The Facts Height: 1′ – 2′ Spread: Undetermined Sun: Full Sun Water: Dry to Medium Soil: Any Growth Rate: Fast The Daylily (Hemerocallis) is often referred to as “the perfect perennial” for its wide adaptibility. From zone 1 to 11, drought to frost, this perennial is vibrant in color and vigorous in growth. It is hard to pin down a spread for daylillies as they can reach far if kept untamed. The common daylily blooms once per season with its bloom lasting an

The Facts Height: 2′ – 4′ Spread: 1′ – 1.5′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Dry to Medium Soil: Any Growth Rate: Fast Coreopsis is a native of the plains and is often referred to as tickseed. While some might call this a weed because of its native properties, this perennial is truly a stunning one. The varieties and colors which Coreopsis provides is vast and vibrant. Because of this, it is hard to define the plant structure in any one instance. Most, however, sport s

The Facts Height: 1′ – 2′ Spread: 1′ – 2′ Sun: Morning Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast Columbine is a fascinating perennial. Its genus name, Aquilegia, derives from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because of its resemblance to that of an eagle’s claw. The flowers of this plant were used by the Native Americans as a compliment to other fresh greens because of its very sweet nature. Although safe if consumed in small quantities, it is not recommended

The Facts Height: 0.5′ – 1.5′ Spread: 1′ – 2′ Sun: Morning Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast Anemone are beautiful to behold. They’re soft look only masks their hardy nature. These perennials have a wide zone range and are adaptable to many regions. Though this may be, filtered sunlight or full shade is best for these beauties. Spread by runners underground, these make fine additions to large areas of shade or woodland gardens. They’re bright colors are

The Facts Height: 2′ – 4′ Spread: 1.5′ – 3′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well-Drained Growth Rate: Fast Agastache, sometimes known as hyssop or hummingbird mint, is a native of the Midwest and Great Plains regions. Because of this, it thrives in Oklahoma’s climate. As a member of the mint family the foliage carries a slight fragrance to it. While there are many varieties and color of Agastache to choose from, most will grow to reach 2 – 4’ tall and spread 1.5 – 3’ wide.

The Facts Height: 2′ – 3′ Spread: 1′ – 2′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast Tropical Milkweed is an absolutely gorgeous blooming annual. The best part about it is the butterflies it attracts. Like its perennial counterpart this plant plays host to not only Monarchs, but many other species of butterflies and other pollinators alike. Bright and ‘hot’ colors are mostly displayed with this annual. Hues of reds, oranges, yellows and a little purple

The Facts Height: 0.5′ – 1.5′ Spread: 0.5′ – 1′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast Dianthus has many varieties and in Oklahoma is split into perennial and annual. Depending on the winter, annual Dianthus can re-seed itself like its perennial cousin. More often than not, though, this is not the case. Half inch diameter bloom heads cluster together to form brilliant displays of color on green to gray green foliage. Its clumping habit helps lend it

The Facts Height: 6″ – 1′ Spread: 2′ – 3′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast Blue Daze is a low growing, spreading mounding annual. Its fuzzy gray-green foliage and limbs sprawls the ground creating a carpet like display. Deep blue blooms appear mid-spring, a half inch in diameter, providing a stark contrast and an excellent statement in the landscape. Blooms will repeat sporadically through the growing season. This annual is one of few that prod

Scaevola is a great plant to add to any floral environment. Its high versatility makes it a wise choice for potted combinations or garden ground coverage. Create beautiful potted combinations and garden landscapes with these unique fan flowers. Scaevola is a semi-trailing to trailing annual, grown for its perpetual display of curiously shaped flowers. The fleshy, trailing to mounding stems of Scaevola are crowded with small, bright green, oval leaves with toothed edges, and s

Incredible Impatiens Get Growing Today The compact, extremely uniform growth habit and bright blooms make this a fantastic choice for landscape, baskets, and containers in shady areas. The blooms are approximately 1.5” wide that bloom right up until the frost. Dazzler Impatiens are desired most for their wide selection of bright, ever-blooming colors. Height 9 to 12”. Width 13 to 15”.

