New varieties

Published February 14, 2018

Acer saccharum Powder Keg^® Sugar Maple

Powder Keg^® Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, sub species Caddo, ‘Whit XLIX,’ plant patent #23,957 has thick, leathery dark green leaves throughout the growing season with no leaf tatter or yellowing, unlike Eastern sugar maple. It also features spectacular fall colors. It has a stout, upright branching form and is drought tolerant in Zone 5 through 9. Propagated by budding onto sugar maple rootstocks.
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Acer truncatum x A. platanoides Ruby Sunset^® Maple ‘JFS-KW249’ PP#27985

Elegant leaves emerge pale green and purple-tinged in spring before turning glossy dark green. Heat and tatter resistant through the heat of summer, they turn deep ruby red in autumn. Of the hybrids introduced to date, this remarkably resilient, cold hardy (Zone 4b) and drought-tolerant offspring of Asian and European maple species most resembles Acer truncatum in size, habit and appearance. Broadly oval in youth and rounded as it matures to a height and spread of approximately 25’ x 20,’ it’s a great choice for sites requiring a more compact tree.
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Agapanthus hybrid Ever Amethyst™ Agapanthus ‘ANDhin’ PP#26336

The new color addition to the “growing in popularity” semi-dwarf Ever series of Lily of the Nile offers early, brilliant dark purple flowers in late spring and summer. Re-bloomer. Height of 1-2’ with an equal spread. Performs best in a full sun to lightly shaded landscape. Offers a thriller opportunity in container gardening. Ever Amethyst™ is fast-growing, tough and drought-tolerant in southeastern climates. Prefers well-drained garden soil. USDA Zones 8-11.
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Anemone Fantasy™ ‘Red Riding Hood’ PPAF

This new thickly petaled, single flowered rosy 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.
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Artemisia Makana™ Silver

Artemisia Makana™ Silver makes a mounding, small shrub. Its soft, silvery foliage works great in a mixed container or in the ground. Can be used for containers, accent, or planted in mass. It can be trained as a small specimen tree. It is fast growing and needs good drainage. It is perennial in USDA Zones 9-11. A soft, billowy silver mound with softer looking foliage than other Artemisia. Better habit than the species.
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Betula nigra City Slicker^® River Birch

City Slicker^®, River Birch, Betula nigra, ‘Whit XXV’ cultivar, U.S. Plant Patent #16573 has bark similar in whiteness to European white birch and canoe birch. Stem color changes from reddish-brown to white at about one-inch diameter. Leaves are rich dark green and glossy during the growing season, then buttery-gold in fall. These plants have not been injured by temperatures of -22°F. Good vigor and drought tolerance. Tissue culture liners available from North American Plants, Lafayette, Ore.
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Callistemon viminalis Light Show^® Red Bottlebrush 'LJ23' PP27547

Dense, emerald green foliage covers this tough flowering shrub. Reaching only 3-4’ tall with a 4-5’ spread, Light Show^® Red is suited for a variety of landscape applications. This new bottlebrush is a low-maintenance winner with long lasting good looks. In the landscape, Light Show^® Red is tolerant of drought and salty coastal growing conditions. Warm colored, striking, brighter red flowers start late spring and continue into fall. Lightly deadhead through the season for enhanced blooming. Highly attractive to pollinators and hummingbirds. USDA Zones 8-11.
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Camellia sasanqua October Magic^® White Shi-Shi 'GREEN 02-004' PPAF

With ‘White Shi Shi’ we’re going for the gold! Selected for its similar bushy, spreading habit of the well-known ‘Shi Shi Gashira’, this low growing evergreen offers the same versatile performance when used in the landscape, and is durable enough for public spaces. Porcelain-white, double formal flowers provide a graceful display at a time of the year when fewer trees and shrubs are blooming and last well into winter. A gold medal winner for sure!
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Carpinus caroliniana ‘JN Select A’ PPAF Fire King™

