2015 Plants Nouveau Introductions Magazine

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Wrapping beauty around the world Nouveau one plant at a time ™

Plants Nouveau New Plants. New Markets. New Solutions www.plantsnouveau.com

What is Plants Nouveau and what do we do ?

Plants Nouveau is a new plant introduction and marketing company. We help plant breeders bring their plants to market by helping them through the introduction process.

Plants Nouveau is run by two hip and trendy, plant loving women who totally adore plants and garden a lot. We’re not talking about “weekend warriors”, we’re talking about intense gardens and whenever they can be outside, away from their desks, their hands are quite dirty. Co-owners Angela Treadwell-Palmer and Linda Guy work directly with the plant breeders to select plants that are perfect for the consumers in their market. Every breeder and grower they work with is treated like family and that’s how they run their business. It’s all personal and the personal relationships are what have built Plants Nouveau to the well-respected company it is today.

What is new plant introduction ?

At Plants Nouveau, we think of ourselves as architects for better gardens, better minds and a better world. We introduce fantastic NEW plants from around the world that help people get out and play in their gardens. Our plants are bred to make gardening more colorful, less complicated and much more enjoyable.

Plants Nouveau's creative and intellectual resources give world-wide recognition to great new plants that solve the needs of today’s consumer. Each new plant is evaluated in multiple, trusted sites to ensure success. Once deemed worthy, our plants are grown by premier growers around the globe.

So, what does that mean ? How does it all work ?

We find the plants — or the plants find us We bring the plants to our growers We do extensive trials and evaluations all over North American and beyond We patent the plant to protect the inventor — just like any other invention We use memorable, meaningful names to enhance marketing efforts We develop creative marketing materials that speak to both growers and gardeners.

We engage consumers to create demand We talk about the plants — A LOT — online & everywhere we go.

Why don't we sell plants ?

It’s our job to select and market the new plants to the growers. We leave the selling to those who do it best. We license talented, capable growers who grow our plants and then sell them to consumers both online & in garden centers around the world. We will do our best to help you find a source for our plants. Our goal is for everyone to have access and every gardener to benefit from the hard work we do to select plants that are just right for today’s consumers.

Think you have the next hot new plant? Call us…

Cheers,

Angela & Linda Our Introduction Partners We work with the following plant introduction and breeding companies to ensure our plants (and theirs) are marketed to their greatest potential.

ANNUALS PAINTED FROG™ SERIES Caladium

‘POISON DART FROG’ PPAF PAINTED FROG™

Vibrant, but certainly NOT toxic, the shiny, dark-green leaves of this caladium are splotched with red and reflective in bright light, making them look waxed. While most caladiums benefit from shade, Poison Dart Frog is at its best in partial sun, opening new possibilities for use in the garden and mixed containers. A medium-sized grower with huge potential for decorating, combine with begonias, ferns and other shade loving plants for the perfect texture combination.

Size:

12–24" tall by 12–24" wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

Sun/Shade:

Full Sun / Filtered Shade

Soil:

Warm Garden Soil, Rich Organic Matter

Diseases and Pests:

Root Rot, bacterial leaf spot

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, hanging baskets, foundations, mass plantings

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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Caladium

‘RED-BELLIED TREE FROG’ PPAF PAINTED FROG™

Size:

12–24" tall by 12–24" wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

The lava-red, heart-shaped leaves of this sun tolerant caladium are framed with dark-green rims. Waxy, with a reflective sheen, Red-Bellied Tree Frog is saturated in vivid color. Plant in spring after soils warm up in areas where a blast of color is needed. An excellent choice for patio containers, holding up better than most varieties due to its acceptance of the sun!

Sun/Shade:

Full Sun / Filtered Shade

Soil:

Warm Garden Soil, Rich Organic Matter

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, hanging baskets, foundations, mass plantings

Diseases and Pests:

Root Rot, bacterial leaf spot

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Caladium

‘TIE-DYED TREE FROG’ PPAF PAINTED FROG™

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–30" wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun-afternoon shade

Soil:

Warm Garden Soil, Rich Organic Matter

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, hanging baskets, foundations, mass plantings

Diseases and Pests:

Root Rot, bacterial leaf spot

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

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Tie-Dyed Tree Frog is playfully colorful, and a tall grower by caladium standards. Dark-green leaves are accented by a red mid-vein, and mottled with lime-green and yellow variegation. Small, pink and white spots pepper each leaf, making them look like splattered paint. Large, heart-shaped foliage can be very effective when planted in big sweeps.

NEW

Gomphrena

‘COSMIC FLARE’ PPAF Lime green foliage contrasts nicely with the bright fuchsia ball-shaped flowers of this new globe amaranth. An all summer, shockingly beautiful combination, Cosmic Flare will brighten any border or container with its stunning foliage and flower color.

Size:

12–15" tall by 15–25" wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Landscape Use:

Containers, foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

TROPICALS NEW

MASQUERADE™ SERIES Alocasia x

‘BORNEO KING’ PPAF MASQUERADE™

One might ask if this is an improved form of the beloved ‘Borneo Giant’ and we would have to say, it is indeed improved! After making multiple crosses with Borneo Giant and Odora, breeder Brian Williams came up with the perfect hybrid, exhibiting the best attributes of both parents: a faster rate of growth like Borneo with enormous, rippled leaves like Odora, and cold hardiness to zone 8! Start your own tropical paradise with this distinctly new hybrid. The leaves are certain to fan you as the summer breezes kick in!

Size:

6–7' tall by 5–6' wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Part Sun/ Afternoon Shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Landscape Use:

Borders, specimens, large containers

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, well-drained

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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Alocasia

‘MAYAN MASK’ PPAF MASQUERADE™

Size:

8' tall by 4–5'wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun / afternoon shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Mayan Mask commands attention with bold, upright leaves and strong, sturdy, stems. Each leaf unfurls with a satin texture and bright, pale green veins, but matures to glossy grass green with chocolate undersides. Plant this new powerful tropical in a large container as a specimen or use the graceful, yet powerful foliage to lure passers by into your garden, for it will make the perfect focal point. This selection is very robust and durable, so it will never flop or fall.

Moisture:

None known

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Alocasia

‘ZULU MASK’ PPAF MASQUERADE™

Size:

4' tall by 4'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun / prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Another fantastic addition to the Masquerade series, Zulu Mask is certain to capture the attention of onlookers! Leaves are long, narrow and deeply lobed, and can reach 2' in length. Architecturally striking, each leaf is dark-green with white veins and has a dark maroon underside. A robust grower, this plant is very tolerant of rot, and should overwinter well in all of zone 8.

Average garden soil, well-drained

Moisture:

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Moist, but well-drained, but not too soggy Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Alocasia Sara Wakensis

‘YUCATAN PRINCESS’ Size:

8' tall by 4–5'wide

USDA Zones: 9–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun / prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

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MASQUERADE™

A one of a kind tropical, Yucatan Princess will cause you to take a second look at her incredibly glossy, patent leather- like leaves held high on strong, sturdy, stems.

Each leaf unfurls to reveal a calm, cool grayish-green surface and an underside the color of a tall glass of chocolate milk. A mutation of an already beautiful specimen, this dark form of Alocasia sarawakensis stands tall and powerful with bold foliage reaching to eight feet high and five feet wide. The thick chocolate stems of this powerful princess hold her leaves straight and tall all summer like an Indian headdress.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Canna

‘BLUEBERRY SPARKLER’ Size:

6' tall by 4'wide

USDA Zones: 7–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

If you like Canna ‘Intrigue’ you’ll love our new Blueberry Sparkler. It’s a real designer’s canna with purple leaves and blue-grey undersides, making the perfect foil for the sturdy, medium pink flowers. This new selection is tall, slender, and full of grace unlike some of the other bolder foliaged cannas. Blueberry Sparkler adds deep, colorful foliage and a truly tropical feel to mixed containers and perennial borders. The self-cleaning, all summer blooms are an added bonus to the boldly colored foliage.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moist to wet

Canna

BIRD OF PARADISE™ ‘BWPAR’

Size:

How about a tropical that resembles another tropical? Funny, huh, but we didn’t think there would be a better name to describe how this plant looks architecturally in the garden. Bird of Paradise plants are so stunning and so is this canna look-alike with its bluish green and maroon foliage and tangerine orange blooms. If cannas alone are not tropical enough for you — try this new selection and you’re sure to be satisfied with its stunning appearance.

3–4' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Canna

‘LEMON PUNCH’ PPAF Size:

36–48" tall by 30–36"wide

USDA Zones: 7–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

This new compact selection dons sturdy, bluishgreen leaves and complementary bright, citrineyellow flowers. It’s the perfect canna for small urban gardens and patio containers. Add Lemon Punch to larger mixed containers for a nice, upright contrast to other large leaved tropicals and annuals. Lemon Punch is a truly tropical, long blooming, virus negative beauty for the hot days of summer!

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained ato get established

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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Colocasia

‘BLACK RIPPLE’ PPAF Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

This is one hard working, sexy elephant ear. The first time we saw Black Ripple (formerly known as ‘Puckered Up’) in the trial fields, we were blown away by the number of stems and leaves, the sheen and the amazingly puckered foliage. This is one of the cutest, most attractive colocasias released in a long time. The light plays off of each pucker to make the foliage look a lot like a shiny turtle shell. The habit is rather compact, with many stems, so this one will make a lovely presentation in any retail setting in a one, two or three gallon pot.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

GECKO SERIES

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Colocasia

‘BLACK SAPPHIRE GECKO’ PPAF Size:

4–6' tall by 4–6'wide

USDA Zones:

NEW

8–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

The perfect selection for the back of a garden bed, Black Sapphire Gecko stands tall above most of the other elephant ears in the series, with amazing, black, satin leaves that seem to change their look, depending on the way the light dances across their foliage. Dark stems support nice, tight clumps, and show off the maroon-colored undersides of the leaves. Whether you use it as a backdrop for shorter varieties, or as a specimen up front and center, this is a Gecko worthy of attention!

Landscape Use:

Containers, foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Colocasia

Size:

‘ELECTRIC BLUE GECKO’ PPAF

3' tall by 3'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

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From the Gecko Series of colocasias from breeder Brian Williams of Brian’s Tropicals in Louisville, KY comes this darker than dark new selection. Changing color — like a true gecko — the foliage can look deep purple, black or even metallic-blue in different light. Deep blue stems hold the foliage high about the base, making a lovely vase shaped plant in a container or in the garden.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Colocasia

‘PAINTED BLACK GECKO’ PPAF Size:

With leaves being the most important ornamental trait of colocasias, the dark-black leaves of Painted Black Gecko are certain to grab your attention! 3–4’ clumps catch and reflect the light with a shimmering iridescence, offering a unique look between the black tops and the undersides of the leaves, which vary from maroon to gray in color. A moderate grower, Painted Black Gecko is easy to find a spot for, and can be used anywhere you would plant caladiums for that contrasting color only elephant ears can offer.

3–4' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun / part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Colocasia

‘RED-EYED GECKO’ PPAF

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun / part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Plant a Gecko in your garden or in a pot for instant color and a superior tropical effect. What do Geckos and Elephant Ears have in common? They both like warm weather, and they are uniquely colored. They can also range in size from very small, to quite large.

This series has it all. Red-Eyed Gecko is the third to be introduced into this series with its chartreuse foliage and deep red eye — like the eye of a Gecko.

This is one unusually bright and sunny selection with strong lime green stems. Keep this one out of hot afternoon sun and you will have a bright, happy beauty all summer long.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Colocasia

GIGANTE SERIES

‘DRAGON HEART GIGANTE’ PPAF Size:

7–8' tall by 5–8'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun / afternoon shade

Soil:

For years, Brian Williams, the breeder of the Gigante series dreamed of a black-leaved Colocasia gigantea.

