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N G G U I D E G R O W I DULUTH, MINNESOTA SPRING 2014 Whole Foods Co-op | Growing Guide 03 OPEN DAILY 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Please note: Not all plants will be available at all times. Please speak to a Produce Staff Member if you would like more information about availability or special orders. Thank you! Flowers ALYSSUM COLEUS (Continued) Carpet of Snow Wizard Mix Snowy white flowers, 3-5" tall, maintains Wizard Coleus are 10" tall, a base its compact spreading habit all season branching version of Rainbow. Compact long. Ideal for containers or beds. and bushy, they need no pinching and Annual. resist flowering. Ideal for containers and borders. Can also be kept indoors as a houseplant. Annual. Easter Basket Mix A blend of unique colors. Vigorous spreading plants that can be planted in COSMOS borders or hanging baskets. Plants reach about 4" tall. Richer colors are achieved Sensation Mix if given some shade in the heat of 2-5' plants. Large-flowered cosmos need summer. Annual. little tending and will withstand the first mild frosts of fall. Great cut flower for bouquets. BEGONIA Non-Stop Mix Sonata Mix (available in 4.5" pots) Showy flowers are single with a mix of The classic double-blooming begonia white and shades of pink. 20-25" tall and lives up to its name. Blooming nonstop wind tolerant. Flowers are 2 ½". from June to frost. The 4 - 4 ½" double flowers unfold above a dense display of deep green foliage. Great for hanging DIANTHUS baskets, or pots. Annual. Raspberry Parfait Striking raspberry red and light pink COLEUS flowers which resemble small bullseyes. Grows well in pots or beds. A compact Rainbow Mix growth habit. Perennial in zones 3-9. Size ranges from 12-18". A bright-col- ored mixture of medium-sized leaf varieties. Victorian Mix Vigorous grower with heart-shaped Fragrant, free flowering. Featuring 2" leaves ideal for containers and borders. semi-double blooms in red, rose, pink Can also be kept indoors as a house- and bicolors. Long-lasting cut flower plant. Annual. reaching height of 15". Perennial in zones 3-9. Whole Foods Co-op | Growing Guide 01 Flowers DIGITALIS FUCHSIAS (Continued) Camelot Mix Dark Eyes Digitalis (commonly called foxglove) can Upright in form with a bushy branching reach heights of 3' with beautiful flowers habit. The leaves are mid-green. Flowers of cream, lavendar, rose and white. Likes are medium sized, double pendants with a rich moist soil. Perfect for an open tubes and upturned sepals that are deep woodland garden or flower bed. Can be red with deep violet-blue corollas. This planted as an annual in our area or Bian- shrub grows to a height of 2' tall x 2 ½' nual in zones 4-8. wide. GOMPHRENA New Millennium The large double flowers in deep pink Strawberry Fields and black measure approximately 3" Ideal for landscaping beds, borders or wide. Ideal for growing in pots on your bouquets. Reaches height of 24-30". patio, or in window-boxes, or hanging Spread 8-10". Annual. planters. Great for garden borders as well. Semi-trailing variety. Swingtime FUCHSIAS Flowers with rich red sepals and white Enjoy blooms from late spring through corollas bloom spring to fall. Dead- fall. Colorful flowers attract butterflies heading not necessary. Height of 4-12". and hummingbirds. Makes an easy Trailing up to 24". indoor plant if you can provide the bright filtered light they need to grow. Moving your plant outdoors for the summer Voodoo will help it thrive. Bring inside when the Fuchsia Voodoo is a floriferous variety temperature drops below 45° F at night. with large double, red-and-violet flowers Fuchsias are not frost tolerant. and good heat tolerance. It grows 15" tall Pinch off growing tips to encourage the and 24" wide. plant branch out. You can propagate stem tips if you want for more plants. Fuchsias prefer partial shade and should never dry out. Bella Rosa Large double flowers with light pink sepals and dark pink corollas. Bella Rosa is a trailing variety, perfect for hanging baskets. 02 Whole Foods Co-op | Growing Guide Flowers GERANIUMS SCENTED GERANIUMS Red Clorinda (available in 4.5” pots) (available in 4.5” pots) Strong geranium fragrance. Blooms in This flowering scented geranium puts flushes throughout the season. Great on a show with its large, orange-flushed in containers. Height of 30"- 4', width cerise blooms. Leaves are eucalyp- of up to 4'. tus-scented. Vigorous plants. Salmon Altar of Roses (available in 4.5” pots) (available in 4.5” pots) A dark salmon flower on plants with Palmate leaves, small pink flowers in medium green leaves and dark zoning. summer. Strong rose scent, useful in fla- Good heat tolerance. Wonderful in con- voring jelly. Vigorous upright plants to 2 tainers. Dead-heading is necessary, make or more feet in a single