Fire King™ is a fast growing, small to medium sized selected native tree that provides multiple seasons of beauty and supports pollinators and wildlife. It will mature to approximately 20’ x 20’ in height and width with a rounded shape. It was selected for its consistent orange-red fall color, fast growth rate, excellent form and branching, superior hardiness (Zone 4, testing in Zone 3) and production capabilities. Selected by Mike Yanny of JN Plant Selections from a crop of 563 seedling whips, most of which were damaged by a severe snowless winter with frozen roots. It was an open winter and frost penetration was extremely deep.
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Clematis Flamenco Dance™ PP#276666

This gorgeous double clematis dances to the plentiful flush of colors red, purple and mauve. It is then accented by a bundle of cream filaments and red anthers. This clematis was bred by England’s Barry Fretwell and is grown by Roseville Farms in Florida. It boasts a large flower 6 inches in diameter and reaches a maximum height of 6 feet. Flamenco Dance is hardy from zones 3-9.
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Clematis Pacific Cup™ PP#26881

This new clematis from New Zealand breeder Peer Sorensen has a distinctively cup-shaped clematis flower with unusual thick, shiny, heart-shaped leaves. The flower, which is 6 inches in diameter, has a sweet fragrance, violet with purple-violet bar tepals, and explosion of cream stamens and longer pistils. The double look-alike bud shows off for 7 days to fully open then another two weeks of beauty. It is self-cleaning and hardy from zones 4-9.
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Cornus alba First Editions^® Neon Burst™ Dogwood

First Editions^® Neon Burst™ is a compact plant with attractive chartreuse foliage and strong sun tolerance. Its stems have a rich red hue early in the season. Fall foliage is a rainbow of purple, red, yellow and orange. In winter, stems turn glossy scarlet red.
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Cornus mas Saffron Sentinel™ Cornelian Cherry ‘JFS PN4Legacy’

Bright yellow flowers herald the beginning of spring as they burst from buds clustered along winter-bare branches. This columnar, symmetrical selection of Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is vigorous, resistant to pests and diseases and offers USDA Zone 4 cold hardiness. Foliage remains clean and dark green throughout the summer months. Bright red oval fruits that ripen in late summer are tart, tasty and delicious in jams, jellies and beverages. Dark brown bark that exfoliates with age complements the deep crimson fall color and adds winter interest. Mature height and spread are approximately 22’ x 12’.
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Delosperma Granita™ Raspberry ice plant

Granita™ Raspberry ice plant is a deliciously beautiful new ice plant discovered by John Stireman among his plantings of Fire Spinner^®. This new vigorous hybrid and floriferous plant exhibits large, striking, iridescent raspberry flowers that are densely packed. It creates a beautiful, shiny, dark pink carpet for boarder edges or woven throughout a bed underpinning taller perennials and shrubs. Perfect plant for cascading down rocks and slopes. This very hardy everyblooming ice plant is sure to capture every gardener’s desire. It blooms late spring through early fall and is hardy in zones 5-8. Add one to your ice plant collection today!
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Dianella revoluta Coolvista™ Dianella ‘Allyn-Citation’ PP#22965

Coolvista™ offers a “grass-like” look to landscapes with blue-green foliage and a stiff upright growth habit. This flax lily variety quickly forms a dense clump. Many side shoots emerge from the ground around the plant base. Dainty blue flowers in late summer, early fall. Plants grow 1-2’ tall with a 1-2’ spread. Prune as need in late summer or late winter to remove old foliage. From Australia, this plant is drought-resistant, heat-resistant and prefers a well-drained soil. Full to part sun preferred. USDA Zones 8-10.
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Dianthus hybrida Mountain Frost™ Pink PomPom ‘KonD1014K3’ PPAF

