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Top New Perennials for 2016
We've sought out the latest must-have perennial varieties you won't want to miss in 2016.
Lychnis 'Petite Jenny'
'Petite Jenny' is a new dwarf form of an easy-to-grow wildflower commonly called ragged robin. Its double pink flowers blend easily with other perennials in the garden, attracting butterflies throughout the summer. It's a charming and deer-resistant cut flower, reblooming reliably if deadheaded.
Plant Name: Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Petite Jenny'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide
Zone: 3-9
Grow it with: irises and creeping phlox
Image: Blooms of Bressingham
Echinacea 'Rainbow Marcella'
Imagine a coneflower with multicolor flowers that blooms for months. That's what 'Rainbow Marcella' has to offer your garden in 2016, along with durability and hardiness that keeps the flowers coming. Single-petal blossoms unfurl in shades of melon orange and fade to raspberry pink until frost knocks them out. This new cultivar is a magnet for butterflies and a hardworking companion to many other perennials.
Plant Name: Echinacea 'Rainbow Marcella'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: blazingstar and fountaingrass
Image: Plants Nouveau
Delosperma 'Jewel of Desert Opal'
Crazy for succulents? You're going to love the blue-green leaves and pink flowers of this hot new ice plant. In warmer climates, you can plant it as a perennial groundcover and watch it spread to form a colorful, all-season carpet. In colder climates, it's a novel pop of color spilling out of a container or trough. A multitude of pinwheel-shape flowers open and close daily for two to three months of the growing season.
Plant Name: Delosperma 'DSAB13-1'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 inches tall and 10 inches wide
Zone: 7-9
Grow it with: sedums and sempervivums
Image: Concept Plants BV
Festuca 'Cool As Ice'
In wet, humid summer climates, blue fescues typically wilt into unattractive brown mats. 'Cool As Ice' lives up to its name, staying bright and sharp even under the stress of heat and humidity. Selected for the best color under these conditions, it also sports tawny brown flowers throughout late summer in stark contrast to its rich aquamarine foliage. Plant in well-drained soils for best performance.
Plant Name: Festuca 'Cool As Ice'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Zone: 4-8
Grow it with: purple knautia and artemisia
Image: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Silene 'Ray's Golden'
'Ray's Golden' campion has it all -- vigor, pink flowers, and traffic-stopping chartreuse leaves. Blooms aside, this plant would jazz up meadow plantings with its leaves alone, which are more intensely colored as they emerge in spring. By June, tall stems take to the air with pink, dianthus-like flowers. To rejuvenate the foliage after flowering, cut the plant back to the ground.
Plant Name: Silene dioica 'Ray's Golden'
Growing Conditions: sun to part sun
Size: 24 inches tall and wide
Zone: 5-7
Grow it with: daylilies and centaureas
Image: Select Seeds
Echinacea 'Baja Burgundy'
Coneflowers are staple garden perennials that no full-sun border should be without. Like other colors in the Sombrero series, the brand new 'Baja Burgundy' lights up the garden with vibrant, alluring flowers. Sturdy and compact in habit, 'Baja Burgundy' grows vigorously in well-drained soils and branches to form powerhouse clumps of high-impact flowers all summer.
Plant Name: Echinacea 'Baja Burgundy'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 20 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: phlox and pycnanthemum
Image: Ball Hort
Coreopsis 'Lightning Bug'
In full bloom, this new threadleaf coreopsis hybrid flickers in shades of red, orange, and yellow. Perfect for the garden bed that needs a jolt of color all season, 'Lightning Bug' grows well in average soils. This best-in-class variety improves on previous introductions with a multitude of bicolor flowers on sturdy, mildew-resistant plants that also attract bees and butterflies.
Plant Name: Coreopsis 'Lightning Bug'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 12 inches tall and 15 inches wide
Zone: 5-10
Grow it with: roses and catmints
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Andropogon 'Red October'
'Red October' is an outstanding new variety of big bluestem, a native prairie grass. Heat-tolerant and drought-resistant, this is one of the hottest new ornamental grasses to hit the market this year. Red-tinted foliage intensifies in autumn to glowing shades of salsa red and burgundy. Plant in the back of the border for height and interest that will contrast fall-flowering perennials until frost.
