Spotlight
Common Name: Aster Blue Autumn
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Aster x 'Blue Autumn'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Hundreds of deep blue daisylike flowers with yellow eyes provide much needed color to fall gardens. Mildew resistant, dark green foliage has a compact mounding habit. Attracts butterflies to borders and is also great in containers. Reaches 12-20" tall and 16-20" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Astilbe August Light
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Astilbe x arendsii 'August Light'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Red tinted foliage in the spring changes to medium green and is topped with tall, slender spikes of scarlet red buds opening to reddish pink flowers in mid to late summer. One of the last red astilbes to bloom. Reaches 28" tall and 15-24" wide. Use in containers, borders and mass plantings.
Common Name: Astilbe Perkeo
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Astilbe x crispa 'Perkeo'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Long lasting, narrow plumes of rosy pink flowers during midsummer contrast with deeply dissected, fernlike, crinkly dark green foliage. Foliage forms a low mat and turns a pleasing bronze in fall. A diminutive specimen that grows just 6-8" tall and 8-10" wide.
Common Name: Astrantia Roma
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Astrantia major 'Roma'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 10
Description: Rosy red flowers that resemble pincushions top silvery pink bracts on this long blooming selection, which makes excellent cut flowers. The clump-forming habit has deeply lobed, bright green leaves and reaches 24-36" high and 24" wide. PP11,470
Common Name: Barren Strawberry
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Waldsteinia ternata
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: A dense mat of shiny, wedge-shaped green leaves that resemble those of a strawberry. Low maintenance, covers large or small areas and is not considered invasive. Studded by yellow flowers in the spring, grows 4-6" tall and should be planted 6-10" apart.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Armageddon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Armegeddon'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Light pink standards create a ravishing color foil to its luscious plum falls. A band of pink intensifies the ruffled edges of the falls and heightens the chromatic contrast. Vivid shrimp beards add an extra dose of excitement. 34" tall, use in borders, mass plantings and as a specimen.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Before the Storm
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Before the Storm'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Regarded as one of the darkest irises, 'Before the Storm' has very dark purple, almost black, wide flaring falls. It is smooth and silky looking and slightly fragrant. Reaches 36" tall, use in mass plantings, borders, or as a specimen.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Blackbeard
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Blackbeard'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Pale blue petals with dramatic deep blackish violet beards blooms late spring and early summer. Attracts butterflies to the perennial garden or naturalized area. Reaches 27" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Blue Staccato
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Staccato'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Snowy white blooms edged in dark blue bloom in late spring. Use to attract butterflies in borders, beds and mass plantings. 'Staccato' has very tall, graceful stems reaching 36-40" tall and 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Breakers
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Breakers'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Reblooming variety with ruffling medium blue flowers. Well-branched stems produce 8-10 buds each, grows to 37" tall. Use in borders, mass plantings and as cut flowers.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Color Me Blue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Color Me Blue'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Fragrant, cerulean blue ruffled flowers with whitish beards that blend to yellow in the throat, blooms late spring to early summer. 'Color Me Blue' is excellent in borders, beds and naturalized areas to attract butterflies. Reaches 36" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Dusky Challenger
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Dusky Challenger'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 10
Description: Absolutely huge, silky, rich purple flowers with impeccable ruffling. The excellently branched stems carry up to 13 buds. Grows 39" tall, great choice for borders, mass plantings and cut flowers.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Gay Parasol
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Gay Parasol'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Silvery white standards with lacy rose-purple falls and lavender-white beards bloom in late spring and early summer. Attracts butterflies to meadows, woodland gardens and borders. The stalks have many buds and branches and reach 35" tall and 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Joyful Skies
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Joyful Skies'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Broad and ruffling azure blue self with sapphire petals and icy white centers in late spring and early summer. Produces 6 to 8 buds per stalk and is great in borders and beds to attract butterflies. Remarkably easy to grow, reaches 36" tall and 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Lenora Pearl
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Lenora Pearl'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Ruffled salmon-pink flowers with bright tangerine beards attract butterflies in early summer and may rebloom in the fall. The gracefully shaped flowers and swordlike foliage will add vertical interest to your landscape, reaching 24-28" tall and 18-24" wide. Great for use in borders, beds and naturalized areas.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Maid of Orange
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Maid of Orange'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Smooth, creamy apricot-orange self with bright tangerine beards bloom late spring and early summer. Use in naturalized areas, borders and beds to attract butterflies. Vigorous growth produces 4-5 stems per rhizome and reaches 24" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Orinoco Flow
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Orinoco Flow'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Clean white, heavily ruffled petals with deep blue-violet edges bloom in late spring to early summer. The fragrant flower attracts butterflies and is beautiful in naturalized areas, borders and beds. Reaches 25" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Saturday Night Live
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Saturday Night Live'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 10
Description: Huge ruby red flowers bloom heavily in the summer with a velvety texture and beautiful evergreen foliage. Reaches height of 37" and width of 18-24". Excellent cut flower, also works well in mass plantings.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Spartan
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Spartan'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Glossy, pure wine red flowers with yellow beards blooms in midspring. This fragrant flower attracts butterflies and its radiant color looks great in naturalized areas, borders and beds. Reaches 35" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Starwoman
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Starwoman'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: This intermediate iris has deep, blackish purple ruffled flowers with white centers blooms late spring to early summer. Great in borders, beds and naturalized areas to attract butterflies. Reaches 25-28" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Sultan's Palace
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Sultan's Palace'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Rich, velvety maroon flowers with copper beards bloom early summer, attracting butterflies. The vibrant red flower is great in perennial beds and borders. This bearded Iris reaches 34" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Swingtown
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Swingtown'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 10
Description: A fragrant selection with deep purple-red flowers and purple beards. Impeccable form and very sturdy, branched stems bear 7-9 buds each. Grows to 36" high and 18-24" wide, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Use as specimen, or in border or mass planting.
Common Name: Bearded Iris Witches Wand
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Iris x 'Witches Wand'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Deep violet purple standards with blackish purple falls and bright red-orange beards boom late spring and early summer. These colorful flowers are great in naturalized areas, borders and beds to attract butterflies. Reaches 32" tall, 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Bearded Tongue Pinacolada Blue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Penstemon barbatus 'Pinacolada Blue'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Features dozens of beautiful rich blue tubular blooms rising above the foliage on tall, sturdy stems. Reaches 8-12" tall, 6-8" wide. Attracts hummingbirds and provides stunning color in beds, borders and containers.
Common Name: Blueberry Biloxi
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Biloxi'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: A very vigorous and hardy, upright and bushy plant. The tasty berries ripen mid spring, are of medium size and light blue colored. This solid producer reaches 6-8' tall and 5-6' wide and can be used in hedging or shrub borders.
Common Name: Blueberry Hardyblue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Hardyblue'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: This midseason variety has exceptionally sweet and tasty medium-sized fruit and is an old-fashioned favorite for eating and baking. Brilliant yellow-orange foliage in the fall gives way to dark red wood in winter. A vigorous, upright grower that reaches 6-8' tall and wide.
