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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Evergreen
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
On Jul 31, 2009, Naturalwonders from Seattle, WA wrote:
I love this plant. I turned out to be quite the surprise. I live in Omaha and discovered this wonderful organization called the Benson Plant rescue. The get plants from various nurseries around the city that are on their last leg and they also rescue plants from other sources as well. The six pack annual and the like they give away. Larger annuals they sell.
Well, on my first trip, they had a whole bunch of this unidentified plant in the free section. The foliage looked remarkably like lantana, but from the buds that were present, I could tell that it wasn't. But no one knew what it was. So I started calling it "Plant Surprise!" It took, it seems for ever for the stalks to mature and finally bloom, but now I have an explosion of little white "airplanes" all over. I put them in a huge container along with a rescued petuna, some lantana, microfiber grass, snap dragons and a few other plants. I just guest that it would take full sun.
Well, that stuff just grew and grew and grew! It's gorgeous. By coinsidence, everything in the post is white, with the exception of the snapdragons that provide just a little splash of color.
But as of yesterday, I still had no idea what this plant was and only learned its identity this morning after posting some pics on Gardenweb.com.
I'm so in love with this plant, that I went looking for some more information on them and that's how I stumbled upon Dave's Garden. I also want to share my joy with you all too so I'll also upload some pics!
On Apr 27, 2004, DanaFL78 from Leesville, LA (Zone 8a) wrote:
I like this plant because it makes a lovely border and hummingbirds love it! Deadhead to keep continuous blooms. Very tolerant of heat, drought, and varied soil types. Plant in ordinary, well-drained garden soil and enjoy! I mix these with the Salvia "Forest Fire" AKA Scarlet or Texas Sage.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Alberta, Alabama Wilmington, Delaware Brooksville, Florida Pensacola, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Franklinton, Louisiana Leesville, Louisiana Minneapolis, Minnesota Omaha, Nebraska Mooresville, North Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Austin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas Madison, Wisconsin
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