P. Allen Smith and Proven Winners have created a Platinum Collection of annuals, perennials and shrubs that Allen has grown and tested in his gardens and has grown to love. Warm-colored plants add vibrancy to your containers and gardens, giving you a bright dose of sunshine, even on a rainy day.

Here are a few of Allen’s favorite warm-colored plants:

Luscious Banana Lantana
Bloom Time: Planting to Frost
Drought Tolerant
Attracts Birds, Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Native to North America

The bright yellow flowers of this plant are extremely tough. They are heat and drought tolerant. Because they like to re-bloom, they are perfect for the entire summer!

Amazing Daisies Banana Cream Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum
Bloom Time: Early, Mid and Late Summer
Long Blooming
Does best in full sun

A superb selection with huge 4-5”, lemon yellow flowers which brighten to creamy white. The well-budded plants have an extra-long bloom time in summer. A vigorous grower with disease resistant, dark green foliage.

GoldDust Mercardonia
Bloom Time: Planting to Frost
Heat Tolerant

Dainty blooms cover the green foliage of this plant from May through October. Whether you plant it in a container or in your landscaping, no deadheading is necessary.

Superbells Lemon Slice Calibrachoa
Bloom Time: Planting to Hard Frost
Heat Tolerant
Attracts Hummingbirds

The pinwheel pattern of yellow and white is really beautiful and quite unique. Calibrachoa do not like to have constantly damp soil. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. They are great in containers!

Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus
Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage
Attracts Birds and Hummingbirds
Resists Deer

The stunning chartreuse foliage adds vibrancy to any landscape or container and is good for both sun and shade locations. Coleus is typically grown for its beautiful foliage, not its flowers. To keep foliage in top shape, pinch off the blooms as they appear.

Goldilocks Rocks Bidens
Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage
Very Hardy
Native to North America

If you’re looking for a plant that will thrive from spring to fall, choose this! This Biden is extremely tolerant of heat and drought and no deadheading is necessary. Use in hanging baskets, window baskets and landscaping; the beautiful gold blooms will catch your eye.

To read our post on P. Allen’s cool-colored picks from Proven Winners, click here.