This combination of plants is best for fall and early spring since they like cooler daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures below 68 degrees F (20 degrees C)
Can take some light frost, but won't survive harsh winter climates
Remove old flowers on Pansies and Calendula
Pinch back Pansies, Phlox and African Daisy to keep full
Allow Stock flowers to bloom to the top, when entire spike is dead, remove
Feed monthly with a water-soluble fertilizer. Hydrolyzed fish fertilizer mixed with kelp works wonders
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Planting Guide:
Container is round in shape
Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30-30 cm)
Plant Names & Comments:
African Daisy (Osteospermum fruticosum) Flowers intermittently all year, but more heavily in the fall and winter
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Cool-weather annual. Flowers come in both orange and bright yellow
Stock (Matthiola incana) Spicy, sweet-smelling annual with flowers that come in shades of white, pink, red, purple, lavender, blue, yellow and cream
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana) Cool weather annual, comes in too many flower colors and variations to mention here
Brachyscome Gives a profusion of inch-wide daisy flowers
Phlox (Plox drummondii) Profuse flowers in bright and pastel colors
