Container Gardening Complete

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

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

700309 - ContainerGardens_001-272_FINAL.indd 77 5/24/17 11:05 AM

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COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME USED FOR FOLIAGE OR FLOWERS? DESIGN USE HEIGHT GROWING CONDITIONS COMMENTS

Beefsteak plant Perilla

frutescens

Foliage Thriller

and Filler

1 to 3 ft. Full sun Grown primarily for their

deep burgundy foliage, but

white flower spikes are

fragrant; keep bushy

by pinching plants.

Bacopa Sutera cordata Flower Spiller 2 to 6 in. Full sun to part

shade

Small-leaved plants

covered with tiny flowers;

stems trailing and can

grow up to 4 feet; great

spiller for tall planters.

Creeping zinnia Zinnia

angustifolia

Flower Spiller 8 to 12 in. Full sun Sun-loving, drought-

tolerant plants covered in

small, daisy-like flowers;

low maintenance; blooms

all summer long.

Lobelia Lobelia erinus Flower Spiller 6 to 10 in. Part shade Covered in tiny pink, blue,

or white flowers; performs

best in spring and fall;

heat-tolerant varieties are

available.

Signet

marigolds

Tagetes

tenuifolia

Flower Spiller

and Filler

10 to 18

in.

Full sun Covered in tiny red, yellow,

or orange flowers; small,

fern-like leaves; profuse

bloomer; heat tolerant;

edible flowers.

Zonal geranium Pelargonium x

hortorum

Flower Filler 1 to 3 in. Full sun to part

shade

Hundreds of varieties

with different colored

blooms and unique foliage

variegation; good, old-

fashioned plant.

Bidens Bidens

ferulifolia

Flower Spiller 10 to 15

in.

Full sun Trailing plants covered in

small, daisy-like flowers;

profuse bloomer; heat

tolerant; low maintenance.

Globe

amaranth

Gomphrena

globosa

Flower Filler 1 to 2 ft. Full sun Red, purple, white, or pink

globe-shaped flowers;

excellent cut flower;

great for drying; drought

resistant.

Sunset

lysimachia

Lysimachia

congestiflora

Foliage and

flower

Spiller 2 to 6 in. Full sun to part

shade

Variegated varieties have

striking gold and green

foliage topped with small

clusters of yellow flowers;

trailing habit.

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Verbena (Verbena hybrid), golden

pineapple sage (Salvia elegans

‘Golden Delicious’, and Dark

Dancer™ clover (Trifolium repens

‘Atropurpureum’)

Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus)

Wishbone flower (Torenia)

Coleus varieties (Solenostemon

scutellarioides)

Angelonia (A. angustifolia), fan flower

(Scaevola hybrid), golden dewdrop

(Duranta erecta ‘Gold Mound’)

Popcorn plant (Cassia

didymobotrya)

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