Plant Name: Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 5-6 feet tall
Zone: 3-8
Grow it with: asters and goldenrods
Image: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Eryngium 'Neptune's Gold'
What's not to love about the first golden-leaf version of sea holly? 'Neptune's Gold' earned rave reviews at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in 2014 and is now available to gardeners in the U.S. Bright yellow, spiny leaves emerge in spring and fade to chartreuse, followed in summer by steely blue flowers surrounded with silver and gold bracts. Like many eryngiums, this showstopper grows best on the dry side, forming a sharp and colorful statement along sidewalks or driveways.
Plant Name: Eryngium x zabelli 'Neptune's Gold'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 24 inches tall and 10 inches wide
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: California poppies and ornamental sages
Image: Plants Nouveau
Daffodil 'Sunlight Sensation'
'Sunlight Sensation' is poised to brighten spring gardens everywhere with startling lemon yellow flowers. Planted in waves or masses, this small-flower daffodil makes a big statement for ultimate curb appeal and impact. Plant them to emerge through groundcovers or other perennials that will hide their dormant foliage later in the season. Like all daffodils, 'Sunlight Sensation' is deer- and rodent-proof, guaranteeing a reliable show year after year.
Plant Name: Narcissus 'Sunlight Sensation'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 8-12 inches tall
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: sedges and bluets
Image: Brent and Becky's Bulbs
Kniphofia 'Poco Red'
Popular for decades, red hot pokers have gotten a makeover with the Poco series. Sized down to the scale of modern gardens and in vivid colors, 'Poco Red' is the latest example of these flame-proof perennials that thrive in dry conditions. Imagine a spike of this rocketing from containers on your patio or trios of them along the curbside or driveway. Plus, hummingbirds love these red, nectar-filled flowers.
Plant Name: Kniphofia 'Poco Red'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 20 inches tall and 14 inches wide
Zone: 5-10
Grow it with: lithodora and sedums
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Heuchera 'Champagne'
From the coralbell masters at Terra Nova Nurseries comes the latest color enhancement in these popular shade perennials. Aptly named, gold- and champagne-blended leaves sparkle and bubble from spring through summer, accented by fizzy peach flowers that flutter on maroon stems. 'Champagne' forms a compact mound of heat- and humidity-tolerant foliage that accents hostas, epimediums, and other coralbells in the shade garden. Plant it with other shade-loving annuals in containers for a bold statement.
Plant Name: Heuchera 'Champagne'
Growing Conditions: part sun to shade
Size: 14 inches tall and wide
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: woodland phlox and bleeding heart
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Pennisetum 'Ginger Love'
Plan for a garden makeover this season with bold plantings of this hot new ornamental grass called 'Ginger Love'. Fizzy red flowers explode from vigorous clumps of this durable, long-lived perennial and last from late summer through fall. This plant thrives in a variety of soils, but grows best with good drainage. Deadhead in late fall to limit reseeding.
Plant Name: Pennisetum 'Ginger Love'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 2-3 feet tall and wide
Zone: 5-9
Grow it with: purpletop verbena and anemones
Image: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Dicentra 'White Gold'
If your garden needs a bleeding heart, plant 'White Gold' for a contemporary spin on an old-fashioned favorite. Similar to 'Gold Heart' with chartreuse leaves, 'White Gold' sports both golden foliage and white flowers, offering two points of interest across multiple seasons and vigorous, reliable performance. With such a dramatic presentation, a few well-placed specimens of 'White Gold' will go a long way to dialing up the interest in the shady corners of your yard.
Plant Name: Dicentra spectabilis 'White Gold'
Growing Conditions: shade
Size: 30 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Zone: 4-8
Grow it with: coralbells and brunnera
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Agastache 'Glowing Embers'
If you garden in arid conditions, you need to grow this hot new introduction from High Country Gardens. Perfectly suited for lean, low-nutrient soils in full sun, 'Glowing Embers' features intense dark red flowers that will lure hummingbirds and other pollinators to your garden. This variety, like many other hyssops, performs best when cut back to the ground in spring. Deer and rabbits avoid it, too, thanks to rich, licorice-scented leaves left for gardeners to enjoy instead.
