grow in full sun to partial sun

blooms late summer

Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile, humus rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun or light, dappled shade.

annual

grow in partial shade to full sun

used as autumn annual

grow in full sun or partial shade

comes in 8/9″ pots

B. oleracea cultivars – These ornamental cabbage and kale are cross between wild Mediterranean and grow 12-18″ tall and wide.They form rounded loose rosettes of variously colored foliage, suitable for containers, or autumn or winter bedding. They are usually available as seed mixtures of rounded to ovate, plain or fringed, white, red, or pink leaves. The most vivid coloration is produced after temperature fall below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, yields edible roots (kohlrabi), leaves (cabbage), shoots a(brussels sprouts) and flower buds (cauliflower and broccoli).

is slender erect annual whose scent repels insects usually with spotted yellow/orange round flower atop of stem

comes in trays or in 4″ pots

Grow in moderately fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Deadhead to prolong flowering, and water freely during drought. The densely double flowerbeds of the African marigolds tend to rot in wet weather. In containers, use a soil based potting mix, during the growing season, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer weekly.

There are about 300 species of mostly evergreen, low growing, subshrubs, annuals and biennials, in this genus. They occur in Europe, and Asia with a single species in arctic North America, and few extending to South Africa. Most are plants for the rock garden or edges of garden beds. Much hybridizing has created several different groups of pinks and carnations bred for specific purposes. Border Carnations are annual or perennial plant up to 24″ tall used as the name suggests as well as for cut flowers. Perpetual-flowering Carnations are mainly grown in the open but may be grown under cover to produce unblemished blooms, these are often disbudded leaving only the top bud to develop. American Spray Carnation are treated like perpetuals except that no disbudding is carried out. Malmaison Carnations, now undergoing revival in popularity, are so-called because of their supposed resemblance to the Bourbon rose ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’, highly perfumed, they are grown in the same way perpetuals but need more care. Other groups of hybrids for the garden and cutting are the Modern Pinks and the Old-fashioned Pinks. Finally comes the Alpine or Rock Pinks bred from alpine species and used mostly in rock gardens. In all hybrid groups there are some cultivars that are sel colored (all the same color), and other that are flecked, picotee, or laced, the latter 2 types having petals narrowly edged with a different color.

Ranging from fully to marginally frost hardy, Dianthus species like a sunny position, protection from strong winds, and well drained, slightly alkaline soil. Stake taller varieties. Prune after flowering.