Heat Tolerant Plants - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 7

This Yucca forms a uniform, spiky, rounded clump of sword-like, blue-green to glaucous grey-green leaves lined with an extraordinary number of curly white filaments. Its habit is much more uniform and is overall smaller than the straight species.

Impressively stout flower scapes carry white, bell-shaped flowers in early to midsummer.

Heat tolerant plants with large salmon orange and lavender blue daisy flowers. The mounded habit really holds the flowers up for great flower presence. It works well in hanging baskets, window boxes, patio planters and landscapes.

Heat tolerant plants with large red daisy flowers. Mounded habits really hold the flowers up for great flower presence.

Shiny, glossy, triangular, dark green leaves, usualy about 12, flecked with pale green spots, with triangular teeth on the margins. The flowerheads may be seen anytime of the year, single tubular clusters of pale pink to coral. Sap of the leaves may be used to treat mild burns or sunburns.

Delicate, bright green, needlelike leaves on arching stems with a trailing habit. This fern will create a dense fluffy look in containers.

Cute indoor or tropical shade plant with round glossy leaves. Neat size for baskets and pots. Likes it humid, warm (over 70), bright but not sunny, and regular light watering.

Thick, glossy variegated green leaves with yellow marbling. Has an upright, mounding habit that is great for pots or hanging baskets.

'Variegata' is the variegated version of this compact plant native to rainforests in South America. Variegated Baby Rubber Plants have thick, upright stems with round and glossy, oversized leaves featuring white and yellow markings giving off a marbled appearance.

Musa Basjoo is cold hardy to -20 degrees when mulched properly. Its inflorescence is one of the most beautiful of all bananas. Even though the Basjoo Banana Tree does not produce edible fruit, it does form a a nice patio or pool specimen.

This banana-like annual in Zone 5 has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep claret brown to red-purple to pale green, produced from the center of the plant, with thick midribs bright red beneath. White flowers are borne in inflorescences 3 to 4 feet long. Fruits are banana-like but dry and unpalatable.

This unique super dwarf allows for growing inside the home, on the porch, or close confines of a patio. Has a very symmetrical and compact appearance: 2 to 4 feet high. Can produce tasty fruit inside or out.

Improved golden barberry. Sunjoy® Citrus barberry is an improved Berberis ‘Aurea’ - better looking and faster growing means more profitable! Neat, rounded habit results in a uniformly ball-shaped plant that looks nice in a container. This plant was evaluated for over five years in full sun to ensure excellent burn-resistance.

Orange is happy. Orange is cheerful. And there's no orange-r barberry than Sunjoy Neo™. Tom Ranney of NCSU brings us this eye-catching, jaw-dropping new selection that is bright and colorful all season, positively electric in spring. Dense, semi-dwarf habit makes it an ideal selection for landscape or garden beds.

Seedless and semi-evergreen. Thanks to the innovative breeding of Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the NCSU research station, we now offer a second sterile, dark-leaf barberry: Sunjoy Todo®. The wide cross that resulted in its sterility also conferred deep purple glossy foliage that persists through the year, especially in warmer climates. Attractive orange flowers develop fruit, however, seeds are hollow and non-viable.

This late-flowering, full habit basil is perfect for any garden. Robust Genovese flavor stands up to cooking. Perfect for pesto and sauces. Downy mildew and fusarium resistant.

This gorgeous basil plant has masses of green leaves with occasional purple flecks and soft purple stems that will brighten up any vegetable garden or mixed container. Its aromatic and vibrant licorice flavor complements any dish, especially Thai cuisine. Late-flowering habit means huge harvests of flavorful leaves throughout Summer.

Featuring Downy Mildew resistance (DMR) so good it's patented! Forms large, cupped leaves with a slightly sweet and spicy aroma. Comopact plant is highly productive. Great in pesto, Italian dishes, or in fresh salads or soups.

Now you can grow and "try" 3 popular basils in one ... and you'll love each variety! Plant includes a blend of Genovese, serrated and dark-red basils. Fragrant plants are great for herb gardens or adding scent to mixed combinations. Use different flavors in your kitchen recipes.

Glossy bronze-red foliage is topped with masses of pink flowers in July and August. Tolerates high heat and humidity. Compared to ‘Husker's Red’ this beauty is taller and has much darker foliage which stays darker.

Fiery color will turn heads! Winner of the 2014 Fleuroselect Gold Medal Award. Judges were impressed by the masses of fuchsia red flowers. This penstemon hybrid produces cheerful upright displays of tubular, white-throated flowers on shorter bushy mounded plants. Got Hummingbirds? You will when you grow this beauty!

