Flower power is at the center of countless gardens--and with the range of blooming varieties available right now, gardeners have numerous selections. So what flowers are gardeners giving the green-thumbs up to? According to garden store owners, folk are on the lookout for plants they can count on to flower wonderfully for months with nominal care. Here's where particular sorts of new plants come in. They permit gardeners to add flower power to their landscapes, terraces or entryways with a minimum quantity of work. Here's another look at 2 top picks : 8226, a hint of Frost-Diamond Frost produces fragile, gray-green foliage with tiny lace-like blossoms that make a carpet of pure white. Yet in spite of its fragile appearance, this plant is difficult. It has remarkable heat and drought toleration and needs very little care to look its best.
Its compact size makes it a good selection for boxes or the front of a flowerbed, and its almost irresistible flower power and ethereal form make it a good alternative choice to baby's breath, which has a tendency to fade quickly. And, the flower can be an indoor performer, too. Little pots in a window that receives heaps of southern sun bloom steadily. Diamond Frost has received glowing reviews. It was chosen as the U.K.'s 2005 Plant of the Year and was named Top Pick, Dallas nursery, Superior, Colorado State, and Top Pick, Ohio State, among other excellences. 8226, Bright Lights-Also from Proved Winners, Broadway Lights feature great Shasta Daisy flowers that burst out of the garden.
Under cooler conditions, the flower color remains more yellow.
The plant's developing flowers reach sixteen to twenty inches tall, making a stunning mound of discovery color blooms on top of its rich green foliage. Robust, trustworthy and straightforward to grow, this plant favors full daylight and will produce copious blooms till frost.
