Petunias of Patterns

‘Potunia® Purple Halo’

Back in February we talked about the importance of petunias for landscapers. These dependable plants bump up the color volume quickly with very little effort. As a result they provide a reliable source of supplemental income.

Zinnia ‘Star Gold’

Lately we’ve been trying to create a buzz in a different way. By planting selections from our Zoo’s Best Pollinators program we’ve been attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to our beds and containers. Keeping all of those little pollinators in business helps keep all of us in the plant industry in business, too!

Here are some graceful zinnias from the Star series—so named for the daisy-shaped flowers. We get lots of blooms in eye-popping colors, and the plants have kind of a wild, untamed look as opposed to the classic well-behaved Zinnia elegans we see so often. 

‘Star White’

If you have one of those hot, sunny dry spots, we recommend Star zinnia. It thrives in the heat, humidity and drought. We also find that it fills beds and containers quickly and mixes nicely with other zinnias. We have ‘Star Gold’, ‘Star Orange’, and ‘Star White’ available in the 1-quart pot.

Euphorbia ‘Glitz’

Like some diamond cufflinks or earrings when you’re going out on the town, ‘Glitz’ provides the finishing touch to elegant combinations. These tiny white flowers and silvery foliage fill the gaps in containers and add an airy, almost foamy dimension to a design.

Delicate appearances can be deceiving, however; like a diamond, this dwarf is durable. ‘Glitz’ stands up to heat and drought, and grows in sun or shade with minimal care. It spreads about 18 inches and has a nice, mounded habit.

This is a great choice for a refined, all-white garden. A single bowl of ‘Glitz’ also makes a fancy accent on its own—when the branches catch the light it actually seems like the plant is sparkling.

We grow this variety in the 4.5-inch pot.