Variegated Bear's Paw is a small shrublet with thick, wedge-like leaves and a velvety coating. Its fuzzy leaves are striped green and cream and have a toothed edge like claws on a paw. This makes a great houseplant, though it's hard to keep from touching its leaves every time you pass it. It produces pale coral to white flowers.

Thick and deep green, glossy leaves with a silver overlay. Beautiful as a mono-culture that also makes an exceptional thriller in combination planters with Snow Princess, Supertunia Vista vareities and vigorous Superbena varieties. A great option in areas where impatiens will struggle.

Vigorous and heat tolerant with abundant rose-colored flowers all summer, great plant to fill open shady spaces.

Extremely vigorous with a dense habit and heat tolerant. Abundant red flowers all summer.

Leaves are dark purple around edges with deep pink centers.

‘Lime Rickey’s bright green leaves have a stunning vibrancy accented with speckled red netting.

Pink with dark veins and edges.

Prepare to be dazzled by the big, wide-open blooms, handsome foliage, and nonstop flowering of this new trailing Begonia! Santa Cruz™ Sunset is an exciting choice for any climate, especially hot, long-summer areas that have stressed other Begonias. With blooms from spring until frost, it's ready to dazzle in baskets and planters!

Fully double, yellow and fire-red flowers make them an eyecatching display for containers. Flowers all summer.

Fully double, orange flowers on green foliage make them an eyecatching display for containers. Flowers all summer.

Fully double blooms in red on plants with shades of green colored foliage.

Fully double blooms in yellow on plants with shades of green colored foliage.

The favorite for reliable, colorful blooms. One of the easiest and most rewarding tuberous Begonias! Rich colors in many flower forms, all with large, showy green foliage.

Fully double, vibrant two-toned pink flowers on green foliage make them an eyecatching display for containers. Flowers all summer.

Strong heat tolerance and pure white, self-cleaning flowers that set little seed are the highlights of this all-season bloomer. Large blossoms on densely mounded plants are highly attractive to pollinators.

Goldilocks Rocks Bidens features beautiful yellow daisy flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. It's tiny deeply cut ferny leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Mixing well with other medium-vigor varieties in recipes, the improved genetics of these Bidens produce larger, sunfast, true yellow flowers.

Vigorous and heat tolerant with striking scarlet and yellow flowers in the summer months and muted orange petals in early spring and fall. Densely mounded, more compact habit with improved powdery mildew resistance.

Parkland Pillar® is a beautiful birch with a narrow, upright, dense habit. It boasts white bark and dense, dark green foliage that turns golden in late fall. This fast-growing variety is suitable for gardens, screens, or boulevards. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils, Parkland Pillar® is an excellent choice for urban landscapes. Its narrow form and bold colors make it the perfect accent tree or privacy screen when planted in multiples.

Introducing the Strelitzia nicolai, also known as the White Bird of Paradise, a magnificent plant that brings a touch of tropical paradise to any indoor space. With its stunning foliage and impressive size, this plant will make a statement and become the centerpiece of your indoor garden.

‘Goldsturm’ Black Eyed Susans have a long season of bloom and a sturdy, upright habit. The gold daisy-like flowers have a distinct dark brown central cone and are held on branching stems. Do not deadhead these cones if you want winter interest since the black seed heads remain attractive throughout the winter and the seeds provide a source of food for small birds.

‘Lemon’ is a selection with the masses of lemon yellow blooms with dark eyes. Plants are vigorous growers that will climb a trellis, pole, or tripod of bamboo stakes. Use them to add height to the back of a border or a large pot. Easy to grow, Thunbergia will bloom until frost, bringing flowers up to eye level. Plants will also cascade out of a hanging basket.

 

Fun, vibrant colored vines are excellent for hanging baskets and trellises and have a stunning display when both colors are planted together. They have excellent heat tolerance.

This vigorous vine produces very large, brightly colored orange flowers all summer. Great for baskets, large containers and upright vining areas.

Bicolor red and orange-edged petals and dark centers.

Beautiful orange blooms appear to be glowing as they turn yellower towards the tips. This vigorous vine produces flowers all summer. Great for baskets, large containers and upright vining areas.

 

Large velvety blossoms have unique dimpled centers and differing shades of light, blush pink. A summer long show of flowers is yours, for it really comes into its own in high summer in fertile, humus rich soils. A touch of afternoon shade is welcome where heat is unrelenting.

Large velvety blossoms have unique dimpled centers and differing shades of rich rose pink. A summer long show of flowers is yours, for it really comes into its own in high summer in fertile, humus rich soils. A touch of afternoon shade is welcome where heat is unrelenting.

Large white flowers with dark eyes. A summer long show of flowers is yours, for it really comes into its own in high summer in fertile, humus rich soils. A touch of afternoon shade is welcome where heat is unrelenting.

