FROM PROVEN WINNERS COLORCHOICE SHRUBS:
wide, and it may be cut back each winter. Zones 5–9.
‘SWEET SUMMER LOVE’ CLEMATIS
This is a new type of sweet autumn clematis, with a longer bloom time and brilliant color. Fragrant cranberry-violet flowers start blooming more than a month earlier than other varieties and cover the plant in summer. Easy to grow and deerresistant, it is a very showy 10foot vine for a trellis or stake in the ground or a large container. It prefers deep, well-drained soil and full sun. USDA Zones 4–9. SWEET LIFEBERRY GOJI BERRY
Lycium barbarum ‘SMNDSL’. Easy-to-grow goji berries are popular for their antioxidants and other potential health benefits. This is an extra-sweet selection of the superfruit you can grow in your own backyard. Bright red berries cover the plant in summer. Grow it in vegetable gardens or patio containers in full sun for best production. It can reach 10 feet tall and 5 feet 28
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TINY WINE NINEBARK
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMPOTW’. This new dwarf ninebark is smaller than others in the market. Dark bronzemaroon foliage is colorful all season; white flowers make a very showy display in late spring. This variety is extra bushy with small, refined leaves. An attractive native plant for mixed borders or containers, it takes to most well-drained soils and does best in full sun. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Zones 3–8.
This page, clockwise from top left: 'Sweet Summer Love' clematis; Tiny Wine ninebark; 'Fontanelle' iris Sweet Lifeberry; Lycium barbarum goji berries. Opposite page, left: 'Standing Ovation' bluestem. Right, from top: Peppermint Swirl hydrangea; 'So Lovely! Pink' geranium; 'Windbreaker' sacaton.
FROM GREATPLANTS: ‘FONTANELLE’ FLAG IRIS
Iris spuria ‘Fontanelle’. This unique iris was discovered on an old farmstead near Fontanelle, Neb., by plantsman Harlan Hamernik. It blooms the first two weeks of June and has upright, sword-like foliage. The falls, or lower petals, are twotoned in color, with a lovely pink-
ish-lavender style crest and pale blue sepals with prominent blue veins and a bright yellow signal (spot). The upright, or standard, petals are royal blue. The flowers and stalks are tough—they won’t break as easily as those of tall bearded irises. Grows 36 to 40 inches high with an 18-inch spread. Zone 4.