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Fuchsia - Angels' Earrings ® Dainty
The Fuschia Angels' Earrings ® Dainty, 'Fuchsia hybrid', are the most heat tolerant Fuchsias on the market. These Fuchias are unfazed by heat and humidity. Angels' Earrings are later blooming Fuchsias and feature upright growth habits with lovely single flowers and fantastic colors. The Dainty Angels fuchia flowers have purple-blue center petals and a pink outer skirt. Dainty Angels Earrings’ gets to be one to two feet tall and grows in semi-erect or lax bush form. This Proven Selections plant blooms all summer long. They are great plants for greenhouses, window boxes, baskets, homes, and flower beds. The flowers, which are produced during the summer and early fall, are droopy and come in many colors. Fuschia is one of the Hummingbirds favorite flowers. Fuchsias do not like to dry out. Keep the soil moist to the touch from spring through autumn. In many parts of the country (and especially if planted in a hanging pot) the fuchsia will require daily watering. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... find out more
Strawflower -Sundaze ® Golden Yellow The Strawflower Sundaze ® Golden Yellow Strawflower, 'Bracteantha bracteata', a Proven Winners plant, is an upright, ever blooming plant that produces golden yellow flowers 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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