Papaya lovers will rejoice when they see the bright color of these blooms. Light green single petals surround dark green centers, and the fragrant blooms make a striking addition to cut flower arrangements.īest suited to Zones 3-9, ‘Green Jewel’ blooms in summer through first frost, with a mature height of 24-36 inches and a spread of 12-24 inches.Īnd if you’re a green flower lover searching for even more options to add to your garden, check out this article for more of our favorite types.īare roots ready for planting are available in packs of two, four, or 10 from Eden Brothers Nursery. This green beauty has a pale, pastel hue that’s unusual among flowers. It’s not jade or peridot, but a different kind of jewel, of the floral variety. Plants are available from Burpee in pink, raspberry, orange-red, or deep orange. ‘Bubble Gum’ is deep pink in the center with pastel pink surrounding rays, ‘Raspberry’ features an intense rose hue, ‘Orangeberry’ is bright orange-red, and ‘Mandarin’ features deep orange blooms. The double-blossomed beauties feature central cushions of short petals surrounded by flared rays.
Whether you’re craving a double scoop of bubble gum, raspberry, orangeberry, or mandarin, this cultivar does not disappoint.Īvailable in bright hues of pink, deep rose, and orange, you can take your pick, or mix and match for an explosion of color with coneflowers from the Double Scoop™ series.īest grown in Zones 4-9, expect a mature height of 20-26 inches and a spread of 16-22 inches, with some slight variation depending on the color selected.įlowers have an extended bloom period from late spring through early fall, and they shouldn’t require staking.Īnd unlike your favorite frozen treats, these flowers are heat tolerant. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Or maybe you’re more in the mood for sherbet, or sorbet? Water ice, perhaps? With a little patience, you should be rewarded with double-decker flowers in the second year and beyond.īare roots are available from Eden Brothers. This variety is best suited to Zones 3-9, and you can expect mature heights of 24-36 inches with a spread of 24-30 inches.ĭon’t be alarmed if your plants only produce single blooms in the first year – this isn’t unusual. Rose-colored blooms will fill your garden through the summer and into early autumn if you choose the ‘Doubledecker’ cultivar.īut that’s not all – unlike the other blooms featured here, this type has an exceptionally unique two-tiered appearance, with reflexed and deeply curved petals that point downwards at the bottom of each blossom, dark brown cones in the center, and shorter petals on top that reach towards the sky. There’s nothing wrong with red, but I wish those double-decker buses that I’ve ridden on many visits to London (almost always rushing to the top to grab a seat with a view) had a paint job like these babies. With bright pink double centers of short petals surrounded by lighter pink rays, these fragrant flowers are about three inches in diameter.īred by Arie Blom, a renowned hybridizer in the Netherlands, this cultivar is suited to Zones 4-8. If you’re a small space gardener, these will fit nicely, and they’re suited to growing in containers. And they’re sure to attract a bevy of real butterflies to the garden.įrom the CONE-FECTIONS™ series, this cultivar has a compact habit, with a mature height of 16-18 inches and a spread of 14-16 inches.
When human-to-human butterfly kisses aren’t available, these flowers might be the next best thing. The closeness that’s required to achieve these is what makes them so intimate – even the long-lashed among us (myself included) might pause for just a second before swooping in to give our sweetie one of these special, delicate smooches. Butterfly KissesĪre you a fan of butterfly kisses, those soft caresses of a lover’s eyelashes on your cheek? Seeds are available from True Leaf Market. Suited to USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8, plants are shrub-like and bushy, with a mature height of 36-48 inches and a spread of 18-24 inches. Fortunately, the pollinators aren’t scared off either – beneficial insects who visit your garden will love these! ‘Bravado’ features single, four to five-inch blooms reminiscent of daisies, in a rosy shade of pink with orange cone-shaped centers.Īre they bold and intimidating, as their name would suggest? I’m not convinced.
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