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Container #17: Rockin Fuschia

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This full sun container rocks with its bright colors! The thriller plant, Salvia “Rockin Fuschia,” grows 24” to 30” tall and keeps on blooming. The supercal plant is a cross between a petunia and calibrachoa. It is such a reliable and prolific plant and it comes in unique colors such as the “Sunray Pink” used in this container. I used the deep yellow calibrachoa to bring out the yellow throats of the supercal flowers.

RECIPE:
• (1) Salvia “Rockin Fuschia”
• (2) Supercal “Sunray Pink”
• (1) Calibrachoa “Deep Yellow”

TIPS:
• Remove spent blooms of the salvia to encourage continuous flowers.
• This container needs a lot of water as the plants mature.
• Trim the calibrachoa occasionally to keep it from becoming straggly.
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Container #18: Flapjacks (Joyful Succulents #2)

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One of my very favorite succulent plants is this Kalanchoe “Flapjack” plant, with its leaves like stacked pancakes! The leaves start out a solid green and take on a red edging as the summer progresses. I like to grow the Flapjack plant in a red container to coordinate with the red edges. I underplant the Flapjack with sedum as a spiller plant.

RECIPE:
• (1) Kalanchoe “Flapjack”
• (1)Variegated Sedum (divided)

TIPS:
• This plant does have quite a deep root system, so plant in a deeper container than is needed for most other succulents.
• The Flapjack plant requires very little care other than watering, however it is important to introduce it to full sun gradually to prevent the leaves from scorching.
• The Flapjack plant produces baby offshoots at the base of its stem late in the season which can be sliced off and planted to make new plants.
• I like a number of sedums paired with the Flapjack plant including variegated sedum,”Lemon Coral” sedum, and “Makinoi Ogon” sedum.
• Hint: at the end of the season, remove the Flapjack plant from the container, leaving a hole in the center of the sedum, and replace it with a pumpkin for a fall decoration.
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Container #19: Passion Vine

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Consider growing a tropical vine! The passion vine can grow 10-15 feet. It abounds with scented flowers that will produce passion fruit. I have never checked to see if the fruit is edible, but it’s fun to see on the vine! I plant a coordinating filler plant in the container to shade the soil and “anchor” the vine.

RECIPE:
• (1) Passiflora Passion Vine “Incense”
• (2) Supertunia “Violet Star Charm”

TIPS:
• Give this vine a fairly large container that accommodates its extensive root system.
• This healthy vine requires a lot of water.
• You need a trellis of some kind for this vine to attach to.
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Container #20: Succulent Fairy Garden (Joyful Succulents #3)

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Succulents work great in fairy gardens, allowing the container to be placed in full sun.  I make my fairy gardens “kid friendly,” allowing my grandkids to move the pieces around.

RECIPE:  Among the succulent plants used in this fairy garden are:

  • Echeveria, various varieties
  • Crassula “Princess Pine”
  • Crassula “Candy Cane”
  • Crassula “Tiger Jade”
  • Cotyledon “Happy Young Lady”
  • Haworthia “Zebra Plant”
  • Sedum “Fine Leaf Gold”

TIPS:

  • Select the smallest succulent plants you can find as they will grow considerably.  I look for baby plants among my larger succulents.
  • The smaller plants require a little more water.  Water whenever the soil begins to dry out.

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Container #21: Vista Bubblegum & Purple Heart

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The beautiful Purple Heart plants offer a nice contrast to the bubblegum pink supertunias.  The Purple Heart plant also produces small pink blossoms that match the petunia blossoms.

RECIPE:

  • (2) Trandescantia pallida “Purple Heart”
  • (2) Supertunia “Vista Bubblegum”

TIPS:

  • Supertunias are truly “super producers.” This cascading plant is covered with blossoms all season.
  • Trim both plants occasionally to keep them fresh and full looking.

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