Angelonia ‘Archangel™ Light Pink’

Angelonia ‘Archangel™ Light Pink’ - our new addition

Angelonia is one of our top picks for summer landscape beds and this year we have a pretty new light pink version from the Archangel™ series. It presents a nice alternative to the dark purples, bright pinks and pure white we normally see in summer snapdragons. 

The soft blush pink blooms add color to your design

Choices, choices: another tall, light pink option for sun is ‘Senorita Mi Amor™’. This is a blush pink, softer in tone than ‘Senorita Rosalita’ that we grew last year. It’s also very tall, reaching about 2–4 feet. We use it when we want to add dramatic color up high in a design.

Unlike typical spider plants, this variety is thornless and not sticky, which makes ‘Senorita Mi Amor™’ much easier to handle. Flowers bloom profusely from spring to frost and as you can see they’re borne all over the plant—not just at the top like other cleomes. It’s another sun lover that’s both heat and drought tolerant.

‘Senorita Mi Amor™’ makes a grand statement en masse in broad landscape displays and large containers. We grow it in the 4.5 and 6-inch pot sizes.

Mix ‘Senorita Mi Amor™’ to make a dramatic display

Clusters of lilac blooms

‘Meteor Shower™’ is a thriller of a different kind. Look at all the clusters of lilac blooms—they appear to be glowing against the dense green foliage. It reminds us of shooting stars in the night sky. 

This is a vigorous verbena—say that three times, fast. It’s more vigorous than others of its type (bonariensis) and more compact as well, with strong stems to hold up all those pretty flowers. It may look a bit wild but it’s actually very manageable.  ‘Meteor Shower™’ is about half the height of straight ‘bonariensis’.

Sometimes a little fun is what we’re after and this is a fun plant. It adds a bit of quirky charm to combinations and infuses the landscape with a cosmic vibe when planted in a large grouping.

We grow this selection in the 4.5-inch pot.