Monday, November 16, 2009

Can You Name Some "cottagey" Plants I Loved up North I Can Grow Here in Tampa?

I loved my cottage garden in Maine, all the colors and textures! Here in Florida (zone 9b) I seem to only have "plants" as my daughter calls them, not "flowers". I miss my peonies, tulips, bearded irises, oriental poppies and lilies.....are there substitutes for these colorful plants I can grow down here?

Can You Name Some "cottagey" Plants I Loved up North I Can Grow Here in Tampa?
The first post lists great plants, but they may not like the humidity in Florida. Try other types of lillies: crinum, spider, tiger, etc. Also try cannas, ruellia, knockout roses, and for shady areas, the annual impatiens are beautiful!
Reply:Because of the heat and the humidity, you can grow many tropical flowers. Many of these will bloom most of the year!





Good Luck!!
Reply:I should think these would do well in Florida they are all sun loving plants.


Butterfly bush


Bee Balm


Roses


Gaillardia


Coreopsis


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