Common Name: Blueberry Powder Blue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Vaccimium ashei 'Powder Blue'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: Blueberries ripen in late spring or early summer with charming tiny pink or white flowers and leathery, oval, bluish leaves, coloring from bright yellow to orange in the fall. Reaches 6-10' tall 5-6' wide and can be used in hedging or shrub borders.
Common Name: Brunnera King's Ransom
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Brunnera macrophylla 'Kings Ransom'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Dainty blue flowers are displayed above silver leaves accented with creamy yellow margins. Attractive in perennial borders and containers. Reaches 10-12" tall, 12-15" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Calla Lily Allure
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Allure'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Stunning, dark wine-red blooms stand tall on strong but slender stems. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 10-22" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Captain Prado
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Captain Prado'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Large and vivid purple-pink blooms contrast medium green foliage speckled with white. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 12-18" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Captian Amigo
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Captain Amigo'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Golden yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms with a subtle red tint. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 15-18" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Captian Ibiza
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Captain Ibiza'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Golden yellow blooms with thick, reddish orange rims rise above lush foliage. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 12-24" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Captian Safari
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Captain Safari'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Vibrant, bright orange-red, trumpet-shaped flowers. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 15-22" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Passion Fruit
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Passion Fruit'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Deep, rich gold blooms with orange streaks on the outside of each petal. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 15-20" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Pisa
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Pisa'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Sculpted, bright golden yellow flowers with rounded green leaves. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 15-18" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Red Star
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Red Star'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Deep reddish orange, elegantly sculpted blooms. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 20-28" tall and 12-18" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Samur
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Samur'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Soft pink, elegantly sculpted flowers bloom above lush green foliage. Stunning in borders, containers and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 14-22" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Calla Lily Serrada
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia x 'Serrada'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Bright yellow sculpted flowers atop dark green foliage speckled in white. Stunning in borders, containers, and makes a superb cut flower. Reaches 15-18" tall, 12-16" wide.
Common Name: Camellia Boulevard Double Salmon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Camellia sasanqua 'Sayaka'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 9
Description: Double flowers are a lovely salmon pink color blooms in spring and winter. Grows to 10 feet high and 5 feet wide, mounded habit. PPAF
Common Name: Camellia Boulevard Rose Pink
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Camellia sasanqua 'Caroline'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 10
Description: Soft rose pink flowers bloom spring and winter. Mounded habit, grows up to 10 feet high and 5 feet wide. PPAF
Common Name: Columbia Denver Gold
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Aquilegia chrysantha 'Denver Gold'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Large, very showy, yellow flowers that can measure over 3" across with exceptionally long spurs bloom heavily in spring and again in summer. Reaches 24-30" tall and 15-20" wide. These fragrant flowers are great in rock gardens, containers, beds, borders, and for cut flowers.
Common Name: Columbine Yellow Wild
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Dense gray-green foliage mounds produce beautiful dangling, bell-like, pale yellow flowers in spring that attract hummingbirds. Reaches 12-15" tall and 10-12" wide and is a good selection for borders, cottage gardens, open shade gardens, and woodland gardens.
Common Name: Coneflower Green Jewel
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Glowing green petals surround a large, dark green cone on compact and floriferous plants. Flowers have a sweet fragrance and are very attractive to butterflies. These coneflowers are great in perennial borders and containers and reach 20-24" tall, 12-18" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Coneflower Kim's Mop Head
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Mop Head'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A white flowered version of Kim's Knee High with drooping pure white ray flowers with greenish yellow center cones. Coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves on a compact habit that reaches just 12-18" tall and 8-12" wide. Flowers attract butterflies and dried flower heads attract birds. Good fresh cut or dried flower, also in borders and beds. PP13,560
Common Name: Coneflower Tiki Tourch
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Echinacea x 'Tiki Torch'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Large, deep orange flowers are enhanced with reddish brown center cones. The long lasting flowers grow on sturdy, well-branched stems and reach 28-36" tall and 18-24" wide. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds to the perennial border and are great in cut flower arrangements, mass plantings, or for containers. PPAF
Common Name: Coral Bells Blackout
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Heuchera x 'Blackout'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: A tight, compact mound of nearly jet black, very glossy leaves with rounded lobes. Plants are dense and layered, reaching 6" high and spreading to 14" wide, with 10" scapes of cream, bell-shaped flowers. Looks great as an edging or in containers. PPAF
Common Name: Coral Bells Miracle
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Heuchera villosa 'Miracle'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Foliage emerges chartreuse in spring with red splotches in the center and matures by summer to deep red, retaining a bright edge all season. Plant has a clump-forming habit and reaches 8-10" high and 8-12" wide, with light pink flowers on scapes up to 18" tall. Use this color changing plant as edging, in containers, or in mass plantings. PPAF
Common Name: Cordyline Pink Stripe
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Cordyline australis 'Pink Stripe'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Arching, swordlike, dark green-gray leaves with a pink midrib. Reaches 10-20' tall, 5-10' wide. Great textural and color contrast for patio or as specimen plant.
Common Name: Cordyline Purple Sensation
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Cordyline australis 'Purple Sensation'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: An exciting new cultivar of Cordyline that exhibits a multi-branching habit as a young plant and grows 3-4 feet high and 3 feet wide. The glossy red foliage and rich pink mid-rib combination offers consumers a unique and colorful plant for architectural plantings or combination containers.
Common Name: Dahlia Gallery Cobra
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dahlia x 'Gallery Cobra'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: Lots of large, clear orange flowers with red centers cover a compact, well-branched plant with beautiful, dark green leaves. Plant reaches 18" high and 12-18" wide. An excellent choice for containers, as cut flowers and in the landscape. PP12,286
Common Name: Dahlia Gallery Leonardo
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dahlia x 'Gallery Leonardo'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: Warm blend of peachy-apricot and salmon petals surrounding a sunny yellow center, covering well-branched, compact plants of contrasting dark green, deeply serrated foliage. The result of many years of breeding common border dahlias with low-growing species dahlias, it is perfect for the front of borders or containers. Grows 12-14" high, and spreads 12-24" wide. PP10,498
Common Name: Dahlia Gallery Rembrandt
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dahlia x 'Gallery Rembrandt'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: A compact, well-branched dahlia with lustrous, dark green foliage that produces 1-2" flowers all season long. Fully double, rosy pink blooms with lighter, silvery centers. Ideal for cutting, containers and small gardens. Grows 14-20" high and 16-22" wide. PP10,496
Common Name: Daylily Always Afternoon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Always Afternoon'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: A popular, award-winning variety with rich lavender-mauve blooms with a purple eyezone around a yellow throat. Ruffled edges and excellent blue green foliage. Grows 18-22" high and 18-24" wide. An early season bloomer, and also a repeat bloomer.
Common Name: Daylily Baby Betsy
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Baby Betsy'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Fragrant, 2 1/2 inch, dark pink flowers with pale pink pinstripes on the edges of tipped petals and a green throat. Flowers held on 18" scapes. Early to mid season bloom, reblooming variety.
Common Name: Daylily Bertie Ferris
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Bertie Ferris'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Early blooming dwarf with loads of 2 1/2" creamy orange ruffled blooms. Great for a front of the border burst of color, also works great in planted in mass. Grows 20" high and 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Daylily Chicago Knobby
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Chicago Knobby'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Pinkish purple, ruffled, 6" flowers have a deeper plum center and a gold throat. Flowers are produced from July to August. Reaches 22" high, great in borders and mass plantings.
