Serena is a dream come true for Angelonia loversthe first variety EVER available from seed for the home gardener. Now you can grow this long-blooming, sun-loving, heat- and humidity-tolerant annual for pennies a plant.

Serena is a bit shorter than other Angelonias, but that’s all to the good. The 10- to 12-inch stems (much taller in the Southup to 18 inches) sport long rows of splendid 3/4-inch blooms that open gradually over several weeks, giving you bright color all summer. And this is a well-branched plant 12 to 14 inches wide, with more flowering stems than you’d expect and such an easy-care nature.

Use Serena as you would salvia in the hot, dry garden. It doesn’t need to be deadheaded after bloomfresh flowering stems simply arise to replace the old onesand it attracts bees. Although it’s quite drought tolerant, it also fares well in moist soils. And at just a foot high, it’s ideal for containers.

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