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Suggestions for lime green blooms or leaves?

13 years ago

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have suggestions for plants with lime green blooms or leaves? I'm redoing one of my garden beds for 2011 and wanted to do a color scheme that includes lime green. The bed is in full southern-exposure sun though, so that maybe leaves out coleus. I'm hoping to go with mostly winter and spring-sowed seeds, but I may have to get some actual plants too if I can't find seeds for the stuff I want.

Right now I'm thinking of:

Echinacea 'Coconut Lime' (does this come as a seed?)

Bells of Ireland

Nicotiana alata 'Lime Green'

Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Lime'

Zinnia 'Queen Red Lime'

Four O Clock 'Limelight'

Prefer plants I can sow from seed...annuals or perennials are both OK.

Thanks in advance!!!

-T

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Comments (6)

countrycarolyn
13 years ago
How about potato vine, it is an annual here but it is extremely easy to collect seeds from. There are 2 potato vines that one is purple and one is the neon green bright yellow color that you are looking for. It doesn't get very tall maybe a foot at the most, but the spread is very impressive. It also loves sun!!

Another one that comes to mind is golden creeping jenny, though a few problems with that it does turn a little more yellow in full sun. It also loves consistent moisture, which can be bothersome to keep watering. This is actually considered an annual but I planted some about 4 years ago and it comes back every year thicker and fuller. Another down side to this is the height, this is more of a ground cover. It is bright enough to make a statement from a distance without the height but if your looking for height then this is so not it. Max height maybe 2" after several years of growth.

I mentioned both but really I wasn't thinking about the fact you were looking for seeds. I am really not sure about the seed part. There are some things I just buy but only after the year end clearance sale at the local nursery. I think all nurseries have already started to put out their mums so I am sure they have already done away with their annuals.

I didn't grow the potato vine this year or I would share some with you. To be honest I have no clue how to save the seeds from my creeping jenny.
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kqcrna
13 years ago
Echinacea "green envy" is green with pink blush.

There was also a pink/green petunia "pretty much picaso".

Neither is from seed, though.

Karen
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northforker
13 years ago
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topie
Original Author
13 years ago
Wow, thank you so much everyone...these are some great suggestions!

This year I'm actually drawing a little grid thing to plan this garden bed...I hadn't done that in the past with this particular bed before and it ended up looking like kind of a mess with weird color combos. The bed I did plan with a grid last year looks much better I think, so I'm going to try that with this bed.

I'm so excited to start my winter sowing this year!

Thanks again everyone...
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maozamom NE Ohio
13 years ago
Caryopteris Sunshine Blue wintersows well and you know early if it came true or not.
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