The tidy, mounding habit and double flowers make this a great variety for filling in landscape borders. Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, this vibrant variety requires no vernalization to flower and will rebloom consistently from early Spring until Fall. Gardeners will enjoy the bright shades of pink, and the double flowers won’t curl in the heat! Liners are available from Green Leaf Plants, Pa.
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Diervilla rivularis Honeybee (‘Diwibru01’) PPAF

With its golden-yellow flowers, Diervilla Honeybee is a ‘café for bees and butterflies. It’s also attractive to us all with striking bright yellow foliage on a compact plant growing 32” high and 40” wide. This small stature stunner is suitable for shrub borders, mass plantings, or in a solitary settings in the landscape or in a container on the terrace or balcony. It loves the sun but can brighten a partially shady spot too. Hardy to Zone 4a, this low maintenance, disease tolerant woody performs well in any type of soil.
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Distylium First Editions^® Swing Low™

First Editions^® Swing Low™ Distylium is a low-growing evergreen with dainty blue-green leaves. It grows well in dry or wet soils, seasonally flooded areas, and slopes. It’s also heat tolerant, adapts well to pruning when needed, and is disease and insect resistant. Swing Low™ is especially perfect for mass planting.
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Echinacea x hybrida Sombrero^® Sangrita PPAF; US7,982,110 ‘Balsomanita’

The absolute best landscape performing Echinacea! Sombrero offers Winter hardiness, well-matched colors, a uniform look in the landscape and season-long color. The highly floriferous series is hardy in Zones 5 to 9, and it’s naturally well-branched and compact for easy shipping. With excellent retail presentation, Sombrero commands a premium price. Well-matched to the series in habit and timing, Sangrita offers a vibrant scarlet-red bloom with burgundy-red flower stems. Plant Sombrero in the Spring and sell it the same year!
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Echinacea Kismet™ White

Kismet^® White matches this amazing series with its great compact, upright habit. It has numerous, large and long lasting white flowers and a long bloom time. The plant looks great in gallons and in gardens. Kismet^® White is different due to sheer flower number and a fabulous habit. It blooms first year, early in the season, with large flowers and continues until a hard frost. A great plant!
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Echinacea Prima™ Ginger

Charming multicolored blooms that start a soft orange and age to a pink tone. Extremely short, clumping habit with multiple crowns. Blooms the first year with numerous flowers. Lovely in a container or as a border. Has an extremely short habit and lots of flowers. It blooms first year, early in the season and continues until a hard frost. A stunning plant!
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Mellow Yellows’

‘Mellow Yellows’ is the newest in Jelitto’s long, successful line of seed-grown echinacea strains. Jelitto took decades to establish this yellow strain. The breeding and trialing process cannot be rushed. There are twists, turns and disappointments, but we are focused on quality, uniqueness and affordability. ‘Mellow Yellows’ array includes colorful shades from creamy yellow, lemon yellow to dark yellow. Plants are variable in color and height, and there are no pinks whatsoever. The cost of tissue-cultured plugs, subsequent production losses, patent royalties and trademark registrations only increase your costs. It needn’t be a tough decision. ‘Mellow Yellows’ joins ’Magnus’, ’Magnus Superior’, ’Happy Star’, ’Green Twister’ and five other wild species as the sensible, seed-grown alternative to expensive, patented clones.
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Gardenia jasminoides First Editions^® Sweet Star^® Gardenia

Sweet Star^® offers more of what we already crave about gardenia: big, fragrant, abundant flowers bloom well into summer and early fall. Add pretty orange fruit later in the season on an already nicely rounded, tidy plant and you will easily fall in love.
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Gardenia jasminoides ‘Prince Charles’ PPAF

A new gardenia from the breeder of Crown Jewel. Prince Charles is a seedling selection from the open pollination of ‘Chuck Hayes.’ It produces white double flowers which have a typical sweet fragrance along dark green evergreen leaves. It has a globular shape with a compact and mounding growth habit reaching 4’ tall and 5’ wide at full maturity. Unlike other gardenias, it does not abort flower buds to heat stress so it is floriferous, providing recurrent blooms from spring until dormancy. Hardy to Zone 7.
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Gaura lindheimeri ’Cool Breeze’

