Alumni Plant Magazine by Danielle Ivanov, Collegiate Plant Initiative

CollegiatePlantInitiative.org FALL 2018PEOPLE WHO LOVE PLANTSALUMNI PLANTSDanielle Ivanov

NOVEMBER 2018ALUMNI PLANTSStaff Writer  Danielle IvanovExecutive Director Virginia FrazierAdvisor Dr. Dave ClarkUniversity ColorsRed 2-3Orange 4-5Yellow 6-7Green 8-9Blue 10-11Purple 12-13Black 14-15White 16-17

1 Gameday means color. Whether you’re pinning up flags, painting war-stripes on your cheeks or wearing your favorite jersey, every loyal fan knows their team colors. Gardening is one extremely-underrated way to support your team and spruce up your home. Here are some easy to care for plants you can color- coordinate year-round for your favorite sports teams...Collegiate Plant Initiative

RED 2 Redhead Coleus from Ball Horticultural is a garnet foliage able to grow in USDA zones 1-13 with sun or shade annually. This plant thrives well outside and inside in all states and can be potted for a hanging design year-round. Nonstop Mocca Red Tuberous Begonia from Proven Winners is southern beauty blooming in the spring and summer seasons. Partial to full shade will help this heat and drought-tolerant annual grow outdoors in your garden.

3Think Alabama A&M, Tuskeegee University, Delaware State, IowaSSInttfaaottee,, Mississippi State, Rutgers, New Mexico State, North Carolina Ohio State, South Carolina State and Washington State!Hippo Red Hypoestes is anotherProven Winners annual foliagehardy in the southern US. Thiscolor-packed plant grows springthrough fall in sun or shade and canbe easily grown indoors in thenorthern US as well.Intensia Red Hot Phlox from ProvenWinners is a North-American nativeplant that flowers spring throughfall perennially. Phlox can grow inthe northern and southern stateswith full sun, but the plant is notcold-hardy.

4ORANGE Sedona Sunset Coleus is another Proven Winners foliage able to grow well inside and out throughout the US. This bright orange plant is also easy on the wallet, as its cuttings can root within a week’s time. I’CONIA Portofino Hot orange Begonia is a tropical and subtropical plant from Dümen Orange best suitable for outdoor pots and baskets. These flowers bloom from spring to fall with partial sun.

5Think University of Florida, Clemson, Auburn, University of Illinois atUUInnrfboivaenras-iCtyh, aCmlepmaisgonn, Lincoln University, Oklahoma State, Langston University, University of Tennessee and VirginiaTech!The Lady Godiva Orange EnglishMarigold from Proven Winners is asouthern bloom that thrives inwarm temperatures. Native to SouthAmerica, this annual grows wellspring to fall with partial to full sun.Temptation Orange Dahlia fromDümen Orange is an attractive bulbthat blossoms from summer to thefirst frost of the year in the US.Dahlias can be planted annually asbulbs in early spring, or they cangrow as perennials in the southernUS.Can-Can Orange Calibrachoa is anew bloom from the 2019 BallFloraplant Catalog native to SouthAmerica. This flower requires fullsun to bloom from spring to frost asan annual in the northern US and aperennial in the southern US.

6YELLOW Superbells Double Chiffon Calibrachoa from Proven Winners is a small but plentiful, low- maintenance annual perfect for a yellow accent on your porch in a hanging basket. Its flowers bloom in spring after planting and last until the first hard frost of winter. Beedance Yellow Bidens from Dummen Orange is another vivid annual well-suited for baskets or hanging planters. This trailing beauty needs plenty of sun and fertilizer to bloom in spring, summer and fall.

7Think University of California, University of Delaware, University ofIMIndfaionhnoe, sUontaiv, NerosirttyhoCfaMroalrinyalaAn&d Tat, College Park, University of of South Dakota State and UniversityWyoming!Osteospermum Voltage Yellow fromBall Floraplant is another sun-thirsty blossom that flowers happilyspring through fall. This goldenannual, however, can be heatsensitive and blooms best in mildtemperatures.Ball Floraplant also offersMecardonia Little Sunshine, acheery, blanketing annual thatthrives in southern climates. Theseflowers are heat and droughttolerant, and blooms crop up fromMay to September with full sun.

8GREEN Inkberry Holly by Strongbox from Proven Winners is an excellent smaller shrub native to North America that can be easily pruned to shape your garden. This foliage is disease, pest and winter burn resistant, and it blooms white in springtime. Chartrestreet Coleus from Proven Winners is a lime-green foliage able to grow country-wide with sun or shade annually. This zesty plant was developed by the Collegiate Plant Initiative’s own Dr. Dave Clark!

