Location: Narrow space that could use some color Solution:Tropicanna cannas, which offer psychedelically
colored foliage all season long. Providing attractive foliage and brilliant blooms, Tropicanna, Tropicanna Gold and Tropicanna Black cannas make stunning backdrops to garden beds and bor- ders. Tropicanna cannas are also ideal in containers or inter- planted with contrasting colored annuals. All three look terrific in ponds and water gardens. "The one thing to remember about cannas is that they are not hardy in the colder zones," said Ep- stein. "So, if you want to keep them year after year, you have to store them."
Location: Hot, sunny walkway that needs softening Solution: Storm series of agapanthus (including the deep
blue-flowered Blue Storm and the white-bloomed Snow Storm). "If you've got a piece of hardscaping like pavers or a walkway, the ground around it tends to heat up even more," said Anthony Tesse- laar. "In these spots, the Storm agapanthus series is a great choice, especially if you're looking for something different with an exotic, architectural look." The Storm series, he added, is the only variety of agapanthus to have survived the Dallas Arboretum's famous
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plant "trials by fire" in intense heat, drought and humidity. "Unlike other agapanthus, it also has a shorter, denser, clump-forming habit and has been known to rebloom two to three times a gardening season."
LI All photos and descriptions provided by Anthony Tesselaar Plants Pty.
Ltd. For more information, visit www.tesselaar.com. For more plant se- lection and placement tips from Dave Epstein, visit www.growing wisdom.com.
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