While strolling through a nursery or a local garden, you will across numerous varieties of colourful potted winter, summer and perennials plants, big tall trees and hedges and bushes. All these plants and trees require different type of flora & fauna to thrive and follow different germination process. If you want to buy outdoor plants online for your garden and add some colours and beauty in your landscape, it is important you should know which type of plant will look good in your outdoor space.
Some of the most popular varieties of garden plants available in the market are:
Bougainvillea:
Bougainvillea is a shrub type vine that provides colourful flowers for 11 months if planted in right climate. It climbs up the wall and grow from 1m to 12m in height. If it does not get exposed to the cold temperature, the plant comes back each year. Bougainvillea plants falls under the category of thorny ornamental vines and possess ability to become evergreen in the places which receive rainfall whole year and deciduous in dry regions.
Hibiscus:
Hibiscus Plants which is also known as Japanese lantern, tropical hibiscus, Chinese hibiscus and rose of Sharon is large shrub which bears trumpet-shaped flowers. It is deciduous shrub that reaches up to 15 feet of height and grows only in frost-free regions. Flowers of hibiscus are usually 6 inches in diameter and carries colours ranging from yellow, orange, peach, salmon pink to red. It consists of dark green leaves and belongs to the mallow family. Tropical hibiscus is best choice for tropical gardens.
Night Jasmine:
Night jasmine or cestrum nocturnum is an evergreen shrub that blossoms in warm weather. It grows up to 4 meters in height and consists of glossy narrow green leaves. The flowers of night jasmine are greenish-white in colour and open only at night. The strong and sweet fragrance of the flowers invites moths and butterflies towards it. Night jasmine is not a showy plant and serves as a border shrub. It is best for the places which have warm climates but does not grows well in cold environments.
Petunia:
Petunia is an annual plant which is appreciated for its colourful flowers and thrives best in less humid and moist soil. There are two species of petunia plants found in the nature.
These are
- Grandiflora petunias: provides 3 to 4 inch blooms which grow upright. They are best suited for containers and hanging baskets because they can be easily damaged by rain.
- Multiflora petunias: provides small but abundant flowers that look best in summer bedding.
Begonia:
Begonia comes under the category of tropical perennials which means they blossom all year round in warm climate. There are numerous varieties of begonia found in nature including wax begonias, dragon-wing begonias, showy tuberous begonias, trailing begonias and rex begonias. Only a few of these varieties can tolerate sun.
Online shopping of plants for your garden is much better than buying from local garden center or nursery. This way you can buy outdoor plants online from your home and at your leisure.
