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Daisy - Crème
The Daisy Crème, 'Argyranthemum frutescens', is a fantastic release from Proven Selections. The Daisy Creme exhibits fast growth and is wonderfully floriferous grower for baskets, borders, and landscapes. Creme has a compact, mounding habit. The cream colored blooms are very attractive. Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens. The daisy is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to deer. These Daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other cooler climatic zones. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. The deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... more
Strawflower -Sundaze ® Pink The Strawflower Sundaze ® Pink Strawflower, 'Bracteantha bracteata', a Proven Winners plant, is an upright, ever blooming plant that produces pink flowers with a citron-colored eye, all season long. They are very heat tolerant, and are a standout in combinations. Strawflower has thin, lance shaped, grayish green leaves that may reach a length of 5 inches. The flowers are held on sandpapery, hollow, branching stems. Use strawflower in annual beds, borders and as cut flowers. Strawflower is the everlasting flower of choice for dried floral arrangements. The papery bracts dry beautifully without losing their color or shape, and they last indefinitely. Strawflower are also commonly called everlasting daisy or golden everlasting. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. |
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