Prolific and round, these little pumpkins are often seen adorning mantles and tables during the autumn season. Pumpkins prefer sandy, composted soil and lots of moisture. These are great for use in baking and canning.
Habit: Trailing
Light: Sun
Bloom color: Pumpkin Orange
Maintenance: Keep weed-free
Height: 12-18"
Bloom time: Late Summer
Water: 2-3 times per week
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Purple Queen
Bright purple ground cover, lance-shaped leaves with velvet-like texture with small, lavender blooms. Bulletproof plant, easy to grow. Drought tolerant. Also good in containers and combos.
Habit: Spreading
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Bloom color: Purple
Maintenance: Keep weed-free
Height: 12-24''
Bloom time: Spring-Summer
Water: Monthly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Purslane
Beautiful, bright, bee-friendly flowers. Drought tolerant. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon. Used in culinary practices, purslane has a slightly sour and and salty taste.
Feed: Light feeders. Use slow release fertilizer at a low rate every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Ranunculus (Buttercup)
Ranunculus is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as Buttercups, Spearworts, and Water Crowfoots.
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rebutia
Rebutia is a genus in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina. They are generally small, colorful cacti, globular in form, which freely produce flowers that are relatively large in relation to the body. They have no distinctive ribs, but do have regularly arranged small tubercles.
Habit: Upright/Spreading
Light: Full Sun
Bloom color: Pink, Orange, Purple, Yellow, White
Maintenance: Keep weed free
Height: 4" - 6"
Bloom time: All year
Water: Water weekly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rhipsalis
Rhipsalis Baccifera, commonly known as the Mistletoe Cactus, is an epiphytic cactus which originates from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Florida. It is also found throughout the tropics of Africa and into Sri Lanka where its known in Sinhala as Nawahandi.
Habit: Hanging
Light: Partial Sun
Bloom color: Various
Maintenance: Keep weed free
Height: 36-48"
Bloom time: Spring-Summer
Water: Water weekly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rhoeo (Oyster Plant)
Great container plant. Grows a rosette of white pale pink and green leaves with purple undersides.
Habit: Upright
Light: Partial Sun
Bloom color: Purple, White, Red, Pink
Maintenance: Keep weed free
Height: 8"
Bloom time: All year
Water: Water weekly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rose (Drift)
Large double flowers with handsome, dark green foliage. Use for accents, borders, or as a specimen. Remove spent flowers to encourage reblooming. These flowers do well in full sun with well-drained soil.
Habit: Upright
Light: Sun
Bloom color: Pink, Coral, White, Red, Yellow
Maintenance: Prune after bloom
Height: 36''
Bloom time: Spring-Fall
Water: 2 times per week
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rose (Hybrid Tea)
Originating in France, these classic crowd-pleasing flowers are extremely fragrant, large blooms on large shrubby bushes. Beautiful, and easily maintained. When cut, these flowers can last for several days in a vase.
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rose (Knockout)
Everblooming, bright orange-red buds open to showy flowers. The long-lasting blooms are borne on strong stems. Use for accents or borders, or as a specimen. Remove spent flowers to encourage reblooming. Resistant to black-spot and powdery mildew.
Habit: Upright
Light: Sun
Bloom color: Pink, Red, Yellow, Doubles, Rainbow
Maintenance: Prune after bloom
Height: 3-4''
Bloom time: Spring-Fall
Water: 2 times per week
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rose (Moss)
Beautiful, bright, flowers attract butterflies and are bee-friendly. Drought tolerant. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon.
Feed: Light feeders. Use slow release fertilizer at a low rate every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rose (Tree)
Popular for large containers as a standalone and as a focal point in a landscape, elegant tree roses are a great addition to any garden. Tree roses add vertial interest to an entry garden, are less susceptible to pests, and provide wonderful fragrance.
Habit: Upright
Light: Sun
Bloom color: Pink, Red
Maintenance: Prune after bloom
Height: 4-5''
Bloom time: Spring-Fall
Water: 2 times per week
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rosemary
Fragrant, evergreen, woody perennial herb with needle-like foliage, culinary herb native to the Mediterranean. Great for hot, dry, sandy sites. Pretty blue, white, pink, or purple flowers in winter.
Habit: Upright/Spreading
Light: Sun
Bloom color: Blue
Maintenance: Keep weed-free
Height: 12-36''
Bloom time: Winter
Water: Weekly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan)
Daisy like flowers in yellow with black and brown centers. It is a summertime favorite. Black Eyed Susan is a butterfly attractor.
Habit: Upright
Light: Full Sun
Bloom color: Yellow, Red, Orange
Maintenance: Keep weed free
Height: 20-24"
Bloom time: Summer
Water: Water weekly during dry spells
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Rue (Ruta Graveolens)
Woody, shrubby plant with aromatic leaves, with yellow flowers in clusters that bloom from June through July. Low-maintenance, prefers dry to medium moisture, drought tolerant.
Habit: Upright
Light: sun
Bloom color: silver
Maintenance: Keep weed-free
Height: 24"-36"
Bloom time: summer
Water: 1 per weer
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.
Ruellia
Also known as wild petunia. Showy flower. Attracts butterflies. Tolerate dry soil, drought, and rocky-soil. Use as borders, in rock gardens, or in wild gardens.
Habit: Clumping
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Bloom color: Purple
Maintenance: Keep weed-free
Height: 12"
Bloom time: Spring/Summer
Water: 2-3 times per week
Feed: Use slow release fertilizer every 3 months or fertilize monthly.