The purple one has thrillers, fillers and spillers in pinks and purples.
The thriller is a pink Mandevilla vine, a Sun Parasol variety from Monrovia
which is supposed to be much less likely to fade in color in intense sun.
One problem: the first bloom seems to be red and not pink! Mismarked?
The fillers are Mexican Heather in pink with textured, deep green leaves; two summer snapdragons, one in blue by Proven Winners and another in Orchid Pink by Archangel.
Proven Selections Blue Zephyr has lacy foliage and fragrant, daisy-like blooms.
Icicles is a licorice plant with upright, bushy silver foliage by Proven Winners.
The spillers are Proven Winners Supertunia Bordeaux in violet pink with deep purple throats and veins and regular licorice plants with rounded silver-white leaves.
It's already settling in well to its new home on the deck.
The red planter is home to the hummingbird feeder.
The main thriller is a crimson Mandevilla vine, again a Sun Parasol variety.
The two coleus will be fillers as well as a Watermelon Charm Supertunia by Proven Winners.
There is also some Smart Look Red Celosia with brilliant paint brush plumes.
The two spillers are a regular licorice plant and an Ace of Spades Sweet Potato Vine.
Another filler is not visible and when I searched for it at Proven Winners,
it is one that doesn't bloom in heat. And we've been having heat!
Maybe it's in there and just hiding...
It's a Sunsatia Cranberry by Proven Winners.
The filler I can't identify is the tubular flower on the right.
I will need to go back to Paul & Sandy's to see what it is.
I remember that hummingbirds love it--and that's why I bought it.
Information on these varieties is available at Proven Winners web site
and BloomIQ.com The photos are excellent and the information interesting.
If only I could remember the specifics through the summer.
But that's why I put it up here on the blog.
If I have trouble with a plant, I identify it here and search for some tips on growing it.
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