Common Name: Daylily Custard Candy
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Custard Candy'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A lovely daylily with re-curved, ruffled custard yellow petals. Each petal has a bold maroon eye and a green throat, and is edged with gold. A beautiful display of color early to midseason, this variety also reblooms. Grows 24" high, spreads 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Daylily Fragrant Returns
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Fragrant Retuns'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: This sport of the very popular 'Happy Returns' comes with a strong, fresh fragrance and all the best traits of 'Happy Returns', including repeat bloom, on lemon yellow flowers. Grows 18" tall and blooms from May to September. Its smaller size works well in containers, also a good choice for borders.
Common Name: Daylily Yellow Lollipop
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis x 'Yellow Lollipop'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Beautiful, golden yellow, 3" yellow blooms, reminiscent of Stella D'Oro, but blooms are larger and lighter. Yellow Lollipop blooms early through midsummer, while Stella D'Oro is resting. Reaches 10-12" high and 1-2' wide. Wonderful in mass plantings.
Common Name: Delphinum Black Knight
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Delphinium elatum 'Black Knight'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: Black Knight is a Pacific Giant Hybrid, valued for its exceptional height and very deep blue flower color. Spikes of rich, dark purple blooms with black inner sepals rise above distinctively cut, deep green leaves in early summer. Reaches up to 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
Common Name: Dianthus Apple Slice
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'Apple Slice'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Intricately patterned, deep velvety red, 1-1/2" fragrant double blossoms have pale pink to white blotches in the center of each petal with a matching narrow picotee edge. They are presented on 10" tall wiry stems above a grassy mound of blue-green, grassy foliage that spreads 12" wide. A 'Fruit Punch' series dianthus. PPAF
Common Name: Dianthus Barbarini Rose
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus 'F1 Barbarini Rose'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to the large rose-pink flowers midspring through summer. Short, sturdy stems on tufts of narrow, deep green foliage reaches 6-8" tall, 8-10" wide. Colorful rose pink flowers are great in cut arrangements, containers or massing at the front of mixed beds and borders.
Common Name: Dianthus Black Cherry Wild
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'Black Cherry Wild'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Double, deep velvety red fragrant flowers with a very narrow picotee white edge. Blooms from late spring to early fall, and has very attractive gray grasslike foliage which often stays attractive through most of the winter. Grows 6" high and 8" wide, part of the 'Fruit Punch' series of dianthus. PPAF
Common Name: Dianthus Coconut Punch
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'Coconut Punch'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Prolific bloomer with fluffy looking, fragrant double blooms with contrasting shades of red and white. The flowers open deep red with large white blotches in the center as the flowers mature, the white blotches expand and the red color lightens, leaving a wine colored ring around each petal. Gray-green foliage forms a grassy looking clump that is just the right size for the front of the flower border or in combination containers. A 'Fruit Punch' series dianthus. Grows 12" high and wide. PPAF
Common Name: Dianthus Dragon Fruit
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'Dragon Fruit'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Fragrant, bright pink, ruffled flowers with magenta markings around the center and edge of the petals. The double flowers top the gray-green, grassy foliage in June. Grows 8" high and 12" wide. This is part of the 'Fruit Punch' series of dianthus. PPAF
Common Name: Dianthus Passion
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'WP Passion'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Exhibits large, deep red, double flowers from spring through fall. Compact grey-green foliage, reaches 12-14? tall and 8-10? wide. Use as a flowering plant for pots and containers and as a hardy perennial for the garden and landscape. PPAF
Common Name: Dianthus Pomegranate Kiss
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Dianthus x 'Pomegranate Kiss'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Blue-green, grassy foliage contrasts beautifully with deep velvety red, fragrant, double blooms. Petals are irregularly splashed and streaked with rose pink and have a matching sharply serrated, rose pink edge. Use this short 'Fruit Punch' selection to line sunny pathways or in rock gardens. Reaches just 6" high and 8" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Dogwood Bud's Yellow
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Cornus sericea 'Bud's Yellow'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: Bright yellow twigs in winter are a showy addition to the winter landscape on a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed shrub that grows 5-8' tall on erect stems. Tiny, yellowish white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters in late spring and give way to clusters of blue-white drupes in summer. Fruit is quite attractive to birds. COPF
Common Name: Gaillardia Gallo Red
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Gaillardia x Grandiflora 'Gallo Red'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 10
Description: Large, deep red flowers with a burnt umber center. Compact and upright with soft, silvery green foliage that reaches 10-12" tall and 15" wide. Blooms throughout summer until frost and is great in borders and containers. PPAF
Common Name: Gaura Belleza Dark Pink
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Gaura lindheimeri 'Kleauo42563'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Fine green foliage and tall stems lined with delicate, butterflylike, rich dark pink flowers from early summer to fall. Reaches 18-24" tall and 14-18" wide. Attracts bees and butterflies and are excellent in the perennial border and for use in patio containers.
Common Name: Gaura Passionate Blush
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Gaura lindheimeri 'SME-2'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A very floriferous variety with butterflylike flowers in a range of pinks, from cotton candy to deepest magenta. This long flowering perennial will reach 18-24" tall and 24" wide. Creates an eye-catching informal hedge, specimen or border and is terrific in large size containers. PPAF
Common Name: Grass Fountain Fireworks
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Pennisetum setaceum rubrum 'Fireworks'
Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
Description: Showy, upright growing grass to 4 feet tall with leaf blades that are variegated with vertical bands of white, green and burgundy. A vigorous growth habit and showy, pale purple-red plumes from early summer until frost. Grows well in containers and in the garden. PP18,504
Common Name: Grass Northern Sea Oats River Mist
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Upright stalks adorned by bright green and white striped bamboolike foliage. Late summer and early fall brings the oats that can provide interest well into the winter as they dry out. A clumping grass its tendency to reseed makes it an ideal choice for mass plantings its variegated foliage stands out in containers as well. Grows 30-36" tall x 24-36" wide.
Common Name: Hens & Chicks Commander Hay
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Sempervivum x 'Commander Hay'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Succulent rosettes of glossy, deep red-purple leaves with green tips. Greenish red flowers in summer. Reaches 4-8" tall, 6-12" wide. Ideal in containers, alpine and rock gardens, and as edging.
Common Name: Hollyhock Queeny Purple
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Alcea rosea 'Queeny Purple'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: This All America Selection award winner has the distinction of being not only the shortest Hollyhock but also the only pure purple variety. Fully double, rich purple flowers reach 3-4" wide, and flowers prolifically over a long season. The dwarf plants are 2-3' high and 12-24" wide and don't require staking.
Common Name: Hosta American Halo
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'American Halo'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: A large clump of intense blue-green leaves with a very wide, slightly rippled cream margin. The margins start out creamy yellow and age to creamy white. 24 inch high, pure white flower scapes appear in late spring. Grows 2 feet high and 5-6 feet wide.
