In my haste to put out the Proven Winners post for Monday morning's e-mail bag, I left out important information.
"Snow Princess" is a Lobularia hybrid. "Pretty Much Picasso" is a Petunia hybrid. Although it might seem obvious, those names looked naked without the actual plant species attached.
Sorry 'bout that.
So here's a bonus photo of anotherProven Winners plant that is relatively new...
Anisodontea hybrid, Cape Mallow "Slightly Strawberry" (you'd think I was naming these, wouldn't you?), is a BIG plant, growing to 3' tall and 18" wide. The plants at the PW Extravaganza were easily that big, hogging the hallways where they sat.
I will admit I grew this last year, and badly. I don't think it was the plant at fault but the gardener. "Slightly Strawberry" prefers a cool night temp and average to dry soil, being drought tolerant once established. I love the mini-hollyhock look and will give it another chance.
If you purchase a Proven WInners plant and it doesn't grow well or dies, they will reimburse you with what they call an "Oops Check", once. Check their website for further info.
And that's all the Oopsies for today.
