KY Garden Flowers - Jasminium to Kochia

Jasminium - Jasmine, Jessamine

Flower Color	Height	Season	Pests	Uses	Propagation
white	2 - 6 ft.	summer	few	containers	cuttings

Performance - Jasmines are semi-woody to woody shrubs and vines that can be grown as annuals in patio containers in Kentucky. They prefer full sun to partial shade locations and well-drained soils. These tropical plants are grown for the fragrant flowers that will occur throughout the summer, depending on the species.

J. officinale - Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine
J. polyanthum -
J. sambac - Arabian Jasmine

Justicia - Shrimp Plant, Brazilian Plume, Cardinal's Guard, Flamingo Plant, Jacobinia, Beloperone

Flower Color	Height	Season	Pests	Uses	Propagation
pink, white, orange, red	18"- 36"	summer	few	border, containters	cuttings

Performance - These tropical plants are reliable annual flowers for Kentucky gardens and patio containers. They prefer to grow in full sun conditions in well drained soils. These plants are often seen in conservatories or grown as house plants, but they tolerate our summer conditions very well and offer outstanding performance in gardens and containers.

Justicia brandegeana - Shrimp Plant
Justicia carnea - Brazilian Plume, Cardinal's Guard, Flamingo Plant

Kalimeris pinnatifida - Japanese Aster

Flower Color	Height	Season	Pests	Uses	Propagation
white	24"- 36"	summer, fall	few	perennial border, cut	cuttings, seed, division

Performance - Japanese aster is an underused, but reliable perennial in Kentucky gardens. These plants prefer full sun locations in most landscape soils. This plant is easy to grow and makes a nice display in summer and fall gardens.

Kniphofia uvaria - Red Hot Poker, Poker Plant, Torch Lily

Flower Color	Height	Season	Pests	Uses	Propagation
orange, red	3-4 ft.	late spring	few	border, cut	seed, division

Performance - Red hot poker is a reliable perennial for Kentucky gardens. This plant is extremely tough in the landscape and should be grown in full sun locations with well-drained soil. One clump will produce a large number of blooms. The sword- like foliage stays attractive after the bloom period. Be sure to remove dead flower spikes, so new flowers will develop.

Comments - For best germination the seed should be stratified at 40°F for 6 weeks. Plants are sometimes winterkilled because water freezes in the crown of the plant.

Varieties - 'Alcazar', 'Earliest of All', 'Primrose Beauty', 'Royal Standard'.

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