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Virginian Stock

The Virginia Stock, \’Malcolmia maritima\’, has dainty, sweetly fragrant flowers. Virginia Stocks produce a profusion of simple, 4-petaled flowers in a harmonized blend of pink, white, reddish, and lavender shades. It is perfect for scattering into paving crevices, nooks and crannies, in rock walls, for the front of the flower border, or to provide cover for the bulb foliage once bulb blooms are gone. It will bloom 4 to 6 weeks after sowing. Especially enjoy the Virginia Stock when planted in large masses!

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Shell Pink Balloon Flower

The Platycodon `Shell Pink Balloon Flower\’,Platycodon grandiflorum, is a low growing perennial with light pink balloon like flowers that bloom in late May until August. (The flowers should be deadheaded to increase bloom time.) The blooms puff up before opening and have a wonderful green foliage. Use `Shell Pink\’ as a cut flower, as a border in a perennial garden, or with Cerastium `Snow in Summer\’. Platycodon is pest resistant and needs very little care. It is late to come up in the spring, so make sure to mark its location.

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Orange Symphony Daisy

The Daisy Orange Symphony \’Osteospermum hybrid\’, joins the hands down best of the Osteospermum in the Proven Winners Symphony series. They\’ll produce prolific flowers from spring right through fall. They have large orange flowers with a compact growth habit and unusual blue-violet eyes. 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.

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Albida Water Lily

The Water Lily Albida, Nymphaea \’Albida\’, a spring water planted tuber, produces beautiful white flowers. Water lilies have floating leaves. The leaves are nearly circular in shape, and they are notched to the center. The leaves arise on stems from long rhizomes in the mud. Water lilies usually live in water that is rich in oxygen and receives a lot of sunlight.

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Lord Baltimore Hibiscus

The Hibiscus \’Lord Baltimore\’, Hibiscus moscheutos, has beautiful red flowers that are a definate eye-catcher. It has a plant height of 6-8\’ and a spread of 3-4\’. The red flowers are 10\” in diameter.The deep green, lobed leaves make a wonderful contrast. It should not be missed. \’Lady Baltimores\’ prefer moist to wet soil conditions and loves the heat of summer. It is frequently used as a specium and can be used as a border. Plant it in full sun or partial shade.

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Green Zebra Tomato

The Tomato Bush Green Zebra, \’Lycopersicon Lycopersicum\’, is an old heirloom variety. Green Zebra is very flavorful, sweet, yet zingy and well balanced and not too acidic. They are entirely crack free and unique. Green Zebras are a rich, golden green with forest green stripes and a very smooth skin. The tomatoes are tennis ball sized, about 3 to 4 ounces. Tomatoes need at least 1 inch of water a week. Soak to depth of 6 to 10 inches when watering. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day.

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Mixed Colors Viridflora Tulip

The Tulip \’Viridiflora Mixed Colors\’, \’Tulipa Viridiflora\’, a fall planted bulb, always have green in their petals and boast extremely long lasting flowers on sturdy stems. This dramatic assorted colored flower features an unusually shaped pistil. They are perfect for cut-flower arrangements and garden displays.For the best effects, plant the bulbs in clusters of 5 to 15 bulbs of one variety, or scatter clusters throughout the garden or flower border. Tulips do best in well-drained soil. These tulips are excellent for warmer climatic zones.

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