Ipomoea, Marguerite, Sweet Potato Vine, Container Size: 4.5″
If you’re creating a container display, this plant will do double duty as a “filler” and “spiller”. A sweet potato vine, its leaves are shapely, retain their chartreuse color, and appear along fast-growing trailing stems.
Pelargonium peltatum, Crocodile, Ivy Leaved Geranium, Container Size: 4.5″
Aiming for a lush and vibrant window box?. This bright pink Ivy Geranium can make that happen. Its flowers are bright and prominent, and its lobed leaves with creamy veining are equally eye-catching as they take on a nice bushy form while also trailing over planter boxes to a length of about 2′ or 3′.
Aralia cordata Sun King, Japanese Spikenard, Container Size: 4.5″
No matter how many plants you have in your garden, you are likely to need this one. This Golden Japanese Spikenard will add color and texture that will enhance all your other plantings. In the brightest sunlight, its foliage will lighten to a yellow.
Digitalis grandiflora ambiqua, Yellow Foxglove, Container Size: 4.5″
Care: Wear gloves when handling, due to the toxicity of the plant parts. This plant has average watering needs and, like most, does not like wet roots. Deer and rabbits will not bother Foxglove. Container Size: 4.5″.
Geranium Rozanne, Cranesbill, Container Size: 4.5″
Foliage is a perfect green with chartreuse marbling on this Hardy Geranium (perennial in zones noted above). And while different Cranesbills have flowers of other attractive colors including blue, the blue of ‘Rozanne’ is a blue that has depth.
Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Milkweed
Care: This is a drought-tolerant plant once established, growing from a taproot. Take care not to break the long taproot as you position it in soil. It prefers sandy soils, either on the acidic side or neutral in pH. However, any soil that drains well should be adequate.
Tanacetum coccineum, Robinson’s Red, Painted Daisy, Container Size: 4.5″
Red daisies?. Oh, are they dramatic as they look up to the sun. The ‘Robinson’s Red’ Painted Daisy has blooms that appear in pink and red, with warm and bright yellow convex centers. Foliage is lacy green and aromatic, reducing the chance that aphids and other insects will hang onto them.
