 Last month I posted about "What grows best here" A Tennessee planting guide! Here are a few more tips on the best annuals to grow in Tennessee. For info on perennials, shrubs, trees and herbs that will not do you wrong and will thrive in Tennessee weather/summers click on February's post Tennessee planting guide "What grows best here".
FOR ANNUALS TRY Begonia - The new ‘Doublet' begonias are the darlings of the wax-leaf begonia world. Grown from vegetative cuttings rather than from seed, Doublet begonias will maintain their uniquely powder-puff, double flowers until frost. These wonderfully floriferous plants are at home in the garden, or in patio containers. Available in white, pink, and red. We also selected, for the first time, a heat-tolerant tuberous begonia. The ‘Solenia' series was impressive with its double blooms and prolific bloom habit. Cat's Whiskers - Is excellent for the garden as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to the tropical and exotic blooms for their nectar. Flowers may be white or bluish-purple, and when the blooms open, they have a long spike full of flowers and stamens, similar to a cat's whiskers. Grow in full sun or part-shade. Grows to 2 feet and spread 3 feet wide. Dramatic when used in mass. Ornamental Millet ‘Purple Majesty' - This new AAS winner for 2003 is one of the "hot plants" of the moment. It looks like a purple cornstalk with stiff foot-long purple plumes covered in a dusting of pollen. Goldfinches love the seeds. Grow in full-sun and use in containers or in the garden. Can grow to 4' tall. Petunia - Though it was a great season for petunias to shine in the garden, only the groundcover types won our ‘top performance' award. The winning series include: ‘Ramblin' series (Goldsmith), ‘Avalanche' series ( Bodger), ‘Surfinia Lime' and ‘Surfinia Giant Purple' (Jackson and Perkins), ‘Suncatcher' series (Ball FloraPlant), ‘Wave' series. Be sure to check out the new 2003 AAS winner ‘Blue Wave'. 'Merlin Blue Morn' from Sakata is a 2003 AAS winner. Displaying a unique color pattern and habit, this variety features excellent garden performance. It joins 'Red Morn' and 'Pink Morn' in the series. Plectranthus - had numerous selections in the gardens this past summer and incredible performers. The new ‘Nicodemus' had a spreading, low habit and was great in containers or as an annual groundcover. ‘Variegata' had the same vigor and growth habit. Upright selections we loved included ‘Silver', ‘Athen's Gem', ‘Green on Green', ‘Uvongo', and ‘Erma'. Coleus - Favorite sun coleus among our visitors for their striking and colorful foliage included ‘Japanese Giant', ‘Tilt-a-Whirl', ‘Gay's Delight', ‘Marissa', ‘Othello', ‘Crispy Critter', ‘Aurora', and ‘Raber's Delight'. All from Glasshouse Works. Dichondra ‘Silver Falls' - This is a new seed raised and vigorous silver-leafed plant released by Pan America Seed. Very heat and drought tolerant and its wonderful vigorous cascading habit makes it an excellent choice for mixed containers or hanging baskets. It has rounded, fan-shaped silver foliage on silver cascading stems which can grow up to 4 ft long. Tolerant of full-sun to part-shade. University of Tennessee Reports. February's Post ; Tennessee planting guide "What grows best here".
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I love planting coleus. They are fool proof.
See you soon.