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Agapanthus

Agapanthus

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – flowers bloom in large round clusters of umbels of blue, white or violet blue. Funnel shaped flowers grow at the end of a thick 2’-4’ tall stem. Blooms late spring to the beginning of autumn.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for containers, bring indoors over winter

 

Caladium bicolor

Caladium bicolor

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – Colored leaves 12” in length and 6” wide, leaves form a clump. Dozens of variegated forms exist in shades of green, white, pinks and reds. Grows 1’-2’ tall, leaf apex points downwards, blooms till September.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – part shade to part sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained moist soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in containers, beds and borders

 

Canna x generalis

Canna x generalis

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – foliage is large tropical paddle like 18”-24” in length, produces 3” diameter flowers with layers of petals in many ranges of colors, height is 4’-7’ tall. Has 4 flowers per plant, blooms May until frost Varieties include ‘Bengal Tiger’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Premium’.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist to boggy soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for containers, store rhizome in cool place over winter
canna-red yellow-canna canna-tropicana
Colocasia esculanta – Elephant Ears

Colocasia esculanta – Elephant Ears

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – large 3 pointed arrow or heart shaped leafs, pointing down 2’-3’ in length. Blooms May until frost, comes in a variety of colors some with multiple colors on one plant. Varieties include ‘Black Magic’ and ‘Illustris’.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium to wet soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Remove yellow older leaves, great for containers
colocasia-chartreuse colocasia-illustris
Cordyline australis ‘Red Sensation'

Cordyline australis ‘Red Sensation'

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – long tropical spear like upright leaves up to 36” in length, deep burgundy color. Bloom from May to late October.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for center of containers, and specimens

 

Gardenia augusta

Gardenia augusta

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – dark to bright green, opposite leaves on a shrub that can grow 6’-8’ tall. Blooms mid-spring to early summer flowers are white, turning to creamy yellow and have a waxy feel, sweet fragrance.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – part shade to full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Specimen shrub in container

 

Hibiscus Rosa sinensis

Hibiscus Rosa sinensis

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – Flowers are glorious and huge up to 6" in diameter and occur in many colors. Most are flared and have a bell shape single or double, smooth or scalloped. Leaves are large, dark green, and shiny grows up to 15’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in containers, bring in over winter
hibiscus-peach hibiscus-purple Yellow_Hibiscus
Mandevilla x amoena

Mandevilla x amoena

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – flowers bloom in large round clusters of umbels of blue, white or violet blue. Funnel shaped flowers grow at the end of a thick 2’-4’ tall stem. Blooms late spring to the beginning of autumn.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for containers, bring indoors over winter
mandevilla-red mandevilla-white
Phormium tenax ‘Purpureum’– New Zealand Flax

Phormium tenax ‘Purpureum’– New Zealand Flax

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – bold clumps of long, bronzed purple colored, sword-shaped leaves. Blooms early May to end of October. Comes in ‘Variegated’ form as well, which have a creamy white margin on the edges of the blade.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to partial shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for pots and bedding

 

Strobilanthus dyerianus – Persian Shield

Strobilanthus dyerianus – Persian Shield

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – variegated dark green and silvery-metallic purplish-pink leaves on top and all purple underneath, with serrated edges. Soft stems grow 3’-4’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – morning full sun to afternoon partial shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – rich well drained moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great in containers and in beds.

 

Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart

Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – sprawling groundcover 3”-5” tall plant with succulent stems and pointed leaves. Surfaces of the leaves are a deep royal purple underside is an even more vivid violet. Three-petaled flowers emerge from curving double bracts at the stem tips. Blooms constantly during warm weather, but the flowers are open only in the morning.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – rich sandy soils, prefers ample water but is drought tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in beds, rock gardens and containers

 

Tradescantia zebrina – Wandering Jew

Tradescantia zebrina – Wandering Jew

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – foliage creeps, sprawls and trails all over itself to make a dense groundcover. Intense violet color on the underside and striped with pale silvery turquoise and dark burgundy-tinged green on top, zebra like.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full shade to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist well drained soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as groundcover, great in containers and hanging baskets