Annuals play a big part in the home
garden, they can be that added touch of color, take that temporary
home above fall bulbs while your waiting for them to spring up,
become a filler plant when you can not decide just what you want in a
particular area or annuals can be planted in pots to be moved around
at random. Whether you use annual in the fore-mention way or like to
plant an annual garden of color the following new 2014 annuals will
brighten up your garden.
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Coleus have been known for their showy
foliage color and I think you will delight in their 2014 “Olive Mosaic”, as they bring with them blue and white nettle-like flowers
in late summer. This multicolored plant with its green to pale green
shade with just enough burgundy color to make it stand out grows
around 26” high with a 22” spread. It can take full shade or sun
and is very tolerate of humid summers.
“Ms. Mars” sunflower is not your
typically sunflower as far as color goes, it boost a dark
red-to-purple flower head that turns to a pretty pink in the end.
And although it only stands 20-30 inches tall with around a 24 inch
spread, this sunflower shows promise to be a real head turner
throughout its six week blooming period.
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Not a big fan of petunias, but PetuniaPerfectunia™ Sun might just change my mind if they come up looking
as promised. It is said to sport “glowing golden blooms are
bright yellow at the center, turning to creamy white just at the
edges.” The blooms are said to be three inches wide,
with the plant growing in a mound shape, eight inches high with a 18
inch spread. This care free blooming, disease, pest resistance,
butterfly loving, hopefully, pure yellow petunia will definitely be
on my list of must have plants for 2014.
Lantana are known for their continuous
blooming and their resistance to drought and heat but now there is
one more reason to plant Lantana – for great color. “CherrySunrise” Lantana changes colors as they mature, from end-to-end
deep red cherry color to gold and/or yellow centers and all the way
to frost. It stands about 20 inches high with a 20 inch spread, it
semi-trailing habit makes it a great choice for hanging basket or
trellis growing.
Here is a new Park Seed annual that can
fill your need as an annual ground cover. “Candy Showers” Red
Snapdragon, the first-ever trailing Snapdragon from seed. It grows
in full sun but its blooms can last to early winter in warmer
climates. Growing just eight inches tall with a 12 inch spread, the
blooms are 1-2 inches wide, this strong well branched plant also
makes a great hanging basket plant. This plant not only provides a
flowery red mound of color but produces a subtle sweet scent.
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