A plant that could grow 7–8' tall in a single season, a plant with ears as big as elephants; black ears. With great perseverance he worked toward making his dream come true. It’s been said that within every dreamer, beats the heart of a dragon. From this, we bring you ‘Dragon Heart’.

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Landscape Use:

Borders, specimens, containers, pool side

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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Colocasia

‘FIERCE GIGANTE’ PPAF Size:

6–8' tall by 5–8'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, afternoon shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

NEW

One of the largest plants in the Gigante Series, this new behemoth is arguably the most unique as well. Strong, purple stems form the foundation for large, green, heart-shaped leaves, which are also complimented by purple veins.

Once mature, plants regularly produce tall, purple flowers with white spaths, resembling lovely, ornate candles ablaze. A one-of-akind plant, this is the first Colocasia we’ve seen with ornamental flowers!

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, specimens, large containers

Colocasia

‘IMPERIAL GIGANTE’ PPAF Size:

5–8' tall by 5–8'wide

USDA Zones: 8–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

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Are you an impatient grower or gardener? This is the series for you. Gigante is Spanish for giants, and boy are they huge. These new tropical elephant ears will grow up to 8 feet tall in one growing season and the leaves on these plants can reach 2–3 feet long. Our incredibly bold, colorful selections are perfectly happy in the ground or in large containers.

Make a tropical oasis anywhere you need with the Gigantes. Imperial Gigante shows off massive black leaves each one particularly ornate, accented by light green veins and stems. Robust in nature, these 3–4' long leaves are held horizontally like giant fan blades.

TROPI-COOLS™ SERIES Colocasia

Size:

5–6' tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 6–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘BIKINI-TINI’ Bikini-tini stands above the others, literally, growing 5 to 7 feet tall, the upward-facing bluish-gray leaves form cups that show off the dark purple petioles and veins. It's a tetraploid, so it is also strong-stemmed and thick-leaved.

For a fun game when it rains, watch the cups of Bikini-tini fill with water, and then tip to pour it out! Children will love this. Part of the Tropi-cool Series, bikini-tini has proven perennial, even where the soil freezes. They will please gardeners everywhere with their bold color and easy to handle sizes.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Colocasia

‘MADIERA’ Size:

2–3' tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 6–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Midway in size between a caladium and an elephant ear, Madeira grows only 2 to 3 feet tall, adding depth and drama to garden compositions. It is an ideal selection for the mid border or as a foliar element in large containers, where it contrasts and complements brightly colored foliage and flowers. Another great character trait of this new selection is that unlike other black-leaved forms, Madeira will not spread and take over your garden.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Colocasia

Size:

4–6' tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 6–11

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

‘SANGRIA’ PPAF A tropical look is easier to attain in northern climes because these tubers overwinter in gardens as cold as zone 6. Part of the Tropi-Cool Series, Sangria has proven perennial, even where the soil freezes. This new selection makes a lovely focal point, sporting vibrant pinkish red petioles, like a rhubarb plant.

A closer look reveals the bluish green tint of the leaves and the purple veins that branch throughout the blade.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moist, but well-drained

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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PERENNIALS ANEMONE

‘CINDERELLA’ FANTASY™ PP 25367

Size:

12–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

From the breeder of the Pretty Lady™ Series, this floriferous, thickly-petaled, single flowered baby pink selection is vigorous, filling pots quickly. Covered in blooms from late July to October, this new selection is a grower and gardener’s dream with its many flowers and strong, upright stems. The fall seed heads are like little, creamy white cotton balls that last and give interest to the fall garden until a good, hard frost.

None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, containers, urban gardens

ANEMONE

‘POCAHONTAS’ FANTASY™ PP 25352

Size:

12–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

From the breeder of the Pretty Lady™ series, this new double flowered, bubblegum-pink selection is vigorous in production and in the garden. It quickly fills a one or two gallon and a garden border in a gentle, clumping fashion. The plant is covered in blooms from July–October and the blooms are held upright on super strong stems, making this the perfect perennial or gift plant. Fluffy, creamy white, cotton-like seed heads extend the garden interest well into the late fall.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, containers, urban gardens

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ASTILBE

‘DELFT LACE’ GARDEN CANDY® PP 19839

Size:

24–36" tall by 24–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5–7

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Shady foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens, container

This plant will outperform most astilbes in any garden settings and will be a superior container plant in nursery culture. Imagine Peach Blossom with fantastic foliage and unbreakable red stems and you have Delft Lace.

The mighty blooms are held high above the foliage on candy apple red stems. The buds emerge deep salmon-pink and open to a soft apricot-pink. Spring foliage emerges shiny moon and ages to deep olive green with a blue tint. This is one astilbe you won’t kill.

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA

‘SEA HEART’

GARDEN CANDY® PP 24684 Size:

6–12" tall by 12–24" wide

USDA Zones: 4–8a

Sun/Shade:

Part sun/full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, shade gardens, borders, foundations, urban garden

Sea Heart holds up much better to the heat and humidity and it flowers about one to two weeks early than other selections with a lovely two-toned bloom. If you’ve always wanted a brunnera in your garden, this brunnera is for you — even if you live somewhere where the summers are hot and humid. It holds up well and keeps going well into fall until a good hard frost takes it out.

We’ve also noticed last summer that other brunnera are affected by foliar nematodes and ‘SeaHeart’ and ‘Silver Heart’ are NOT.

BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA

‘SILVER HEART’ GARDEN CANDY® PP 24685

Size:

6–12" tall by 12–24" wide

USDA Zones: 4–8a

Sun/Shade:

Part sun/full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, shade gardens, borders, foundations, urban garden

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We planted this new selection side-by-side with ‘Looking Glass’ and noticed a huge difference in foliage toughness. The leaves are thicker and more pubescent (or hairier) and they hold up much better in extreme heat and humidity. The blooms are still deep cobalt blue and the foliage is as silver as a baracuda’s skin. Try this plant in your shade garden. In the shade and on warm summer evenings, each leaf looks like a little moon, lighting up the garden. The mature leaves are as big as your head! We’ve also noticed last summer that other Brunnera are affected by foliar nematodes and ‘SeaHeart’ and ‘Silver Heart’ are NOT.

CAMPANULA

‘FREYA’

Size:

10–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

GARDEN CANDY® PP 22738 Freya stands at a maximum of 15" tall in full bloom and spreads to make a lovely, floriferous, yet contained clump full of blue-violet flowers. Each flower stalk holds 4–6 large clusters of blooms. Freya will provide months of violet-blue, star shaped bell flowers — perfect for attracting hummingbirds and other passers-by to your garden.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, cutting gardens, gift plants

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

CAMPANULA

‘VIKING’

GARDEN CANDY® PP 21021 Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

The name Viking brings to mind images of strength and vigor. This campanula has both strength and vigor as well as many superior qualities. Viking stands at a maximum (in full bloom) of 18" tall and spreads to make a lovely and floriferous 24" clump within the first two growing seasons. Although this new selection bulks up quickly, it does not spread by rhizomes and the seeds are sterile, so not even the birds can spread them around.

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, cutting gardens, gift plants

ECHINACEA

‘AVALANCHE’ Size:

15–18" tall by 15–18" tall

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

PP 18597

Our quest for dwarf, more floriferous coneflowers with predictable habits resulted in this amazing introduction. Prefect for smaller spaces or mid-border placement, Avalanche will amaze growers with its pot-full-of-blooms and its amazing, sturdy habit. This Echinacea is a dream for shipping and retail sales, and perfect for container gardening and small urban spaces. This plant has continuously bloomed from July to September in many garden settings.

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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BUTTERFLY™ SERIES Butterflies Bred by the breeding team at AB-Cultivars in the Netherlands, these improved single flowered selections have amazingly saturated bloom colors on small statured plants that are truly garden hardy in most of the US. Bred for their size and amount of blooms, the Butterfly series was named because in the breeding fields in the Netherlands, hundreds of butterflies visit each and every plant. It’s hard to take pictures for all of the butterflies! These are the perfect retail end cap perennial because they look terrific in a one gallon pot and with the number of blooms and the intense colors, they will fly off the shelves and into people’s gardens. Each plant in this series will finish and be in full bloom in less than one year. We know you will be super satisfied with their performance and the fact that they will return year after year, pleasing everyone.

ECHINACEA

‘CLEOPATRA’ BUTTERFLY™ PP 24631

Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

Cleopatra is a strong plant that supports single, lemon yellow blooms. A compact, yet sturdy plant, this new selection will make the perfect one gallon plant or middle border mass. Named after a butterfly of the same name, Cleopatra’s bright, deep golden color is reminiscent of the wings of her namesake. A bright and sunny addition to any garden, this well branched plant makes the perfect border or massing plant. It’s also really great in a container or patio planting.

Landscape Use:

None known

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘GOLDEN SKIPPER’ PPAF BUTTERFLY™

Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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Named after the popular Golden Skipper butterfly, this fantastic new selection’s saturated, deep lemon yellow color is reminiscent of the wings of her namesake. A bright and sunny addition to any garden, this compact, yet sturdy, well-branched plant makes the perfect border or massing plant. It’s also really great in a container or patio planting.

This new coneflower can grow to full size in one growing season in the ground and in even less time in a container. It’s as if it grows like and annual. An amazing coneflower!

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘JULIA’

BUTTERFLY™ PP 24629 Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Julia is a strong plant that supports single, tangerine orange blooms. A compact, yet sturdy plant, this new selection will make the perfect one gallon plant or middle border mass. Named after a European butterfly of the same color, this new selection will brighten any garden spot. Julia’s saturated, deep orange color is reminiscent of the wings of her namesake. A bright and sunny addition to any garden this sturdy, well-branched plant makes the perfect border or massing plant. It’s also really great in a container or patio planting.

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘ORANGE SKIPPER’ PPAF BUTTERFLY™

Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Orange Skipper is a strong plant that supports single, neon-tangerine orange blooms.

Named after a common butterfly of the same color, this new selection will brighten borders, add color to mixed planters and attract hundreds of beautiful butterflies to your garden. A bright and sunny addition to any garden, this compact, yet sturdy, wellbranched plant makes the perfect border or massing plant. This new coneflower can grow to full size in one growing season in the ground and in even less time in a container.

It’s as if it grows like and annual. An amazing coneflower!

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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ECHINACEA

‘PURPLE EMPEROR’ BUTTERFLY™ PP 24459

Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Bright magenta-purple blooms in mass on a compact, sturdy plant make for the perfect middle of the border plant. Purple Emperor, named after the beautiful butterfly of the same name, has full, yet single blooms that are vibrantly colored and plentiful with brown button centers. These are perfect one gallon plants for garden center sales.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘RAINBOW MARCELLA’ PPAF BUTTERFLY™

Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained; drought tolerant once established

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, foundations, mass plantings, cutting gardens

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Echinacea ‘Rainbow Marcella’ is the latest addition to our popular Butterfly™ series. Perfectly suited for retail sails, Rainbow Marcella will produce a pot full of blooms in just one growing season. Incredibly hardy and long-lasting, this new selection will be the highlight of gardens all over the world. This petite plant will be covered with single petaled flowers the color or orange sherbet. Each bloom ages to a soft, raspberry pink and remains colorful until a cold winter frost.

THE CONE-FECTIONS™ SERIES Cone-fections™ Bred by the breeding team at AB-Cultivars in The Netherlands, these fully double, incredibly floriferous, sturdy, winter hardy selections are so beautiful, you’ll want to eat them. These plants contain superior genes from long lived parent plants. Many selections have lived for seven years plus in our trial gardens and they continue to grow and bloom year after year after year.

Strong stems, many fully double blooms, and saturated colors are their trademark.

