Tips for care:
• Full sun
• Well-drained potting mix
• Fertilize every 10 to 14 days with a 9-59-8 or similar formula
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This container plan takes the heat, and doesn't dry up the first time you forget to drag the hose around.
Flowers really start popping by early summer with pink verbena and coral-red twinspur swirling around the red-veined foliage of rumex, also called bloody sorrel.
As for the container, it's made of concrete with a basket weave along the side that contributes to the interesting texture of the whole planting.
GROWING TIPS: Another great thing about this plan is that it blooms all summer. A little deadheading keeps the verbena in shape. If the twinspur slows down, cut it back by a third and it'll rebloom as the weather cools.
Go ahead and pull the bloody sorrel if, by midsummer, it gets too ratty. 'Minus' licorice plant, with its compact habit, is a real time saver: It doesn't need all the pinching you have to do with other licorice plants.
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A |
Bloody sorrel
Rumex sanguineus |
2 |
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B |
Ornamental oregano
Origanum 'Kent Beauty' |
3 |
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C |
Verbena
Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith' |
2 |
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D |
Twinspur
Diascia 'Red Ace' ('Hecrace') |
4 |
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E |
Ruby grass
Melinis nerviglumis
'Pink Crystals' |
1 |
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F |
Licorice plant
Helichrysum petiolare 'Minus' |
2 |
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