{"id":3667,"date":"2016-06-28T22:31:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T22:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2016-06-28T22:31:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T22:31:32","slug":"hot-colors-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=3667","title":{"rendered":"hot colors in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love\u00a0hot colors in the summer and this year I planted a few.\u00a0 The purple passion flower is stunning, a brilliant climber that surprises you with its blooms. \u00a0The Echinacea or Hybrid cone flower is such a beautiful melon color I had to add it to the garden.\u00a0 Foxgloves are one of my favorite flowers, so were my\u00a0gorgeous large hot pink Digitalis, but they don\u2019t last in the summer heat. \u00a0So I added a new variety that blooms all season and has a hint of yellow with the hotter pink. \u00a0In the back there is also purple salvia and I planted a few annual star flowers to the mix. \u00a0Every year I continue to find a few more plants that make me smile.<\/p>\n

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How wonderful to enjoy a summer window box of simple and sweet flowers that just keep getting better as the season progresses. \u00a0In this box I used white geraniums, Wedgewood Angelonia, a variegated potato vine, mini petunias, star flowers, and Alyssum.<\/p>\n

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Shade containers never get boring. \u00a0Here is the front of a house I did using a large supported Fuchsia bush as the center and surrounding it with coleus, begonias, ivy, and more fuchsia. \u00a0It has a great deal of color for a shade container and will last well into the fall.<\/p>\n

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This is a shade container set back in a secret garden and I decided to use these amazing begonia leaves, with caladeums to sneak in a bit of color.\u00a0 A very simple container making a big statement. \u00a0I really love shade plants!<\/p>\n

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I love\u00a0hot colors in the summer and this year I planted a few.\u00a0 The purple passion flower is stunning, a brilliant climber that surprises you with its blooms. \u00a0The Echinacea or Hybrid cone flower is such a beautiful melon color I had to add it to the garden.\u00a0 Foxgloves are one of my favorite flowers, …
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