[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING : GARDENING: Specialty Annuals
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- Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 22:07:52 -0400 (EDT)
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INDOOR GARDENING :
GARDENING:
Specialty Annuals
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Specialty Annuals
keep an eye out for unusual annual flowers this spring!
Posted by: Kate Bryant
May 21, 2012 at 09:52 AM
Portland Monthly
http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/
plantwise/specialty-annies-annuals-may-2012/
A shorter URL for the above link:
http://tinyurl.com/cpok49o
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Willamette Valley gardeners are so lucky. Were surrounded by some of the
most interesting, edgiest micronurseries in the country, as well as more
old-fashioned shrub and flower growers than you could shake a stick at.
And its all within an hour or two of Portland.
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But while we have wonderfully adventurous tree, shrub and perennial
growers in the region, there are fewer local options for unusual seasonal
plants. (Seasonal plants = annuals and tender perennials that are grown
for seasonal display.)
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Why the dearth of uncommon annuals?
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To make growing annuals profitable, most growers stick with tried-and-true
varieties that flower young and reliably and that are known sellers.
Growers have little incentive to produce uncommon plants that dont
stimulate impulse purchases. So while its easy to find colorful flowering
zonal geraniums, calibrachoa and supertunias, impatiens and begonias, you
have to hunt and peck a bit for unusual seasonal plants.
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Examples of uncommon seasonal plants include fragrant honeybells
(Hermannia verticillata); double, dark maroon breadseed poppies; the
lovely blue pollinator-attractor, Phacelia; or apple green flowering
tobacco. I think of them as surprise plants. They dont necessarily look
perfect in little pots on nursery racks maybe they need to reach a
certain height to start blooming, or are wispy weavers instead of bushy
mounds, or just dont do much til you get them in the ground and they start
growing. Some simply arent well enough known by gardeners for wholesalers
to risk growing more than a couple hundred plants per year.
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If traditional seasonal annuals like marigolds and petunias arent your
thing, these dramatic and unusual seasonal flowers are just the ticket.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
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