Notebook continued
Sneak Preview Plants and colour predictions for 2014
Above: Pelargonium x hortorum ‘Pinto Premium’.
Top right: Centaurea ‘Caramia’.
Right: Petunia cultivar ‘SweetSun- shine Provence’.
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lthough it's only mid-summer 2013, trendy colours are already
being determined for the coming year. The betting is still on natural tones of emerald or grass green, ochre yellow and aqua blue for this summer, then easing into sky and sea blue tones, dark red and sand brown, with the emphasis on the blue tones for next year. Plant introductions for 2014 will
include a petunia with a purple heart and a wide white border called ‘Purple Spotlight’. Proven Winners has an Angelonia hybrid called ‘Wedgewood Blue’, which features a two-toned flower with white rolling into mauve, then purple. In the petunia world, watch for
Suntory’s new ‘Moonlight Eclipse’, a mounding plant 12 to 14 inches tall offering the best of all worlds with a purple flower with a green edge.
Still in the petunia world, ‘Sweet-
Sunshine Provence’ has masses of sturdy little double lavender blooms that look like miniature roses. The plants are semi-trailing, with a spread of 20 inches. Give them flower fertil- izer twice a month and six hours of sunshine each day to get flowers from spring until first frost. The petals of ‘Pinto Primo White
to Rise’ perlargonium ‘geranimum’ change from white, to pastel pink, to vibrant pink. The six-inch flower heads on 15-inch plants also perform well in the ground, as long as the soil is fertile and has good drainage. Here’s a bachelor button with
a difference. Perennial Centaurea 'Caramia' has a fluffy pink center surrounded by bright pink, feathery petals. Hardy to zone 3, this variety blooms all
summer long. It is well behaved and has a very upright habit.
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