season. sure you break dead blooms off from the base of the stalk. IMPATIENS SCENTED GERANIUMS Accent Mix Perfect for baskets, containers or Easy-to-grow scented geraniums are landscaping. Low maintenance for shade low-maintenance plants. Tender peren- to semi-shade. Annual with a height of nial that can be brought indoors for win- 10 - 12" and a width of 10 - 12" with a ter as houseplants. Prefers well-drained mounding habit. soil with ample organic matter. Full sun. Orange Fizz Super Elfin Mix (available in 4.5” pots) Perfect for baskets, containers or land- Short growing habit with shaggy orange scaping. Free branching from 8-10" tall. scented leaves. The earliest flowering with masses of blooms. They do best in the shade and require little care. Annual. Lemona (available in 4.5” pots) Upright habit with a lemon, citrus scent. Similar foliage and flowers to Orange Fizz. Whole Foods Co-op | Growing Guide 03 Flowers LOBELIA MOSS ROSE Crystal Palace Sundial Intense, deep blue flowers set off by dark Moss rose is the gardener’s choice for bronze foliage on extremely compact the hottest, driest, most problematic plants. Excellent for edgings or borders, spots in the garden. This succulent plant 4-6" tall, upright. thrives in heat, drought, and lousy soil, rewarding gardeners with nonstop color. The sundial variety produces giant Sapphire Trailing semi-double flowers that stay open Trailing Lobelia, blue with a white eye. longer into the day. Great for baskets or to trail over the edge of a pot. NICOTIANA Domino Hybrid Mix MARIGOLDS 14" tall compact plants with lots of Bonanza flowers that fill summer afternoons and evenings with an intoxicating perfume. Plants reach 8-12" in height with an Performs well in full sun or shade. equal spread. Their lacy, dark green Perfect for floral arrangements. Attracts leaves provide a contrasting background butterflies, hummingbirds and spectacu- to the 1 ½ - 2" blooms. Flowers are lar moths. Deer and rabbit resistant. rounded, carnation-like pom-poms that bloom all summer. These strongly fra- grant blooms come in a variety of colors PANSIES including bright yellow, orange, red with an orange center and a variegated yellow Delta Blotch Mix and reddish-orange. Delta series pansies show good heat tolerance. Plants also bloom continu- Lemondrop ously under low light. Extremely uniform in timing and habit. Annual. Large yellow, fully double crested blooms. Dwarf, bushy plants 8-9". Spent flowers are unsightly and require peri- Ice Cream Mix odic removal to keep the plants looking fresh. Repel deer but attract butterflies A mix of vanilla and cherry color, includ- and hummingbirds. ing shades of raspberry, peach and the occasional apricot. Vibrant blooms are mostly picotee-edged. Full to part sun. Annual. 04 Whole Foods Co-op | Growing Guide Flowers PANSIES (Continued) PETUNIAS Frizzle Sizzle Mix Aladdin Mix Grandiflora Offers unique and bold colors. The frilly Loads of 3 ½" flowers have old-fashioned flower makes this Pansy a standout. waves and ruffles with the early flowering Stronger ruffling occurs in cool con- and colors of today. Slightly mounded ditions; Spring production is recom- plants, 12" tall x 18" wide. mended. Some blooms have attractive whiskers. Well-suited to planters, bowls and baskets. Annual. Celebrity Blue Floribunda Bears single, medium-sized, fun- nel-shaped flowers which are deep blue Majestic Giants Mix in color. Like favorite guests, Celebrity This is one of Barb’s many favorite Petunias come early and stay late! pansies. Extra large flowers about 4" 3 ½" blooms begin early and just keep across with traditional dark blotched coming for an especially long season. faces. Very vigorous and cold resistant. Great resistance to adverse weather, These sometimes make it through the from rain and humidity to warm night. winter and surprise you in the spring Plants reach 8 -10" tall, but begin bloom- by blooming. ing at just 4". They bring in the butter- flies with their clear, glowing blooms, and are quite low-maintenance. Very Nature Mulberry Shades impressive, carefree performers. A great new color! Nature series has the free-flowering ability of Violas and the Celebrity Burgundy Floribunda flower size of Pansies. It is highly recom- mended for Spring plantings, Fall beds Bears single, medium-sized, fun- and containers. Can be started indoors. nel-shaped flowers which are deep Prefers cool weather to bloom. Partial to burgundy red in color. They have a full sun. Can over-winter in cold zones if grandiflora flower size with and the mulched. 6" tall. weather tolerance of a multiflora. 3 ½" flowers bloom early on compact plants reaching 8 - 10" at full bloom. Thrives in Ultima Morpho humid, rainy conditions. Butterfly faces with 2 ½" blooms. Vibrant blue transition into bright yellow center. Great blooms and extra long flowering season.