Falling Water Newsletter - May 2010
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Spring Arrivals

Oriental Poppy 'Royal Wedding'
This is a fine selection of the most outstanding new hybrid Oriental Poppy varieties. The flowers are huge and brightly colored with velvety fringed and frilled petals. They are fully double with bold markings and designs. These hybrid poppies bloom in May and June each year on vigorous plants about 3 feet tall...and they are truly spectacular. Plant them in groups or in the perennial border. You will enjoy them for a lifetime. They do well in the sun or slight shade in well drained soil.


Oriental Poppy 'Royal Wedding'


Lobelia 'Hot Tiger'

Cape Daisy 'Astra Outback Purple'
Simply the most amazingly intense shades of neon yellow, orange, and purple we have ever seen on any flower, the colors on these petals are not only outrageous, they actually change as the flowers mature! This is a most astonishing African Daisy (Osteospermum), for although its blooms look so exotic and rare, they keep coming in great numbers from spring through summer and fall on compact little plants! Like all African Daisies, these are very long-lasting, sturdy blooms, their striped and color-washed petals prepared to hold up well in garden or vase. They initially open almost entirely yellow with flashes of orange and purple, then gradually darken as they mature, acquiring a pumpkin shade of bold orange and more vibrant purple hues.

Lobelia 'Riviera Marine Blue'
This extra early-flowering, mounded series is a market leader. Plants bloom about 15 days earlier than standard varieties. Growers benefit from the reduced bench time. Riviera flowers profusely in an extensive range of colors. Ball-shaped plants stay compact and mounded, making them perfect for beds, borders, containers and color bowls. Riviera is an excellent pack performer that grows to 5 inches in the garden.

Marigold 'Bonanza Orange'
The market leader in crested French marigolds, the Bonanza series is noted for its earliness, large flowers, uniformity and superior performance under a wide range of conditions. Flowers are the largest of any in this type – a huge, 2 to 2.5 in. across – available in a wide range of pure, intense colors. Bonanza is faster to flower than other crested French marigolds, with a tight flowering window. In the garden, the plants are excellent performers.


Marigold 'Bonanza Orange'


Geranium 'American Dark Red'

Zonal Geranium 'American Dark Red '
This variety boasts excellent garden performance with large flower heads and continuous blooms. It's ideal for beds, mass plantings, baskets, and containers. It's a good idea to remove spent flowers and leaves as they become older. Plant this geranium in well-drained soil and feed regularly with a balanced fertilizer.They do best in large pots, rather than open beds. Americana is a series of geraniums bred by Goldsmith Plants, Inc. The breeder choose these plants due to heat tolerance, prolific flowering and compact growth.

Wilma 'Cupressus macrocarpa'
Cupressus Wilma is an evergreen conifer with bright green, lemon scented foliage. It is extremely hardy and does excellent in pots. They will eventually grow to six feet. Wilma is easy to grow in sun or part shade, and should be kept moist at all times The aromatic golden-yellow foliage of this fast growing conifer forms a conical column making a fine feature in patio pots and garden borders.


Wilma 'Cupressus macrocarpa'


Wave Petunia Purple

Wave Petunias
Wave petunias are a very popular line of cultivars. Unlike standard petunias, the plants are literally covered in 2-inch blooms and nearly grow before your eyes, spreading up to 4 feet in a matter of weeks. Plus they are more disease-tolerant than most petunias, stand up to both heat and cooler conditions, and bounce back from heavy rain.

 

Come check out these great plants plus all the others we've got in stock!