There’s nothing like visiting a greenhouse in the spring for landscape inspiration. Here at JDS Nursery Sandra Showles and her crew are getting ready for the coming gardening season. One of the flowering plants that has left me in awe the past couple of years has been the Senetti pericallis. The flower colors can be almost iridescent. Colors include magenta, blue bicolor, and light blue bicolor. The bicolors are really pretty with their center white halos. One of the best attributes of Senetti pericallis is their love of the cooler temperatures of early spring. They will grow and flower when the thermometer is consistently in the 35 to 40 degree range. But you will have to protect or bring inside as these plants are not frost tolerant. Senetti pericallis can be used in the same way mums are used in the fall. They look great as a single container plant or even better in a combination container. Whichever way you display these colorful plants, take advantageous of their reblooming capabilities. When the flowers are starting to fade, prune the plant back by 50%. In three to four weeks new flowers will start to appear for a second show. Maintaining proper moisture levels is important to good health for these plants. Wait until the potting media feels dry before watering. Once the heat of summer arrives the flowering will stop. But you can maintain the plants over the summer and be rewarded with a burst of fall flowering. I’m Gary Bachman for Southern Gardening.