The week of Christmas and the pending Arctic blast have struck fear into the hearts of most gardeners in the South, but the old Bing and Andrews sisters and their Christmas rendition of Mele Karikimaka have spring at my feet. and brought ideas that we can all do.
With ginger still intact, rockin’ salvia blooming, and even soprano impatiens flowering in Georgia’s Garden Guys, winds of 16 degrees and 20 to 30 miles per hour don’t bode well for lush herbaceous plants. is not. It also doesn’t help the mood of the gardener.
The silver-haired gardener retreated indoors and asked Alexa to play a Bing Crosby Christmas song. Today’s first post is Mele Karikimaka. Bing and Andrew Her Sisters know that Christmas is green and bright, the sun shines during the day and the stars shine at night. It is,” he sang.
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That’s all. We may not even be able to make it to the island for Christmas or this summer’s vacation, but we know that springtime can make your garden, patio, or even one mixed container look tropical. can certainly have a little corner of paradise.
If you’re wondering where to start, we have Kanna the award-winning toucan. You might be surprised to learn that the company that offers Supertunia petunias, Superbells calibrachoas and Superbena verbenas has compiled the best cannas under the Proven Winners and Proven Selections labels.
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Last year I grew a Toucan Dark Orange. Blooms at just the right height all summer long. Combined with ColorBlaze Lime Time coleus for a festive look. I was thrilled to see bees and butterflies swarming it daily. Oddly enough, I’ve seen Red Banded Hairstreaks and Cloudless Sulfur butterflies feeding on multiple occasions and even together!
The Toucan series has four colors. In addition to dark orange, there are scarlet, yellow and coral. If the orange is too flashy, tone it down with Toucan Coral.
Proven Winners have even developed recipes that exclaim, “Paradise found!” The recipe is called “Back in the Day” and can be found by searching for toucan coral on the site.
Obviously, Toucan Coral Kanna comes out as a thriller, but four new releases for 2023 are included. There’s Graceful Grass, Queen Tutankhamen Papyrus as a co-thriller with a whole different texture, Super Tunia Persimmon Petunia, Color Blaze Mini Me Watermelon Coleus, and luscious Lemon Tart His Lantana. If you’ve made a promise to yourself, try the recipe. You should start here.
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Partial shade will certainly be tolerated no matter which variety you choose, but the best flowering will occur in full sun. They can be expected to be perennials in zones 7-10.
In colder regions, consider digging up and storing the rhizomes or growing them in containers and keeping them inside the garage during the dormant season.
A plant pathologist friend of mine in Tennessee said there’s not much we can do about the Arctic explosion and hopes the weather models are wrong and will defend what we can. Start planning for “Christmas in July” at Canna. Why not sing “Mele Kalikimaka” with Bing and the Andrews Sisters on He One or He Two Choruses.
Norman Winter is a gardener. He is the former director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden. Follow him on his Facebook for Norman Winter “The Garden Guy”. See his other columns by Norman at SavannahNow.com/lifestyle/home-garden/.