Common Name: Hosta Ann Kulpa
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Ann Kulpa'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Thick, lightly cupped, heart-shaped leaves have a deep green to medium green margin with yellow centers that turn creamy white. Pale lavender, bell-shaped flowers on 28" ivory scapes in midsummer. Grows 20" high and 24" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Atlantis
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Atlantis'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: This spectacular, large mounding plant has long, dark green leaves with a wide, ruffled yellow margin. Grows to 2 feet tall and 5 feet wide, and has pale lavender flowers midsummer. PP17,093
Common Name: Hosta Blazing Saddles
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Blazing Saddles'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Large hosta with heart-shaped dark-green leaves edged with broad cream-white margins. Lavender flowers appear midspring. Reaches 18" high and 40" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Carolina Sunshine
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Carolina Sunshine'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: A vigorous grower that creates a stunning clump of very glossy, dark green leaves with butterscotch yellow borders that hold all season. Lavender flowers on 20" scapes in midsummer. Reaches 14" high and 20" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Fantasy Island
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Fantasy Island'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Pointed leaves have a yellow center that lightens to cream and a dark green edge, with chartreuse in between. Vibrant, pinkish red, 16 inch scapes carry lavender flowers in midsummer. Grows 8" high and 20" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Great Escape
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Great Escape'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Intense blue leaves are surrounded by a fantastic, wide margin that starts out creamy but quickly turns to white. Excellent substance, good vigor, and long lasting color. Lavender flowers midsummer. Reaching 14-18 inches high and 18-24 inches wide. PP19,003
Common Name: Hosta Little Treasure
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Little Treasure'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Very wide, blue-green margins surround the creamy white center of the small, pointed leaves. Lavender flowers are held on cream scapes which compliment the clump in early to midsummer. This hosta displays excellent vigor and is easy to grow. Grows 6" high and 11" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Mayan Moon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Mayan Moon'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Considered one of the best of the August Moon mutations, this bears large, intensely corrugated, heart-shaped leaves that measure 7" long and 6" wide. The leaves are medium green with a bright gold edge. The plant grows to 24" high and 36" wide, and white flowers bloom on 30" tall scapes in summer.
Common Name: Hosta Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Long wavy leaves emerge pure green, then the center quickly brightens to a brilliant white-gold, while the edge becomes a narrow, black-green border. This is truly a unique, stunning hosta that will stop you in your tracks. In late summer, the 4' wide clumps are topped with lavender flowers on 28" tall scapes. PPAF
Common Name: Hosta Regal Supreme
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Regal Supreme'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Stunning new sport from Krossa Regal with frosty blue-green leaves contrast exquisitely with the very wide, creamy white border. Plant has a broad, inverted triangle form topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. Grows 10-18" tall and 22" wide. PP19,818
Common Name: Hosta Sleeping Beauty
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Sleeping Beauty'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A sport of Hosta Halcyon with pointed, frosty, blue-green leaves set off by a lovely cream margin. Good thick leaves for slug resistance and pale lavender flowers midsummer. Medium mound size at maturity, reaching 14-16" high and 20" wide.
Common Name: Hosta Summer Breeze
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hosta x 'Summer Breeze'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A showy hosta with rounded, heart-shaped leaves, dark green in the center with a very wide yellow margin. Pale lavender flowers on 30" scapes in late summer. Reaches 30" high and 50" wide.
Common Name: Hydrangea Endless Summer® Twist and Shout
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-1'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Lacy deep-pink centers are surrounded by gorgeous blossoms of pink or periwinkle blue, depending on soil type. Sturdy red stems and glossy deep green leaves turn red-burgundy in fall to offer year-round interest in the garden. Easy to care for, can be used as a specimen, in combination with other plants as in containers. Reaches 3-5' tall and wide. PPAF
Common Name: Hydrangea Invincibelle™ Spirit
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'MCHA1'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: First ever pink 'Annabelle' hydrangea! Large 6-8" flower heads bloom late spring to early summer, and continue to bloom throughout season until frost. Flowers emerge dark, hot pink maturing to bright pink. Very hardy and easy to grow attractive in perennial or shrub borders. Reaches 3-4' tall and wide. A Proven Winner variety a portion of the proceeds support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. PPAF
Common Name: Indigo False Blue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Baptisia australis
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A native wildflower that forms a tall, bushy clump of grey-green foliage, with long spikes of pea-like violet-blue flowers. This large, showy, tall grass reaches 35-47" tall and 29-35" wide. Attracts butterflies and is an excellent choice for sunny gardens, cut flower, borders, cottage gardens, prairies, meadows and native plant gardens.
Common Name: Iris Golden Variegated
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Iris pallida 'Aureo Variegata'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Wide green and gold striped spears of foliage hold up most of the year. Very attractive with full, ruffled, lavender-blue flowers. Grows 24-30" high and 12-18" wide. Use in containers, borders and as cut flowers.
Common Name: Ivy Green Ripple
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Vigorous evergreen climber that has strong green leaves with cream veins and wavy margins, turning purplish red in winter. Fan-shaped leaves have 3 to 5" long, forward pointing lobes. Use as a groundcover or for climbing walls, reaches 20-90 feet long.
Common Name: Lamb's Ear Fuzzy Wuzzy
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Stachys byantina 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7
Description: A dense carpet of soft and fuzzy silver leaves, bearing upright spikes of magenta-lavender flowers in early summer. Reaches 14-16" tall and 18-20" wide. The grey-green color and texture make this an excellent foliage component that can be used in edgings, borders and mixed containers.
Common Name: Lavender Bella Purple
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lavendula stoechas 'Belpur'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Slender, upright silvery green stems topped with oval spikes of densely clustered dark purple flowers with showy plumes of bright purple bracts. The wonderfully aromatic flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. Plant has a compact, rounded habit. Use in sunny containers and perennial borders, also for dried arrangements and potpourri. A Bella™ variety of lavender. PP16,861
Common Name: Lavender Bella Rose
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lavendula stoechas 'Belros'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: This Bella™ variety of lavender has a compact, rounded habit and offers lots of rosy pink-lavender petals atop fat layered buds. Highly fragrant and blooms over a long period of time, first in late spring and summer and then again in autumn. Drought resistant and perfect for containers and hot sunny borders. Grows 2-3 feet high and wide. PP16,691
Common Name: Lavender Ellagance Ice
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Ice'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Long, dense white flower spikes bloom summer through early fall. These fragrant flowers attract butterflies and reach 12" tall and 10" wide. Use in containers, sunny perennial beds and dried arrangements.
Common Name: Lavender Ellagance Sky
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Sky'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Compact, bushy foliage produces large, light violet-blue flower spikes reaching 12" tall and 10" wide. Blooming from early summer through fall, the densely filled fragrant flowers attract butterflies and can be used in containers, as border and mass plantings, and as cut or dried flowers.
Common Name: Lavender Silver Anouk
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lavandula stoechas 'Silver Anouk'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 10
Description: As the name suggests, the foliage is a distinctive silvery grey compared to other French Lavender varieties. 'Silver Anouk' has a compact, upright, freely branching habit and grows 24-36" high and 18-24" wide. It has large dark violet flowers and blooms spring through fall. PP20,068
Common Name: Lily Asiatic Tango Lady Like
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lilium asiatica 'Tango Ladylike'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Large, upward-facing pink flowers with broad golden centers bloom from early to midsummer. The upright stems are lined with glossy green, narrow, lance-shaped leaves. The strong stems make them ideal for cut flowers, they also are great in containers and planted in small groups in perennial borders. Reaches 14-18" tall and 12" wide.
