Plants for the Garden – Gilia, Monkey flower, Morning glory

Gilia

The gilia genus offers several good garden species. I like Gilia rubra (sometimes sold as Ipomopsis); it features rapid growth and tall (3-5 feet) spires of bright red flowers. These make wonderful accent plants to place among low-growing perennials, as iris or hemerocallis, and they are among the most handsome of background plants. Although easily grown, this gilia is not too often seen. Its common names include standing

50. It’s a good idea to have something unusual in flower in your greenhouse, if only as a special attraction for indoor gardeners. The passion-flower vine (Passifiora) certainly would serve that purpose. In addition, you can be sure of selling some seeds or plants if you have them ready when the vine is in bloom. (Photograph by Eugene Rosing)

cypress and Texas plume. There are also varieties with blue, pincushion-like flowers. Sow the seed in early March in light soil. Grow in the cool greenhouse and pot up in 2- or 3-inch pots in mid-April.

Monkey Flower (Mimulus)

This is indeed a versatile plant. A semi-trailer in shade, it is good for window boxes, outdoor planters, and hanging baskets. With full sun it grows upright and is excellent for use in the border. The brilliantly colored flowers are light yellow splotched red, or red with yellow markings. Here are flowers to liven a garden throughout the summer.

Sow mimulus seed in January in the warm house. Transplant in late February to 2- or 3-inch pots of porous growing mixture. These will be well established for the spring and summer business.

Morning Glory (Ipomoea)

The morning glory vines provide a wealth of exciting garden material to help out in so many different gardening situations. New gardeners need fast-growing material for trellises and fences, as a screening for service areas, or accent plants grown on or near a wall. Morning glories provide all this and, in addition, produce an abundance of blue, rose, or white flowers.

Sow the seeds in April. They are best planted directly into 2-inch pots of ordinary greenhouse soil. If you have a heating cable in your greenhouse, give some bottom heat as a starter. Lacking a heating cable, start them in a warm greenhouse. As the vines grow, the potted plants can be moved to the cold frame or placed in a cooler part (50 degrees) of the greenhouse. Although there are many new varieties, Heavenly Blue remains high on the list of favorites.

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