ECHINACEA

‘BUTTERFLY KISSES’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 24458

Reaching merely 12" tall with brightly colored, dependable blooms, Butterfly Kisses is the perfect addition to the already popular Cone-fections Series. Strong, thick stems support many, bubblegum pink blooms on this compact and incredibly floriferous selection. The blooms emerge with lime green centers that fade to deep pink and then to a golden yellow as the summer goes on. This plant will bloom like an annual and it will make the perfect one gallon on a retail shelf.

Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘CHERRY FLUFF’ PPAF CONE-FECTIONS™

Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Cherry Fluff is the newest addition to our line of compact, double flowering coneflowers. Lime green buds unfurl to reveal creamy white blooms with cherry blush and soft pink highlights with a lime green center. As the blooms age, the cherry blush becomes more prominent and contrasts well against the olive green foliage. Cherry Fluff finishes fast and fills a one gallon container quickly with lush foliage and a pot full of blooms.

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, containers, urban gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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ECHINACEA

‘COCONUT LIME’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 18617

Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" tall

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

This selection exhibits a stout, sturdy habit and numerous white, fully double pompon-like flowers.

The center of each bloom begins leaf green and changes to light lime green as it ages. The plant is well branched and very floriferous, producing numerous straight and sturdy flower stems. Coconut Lime is one of those plants that blooms all summer in my garden. Deadhead it in a timely manner and you’ll have delicious lime green blooms for arrangements until the first hard frost.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘GUAVA ICE’

CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 23473 Size:

24–30" tall by 24–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens, cutting gardens

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Guava Ice has enormous, fully double guava colored blooms on thick, upright stems. It's a unique color, but a super-strong, sturdy plant with loads and loads of four-inch diameter blooms. This is a strong plant in the garden covered with healthy, deep green foliage. Thick lime green stems hold the truly gigantic blooms way up high as they fade from deep orangey-pink to a cooling shade of guava.

ECHINACEA

‘HOT PAPAYA’ Size:

30–36" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 21022

Papaya matures with rich, spicy orange ray petals that are topped by a double, reddish-orange pompom. Each pompom has a remarkable papaya colored halo in the center that grows as it ages.

Showing it’s strong Echinacea purpurea lines, this truly novel selection sports thick, deep green leaves and strong, sturdy stems with maroon markings.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

‘HONEYDEW’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 24630

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–20" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Honeydew is a surprisingly refreshing new color in double coneflowers. It really stays green and provides a much needed hip and comforting color to the bright summer garden color palette. This is one heck of a well-branched plant in the trials and for that reason, we think it will make a lovely container or balcony plant as well as a cooling addition to any summer flowering border.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, specimens, borders, urban gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘MARMALADE’ Size:

26–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 22602

With blooms the color of tart orange marmalade and stems as sturdy as the strongest selection, Marmalade will add another dimension to your garden. Marmalade is a medium sized plant with large, fully double pompom blooms that won’t disappoint. The blooms are a light, yellowish-orange with many perfectly formed ray petals and a tufted bonnet of even deeper golden orange on top on the double cone. The plants are vigorous and healthy and have multiple buds per stem.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, small urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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ECHINACEA

‘MERINGUE’

CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 20537

Size:

18–20" tall by 18–20" tall

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Meringue is a stout and sturdy plant, growing to only 18" tall and 16–18" wide, this new coneflower will have you dreaming of light, foamy meringue peaks on top of a lemon cream pie. Meringue is a dwarf, double white that re-blooms as much as ‘Pink Double Delight’. In nursery trials, it is a stellar performer. Meringue has consistent bloom counts and stiff, sturdy stems that make for quite the boxy little selection.

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

‘MILKSHAKE’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 20594

Size:

30–36" tall by 24–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

This could be the best double white echinacea for the mid-border. Milkshake is “regular" sized. Blooms are held high on strong, sturdy stems and they do not age until fall. It’s as if they are fake flowers. The plant is also very sturdy and strong. Each mature plant holds 40–50 blooms (the same ones since early June…) high with great confidence and no sign of flopping. The blooms are almost true white, with a hint of say, French vanilla milkshake-y-ness.

Landscape Use:

None known

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens, cutting gardens

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

NEW Size:

15–18" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

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‘MINI BELLE’ PPAF CONE-FECTIONS™

Mini Bell is a miniature version of ‘Southern Belle’. With its bright magenta blooms and strong stems, yet in a smaller version for smaller garden spaces, Mini Bell is the plant for you. Like its sister, Mini Belle has Echinacea tennesseensis in her blood, so she should be super long-lived in any garden setting. Dead head her and she will rebloom the entire summer.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containerss

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘PINK BONBON’ PPAF CONE-FECTIONS™

Size:

12–15" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Like deep pink chocolate balls filled with tasty ice cream, this new perfectly pink selection has truly double blooms with no ray petals. Delicious pink pompoms are formed on the end of each strong stem and complement the deep green foliage well. Your garden will feel decadent with Pink Bonbon in its borders.

Average garden soil, well-drained

Moisture:

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Moist, but well-drained Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘PINK DOUBLE DELIGHT’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 18803

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Pink Double Delight was the first garden worthy double pink coneflower by which all others have been compared. This double pink beauty is the original and still has more all-summer blooms than any other on the market. It is consistently, truly double and it has a wonderful, compact habit with multiple blooms per stem.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘PINK SORBET’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 18817

Size:

18–24" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Echinacea ‘Pink Sorbet’ took top awards at the ISU (International Stauden Union) trials and Plantarium in The Netherlands. It is a gem of a plant. Strong, sturdy stems hold up large, fully double bubble-gum pink blooms.

This is the perfect plant for shipping on racks. Pink Sorbet has super stiff stems that hold up its fully double, pompom blooms and never flop — even after a heavy rainstorm.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containerss

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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ECHINACEA

‘RASPBERRY TRUFFLE’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 22612

Size:

18–22" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

This beautiful selection is short and stout, making it the perfect companion for summer perennials. The soft, yet saturated salmoney-pink bloom color is long lasting and fades to a coral pink as it ages. The ray flowers are deep salmon in color, and the cone or center of the bloom begins chocolate brown and unfurls to reveal a very double, button top in the same color as the ray petals as it matures. The name sure fits because when the cone flowers are developing, the chocolate center looks like a truffle placed in the middle of the bloom.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, cutting gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

ECHINACEA

‘SOUTHERN BELLE’ CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 23493

Size:

Southern Belle has flat ray petals that stick out from the fully double, deep magenta colored cone like a formal pink pettiskirt. The breeder infused Echinacea tennesseensis into the mix giving this selection extreme vigor, amazing bloom power and a super long life. The color saturation on each bloom of Southern Belle is quite unbelievable. A true magenta in every sense of the word. Crayola would be proud.

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

None known

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, urban gardens, cutting gardens

ECHINACEA

NEW

‘SWEET SIXTEEN’ PPAF

Size:

8–12" tall by 12–18" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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CONE-FECTIONS™

Deep raspberry pink, double flowered blooms sit atop thick, sturdy stems like a top hat on a cane. Topping out at 12' tall in full bloom, Sweet Sixteen is the perfect front of the border perennial. It’s also great in mixed containers where you need an all-summer bloomer. Sweet Sixteen is sturdy and strong and will never flop after a storm. Dozens of flowers come into bloom at once, yet they are followed by a parade of perfectly pink, fabulously double pompom flowers for months.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, containers

ECHINACEA

‘WHITE DOUBLE DELIGHT’ Size:

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

CONE-FECTIONS™ PP 23472

This double white flowered beauty offers gardeners a vast improvement over other double flowered echinacea on the market. It is consistently, truly double and it has a wonderful, compact habit with multiple blooms per stem. It truly is the spitting image of Pink Double Delight, but in white! White Double Delight makes the perfect border companion for Pink Double Delight.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

EPIMEDIUM

‘CONALBA’ PPAF Size:

9–12" tall by 24–36" wide in 3 years

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Part to full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, but can tolerate poor soils

Diseases and Pests: None known

ALABASTER™

Alabaster is even faster to propagate than Purple Pixie. Its pure, grass green leaves are the perfect back-drop for the large crisp white flowers. The white blooms are accented with a violet purple blush. Alabaster also fills a salable container, bulking up quickly compared to other selections — making it a more attractive, small plant on garden center shelves.

Landscape Use:

Shady borders, dry shade, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Moist to dry, but well-drained

EPIMEDIUM

‘PURPLE PIXIE’ PP 13966

Size:

9–12" tall by 15–24" wide in 3 years

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Part to full shade

Soil:

The violet-purple sepals are the most vivid color of any purple blooming selection on the market and the clump, although not very large when fully grown, grows to a mature size in the first two to three years, so you don’t have to wait forever for it to bulk up — nor is it an aggressive ground cover like some other selections.

Average garden soil, but can tolerate poor soils

Moisture:

None known

Landscape Use:

Diseases and Pests:

Moist to dry, but well-drained Shady borders, dry shade, urban gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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NEW

ERYNGIUM XZABELLI

‘NEPTUNE’S GOLD’ PPAF, PBRAF GARDEN CANDY®

The first all-gold leaved Eryngium! Bright golden leaves and bracts contrast greatly with the steel blue stems and flower heads. A lovely, eye-catching color that does not burn. Leaves emerge bright yellow, fade to chartreuse and then age to a lovely gold and green combination. The long lasting, electric blue flowers are surrounded by bracts that are graduated from silver to gold and then soft lavender. Neptune’s gold was selected by breeder Neil Alcock in the UK and introduced

by Plants for Europe. It makes an excellent container specimen or addition to a combo planter.

The plants are totally stable and never revert.

Size:

20–24" tall by 10–12" wide

Diseases and Pests: None known

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USDA Zones: 4–9

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, foundations, mass plantings

THE MARIACHI™ SERIES NEW

HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

‘BANDERA’ PPAF MARIACHI™

Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Like tiny little, brightly colored flags, the blooms of this new helenium will command attention. Deep brick red with a bright golden halo, each ruffled bloom will add color and dimension to your late summer border. Flowering a week to ten days later than the rest of the Mariachi series, Bandera will extend your summer bloom display.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens

HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

‘FUEGO’ PPAF MARIACHI™

Size:

18–20" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

Fuego will set your garden afire with its orange and gold blooms. Like little orange and gold tutus spinning above the foliage, this fiery selection will bring happiness and bright colors to your summer garden border or in mixed containers on your balcony or patio. The color of the flowers on Fuego remind us of a fire dancing baton twirler on the beach — a common Mexican cultural performance. The swirling colors will enhance your summer garden.

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, specimens, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

NEW Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘RANCHERA’ PPAF MARIACHI™

Ranchera will add dimension to your garden with its deep red, rounded blooms. Like the traditional music style this flower is named after; Ranchera – music played by one person with one guitar, this spectacular helenium will stand alone and upright in your garden, as a colorful beacon to draw your eye deep into the border. Its round, compact habit stands tall and does not flop in the garden. The flowers of Ranchera are a true red. Flowering a week to ten days later than the rest of the Mariachi series, Bandera will extend your summer bloom display.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

‘SALSA’ PPAF

Size:

18–20" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

MARIACHI™

Salsa is the brightest red helenium we’ve ever seen. It’s like looking at a bowl of ripe vine grown tomatoes. Not many plants bloom red in the summer, so this is a welcomed addition to an otherwise orange and yellow palette. One look at the spicy red flowers and the dark chocolate button centers and the deeply colored selection will remind you of a fresh bowl of pico de gallo.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

‘SIESTA’ PPAF MARIACHI™

Size:

18–20" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Siesta is like a beacon for the summer border. One look at the brightly colored blooms in the mid afternoon sun and you’ll want to get your sombrero, a cool beverage and a nice shady spot to take time out for a nap. Deep bluish-red ray petals surround a maroon and yellow cone to make a lovely two-toned effect.

