Comments on: Heat-Tolerant Plants That Thrive in Virginia Summers https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/ A full-service Garden Center with 18 retail locations in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Faye Brock https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-951 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:49:59 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-951 I planted a plum tree and a peach tree 2 years ago. No fruit or blooms has ever been produced. What is the matter?

]]> By: jacqueline cordoba https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-942 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:04:48 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-942 In reply to Mike.

Mike watch this – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1bX6W4bI8w

ill never plant the lobelias in hanging baskets

]]> By: Katie https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-931 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:43:11 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-931 In reply to Mike.

Roses need good air circulation to avoid diseases. The knockouts tend to get dense. So, before you dig them up, try some selective pruning to get air space to the interior. Deadheading spent blooms is also a good idea. Humidity and heat
assist disease. Water the base of the plant in the morning. Don’t get the leaves wet.

]]> By: Katie https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-930 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:30:32 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-930 In reply to Eliza.

I have found that it is important to harvest/prune lavender while harvesting. This makes the plant more vigorous. With a lavender scythe, grab a bunch of flowers/stems in one hand while cutting the stems about one inch below the new growth with the scythe
A sunny location and sparse watering are preferable. Bonus: The deer won’t eat lavender!

]]> By: Bev Vannatta https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-901 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:41:54 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-901 I’m looking for a shrub to plant near my husband’s grave that loves arid semi arid temperatures

]]> By: CathyK https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-142 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:01:54 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-142 In reply to gordon duchez.

I also love sunpatiens.. but this year they were attacked by pests/fungus and they are very water intensive. You can’t miss a day or they wilt!

]]> By: cathy https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-134 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:38:05 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-134 Mike –
what about creek bed plants? I need to protect my creek bank – and most of it is in shade. What can I plant to build a root system that can handle shade and occasional flooding?- thank you

]]> By: Chickie https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-129 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:05:31 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-129 What about coreopsis? I thought they were a great late summer plant (and deer resistant) but lately while some varieties have done very well, the pale yellow one with asparagus-like foliage (Moonbeam?) is just toast.

]]> By: Kerry https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-128 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:01:03 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-128 I have a hydrangea that I thought was snowflake but is not bright white. It more of a cream color. Do I cut this down halfway in the fall? I’ve never trimmed in the last three years ~ just cut the dead blooms off.

]]> By: Renee Mullins https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/8-great-plants-that-like-it-hot/#comment-127 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:53:27 +0000 http://meadowsfarms.com/?p=11589#comment-127 I have two different wisteria- amethyst falls and blue moon. I’m not how or when to prune. My amethyst falls has gotten out of control now and needs major pruning.
Thank you!
Renee

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