Hibiscus 'Mahogany Splendor'

Beautiful maple-like leaves of Hibiscus ‘Mahogany Splendor’

Every now and then, when rummaging through an attic, old cabinet, or boxes in the basement, we find a treasure. This is how we came across Hibiscus ‘Mahogany Splendor’, a cultivar from the PanAmerican Catalog. This cultivar is modern, but we’re not certain how long it has been kicking around the industry, nor do we know if it was bred or found.

What we do know is that we love the Japanese maple vibe. This surprisingly fun plant worked its way into several design scenarios we didn’t expect. It turns out that what’s old is new again, so let’s take a fresh look at Hibiscus ‘Mahogany Splendor’.

‘AngelMist™ Spreading Berry Sparkler’—a rare striped Angelonia

Longtime readers know of our fondness for Angelonia, so you can imagine our excitement when we discovered a striped variety! This pattern is unique, the color combo is unusual, and, well, stripes just aren’t seen in Angelonias. They’re almost as rare as exclamation points in our plant descriptions—and we were even tempted to use two!!

Unique bicolor blooms angling for attention

‘Berry Sparkler’ is a spreading Angelonia from the AngelMist™ series, which means the stalks lean about 45 degrees into the garden. It joins our other AngelMist™ Spreading varieties: Dark Purple, Pink, and White.

A small percentage of the crop reverts back to a blue, which is pretty in and of itself. Normally a reversion is discouraged, but we like the small splashes of light blue streaking through our plantings.

All of our AngelMist™ Spreading Angelonias are available in the 4.5-inch pot.

Coleus Wizard^® Select Mix—consistency matters

To be clear, Coleus Wizard^® Mix exists but we do not sell it. We offer Wizard^® Select Mix because it’s the better of the two mixes. Wizard^® Mix (without the Select) is more like catch-of-the-day. Although they are good plants, we never know exactly what we’re going to get. On the other hand, the Select of Wizard^® Select Mix means it contains the premium stuff, selected to work together in color and culture; Wizard^® Select Mix is consistent year after year. That’s important to us.

Our Wizard^® Coleus selections are available in the 1203 flat.