Common Name: Lily Asiatic Tiny Orange Sensation
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lilium asiatic 'Tiny Orange Sensation'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Striking orange flowers with a maroon pattern. Compact size-reaches 14-16" high-makes it an excellent choice in containers and as cut flowers, also works in border and mass plantings. PPAF
Common Name: Lily Asiatic Tiny Padhye
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lilium asiatic 'Tiny Padhye'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Spectacular color! White flowers with burgundy brush marks on a compact plant that grows 16-18" tall. Looks great in containers and as a cut flower, also a good choice in the border or planted in mass.
Common Name: Lily Asiatic Tiny Sensation
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lilium asiatic 'Tiny Sensation'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Nice compact plant with gorgeous yellow flowers with a very exotic-looking maroon pattern. Blooms May and June, reaches 18-24" tall. Perfect in the garden and in containers. PP17,617
Common Name: Lily LA Hybrid Triumphator
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lilium x 'Triumphator'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Trumpet shaped white flowers with a sharply contrasting magenta center. They are wonderfully fragrant with a sweet, bubblegum scent and bloom on tall but very sturdy stems with dark green foliage. Grows to 36" tall.
Common Name: Lithodora Star
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Lithodora diffusa 'Star'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Unusual blue star-shaped flowers with a brilliant white edge. A spreading habit with small, wooly green-gray leaves. Reaches 6-12 inches high and wide, best suited for rock gardens, containers, and in mass plantings as groundcovers. PP10,096
Common Name: Lobelia Fan Deep Rose
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Orchidrosa'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Dark-green, oblong leaves in summer and autumn bear spikes of densely-packed, rose-pink flowers. Reaches 1-2' tall and wide and is great for beds, borders and containers.
Common Name: Lupine Gallery Mix
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Mix'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 6
Description: Rainbow arrays of flower spikes attract butterflies and hummingbirds early to midsummer. The lush bright green palmate leaves really stand out in the garden and form a nice dense mound reaching 18-24" tall and 12-18" wide. Great for use in borders, as specimens, in mass and makes stunning cut flowers.
Common Name: Lupine Gallery Red
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Red'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 6
Description: Spikes of delicate, vivid, solid red to magenta flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds in summer. The lush bright green palmate leaves really stand out in the garden and form a nice dense mound reaching 18-24" tall and 12-18" wide. Great for use in borders, as specimens, in mass and makes stunning cut flowers.
Common Name: Milkweed Common
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Slightly drooping clusters of fragrant, pinkish purple flowers appear from late spring well into summer. Typically grows 3-4' tall on upright stems with thick, reddish veined, light green leaves. Seed pods are valued in dried flower arrangements and flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies.
Common Name: Mukdenia Karasuba
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Mukdenia rossii 'Karasuba'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: This Chinese native features large, green, fan-shaped leaves which change with the seasons. As summer heat sets in, the leaves develop red edges which make their way inward, becoming fire red by fall. A lush and colorful choice for groundcovers and containers, reaches 8-12" high and 12-15" wide.
Common Name: New Zealand Flax Rainbow Maiden
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Phormium x 'Rainbow Maiden'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: Wide arching leaves have pink centers with bronze-red margins reaches 2-3' tall and 2-3' wide. The pinkest of all Phormiums, 'Rainbow Maiden' is great for brightening up borders and containers.
Common Name: New Zealand Flax Rainbow Queen
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Phormium x 'Rainbow Queen'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Description: Olive-green leaves are dramatically edged in bright reddish pink margins fade to cream in summer. Upright habit with some leaves arching at the tips reaching 45-50" tall and 45-50" wide. Variegated foliage adds texture and brightens up borders and containers.
Common Name: Onion Nodding
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Allium cernuum
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Loose, nodding clusters of tiny bell-shaped, pink flowers appear atop erect, leafless stems rising slightly above the clumps of flat, narrow, grasslike foliage in late spring. Can reach 18-24" high and 12-18" wide and is well-suited for a formal or wild garden, as well as a natural meadow.
Common Name: Phlox Creeping Emerald Pink
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8
Description: A profusion of deep pink flowers cover plant in spring atop a thick mat of foliage and stiff, green needlelike leaves. Plant reaches 4-6" tall and 24" wide. Masses of blooms attract butterflies and its compact habit is perfect for borders and rock gardens.
Common Name: Phlox Creeping Red Wings
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Phlox subulata 'Red Wings'
Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8
Description: Deep crimson flowers with darker red centers on top of mat forming, needlelike evergreen, foliage attracts butterflies in mid to late spring. Reaches 6" tall, 24-36" wide. Attractive flowing over walls, on slopes or as ground cover.
Common Name: Pieris Japanese Passion
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Pieris japonica 'Passion'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 7
Description: A new variety with gorgeous, upright cerise-red and pink flowers that cover the plant all spring, held on raised clusters that make for an excellent display. Has an upright and outwardly spreading, freely branching habit, ideal in the border and in large containers. Reaches 4-6' high and wide. PP19,319
Common Name: Pincushion Beaujolais Bonnets
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Scabiosa x 'Beaujolais Bonnets'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Light red petals surrounding deep burgundy centers with protruding white stamens bloom atop a mound of green foliage on tall wiry stems from late spring through midsummer. Reaches 20-24" tall and 12-18" wide. Attracts butterflies to borders and containers, also makes great cut flowers.
Common Name: Potentilla Creeping
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Potentilla verna 'Nana'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: This fast growing ground cover has dainty, bright green leaves that complement the golden yellow spring flowers. Spreads rapidly by runners to form a dense ground cover, spreads 12-14" wide and 2-6" high. Great for rock gardens, as a ground cover and between paving stones.
Common Name: Primrose Vial's
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Primrose vialii
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 7
Description: Tall spikes bursting with deep red buds shoot up in spring from a rosette of large silvery green foliage. The lavender flowers open from the bottom and attract butterflies. Reaches 12-18" high and 12" wide. Stunning in containers and as cut flowers, also works well in borders.
Common Name: Princess Lily Ariane
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Alstroemeria x hybrida 'Zapriari'
Hardiness Zone: 8 - 11
Description: Sumptuous yellow flowers with bronze touches inside. Blooms over a long season and reaches 12-15" tall and 15-20" wide. Excellent for cut flowers and perennial borders.
Common Name: Rhododendron Landmark
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Rhododendron x 'Landmark'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Intense, deep fuchsia flowers in early May combine with shiny, rich green foliage all summer and glossy, dark bronze-mahogany leaves all winter. A strong, upright grower with 2" long, semi-glossy leaves reaches 3-6' high and wide. Use in foundation plantings and as an accent in borders.