Plant Name: Agastache rupestris 'Glowing Embers'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 24 inches tall and 20 inches wide
Zone: 5-9
Grow it with: lavenders and blackfoot daisy
Image: High Country Gardens
Allium 'Windy City'
Alliums are all the rage right now for their playful, geometric flower clusters and hardworking personalities. 'Windy City' is a new, best-in-class dwarf variety that's perfect for containers or mass plantings. Deer- and rodent-proof, these purple lollipops add a playful note to the garden while tolerating drought and clay soils. Not only do they provide four weeks of summer color, but the seed heads persist for brilliant winter interest.
Plant Name: Allium 'Windy City'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 15-18 inches tall
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: little bluestem and cranesbill
Image: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Zauschneria 'Sky Island Orange'
This plant is all about the hummingbirds. In fact, it's a magnet for them, especially during their fall migration. Glowing orange flowers cover low, cascading plants in autumn and ward off rabbits and deer with potent mint-scented foliage. While hardy to colder zones, 'Sky Island Orange' does best in western gardens where precipitation is less than 30 inches a year. In severe droughts, morning water will prolong flowering.
Plant Name: Zauschneria canum var. arizonica 'Sky Island Orange'
Growing Conditions: full sun and part shade
Size: 30 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Zone: 5-8
Grow it with: salvia and catmint
Image: High Country Gardens
Salvia 'Autumn Sapphire'
'Autumn Sapphire' is a head-turning introduction of West Texas sage recognized by Plant Select as a smart choice for western gardens. Cold-hardy and drought-tolerant, this sage has amazingly thin leaves and striking cobalt blue flowers that bloom in mid- to late autumn. This compact version of the species is truly the dessert of the gardening season, joining the usual cast of asters and mums for a final reprise of color and interest.
Plant Name: Salvia reptans 'Autumn Sapphire'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 24 inches tall and 18 inches wide
Zone: 5-9
Grow it with: little bluestem and hardy mums
Image: Plant Select
Lavandula 'Meerlo'
You won't find another lavender that tolerates heat, humidity, and drought as well as 'Meerlo'. Plus, every time you brush past its brightly variegated foliage, you'll get a nose full of that classic lavender aroma. This vigorous new herb holds its leaves all season and performs well in a variety of soils, unlike other lavenders. In colder climates, 'Meerlo' makes a vibrant container specimen.
Plant Name: Lavandula x allardi 'Meerlo'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 12 inches tall and wide
Zone: 9-11
Grow it with: rosemary and ornamental oregano
Image: Plant Development Services, Inc.
Daffodil 'Elvin's Voice'
Daffodils like 'Elvin's Voice' deserve your attention not only for their lovely flowers but because they are deer- and rodent-proof. Multiple creamy-white blooms dangle from vigorous stems of this fragrant new variety named for former Better Homes and Gardens editor Elvin McDonald. Among daffodils, 'Elvin's Voice' blooms late in the season. If you can't wait for spring, you can even force them and enjoy flowers on the windowsill in March and April.
Plant Name: Narcissus 'Elvin's Voice'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 14-16 inches tall
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: lewisias and primroses
Image: Brent and Becky's Bulbs
Carex 'Eversheen'
If you're looking to make over your shade garden this year, plant patches of 'Eversheen' sedge for bold strokes of high-gloss personality. This new variety of these hardworking grasslike plants features dramatic jade and chartreuse stripes. Tolerant of moist and dry soils, 'Eversheen' forms an evergreen groundcover where hardy, filling voids between bolder textures or spilling onto the path. In colder climates, it's sure to jazz up just about any container planting.
Plant Name: Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Growing Conditions: part sun to full shade
Size: 16 inches tall and wide
Zone: 6-8
Grow it with: hostas and ajuga
Image: Concept Plants BV
Stokesia 'Divinity'
Until now, Stokesia have mostly come in shades of purple and blue. 'Divinity' lightens up the scene with crisp, sparkling white flowers that appear in summer on stout, 14-inch-tall stems. It's versatile in borders or as a container plant and thrives in well-drained soils. Intermingle 'Divinity' with other perennials and groundcovers in the middle of the border for heavenly combinations.
