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Petunia x hybrida (petunia)

Synonym: Petunia x atkinsiana,
German: PetunieCzech: petúnie zahradní
Genus:  PetuniaMature Height: 0.30 m
Bloom in:    V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, Flower Colour:    yellowredwhitebluepinkmagentapurplemulti-coloured
Soil Preferred:  humic, Light Required:  full sun
Other Attributes:  annual, opposite leaves, ovate, fruit - capsule, container plant, bed plant, attractive flowers,
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External links:
Michigan State University Extension: Petunia x hybrida --Petunia
NC State University: Annual Flowers: Petunia x hybrida
NC State University: Petunia x hybrida : Additional Images
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Coleus: Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens

Ray Rogers,
Product Description: These are not your grandmother's coleus! Favorite foliage plants during the Victorian period, coleus have made a dramatic comeback in recent years. It's easy to see why: no other plant offers such a dazzling variety of leaf colors, shapes, and patterns. Colors range from deep, velvety crimsons and purples to gentle pinks; from screaming oranges and scarlets to delicate creams and yellow-greens. Individual leaves may be solid or veined, flecked, or bordered with contrasting colors. They can even display riotous, harlequin mixtures of every color imaginable. Coupled with this cornucopia of choices is the delightful fact that no other plant is so easy to grow and propagate. With their sumptuous colors and tough constitutions, coleus are ideal both as attention-getting focal points and as complements to other foliage or flowering plants. As happy in a container as in open ground, they are the ultimate in versatility, their uses as unlimited as your imagination. Whether you're a weekend gardener in search of an easy, reliable color, or an enthusiast who wants to collect every coleus available, you'll find exactly what you're looking forand morein this exciting and comprehensive new book.
Publisher: Timber Press (2008-02-07)
Price: $29.95

Taylor's Guide to Annuals: How to Select and Grow more than 400 Annuals, Biennials, and Tender Perennials- Flexible Binding (Taylor's Guides)

Barbara Ellis,
Product Description: Several concurrent trends have created the need for a new book on annual plants. One is the increasing popularity of container gardening, for which these plants are particularly suited. Another is the hottest trend in landscaping -- creating a bold, even jungly look through the use of tropical plants and other dramatic specimens, most grown as annuals in temperate zones. To meet the demand, growers have developed hundreds of new plants and improved cultivars of old favorites. In this Taylor's Guide, buyers will find more than five hundred of the latest, trendiest plants and the best cultivars of the beloved old standbys.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (2000-01-11)
Price: $23.00

Peonies (Firefly Gardener's Guide)

Pamela McGeorge,
Product Description:

A richly illustrated guide to growing a most satisfying perennial, the peony.

The dazzling peony with its generous blooms is revered and treasured in North America as it has been for centuries in its country of origin, China. Peonies is a comprehensive guide to selecting and growing the best species and hybrids for every region and garden condition.

In an easy-to-use format, this informative and practical reference book has dozens of color photographs and features chapters on:

  • Genus Paeonia and the modern hybrids
  • Ornamental and herbaceous peonies
  • Tree peonies, the "king of flowers"
  • Cultivation and propagation techniques
  • Fertilizers, preferred soil composition, watering and over-wintering
  • Remedies for pests, diseases and disorders
  • Landscaping recommendations with peonies
  • Displaying peonies indoors
  • The origin and history of peonies.

There is also a valuable appendix of selected varieties and a listing of associations and suppliers.

(20060907)
Publisher: Firefly Books (2006-09-12)
Price: $24.95

Annuals for Minnesota & Wisconsin

Don Engebretson, Don Williamson,

Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (2004-05)
Price: $18.95

Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill

Brian McGowan, Alice McGowan,
Product Description: The secret is out: cooler-zone gardeners are discovering that with a little wintertime TLC, plants that have long been considered "annuals" can thrive for many years. These plants — including geraniums, gladioli, dahlias, begonias, rosemary, lavender, and even impatiens — aren't annuals at all. Rather, they are tender perennials. Not hardy enough to survive winter on their own, they can be moved indoors during the cold months, and then returned to the garden in spring. Many are even more beautiful in their second and third years!

Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill by Alice McGowan and Brian McGowan, is the first comprehensive resource on the care and maintenance of tender plants. In this zone-defying guide, readers will find simple techniques for overwintering, followed by 160 detailed plant profiles. Profiles include individulaized advice for overwintering and indoor care. The growing advice is clear and time tested; the authors themselves spent decades introducing and nurturing tender plants at the renowned Blue Meadow Farm Nursery in Montague, Massachusetts.

From familiar snapdragons to the more exotic bush morning glory (a woody vine whose fragrant white blooms will cheer any indoor setting in late winter), tender perennials are appealing to a wide and diverse audience — perennial pros looking to expand their plant palettes, container gardeners hoping to create a more colorful indoor landscape during the cold months, and thrifty gardeners of all skill levels. Both inspirational and practical, Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill will revolutionize perennial gardening, allowing enthusiastic growers in any location to enjoy their favorite plants year after year.
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (2008-08-01)
Price: $17.95
Translation
Ing. Hana Vymazalová
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