Lisianthus - Garden Ideas & Outdoor Decor

Light:

Sun

Type:

Annual

Height:

1 to 3 feet

Width:

1 foot wide

Flower Color:

Blue,
Pink,
White

Seasonal Features:

Fall Bloom,
Summer Bloom

Problem Solvers:

Drought Tolerant

Special Features:

Cut Flowers,
Good for Containers,
Low Maintenance

how to grow Lisianthus

Propagation

Seed

more varieties for Lisianthus

‘Balboa White’ lisianthus

Eustoma ‘Balboa White’ offers double white blooms on 3-foot-tall plants.

‘Forever Blue’ lisianthus

Eustoma ‘Forever Blue’ offers beautiful violet-purple flowers on compact, 10-inch-tall plants that don’t require staking.

‘Forever White’ lisianthus

Eustoma ‘Forever White’ is an award-winning selection with pure-white flowers on 10-inch-tall plants.

‘Lisa Pink’ lisianthus

Eustoma ‘Lisa Pink’ offers single pink blooms on compact, 8-inch-tall plants.

plant Lisianthus with

Ornamental Pepper

Heat up your garden with ornamental peppers! Much like hot peppers you would grow in the veggie garden, ornamental peppers produce colorful little fruits that are round or pointed. But these are so attractive in their own right that they can be grown just for show — not eating. The peppers are indeed edible, but usually their flavor is lacking compared to peppers grown for the table.Depending on the variety, the peppers appear in shades of white, purple, red, orange, and yellow — often with multiple colors on the same plant. They like rich, well-drained soil that is evenly moist.Shown above: Calico pepper

Annual vinca

You’ve gotta love annual vinca — it really delivers. It will tolerate a wide variety of conditions and still keep it up with almost unreal-looking, glossy green flowers and pretty pink, lavender, or red flowers that look like tiny parasols.Whether the summer is dry or wet, hot or cold, vinca plugs along unfazed. It makes a great container plant. Or plant it in a bed or border, grouping at least eight or more together for best effect.Plant established seedlings in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Vinca withstands drought but does best with moderate moisture. Fertilize occasionally. Like impatiens, this plant tends to be “self-cleaning” and needs little deadheading.Shown above: Pretty in Pink vinca

Zinnia

Want fast color for just pennies? Plant zinnias! A packet of seeds will fill an area with gorgeous flowers in an amazing array of shapes and colors — even green! And it will happen in just weeks. There are dwarf types of zinnias, tall types, quill-leaf cactus types, spider types, multicolor, special seed blends for cutting, special blends for attracting butterflies, and more.Zinnias are so highly attractive to butterflies that you can count on having these fluttering guests dining in your garden every afternoon. But to attract the most, plant lots of tall, red or hot pink zinnias in a large patch. ‘Big Red’ is especially nice for this, and the flowers are outstanding, excellent for cutting. Zinnias grow quickly from seed sown right in the ground and do best in full sun with dry to well-drained soil.

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