Soil:

Moisture:

Average garden soil

Moist, but well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

HELENIUM AUTUMNALE

‘SOMBRERO’ PPAF Size:

18–20" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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MARIACHI™

Sombrero couldn’t be brighter. It is a true lemon yellow through and through and the cone of the blooms is even a shade of yellow, making this truly a sunny, happy day plant. You’ll need your sombrero not to be blinded by the brightness of the blooms and the cuteness of this sneezeweed.

This compact and bushy blooming machine will make you smile.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, small urban gardens

HELIANTHUS X MULTIFLORUS

‘SUNSHINE DAYDREAM’ GARDEN CANDY®

Size:

5–6' tall by 2–4' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

Generally free of powdery mildew

Moisture:

Sunshine Daydream was found as a branch sport of 'Capenoch Star’, with fully double blooms and petals that re-curve toward the stem. The fully rounded, dahlia-like blooms are smaller in diameter, but much more numerous in quantity. Sunshine Daydream is covered in blooms and stands straight and strong and five feet tall, free from mildew all summer long. The foliage is perfectly clean. This selection stands out as a gem for the mid-summer garden, and it could soon replace all other double-flowered helianthus.

Landscape Use:

Moist, but well-drained

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, butterfly gardens, cutting gardens

HELLEBORUS NIGER

‘DOUBLE FASHION’ PPAF Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun/full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Well-drained

WINTER MAGIC™

Double Fashion is a clean, double, creamy white that fades to pale green. It’s the perfect plant for dry shade and the deer don’t eat the leaves or the flowers, so you will certainly get months of enjoyment each year from this drought tolerant, nearly evergreen perennial. This superior, incredibly floriferous selection makes wonderful pot plants and a permanent, deer proof, drought tolerant addition to any shady spot.

Landscape Use: Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

HELLEBORUS XERICSMITHII

‘CANDY LOVE’ Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun/full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

WINTER MAGIC™ PP 19413

Candy Love bursts into bloom with soft, pastel shades of yellow and pink. It was selected because it is so incredibly floriferous, even at a young age and because it makes a large clump in the garden in no time. Big, outfacing blooms are held well above the foliage, developing a greenish tinge as they mature. Blooming will begin in the winter months in mild regions and last well into the warmer days of spring.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HELLEBORUS XNIGERCOR

‘SNOW LOVE’ WINTER MAGIC™ PP 19559

Size:

12–15" tall by 15–18" wide

Snow Love graces the early spring landscape with its creamy white to yellow blooms. As the blooms mature, they develop a celadon green patina and remain attractive on the plant well into spring. One of the great harbingers of spring, Snow Love’s vigorous clumps continue to increase and become more floriferous every year making this the perfect evergreen, deer proof perennial for dry shade.

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun/full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundation, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moisture:

Well drained

HEUCHERA

‘DARK CHOCOLATE’ GARDEN CANDY® PP 23454

Size:

8–12" tall by 12–15" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to full shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Dark Chocolate has relatively large flowers that begin as deep pink buds and mature to a soft, pale pink bloom with fringed edges. Blooms appear in late spring in long, narrow panicles reaching to a height of 18–24 inches and dangle gracefully. The flower stems are dark purple and contrast very well with the soft pink blooms. This has been a tough and enduring plant, surviving dry and humid summers with no problems. Deep chocolate brown leaves with a slightly luminous, silver overlay make a stunning combination.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

Moist, but well-drained

HEUCHERA

‘STAINLESS STEEL’ Size:

8–12" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–8

Sun/Shade:

Full to partial shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, well-drained

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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GARDEN CANDY® PP 23349

Stainless Steel is nearly evergreen in the garden and the new foliage that emerges each April is nothing less than stunning. When planted in more sun, the leaves get a mauve glow, but in part or full shade, they truly are, well, stainless steel. The undersides of the leaves are celery green and the veins are a bright, pinkish-maroon. The overlay of pure silver is breathtaking, especially in morning sun. This plant is heat and humidity tough and it can withstand the coldest winters. Strong purple stems hold 18" cut flower quality bloom stalks filled with sturdy, creamy white bells.

Landscape Use:

Mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

NEW

HEUCHERELLA

‘INFINITY’ PPAF GARDEN CANDY®

This new foamy bell — a hybrid of a coral bell (Heuchera sp.) and a foam flower (Tiarella sp.) is sure to please even the most discerning gardener. It literally blooms to infinity and beyond. Infinity has large, dark, chocolate colored, velvety leaves that work together to form a mounding, bushy perennial, making a statement in any garden. The deeply lobed, matte finished leaves look as if they’ve been covered in dark chocolate cocoa powder. Creamy pink buds open to cream colored flowers on two foot spikes that bloom continuously from the end of May to late fall.

Size:

18–24" by 24–36"

Diseases and Pests: None known

USDA Zones: 5–9

Moisture:

Sun/Shade:

Part sun-prefers afternoon shade

Moist, but well-drained

Soil:

Average garden soil

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, containers

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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NEW

LAVENDULA STOECHAS

‘THE PRINCESS’ PPAF, PBRAF

From our partnership with Plants Management Australia, we bring you this vibrant pink lavender. The Princess was bred in Australia and has blooms in the most intense shade of pink found on the market. Plants are early flowering and have a beautifully pungent lavender fragrance.

Selected for the intense flower color and long season of bloom, this new plant is compact, neat and covered in flowers. The highly aromatic gray foliage is the perfect foil for the perfectly pink blossoms.

Size:

12–15" tall by 12–15" wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Average to dry, well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, containers

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LOBELIA CARDINALIS

‘BLACK TRUFFLE’ PPAF GARDEN CANDY®

Size:

3–4' tall by 2–3' wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Average to moist

Never, has a true, native cardinal flower been available with such deep, dark foliage and bright red flowers. The combination is stunning! Black Truffle was selected for its nearly black foliage and bushy, upright habit. It’s a hummingbird magnet and so much more. If you’ve ever dreamed of a perennial coleus — this plant is your dream come true. The foliage emerges nearly black with an oil-slick looking sheen to it. As the summer months go on and the heat turns up, the foliage turns shiny maroon and stays that way until the cardinal red flowers appear. The foliage lasts from May to a hard frost and will give you months of enjoyment as the hummingbirds and butterflies frequent it often.

Landscape Use:

Borders, rain gardens, foundations, naturalistic plantings, mass plantings

LOBELIA CARDINALIS

‘FRIED GREEN TOMATOES’ GARDEN CANDY® PP 21958

Size:

30–36" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Adequate soil moisture to hasten root establishment

Fried Green Tomatoes is an unusually vigorous, extremely winter hardy selection of the species.

Dozens of tomato red blooms appear in late July, transforming this selection into hummingbird magnet. 25 to 30 blooming stems will appear on newly planted plants. Other lobelias, especially red leaved selections take much longer to establish and are not nearly as vigorous. Fried Green Tomatoes has successfully over wintered in many cold, wet winters.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, mass plantings, borders, urban gardens, rain gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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NEPETA GRANDIFLORA

‘SUMMER MAGIC’ PPAF, PBRAF GARDEN CANDY®

From our partnership with Plants For Europe, we are excited to bring you this new catmint. Summer Magic is a new, extremely free-flowering variety from the UK that blooms continuously from May to September. Grass green leaves and a great deep lavender flower color make for a great garden combination. This new catmint is compact, sturdy and never flops, even in the worst rainstorms. You won’t attract cats with this selection either. Compared to ‘Walker’s Low’ and ‘Six Hills Giant’, Summer Magic is sturdier, has a thicker bloom and never goes through that ugly mid summer phase.

Size:

15–18" tall by 15–18" wide

USDA Zones: 4–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, containers, foundations, mass plantings, pollinator gardens

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NEW

PHLOX PANICULATA

‘LORD CLAYTON’ GARDEN CANDY® PP 22960

Size:

36–48" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

This selection is resistant to powdery mildew.

The combination of cherry-red blooms and deep purple foliage make this selection a show-stopper.

Add powdery mildew resistance to the list of features and you have a real winner for gardeners who want luscious, jewel-toned colors. The foliage emerges deep, eggplant purple with lime green veins and matures to greenish-purple, making the perfect backdrop for the brilliantly colored blooms.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, butterfly gardens, cutting gardens

PHLOX PANICULATA

‘PARTY PUNCH’ Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

GARDEN CANDY® PP 22926

Each bloom is unique with its almost fluorescent pinkish-orange color and thin veil of pure white lace.

The color reminds me of a bowl of punch. From afar, the petals appear to be solid pinkish-orange, but look closely and you will see the dainty white veil overlay.

Light green foliage is the perfect foil for the brightly colored blooms. This unusually colored, perfectly sized, disease resistant phlox will not disappoint.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, butterfly gardens, cutting gardens

Moist, but well-drained

PHLOX PANICULATA

‘THAI PINK JADE’ Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

GARDEN CANDY® PP 22961

Soft, cherry blossom pink blooms look like porcelain flowers with their perfectly crisp, squared edges.

Dotted with a darker pink eye and displayed against a backdrop of deep green, glossy foliage, this new compact, floriferous phlox will quickly become a star in any garden setting — no matter how hot, dry and humid it is. Bring on the heat and the humidity and even the lack of air circulation. This Asian princess will thrive in any condition.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, butterfly gardens, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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PHLOX PANICULATA

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

BUBBLEGUM PINK ‘DITOFRA’ PP 21171 Clusters of deliciously scented, bubblegum pink flowers with crisp white eyes begin to bloom in early summer filling the garden with a sweet fragrance until fall. New foliage emerges deep maroon and ages to a deep, olive green, remaining mildew free throughout even the hottest, most humid summers. Just plant them Moisture: in rich, organic soil in the Moist, but well-drained full sun, and get ready Landscape Use: for months of blooming Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, foundations, urban gardens pleasure.

PHLOX PANICULATA

Size:

CORAL CRÈME DROP ‘DITOMDRE’ PP 20907

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Clusters of deliciously scented, coral flowers with crisp white eyes begin to bloom in early summer filling the garden with a sweet fragrance until fall. New foliage emerges deep maroon and ages to a deep, olive green, remaining mildew free throughout even the hottest, most humid summers. Just plant them in rich, organMoisture: ic soil in the full sun, and Moist, but well-drained get ready for months of Landscape Use: blooming pleasure.

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, foundations, urban gardens

PHLOX PANICULATA

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

COTTON CANDY ‘DITOMFAV’ PP 21369 Clusters of deliciously scented, baby pink flowers with bright red and white eyes begin to bloom in early summer filling the garden with a sweet fragrance until fall. New foliage emerges deep maroon and ages to a deep, olive green, remaining mildew free throughout even the hottest, most humid summers.

Just plant them in rich, orMoisture: ganic soil in the full sun, Moist, but well-drained and get ready for months Landscape Use: of blooming pleasure.

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, foundations, urban gardens

PHLOX PANICULATA

Size:

18–24" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

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GRAPE LOLLIPOP ‘DITOMSUR’ PP 21109 Clusters of deliciously scented, deep grape flowers with crisp white eyes begin to bloom in early summer filling the garden with a sweet fragrance until fall. New foliage emerges deep maroon and ages to a deep, olive green, remaining mildew free throughout even the hottest, most humid summers.

Just plant them in rich, orMoisture: ganic soil in the full sun, Moist, but well-drained and get ready for months Landscape Use: of blooming pleasure.

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, foundations, urban gardens

SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM

‘PRAIRIE MUNCHKIN’ PPAF Size:

24–30" tall by 20–24" wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average to poor garden soils

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Will take average moisture and severe drought

Prairie Munchkin is the perfect native alternative to the highly overused Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’. This new sturdy grass will make a perfect 3' tall hedge. Use it in naturalistic plantings in a border or mass it in a hedge-row for a very minimalist, yet modern look. The steel blue foliage persist throughout the heat of the summer, then the flowers appear and the foliage slowly turns a shade of strawberry blonde, then to tawny for the remainder of winter.