Get Growing at TLC Garden Centers Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum Sometimes a petunia isn’t just another petunia. Sometimes you get something so outstanding it makes you rethink what you were sure you knew about a plant. Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum Petunia is one of those plants. Supertunia Vista petunias are very vigorous, with mounding habits that can reach up to 2 feet in height in the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and containers up to 4 feet by the end of

Sensational SunPatiens Get Growing Today with TLC! Garden success has never been simpler with easy-to-grow SunPatiens. The thicker petals and tough foliage are less prone to disease, and their strong sturdy stems tolerate high heat and humidity, rain, and adverse weather conditions. They bloom from spring through summer and until a fall frost. Unlike its shade-loving cousins, SunPatiens thrives in full sun to partial shade. They require a minimum of 4 hours of sunlight to flo

Colorful Calibrachoa Get Growing Today at TLC! Calibrachoa is a lovely addition to any bed, landscape or container. It has a trailing habit with it reaching heights of 8” and spreading to 16”. “Callie” blooms early and maintains blooms throughout the Summer and Fall. It has green trailing foliage and vibrant colored flowers that fall gracefully over container edges or baskets. Flower colors include reds, pinks, orange, purple, yellow, and white. Calibrachoa prefers full sun b

Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum ® Petunia Sometimes a petunia isn’t just another petunia.  Sometimes you get something so outstanding it makes you rethink what you were sure you knew about a plant.  Supertunia Vista Bubblegum  Petunia is one of those plants. Supertunia® Vista Petunias are very vigorous, with mounding habits that can reach up to 2 feet in height in the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and containers up to 4 feet by the end of the season. They are

Get Growing Today! Pink Shrimp Plant is one of the best plants for adding color and interest to part shade or shaded areas. The plant has a very tropical feel that displays gorgeous clusters of pink flowers that look like fireworks. It is a popular container-gardening plant for its beautiful flowers and no-fuss nature. Terrific for partly shaded locations and grows to a height of 24-30” and spread of 18-24”. Shrimp plants do not do well in afternoon sun exposures. Yellow Shri

Bigger and Better Begonias Bronze leaf Wax begonia varieties have been widely used for years in Oklahoma. This easy-to-grow annual does well in a variety of conditions and needs little to thrive. However, there are several other Begonia varieties with different shapes, sizes, and colors that have no problem taking the spotlight in any garden setting.They are well-suited for container gardens and for landscape beds. Big Begonia Bigger and better than standard wax begonias. Cre

That shady spot in your garden doesn’t have to be bare. There are shade perennials that will thrive without sun. Plant them once and they will come back every year. Most feature colorful foliage but some will produce flowers. Most need a moderate amount of water and well-drained soil. Plant these shade-loving perennials in beds, borders and containers for great garden color. You’ll have it made in the shade. And the part shade, too. As a guide, partial shade refers to those a

Portulaca Portulaca ColorBlast Series sets a new standard for drought-tolerant color and adds excitement to this plant with the first ever striped flowers. In garden trials ColorBlast’s one inch sized flowers stayed open longer than other varieties under low light conditions and thrived in the summer’s worst heat spells. This super easy-to-grow and maintain plant is ideal for cascading out of baskets and containers and landscape and garden borders and beds. Height 4 to 6 inch

Lantana (Annual Variety) Luscious Lantana Lantana flowers have long since been admired for their extended bloom time. The mounding growth habit and colorful blooms makes this a fantastic choice for landscape, baskets and containers! The Lantana is desired most for their bright, ever-blooming colors, heat tolerance, low maintenance and mounding growth habit for landscape, beds, baskets and containers. This is a great annual for Spring, Summer, and Fall. Attracts bees, butterfl

Annual vincas, also called periwinkle, aren’t the newest annual flowers on the gardening scene, but these cultivar developments have improved flower size and colors, and drought tolerance. Phenomenal flower coverage with glistening green foliage makes these periwinkles outperform all others. They do well in the landscape as a border, filler or even in mass plantings. They’re also perfect for containers and hanging baskets, either as standalone or in combinations. Periwinkles