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| Winners and Losers in My Garden |
| Winners |
| Elephant's Ears, Madagascar Periwinkle Impatiens, Salvia Greggi (coral, red) Annual Salvia, Mirabilis (4 o'clocks) Portulaca Bearded Iris Vinca Minor Rebel III Grass St. Augustine Grass Liriope English Ivy Miniature Rose Cyclamen Autumn Joy Sedum Dwarf Variegated Euonymous Shimashura Bamboo Plum Parfait Coleus Caladiums (plants did well, those started from seed barely hung on) Aloe Vera Ferns: Tassel, Southern Wood, Korean Rock, Maidenhair, Autumn Bulbs: all varieties of tulips, hyacinths, crocus, muscari, daffodils, reticulated iris. The Best: Plum Parfait Coleus, Miniature Roses |
| Losers |
| Nasturtiums - (were doing great, but lost them to rust), Violet odorata - I put it in the front yard and the sun killed it. Hostas in general were ravaged by slugs. Rancanculus - not enough sun. Gladiolus - planted over 150 and never saw a bloom as the squirrels like to eat the bulbs and the rabbits like the leaves. Suffered in the heat. Pacific Giant Delphiniums - can't take the heat - did well until late June Aubrieta - same as above. Lavender - not enough sun. Ornamental Peppers - not enough sun. Allium - foilage, no blooms - not enough sun where planted. Acidanthera - foilage no blooms- not enough sun where planted The Worst: (1) Kurume Azaleas, planted 10 in specially prepared beds and lost them all.They did well for 2 months and then bit the dust. (Cultivars were: Hinde Giri, Hershey Red and Hino Crimson). (2) Pelargoniums (what some people call geraniums) - looked great for 2 weeks and then "poof." |
| The Jury's Out |
| Mophead Hydrangeas -one excelled, four battled leaf spot all season) Japanese Painted Fern (still there, but not much) Freesia - I think it needs more sun. Dianthus - who knows?! Butterfly Weed - same |
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