This annual vine, will give you color all summer long, while climbing happily up whatever support you give it. Fast growing and fun, kids and adults alike will love it.

An improved ‘Goldsturm’ which blooms three weeks earlier. Gold flowers with dark green foliage; compact growth habit.

Finally, a Black Eyed Susan that's resistant to the Septoria leaf spot! Thanks to the thinner and hairier leaves, this hybrid Rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus even in wet, humid conditions. A dome-like habit of golden yellow flowers with black centers are produced heavily from July to September here in Michigan, with some color until frost. Destined to be the new staple for landscapes! From Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens.

This mid-sized strain produces large brown-eyed daisy flowers for months on end, in a range of bicolor shades from yellow through gold, orange and bronzy-red. An outstanding cut flower. Removing faded blossoms regularly will greatly increase the flowering time. Seed heads have good winter interest, and can be used in dried arrangements. Fairly drought tolerant, once established. Wonderful in mixed containers. Fleuroselect.

Long-lasting, 4" red and yellow bicolor blooms top very vigorous and floriferous, heat-tolerant plants.

This powerhouse of a plant is just 2 feet tall, but sends up dozens upon dozens of giant daisies over a long season, bringing butterflies and bees to pay their respects all summer long. The long-lasting blooms combine rich shades of red and maroon with that trademark big black eye, so you can imagine how terrific they look in the vase.

‘Chocolate Orange’ Rudbeckia boasts large chocolate-mahogany 4" flowers adorned with beautifully contrasting orange tips. They bloom profusely from mid-summer to frost, providing weeks of eye-catching color. An outstanding cut flower, the seed heads have good winter interest unless they are used in dried arrangements.

Denver Daisy sports enormous 6" to 8" blooms with outstretched petals of purest yellow. At the base of each petal is a dab or two of dark red, creating a halo around the chocolate-brown cone.

Flower heads are composed of bright yellow petals surrounding a green center. Suitable as a cut flower, or superb when massed in the border or wildflower garden. These cheery, easy-to-grow plants belong in every sunny garden.

A delightful mix of caramel and soft pink/red blooms. Flowers are semi double to fully double. Good heat tolerance and great for amateur cut flowers.

Wine-red blooms measure a whopping 3 inches across! In the middle of these striking red petals is a button-like center which emerges bright yellow and then slowly changes to oxblood-red. This juicy center attracts butterflies like crazy.

Well branched habit featuring striking deep red-crimson, heart shaped leaves.

Densely packed narrow blue-green succulent leaves grow in a symmetrical fashion from sprawling fleshy stems. Striking texture and color, perfect for a sunny, low-water garden. Easy care and drought tolerant but will tolerate irrigation. Attractive in containers. Evergreen.

Warm up the winter days with a Mediterranean visitor! This reliable flowering vine is at home on either side of the Atlantic. With a nine-month floral display that starts in fall, it’s destined to be a cherished gift. This robust twining climber displays exquisite blue flowers with contrasting yellow throats. Thunbergia grandiflora is commonly known as the Blue Skyflower. You'll recognize the flower color as being that of an absolutely flawless spring sky. Grow in full sun.

Dark and dreamy! You're sure to love this new Caryopteris with its extremely dark glossy foliage, compact habit and rich blue flowers.

Leptinella is a fast growing colorful ground cover that is easy to grow and makes an ideal lawn replacement for small areas. In late spring, the carpet is covered with tiny yellow button-like flowers that contrast nicely with the two-toned foliage.

This series brings knockout color to any shady location. With just a little light, these strong growers create a bounty of star-shaped blooms atop medium green foliage. White brilliant flowers bloom profusely throughout the season.

This series brings knockout color to any shady location. With just a little light, these strong growers create a bounty of star-shaped blooms atop medium green foliage. A true dark blue beauty with a white center.

Young Junior is smaller than the original, less brittle, and has attractive silver-green leaves. Great for mass plantings, containers or mixed into perennial gardens. It flowers from mid-summer to frost.

The earliest blooming of the Lo & Behold® series.

Uniquely horizontal branches produce an abundance of dark purple-blue flowers. The flowers radiate outward and downward like a pinwheel, and are continuous from mid summer to frost. This is a sterile variety that will not produce unwanted seedlings.

'Heart and Soul' is a strap leaf variety with a white center, green border and red spots. The white center is often flushed pink. 'Heart and Soul' can tolerate 6-8 hours of morning sun and is therefore useful in the landscape for its versatility - working in both sun and shade.

'Rose Glow' is a fancy-leaf hybrid with medium green leaves. Is has a bright, flamingo pink center and frosty white halo. As it matures, leaves develop white main veins that contrast well with its pink/rose background. It grows best in part shade to shade.

