This is the original group of plant photos.
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Angelonia is a new plant for many people. Good garden or container plant. Pink, lavender, white. Summer/fall bloomer |
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Argyranthemums Courtyard
series and the original Cobbity series New name for the old marguerite type of daisy. In Southern California this is an all year easy bloomer. More extreme heat will turn them into good spring and fall bloomers with a rest in the summer. This is a very nice pink flower in a 12 in pot.These easy daisies are most often called Cobbity Daisy or Courtyard Daisy or Dandenong Daisy. These are like brand names. Tide, Ivory etc. Most of these argyranthemums are protected patented varieties |
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Bacopa, aka Sutera or Snowflake flower
The newest variety is Snowstorm. Southern California customers can expect 12 month bloom. very good cool weather bloomer. One of the last plants to go down in the fall in other parts of the country. |
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Begonias come as large shade garden varieties. Too many to show. We grow a few of the best. |
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Begonia richmondensis the workhorse of the home garden. sun or shade |
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Bidens, Goldie heavy fast grower with lots of small yellow flowers. |
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Blechnum fern A very special variety of this beautiful shade garden fern. These ferns get fairly large and are especially nice as center points in a shade garden or large container. Easy! |
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Brachycome The little blue daisies are brachycome, the yellow is Helichrysum Golden Beauty and the pink is Temari Verbena. We all know this plant by now. Can't beat those little blue daisy flowers for sunny spots.See how nice it looks in this combination |
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Breynia or Hawiian Snow bush Use either name; it's still one of the most striking semi-shade garden plants around. |
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Brugmansia Big, brash and fragrant at night. Easiest way to sell is to have a large blooming 'Silent Salesman' plant surrounded by smaller plants. Comes in white, golden yellow, shades of pinks and a tri-color. |
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Calla Lilies that come in these colors are not the same as the big white. Ask for our growing instructions. This is a spring crop |
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Canna Lilies Cannas are great splashy color. Cannas do best with their heads in the sun and their feet nice and moist. Cut back when ugly. |
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Cyclamen Best S. California winter bloomer outdoors in shade. Cyclamen like to be chilly. Fall/winter/ spring availability. Beautiful cyclamen availble now. |
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Dahlia, dwarf Great pot plants for instant summer color. We grow a variety of colors. Summer only |
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Dipladenia (Mandevilla sanderii) Red
Scarlett Pimpernel® White Faire Lady®, Original Red Riding Hood In warm areas Dipladenias will bloom all year. |
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Fuchsias This is about the way our finished 10 inch baskets look. We grow a new group of fuchsias for each month so they are always fresh. We have both baskets, uprights and an assortment of fuchias in 4 and 6 inch. To see the varieties close up go to the Fuchsia Variety page.New varieties each year to keep your customers coming back for more. |
| Geranium incannum This is a true geranium. Sometimes called Cranesbill type. Easy to grow in the ground or flowerbeds. Comes back every year. In the nursery business we have a saying |
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Geranium, Ivy type Number one in popularity because it is so foolproof. Some of the new colors are spectacular |
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New name for Helichrysum or Straw
Flowers is bracteantha. New colors this year Strawflower S. Cal. blooms everyday in the sun. Golden Beauty this year, watch for new colors coming soon. New name coming also...changing to Bracteantha. |
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Impatiens What would we do without them. Single, Double rose flowered, and New Guinea type |
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Justicia, Brazilian Plume flower
Useful for tall accent plants in the shade. Heat tolerant when planted in the ground |
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Lobelia cardinalis This is the other lobelia. Perennial, upright summer bloomer. Likes to grow in moist areas. |
| Lobelia richardii This makes an amazing ball of solid blue. Useful in baskets or in the ground. |
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Lotus or Parrots Beak flower Red and Gold Flash Very beautiful. Looks like little pine needle foliage. Not drought tolerant. |
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Milllion Bells® (calibrachoa)
The tiny petunia flowers make this a Proven Winner. Lots of sun, heavy feeder. Several colors |
| Osteospermum Exciting colors and new varieties make this an up and coming plant. The new Lemon Symphonyppaf blooms well into the hot summer. |
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| Nemesia compact fragrant White Innocence and Blue Bird Very good cool weather bloomers. Easily takes some frost. |
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Pachystachys Golden Candles A good shade plant to give a taller accent of yellow. Summer only |
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Russelia, Coral Fountain plant Hummingbird attractor. Grows large in a garden setting. Loves warm weather.This picture is from our flower show dispay.The rusellia are hanging from the arbor. |
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Scabiosa Blue Butterfly, Pink Mist??? and Giant Blue? Good garden plant for most areas. Mildew prone in the Northwest. |
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Scaevola New Wonder® Such a great garden plant. World wide Scaevola is one of the best plants to use in planters, baskets or in the ground. All year in frost free areas |
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Streptocarpella ConcordBlue A great basket plant for semi shady areas. This is a plant that can easily make a spectacular garden show piece. We call these biggies..Silent Salesmen. |
| Surfinias, Supertunias, special Petunias
Vegatativly propagated these petunias grow amazingly quickly.New varieties keep coming. |
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Thunbergia gregorii and gibsonii
Martha Stewart made this popular with just one show. Showy orange colors Thunbergia gregorii and gibsonii . One has a black eye, the other is solid orange. |
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Tradescantia Spiderwort A special situation plant that can grow in extremely wet areas. Easy in sun or shade |
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Verbenas Temaria® and
Tapien® These New Verbenas are the hit of the century. Big bold splashy and successful |
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Vinca major Great vertical accents with this easy green and white hanging plant. Weddings, parties or just plain garden design find Vinca a welcome addition. |