The colour of the year 2023 : PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta and its various hues.
Browsing through a few garden centers in mid April last year I noticed large quantities of Osteospermum ‘3D Purple’ and Osteospermum ‘Tresco Purple’ plug plants which can grow in size 6 fold during during the summer and autumn months.
Outstanding was the annual Senetti ‘Magenta’, which can be planted out at the end of April on the South Coast with minimal risk for frost.
The compact sunflower ‘Desire Red’ / Helianthus annuus ‘Desire Red’ (height: 0.50 m x spread: 030 m) was an unusual introduction last year by Burpee International Ltd. It was hybridised between a dwarf multi-branched yellow and a tall red sunflower.
A vegetable that fits in the colour scheme which is swiss chard ‘Red Magic’ / Beta vulgaris ‘Red Magic’. It is a very vigorous, high yielding chard with glowing bright red stems. Can be used as an ornamental and/or a vegetable for your allotment.
How about some cheerfulness for Christmas at the end of the year 2023 by getting some Poinsettias spp. for Christmas 2023?
