Love this time of year in the garden. Flowers still blooming with summer's last heat while you can almost feel autumn approaching.
At my neighbors, blue vines are uplifting color with the polite 'Heavenly Blue' morning glory vine and the impressive Sky vine.
While morning glories are subdued by the winter cold, Sky vines can get out of control so be careful where you plant them or keep them under a watchful eye. I have seen them cover a house roof in very little time. Glad it's at the neighbor's house so I can enjoy their beautiful blue flowers.
I have periwinkles, roses, dancing ladies are just popping up, and this striking Ixora 'Maui' which loves the sun and shade under our oak tree.
Ixoras love acidic soils, full sun to partial shade, and really do thrive on neglect. No pest problems to speak of, so easy maintenance. Ixoras can grow to ten feet tall but doesn't need to be pruned often. Ixoras provides the perfect tropical look to your backyard. Ask your local garden nursery for this beautiful flowering shrub.
If you love the jewel tones of fuschia purple, add the Florida native, Beautyberry to your yard. Callicarpa americana, is an ornamental shrub that reaches six to ten feet naturally, has small white flowers and delivers on excitement with the edible purple berries in the fall. Low maintenance, loves sun or shade.
Burpee has the heirloom 'Heavenly Blue' morning glory seeds, Top Tropical nursery has the Sky vine, and check out the Florida Association of Native Nurseries, or on Twitter: @FANN, for nurseries that sell beautyberries.
Teresa Watkins is a garden expert, landscape designer, and the host of her own gardening radio show, In Your Backyard, heard every week at 1pm EST on Tuesdays at www.My790am.com.
At my neighbors, blue vines are uplifting color with the polite 'Heavenly Blue' morning glory vine and the impressive Sky vine.
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| 'Heavenly Blue' Morning Glory, Ipomoea violata |
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| Blooms open every morning in the full sun and last several days. |
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| Flowers open up deep blue, then deepen until purple in the afternoon. |
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| Sky vine, 'Thunbergia laurelfolia' |
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| Sky vines bloom in sun or partial shade. |
I have periwinkles, roses, dancing ladies are just popping up, and this striking Ixora 'Maui' which loves the sun and shade under our oak tree.
Ixoras love acidic soils, full sun to partial shade, and really do thrive on neglect. No pest problems to speak of, so easy maintenance. Ixoras can grow to ten feet tall but doesn't need to be pruned often. Ixoras provides the perfect tropical look to your backyard. Ask your local garden nursery for this beautiful flowering shrub.
If you love the jewel tones of fuschia purple, add the Florida native, Beautyberry to your yard. Callicarpa americana, is an ornamental shrub that reaches six to ten feet naturally, has small white flowers and delivers on excitement with the edible purple berries in the fall. Low maintenance, loves sun or shade.
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| Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana |
Teresa Watkins is a garden expert, landscape designer, and the host of her own gardening radio show, In Your Backyard, heard every week at 1pm EST on Tuesdays at www.My790am.com.
