Just thought that I start a thread for this area about annuals & perennial plants that grow well in this area. I've tried many plants over the past 20 years of trying to landscape my home and in the years of doing so, I have learned (thru trial & error) a little about what grows/survives and what doesn't in this local soil.
I've also wasted a lot of $$ over the years on plants that were very pretty in the local garden centers only to be very disappointed when they died a couple of months later thru no fault of my own.
Please feel free to contribute to this thread so others can learn what works and what doesn't here in B-CS.
I have not tried everything, but from my experience, here is what I have been satisfied with:
Annuals:
-Impatiens & Begonias (make sure they get filtered sunlight tho). Bloom late March-1st freeze. Lotz of different varieties and colors.
-Wave Petunias-can also be perennials if brought indoors during cold spells under 25 degrees. Bloom pretty much year-round. Don't need too much watering, but best on containers. The new "Supertunia" made it thru our cold spells this winter and are blooming nicely now, so I would recommend them too. They also reseeded so I have some freebies. Blooms are only about 1/3 the size as the typical petunias.
-Periwinkles. They luv the sun and the heat. Bloom March thru 1st frost. Pink, Purple & white varieties. Have had success with all 3.
-Zinnias. These do well until the "Dog Days" of summer. I plant from seeds.
-Pansies grow well in the Fall & winter until temps regularly reach over 80 degrees. Same for Snapdragons.
-Geraniums are great container plants for semi-sunny locations. Don't need alot of water and they bloom April til first freeze. May survive the winter if you bring them indoors during freezes.
-Morning Glory. This is a temperamental vine that I have had limited success with, but if it catches on, WATCH OUT. Blooms in late summer and they are profuse. Make sure that you have a large trellis for them to grow on.
-Colanchos are very pretty plants that grow well in pots and in the ground. Will die in the winter if in the ground however. I have had success growing them in mostly shade to mostly sun, but they grow best in morning sun with afternoon shade.
-Ice Plant. They grow anywhere any everywhere, in pots and in the ground, in sun and in shade. Easy to transplant. Just pinch off a piecr, put it in the soil, water, and it will take off. Pretty waxy leaves and little pink flowers that bloom during the warmer months. It can be used as a ground cover too.
-Moss Rose. Have had better luck growing them in containers than in the soil, but they are drought-hardy and bloom throughout the Summer.
-Dianthas or Pinks are decent annuals that I have had mixed success on. Some years they are great, some years they don't make it. Conditions have to be just right, I guess.
Gotta go for now. Will provide more annuals and a list of perennials that I have had success with later.
Once again, please feel free to contribute.
I've also wasted a lot of $$ over the years on plants that were very pretty in the local garden centers only to be very disappointed when they died a couple of months later thru no fault of my own.
Please feel free to contribute to this thread so others can learn what works and what doesn't here in B-CS.
I have not tried everything, but from my experience, here is what I have been satisfied with:
Annuals:
-Impatiens & Begonias (make sure they get filtered sunlight tho). Bloom late March-1st freeze. Lotz of different varieties and colors.
-Wave Petunias-can also be perennials if brought indoors during cold spells under 25 degrees. Bloom pretty much year-round. Don't need too much watering, but best on containers. The new "Supertunia" made it thru our cold spells this winter and are blooming nicely now, so I would recommend them too. They also reseeded so I have some freebies. Blooms are only about 1/3 the size as the typical petunias.
-Periwinkles. They luv the sun and the heat. Bloom March thru 1st frost. Pink, Purple & white varieties. Have had success with all 3.
-Zinnias. These do well until the "Dog Days" of summer. I plant from seeds.
-Pansies grow well in the Fall & winter until temps regularly reach over 80 degrees. Same for Snapdragons.
-Geraniums are great container plants for semi-sunny locations. Don't need alot of water and they bloom April til first freeze. May survive the winter if you bring them indoors during freezes.
-Morning Glory. This is a temperamental vine that I have had limited success with, but if it catches on, WATCH OUT. Blooms in late summer and they are profuse. Make sure that you have a large trellis for them to grow on.
-Colanchos are very pretty plants that grow well in pots and in the ground. Will die in the winter if in the ground however. I have had success growing them in mostly shade to mostly sun, but they grow best in morning sun with afternoon shade.
-Ice Plant. They grow anywhere any everywhere, in pots and in the ground, in sun and in shade. Easy to transplant. Just pinch off a piecr, put it in the soil, water, and it will take off. Pretty waxy leaves and little pink flowers that bloom during the warmer months. It can be used as a ground cover too.
-Moss Rose. Have had better luck growing them in containers than in the soil, but they are drought-hardy and bloom throughout the Summer.
-Dianthas or Pinks are decent annuals that I have had mixed success on. Some years they are great, some years they don't make it. Conditions have to be just right, I guess.
Gotta go for now. Will provide more annuals and a list of perennials that I have had success with later.
Once again, please feel free to contribute.
