Longwood Gardens, Day 3: Annuals in the Idea Garden

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Day 3 : In the Idea Garden at Longwood Gardens , this quick season annual bed is a combination of cool blues and quick loss . Plants include magniloquent vervain ( Verbena bonariensis ) , ‘ Kobalt ’ salvia ( Salvia guaranitica ‘ Kolbalt ’ ) , ‘ Garnet Robe ’ flame nettle ( Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘ Garnet Robe ’ ) , ‘ David Verity ’ cuphea ( Cuphea ignea ‘ David Verity ’ ) , ‘ Marvel Scarlet ’ old maid flower ( Zinna ‘ Marvel Scarlet ’ ) , and ‘ Big Red ’ zinnia ( Zinnia ‘ Big bolshy ’ ) .

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