Can You Name Some "cottagey" Plants I Loved up North I Can Grow Here in Tampa?
Question:I loved my cottage garden in Maine, all the colors and textures! Here in Florida (zone 9b) I seem to only have "plants" as my daughter calls them, not "flowers". I miss my peonies, tulips, bearded irises, oriental poppies and lilies..are there substitutes for these colorful plants I can grow down here?
Answers:
The first post lists great plants, but they may not like the humidity in Florida. Try other types of lillies: crinum, spider, tiger, etc. Also try cannas, ruellia, knockout roses, and for shady areas, the annual impatiens are beautiful!
I should think these would do well in Florida they are all sun loving plants.
Butterfly bush
Bee Balm
Roses
Gaillardia
Coreopsis
Because of the heat and the humidity, you can grow many tropical flowers. Many of these will bloom most of the year!
Good Luck!!
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