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The Petunia Easy Wave Blue, ‘Petunia x hybrida’, is a great choice for the consumer. Easy wave is excellent in the garden, ground cover, baskets or containers either on their own or mixed with wave petunias, or other basket or container plants for mixed hanging baskets. Easy Wave varieties offer easy-to-flower, high-impact plants with minimal maintenance requirements. Easy Wave Blue Petunias are more mounded than Wave Petuinas. The plants fill out well and stay full all season. They grow to 8 to 12 inches tall and will spread to about 3 feet. This Petunia has dark blue flowers with some light blue shading.

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The Lantana Patriot Hallelujah, ‘Lantana “Patriot” Hallelujah’, is an annual shrub like plant that will produce beautiful bright gold, orange and lavender flowers. Lantana is an excellent choice for beds or containers. The Hallelujah Lantana has attractive foliage and the foliage is topped with vividly colored flowers. The brightly colored flowers of Lantana are excellent for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Plant Lantanas in full sun and well drained soil in either beds or containers. Lantana prefers moist soil, but is drought tolerant. Pinch off spent flowers to promote new flower growth. All Lantana’s contain a toxin that if ingested may cause stomach discomfort. Some contact with foliage may irritate sensitive skin. The Lantana is also commonly called a Shrub Verbena. All Lantana’s are tough, resilient plants that thrive in hot weather and bloom profusely from spring until frost.

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The Lantana Landmark Gold, ‘Lantana Landmark Gold’, is an annual shrub like plant that will produce beautiful yellow gold flowers. Lantana is an excellent choice for beds or containers. The Gold Lantana has attractive foliage and the foliage is topped with vividly colored flowers. The brightly colored flowers of Lantana are excellent for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Plant Lantanas in full sun and well drained soil in either beds or containers. Lantana prefers moist soil, but is drought tolerant. Pinch off spent flowers to promote new flower growth. The Lantana is also commonly called a Shrub Verbena. All Lantana’s are tough, resilient plants that thrive in hot weather and bloom profusely from spring until frost.

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Dipladenia Rio Pink, Dipladenia ‘Rio Pink’, is a compact plant with gorgeous 3″ trumpet-shaped lovely medium pink flowers. Mandevilla Rio Pink flowers all summer long and is great in hot, humid areas of the country. It does well in hot, humid climates. Plants have a compact, well-branched habit with minimum vining, so there is no need to stake or trellis them. The 3-inch, trumpet-shaped flowers are produced all summer. Rios can be used in patio containers and combination plantings and as specimen plants. Rios were bred for controlled growth and improved branching so they generally don’t need to be pinched or treated with growth regulators. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings.This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.

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Barberry Sunjoy Gold Pillar, Berberis thunbergii ‘Sunjoy Gold Pillar’, is another outstanding Proven Winners Color Choice shrub that is a must have for every landscape. ‘Sunjoy Gold Pillar’ is similar in shape to ‘Helmond Pillar’, but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. The 3-4′ pillars of gold provide great garden architecture and look stunning in autumn as the foliage turns a blazing orange-red. Will not burn like other yellow leaved barberry. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but needs full sun to develop best foliage color. Very adaptable shrub that is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas. ‘Sunjoy Gold Pillar’ needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Use ‘Sunjoy Gold Pillar’ intermingled with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination.

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Dipladenia Rio White, Dipladenia’Rio White’, is a compact plant with gorgeous 3″ trumpet-shaped lovely pure white flowers with a yellow center. Mandevilla Rio White flowers all summer long and is great in hot, humid areas of the country. It does well in hot, humid climates. Plants have a compact, well-branched habit with minimum vining, so there is no need to stake or trellis them. The 3-inch, trumpet-shaped flowers are produced all summer. Rios can be used in patio containers and combination plantings and as specimen plants. Rios were bred for controlled growth and improved branching so they generally don’t need to be pinched or treated with growth regulators. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings.This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.

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The Elephant Ear Black Stem, ‘Colocasia Esculenta’, has huge leaves that are a little darker green that the regular Elephant Ear and they sit atop black stems. It is a new variety of the spring planted bulb. It looks great in a container or in your shade garden. The large beautiful green leaves will add diversity to any landscape. Elephant’s Ear bulbs produce large tropical looking plants that look great when used with other colorful plants like Caladiums. Elephant’s Ear grows best in well drained soils that are fertilized and watered regularly. This bulb is 11-13 inches in circumfrance.

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The Lantana Patriot Dove Wings, ‘Lantana “Patriot” Dove Wings’, is an annual shrub like plant that will produce beautiful bright white flowers. Lantana is an excellent choice for beds or containers.The Dove Wings Lantana has attractive foliage and the foliage is topped with vividly colored flowers. The brightly colored flowers of Lantana are excellent for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Plant Lantanas in full sun and well drained soil in either beds or containers. Lantana prefers moist soil, but is drought tolerant. Pinch off spent flowers to promote new flower growth. All Lantana’s contain a toxin that if ingested may cause stomach discomfort. Some contact with foliage may irritate sensitive skin. The Lantana is also commonly called a Shrub Verbena. All Lantana’s are tough, resilient plants that thrive in hot weather and bloom profusely from spring until frost.

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