Tiarella Spring Symphony, Foamflower, Container Size: 4.5″
Blooms are long-lasting, but they should be deadheaded once they’ve gone by. Deer and rabbits won’t disturb Foamflower. This plant wears a tiara. a flower crown, more specifically. In light pink, the flowers rise up from the green base of this herbaceous perennial that looks great in mid-way back borders, as a focal point in the shade garden, or even in a container to be located in a shady spot.
Portulaca oleracea, Moss Rose, Seaglass Double Guava
Portulaca Seaglass Double Guava is a real show-stopper, with blooms that have yellow petals and “stand-out” centers of magenta. Blooms appear throughout the year when this plant is grown in the right climate, or when it is kept as a houseplant.
Sedum rupestre, Red Angelina, Reflexed Stonecrop, Container Size: 3.5″ square
With succulent evergreen (or not-so-green) foliage, this stonecrop makes an attractive and colorful ground cover. ‘Angelina’ is low-growing, with needle- or spruce-like foliage that forms a colorful, textural mat.
Sedum rupestre, Red Angelina, Reflexed Stonecrop, Container Size: 3.5″ square
With succulent evergreen (or not-so-green) foliage, this stonecrop makes an attractive and colorful ground cover. ‘Angelina’ is low-growing, with needle- or spruce-like foliage that forms a colorful, textural mat.
Sempervivum, Sir William Lawrence, Hen and Chicks, Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″)
Hen and Chicks thrive and show their best colors in full, hot sun. Frost-resistant, these plants are easy to grow outside in planters, troughs, rock gardens, and the cracks of dry stone walls. Neat rosettes multiply freely by runners that form dense colonies.
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.
Allium, Serendipity, Ornamental Onion, Container Size: 4.5″
The sport shares all of the qualities that made ‘Millenium’ great, but with attractive blue foliage. Flowering in rosy purple, the plant’s globe-like flowers appear and stay fresh for long stretches, almost never being nibbled by deer or rabbits.
Aeschynanthus, Twisted Lipstick Plant, Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″)
This plant is a resilient grower indoors, and it will also look beautiful on a patio or porch. In general, avoid full shade and full sun. Plant Type: Perennial. Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″). Use: houseplants.
Oxalis debilis Aureo-Reticulata, Oxalis corymbosa, Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″)
Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″). Blooms sit high above the plant, offsetting the green and golden leaves. Leaves are three-lobed, comprised of three perfect hearts that join at their pointed bases. Flower Color: Pink.
Mentha requienii, Mint Corsican, Container Size: 3″ (2.6×3.5″)
Native to the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Montecristo, Corsican Mint has fragrant, edible foliage. Also known as Creeping Mint, it spreads to form a dense, soft and spongy mat of tiny leaves and flowers.
