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Encore® Azalea Autumn Moonstruck™

The latest introduction from the world’s best-selling reblooming azalea brand is breaking new ground as the first Encore® Azalea variety with variegated foliage. The new Autumn Moonstruck offers stunning, stable foliage in hues of emerald and chartreuse. Brilliant double-white blooms adorn Autumn Moonstruck in spring, summer, and fall. A unique upright habit makes this sun-loving offering an ideal pick for blooming hedges and privacy screenings. Reaching 5 feet high by 4 feet wide when mature, Autumn Moonstruck is hardy to USDA Zones 7-10. Adding Encore Azalea to the production plan positions growers to take advantage of the brand’s significant annual marketing investment.

Royal Hawaiian® ‘Waikiki’

Industry pros and consumers alike are talking about this exciting new color breakthrough in colocasias! Lauded as a 2023 All-American Selections Ornamental Winner and a 2023 National Garden Bureau Green Thumb Award Winner, Royal Hawaiian® ‘Waikiki’ offers glossy green foliage with flamboyant white and flamingo pink veining. The color on ‘Waikiki’ develops earlier than other colocasias at just four to five leaves, and its saturated magenta petioles are strong enough to withstand tough wind and rain. Disease resistance and a compact, clumping habit – 3 feet tall and wide – makes ‘Waikiki’ ideal for patio containers and in the garden. Hardy in USDA Zones 7b-11 in shade to partial sun conditions but able to tolerate sun, ‘Waikiki’ is evergreen in areas that don’t experience hard frost. It can be brought inside in cooler climates to serve as a houseplant in the colder seasons. Available through Southern Living Plant Collection and Sunset Plant Collection.

Lucky Charm® Boxwood

Looking for a boxwood with sensational, stand-out foliage? Lucky for you there’s Lucky Charm® Boxwood! With the classic compact, rounded habit that’s beloved by boxwood enthusiasts everywhere and elongated leaves in dark green hues, Lucky Charm fills versatile roles in the landscape. Maturing to 2.5–3 feet high by 2.5–3 feet wide, Lucky Charm makes for a verdant evergreen low border, hedge, or container planting and offers excellent deer and pest resistance. The variety thrives in USDA Zones 5-9 in full sun to partial shade conditions, and offers slow growth for manageable maintenance. Notably, Lucky Charm performs well in shade conditions, and maintains its petite, compact form. Lucky Charm Boxwood is available through Southern Living Plant Collection and Sunset Plant Collection.

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