Summer Celosia Gardens

Celosia makes high design easy with colorful feathery tops

For a jolt of vibrant color to get the summer going, add Celosia to your work. Feathery heads of red, orange, and yellow fire up the landscape and take control of the texture aspect—honestly, a stand of these curious creatures is a thriller all on its own. It’s easy to see these landscapes as very, very large combo designs.

Celosia can create waves of color within a single textured look

Vinca Hanging Baskets

Our beautiful trailing Cora® Cascade Vincas come in 10-inch hanging baskets for quick hits of color. We like these vigorous plants for summer in Cincinnati because they survive 100 degree plus temperatures and stand up to drought as well as driving rain. Plus they’re highly disease-resistant so the extra large blooms last all summer with minimal attention on our end.

Because they’re more spread out rather than upright and bushy, Vincas in this series are especially effective in hanging baskets where the blooms tumble dramatically over the edges. Lilac has an intense bright purple flower while Strawberry is elegant light pink, with a darker rosy pink in the center. Violet has a rich true violet bloom with a white eye. We also have Cora® Cascade Mix, plus our special Mixer unique to Diefenbacher that includes Strawberry, Polka Dot (white with red centers), and Lilac.

Side view of ‘Cora Cascade Violet’

Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister’ has unusual sprays of trumpet-like flowers

Normally Fuchsia is considered a hanging plant but ‘Gartenmeister’ is the Fuchsia we use as a bedding and container plant. It quickly forms a strong shrubby center about a foot high and around two or three feet wide. Outside the thick greenery you’ll see large numbers of the signature red trumpets dangling downward. ‘Gartenmeister’ is a shade plant but it doesn’t mind the heat. Since the blooms last a long time, it’s a good choice for a quick—but dramatic—summer presentation. We are shipping this cultivar in the 8-inch pot this week.

‘Gartenmeister’ sits up above the pot with its flowers dangling downward