Landscape Use:

Commercial plantings, median strips, foundations, borders, containers, urban gardens

STOKESIA LAEVIS

‘MELS BLUE’ PPAF PP 23090

Size:

12–15" tall by 10–12" wide

USDA Zones: 5–10

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Usually, you have to get down on your knees to see the beauty of a Stoke’s aster bloom. Not this selection! Mels Blue comes to us from a nursery in The Netherlands and it’s an in your face kind of Stoke’s aster. Super large, highly visible, brightly colored blooms stand out well against the deep, grass green foliage to make for a stunning display in any garden. We love its the upright habit, each plant is loaded with blooms that open over a long period of time and will provide continual color for months in your garden or in mixed containers.

Landscape Use:

Borders, foundations, urban gardens, mass plantings, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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THE DIVA-RELLA ™ SERIES TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

‘FM MOOBERRY’

Size:

4–6" tall and 12–18" wide

USDA Zones: (4)3–9

Sun/Shade:

Full to part shade

Soil:

Organic garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

DIVA-RELLA™ PP 22189

With its softly lobed leaves and deep, eggplant-purple markings and layers, upon layers of white blooms, FM Mooberry; named after native plant pioneer-ess of the Brandywine Conservancy and the Delaware Valley, and founder of the Millersville Native Plants in the Landscape Conference, this plant performs fantastically well in the garden. Although it is a true clumper, she spills over the edge of the pot and continues to bloom.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Groundcover, shady slopes, shady borders, containers

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

NEW

‘SHERRY KITTO’ PPAF DIVA-RELLA™

Size:

6–8" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: (4)3–9

Sun/Shade:

Full to part shade

Soil:

Organic garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

This new foamflower has amazingly tough, leathery foliage in a dusky olive green with deep purple markings. The foliage is deeply lobed and compact, making a nice clump in the garden. The deep pink buds open to bright white, bottle brush blooms with a pink blush that remains as the flowers age.

Up to 150 flower stalks have been counted on mature clumps in trial gardens.

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, shady borders, containers

Moisture:

Average to moist

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

NEW Size:

6–8" tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: (4)3–9

Sun/Shade:

Full to part shade

Soil:

Organic garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

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‘STEPHANIE COHEN’ PP 22258

Named after Stephanie Cohen — The Perennial Diva, this new clumping foamflower certainly is just that, a Diva. It speaks loudly in the spring landscape announcing its presence with hundreds of deep pink buds and glossy, deep grass green foliage. This plant takes extreme heat and drought. It will wilt and fall completely to the ground and then be revived in hours with a drink of the hose.

Moisture:

Average to moist

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, shady borders, containers

Same Specifications: USDA Zones: 4(3)-9

THE RIVER SERIES Sun/Shade:

Diseases and Pests:

Soil:

Moisture:

Full to part shade Organic garden soil

None known

Average to moist

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

Size:

4–6" tall by 18–24" wide

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, stream banks, containers, hanging baskets

‘DELAWARE’ PPAF Delaware has the largest, roundest leaves with subtle, deep purple markings. Delaware is covered in prolific, deep pink blooms from late spring to early summer that are held high above the foliage on dark red stems. Large, round leaves often fool visitors who think they are non-hardy begonias. Each velvety leaf has deep, purple-black venation that becomes more pronounced as the foliage matures.

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

‘LEHIGH’ PP 22031

Lehigh exhibits the most deeply lobed; apple green leaves of the series. Each leaf has deep maroon markings in the center and numerous that become more pronounced as the leaves mature. Strong flower stalks support peachy-pink bottle-brush blooms from late spring to early summer.

Size:

4–6" tall by 12–18" wide

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, stream banks, containers, hanging baskets

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

‘OCTORARO’

Size:

4–6" tall by 24–36" wide

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, stream banks, containers, hanging baskets

PP 21962

Octoraro is possibly the best ground cover of the series making it the perfect native substitute for English ivy and periwinkle in dry or moderately wet shade. Thick flower stalks hold mauvepink buds that open to creamy, light pink blooms from spring to summer. Maroon markings on the foliage become more pronounced as it matures each season.

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

‘SUSQUEHANNA’ PP 21961

Susquehanna is the lowest growing in this series. Beautifully cut foliage with deep purple markings remains semi-evergreen until spring, when it is overgrown by new foliage. This selection works well as a ground cover and quickly spreads to cover the soil, even in dry shade locations.

Size:

2–4" tall by 24–36" wide

Landscape Use:

Dry to moist shade, shady slopes, stream banks, shade containers, shade hanging baskets

TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA

Size:

4–6" tall by 12–15" wide

Landscape Use:

Groundcover, shady slopes, stream banks, containers, hanging baskets

‘WISSAHICKON’ PP 21963

Wissahickon bears the shiniest foliage and is the longest blooming of the series. A slower spreader, it grows four to six inches tall and spreads up to eight inches the first growing season. The glossy, grass green foliage remains well into the winter months and blooms begin in late spring and continue into late July.

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CLEMATIS

SUGAR-SWEET™ LILAC ‘DELIGHTFUL SCENT’ PPAF

Size:

4–6' tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Sugar-Sweet Lilac is one of the first flat, scented clematis ever produced in cultivation. Sweet honeysuckle perfume surrounds each violet-pink bloom throughout the growing season as it climbs 6-9 feet tall. As blooms mature, a lilac stripe appears in the center of each petal, giving the blooms dimension.

This incredibly hardy, wilt resistant beauty blooms from April to June in most gardens.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Climbing on garden structures and small flowering trees, containers

SUGAR-SWEET™ BLUE Size:

4–6' tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 5–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

‘SCENTED CLEM’ PPAF

Sugar-Sweet Blue is also one of the first flat-petaled, scented clematis in cultivation. Bright, periwinkle blue buds unfurl to reveal star shaped blooms that develop with a silvery-white center stripe as they age. A sweet fragrance reminiscent of gardenias fills the air around this wilt resistant, super hardy, medium sized climber from April to June.

Landscape Use:

Climbing on garden structures and small flowering trees, containers

Moist, but well-drained

Size:

6–9' tall by 18–24" wide

USDA Zones: 4–11

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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BURNING LOVE™ ‘VITIWESTER’ PPAF

Burning Love (‘Vitiwester’ in Europe) is a cross between the deep red, velvety flowered ‘Westerplatte’ and a pale blue selection of the species C. viticella, which is resistant to wilt. The luscious, velvety red blooms are plentiful on this spring and summer blooming, medium sized climber. Beautiful flowers with a quintessential Clematis viticella shape on completely wilt resistant plant. This is the perfect climber for small flowering trees like crab apples and red buds.

Landscape Use:

Climbing on garden structures and small flowering trees, containers

WOODY PLANTS PLUMP & PLENTIFUL™ SERIES

AMETHYST

CALLICARPA PLUMP & PLENTIFUL™ Size:

5–6’ tall by 4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

We’re sure that flower arrangers are going to love this new Callicarpa! A marvelous new variety, Amethyst ‘s berries are plump, plentiful and violet-purple.

Whether you use it for cuts or just for enjoyment in your own garden, this beauty berry promises to add a new color choice.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, mass plantings, specimen, woodland gardens

LILAC

Size:

5–6' tall by 4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Size:

5–6' tall by 4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

CALLICARPA PLUMP & PLENTIFUL™ Another new color in Callicarpa, Lilac’s lightly colored fruits are destined for flower arrangements all over the world! Soft in color, with plentiful berries along every branch, this versatile shrub delivers.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Borders, mass plantings, specimen, woodland gardens

PURPLE GIANT

CALLICARPA PLUMP & PLENTIFUL™ You have to trust us when we say the fruit of this beauty berry is more plentiful than any other on record. We would have counted them, but it would have taken too long! Clusters of purple berries cover the branches in fall, offering several options for use.

Cut the stems to make exciting flower arrangements, or simply enjoy them in your garden as the days become shorter and the nights begin to cool down.

Landscape Use:

Specimen, urban gardens, containers

Moist, but well-drained

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

‘SUSY DIRR’ PPAF

Size:

8–12' tall by 5–7' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Susy Dirr, daughter of Dr. Michael and Bonnie Dirr was born with cystic fibrosis, which makes the act of breathing a life and death struggle. Cystic fibrosis did not define Susy as a person. She embraced life with a joyful spirit that was uplifting to everyone around her. She made the world a better place with her compassion for others, her biting wit and brilliant mind. With this plant, we reflect on Susy’s life and know that a part of her spirit remains with us in the garden. This new hardy, fall blooming camellia is a robust grower in containers in the nursery and in the garden. It’s a full, bushy plant with a dense habit, and elegant, formal double carmine pink flowers. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE ROYALTIES OF THIS PLANT GO TO THE SWEET MELISSA FUND.

Foundations, focal point, mixed borders

THE OCTOBER MAGIC™ SERIES CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

Size:

4–5' tall by 3–4' wide

OCTOBER MAGIC™ RUBY ‘GREEN 02-003’ PP 24538

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

NEW

As summer fades and the nights begin to cool, the October Magic Series usher in the camellia season in beautiful fashion. Graceful in form and one of the loveliest of autumn flowers, the soft fragrance of sasanquas conjure up memories of southern gardens amass with blooms. These new selections offer all of the nuances we’ve grown to love in sasanquas and then some.

Ruby is a profuse bloomer with foliage and a growth habit similar to October Magic Orchid. Small Christmas red, fully double blooms decorate the deep olive green, super glossy foliage on this compact plant.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, mixed borders

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

OCTOBER MAGIC™ ORCHID Size:

4–5' tall by 5–6' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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‘GREEN 94-03’ PP 20465

Miniature pink and white bicolor flowers burst into a profusion of bloom in mid October and continue into November providing the landscape with much needed blooms that time of year.

As summer fades and the nights begin to cool, the October Magic Series usher in the camellia season in beautiful fashion. Graceful in form and one of the loveliest of autumn flowers, the soft fragrance of sasanquas conjure up memories of southern gardens amass with blooms. These new selections offer all of the nuances we’ve grown to love in sasanquas and then some.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

OCTOBER MAGIC™ SNOW ‘Green 94-101’ PP 20454

Size:

6–8' tall by 4–6' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

A vigorous, disease resistant grower that forms a tall rounded specimen when mature.

Dark green, wavy leaves are distinguishable year round and provide a striking backdrop for the blooms. C. hiemalis is fall blooming as well, but more cold hardy than it’s cousin. Some of these new selections have proven hardy in USDA Zone 6, but we are saying zone 7 to be safe. As summer fades and the nights begin to cool, the October Magic Series usher in the camellia season in beautiful fashion. Graceful in form and one of the loveliest of autumn flowers, the soft fragrance of sasanquas conjure up memories of southern gardens amass with blooms.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

Size:

4–5' tall by 3–4' wide

OCTOBER MAGIC™ ROSE

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

‘GREEN 98-009’ PP 20506

Salmon-rose colored peony-like flowers appear in clusters in each stem, early in the sassanqua season, complemented by glossy, bronze new foliage. C. hiemalis is fall blooming as well, but more cold hardy than it’s cousin. Some of these new selections have proven hardy in USDA Zone 6, but we are saying zone 7 to be safe. As summer fades and the nights begin to cool, the October Magic Series usher in the camellia season in beautiful fashion. Graceful in form and one of the loveliest of autumn flowers, the soft fragrance of sasanquas conjure up memories of southern gardens amass with blooms.

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

OCTOBER MAGIC™ INSPIRATION ‘GREEN 97-039’ PP 20566

Size:

8–12' tall by 6–8' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

A vigorous upright grower, shiny, dark-green leaves provide a prominent backdrop for the flowers. Fully double white ruffled flowers are outlined with a pencil-thin margin of magenta-pink, a characteristic seldom found in autumn Camellias. Profuse flowering performance begins mid-October and lasts into November. Spent flowers are self-cleaning. New growth is burgundy-red.