Plant Name: Stokesia laevis 'Divinity'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 14-16 inches tall and wide
Zone: 5-9
Grow it with: lamb's-ears and yarrow
Image: Emerald Coast Growers
Agastache 'Kudos Yellow'
The Kudos series of hyssops features dwarf varieties with loads of flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Each stem is densely budded and well-branched, guaranteeing weeks of ongoing color from vibrant, tubular flowers. To top it all off, 'Kudos Yellow' is resistant to downy mildew, retaining its aromatic leaves throughout the growing season even if conditions get a little too wet. On the flip side, it's also very drought-tolerant.
Plant Name: Agastache 'Kudos Yellow'
Growing Conditions: sun to part sun
Size: 24 inches tall and wide
Zone: 5-10
Grow it with: kniphofia and coneflower
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Sorghastrum 'Thin Man'
If you're tired of Karl Foerster feather reedgrass, look no further than 'Thin Man' indiangrass. Indiangrass is native across much of North America and thrives in a variety of soils, particularly those on the dry side. This new, narrowly upright selection brings rigid, vertical lines to the garden, creating a perfect backdrop or screen. Add dark blue-green leaves to the mix and you have a dynamo new grass to redo your garden with.
Plant Name: Sorghastrum nutans 'Thin Man'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 6 feet tall
Zone: 4-9
Grow it with: penstemons and perennial sunflowers
Image: High Country Gardens
Crocosmia 'Dragonfire'
Crocosmia 'Dragonfire' brings a whole new level of red hot to small gardens. Vigorous and compact, 'Dragonfire' won't flop where others flailed, multiplying to form dense clumps of arching stems loaded with flowers in mid- to late summer. It's a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies, while not ranking high with deer or rabbits. In colder climates, plant 'Dragonfire' as the star performer in your container garden for a hint of subtropical flair.
Plant Name: Crocosmia 'Dragonfire'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 26 inches tall and 30 inches wide
Zone: 7-9
Grow it with: pineapple lilies and coneflowers
Image: Terra Nova Nurseries
Delosperma 'Red Mountain Flame'
Recognized by Plant Select as a smart choice for western gardens, 'Red Mountain Flame' is the latest in a string of new ice plant cultivars hitting the market. Ruggedly dependable, 'Red Mountain Flame' excels in arid conditions and survives drought without missing a single sunset-orange flower. Flowers appear in late spring and early summer, sporadically reblooming depending on moisture availability later in the season. 'Red Mountain Flame' is an excellent new hybrid for xeric landscapes and containers.
Plant Name: Delosperma 'Red Mountain Flame'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 1 inch tall and 16 inches wide
Zone: 6-9
Grow it with: hardy cacti
Image: High Country Gardens
Penstemon 'Luminous'
If you have hot, dry conditions and need lots of color, 'Luminous' penstemon won't disappoint. Clouds of flaming-orange flowers light up the garden's floor in bright morning and afternoon light. Hummingbirds flock to this Western U.S.-native perennial, which thrives through drought without missing a beat. As a rabbit-proof plant, it's perfect for edging out beds and borders for ribbons of shiny color.
Plant Name: Penstemon pinifolius 'Luminous'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide
Zone: 5-9
Grow it with: eryngium and hardy cacti
Image: High Country Gardens
Achillea 'Little Moonshine'
'Little Moonshine' is a compact version of the old standby 'Moonshine', putting the same bright yellow flowers on compact stems that fit better into smaller gardens. The best part -- it flowers all season long, from late spring until frost, guaranteeing months of color, interest, and endless perennial combinations. Deer don't like it either.
Plant Name: Achillea 'Little Moonshine'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 12 inches tall and wide
Zone: 4-8
Grow it with: penstemon and grama grass
Image: Blooms of Bressingham
New Trees and Shrubs for 2016
The 2016 crop of new trees and shrubs offers stylish, colorful alternatives for your next garden makeover.
Hydrangea 'Fuchsia Glow'
'Fuchsia Glow' will brighten dim corners of the landscape with a continuous supply of vibrant, fuchsia pink flowers that live up to their name. This reblooming variety features a compact, mounded habit and would look best massed together for boldest effect.
