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Posted: May/26/2008 6:46 AM PST
I have some spaces in my gardens I want to fill in with annuals. What are some good choices that will stand up to the heat of summer, spread and flower through the fall besides petunias and marigolds? |
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Posted: May/26/2008 7:05 AM PST
I love zinnias and cosmos. What about vincas? |
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Posted: May/26/2008 11:40 AM PST
I have let sweet potato vine crawl thorugh my perennial beds - I especially love the dark-leaved variety - provides a beautiful backdrop for all my perennials. I have tried to save the 'potatoes' and replant next year but so far no luck in overwintering them. There are 3 varieties of Sw pot vine - dark, light green and a variegated with green, white and purple. |
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Posted: May/27/2008 6:50 AM PST
Hi I agree zinnias are a good choice. You could also try salvia lady in red hummers love it. I also plant a lot of sunflowers in the back of the border. Annual poppies are great and reseed for me. What's great about them is I just sprinkle the tiny seeds around the empty spots and in july they'll bloom for me here. |
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Posted: May/27/2008 7:56 AM PST
Salvia is a good idea. I like salvia coccinea, which has the 'lipped' flowers. Here's some pics of 'Lady in Red' and 'Coral Nymph'. Either would look lovely in your blue and yellow garden. Another neat two-tone one is 'Hot Lips'--same as 'Lady in Red' but with red and white flowers. They seem to be easy to find too. Attachments:   |
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Posted: May/27/2008 10:43 AM PST
I think I have coral nymph and didnt know the name of it. Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/27/2008 1:00 PM PST
The vincas have always done really well for me. They fill in nice. If they get a little too tall for you, they can just be trimmed back a little and still bloom with no problem. They also reseed for the next year and don't have to be deadheaded either. Though I haven't tried the Sweet potato vine I have always loved the way it looked in other peoples gardens. |
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Posted: May/28/2008 6:49 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by fairygarden I think I have coral nymph and didnt know the name of it.Yes, that's it, fairygarden. Your pic is the truer color. I had some in a pot last year and hoped it would survive the winter, but it didn't. I always like the look of gazanias when people post them in What's in Bloom. I read they flower into fall. |
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Posted: May/28/2008 9:07 PM PST
I love any kind of salvia or sage. Bensmom, I am trying nastertium this year and I think I am going to love that, too. |
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