Common Name: Rose All Ablaze™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKsamsou'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Showy clusters of big cherry red ruffled flowers with over 35 petals per bloom. A climbing variety that has a slight spicy fragrance, and can reach a height of 8-12 1/2 feet. Blooms on new and old wood, and repeats readily. Pure green foliage. PP13,107
Common Name: Rose Benjamin Britten
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'AUSencart'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A David Austin rose with strong salmon-pink flowers that age to a strong shade of pure pink that contrasts nicely with the green leaves. Deeply cupped flowers gradually develop into an open, slightly cupped rosette with an intensely fruit fragrance. The vigorous, upright habit reaches 4' tall and 3' wide, and can be trained as a climber in milder climates.
Common Name: Rose Brass Band
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'JACcof'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Delicate yellow buds that open to deep apricot and peach blooms with up to 40 softly ruffled petals per flower. This floribunda is an All American Rose Selection winner with a moderate damask fragrance. Reaches 36-40" tall on a spreading plant with dark glossy green foliage. PP9,171
Common Name: Rose Candy Land
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKrosopela'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Large, hybrid tea-shaped rosy pink blooms spun with creamy pale yellow. Blossoms are carried in huge clusters on a very showy climbing variety that reaches 10-12' tall and has lush, glossy apple green foliage. Blooms in flushes throughout the season, and has a moderate apple fragrance. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Ch-Ching™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKyesir'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A sport of Strike it Rich with the same vigorous and bushy habit, but with clear, long-lasting lemon yellow flowers. A grandiflora with very deep red new shoots and dark green, semi-glossy foliage that sets off the abundant bloom clusters. Flowers have a strong, sweet, spicy and fruity fragrance. Reaches 5 1/2-6 1/2 feet tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Chihuly®
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKscemala'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Named after famous glass artist Dale Chihuly, this multi-colored rose has an ever-changing array of colors from subtle apricot-yellow to dazzling orange and deep red. A floribunda with a mild tea fragrance and double flowers, it reaches 40-48" tall with a bushy habit and glossy, dark green leaves. PP15,076
Common Name: Rose Cinco de Mayo™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKcobeju'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: This All American Rose Selection award winner beautifully combines smoky lavender and rusty orange-red into an appealing shade thats blends well with any other color in the garden. The abundant flowers have a moderate sweet apple fragrance. A floribunda variety that has glossy green foliage on a rounded habit that reaches 3-4' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Dream Come True™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKdocpot'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: An All American Rose Selection award winner with shapely yellow blooms edged in bright pink with a mild tea fragrance. Each eye-catching flower blushes to ruby, giving a multi-colored display. A very floriferous grandiflora with an upright, bushy habit and matte, dark green foliage. Grows 5 1/2-6 1/2' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Drop Dead Red™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKcharlie'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Intense, velvety dark red double blooms stand out against dark green glossy foliage on this floribunda variety. Blooms have a mild tea fragrance and 30 petals per flower, and bloom in flushes throughout the season. The habit is upright and bushy, and reaches 30-35" high. Can be used in containers, as a cut flower, and in the garden. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Easy Does It™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'HARpageant'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Mango-orange, peachy pink & apricot fruit-scented blooms are accented by glossy green leaves. This 2010 All American Rose Selection winner is a floribunda with large, double, ruffled blooms and a disease resistant, vigorous, rounded and bushy habit that reaches 3-4' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Falling in Love™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKmoomar
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Warm, soft pink classically formed flowers with a cream reverse and strong rose and fruit fragrance make this hybrid tea variety attractive as either a cut flower or a garden variety. The bushy, attractive plant has sturdy stems to hold the long-lasting cut blooms and large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage that looks great in the garden, reaching a height of 4-4 1/2 feet. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Firefighter®
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'ORAdal'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A big, long-stemmed, dusky velvet red hybrid tea rose that provided lots of large formal blooms. Flowers have 40-45 petals, and a very intense old rose fragrance. Clean green leaves on an upright, bushy habit that reaches 5-6' high. Each plant sold will contribute toward the 'Remember Me' fund's effort to honor the victims of 9/11.
Common Name: Rose Gentle Giant™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKregoyelo'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Huge, vibrant pink blooms with an inner glow of golden yellow have a classic form and moderate fruity fragrance. A hybrid tea variety with large, matte, light green leaves that perfectly compliment the radiant pink blooms. Long stems make it perfect for cutting. Reaches a height of 4-6' tall on an upright to slightly spreading habit. PP18,536
Common Name: Rose Jacob's Robe™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKausboy'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Similar to the popular climber Joseph's Coat, but more vigor, disease resistance and hardiness. Multi-colored double flowers with blushing yellow, pink & red tones. It is floriferous, re-blooming readily in the very first year, and has a moderate spicy fragrance and glossy deep green foliage. Reaches 10-12' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Lasting Love®
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'ADHarman'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Big, showy dusky red and dark pink double blooms have a strong, rich pure rose fragrance. A hybrid tea with very glossy foliage and burgundy red new growth. An upright habit grows 31-39" tall.
Common Name: Rose Little Chap Miniature Tree
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'KORverlandus'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: This variety is covered with a multitude of small, fully double, bright pink blooms all season long. Glossy, dark green foliage grows to 12" high and 24" wide. Works well in small gardens and pots.
Common Name: Rose Moonstone™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKcryland'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Huge, fully double pearly white blooms finely edged with pink. A hybrid tea with a mild tea rose fragrance. Large dark green leaves on an upright habit that reaches 4-6' tall. PP11,384
Common Name: Rose Neptune
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKhilpurnil'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Big lavender blooms tinged with a touch of purple. A hybrid tea with a strong sweet rose fragrance and abundant, very large, fully double flowers. Large glossy green leaves on an upright, bushy plant habit that grows 4-5' tall. PP16,614
Common Name: Rose Night Owl™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKpurosot'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A climbing rose with dark wine-purple petals and bright yellow stamens. Clusters of showy, sweetly clove-scented blossoms hold the dramatic deep claret color all season and flower repeatedly the first season. Grayish green leaves, a very vigorous grower that climbs 8-10' tall. PP18,740
Common Name: Rose Over the Moon™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'ORAclelon'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A hybrid tea rose with large, classical form apricot blooms and a moderate fruity fragrance. Deep-apricot buds spiral open to soft caramel tones that glow against the lush green leaves. A rounded, bushy and vigorous habit, reaches about 4' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Pearly Gates™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKmeyer'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Gorgeous, pure pastel pink, big well-formed flowers saturated with sweet spicy fragrance. This free-flowering climbing variety blooms on new and old wood, a little later in spring than other varieties, and reaches 10-12' tall.
Common Name: Rose Pink Promise
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'COI05R211'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: The official rose of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, this exquisite hybrid tea combines shades of soft pink on high-centered, perfectly formed large blooms. With long, elegant stems perfect for cutting, these lightly fruit-scented flowers are enhanced by lush dark green foliage. Plant has good disease resistance on an upright habit that reaches 5' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Pumpkin Patch™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKmongros'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A grandiflora rose with a moderate fruity fragrance, shiny green leaves, and a rich caramel-orange color reminiscent of pumpkins. Buttery copper buds open to clusters of fragrant brownish orange flowers on a rounded, bushy habit. Reaches 30-35" tall.
