1. Week 8 Bedding Plants

2. Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower Beneficial as a tea for colds and flu. Up to 4’ tall Perennial Large, exposed reproductive parts, cone shaped Pubescent, rough leaves Leaves have less petiole as they go up the stem and get smaller

3. Gerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesonii Height: 12-18” Perennial Head shaped flowers (all colors) Basal, wooly leaves Light: Sun Seeds, Tissue Culture or Division in spring

4. Madagascar Periwinkle or Vinca Catharanthus roseus Height: 10-18” Head flower with white center (not all) white, red, pink, multi Bright green leaves Light: sun Can reseed

5. Verbena Verbena hybrida Height:9-12” Umbel flower pink, red, white, purple, bicolor Sun

6. Salvia farinacea Blue Salvia UP to 2’ tall and 1’ wide Blue/Purple spike flower Perennial in the South Flowers throughout the summer Drought tolerant Full sun

7. Fuchsia Fuchsia x hybrida Hanging basket Showy stamens and pendant petals (white, pink, red, lavender, purple) Will turn into a shrub High light Stem cuttings or seed

8. Zinnia Zinnia elegans Height:10-18” Head flower (single or double) rose, apricot, red, white, violet, pale yellow, green, orange Coarse leaves Full sun