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FIGARO Dahlias: Grow to 15
inches in the garden. Beautiful double flowers in many colors.
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Diascia (Trailing Red): These
wonderfully improved versions of old-fashioned Twinspurs also
have tremendous heat tolerance. ‘Trailing Red’s’
deep red flowers are a great addition to this vibrantly-hued
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Dianthus: Nice carnation flowers
on dwarf plant. Many people report that the flowers are even
better the second and third year. Pictured is parfait.
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Dusty Miller: Grows well on
part sun to part shade. It will grow 6 to 10 inches tall with
silver white leaves. Excellent for contrast in the garden
and for borders. Very low maintenance and will tolerate a
frost.
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Euphorbia - Diamond Frost : Plant in sun or partial shade. Height 8-12", Spacing 10-12 inches apart. Hardy to 30 degrees. Use alone or in combinations. Heat and drought tolerant plants have a cloud of airy white flowers all season. This plant has won more awards than is possible to list here. It was a truly outstanding plant at the Penn State Landisville trials.
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Geraniums: At one time the
king of container plants. They are still seen in urns, pots
and window boxes in just about any sunny area. Seed geraniums
grow about 12 inch high and have many flowers.
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Ipomoea-Sweet Potato
Vine: The only surprising thing about the sudden popularity
of Sweet Potato Vines is why it took so long to happen. Our
choice varieties show the versatility and color impact that's
made them the latest must-have. A vigorous grower with a trailing
habit and dark red/purple leaves , shown on the right, are
shaped like a bird's foot print. Very heat tolerant. Sweet
Potato Vine Marguerite, shown on the right, can be grown in
full sun
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Ipomoea-Sweet Potato Vine 'Tricolor':
The only surprising thing about the sudden popularity of Sweet
Potato Vines is why it took so long to happen. Our choice
varieties show the versatility and color impact that's made
them the latest must-have. Fan-shaped leave with gray/green,
white, and pink variegation.
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Ivy Geraniums:
We grow these beauties in a variety of colors. They do very
well in hanging baskets and window boxes as well as large
containers. Grow in sun to part sun. In hanging baskets they
do not do well in the hot afternoon sun of July and August.
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Licorice Plant: A very vigorous,
self branching plant with penny size silver leaves. This is
a great item to add to a combination planter for unusual contrast
and texture.
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More plants that grow best in the sun: Page
1 * Page 3 * Page
4 * Page
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Other sections of Miller Greenhouses' Guide to
Better Gardens:
You can download our 2006 Spring Guide in PDF format:
To download our 2006 Plant Guide, please
click here. (file size: 1.5M)
To download our 2006 Vegetable Guide, please
click here. (file size: 458KB)
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