Container Gardening Complete

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Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete
Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete

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Recipe:

1 ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

3 Dragon Wing™ begonias (Begonia x hybrida

‘Dragon Wing Pink’)

2 swirl-leaf Rex begonias (Begonia ‘Escargot’)

For gardeners who complain about having too much shade, this one’s for you! This striking combination of plants is

very bold, but it thrives in even the densest shade. There are only three plants in this container, but it’s lush and full

of interesting textures and leaf forms.

Design tip: This combination of plants looks great

when partnered with a dark container. Choose black,

slate blue, or dark gray to really make the plants “pop.”

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Designing and Planting Your Containers 119

Recipe:

1 climbing begonia vine (Cissus

discolor/Cissus javana)

1 variegated Ti plant (Cordyline

fruticosa ‘Kiwi’)

1 parakeet flower (Heliconia

psittacorum x spathocircinata)

Design tip: The climbing

begonia vine in this design can

both tumble down over the front

of the container and grow up a

lattice, trellis, or fence placed

behind the pot. The vining tendrils

will ramble up the parakeet flower

plant too, so you’ll have to trim

them from time to time to

keep them from taking over.

Another lush and lovely trifecta

of plants for the shade! This

combination relies primarily on

its unique foliage (though the

parakeet flower is really cool

when it blooms). Each of these

plants can be grown indoors all

winter long at the end of the

growing season, provided they

have enough light. The spiller in

the container is one of my all-time

favorite ornamental plants for

container gardening—a climbing

begonia vine (not a begonia at

all, but a relative of the grape).

Choose a tall container for this

combination to really show o‚

the vine.

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