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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-305

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Festival Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera jamesonii 'Festival Light Mix'--Festival Gerbera Daisy

• Tender perennial grown as an annual for its large 3-5 inch daisy-like double flowers in a variety of colors
  
• Plant in full sun; fertilize regularly
  
• Plant in coarse, sharply drained soil; plant slightly high; susceptible to root rot
  
• Height: 10-12 inches
  
• Width: 8-12 inches

Hardy in zones 9-11:

• Zones 2-8: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; water when dry, but don't over water; discard plants after first hard frost.

• Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry, but don't over water; cut back and mulch in fall.

• Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry, but don't over water; cut back and mulch in fall.

• Zone 11: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry, but don't over water; cut back and mulch in fall.

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Palace Purple Coral Bells

Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'--Palace Purple Coral Bells

• Herbaceous evergreen perennial with purple leaves and veins
  
• Plant in partial shade
  
• Fertilize in spring; divide in spring, if needed, when new foliage appears
  
• Height: 9-12 inches
  
• Width: 9-12 inches, slowly spreading

Hardy in USDA zones 4-9:

• Zone 4: Plant in spring to avoid winter heaving; plant in partial shade; avoid exposure to salt; mulch heavily after first frost; pull back mulch in spring.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to avoid winter heaving; plant in partial shade; avoid exposure to salt; mulch heavily after first frost; pull back mulch in spring.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch after first frost; pull back mulch in spring.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch after first frost; pull back mulch in spring.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch after first frost; pull back mulch in spring.

• Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch in fall; pull back mulch in spring.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com

Medicinal Plants of the World
By Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink
ISBN: 0-88192-602-7
Timber Press, Inc.