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A van der Meer Favourite! In Manitoba this vine is often seen planted in Containers and Baskets. Small or Large leaf varieties add a delicate deep green foliage to any planting and bring volume to the space. Plant in containers, beds, and as a ground cover. They are also adaptable as houseplants. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 6"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos and data courtesy of Dummen Orange

'Elatior' begonias were bred for enjoyment indoors as well as outdoors. Keep moist and take the time to dead head to encourage re-blooming.Good drainage is important for this plant to thrive. Plant in full to part shade, avoiding any location with mid-day full sun or high wind.

Exposure: Part Shade

Height: 8 - 12"

Width: 10 - 15"

Photos and data courtesy of Ball, Dummen Orange

Best as an indoor plant or outdoors in warm climates. Unique leaves resemble fiber-optic cables orbiting around the plant. Adds interest in mixed containers. Looks great in pots and along walkways.

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Height: 6 - 8" (15 - 20cm)

Width: 18 - 20" (46 - 51cm)

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Horticulture- https://www.ballseed.com

A great choice to brighten up your shady areas of garden or patio! Each plant forms a symmetrical mound of dark green foliage. Within a few weeks, a profusion of double flowers creates an ever-blooming display of colour. 

Exposure: Shade, Partial Sun

Spacing: 10 - 12"

Height: 10 - 16" 

Width: 10 - 12" 

Photos and data courtesy of Ball

The Regatta Trailing Lobelia is a fantastic filler. These plants are covered in tiny yet brilliant flowers in colours of blue, purple, rose, and white.

Lobelia tolerates full sun, but will struggle if not kept moist. 

Exposure: Partial Sun, Full Sun

Height: 6 - 8" 

Width: 10 - 12" 

Mounding Lobelia is a great filler for tighter and smaller growing pots or baskets. It also a terrific border plant in a flower bed. Compact habit makes for a great splash of color in flower beds and mixed combinations. Lobelia will tolerate full sun, but is best suited to part shade.

Exposure: Partial Sun, Full Sun

Height: 5" 

Width: 8"

Kimono displays beautifully in mixed patio containers for an attractive show of color. Also striking when used as a single color for bedding and large containers or window boxes.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 - 8"

• Width: 6 - 8"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Eye-catching, bicolor, 6 to 8-in. (15 to 20-cm) flowers adorn the well-branched plants. This big-bloomed rudbeckia creates awesome landscapes and containers.

DENVER DAISY Rudbeckia is perfectly suited for hot, sunny areas with minimal moisture. They quickly develop in large bright blooms and are low maintenance 

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 20 - 28" 

Width: 15 - 20"

Large, double flowers filled with lightly fringed petals on sturdy stems.

Height: 24 - 36" (61 - 91cm)

Exposure: Partial Sun, Sun

Staking maybe required. Best grown in full sun.

Canna Lilys have a tropical-like foliage giving a showy display addition to your garden!

Brings the allure of the Caribbean right to your garden with its majestic, banana-like leaves and vibrant, exotic flowers. Great for landscapes and container plantings in full sun! Striking foliage contrasts with the flowers, making them a great option for mixed combinations or in-ground plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30 - 48"

• Width: 14 - 20"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Artemisia sea salt brings a beautiful display of soft, velvety silver green leaves that gives accent to surrounding flowering plants. Grows well in hot and dry temperatures and is often used as a filler in annual potting combinations or garden boarder bedding.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5 - 10"

• Width: 20 -30"

The dark purple foliage compliments summertime combination containers and baskets as it arches over the edge of the containers and mingles well with other annuals.

The foliage is a nearly black-purple on top and a bright ruby on the leafs underside. 

Heat tolerant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 12"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Photo courtesy of PAC Elsner / Westhoff – www.pac-elsner.com / www.westflowers.de

A fragrant, showy, trailing green that is low maintenance and drought tolerant. 

Makes for beautiful bed fillers and garden borders, can also be put on banks and slops for cascading foliage. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

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 Photos Courtesy of Syngenta Flowers.

Dark green leaves with a creamy white center and violet spring flowers.

