Multi-Color Archives - Van Wilgen's Garden Center

There is no better way to add the final touch to any salad than sprinkling some peppery tasting leaves and flowers from Nasturtium! ‘Kaleidoscope Mix’ is especially intriguing with its pale green foliage and it’s vibrant, single flowers that are a brilliant mix of yellow and orange colors. You’ll also love that ‘Kaleidoscope Mix’, along with its great taste, is a perfect plant for growing in the garden or in any container. Its rounded form makes it perfect for container growing and its easy-care nature and tolerance of dry soils make it a dream to grow.

There is no better way to add the final touch to any salad than sprinkling some peppery tasting leaves and flowers from Nasturtium! ‘Alaska Mix’ is especially intriguing with its colorful, white and green variegated foliage and its vibrant, single red, orange and yellow flowers. You’ll also love that ‘Alaska Mix’, along with its great taste, is a perfect plant for growing in the garden or in any container. Its cascading form makes it perfect for container growing and its easy care nature and tolerance of dry soils make it a dream to grow.

Many times customers tell us our plant tags don’t come close to matching the actual flower color seen on the plants when in the garden. With ‘Purple Parasols’, we can pretty much guarantee this will be the case. There is no way to capture the rainbow of colors this floriferous summer bloomer transitions through. Initially the 4″ diameter multi-petaled blooms are a light blue. As they age they transition to a darker blue followed by a progression to bluish purple then reddish purple and finally a dark magenta pink. What a journey and what a color bonus for your summer garden as ‘Purple Parasols’ will freely bud and bloom from July into early September. It’s the perfect plant for grouping in the front of any sunny garden spot and, as you might guess, planting them in a group just adds to the changing color excitement this plant brings to the landscape. Make sure ‘Purple Parasols’ is planted in well drained soil and avoids wet feet in the winter months to ensure long garden life.

This Spiraea starts out the season with bronzy to reddish foliage in the early spring that changes to a lemony green shade in the summer, then to a coppery golden color in fall. This kaleidoscope of colors is set off by crimson flowers that appear in early summer on sizable, flattened flowers heads and, if deadheaded, they will continue blooming through early fall. ‘Goldflame’ is fast growing, very tolerant of most soils, moist or dry, and possesses an easy to maintain, neat habit, especially if you prune yearly in the early spring. Plant ‘Goldflame’ in groups or mass plantings to really catch a passerby’s eye or to create a low hedge along walkways or paths. With its easy care nature and season long color palette, it will be one of your favorites!

These irresistible little charmers were selected by breeder Chris Hansen for vigor, longevity of color, uniqueness of color, resistance to summer root-rot, and heavy baby-chick production. We love them because they look great in the garden or on the patio, and are NEVER boring! Add color and texture to any sunny spot with these care-free Chicks!