Plant Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fuchsia Glow'
Growing Conditions: part shade and shade
Size: 3 feet tall and wide
Zone: 4-8
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Garden Debut
Abelia 'Sweet Emotion'
Once you catch a whiff of 'Sweet Emotion' in bloom, you'll be glad you planted it. Clusters of pink-budded white flowers open in late spring and early summer and emit a unique spicy-sweet fragrance. Glossy green foliage, unbothered by deer, gives way to rich orange tones in autumn. 'Sweet Emotion' is a landscape superstar, growing in zones much colder than most abelias while thriving in heat and humidity like its warmer-blooded relatives.
Plant Name: Abelia mosanensis 'Sweet Emotion'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide
Zone: 4-8
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Proven Winners
Rosa 'Magical Bullet'
Breeders usually only emphasize the beautiful flowers of roses, but now a new series focuses on their fruits. 'Magical Bullet' is a bushy variety with long stems that end in hundreds of berrylike red hips. Perfect for decorating or floral arranging, 'Magical Bullet' also makes a great landscape plant, adding late-season interest in contrast to autumn leaves and fall flowers like asters and goldenrods.
Plant Name: Rosa 'Magical Bullet'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 4-9
Season of Interest: fall
Image: Plants Nouveau
Cotinus 'Old Fashioned'
You'll want to grow 'Old Fashioned' smokebush for its outstanding foliage in three seasons. In spring, new leaves are blushed with red and mature to blue-gray by early summer. In fall, the whole shrub turns blazing shades of violet and red, glowing from across the landscape. You can train 'Old Fashioned' into a shrub or tree depending on how big you want it to get. The best part -- deer don't like it.
Plant Name: Cotinus coggygria 'Old Fashioned'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide
Zone: 5-9
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: UpShoot
Lagerstroemia 'Ruffled Red Magic'
If you ever dreamed of a crape myrtle that looked like a carnation, look no further. 'Ruffled Red Magic' sports frilly, luscious red blooms with gold centers. Its upright habit and dense branching ensures a heavy display of flowers at least twice a season, if deadheaded. Many red-flowered crape myrtles suffer from a variety of foliar diseases, but 'Ruffled Red Magic' doesn't. That clean, shiny foliage lasts all season to finally turn bright orange in autumn.
Plant Name: Lagerstroemia 'Ruffled Red Magic'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide
Zone: 6-9
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
Image: Bailey Nurseries
Rosa 'Artful Anna'
'Artful Anna' rose is a low-maintenance shrub with blazing yellow blooms. The flowers don't fade, holding their color until petal drop, instead of fading like so many other varieties. Vigorous and cold-hardy, 'Artful Anna' adds a punch of color to perennial borders or makes a unique hedge along a fence or pathway.
Plant Name: Rosa 'Artful Anna'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 5-9
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
Image: HGTV Home Collection
Buddleia 'Wisteria Lane'
This groundbreaking butterfly bush weeps and cascades with long, purple-blue panicles of flowers that resemble wisterias. While it's a fine addition to the open landscape, it excels in containers where the flowers can spill over for dramatic effect. Pot these up on your patio for a classic, butterfly-attracting plant that will stir conversation at your next barbecue. Keep 'Wisteria Lane' well-watered if grown in a container.
Plant Name: Buddleia 'Wisteria Lane'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 7-9
Season of Interest: summer
Image: Cultivaris
Callicarpa 'Purple Pearls'
You already love beautyberry for its amazing purple berries every autumn, so why not grow one with purple foliage, too? Colored in shades of purple and black, 'Purple Pearls' sports distinctive leaves all season, accented by fizzy pink flowers during midsummer. Compared to other varieties its vigorous and upright, space-saving habit make it a top-notch new shrub for your next garden project. It also makes a great cut stem in fall arrangements.
Plant Name: Callicarpa 'Purple Pearls'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
Image: Proven Winners
Syringa 'Pink Perfume'
'Pink Perfume' is the latest addition to the Bloomerang series of reblooming lilacs. Its showy pink, tubular flowers effuse classic lilac aromas from spring through fall, blooming continuously regardless of heat or humidity. 'Pink Perfume' pairs beautifully with other shrubs like bluebeard and buddleia to form an all-season shrub border brimming with flowers, exciting foliage, and butterflies.