Exposure: Part Sun, Full Sun

Height: 3 - 6"

Width: 15 - 18"

This annual vine, passion flower, has an exotic bloom and vigorous growth. May be grown indoors over winter.

This series of Sunpatiens is a more aggressive plant making it a better fit here in Manitoba with our shorter growing season. Makes a stunning patio planter. Flower power in your garden all season long! Water deeply and fertilize weekly.

Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade

Height: 12 - 32"

Spread: 12 - 26"

Photos and data courtesy of Sakata Ornamentals

This striking plant features showy coleus-like foliage, but is extremely heat and cold tolerant. A wonderful addition to large mixed containers or for adding contrast to the landscape.

Exposure: Shade, Sun

Height: 24 - 36" 

Width: 12 - 18"

Stunning green leaves with large white patches. Broad petalled orange flowers. This Canna requires part shade as leaves may sunburn. They thrive near water and in wet boggy areas where other plants will not grow. 

Ideal for planting in beds, containers and in large landscapes such as water gardens, ponds and bogs (they thrive near water and in wet boggy areas). 

Image courtesy of Florissa

Whimsical and unique texture for container or garden! An inspired combination, offering the contrast of shiny blue and green along with straight and twisted stems. Nice water garden feature.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18" - 36"

• Width: 12" - 18"

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

Sunburst Double Coreopsis form a mound of leathery green leaves, bearing many upright stems of dbl. daisy type flowers for weeks starting in early summer. Removing faded flowers regularly will encourage blooming to continue into the fall.

Tolerant of hot, humid summer climates. Attractive to butterflies.

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3b

Cannas need consistent water and evenly moist soil. Water often, especially in extreme heat. Insufficient water will cause the leaves to tear or crack. In addition to needing lots of water, cannas are hungry plants, although they store some food in their rhizomes. Feed them in early spring and midsummer

photos courtesy of van Noort Bulb Co.

Cannas need consistent water and evenly moist soil. Water often, especially in extreme heat. Insufficient water will cause the leaves to tear or crack. In addition to needing lots of water, cannas are hungry plants, although they store some food in their rhizomes. Feed them in early spring and midsummer

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30 - 60"

• Width: 18 - 24"
  

van Noort Bulb Co.

Cannas need consistent water and evenly moist soil. Water often, especially in extreme heat. Insufficient water will cause the leaves to tear or crack. In addition to needing lots of water, cannas are hungry plants, although they store some food in their rhizomes. Feed them in early spring and midsummer

Images courtesy of: van Noort Bulb Co.

 This is a low maintenance annual and will bring stunning colors and artful accents to outdoor spaces. 

Plant in moisture-retentive soil (beds, borders, bog gardens, along ponds and streams). Water often, prefers moist soil.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 24"

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The Agrobrite Standing Plant Lamp offers exceptional illumination and versatility! With a flexible neck and adjustable height (48" to 61") this lamp provides bright, natural light that will help plants thrive. Desk top lamp will brighten a low light work space and bring hours of calm while giving your houseplant the light it loves.

Full spectrum light enhances the colour of ornamental flowering indoor plants.Great for at work or home.

27 Watt

Hydrofarm's desktop plant light offers illumination and versatility for indoor growing. The lamp has a flexible neck and adjustable height to provide clean and balanced light that works for seed starting, small potted plants or even as a reading lamp. No matter the use, Hydrofarm's desktop lamp provides energy efficient, flicker-free performance that will be good for your plants for years to come.

The daylight balanced fluorescent bulb is one of the wonders of our modern technology and does a nice job of lighting. This continuous output light source outputs a continuous spectrum of light that closely mimics the visible spectral output of the sun. As light bulbs go, these operate with very little heat.

• Natural daylight spectrum 
• Optimum light for healthy plants
• Bright true colors and high contrast
• Easy on the eyes

The Easy Sprout Sprouter stands only 18cm (7") tall, and it holds 1L of water. By switching out the seive sizes, the easy sprout can accommodate large or small sprouting seeds. It's made from BPA-free, non-leeching, high-density polyethylene. Simply grow your sprouts and pop them in the fridge.