The origin of ’Cool Breeze’ began with a keen eye and a single offspring from a production field of 3,000 typical gauras. This selection was used as the starting point for our breeding work. The stems and buds were greenish-white instead of the pinkish-red coloring on the common gaura. ’Cool Breeze’ has graceful blooms as pure and white as the wind-driven snow. The wild species, gaura lindheimeri, has come a long way from its roots in Texas and Louisiana, but its prospects for garden glory across the temperate world were recognized early. The Greek name gauros means somehow superb. We wouldn’t argue otherwise. Pure white, vegetatively-grown gauras exist in the trade, but ’Cool Breeze’ is the first seed-grown strain available.
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Geum Pretticoats™ Peach

Pretticoats™ Peach reblooms all summer here in Oregon. Airy, semi-double, peach flowers in abundance cover this fresh, easy to grow perennial. Amazingly green leaves with a compact habit make it perfect in a pot or in a border. Better habit and longer blooming than other hybrids. Shorter flower height. Holds the flowers to the side rather than down. The Pretticoats™ Collection is more compact than the Tempo™.
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Helenium hybrida Mariachi™ ‘Bandera’ PP#27397

Like tiny little, brightly colored flags, the blooms of this new helenium will command attention. Bandera is the newest addition to our ever-popular Mariachi series. 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 and add to late summer sales.
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Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Bleeding Hearts’

‘Bleeding Hearts’ continues a parade of Jelitto breakthroughs that began as little more than a dream on a hot summer day in 2004. The foliage of heliopsis ‘Bleeding Hearts’ emerges almost entirely black before settling down to a dark purple. The sturdy stems are black. Excellent for cut flowers. The orange-red blooms contrast magnificently with the dark stems and leaves. ‘Bleeding Hearts’ is the first heliopsis without a hint of yellow! Flowers start out scarlet before maturing to a bright orange-red, and then to lingering washed tones of bronze. This fabulous introduction took a long time to come to the market, but will soon be gracing sunny summer borders and meadows everywhere.
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Hibiscus rosa sinensis Hollywood™ Hibiscus Gold Digger™ ‘gold digger’ ppaf

Gold Digger™ is the very definition of “Put some bling on it.” Nobody touches her endless blooms, making her the perfect star for landscape and container gardens. The award-winning Hollywood Hibiscus Collection is famous for multi-day lasting blooms, easy-care nature, disease resistance, and compact growth habit. Gold Digger will be at a retailer near you Spring 2018!
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Hibiscus rosa sinensis Hollywood™ Hibiscus Glamour Gal™ ‘glamour gal’ ppaf

Glamor Gal™ gets second, third, and fourth looks, you can’t beat her deep fuchsia petals. Easy-care nature, disease resistance, multi-day lasting blooms and compact growth habits set the Hollywood Hibiscus Collection above the rest! Glamour Gal will be making appearances at retail Spring 2018!
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hollywood™ Hibiscus Leading Lady™ ‘leading lady’ ppaf

Leading Lady™ is the brightest star in Hollywood, with her elegant lemony petals and pure white center. She’s perfect when cast in landscape and container gardens. You can count on the Hollywood Hibiscus collection for superior performance in production, at retail and for the end consumer. Leading Lady will make her retail debut Spring 2018!
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Hibiscus x moscheutos Summer Spice^® Hardy Hibiscus Ambrosia™ '4406' ppaf

J. Berry Nursery is thrilled to debut the Summer Spice Hardy Hibiscus Collection Spring 2018. Naturally compact growth habits, never-before seen bloom colors, tremendous bud and bloom counts and big blooms are what sets this collection above the current standard on the market. Ambrosia has a 3 foot by 3 foot habit, bright pink bloom with a clear bright center, and a bloom cycle that persists well into the Fall. Summer Spice Hardy Hibiscus will be available in liner and bareroot formats in February 2018.
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Hydrangea Everlasting^® Green Cloud ‘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. Green Cloud is an easy grower with super strong stems. No staking needed with this selection because it is naturally bushy and compact.
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Hydrangea paniculata First Editions^® Berry White™ Hydrangea ‘Renba’ PPAF

