We are always hearing about “good blues” and “pure whites” and “striking reds” but little is said about truly pink flowers. There are such lovely ones. The pink Larkspurs are beautiful sow the seed very early as Larkspur seed does not germinate well if planted too late. It is one of the seeds we can sow on the snow. Keep the plants with dirty pink or off colors pulled out. The clear pinks are so sweet in vases.
There are Mallow Marvels (Hibiscus) with such luscious big pink blossoms. The bushes grow large like a shrub but die to the ground each year. They have a long blooming period. Seeds germinate easily from fall sown seeds. Be sure to have a bed of pink Zephyranthes, the Fairy or Rain-Lilies as they are called. I have mine in full sun but understand they are even lovelier in the shade as the sun fades their blossoms but the flowers may be picked in bud for bouquets and hold their color well.
Try them in an arrangement with blue Platycodons. Buds spring up as if by magic after a good rain. They have numerous blooming periods throughout the summer. The bulbs multiply rapidly. Treat them as you do your gladiolus dig them in the fall. Let their grass-like foliage wither away before storing. Plant out again in the spring..
Tamarix hispida has blue-green foliage and blooms in August and September. It does not grow as tall and rank as the kinds with green leaves but has such fine pink flowers. Plant it back of your hardy Amaryllis. It will start from hardwood cuttings cut them about six inches in length in the spring before the leaves start. Line them out in sandy soil and keep moist.
Clara Curtis Mum is a lovely pink cloud when in bloom during September days. Set it in front of Harrington’s Pink Aster which blooms at the same time. The single daisies on the Mum are larger than the double ones on the Aster. This hardy Aster is a strong pure pink which does not come true from seeds but starts easily from divisions in the Spring.
We can have Snapdragons, Dianthus,, Petunias and other flowers: in good, clear pink they will make the garden lovely and will often prove to be just the thing needed to add a brightening note to an otherwise dull bouquet.
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