Plant Name: Syringa 'Pink Perfume'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 3-7
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Proven Winners
Hydrangea 'Invincibelle Spirit II'
The second generation of pink Annabelle-type hydrangeas have made substantial improvements on the original. 'Invincibelle Spirit II' features more intensely colored bright pink flowers on stiffer stems. It also reblooms on new wood, guaranteeing a longer, steadier parade of flowers throughout summer until frost. As with 'Invincibelle Spirit', $1 from every sale goes to the Breast Cancer Research Center.
Plant Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit II'
Growing Conditions: part sun to shade
Size: 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide
Zone: 3-9
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
Image: Proven Winners
Vitex 'Blue Puffball'
Now you can grow fall-flowering chaste flower on your deck. 'Blue Puffball' sizes down this familiar Southern shrub without losing any of the charm. Maturing with rounded form, this vitex offers fragrant purple flowers regardless of how hot or humid summer gets. Deadhead after each flowering for a constant parade of purple-blue blooms.
Plant Name: Vitex agnus-castus 'PIIVAC-Il'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
Image: Bailey Nurseries
Nandina 'Lemon Lime'
'Lemon Lime' is the first heavenly bamboo that emerges with chartreuse leaves in spring. Whether in sunny hedges in the front yard or shaded corners in the backyard, 'Lemon Lime' jazzes up the garden scene with electric foliage that complements other shrubs and perennials. Avoid waterlogged soils for best success.
Plant Name: Nandina domestica 'Lemon Lime'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 6-9
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Plants Nouveau
Prunus 'Pink Cascade'
You'll swoon over the long, cascading branches of this brand-new weeping cherry when bright pink flowers smother it in midspring. This delicate new tree won't get so big that gardeners with small landscapes can't enjoy its ephemeral, springtime beauty. After the show ends, rich green leaves enshroud the tree's elegant architecture for a sculptural effect. 'Pink Cascade' quickly grows to its ultimate height in just a few growing seasons.
Plant Name: Prunus 'Pink Cascade'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 12 feet tall and wide
Zone: 5-8
Season of Interest: spring
Image: J. Frank Schmidt
Buddleia 'Miss Violet'
'Miss Violet' is the latest blockbuster butterfly bush from a series of recent introductions focused on compact habits and vibrant colors. Bold purple panicles appear in midsummer and flower for weeks, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. As a container specimen, it's an easy-to-grow thriller for a colorful deck or patio arrangement. In the open garden, its dwarf shape combines well with many perennials and bedding plants.
Plant Name: Buddleia 'Miss Violet'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 5-9
Season of Interest: summer
Image: Proven Winners
Hamelia 'Lime Sizzler'
'Lime Sizzler' is an exclamation-point shrub for its brashly variegated foliage and bright red flowers. Gardeners in climates north of Zone 9 can enjoy this hot new plant in containers, where it will only get about half the size as it does in the landscape. As deer- and drought-resistant firebushes go, it's more upright, spreading to 5 feet wide and tall in the landscape.
Plant Name: Hamelia patens 'Grelmsiz'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 5 feet tall and wide
Zone: 9-11
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Garden Debut
Diervilla 'Kodiak Orange'
Bush honeysuckles deliver multiple seasons of interest as hardworking shrubs for functional areas of the landscape. 'Kodiak Orange' makes a great garden companion to 'Kodiak Black', its black-leaf cousin. Deer-resistant, cold-hardy, and drought-tolerant, 'Kodiak Orange' thrives in dry shade where few other shrubs will. Orange and red hues present in the leaves throughout the growing season intensify as days get shorter and cooler in autumn. This native plant attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
Plant Name: Diervilla rivularis 'SMNDRSF'
Growing Conditions: part sun to shade
Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 4-7
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Proven Winners
Weigela 'Tuxedo'
'Tuxedo' puts a formal twist on all the weigela varieties introduced in recent years. Near-black foliage is complemented by crisp white flowers for a touch of classic elegance in your shrub collection. Its compact shape makes 'Tuxedo' an easy choice for the front-yard garden or in containers on the deck or patio. It also exhibits a tendency to rebloom, flowering from late spring throughout summer and occasionally in fall.
Plant Name: Weigela 'Tuxedo'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 4-8
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Van Belle Nursery
Distylium 'Blue Cascade'
'Blue Cascade' distylium is a creative substitute for hollies, laurels, and traditional foundation plants because of its compact, evergreen habit. Unique blue-green leaves with matte finish cover cascading, layered branches that sport small red flowers during winter. 'Blue Cascade' isn't picky about where it grows. In wet or dry soils, this disease- and insect-resistant shrub is a winner for new landscaping projects.
