-like flowers all season on cascading growth; low maintenance; no deadheading necessary.
Colors: white, yellow, peach, orange, red, pink, magenta, lavender, purple
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BACOPA Sutera cordata
Pictured: Snowstorm® White
Exposure: Part Sun to Sun
Height: 4-8 inches
Spacing: 8-10 inches
Hardy Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Uses: Use in hanging baskets, window boxes and landscaping
Features: Vigorous grower with white blooms all season; no deadheading necessary.
Colors: white, ice blue, blue, pink
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SWEET POTATO VINE Ipomoea batatas
Pictured: Illusion® Midnight Lace
Exposure: Part Sun to Sun
Height: 6-8 inches
Spacing: 10-12 inches
Hardy Temperature: 35°F (2°C)
Uses: Containers, window boxes and hanging baskets; good annual groundcover
Features: Great foliage component plant in combinations; excellent heat tolerance and vigor.
Colors: green, red, purple, near black
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OSTEOSPERMUM Osteospermum hybrid
Pictured: Lemon Symphony
Exposure: Part Sun to Sun
Height: 8-14 inches
Spacing: 12-14 inches
Hardy Temperature: 25°F (-4°C)
Uses: Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combination planters
Features: Daisy-like flowers all season; excellent early spring and fall plant; low maintenance; no deadheading necessary.
Colors: white, yellow, peach, orange, red, pink, magenta, lavender, purple
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SUMMER SNAPDRAGON Angelonia angustifolia hybrid
Pictured: Angelface® White
Exposure: Sun
Height: 18-24 inches
Spacing: 12-14 inches
Hardy Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Uses: Use in combinations and planters; excellent in the landscape
Features: Blooms all season on heat and sun-loving plants; drought tolerant; foliage is grape scented.
Colors: blue, violet, pink, white
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SPIDER FLOWER Cleome hybrid
Pictured: Pequeña Rosalita®
Exposure: Sun
Height: 24-48 inches
Spacing: 15-18 inches
Hardy Temperature: 15°F (-9°C)
Uses: Use in beds, borders and patio containers
Features: Delicate, blush-pink and white flower clusters attract butterflies and hummingbirds. No deadheading necessary. Self-seeds readily.
Colors: pink, magenta, lavender, white
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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS Cyperus papyrus
Pictured: Graceful Grasses® King Tut®
Exposure: Part Sun to Sun
Height: 48-72 inches
Spacing: 36-48 inches
Hardy Temperature: 35°F (2°C)
Uses: Use as a centerpiece in large landscape beds or containers; makes an excellent marginal plant in ponds
Features: Large heads of pendulous leaves; greenish flower spikelets can measure 1’ across.
Colors: Green
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SALVIA Salvia longispicata x farinacea
Pictured: Rockin’® Playin’ the Blues®
Exposure: Sun
Height: 24-48 inches
Spacing: 14-18 inches
Hardy Temperature: 0°F (-18°C)
Uses: Great in beds, along walkways and on patios. Planted en masse, it makes a great focal point.
Features: Fragrant foliage and continuous rebloomer; attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds; heat and drought tolerant; no deadheading necessary.
Colors: purple, pink
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ELEPHANT GRASS Pennisetum purpureum
Pictured: Graceful Grasses® Vertigo™
Exposure: Sun
Height: 36-48 inches
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Hardy Temperature: 20°F (-7°C)
Uses: Attractive purple foliage of some cultivars provides excellent texture, color and contrast to borders, foundations and open areas
Features: Large grass that is a great architectural element in the garden. The spiky foliage has presence; produces upright arching, narrow, linear, green leaves in dense clumps
Colors: Purple and green leaves
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COLEUS Solenostemon scutellarioides
Pictured: ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine
Exposure: Part sun or Shade
Height: 6-36 inches
Spacing: 12-14 inches
Hardy Temperature: 35°F (2°C)
Uses: Use in beds, borders and containers; also excellent houseplants
Features: Showy multi-colored leaves frequently feature mixtures of colors in irregular patterns. Flowers not showy; pinch off blooms as they appear to keep plant in top shape.
Colors: Almost infinite number of leaf color combinations including most colors of the spectrum except true blue.
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