Common Name: Rose Rock & Roll™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKgobnez'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Big creamy buds unfurl to reveal a different pattern of striped burgundy, red and white. Deep green leaves on a full bushy plant that reaches 30" tall. This grandiflora also has a strong rose and fruit fragrance. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Sky's the Limit™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKprimsoul'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Reblooming well in the very first season, this buttery yellow climber has a slight fruity fragrance and clusters of ruffled petals. Very hardy and full of clean green leaves, it establishes quickly and grows 10-12' tall. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Soaring Spirits™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKbecfoj'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Huge clusters of showy pink, yellow and cream swirled blooms. Glossy bright green leaves and nearly lime-green new growth set this vigorous climber apart from any other rose. The blooms repeat readily on new and old wood. Named to honor the victims of 9/11 and contribute toward the 'Remember Me' garden fund. Reaches 8-12' tall. PP18,033
Common Name: Rose Sophy's Rose
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'AUSlot'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Vibrant deep pink to light red flowers have petals that start small at the center, and increase in size to the outer petals, which are quite large. This David Austin rose has rather flat, rosette shaped flowers with a tea fragrance and repeats well through the season. Habit is bushy and upright, reaching 36" tall and 30" wide. Use in beds and near the front of borders. PP11,422
Common Name: Rose Strike it Rich®
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKbepmey'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: This All American Rose Selection winner has a spicy fragrance and loads of yellow-orange blooms with long gold buds touched with pink. This grandiflora boasts natural disease resistance and a vigorous habit that reaches 5 1/2-6 1/2 feet tall. Very dark green leaves and unusual red stems set off the many showy clusters of double blossoms. PP19,144
Common Name: Rose Summer Love™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKhocamito'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Luminous soft yellow flowers are large and full, with 30-35 petals and a mild sweet fragrance. A hybrid tea with very large, double and formal blooms. The bushy upright habit has lots of large, matte kelly green leaves and reached a height of about 4 feet. PPAF
Common Name: Rose Tahitian Sunset
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'JACgodde'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: An All American Rose Selection award winner with blossoms that start from high-centered, orange-yellow buds and open fully to a peachy apricot-pink with yellow highlights. A hybrid tea with a delightful licorice scent and semi-glossy foliage. Has an upright, vigorous, well-branched habit with good disease resistance reaches 5' tall. PP19,004
Common Name: Rose Tamora
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'AUStamora'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A David Austin rose with unique, soft apricot-yellow flowers and a compact, bushy habit. The large, very full, double, cupped flowers have a remarkable myrrh fragrance. They reach about 3 feet high and wide and are suitable for rose beds or borders.
Common Name: Rose The Endeavor
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'AUSdisco'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: A bicolor David Austin rose that is salmon-pink with a yellow reverse. The monstrous blossoms have a moderate, spicy fragrance and are set off by large, dark gray-green leaves. Reaches 5' tall, and is floriferous enough to be a successful climber in milder climates.
Common Name: Rose We Salute You™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKvoosun'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: Long pointed buds open to orange tones as the flowers open the outer petals wash to warm pink, giving two distinct colors-orange on the inside and pink on the outside. Big open blossoms with a moderate spicy fragrance are carried on long stems with glossy, very deep green leaves. A hybrid tea that reaches 4-5' tall with an upright, bushy habit. PP18,770
Common Name: Rose Wild Blue Yonder™
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Rosa x 'WEKisosblip'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
Description: This All American Rose Selection award winner has clusters of ruffled ruby red-purple blossoms with distinct lavender 'eyes'. The camellialike form has a strong citrus blossom and rose fragrance. The upright, bushy habit has semi-glossy, deep green foliage and reached 4-5' tall. PP18,554
Common Name: Russian Sage Lacey Blue
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Lisslitt'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: A beautiful, compact variety that features spikes of silver-blue buds, which deepen to dark violet-blue in July and August. Silvery green, deeply indented, scented foliage, grows 12-18" high and 24-36" wide. Use in borders, containers and in the landscape. PPAF
Common Name: Salvia Ultra Violet
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Salvia x 'Ultra Violet'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: An abundance of intense, iridescent deep purple flowers entice hummingbirds. The rich, dark green, finely cut aromatic foliage keeps deer away. Plant has a compact, rounded habit reaches 18-20" tall and 24-28" wide in 3 years. Adds vibrant color in beds, borders and containers. PPAF
Common Name: Sandwort Mountain Flurry
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Arenaria montana 'Sapare'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: A spreading, compact plant with blue-green foliage throughout the growing season. Flowers in midsummer consist of white petals and yellow blooms. Low maintenance attractive as ground cover or in mixed containers. Reaches 3-6" tall and 6-10" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Saxifraga Touran White
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Saxifraga arendsii 'Tourna White'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: The Touran series have bigger flowers and a taller, more upright form than other varieties. Touran White has an excellent growth habit with deep green foliage, and grows 4-6" high and 6-12" tall. Blooms late spring and early summer with white flowers. PPAF
Common Name: Sea Pink Morning Star Deep Rose
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Armeria martima 'Morning Star Deep Rose'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: A dainty little spring-flowering beauty, producing deep rosy pink pompon flowers mid to late spring and into summer atop mounds of grasslike foliage. Reaches 6" tall, 6-12" wide. Ideal for borders, containers or rock gardens.
Common Name: Sedum Bon Bon
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Sedum telephium 'Bon Bon'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Large, deep pink flowers bloom above succulent chocolate-colored foliage. Plants are very early blooming and reach 18" tall and 18" wide. Clusters of dusty-rose flowers appear by midsummer, lasting into the autumn attracting butterflies to the landscape. Great for borders, in rock gardens or in containers. PPAF
Common Name: Sedum John Creech
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Sedum 'John Creech' has semi-evergreen, small, emerald green leaves with serrated edges, growing in a whorl around the stem. It creeps to form a dense mat of succulent foliage with beautiful purple-pink to rose flowers in mid to late summer. Rugged and tolerant of some foot traffic, it is well suited for path edges, between stepping stones, in rock gardens, and as a groundcover. Grows to 2" tall and spreads 9-12" wide.
Common Name: Sedum Moonlight Serenade
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Sedum x 'Moonlight Serenade'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: A strong and vigorous variety, with red flowers maturing to red with yellow highlights. Reaches 16-18" high. PPAF
Common Name: Sedum Munstead Dark Red
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Sedum telephium 'Munstead Dark Red'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
Description: Deep green foliage tinted with dark purple. Flowers are deep purplish red, up to 5 inches wide, and appear in late summer and early fall. It is showy over a long season! Excellent grown in the rock garden, in containers, between stepping stones or in wall niches. Grows 12-18" high and 18-24" wide.
Common Name: Sedum Ogon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: This tiny-leaved spreading ground cover is noted for its bright gold foliage. It typically forms a dense mat growing to only 2" high and creeping to 12" wide or more. Individual rounded leaves are only 1/4" wide. Tiny, star-like, yellow-green flowers appear in summer. Use in rock gardens, flagstone paths, along rock walls or to spill over container edges.