First Editions^® Berry White™ hydrangea is a summer stunner with strong, upright stems and large cone-shaped flowers. The flower color starts out white in July then progresses to dark pink. Color shades can vary by location, climate and type of soil. Berry White™ blooms a little later than Strawberry Sundae® and about the same time as Vanilla Strawberry™.
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Hydrangea paniculata White Wedding^® Hydrangea Hybrid ‘LeeP1’ PPAF

From Louisiana breeder Buddy Lee, ‘White Wedding’^® has sturdy, upright branches that easily support oversized clusters of white, pillow-like, conical shaped blooms. This 4-6’ grower has a 3-4’ spread and provides dazzling beauty as a cut flower or in the garden—from accent to containers to mass plantings. Plants bloom short in containers making them easy to ship. A full sun to part shade lover that grows well in most soil types. Average irrigation required. Late spring to early fall flowering can be extended by dead-heading aging flower clusters. USDA Zones 4-8.
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Iberis sempervirens PPAF ‘Snowsation’

Hardy in zones 4 to 9, Snowsation has the largest flowers of any compact, hardy Iberis! It features uniform flowering and branches freely. Gardeners can’t help but notice it in the garden center – its large flowers command shopper attention! It’s been selected for its mid-season flowering and excellent branching.
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Ilex x meservae Mademoiselle™ ‘Madez’ PPAF

Ilex is one of those ‘go-to’ foundation or hedge plants. While Mademoiselle also fills that niche in the landscape, it brings with it the extra added benefit of an eye-catching chocolate-merlot new growth which provides another dimension from this workhorse genus. Its flowers support pollinators and berries will provide winter interest and attract and provide food for birds. Additionally, branches can be cut and used for natural holiday decoration. Its upright shape will reach 12-15’ in height and 8-10’ in width but can take ready to shearing in to a variety of shapes. Hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun.
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Lagerstroemia First Editions^® Sunset Magic™ Crapemyrtle ‘PIILAG-IX’ PPAF

Talk about a sizzling combination! First Editions^® Sunset Magic™ crapemyrtle is compact beauty that has large brilliant red flower heads and flowers more heavily than other reds with dark foliage. Deep black-purple leaves lay flat, are lustrous and hold their dark color into late summer. Foliage has been disease free to date. Like our other dark leaf Magic™ crapes, this variety is cercospora resistant and an excellent problem-free replacement for purple leaf plums in areas where plums are defoliated by August.
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Lagerstroemia indica Double Dynamite® Crapemyrtle

Filling some big shoes, Double Dynamite^® crapemyrtle, Lagerstroemia indica ‘Whit X’ Plant Patent #27085 is the latest of the unique Play It Again^® Series of sterile crapemyrtle. Because of this special feature of reblooming over and over on the same panicle, it provides cherry red flowers uninterrupted for over 100 days in Oklahoma. Double Dynamite^® has wine new growth that darkens with age, a branched growth habit, and an estimated height of 8-10 feet. It also is resistant to cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew.
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Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’ Lavender 'Meerlo' PP25559

Resistance to heat, drought, humidity and deer, as well as highly fragrant year-round foliage, makes ‘Meerlo’ Lavender one of the must-have plants of the season. In addition to being one of the most fragrant lavenders available, its spectacular variegated foliage stops gardeners in their tracks. Unlike many other variegated lavenders, the foliage on ‘Meerlo’ doesn’t revert to gray, but instead maintains its striking color year after year. Not as picky about soil conditions as other lavenders, Meerlo has low water needs once established. Growing to a manageable 3’ x 3’ mound, Meerlo can be cut back after first flower to keep compact. USDA Zones 9-10.
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Lavendula stoechas ‘Ghostly Princess’ PPAF