9Think Colorado State, Florida A&M, Kentucky State, Michigan State,INnoforth Dakota State and University of Vermont!Solar Tower Green Ipomoea fromBall Floraplant is the first self-climbing sweet potato vine ideal fortrellises and vertical wall planting.This foliage is a highly versatile vinethat lasts until hard frost but willreturn the following spring if itsroots survive.Ball Floraplant also features IresineBlazin’ Lime, a small indoor shrubwell known for its distinctivefoliage. These plants thrive best inpartial shade and require annualrepotting until mature.

10BLUE Senetti Blue from Dummen Orange is a bright blue flower that blooms in early spring. Best with partial to full sun, this plant does well in pots indoors or as a bedding plant outdoors in southern states. Laguna Dark Blue Lobelia is a long lasting and more heat tolerant species from Proven Winners. These blossoms will flower from planting to frost, and with partial to full sun, they thrive in the ground or containers of all sorts making them perfect for your porch and garden.

11Think University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Arizona,UUInnnfoiivveerrssiittyy of Kentucky, University of Maine, Montana State, of Nevada, Reno, University of Rhode Island andUniversity of West Virginia!Ball Horticultural also offers a bluelobelia variety with Early SpringsSky Blue Lobelia. This varietyperforms well in cool temperatures,but does best in heat. Often plantedin outdoor containers, Sky BlueLobelia is marketed as an eye-catching monoculture.Evolvulus Blue Daze from BallHorticultural is a heat tolerant,trailing variety of the morningglory. This small shrub preferspartial sun and does best incontainers and baskets outdoors. Fora late season bloom, Blue Daze willserve well, as morning glories flowerannually in August and September.

12PURPLE Superbells Grape Punch Calibrachoa from Proven Winners is a larger annual blossom that will attract hummingbirds to your yard. These attractive flowers bloom from planting to frost and do best in containers to keep their roots from rotting. Crazytunia Purple Picotee Petunias from Dummen Orange grow year-round in the southern US, both indoors and outdoors, with plenty of sun. These trailing blooms are great for hanging baskets and are often grown as annuals in the north where they can’t survive the cold winter season.

13Think Clemson, Kansas State, Louisiana State, East CarolinaUniversity, University of Portland, Amherst and Alcorn State!Florida Sun Coleus from ProvenWinners is another lowmaintenance and versatile foliagethat will brighten up your garden.This plant grows well in sun orshade, heat or cold, and bloomslate to preserve its beautifulleaves as long as possible.Firehouse Purple Verbena fromProven Winners is a new colorvariety with improved powderymildew resistance. This vividplant blooms in summer and falland needs full sun to thrive in themid-to-southern US.

BLACK 14 Spotlight Black Heart Ipomoea from Ball Horticultural is another broader sweet potato vine that will give your garden a thick, inky cover with its compact growth and excellent heat resistance for outdoor baskets or pots. Ipomoea needs full to partial sunshine to look its best. Coleus Vino from Ball Horticultural is one black shrub perfect for supporting your team and sporting a dark garden design for the Halloween season since it can withstand colder fall temperatures across the US.

15Think University of Georgia, Purdue, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, University of Missouri and Oregon State!Sweet Caroline Raven Ipomoea is ablack sweet potato vine fromProven Winners. This ornamentalfoliage is grown in the spring andsummer seasons with full or partialsun and does best in hangingbaskets or as ground cover tocomplement other bright colors inyour garden.Sweetunia Black Satin is a silkyblack petunia from DummenOrange. This gothic variant on apopular perennial will grow year-round in the southern US andannually in the north, both indoorsand outdoors, with plenty of sun.

WHITE 16 Supertunia White Charm Petunias are a delicate flower from Proven Winners able to grow throughout the US. These plants prefer warmer temperatures, but variants will bloom in every season and can be kept as cut flowers indoors. Osteospermum Voltage White is a happy African daisy that will lend a classic look to your garden. These flowers bloom a bit later in the summer season and can grow in all climates; daisies are found everywhere on Earth except Antarctica!

17Think University of Connecticut, University of Hawaii, University ofNebraska-Lincoln, University of New Hampshire, Cornell,Pennsylvania State, Tennessee State, Texas A&M, Utah State andUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison!Wild Romance White New Guinea Impatiensfrom Dummen Orange is a new summerannual that will provide a larger floral andfoliage potted display outdoors for yourporch, patio or garden. These flowers usuallyneed half a day of full sun, but if temperaturesare too high, shade will keep them healthy aswell.Angelface Cascade White Angelonia is asnapdragon species from Proven Winners.These iconic flowers will bloom springthrough fall annually and are heat tolerant sothey can thrive in the northern and southernstates. Snapdragons can be planted in theground or in pots and baskets, as well makepretty cut flowers for indoor decoration. Funfact: snapdragons are native to NorthAmerica!