Common Name: Speedwell Atomic Blue
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Veronica spicata 'Atomic Blue'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: Stunning spikes of blue flowers bloom above dark green foliage in summer. Reaches 16-20" tall, 15-20" wide. Attracts butterflies to the landscape. Use in the perennial border and for cut flowers.
Common Name: Speedwell Atomic Lavender
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Veronica spicata 'Atomic Lavender'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: Spikes of intense lavender flowers with white stamens bloom above dark green foliage throughout summer. The well-branched plant reaches 16-20" tall and 15-20" wide. Attracts butterflies to the landscape. Use in the perennial border and for cut flowers.
Common Name: Speedwell High Five
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Veronica spicata 'High Five'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: An abundance of long violet-blue tapered flower spikes from July through August tower over the rich green foliage. Narrow, lance-shaped, toothed, deep green leaves on a compact, clump-forming habit. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. Can be used as an accent perennial, cut flower or massed in borders. Reaches 24-36" high and 12-24" wide. PP16,415
Common Name: Speedwell Total Eclipse
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Veronica x 'Total Eclipse'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Beautiful spikes of indigo flowers with violet overtones rise above the foliage from early to midsummer. A dwarf variety with glossy, fine-textured, narrow leaves and an upright spreading habit, reaches just 12" high and wide. Excellent for cutting, edging, in front of borders and containers.
Common Name: Spurge Ascot Rainbow
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 9
Description: Cream, lime, and green flower bracts in spring blend with foliage that displays tones of cream, green and blue with stunning shades of red, pink, and orange in cooler months. One of the major benefits of this selection is extreme tolerance to heat and dryness. Grows 20" tall and wide use in borders and containers. PPAF
Common Name: Spurge Tiny Tim
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Euphorbia martima 'Waleutiny'
Hardiness Zone: 6 - 8
Description: Small green leaves on burgundy stems with very long lasting, lime green blooms in spring and summer. Flowers are chartreuse with gorgeous red centers. The compact dome-shape light green foliage reaches 10-12" tall and 12-18" wide. Great for the border, mixed container, rock garden and as a ground cover.
Common Name: St Johnswort Silvana
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Hypericum cerastoides 'Silvana'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 7
Description: Masses of bright yellow flowers throughout summer contrast with the finely textured, velvety silver foliage. Has a profusely branched, compact habit. Attractive in containers, it is also an excellent weed-suppressing ground cover. Reaches 10" tall and 10-20" wide. A Forever & Ever® Groundcover.
Common Name: St. Johnswort Ignite Red
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hypericum androsaemum 'Seifire'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: This rust resistant and compact (2 to 3 feet tall and wide) shrub series has golden yellow flowers in summer followed by bright red fall fruit. Great in foundations, borders, mixed containers and as an accent. PPAF
Common Name: St. Johnswort Ignite Scarlet
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hypericum androsaemum 'Seiball'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Compact shrub that is deer and rust resistant, grows 2-3 feet high and wide. Yellow flowers in late summer are followed by scarlet fruits in fall for seasonal interest. Good choice on border or as accent, also in mixed container. PPAF
Common Name: St. Johnswort Ignite Scarlet Red
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Hypericum androsaemum 'Seiball'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
Description: Yellow flowers bloom in July and August, followed by scarlet-red fruits in the fall, making for excellent displays in multiple seasons. Compact growth habit, reached 2-3 feet high and wide. Deer and rust resistant, works well in landscape and large mixed containers. PPAF
Common Name: Stork's Bill Charm
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Erodium reichardii 'Charm'
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
Description: Dainty rock garden plant with ground-hugging mat of tiny, scalloped green leaves and pink flowers that appear from late spring through to the fall. The tiny foliage mound reaches 1-4" tall and 6-12" wide. Use to fill in between stepping stones.
Common Name: Torch Lily Fire Dance
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Description: Bright coral-red and yellow tubular flower spikes early through late summer top a low-growing, thick clump of narrow, arching, blue-green foliage. Flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The plant grows to 20" tall and wide, and its small size is best suited to smaller gardens as well as containers.
Common Name: Verbena Aztec Pink
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Verbena x Hybrida 'Balazpink'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 10
Description: Clusters of vivid pink flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds in summer and into fall. Adds color to containers, landscapes, baskets and borders and reaches 8-10" tall, 12-18" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Verbena Aztec Violet
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Verbena x Hybrida 'Balazvio'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 10
Description: Beautiful rounded clusters of violet flowers throughout summer and into autumn. The early-flowering plant adds bright color to containers, landscapes, baskets and borders. Reaches 8-10" tall, 12-18" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Verbena Aztec White
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Verbena x Hybrida 'Balazwhit'
Hardiness Zone: 7 - 10
Description: Bright white flower clusters bloom from summer into fall. Ideal in containers, landscapes, baskets and borders. Reaches 8-10" tall and 12-18" wide. PPAF
Common Name: Vervain Hoary
Year of Introduction: 2010
Botanical Name: Verbena stricta
Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
Description: Whimsical blue-violet flower spikes top lush green foliage with hairy stems and leaves throughout the summer. Reaches 2-3' tall and wide. Use in a wildflower garden, natural meadow, woodland gardens, and cottage gardens.
Common Name: Vinca Minor Double Bowles
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Vinca minor 'Double Bowles'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: This sport of 'Bowles' has 2-3 extra petals in the flower, which is a lighter shade of violet. Clumping growth habit with yellow-green spring foliage maturing to lustrous green. Grows 3-6" tall and 10-15' wide in 5 years. A Forever & Ever® Groundcover.
Common Name: Vinca Minor Merlot
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Vinca minor 'Merlot'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Burgundy flowers with dark green foliage. A creeping, trailing groundcover that eventually grows 8" high and spreads up to 10 feet wide. A Forever & Ever® Groundcover
Common Name: Vinca Minor Sunny Skies
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Vinca minor 'Sunny Skies'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Attractive smooth, irregularly variegated foliage with varying shades of golden yellow-green and dark green. Upright, mounding and trailing growth habit, grows up to 8" high and spreads 24" wide. Attractive bright violet-blue flowers during mid-spring. PP13,466
Common Name: Vinca Minor White
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Vinca minor 'Alba'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: An evergreen trailing vine, with glossy leaves slightly smaller than common Vinca. It is covered with large showy white flowers from April through June, also blooms sporadically summer through frost. The clean white flowers brighten up the darkest areas and establish quickly. Reaches 2 to 6 inches high and 2 to 3 feet wide.
Common Name: Wallflower Variegatum
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Erysimum linifolium 'Variegatum'
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8
Description: Dwarf evergreen with cream variegated lance-shaped leaves and dense heads of bright and colorful lilac flowers which last for weeks. Ideal for containers, borders and beds, this plant also attracts butterflies. Reaches 12-18" high and wide.
Common Name: Yarrow Wooly Lemon
Year of Introduction: 2009
Botanical Name: Achillea tomentosa 'Lemon'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Description: Clear lemon yellow flowers appear in early summer over 6-inch tall foliage that's covered in soft, silvery hairs. Excellent in rock gardens, filling in between cracks or spilling over walls. The low-growing, fuzzy green mat combined with sunshine yellow flowers creates an eye-catching combination! Grows 8-12" high and spreads quickly to 18" wide.