Exciting Flowers For 2010

This year we are featuring the flowers and plants that we have found to be most exciting and the most dependable as well as a remarkable Proven Winner Heliotrope 'Simply Sensational' that isn't even in the marketplace yet. ( email me because it isn't on the order form) Hmm, fragrance is so welcomed!

We have a perennial hibiscus with a huge bloom and annuals that will give you colorful flowers all summer long. The best annual to fill in with after the perennials are done is the new Double Click Cosmos 'Rose Bonbon' a full bloom of color to light up the flower bed or vase. If you need to fill a big space 'Showpiece Dahlia' will give brilliant flowers all summer from a lovely bush. This continues to be the best buy of our offerings.

The seeds are arriving and we are filled with anticipation. A great time of year!!!

Maryland Gardens and Susan’s Annuals

Let’s share experiences with plants from Susan Iglehart’s Flowers and how they do in Maryland gardens, planters, and porches. What has done well and what wasn’t good. All comments are welcome so we can learn from each other how to grow each variety to be its most beautiful and delightful best.


1. Last summer both Nemesia ‘Raspberry’ and ‘Opal Innocence’ did really well in my garden bed, lasted all summer. - Frances

2. Emilia was wonderful, reseeded several times during the summer. I’m getting more this year. - Mary

3. I am interested in annual flowers that will be in bloom for July 15th that I can grow for table center pieces at a reunion. I live in Natick, MA 01760. - Joyce (today)

my answer...
Hi Joyce,

We don’t ship our plants at this time. I wish you were around the corner and I could start wonderful annuals for you.

I would suggest you find a grower and ask for ageratum ‘blue horizon’, cosmos, zinnias, lisianthus, nicotiana, snapdragons and small sunflowers. Tell them you are looking for varieties with long enough stems to make arrangements.

Or have 10" shallow white plastic bulb pans planted with fancy leaf or scented geramiums, ‘lemon gem’ marigolds (which small like lemons) and euphorbia ‘diamond frost’, they can then be taken home and grown on the porch for the rest of the summer.

If I think of a grower I know in your area I will let you know. The only person I can think of right now is Allen Haskell Horticulturalists in New Bedford.

Good luck,

Susan