Minnehaha Master Gardeners

Sound Gardening Practices for Minnehaha County, SD

Container #37: Soft & Subtle

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This container provides soft subtle color. The upright habit of the fuschia allows the blossoms to dangle over the other plants.

RECIPE:
• (1) Fuschia “Delta’s Sarah”
• (1) Ivy “Lauren’s Lace”
• (1) Impatiens “Impreza Orange”

TIPS:
• The fuschia flowers best in part shade rather than full shade.
• The ivy makes a wonderful house plant, but be sure to treat the plant with systemic or insecticidal soap prior to taking it inside to prevent an infestation of spider mites.
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Container #36 (Joyful Succulents #10): Succulent Thriller, Fillers, and Spillers

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This container was an attention-getter! The “thriller, filler, spiller” concept is demonstrated in this succulent container. Go to https://www.finegardening.com/ar…/thrillers-fillers-spillers for more information.

RECIPE:
• (1) Burro’s Tail (spiller)
• (1) Cotyledon “Happy Young Lady” (thriller)
• (1) Aloe “Gator” (filler)
• (1) Faucaria tigrina “Tiger Jaws” (filler)

TIPS:
• Place this container in a protected spot where it won’t get bumped as the leaves of the burro’s tail plant fall off easily.
• The burro’s tail plant propagates easily from either leaf or stem cuttings. More on this later in the summer!
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Container #35: Vertical Appeal

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Yes, the container in the back is as tall as it looks! The container is a tall white Grecian urn as shown in the second photo. There are only two plants creating this look – a perilla plant and a sweet potato vine. While the perilla plant is similar in looks to coleus, it tolerates full sun and grows to mammoth proportions. I added two lime green containers to the grouping to coordinate with the lime color of the sweet potato vine.

RECIPE:
• (1) Perilla “Magilla”
• (1) Sweet Potato Vine “Emerald Lace”

TIPS:
• The perilla plant is grown in a small tomato cage to give the plant support and to keep the branches from breaking off in wind. As you can see, the cage is quickly hidden.
• Even with a tomato cage, I recommend placing this container in a protected spot.
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Container #34 (Joyful Succulents #9): Specimen Succulents

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Some of my larger specimen plants are showcased in matching blue ceramic containers on the steps of our retaining wall.

RECIPE:
• (1) Echeveria “Shaviana”
• (1) Echeveria “Deranosa”
• (1) Echeveria “Topsy Turvy”
• (1) Echeveria “Desert Rose”

TIPS:
• Larger specimen plants require more frequent watering.
• The larger plants produce lots of babies! Offshoots can be carefully removed to grow as new plants.
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Container #33: Coral Highlights

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In Container #7, I showed the acalypha plant with cinnamon-colored petunias. In this container, I used coral colored verbena and petunias to bring out the coral colors in the acalypha leaves. This container also uses one of my favorite “spiller” plants, the Lotus Vine.

RECIPE:
• (1) Acalypha “Copperleaf Plant”
• (1) Verbena “Lascar Mango Orange”
• (1) Petunia “African Sunset”
• (3) Vinca “Cora Apricot”
• (1) Lotus Vine “Parrot’s Beak”

TIPS:
• Remove spent verbena blossoms often to encourage more blooms.
• Trim back the petunia occasionally to keep it from getting spindly.
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