Nierembergia 'Purple Robe'

‘Purple Robe’ adds loads of charm to intimate settings

If you’re looking for a living plant as a mulch alternative for the summer we have a colorful dwarf groundcover to consider. ‘Purple Robe’ is a long-blooming, shrubby annual that grows in a dense, spreading mound. It’s covered with deep violet-blue cup-shaped flowers. 

Nierembergia is also good as groundcover—the ferny leaves grow thick

New Guinea Impatiens ‘Harmony Radiance Scarlet’

We’ve added two new colors to our Harmony New Guinea collection. ‘Perfect Pink’ has Day-Glo bubblegum pink flowers that pop against the dark green foliage. ‘Radiance Scarlet’ is striking as well, with vibrant red-orange flowers accented by gleaming white centers. It’s a unique look and we like it—the color combination is even more eye-catching than ‘Radiance Magenta’.

Harmony New Guineas have strong stems to hold all those flowers and leaves—they branch out underneath the foliage where you can’t see them. Though these plants have slightly smaller blooms than the Celebration New Guineas, the Harmonies have so many flowers across the top that the overall color coverage is better. When it comes to brightening smaller beds and pots you truly get your money’s worth with the Harmony series.

In addition, Harmony New Guineas are more heat-tolerant than other varieties so they’ll last longer into the summer. Our two new selections join the wide range of colors already in our collection—we recommend keeping several in the design toolbox: Apricot Cream; Cardinal Red; Dark Lilac; Deep Red; Fuchsia Cream; Mix; Orange Blaze; Pure White; Radiance Magenta; Salmon, and Violet.

All of our Harmony New Guineas are available in the 4.5-inch pot.

New Guinea Impatiens ‘Harmony Perfect Pink’

Lots of blooms to complement other plants and attract pollinators

‘Bluebird’ is a cute little plant with lots and lots of sweet-smelling blue-purple flowers. Blooms have a kind of snapdragon look to them with two lips and a yellow eye. Give it a trim midsummer and the flowers will keep on coming.

We also like the pretty lance-shaped leaves—they keep their fresh green color all summer. This is a great plant for filling in sunny beds, hanging baskets and window boxes. Pairing it with gray or silver foliage makes the rich lavender of the blooms more intense, but ‘Bluebird’ complements a number of other plants and flowers as well.

This variety rarely grows taller than 12 inches so it’s also good in containers—it stays nice and neat. Butterflies and hummingbirds love the gentle fragrance.

Nemesia ‘Bluebird’ is available in the 4.5-inch pot.