Castle Rock Blooms Hunt
“Happiness held is the seed,
Happiness shared is the flower”
John Hurrican
Castle Rock Blooms Hunt
Come and enjoy our blooms, our landscapes
our town and our people.
We encourage you to stroll through our city streets,
along the Riverfront trail,
browse our businesses and rest at our parks.
As you stroll discover the many different Proven Winners*
flowers, baskets, shrubs, trees and plantings along the way.
Campfire Marshmallow
Bidens hybrid Annual
Bidens is vigorous, heat tolerant and can tolerate some drought stress. The large, pure white flowers surround a golden yellow center. The flowers are larger than Campfire Flame and will be a great summer performer. Strong heat tolerance and pure white, self-cleaning flowers are the highlights of this all-season bloomer. Large blossoms on densely mounded plants are highly attractive to pollinators.
This NEW pure white bidens adds a cool touch to full sun landscapes and containers from spring to fall. A showy tuft of gold in the center of each blossom draws in pollinating bees and the petals shed cleanly once spent, leaving the plant with a tidy appearance. Low seed set translates to greater flower power and less persistence in the garden. The densely mounded habit of Campfire® Marshmallow™ bidens makes it less of a mixer in containers and more of a showpiece on its own. It is most eye-catching when planted en masse in well-drained soil. It occupies a similar niche as Coreopsis in landscape designs but is much longer blooming with no deadheading required.
Partial Sun to Sun; Deadheading Required
Where to find me? Downtown Business Pots
Rockin’ Deep Purple
Nepeta hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season.
Full Sun; Heat, Sun, and drought tolerant; Deadheading Not Necessary. Attracts Butterflies, Bees, and Hummingbirds.
Resists Deer
Where to find me?
Surefire Cherry Cordial
Begonia x hybrida, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season.
Surefire Cherry Cordial has striking deep chocolate foliage with vividly contrasting red flowers. The Surefires thrive in a wide range of climates and soils, tolerating both sun and shade conditions. The series has been tremendously successful for gardeners in a wide array of climates. They provide easy, low maintenance color that persists all season without deadheading. It's hard to go wrong with such foolproof plants.
Deadheading not necessary
Where to find me?
Latana Luscious Goldengate
Lantana camara, Annual, bright golden yellow blossoms
Golden yellow flowers grace extremely tough plants. They are heat and drought tolerant, wonderful summer plants. Award Winner, Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer, Long Blooming, Heat Tolerant, Deadheading Not Necessary, Drought Tolerant.
Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Where to find me?
Proven Accents®Purple Queen
Gomphrena pulchella, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season.
Full Sun; Heat, Sun, and drought tolerant; Deadheading Not Necessary. Attracts Butterflies, and Bees.
Where to find me?
Downtown pots, especially Cowlizt Street, Front and First Streets
Diamond Mountain
Euphorbia hybrid, Annual
Part Sun To Full Sun
FEATURES
Heat- and drought-tolerant plants; clouds of airy white flowers all season; low maintenance. Much larger plants than Diamond Frost® with a great landscape presence and perfect for mixing with other vigorous plants.
Award Winner, Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer, Long Blooming, Heat Tolerant, Deadheading Not Necessary, Drought Tolerant
Resists Deer
Where to find me? Downtown Pots
Sunbini creeping zinnia
Verbena hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season.
Full Sun to Part Sun; Heat and sun tolerant; Deadheading Not Necessary.
Where to find me? City Hall
Sweet Caroline
Sweetheart Mahogany
Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea hybrid Annual, Partial Sun;
Great foliage component plant in combinations; excellent heat tolerance and good vigor, the heartshaped leaves catch the eye.
Significantly improved over Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Mahogany is far more saturated mahogany red and retains its color well in full sun. The habit is more mounded due to shorter internodes, but it does trail as it matures through the season. A good match to Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Jet Black™ and Sweetheart Lime.
Where to find me? Aggregate downtown planters
Boldy Dark Red Geranium
Coleus scutellarioides, Annual. Continuous Bloom
Full Sun to part Sun; Heat, and drought tolerant.
Where to find me? Downtown pots
Superbena Pink Cashmere
Verbena hybrid, Annual, Part Sun to Full Sun
Superbena verbena have great vigor, awesome branching and wonderful summer performance. The soft soothing shades of pink are clustered in large umbels that cover the deep green foliage.
This pastel pink Superbena captured our attention with its delicate flower color, extremely vigorous growth, and huge umbels that rival Superbena Whiteout™ and Violet Ice in size.
It was able to keep up well in combinations with the new Supertunia petunias which, like Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ are some of the most vigorous cultivars in the series. Mounded trailing plants produce loads of continuous blooms all season without deadheading. Like all Superbena, it meets our extremely high standards for powdery mildew resistance.
Where to find me? Visitor Center and Downtown pots and Aggregates
Toucan Coral Canna
Canna generalis, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season.
Full Sun to Part Sun; Heat and sun tolerant;
Deadheading not necessary
This Canna Lily will bloom all summer, it is extremely heat tolerant - loving both heat and humidity. They are adaptable and can take damp conditions, but they are not especially water needy.
Where to find me? Studio 117, Aggregate Pots Downtown
Supertunia® Silverberry
Petunia Hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season, and grows to large size. Filler and Spiller in planters.
Full Sun to Part Sun;Heat and sun tolerant, drought tolerant; deadheading Not Necessary.
Where to find me? Pollen Store
Supertunia® Fuchsia
Petunia Hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season, and grows to large size.
Full Sun to Part Sun;Heat and sun tolerant, drought tolerant; deadheading Not Necessary.
Where to find me? Around Hemlock trees downtown
Supertunia® Persimmon
Petunia Hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season, and grows to large size. Full Sun to Part Sun;Heat and sun tolerant, drought tolerant; deadheading Not Necessary. Attracts hummingbirds.
Where to find me? City Hall, Studio 117
Supertunia® Vista Jazzyberry
Petunia Hybrid, Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season, and grows to large size. Full Sun to Part Sun;Heat and sun tolerant, drought tolerant; deadheading Not Necessary. Attracts hummingbirds.
Where to find me? Vault Books & Brew
Boldly® Dark Red Geranium
Pelargonium interspecific Annual, Continuous Long Blooming season
Full Sun;Heat and sun tolerant, drought tolerant; deadheading Not Necessary.
Where to find me? Downtown Pots and School District Office
Stratosphere™ White Butterfly Flower
Gaura lindheimeri, Annual, Blooms Early, Mid, and Later Summer
Heat and sun tolerant plants have flowers May to September; low maintenance. Deadheading Not Necessary. Drought Tolerant. The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Where to find me? Pollen Store
Miss Piggy Pigsqeak
Bergenia cordifolia, Perennial, Blooms Early, Mid, and Later Summer. Part shade to full shade.
Jumpstart your garden after the snow melts! Bright pink flowers top thick, dark green, glossy leaves. A great foliage plant after it is finished blooming..
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Where to find me? Gateway Park
Bobo Hydrangeas
Hydrangea paniculata, Perennial,
Loads of flowers on a tiny plant!
This dwarf panicle hydrangea will turn heads! Bobo® hydrangea is engulfed by large white flowers in summer. The flowers are held upright on strong stems, and continue to grow and lengthen as they bloom. No flopping, unlike some panicle hydrangeas! As blooms age, they turn pink.
It is compact and dwarf in habit, and the flowers cover every inch of the plant right down to the ground. This plant was developed by Johan Van Huylenbroeck, the same breeder that developed Pinky Winky® hydrangea.
Where to find me? Gateway Park, Visitor’s Center, Lion’s Pride,