The blooms of Inspiration are so much like a porcelain rose, you might not believe it is truly a camellia. Rarely is a picotee form seen, but here it is — an Inspiration for us all to believe anything is possible.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

OCTOBER MAGIC™ BRIDE ‘Green S99-006’ PP 20539

Size:

4–6' tall by 4–6' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

The perfect selection for a small garden or a tight spot, this Bride fits in the smallest of wedding dresses. Upright and dense in habit, making it the perfect choice in places other camellias quickly outgrow. A profuse bloomer at an early age, with pure white rose to peony form flowers. October Magic Bride is a tight and compact, yet upright shrub that will eventually form a small flowering tree after 10 plus years. The crisp white blooms contrast well against the deep, shiny green leaves for a stunning effect. No browning out on these as they age, they stay clean, clear white until the blooms are spent.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

Size:

OCTOBER MAGIC™ DAWN

4–6' tall by 4–6' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘GREEN S99-012’ PP 20453

Uniquely large, porcelain-like flowers of soft pink grace the dark green foliage of this selection. A dense grower, with a very upright, habit, Dawn is destined to become one of the top favorites in the October Magic series. This is no average camellia: a slower grower than most, Dawn is a great choice for smaller spaces. Girly pink and porcelain like in nature, these are the ultimate tribute for a newly born baby girl. Plant Dawn in her honor and she will grace you with her huge, soft pink flowers for many, many years to come.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

CAMELLIA HIEMALIS

OCTOBER MAGIC™ IVORY Size:

6–5' tall by 5–7' wide

USDA Zones: 7–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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‘GREEN S99-016’ PP 24887

If ‘Mine No Yuki’ has been your choice for white Camellias, Ivory will keep you from ever looking back.

A creamy white, fully double peony-like flower with ruffled petals, similar in flower to ‘Mine-No-Yuki’ with more numerous petals. Ivory is a profuse bloomer with a much more manageable, very vigorous, upright habit, on a bushy and easy to produce plant.

Ivory matures to a very manageable 6–8' tall, making it perfect for smaller spaces and large containers.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, focal point, specimens, urban gardens

NEW

CEPHALANTHUS MAGICAL®

Size:

5–8' tall by 4–6' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Full to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil, very adaptable

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, organic soil, but also grows well in dry soil

‘MOONLIGHT’ This U.S. native provides a tremendous source of nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators. Magical Moonlight is a compact form, making it suitable for smaller garden spaces with larger than average fruits. This U.S. native provides a tremendous source of nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.

Magical Moonlight is a compact form, making it suitable for smaller garden spaces with larger than average fruits.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, specimen, rain gardens, naturalized plantings

FORSYTHIA X INTERMEDIA

‘KOLGOLD’ Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average to poor garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Average to dry

MAGICAL® GOLD

This is the first forsythia to hit the market that blooms on both new and old wood.

Imagine not having to worry if you cut your plants back too late in the season. Imagine never again having to wonder if there will be blooms. Perfect, iconic golden yellow blooms on long, straight stems that are wonderful for cutting and bringing indoors. It’s a gardener’s dream. The perfect, carefree, super-hardy landscape plant just got a whole lot better because you’ll never have to worry about cutting it back too late in the season. If you cut it back too late, it’ll bloom on the next year’s wood and be a little later, but no worries about not having blooms.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, hedges, specimens, commercial landscapes, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS

‘HAAS’ HALO’ Size:

3–5' tall by 3–5' wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist to dry

PP 24783

Deep, bluish-green, leathery foliage and 14" pure white wide lace cap blooms make for a stunning combination in any setting. This beautiful native selection stands tall and never flops, even with its massive blooms. It’s an upright, yet bushy plant that will stop anyone walking past with the display of truly incredible blooms and stout and sturdy stature. Haas Halo is one smooth hydrangea that will not wilt on the first dry day of summer. It can handle massive droughts and a long, hot summer full of heat and humidity.

It is beautiful planted as a specimen and just as lovely en masse along a woodland edge.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, mixed borders, native plant gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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THE EVERLASTING® SERIES Everlasting If you haven’t heard about the Everlasting®Series of Hydrangeas, you are in for a treat. This is a super tough line of Hydrangea macrophylla (big leaf hydrangeas) from our wonderful friends at Kolster BV in The Netherlands.

These stellar new selections were bred for the cut flower market, so they have amazingly tough stems, strong, deeply colored, think leathery foliage and the strongest, longest lasting mop head blooms we’ve ever seen.

You can seriously bang someone over the head with these and they will not loose one floret. We’ve done it — trust us.

Everyone is searching for the next re-blooming hydrangea, but what about a hydrangea that grows three feet tall and has blooms that start one color and take a journey to maturity that may involve three or more color changes along the way?

These are better than re-blooming, they’re Everlasting!

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® AMETHYST ‘HOKOMATHYST’ PP 22261

Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun-prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

Everlasting Amethyst has sturdy, long lasting flowers held high on thick, upright stems that begin fuchsia pink and lime green or violet blue and lime green, depending on the acidity of the soil. The flowers age to a reddish pink or deep purple with lime green markings and last for weeks on the plant or in a vase in their final color, lime green, a new favorites of many brides.

You’ll want the beautiful new selection in your garden for viewing and for cutting year after year. Blooms on old wood.

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HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® BRIDE

NEW

‘HORTMABRID’ PPAF

Size:

3' tall by 3' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Moist, well-drained soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

Moisture:

Moist, organic soil, but also grows well in dry soil

What happens when a bride walks into the room…all eyes are upon her! And this new Everlasting hydrangea is no different. The blooms of this stunning variety remind us of lace and pearls. Yes, perfect for a summer wedding, pure white flowers with hard blooms and strong stems for cuts. As the flowers mature, they turn to mint green, adding yet another nuance to this promising new selection. Bride is smaller in stature than many hydrangeas, and more tolerant of sun-with flowers that don’t burn as easily. Petite and captivating, this Bride is certain to command attention!

Landscape Use:

Foundations, front or middle of the border, urban gardens, container plantings, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® CORAL

Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘HOKOMAC’ PP 22259

Everlasting Coral is covered in long lasting, saturated pink flowers. Strong, round flowers on sturdy plants begin coral pink or blue, depending on the soil acidity, and over a few weeks time mature to a near red with violet edges, giving the plant lots of dimension and character. The final color is lime green with white edges. A clever, colorful addition to any garden or container with flowers that last for weeks and weeks. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® EMERALD Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘HULK’ PP 20464

Hydrangea Everlasting Emerald has sturdy, mop head blooms on thick, upright stems that emerge creamy pink. As the blooms mature, they age to a creamy, butter color, but remain strong and sturdy as a cut flower. The final aging stage of this grand and stately beauty is crisp white with celery green pictoee edges. This is one plant you’ll want in your garden for viewing and for cutting year after year. Blooms on old wood.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® GARNET

Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: Some scale

‘KOLMGARIP’

Everlasting Garnet is covered in saturated, gem colored flowers on a compact and sturdy garden plant. Blooms are supported by thick, upright stems emerge bright, reddish-pink or blue, depending on the soil acidity, fade to a deeper pink with green highlights, and then finally age to bright lime green with pink edges. As the flowers age and change colors, they last for weeks on the plants, in the garden, and as a cut flower in a vase on your breakfast table. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® HARMONY

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

NEW

‘HORTMAHAR’

Everlasting Harmony is a sought after selection adorned in soft pink and cream or periwinkle blue mop head blooms. Strong, yet compact and covered with large, sturdy blooms, you’ll want to display this plant in your mixed border or foundation and then bring some blooms in everyday to enjoy their soft, feminine color as the blooms mature. In a harmonious parade of color, the blooms first develop a deeper pink or blue tone with green edges, depending on the acidity of the soil, and then fade to a lovely, soft celery green, yet remain strong and sturdy as a cut flower for weeks. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® GREEN CLOUD

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Moist, well-drained soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, well-drained

Landscape Use:

‘HORTMAGRECLO’ PPAF

Green Cloud lives up to its name by opening with celery-green flowers, each with a white eye-zone and turns ablaze with red and green tones as it matures. Strong stems, hard flowers and classic, antique colors are all signature attributes of the Everlasting Series. Plant Green Cloud in a special container to show off its amazing green flowers, or place in the garden with some of the other Everlasting varieties, but don’t forget to harvest the stems — they’ll add flair to any arrangement with their incredible colors and will last in a vase for over a month!

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, container plantings, cutting gardens

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HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® JADE

Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

‘HORTMAJA’

Everlasting Jade is as lovely in the garden as it is in a vase or as a potted plant on your brunch table.

Flowers open the softest lime green with white highlights and age to a saturated deep green with fire engine red tips. The parade of colors is as long lasting as the blooms and they hold their shape and form, giving the garden and your table months of joy. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Some scale

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

Size:

EVERLASTING® NOBLESSE

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

‘HOKOMANO’ PP 22696

Hydrangea Everlasting Noblesse is one of the newest selections from this amazing line of great performers. Crisp, celery green flowers are brightened by white centers with complimentary purple eyes. As the blooms mature, the white is not as prominent, turning a more saturated green. A strong grower, with remarkable flower power, Noblesse is a lovely choice for a garden setting, while doubling as the perfect cut flower for weddings and other important events. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

Moist, but well-drained

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® OCEAN Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, well-drained

‘HORTMOC’

Everlasting Ocean is the perfect plant to give to someone who has just welcomed a brand new baby girl into their life. Many long-lasting, baby pink, cupped flowers with ruffled edges give the appearance of a bundle of pink umbrellas tied in a bow. The blooms are held high atop sturdy green branches making this a plant your friends and neighbors will covet. As they age, the flowers settle into a darker shade of pink and creamy white, and finally lime green with dark pink edges. Blooms on new and old wood.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

EVERLASTING® REVOLUTION Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

‘HOKOMAREVO’ PP 22260

Repeat flowering hydrangeas often disappoint because they bloom so sporadically. Are you ready for a blooming revolution? This new hydrangea is like no other. Growing to only 2' tall, it’s there perfect plant for small gardens, patio pots and it’s the perfect GiftTo-Garden™ plant for any occasion. Buy it as a gift for someone special, tell them to enjoy it indoors for a few weeks, then plant it in the garden for many years of enjoyment.

Hydrangea Everlasting Revolution blooms on both old and new wood, making certain you’ll have blooms no matter how horrid the winter.

Buy this plant and enlighten your garden with a blooming revolution! Revolution not only flowers on new and old wood, making it sure to bloom for everyone, but the flowers fade to magical color combinations of deep pink, maroon and true blue, adding green highlights as they age over a long period of time. This is the most attractive re-blooming hydrangea ever. Not only is it a gorgeous, tough, long-lasting flower, it’s a blooming machine that is certain to please. Blooms on new and old wood.

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

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THE MAGICAL SERIES HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

NEW

MAGICAL® GALAXY ‘VICINI’ PPAF

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

In a magical combination of greens and rusty-red, the flowers of this stunning new hydrangea look like a ball of bright, miniature stars that form collectively to make each flower-head.

A persistent bloomer, Magical Galaxy starts flowering as a very young plant and continues to brighten the landscape with months of amazing color in spring and summer. The flowers emerge rusty-red with tinges of green, and mature to more saturated tones of the same colors. This amazing color combo makes Galaxy a good choice for cuts, with strong stems and hard flowers.