Plant Name: Distylium 'Blue Cascade'
Growing Conditions: full sun and part shade
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 6-9
Seasons of Interest: winter and spring
Image: Gardeners Confidence Collection
Ilex 'Gem Box'
'Gem Box' is a new cultivar of inkberry holly, a native boxwood alternative. Perfect for low hedges or even in containers, 'Gem Box' features lustrous evergreen foliage that covers low, mounded branches to ground level. Like most hollies, this petite shrub is resistant to deer. Prune to shape in late winter and apply an evergreen fertilizer after new growth appears in spring.
Plant Name: Ilex glabra 'Gem Box'
Growing Conditions: full sun to part shade
Size: 3 feet tall and wide
Zone: 5-9
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, fall, and winter
Image: Proven Winners
Rosa 'Magical Gold'
'Magical Gold' is another variety in a new series of roses bred exclusively for highly ornamental fruits. In contrast to others in the series, 'Magical Gold' has small, golden-orange hips. Hundreds of hips populate the many branches of this bushy variety. It's perfect for decorating or floral arranging but also very effective in the landscape with other reblooming roses, warm-season grasses, and beautyberries.
Plant Name: Rosa 'Magical Gold'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 4 feet tall and wide
Zone: 4-9
Season of Interest: fall
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Cephalotaxus 'Hedgehog'
This deer-resistant dwarf conifer makes a great replacement for traditional hedges like boxwoods and yews. 'Hedgehog' grows best in shady conditions, making it the perfect foundation plant for the north side of the house. Long, green needles coat low, spreading branches that remain dense and full throughout the year.
Plant Name: Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Hedgehog'
Growing Conditions: part sun to full shade
Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 6-9
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, fall, and winter
Image: Iseli Nursery
Diervilla 'Kodiak Black'
Bush honeysuckles deliver multiple seasons of interest as hardworking shrubs for functional areas of the landscape. Breeders have finally given these native plants a makeover with varieties like 'Kodiak Black' showcasing shiny black leaves in both spring and fall. Deer-resistant, cold-hardy, and drought-tolerant, 'Kodiak Black' is an amazing new alternative to invasive shrubs like barberry and burning bush. While the foliage steals the show, yellow flowers sparkle at the ends of each stem all summer.
Plant Name: Diervilla rivularis 'SMNDRSF'
Growing Conditions: part sun to shade
Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 4-7
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
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Fatsia 'Camouflage'
'Camouflage' is a new, subtropical shrub from Monrovia's Dan Hinkley Collection. Each leaf of this texturally unique plant possesses an exquisite pattern in shades of jade and lime green and can reach almost 10 inches across. Perfect for shady beds and borders, 'Camouflage' is a focal-point shrub with a dramatic personality.
Plant Name: Fatsia japonica 'Camouflage'
Growing Conditions: part shade and shade
Size: 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide
Zone: 7-10
Seasons of Interest: summer and fall
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Acer 'North Wind'
'North Wind' is a unique hybrid from a new line of maples that combines the colors of Japanese maples with the cold hardiness of Korean maples. In spring, the new leaves open red, aging to green by midsummer. In autumn, the tree turns a dramatic blend of scarlet and orange, making it an excellent substitute for Japanese maple in colder climates. With its rapid growth, 'North Wind' will quickly establish to become a focal point in your garden.
Plant Name: Acer 'North Wind'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide
Zone: 4-8
Seasons of Interest: spring, summer, and fall
Image: Iseli Nursery
Picea 'Firefly'
'Firefly' makes a classy, geometric focal point in the garden. This new dwarf conifer is a flickering pyramid of compact, brilliant yellow needles in spring that age to gold as the season progresses. 'Firefly' grows slowly at only 3-6 inches per year, making it the perfect new specimen to add to an existing garden without the worry of it outgrowing its spot.
Plant Name: Picea orientalis 'Firefly'
Growing Conditions: full sun
Size: 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zone: 4-8
Seasons of Interest: winter, spring, summer, and fall
Image: Iseli Nursery
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