outdoors

P L A N T I N G S

The huge deep-red blooms

of this new variety make it a

standout. Costa Farms,

800/327-7074; costafarms.com

Rising Stars

W atch your garden’s beauty climb to new

heights by planting a bloom ing vine.

by ERIC LISKEY

Mandevilla

This tropical treat is

a hardy garden staple

in Zones 10-11 (Zone 9,

if sheltered). Happily

for the rest of the

country, mandevilla is

an easy-to-grow

container plant. Enjoy

the exotic pink, red, or

white flowers all

summer. Shown

at left:

‘Alice du Pont’. Logee’s

Tropical Plants, 888/

330-8038; logees.com

N EW VA R IETIES

CRIMSON SUN PARASO

PINK PARFAIT

Double flowers and the classic

pink for which mandevilla is

known make this cultivar twice

as nice. Monrovia Nurseries;

monrovia.com

8 8 JULY2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

PHOTOS: (ALICE DUPONT) BILL STITES; (SUN PARASOL) COURTESY COSTA FARMS; (PINK PARFAIT) COURTESY MONROVIA NURSERIES