Orchids

There are more than 25,000 species of this rare and beautiful cone-shaped flower. While some of them are extremely expensive, rare and difficult to look after, other varieties are affordable, common and simple to grow. The Lavender Orchid is a great pick for those new to growing this plant.

Hibiscus

There are 10,000 named varieties of the tropical Hibiscus flower. These beautiful and colourful flowers come from places like Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica or India, and are representative of their lush, tropical environments. Hibiscus are wonderful for decoration because the flowers will not wilt until their natural time to close, even if they aren’t watered. In addition, storing Hibiscus in the cold slows down the flowers closing by a few hours. Opening buds can be picked early in the day, stored in a cool place and brought out for your evening centrepiece.

Torenia

Also known as the Wishbone Flower, these annuals and perrenials originate in tropical Asia and Africa. Torenia grow to be about a foot tall, with toothed, ovular leaves. They produce a striking amount of beautiful pouched flowers that can grow to be an inch across, and they are noted for their wide range of beautiful colours. Tornias can be grown with proper care in an environment that maintains a temperature of 70 degrees or more.

Lamium

Also known as White Nancy, Lamium is a beautiful ground-covering plant with white heart-shaped leaves and short spikes of pink flowers. Lamium blooms in the summer, can grow up to eight inches tall and are tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions. Although the Lamium is accepting of different soil conditions, the optimal growing conditions are in shady, wooded areas.

Portulaca

Portulaca is an annual group of flowers that come in several varieties. Native to Brazil, Portulaca grow stems that spiral up to five inches long and they have cylindrical leaves with bright, colourful flowers up to an inch in diameter. The flowers come in many different colours like purple, yellow, pink, scarlet. To cultivate Portulaca successfully you need to plant them in a spot with plenty of sunlight and sandy soil.

Gazania

Gazania, native to South Africa, is a beautiful, perennial ground cover with colorful daisy-like flowers. Gazania flowers boom in late spring to early summer and come in shades of yellow, orange, white and pink. Gazania thrive in sunny locations with well-drained soil.

Pentas

Simple to cultivate, easy to care for, and beautiful to behold, Pentas is a wonderful choice for your garden. Pentas is native to tropical Africa and its beautiful red, pink, white and lavender blooms are well-known for attracting hummingbirds. The plant grows up to three feet tall and wide and does well indoors, potted in a sunny spot or outside in warmer climates.

Lavatera

Though named for a Swiss botanist, Lavatera are actually native to the Himalayas, Siberia and Australia. These plants come in several varieties, both perennial and annual, and can have bush-like growth or tall straight stalks. Their large, beautiful flowers last only a day or two before wilting, but new flowers are continually produced for an extended period of time.

Sedum

Sedum, which come in hundreds of varieties, are an easy to grow, late-blooming, hardy plant. Sedum plants have thick stems, fleshy leaves, and flowers that resemble lavender broccoli. These plants do best in well-drained soil and can tolerate both droughts and rainy weather. Because they bloom so late in the year, they often remain attractive throughout the winter.

Abutilon

Also known as the Flowering Maple, the Abutilon is a beautiful plant that does well indoors. Abutilon’s lovely blossoms range in colour from red, yellow, and blue to shades of orange. Depending on how much space it has to grow, Abutilon plants can become very large, which is why the plant is best kept indoors in a small to medium sized pot.

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