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timotei kitchener, Canada Sep 28, 2008

What do you mean by ''main stay green plant'' and ''seasonal plant''?
What do you mean by ''speciality plants'' and what is their role during the year?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 28, 2008

I don't know that there are specific definitions for those, they sound like marketing terms that growers might put on plant labels. I would think a mainstay green plant would be something that is enjoyed mostly for its foliage and looks nice for most of the year. A seasonal plant I would think would be one that's primarily of interest during one particular season (like spring blooming bulbs, poinsettias at Christmas, etc). Specialty plants might just mean something that's a little more rare or harder to find, or it might mean that grower specializes in that particular sort of plant.

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 28, 2008

I think ecrane3 has answered your question well, but I'll say it a little differently. Mainstay green plants would be evergreens, usually shrubs. They might produce nice flowers at a certain time, or the flowers might be so insignificant that they are hardly noticed. But their main purpose is to provide stability in a bed and to be a backdrop for other plants. Specialty plants would be mostly annuals that provide color and interest either because of their blooms or their foliage. Examples would be impatiens in the spring and summer, mums in the fall, and pansies in the winter. Annuals grown for foliage include copper plant, coleus, and caladiums. Some specialty plants in a mixed bed could be perennials which go dormant in the winter- hostas, for instance. Has either of us understood what you are asking, and been of help? I would suppose that in Canada your year-around plants would include conifers, and your season for annuals is quite a bit shorter than in parts of the U.S.

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