Full sun to partial shade. 3 to 4 feet. Resembling, but not related to perennial fuscias, cape fuscia is a vigorous, heavy bloomer that produces creamy yellow, tubular penstemon-like flowers from June until frost. ‘Yellow Trumpet’ Cape Fuchsia fits equally well into mixed borders or containers.
Full sun to partial shade. 3 to 4 feet. Resembling, but not related to perennial fuscias, cape fuscia is a vigorous, heavy bloomer that produces rose-red, tubular penstemon-like flowers from June until frost. ‘Rose’ Cape Fuchsia fits equally well into mixed borders or containers.
Full sun. Height: 30-40 inches. Pampus Plume’s large feathery flower heads are a great textural addition to bouquets. A mix of yellow, orange, pink and red. Pinch initial bud to increase branching.
Full Sun. 16 to 24 inch tall. The fan shaped ‘cockscomb’ of iridescent shades of green, orange, pink, red and yellow pop with color and provide an interesting form. Useful in containers, the border and for cutting, fresh or dried.
Full sun. 3 feet tall. A tall feathery celosia in jewel toned shades of red, rose, pink and yellow-green. An old variety worthy of a comeback. Use fresh or dried in bouquets. Best in fertile, well-drained soil.
Sun. Provide 1 square foot/plant. Bright Lights chard offers a rainbow of colors to your vegetable garden. These plants are so ornamental many gardeners use them in containers and their borders. The stalks of Bright Lights are thick yet tender-crisp while the flavor is somewhat less beety than Ruby chard.
Sun. Ruby red chard features deep green leaves on a narrow deep ruby red stalk. Ruby is prized for its pronounced beet flavor.
Full Sun. 10 to 15 feet. The colors of the 1-1/4″ blossoms of this vine flower range from orange/salmon, to red and yellow. Its tubular flowers bloom summer-long amid small green ovate leaves textured by pronounced veining. This vine is a very fast grower. Requires trellising.
Sun to Partial Shade. 18 inches to 24 inches. Small but aboundant true-blue flowers. Plant in fertile well drained soil. Avoid too much nitrogen, which will encourage larger, coarser foliage with few flowers. Blue Showers is good as a cut flower and for bedding.
Sun. Perennial. One of the first greens to appear in the spring garden. The lilac colored flowers are also edible.