A soothing combination of silvery foliage and rosy-pink flowers make for a stunning, yet calming color combination in any porch, patio or garden setting. This new lavender is perfect for patio pots next to your favorite sitting area. Not only will the scent of the foliage and blooms calm you, but the soft colors will too. This super silvery selection is sure to please the eye and the senses as it blooms all summer.
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Ligustrum vulgare First Editions^® Straight Talk™ Privet ‘Swift’

First Editions^® Straight Talk™ privet is perfect as a vertical accent in tight spaces at only 2’ wide and tightly upright. Cold hardy and drought tolerant, it’s easy-to-grow in a wide range of soils and tolerates urban conditions. Flowers are white and followed by black fruit.
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Pennisetum alopecuroides Etoufee (‘Tift PA17’) PPAF

Pennisetum Etoufee, presented by Emerald Coast Growers features light pink foxtail plumes rising over graceful arching mounds. An infertile variety that flowers spring to fall and will not reseed. Loves sun-part shade, grows to 42” and is hardy in Zones 5 to 9.
For more: www.ecgrowers.com

Pennisetum alopecuroides Hush Puppy (‘Tift PA5’) PPAF

Pennisetum Hush Puppy, presented by Emerald Coast Growers has long-lasting pink plumes that spray high over rounded mounds of slender foliage. A long-flowering infertile selection that won’t reseed. Prefers Sun-Part Shade reaches 30” tall and is hardy in Zones 5 to 9.
For more: www.ecgrowers.com

Pennisetum alopecuroides Jambalaya™ (‘Tift PA19’) PPAF

Pennisetum Jambalaya™ from Emerald Coast Growers forms tidy, uniform mounds with slender erect foliage and silvery-pink plumes. A long-flowering infertile variety that won’t self-sow. Prefers Sun-Part Shade, reaches a height of 38” and is hardy in Zones 5 to 9.
For more: www.ecgrowers.com

Podocarpus macrophyllus Roman Candle™ Podocarpus 'Miu' PP28582

This low maintenance shrub has year-round interest with attractive white to light green variegated new foliage growth. Roman Candle™ is landscape tough, low-maintenance, disease-resistant, and deer-resistant. Evergreen with a height of 10-15’ with a 4-6’ spread. Prune prior to growth flushes to shape as as desired. Tolerant of full sun and heat. USDA Zones 7B-10.
For more: southernlivingplants.com

Salvia microphylla x greggii Heatwave Breeze ppaf

Salvia Heatwave Breeze produces mass displays of large fragrant flowers, violet-purple with slight pastel throat, accented on a dark calyx. The foliage is a lovely emerald green. This aromatic evergreen compact Salvia shrub is so easy to grow, very long bloom period, and very tolerant of dry hot conditions. Breeders Howard Bentley and Steve Eggelton of Australia purposely crossed Salvia macrophylla forms with S. greggii varieties to develop a new range that excels in their dry, very hot climate. It also eliminates the variable range of habits and lack of garden hardiness associated with so many of the straight S. greggii forms in the market. The plants are very tight habit in appearance.
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Salvia microphylla x greggii Heatwave Brilliance uspp#25606

Salvia Heatwave Brilliance produces mass displays of large cerise/magenta flowers, accented on a dark calyx. An aromatic evergreen compact shrub with emerald green foliage, Brilliance is easy to grow and has a long bloom period. Brilliance is one of eight gorgeous Heatwave Salvias colors! Like the others in the Heatwave Collection, it is very tolerant of dry hot conditions. The plants are very tight habit in appearance.
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Salvia nemorosa PPAF ‘Rose Marvel’

