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From "Garden Sense"
episode DGAR-209 |
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These plants were not featured in this edition of DIY’s Garden Sense, but each would make a sensible selection when battling a boring builder landscape.
Tradescantia pallida ’Purple Queen’ – Setcreasea- Tender perennial groundcover known for its deep-purple foliage and three-petaled pink flowers
- Plant in full sun to partial shade; color is better in full sun
- Plant in moist but well-drained, rich soil
- Fertilize in spring
- Height: to 8 inches; width: to 18 inches
- Hardy in USDA zones 8-11:
- Zones 2-7: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in moist, well-drained soil; bring indoors before frost.
- Zone 8: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun to light shade; plant in moist, well-drained soil; mulch in fall; remove dead foliage in the fall.
- Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; plant in moist, well-drained soil; mulch in fall; remove dead foliage in the fall.
- Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; plant in moist, well-drained soil; mulch in fall; remove dead foliage in the fall.
- Zone 11: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; plant in moist, well-drained soil; mulch in fall; remove any dead foliage in the fall.
Lantana camara ‘Miss Huff’ – Miss Huff Lantana Gardener’s note: Lantana camara is an invasive pest plant in zones 8-11 and should not be planted in Florida or warmer regions of the West Coast. For more information, click here. - Tender shrub or woody perennial with pink, yellow and orange flowers from spring to fall
- Plant in full sun
- Plant in average to dry, well-drained soil
- Height: 4-6 feet; width: 6-8 feet
- Potentially invasive, deadhead to prevent seed formation
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-10:
- Zones 2-6: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; pull up dead plants after first hard frost.
- Zone 7: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; do not prune back dead stems until early spring.
- Zone 8: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; do not prune back dead stems until early spring.
- Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; prune back dead stems in fall or early spring.
- Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; may continue flower throughout most of year; prune as needed.
Lantana ‘New Gold’ – New Gold Lantana- Tender shrub or woody groundcover perennial with yellow flowers from spring to fall
- Plant in full sun
- Plant in average to dry, well-drained soil
- Height: 1-2 feet; width: 3-4 feet
- Hardy in USDA zones 8b-10:
- Zones 2-8a: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; pull up dead plants after first hard frost.
- Zone 8b: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; do not prune back dead stems until early spring.
- Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; prune back dead stems in fall or early spring.
- Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; may continue to flower throughout most of year; prune as needed.
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