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James H. Schutte
(Groundcover Petunia, Petunia, Tidal Wave® Petunias)
This exceptional Petunia series is aptly named. Tidal Wave® petunias are broad spreading and bloom all summer—even when the high heat sizzles. The vigorous plants are bushier than standard Wave® petunias and offer flowers in a wide array of colors, to include Tidal Wave® Cherry, Tidal Wave® Hot Pink and Tidal Wave® Silver.
Like all petunias, these are sun-loving and grow best in average to fertile loam with good drainage. They bloom best when provided regular fertilizer and appreciate...
(Petunia, Tiny Tunia™ Lilac Petunia)
Small, compact and everblooming, Tiny Tunia™ Lilac is an excellent bedding plant for small garden spaces. This uniform, mounded annual produces miniature funnel-shaped flowers of pale lavender-blue all season. It is wonderfully easy to grow and absolutely beautiful.
Petunias grow best in full sun and average to fertile soil with good drainage. In the garden, they look best planted in mixed beds, containers, or hanging baskets.
(Petunia, Tiny Tunia™ Petunias)
Small, compact and everblooming, members of the Tiny Tunia™ series are excellent bedding plants for small garden spaces. These uniform, mounded annuals produce miniature funnel-shaped flowers all season. They come in a variety of colorful cultivars like Tiny Tunia™ Burgundy, Tiny Tunia™ Plum Ice and Tiny Tunia™ Double Cherry, which are easy to grow and absolutely beautiful.
Petunias grow best in full sun and average to fertile soil with good drainage. In the garden, they look best planted in...
James H. Schutte
(Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave® Petunia)
These popular, spreading annuals bloom profusely and add season-long color to the garden. Wave® petunias are vigorous plants that produce numerous funnel-shaped, flowers all season. They come in a variety of colorful cultivars like Wave® Blue, Wave® Pink and Wave® Misty Lilac, which are easy to grow and absolutely beautiful.
Like all petunias, these are sun-loving and grow best in average to fertile loam with good drainage. They bloom best when provided regular fertilizer and appreciate a light...
Michael Charters, www.calflora.net
(Lovely Moth Orchid, Lovely Phalaenopsis)
The national flower of Indonesia, the lovely moth orchid bears a short, arching stem with white flowers from autumn to spring. This tropical epiphyte is native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. It naturally grows on the branches of trees over rivers in hot, humid lowlands. This moth orchid is unique in that it needs much brighter light than most others. Healthy plants develop bronze-red tints on their medium green leaves.
The three to five leaves of lovely moth orchid...
Michael Charters, www.calflora.net
(Deer Antler Moth Orchid, Deer-antlered Phalaenopsis)
The compact deer antler moth orchid bears branched stems decorated with star-like, spotted blossoms. Blooming is heaviest from spring to fall but can continue into the year with good care. Naturally found growing as an epiphyte (growing upon a plant) or lithophyte (growing upon a rock), this fragrant orchid is native to forested regions from India to Indonesia and the Philippines.
Its tongue-like leaves are oblong and rise from nodes on a very short stem. As it slowly elongates, it adds a new...
James H. Schutte
(Scarlet Runner Bean)
Grown for its electric crimson-red blooms and edible beans, this ancient crop is from the mountainous regions of Central America and is thought to have been cultivated for nearly 2,000 years. Scarlet runner bean, or case-knife bean, is a tender perennial vine with brilliant red flowers, while some plants may have red and white blossoms, and others all white blooms. All parts of the plant are edible. The flowers are beautiful as a garnish, new pods can be eaten whole, and mature beans eaten fresh...
Nancy Engel
(Dwarf Scarlet Runner Bean, Hestia Runner Bean)
Runner bean ‘Hestia’ is a dwarf or bush selection of the ancient crop, scarlet runner bean. The species is native to the higher elevations of Central America are cultivated now as both an ornamental and a vegetable. Hestia is a tender perennial compact vine with brilliant red-coral, pink and white tricolor flowers. All parts of the plant are edible; the flowers are beautiful as a garnish and in salads, the young shoot are tasty sautéed, young pods are eaten whole and when mature the large lima bean-type...
(Magic Beanstalk Scarlet Runner Bean, Scarlet Runner Bean)
While this may not be the beanstalk that allowed Jack to climb high into the clouds, the ornately swirled beans of cultivar 'Magic Beanstalk' are worth using in a children's garden to illustrate the famed story. Grown for its beautiful scarlet blooms and edible beans, the Magic Beanstalk scarlet runner bean relishes summertime warmth and humidity. This bean is native to the mountainous regions of Central America and is thought to have been cultivated as a food crop for nearly 2,000 years. Scarlet...
James H. Schutte
(Painted Lady Scarlet Runner Bean, Scarlet Runner Bean)
Grown for its beautiful bi-colored blooms and edible beans, the Painted Lady scarlet runner bean relishes summertime warmth and humidity. This bean is native to the mountainous regions of Central America and is thought to have been cultivated as a food crop for nearly 2,000 years. Selection 'Painted Lady' is considered an English heirloom, and was even grown and admired by President Thomas Jefferson at his Monticello home around the year 1800. Scarlet runner bean, or case-knife bean, is a tender...