The largest flowers of any rose-colored Salvia nemorosa! Rose Marvel brings a rich, deep rose color to the popular Marvel family. It is hardy in zones 4 to 9, and it can be positioned as a premium perennial item, creating more opportunity for grower margin. Rose Marvel features a long flowering window and reblooms without being cut back. Ultra-large flowers provide more color and impact in the landscape.
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Scutellaria scordiifolia Sky’s Edge™ 'Pat Hayward'

This stunning selection of scutellaria was selected in trials for its intense violet-blue flower color, hardiness, long period of bloom and season-long glossy green foliage. Sky’s Edge™ is especially nice when used near garden edges, in rock gardens or even as a container plant. This perennial is easy to grow and very long-lived, adding beauty and habitat-friendly features to a wide variety of gardens. Hardy from zones 5-10.
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Syringa First Editions^® Virtual Violet™ Lilac

Shiny violet new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds, and fragrant violet flowers make Virtual Violet™ a standout new lilac. Its leaf petioles remain violet well into the summer, and the dense, upright habit makes it a great choice for a hedge or use in foundation plantings.
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Ternstroemia gymnanthera Juliet™ Cleyera ‘Broody’ PPAF

Attractive, variegated, glossy foliage is the highlight of Juliet™. With a mature height of 8-10’ and a 5-6’ spread, this Ternstroemia is a “shrub with style”. Juliet™ can serve as a hedge or screen. In addition, try as a specimen plant and in mass plantings. New growth on evergreen foliage is maroon with a creamy white variegation. Foliage produces year-round interest in a full sun to part sun setting. Prune in early spring before a new growth flush. Disease and pest-resistant along with being heat-tolerant. Prefers well drained garden soil and medium irrigation. USDA Zones 7-10.
For more: southernlivingplants.com

Viburnum plicatum First Editions^® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum ‘PIIVIB-II’ PPAF

First Editions^® Opening Day™ Doublefile viburnum is a compact plant that is covered with baseball sized, snowball-like flowers that open with a tinge of green and quickly mature to pure white. Plants are tight in habit with dark green foliage that turns beautiful shades of cabernet in the fall.
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Vitex negundo Short Stack^® Vitex

Short Stack^®Vitex negundo ‘Whit L,’ Plant Patent #27,371 is a sterile, dwarf vitex or spice tree. Growth rate is about 12-14” per year in a rounded mound form, achieving about 3-4 feet in 4 or 5 years. The leaves are dense and dark green, and Short Stack^® has showy spikes of sterile, blue-purple flowers. In Oklahoma, flowering begins in July and continues until frost for 100-120 days of flowering. Pest and deer resistant.
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Weigela Date Night™ Electric Love™ (Weigela x 'ZR1', USPPAF, CPBRAF)

Spark up your sales with the new Date Night™ Electric Love™ Weigela from Bloomin' Easy®. Shockingly vibrant red flowers cover dark foliage for a unique look and rich contrast. Compact at 2' tall and 3' wide, Electric Love fits modern spaces. It's a product of the World's leading Weigela breeding program and an excellent performer. Because it's compact and showy, plant it along a walkway or as the star of a decorative patio pot. And because it's easy to grow, consumers can simply relax and enjoy the view. Full sun (6+ hours/day), Zone 4 hardy (-30°F/-34°C).
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Weigela Date Night™ Stunner™ (Weigela x 'Spring 2', USPPAF, CPBRAF)

Fascinate the senses this season by adding Date Night™ Stunner™ Weigela to your new and improved offerings. Vibrant pink blooms pop against sleek dark purple foliage creating a showy, elegant look. Stunner is compact at 3' x 3', so it looks spectacular along a walkway, in a mixed bed or on the patio. And because it’s easy to grow, consumers will have more time to relax and enjoy its power of attraction. Full sun (6+ hours/day), Zone 4 hardy (-30°F/-34°C).
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New varieties

Acer saccharum Powder Keg® Sugar Maple

Acer truncatum x A. platanoides Ruby Sunset® Maple ‘JFS-KW249’ PP#27985