Coleus ‘Campfire’

Rusty orange-red tones of Coleus ‘Campfire’

We’ve added a hot new coleus to our collection for spring: ‘Campfire’. Look at these warm, rich orange tones—makes me wish I had some marshmallows. It’s rare that we find a rusty orange-red such as this in a coleus, even with all the innovative selections the breeders have been coming up with recently.

‘Rio Grande™ Magenta‘ stays vibrant in sun and heat

Wow—take a look at these vibrant magenta flowers. They’re just the ticket when a client wants color in a trouble spot with unrelenting sun and hot temperatures. Plants in the Rio Grande™ series bloom continuously from spring right through to the first frost of autumn, even during the highest heat of the summer. Though they last only a day the flowers keep on coming, especially with a little deadheading.

‘Rio Grande™ Magenta’ is low growing; it reaches only 2–5 inches tall but has a nice trailing habit, spreading about 12–14 inches. It’s also drought tolerant, although it performs best with regular water. Plant this variety in full sun; deep shade will do it in, as will heavy, wet soil—so be sure there is ample drainage.

Quick, easy summer color

For quick, easy summer color we use ‘Rio Grande™ Magenta’ in sunny beds and borders or let it trail out of hanging baskets. It mixes well with other bright, sun loving plants and is also a natural choice for rock gardens. 

This selection is available in the 4.5-inch pot.

Cuphea ‘Firecracker Vermillionaire^®’

Clients like hummingbirds—and hummingbirds love ‘Firecracker Vermillionaire^®’. It’s one of their favorite plants to flock to in the landscape. That added dimension of interest is welcome, but this plant turns heads on its own merits. Take a look at these unusual tubular flowers—the plant is covered with them. When planted in full sun the orange blooms take on red and yellow highlights. 

‘Vermillionaire^®’ is another sun and heat lover that’s drought tolerant—can you tell we have our minds on summer? Set it in a warm area of the landscape in full sun and you’re golden—well, orange. It grows about 18–28 inches tall with a nice mounded habit and spreads about 12–24 inches.

This plant looks great shooting up out of a container or planted en masse in the landscape. All it needs is a little John Philip Sousa playing in the background.

We grow ‘Vermillionaire^®’ in the versatile 4.5-inch pot.