Callie® Blueberry Spark Calibrachoa is a trailing variety bearing hundreds of self cleaning, heat tolerant, white with purple-eye blossoms with attractive purple midribs and lacy venation on each and every petal. These petunia-like blossoms stand up to rain and weather much better than their cousin, the petunia, and will literally bloom non-stop all season without deadheading!

‘Superbells Blackcurrant Punch’, is a gorgeous two tone velvety deep burgundy with a dark throat. It's unique colors make it outstanding to use both monoculture or in combinations. This new variation on Blackberry Punch™ is a real knockout. It has excellent disease resistance, an early bloom time, large, visible flowers, a dense habit and vivid coloration.

Abundant large blue flowers all season on healthy cascading growth.

‘Superbells Blackberry Punch’, is a gorgeous two tone velvety deep purple with a dark throat. It's unique colors make it outstanding to use both monoculture or in combinations. It is fantastic when used with pinks and purples.

Abundant blooms of red with yellow stars. Flowers all season on healthy cascading foliage; low maintenance.

Abundant small cherry red flowers all season on healthy cascading growth.

‘Superbells Cherry Star’ boasts beautiful cherry pink flowers with yellow throats that come out in a star pattern. Covered in blooms all season long, its vigorous mounding / trailing habit will quickly fill in sunny window boxes, combination planters and hanging baskets. No deadheading is required and very low maintenance and disease resistance makes Superbells a winner!

Abundant small petunia-like flowers all season on healthy cascading foliage; low maintenance.

Abundant small petunia-like flowers all season on healthy cascading foliage; low maintenance.

New genetics have improved the flowering and habit on this variety. Larger, more vivid flowers bloom earlier on a tighter, better branched structure.

A beautiful addition to our Superbells® Star collection, Evening Star becomes covered in cool lavender blue blossoms, each featuring a perfectly shaped gold star throat and deep blackish purple eye. It doesn’t require deadheading to keep right on blooming all summer long. Try it in your hanging baskets and combination containers too.

Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Grape Punch’ has delicious purple blossoms with dark throats that look good enough to eat! Covered in blooms all season long its vigorous habit will quickly fill in sunny window boxes, combination planters and hanging baskets. No deadheading is required. Very low maintenance and disease resistance makes Superbells a winner!

The small, petunia-like flowers are fun and flirty, with a soft yellow base overlain with pink splotches. Flowers are abundant and bloom all season on cascading growth; low maintenance.

Abundant, small petunia-like flowers all season on cascading growth. Flowers are mottled yellow and cherry-red star bi-color. Very different!

The small, petunia-like flowers are fun and flirty, with a soft yellow base overlain with blue-purple splotches. Flowers are abundant and bloom all season on cascading growth; low maintenance.

Vigorous home gardener performance with large flowers that appear early in a trending color for pastel or vintage style recipes.

Totally unique and distinct color pattern - Bright gold flower with a clean white star.

This dynamic plant shifts its coloration through the seasons as it reacts to varying light levels and daylength. The large blossoms open lemon yellow and transition to a vibrant pink, with both colors continuously present at once on the plant. Its fully mounded habit results in fabulous containers, but this colorful calibrachoa is also easy to mix with other annuals in container recipes. Like all Superbells, it blooms continuously all season without deadheading.

Calibrachoa Superbells ‘Miss Lilac’ has lovely lavender colored blooms that will cover the plant from spring until frost. It's trailing habit is great to use as a spiller in hanging baskets and combinations. It is also beautiful when used on its own or in the landscape. Use in sunny areas.

Abundant, small white with a yellow-eye petunia-like flowers all season on cascading growth; low maintenance.

Abundant large pink flowers all season on healthy cascading growth.

Loaded with large, richly hued flowers from spring through fall, ‘Plum’ is an exceptionally lovely variety that brings depth and drama to combos.

Velvety red flowers dramatically accented with black eyes and yellow centers densely cover cascading plants all season long. Easy to work with, these trailing stems weave their way through their neighbors in container collections creating a fabulous display. This color packs a lot of punch when combined with shorter, dark red container Dahlias.

A bright, true red beauty with one of the best habits in the Superbells series. Abundant, small petunia-like flowers all season on healthy cascading growth.

Pink flowers with yellow eyes edged in burgundy. Abundant, small petunia-like flowers all season on cascading growth; low maintenance.

Abundant, small petunia-like flowers are a striking, with a tangerine orange petal edge and a deep burgundy orange eye. Blooms all season with cascading growth and low maintenance.

Abundant blooms with splashes of reds, yellows, oranges, and pinks on each petal. Flowers all season on healthy cascading foliage; low maintenance.

‘Superbells Watermelon Punch’, is a gorgeous two tone coral pink with a dark throat. It's unique colors make it outstanding to use both monoculture or in combinations. It is fantastic when used with pinks and purples.