With crossed fingers that the sun will come out and stay out, I plan to hit my local garden center at the end of this week. I'm notoriously bad about getting plants into the ground early in the season (somehow Massachusetts' unoffocial gardening start date of May 15 always comes and goes without a second thought), but I'm not feeling so bad about it this year given the rain-induced plant mildew that seems to be appearing. Anyway, Real Simple's list of 10 almost-impossible-to-kill "goofproof" plants will definitely come in handy as I put together my shopping list:
- Verbena (full sun, heat-tolerant, let dry out before watering)
- New Guinea impatiens (partial sun, partial shade, keep moist)
- Geranium (full sun, heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant)
- Euphorbia (full to partial fun, partial shade, drought-tolerant)
- Purple fountain grass (full to partial sun, partial shade, heat-tolerant, let dry out before watering)
- Coleus (partial sun, partial to full shade, heat-tolerant, keep moist)
- Calibrachoa (full sun, let dry out before watering)
- Sweet-potato vine (full to partial sun, partial shade, heat-tolerant, let dry out before watering)
- Begonia (full to partial sun, partial shade, heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant, let dry out before watering)
- Lantana (full sun, heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant, let dry out before watering)
Image: Cabaret White Calibrachoa
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