Winter Flowering Bedding Plants

These cheery wildflowers have daisy-like blooms of bright yellow petals, surrounding cone-shaped brown centers. Carefully cut down into the ground at an angle to sever the roots until you can lift the plant out of the ground.

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You can also get more sunlight to your garden beds by pruning overhanging trees. To amend clay soil, spread a 6-inch layer of compost and sand over the area. If the soil breaks into clumps in your hand it is sandy.

Calla lilies are dramatic additions to outdoor gardens, but they are also well-suited for indoor container gardens and formal bouquets. Four to six calla lilies in a single container are a striking arrangement for indoor plants or outdoor balcony gardens,...

Taller plants with blooms that serve as a background for the snapdragons, such as many rose varieties, add color and form as well as height to the snapdragon bed. The butterfly flower does not snap.

The flowers grow at the top of long, thin stems with vivid, symmetrical petals. To preserve them and keep blooms bright and attractive, keep them in a temperature range of 40 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Perennial seeds take a extra year to bloom.Loosen the soil of your poppy garden using a garden hoe, and then spread a light covering of compost over the area. No additional fertilizer is needed.Scatter the seeds by hand over the prepared soil for an informal...

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Reapply the fertilizer monthly when temperatures are above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and every three to four months when temperatures dip to 70 F. Don't water during the rainy season when the soil is saturated.

Water the plants' soil once weekly when the rainfall total was less than 1 inch the preceding week. If you are in an area with freezing temperatures but minimal winter snowfall, increase the mulch depth to 6 inches and cover the dormant lilies completely.

No less than six hours of sunshine daily and temperatures in the 70 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit range are ideal. Horticulturists bred and selected numerous cultivars of this lantana for use in gardens.

Chrysanthemums are planted in the spring and bloom through the fall. The flowers bloom in colors including red, pink and orange. They can also make excellent choices for cut flowers and centerpiece bouquets and work well in window boxes and planters.The...

Although the leaves remain green during hot, dry weather, flowering won't happen until late summer or fall when the weather cools. Montauk daisies grow best when they get full, all-day sunlight.

Mix the fertilizer into the top 1 inch of soil then water the garden bed. Zonal geraniums are more susceptible to root rot, leaf spot and fungal problems. Cranesbills flourish when given 1 to 2 inches of water per week, but if they dry out, these hardy...

If possible, treat houseplants outside.You can get a "Calandiva" plant to flower in winter as long as it's growing inside where you can control the light source. Read the directions on the label as rates vary by brand.

If the corm is thicker, you will have quality flowers. Corms that are smaller than 1 inch in diameter may not flower the first year. During dry spells, you will need to water the plant and soil to keep the plant healthy so it will flower.

Boxes of petunias and geraniums will bloom all summer if you deadhead them when flowers are spent. Follow with daffodils, hyacinths, and then tulips for a full spring of color and fragrance before the garden truly gets under way.

For a 25-foot garden bed, use 1/2 cup of granular fertilizer. Keep people, children and pets away from cannas until the fungicide dries completely. Cutting out the spent stalks encourages more flower stalks.

Remove any damaged or dead wood stems at ground level.Lavender does not suffer from many pests or diseases, but can be susceptible to soil disease if water is permitted to stand around the plants; do not over water.

The flower grows best in dry, warm conditions. The white button daisy grows to a height of 6 to 12 inches in moist soil. The daisy is part of the second largest family of flowers, the asteraceae family, which has more than 23,000 species and 1,600 genera.White...

Keep the soil moist and watch the little plants develop.Pansies have the reputation of requiring little care, and, in truth, they don't need much hands-on care. Feed your plants about a week after transplant.

Ensure the planting location receives full morning sun and partial afternoon shade.Spread a 2-inch layer of mulch around the newly planted campanula. Refresh the mulch as needed, especially during the winter when the soil needs insulation to prevent heaving.Water...

Mist the mix thoroughly with water and cover the tray with clear, plastic material. Before planting the seeds, soak them in warm water for 24 hours to ensure that moisture breaks through their hard shells and reaches their tiny embryos..

Prepare the garden bed by loosening the soil with a metal garden rake and remove any weeds. Some salvias that are hardy perennials in warmer climates may be grown as annuals in colder regions, or grown in pots and overwintered indoors.

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Apply the fertilizer every two weeks at half the recommended monthly dosage on the label.Cut off the flower stalks after the blossoms fade but leave the foliage in place. Hyacinth are sometimes grown in pebbles and water instead of soil.