Soil:

Moist, well-drained soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers plantings, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

MAGICAL® RUBY RED ‘KOLMARU’ PPAF

Size:

3' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

The reddest hydrangea to date, this beauty will dazzle you with glistening-red, gemstone-like color and non-stop performance. Dark green leaves are nearly black, and offer a lovely backdrop for the durable, repeat-flowering blooms. As the flowers age, they fade to a deeper red-wine color, holding the passion we feel from them alive in their senescence. Blooms on new and old wood. (marketed and sold through Ball Ornamentals) Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

MAGICAL® SUNFIELDS ‘KOLMAGICS’ PPAF

Size:

3' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Unique in its color and hard to the touch, rose-red blooms are tinged with bright green. As the flowers mature, green becomes the prominent color, while rose-red appears more like a frame for each petal. An excellent cut flower, Sunfields has strong, upright stems and an abundance of colorful blooms that will last in a vase for months. Blooms on new and old wood.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

(a.k.a Butterfly Frolic™ in the HGTV Plant Collection, marketed and sold through Ball Ornamentals)

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

MAGICAL® WINGS ‘HORTMAWIN’

Size:

24–30" tall by 24–30" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers, cutting gardens

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Everlasting Wings is a sought after new selection adorned in bright, apple-lime green and pure white mop head blooms. Strong, yet compact and covered with large, sturdy blooms, you’ll want to display this plant in your mixed border or foundation and then bring some blooms in everyday to enjoy their soft, feminine color as the blooms mature. In a harmonious parade of color, the blooms first develop a deeper green with white edges, and then fade to a lovely, soft celery green, yet remain strong and sturdy as a cut flower for weeks as they turn mostly green with a red tinge to the edges. Blooms on new and old wood.

HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

NEW

TILT-A-SWIRL™ ‘QUFU’ PPAF

5–9

Every once in a while a new plant comes along that you know is going to make it big. A variety that in spite of all of the others on the market, is able to stand on its own and gain in popularity simply because it’s that good. That’s what we think will happen with Tilt-A-Swirl. Hot-pink, lacey flowers open with green tips.

Sun/Shade:

(marketed and sold by Van Belle Nursery)

Size:

3-4' tall by 3–4'wide

USDA Zones:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Moist, well-drained soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, urban gardens, containers plantings, cutting gardens

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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HYDRANGEA PANICULATA

MAGICAL® CANDLE Size:

6' tall by 4–5' wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

‘BOKRAFLAME’ PP 22111

Immense, porcelain-white flower heads appear backlit to create a surreal glow of soft, yellow flowers above tall, erect stems. A robust grower, the dense, lacy panicles of this variety are among the most beautiful in its class. A lovely choice for the summer garden, when so many flowering shrubs have taken a rest, Candle will give you plenty of enjoyment from July–Sept. Tuck it into the back border and step away — aside from a little pruning, paniculatas are relatively trouble free. (marketed and sold through Ball Ornamentals) Landscape Use:

Cutting gardens, borders, hedges, foundations, urban gardens, containers

HYDRANGEA PANICULATA

Size:

4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

MAGICAL® FIRE ‘BOKRAPLUME’ PP 21302

Panicle hydrangeas bring charm and color to the garden when so many other plants look tired from the summer heat. The flowers evoke a feminine feel with their lacy-white cone-shaped blooms. Magical Fire blooms earlier than other panicle-types, and then the flowers quickly turn burgundy-red while others are still white or turning shades of pink and green. Compact in stature, this new dwarf selection is more adaptable to smaller garden spaces and mixed containers. Once Magical Fire ignites, it continues to be a strong grower throughout the season.

Landscape Use:

Cutting gardens, borders, hedges, foundations, urban gardens, containers

HYDRANGEA PANICULATA

MAGICAL® FLAME Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 3–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

‘BOKRATORCH’ PP 21292

Magical Flame lights the torch for these summer-flowering hydrangeas. It is smaller in stature, and more versatile than the average paniculata.

Creamy-white panicles are the 1st of their kind to bloom, and quickly turn burgundy-red at the first onset of cool weather. They continue their performance until frost. The flowers evoke a feminine, lacy feel from this delicate new selection. But don’t let “delicate” be confused with its ability to grow.

Magical Flame ignites and continues to be a strong grower throughout the season. The blooms remain on fire through the season, the last of its brethren to fade into fall.

Cutting gardens, borders, hedges, foundations, urban gardens, containers

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Same Specifications: Size:

Sun/Shade:

Diseases and Pests:

USDA Zones:

Soil:

Moisture:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide 5-9

NEW

Full sun to part shade Average garden soil

Rust resistant

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

Moist but well-drained

HYPERICUM

FIRST EDITIONS® MOCCA ‘KOLMAMOC’ PPAF

Combine the classic, bright yellow spring flowers with the shiny, brownish-red berries that ripen just in time for the fall season and you have our latest hypericum introduction. Mocca is another rust resistant selection from the Kolster breeding program in The Netherlands. Enjoy the luscious fruits as an accent in the garden or cut them for fall decorating and bouquets.

HYPERICUM

FIRST EDITIONS® PUMPKIN ‘KOLMAPUKI’ PP 24576

A color break-through, Pumpkin will fill your fall garden with interest and your floral arrangements with large, bright orange hips! Hypericum can be used as a specimen plant or planted in drifts where they can truly show off. These are also truly rust resistant. This new rust resistant selection has bright yellow flowers in the spring and massive clusters of pumpkin orange colored berries in the fall. A wonderful addition for any the fall planting palette.

HYPERICUM

FIRST EDITIONS® RED FAME ‘KOLMAREF’

Bright yellow spring flowers are followed by even brighter, long lasting, fire-engine red berries that pair perfectly with autumn’s oranges, maroons and yellows. Magical Fame is a rust resistant selection adorned in plump, elongated fruits that show well against the dark green foliage in late summer and early fall.

HYPERICUM

FIRST EDITIONS® WHITE ‘KOLMAWHI’ PP 20631

A color break-through, White will fill your fall garden with interest and your floral arrangements with large, creamy white hips! Hypericum can be used as a specimen plant or planted in drifts where they can truly show off. These are also truly rust resistant. This new rust resistant selection has bright yellow flowers in the spring and massive clusters of creamy white colored berries in the fall. A wonderful addition for any the fall planting palette.

For more information for Gardeners and Growers visit: www.plantsnouveau.com

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Same Specifications: Size:

Sun/Shade:

Diseases and Pests:

USDA Zones:

Soil:

Moisture:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide 5–9

Full sun to part shade

Rust resistant

Average garden soil

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

Moist but well-drained

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® DESIRE ‘KOLMADES’

Magical Desire begins the season with beautiful, soft yellow flowers that mature to long lasting, peachy-pink berries reminiscent of a basket of freshly picked ripe peaches. This new rust resistant selection will add a bright, yet soft color to your autumn planting and decorating palette. Pair Desire with deep maroon and blue blooming plants for a bold combination.

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® IVORY ‘KOLMIVO’

Bright yellow flowers are followed by long-lasting, luscious, creamy-white berries on a tough, rust resistant plant. The fruits of this plant look like mini cones topped in French vanilla ice cream. Pair this soft, yet bright color with purple and orange annuals and perennials and deep green leaves for a stunning container combination.

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® LEMON IP ‘KOLMALEM’

Magical line of hypericum continues to get better with Lemon as its forerunner. Bright yellow flowers in spring develop into plump, lemon-green fruits in July and August — the perfect pairing for a lemonade social. Rust resistant and well-branched, use Lemon Improved for decorating your patio area, mixed borders and for cuts. The fruits last for weeks in a vase!

NEW

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® MIDNIGHT GLOW ‘KOLMIGLOW’

Bright yellow flowers, the color of sunshine mature to form long-lasting, crimson-red berries that create quite a color-play against dark-red leaves. Midnight Glow has been improved to feature a compact plant with color-drenched berries. This new rust-resistant selection is certain to add a splash of color to your fall garden and decorating palette.

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Same Specifications: Size:

Sun/Shade:

Diseases and Pests:

USDA Zones:

Soil:

Moisture:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide 5–9

Full sun to part shade

Rust resistant

Average garden soil

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

Moist but well-drained

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® ROCKET ‘KOLMROCK’

An unusual color, Rocket’s watermelon red fruits are certain to put on a show for the late-season garden party. An exceptional, rust resistant selection from the Magical series, plant Rocket in mixed containers or directly in the ground for 5–6 weeks of fruitful enjoyment. A great habit — more upright than most.

Size:

30–36" tall by 24–30" wide

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® SUNSHINE ‘KOLMASUN’

Magical Sunshine is a bright and sunny selection with golden blooms in spring and then rounded berries that look a lot like ripe lemons in late summer. The fruits contrast well against the medium green, rust resistant foliage. Sunshine will make a lovely addition to the purple and gold blooming perennials and annuals in your garden.

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® TRIUMPH ‘KOLMATRI’

Like a ripe, juicy watermelon, this new rust resistant selection has large, rounded watermelon-red berries from late summer into fall. The fruits contrast well with the deep green foliage. Hypericums fruit much earlier than hollies, so you can extend your holiday berries with Triumph. Mix these with silver leaved coral bells and purple asters for a stunning fall planter.

HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® UNIVERSE ‘KOLMUNI’

Universe has the most unique combination of berries and foliage on the market. Plump, mahogany colored fruits complement the incredibly rust resistant, deep, bluish-green foliage. This is a super exciting combination never before seen in hypericum. Pair this with yellow mums and silvery-green leaved coral bells for a lovely fall combination.

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HYPERICUM

MAGICAL® VICTORY ‘KOLMAVI’

Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 5–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

The berries on this rust resistant selection sure look like mini granny smith apples.

Shiny and leaf green with a plump, round shape, they are sure to please even the most discerning gardener. The fruits are incredibly showy, displaying well against the grass green foliage. Pair Victory with purple flowering and leaved perennials for a super stylish and trendy combo.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

Moist, but well-drained

MICHELIA YUNNANENSIS

‘FREE SPIRIT’ PP 24534

Size:

18–24" tall by 6–8' wide

USDA Zones: 8–10

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average to water logged garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but not too soggy

Landscape Use:

Foundations, specimens, containers, borders

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Very unique, this prostrate form has incredibly fragrant upward-facing flowers from spring — early summer. A far-reaching “free spirited” evergreen with fragrant, Magnolia-like flowers-Free Spirit is in a class of its own. Can also be top grafted on M. Yunannensis, making one of the most striking standards in the plant world!

MICHELIA YUNNANENSIS

‘INSPIRATION’

Size:

An upright grower with a dense habit, Inspiration adds a vertical effect for those tight areas in your landscape. Sweetly scented porcelain-like flowers bloom in spring as a reminder of the great cycle of life. Not as tall as the species, reaching 8–10' at maturity.

8–10' tall by 5' wide

USDA Zones: 8–10

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Moisture:

Soil:

Moist, but not too soggy

Average to water logged garden soil

Landscape Use:

Diseases and Pests:

Foundations, specimens, containers, borders

None known

MICHELIA YUNNANENSIS

‘WARM FUZZIES’ Imagine a 6–8’ evergreen shrub with a profusion of brown velvety buds that open to creamy-white scented flowers. You’re bound to feel warm and fuzzy every time you pass it! We would compare the dense habit of this variety to of some of our most favorite Camellias. Perfect for hedging, why would anyone be satisfied with just one?

Size:

6–8' tall by 5–6' wide

USDA Zones: 8–10

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average to water logged garden soil

Moisture:

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

Moist, but not too soggy

None known

Foundations, specimens, containers, borders

NANDINA DOMESTICA

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 6–9

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

‘LEMON-LIME’ PPAF You may have seen many heavenly bamboos with red foliage, but this is the first one on the market with lime green foliage. Each spring, the new growth emerges bright, limey chartreuse and then fades to grass green as the summer heats up.

Brighten up your borders and foundation plantings with this bright yellow spring color. It will add excitement and a much-needed boost of color each season as your bulbs and early spring perennials start to bloom.

