They have godly names honoring Greek mythology and are compact and bushy plants (mostly 2m x 1,5m) with lush and healthy foliage with a seemingly unending flowering season. One vividly-coloured bloom mostly with a contrasting, darker eye zone or throat, seems to be immediately replaced by another. Colours include yellow, orange, pink, apricot, creamy-white, red and a double-flowered orange.
These compact and very floriferous plants were especially bred for container growing, (although they will do equally well in the garden), and can even be kept indoors as flowering house plants for short periods.
Growth tips:
Although mature plants are fairly drought-hardy, they like regular watering once or twice a week in summer. Young plants in the garden and those in pots should be watered more often in hot weather. Garden…