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained and not too soggy

Landscape Use:

Foundations, borders, low hedges, containers, specimens

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PHILADELPHUS

‘SNOW WHITE’ FIRST EDITIONS® PP 13774

Size:

5–6' tall by 4–5' wide

USDA Zones: 5–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Snow White is a versatile shrub with a wide growing range, the pure white, deliciously fragrant flowers are but one great attribute of this underutilized spring-flowering shrub. Attractive foliage on gracefully arching branches guarantees Snow White easy placement in the garden with other flowering shrubs.

What charming impact: A wonderful new addition to the landscape border, with two seasons of flower and dark-green foliage that stands up to summer heat!

Landscape Use:

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Foundations, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

Inkarho® Rhodies The Inkarho® Rhodies are the newest generation in a long line of superior breeding. They are more robust, and suitable for a wide range of soil types. Even heavy clay and loamy soils will reap the rewards of these garden sensations. The secret lies in the rhododendron rootstock. After 25 years of testing over 1 million seedlings, we can reliably offer a pH neutral rootstock, which is tolerant of acid and lime soils alike. This insures a particularly strong root system.

What does this mean for you? For those of you with lime soils, this may be your 1st opportunity ever to grow these beautiful plants. For those of you with acid soils, your plants will grow with more vigor, the flowers will be more vivid, and you’ll still be able to enjoy your favorite selections because the Inkharo® root stock has all of the well-known varieties skillfully grafted on!

When you choose Inkarho® Rhododendrons, it’s like buying a plant with an insurance policy.

RHODODENDRON

SCENT-SATIONAL™ WHITE ‘RHODUNTER #48’ PP 15967

Size:

6–7' tall b y 6–8' wide

USDA Zones: 5b–7

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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What do these Rhododendrons have that others are missing? Fragrance! Yes, sweetly scented, billowy blossoms set the Scent-Sational™ Series in a category all their own. And, as Inkarhos® they offer a stronger root system, making them tolerant of most soil types. So for many, this will be the first time ever that you’ll be able to grow Rhododendron: Definitely worth the wait! We like to think it’s like buying a plant with an insurance policy: strong roots equal healthier plants in average garden soils. Scent-Sational™ White has pastel pink buds that burst into large, white flower trusses with lemon throats, just in time to celebrate spring.

Landscape Use:

Hedging, screens, specimens

RHODODENDRON

SCENT-SATIONAL™ LILAC ‘RHODUNTER #149’ PP 20749

Size:

6–7' tall by 6–8' wide

USDA Zones: 5b–7

Sun/Shade:

Part sun, prefers afternoon shade

Soil:

Average to rich garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Hedging, screens, specimens

Scent-Sational™ Lilac has purple buds that burst into large, lilac flower trusses with orange throats, just in time to celebrate spring. What do these Rhododendrons have that others are missing? Fragrance! Yes, sweetly scented, billowy blossoms set the ScentSational™ Series in a category all their own.

And, as Inkarhos® they offer a stronger root system, making them tolerant of most soil types. So for many, this will be the first time ever that you’ll be able to grow Rhododendron: Definitely worth the wait! We like to think it’s like buying a plant with an insurance policy: strong roots equal healthier plants in average garden soils.

ROSE

MAGICAL® MIRACLE ‘BOKRAMMI’ PP 20651

Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 5(4)–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Miracle rose combines clean, shiny foliage with a delicious fragrance, making it ideal for a worry-free landscape plant or flowers in a vase. Each fall, it produces copious amounts of orange-red hips, making it the perfect addition to your fall/winter garden and a nice plant for cutting and bringing indoors for the holidays.

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, wildlife gardens, borders, urban gardens

Moist, but well-drained

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SYMPHORICARPOS

GALAXY SENSATION™ ‘KOLMGALA’ PP 20912

Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones:

Plump, bridal-white berries ripen in early fall, as the last of summers’ small white flowers swell into pearls. As the leaves fall, each arching stem is adorned with the decorative berries that remain on slender branches through the winter.

3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

(marketed and sold by the First Editions Group)

SYMPHORICARPOS

MAGICAL® MANDY ‘KOLMAMAN’

Size:

4' tall by 3' wide

USDA Zones: 3–8a

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

A well-branched, upright form, Magical Mandy’s delicate, pink flowers bloom from the ground to the far reaching tips of every stem in early summer, followed by clusters of soft-pink, pearl-like fruits in early fall. Plant in irregular groupings or as an informal hedge for a readily available supply of cut stems for floral arrangements in late summer and early fall.

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

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Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, wildlife gardens, borders, urban gardens

SYMPHORICARPOS

FIRST EDITIONS® SWEET PPAF ‘KOLMAGIC’ Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Plump, rose-pink berries ripen in early fall, as the last of summers’ small pink flowers swell into pearls. As the leaves fall, each arching stem is adorned with the decorative berries that remain on slender branches through the winter.

Moisture:

Soil:

Moist, but well-drained

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

(marketed and sold by the First Editions Group)

SYMPHORICARPOS

FIRST EDITIONS® CANDY ‘KOLMCAN’ PP 20931

3–8

Plump, candy-pink berries ripen in early fall, as the last of summers’ small pink flowers swell into pearls.

As the leaves fall, each arching stem is adorned with the decorative berries that remain on slender branches through the winter.

Sun/Shade:

(marketed and sold by the First Editions Group)

Size:

30–36" tall by 30–36" wide

USDA Zones:

Full sun

Soil:

Moisture:

Average garden soil

Moist, but well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

SYMPHORICARPOS

MAGICAL™ PRIDE PPAF Size:

4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

‘KOLMPRID’

Delicate, pink flowers bloom from the ground to the far reaching tips of every stem in early summer, followed by pearl-like fruits in the early fall. Perfect for cut flowers!

Moisture:

Soil:

Moist, but well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

Average garden soil None known

Landscape Use:

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SYMPHORICARPUS

MAGICAL® JOY PPAF ‘KOLMAJO’

Size:

A well-branched, upright form with plump white berries that cluster along the stems and have a lovely dusting of rose-pink. Snow berries add interest to the garden at a time when most perennials and shrubs have finished their performance. Plant en mass or use as a stand-alone specimen where needed.

4–5' tall by 3' wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Moisture:

Average garden soil

Moist, but well-drained

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

None known

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

SYMPHORICARPUS

MAGICAL® AVALANCHE PPAF ‘KOLMAVA’

Plump, snow white berries ripen late in the summer, swelling into pearls. As the leaves fall, each arching stem is adorned with fruits that persist into fall. New from a line of dwarf, colorful snowberries from Kolster, BV in The Netherlands, Avalanche is spectacular en mass, but will also make a great addition to the garden and is an excellent cut flower.

Size:

3–4' tall by 3' wide

USDA Zones: 3–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Moisture:

Diseases and Pests:

Landscape Use:

Moist, but well-drained

Average garden soil

Foundations, cutting gardens, borders, urban gardens, containers

None known

SYRINGA VULGARIS

TINY DANCER™ Size:

4–5' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, cutting gardens, wildlife gardens, borders, urban gardens

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‘ELSDANCER’

In the fragrance of Tiny Dancer past meets future with a memorable scent. Too long considered a leggy plant for old-fashioned gardens, this lilac has a compact form, making it ideal anywhere hard-working, independent plants are needed. In addition to the cold-hardiness expected from a lilac, Tiny Dancer boasts remarkable heat tolerance, growing and blooming where few lilacs have gone before. Even in Zone 8, violet-purple buds open into lavender flowers, ranking it among the dogwoods and azaleas as a benchmark of spring. Large panicles measure 4 to 5 inches, and the large florets make each cluster appear luxuriously full.

WEIGELA

MAGICAL® PINK PPAF ‘BOKRACUPUR’

With this new breeding from Plants Nouveau, the Magical Series will flower all season long! A medium sized variety Magical Pink will make an excellent addition to the mixed border, or as a specimen in full sun to part shade. The profusion of repeat blooming pink flowers make this new selection one that ranks far above those used by Grandma. Magical Pink is happiest in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions.

Size:

4–5' tall by 4' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

(a.k.a. Pink Flicker™ in the HGTV Plant Collection)

WEIGELA

MAGICAL® WHITE PPAF ‘BOKRACUWHI’

Size:

4–5' tall by 4' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

The profusion of repeat blooming white flowers make this new selection one that ranks far above those used by Grandma.

Magical White is happiest in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions. The profusion of repeat blooming white flowers make this new selection one that ranks far above those used by Grandma. Magical White is happiest in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions. (marketed and sold through Ball Ornamentals)

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WEIGELA

MAGICAL® ROBIN ‘BOKRAROB’ Size:

3' tall by 3' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Magical Robin is not Grandma’s Weigela! Half the size of most varieties, this compact form has double the flower power. Dark red trumpet flowers begin blooming mid-spring and continue through the growing season.

A no-fuss shrub, perfect for a mixed border, Magical Robin is guaranteed to add season-long color and is one of the first plants hummingbirds come to in the spring. The profusion of repeat blooming red flowers make this new selection one that ranks far above those used by Grandma. Magical Robin is happiest in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions.

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

WEIGELA

FIRST EDITIONS® SHINING SENSATION ‘BOKRASHINE’

Size:

5–6' tall by 4–5' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

A blooming machine, Shining Sensation’s pink funnel-shaped flowers engulf the plant in May and June, and then sporadically bloom through summer. Shiny, burgundy foliage appears as though it has been polished, and contrasts nicely with the pink flowers, making this new selection from Europe a cut above the rest. (marketed and sold by the First Editions Group) Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

WEIGELA

FIRST EDITIONS® RAINBOW SENSATION Size:

3–4' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

‘KOLMAGIRA’ PP 20384

A charming selection, before the flowers appear, Rainbow Sensation will brighten your garden with its attractive, variegated foliage. Dense clusters of soft- pink, funnel-shaped flowers bloom in profusion in May, as hummingbirds flock to harvest the sweet nectar. (marketed and sold by the First Editions Group)

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Foundations, containers, cutting gardens, urban gardens, borders

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TREES

BETULA MAGICAL® GLOBE PPAF Size:

4–5' tall by 3–4' wide

USDA Zones: 3–6

Sun/Shade:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

Moisture:

Magical Globe is a dwarf growing form of Betula pendula. When grafted onto a Himalayan white birch standard, it forms a distinctly shaped patio and garden tree. The slow growing, tight branches form a rounded ball atop the silver white trunk of the Himalayan birch creating the look of a lollipop. It is the first birch with a spherical habit that can be grafted at any height, and requires little or no trimming to keep its rounded form.

Landscape Use:

Specimen, urban gardens, containers

Moist, but well-drained

CORNUS ANGUSTATA

EMPRESS OF CHINA® Size:

15–18' tall by 13–15' wide

USDA Zones: 6–9

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests: None known

‘ELSBRY’

An evergreen Chinese dogwood with a graceful, yet vigorous habit and loads of flowers. Each branch holds up to 150 white blooms that eventually transform into translucent strawberry-like fruits. Empress of China will light up your garden with year-round color and excitement!

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use: Specimen

MALUS MILL

Size:

APRIL SHOWERS™ ‘UEBO’ PP15559

4' above the graft

USDA Zones: 4–8

Sun/Shade: Full sun

Soil:

Average garden soil

Diseases and Pests:

None known, deer resistant

Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained

Landscape Use:

Weeping trees lend an elegant silhouette against the winter landscape with their exposed branches of intricate design. Slow growing, and suitable for smaller garden spaces, the graceful, cascading effect of April Showers will soften your design and provide a season-by-season display of beauty. In spring, buds swell to garlands of pure white flowers. As the flowers fall, dark-green, narrow foliage covers the delicate limbs. And then, as the days of autumn bring crispness to the air, bright, carmine-red fruits hang like tiny apples from its branches. As winter approaches, the elegant silhouette presents itself again.

Foundations, containers, specimens, urban gardens

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