Varieties

Echinacea Double Scoop™ Deluxe

The Double Scoop series is improved with four new “deluxe” colors for 2024. All have better flower coverage that make a bold statement. These new deluxe varieties bring the branching, high flower count and timing of the Sombrero® Series to the Double Scoop line. More compact than the typical double-flowered Echinacea, with more reliable first-year flowering. Watch for Watermelon Deluxe (shown), Strawberry Deluxe, Raspberry Deluxe, and Orangeberry Deluxe. Best in sun and USDA Zone 4a-9b.

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Hibiscus syriacus Starblast Chiffon™

Large, pure white flowers artistically inked with outwardly radiating red and pink veins make Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Starblast Chiffon™ rose of Sharon a stellar selection. The flowering starts early and continues on much longer than others. Gardeners and landscapers alike will appreciate the low seed set. This beautiful specimen reaches 8-12 feet tall and 5-8 feet wide on a graceful, uniform habit and is hardy to USDA Zone 5-9.

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Hydrangea macrophylla Seaside Serenade® Glacier Bay Hydrangea

The unique features of Seaside Serenade® Glacier Bay Hydrangea put it in a category all its own. On-trend and uncommon, this Monrovia exclusive is quickly becoming the new hydrangea everyone wants. Glacier Bay’s brilliant white, upturned lacecap blooms open to form delicate star shapes on contrasting, dramatic black stems. Plentiful blooms sit atop a backdrop of leathery, dark green foliage. With these eye-catching features, this traditional shrub is right at home in a modern garden design. Beautiful in a container or planted in groups in the garden. Partial Sun. 3 feet tall and wide. Zones 4-9.

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Hydrangea paniculata Sweet Starlight™

This paniculata dazzles with an abundance of bright white blooms on strong, non-flopping stems. Soft pink will appear on the large flower panicles as early as July and blooms will age beautifully to an antique dark pink. Dense and compact with strong stems, this Hydrangea is one that can be trusted to stay both beautiful and upright. Habit: Compact, 4 feet high by 3-4 feet wide. Zones: 4-8.

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Prunus persica Ruby Ruffle™ Patio Peach

This pretty ornamental tree blooms with clusters of dark pink, ruffled flowers in the spring followed by burgundy foliage with unique wavy edges. Its compact size makes it an eye-catching selection for patio containers or as a focal point in the landscape. Developed by the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University. Habit: Small tree, 4-5 feet high by 4-5 feet wide. Zones: 5-8.

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Pyracomeles Berry Box™

Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Berry Box™ Pyracomeles is a joyful little pyracantha-esque shrub that is showy all season, from its abundant, button-like blooms in the spring and then in late summer/fall when it is draped with colorful, pea-sized berries that change from orange to red. Well-suited to the front of the border, mass plantings, and patio containers, this drought-tolerant, this easy-to-grow evergreen will reward you and charm you all year round. Hardy in USDA Zone 7-9, it is a compact, 2-3.5 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide evergreen shrub.

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Rosa Eau de Parfum™ Bubbly Fragrant Rose

The Eau de Parfum™ rose series offers exceptionally fragrant blooms with a high petal count for that traditional rose look. This series also features excellent disease resistance and is available in four colors – Berry, Bling, Blush, and Bubbly. Repeat blooming from early spring through first frost. 4 feet tall and wide. Zone 5-10.

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Rosa Oso Easy Ice Bay™

Pure white blooms with large silky petals and a golden center make Oso Easy Ice Bay™ rose a classic beauty. Modern-day disease resistance and continuous blooming well into autumn make it a perfect fit in the Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Oso Easy® line of roses. This rose keeps its beautiful leaves and bright flowers until the late autumn. Zone 3-9, 2-3 feet tall/wide.

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Rosa Top Cream™

Top Cream™ is a white Hybrid Tea Rose with very large and fully double flowers. The large, old-fashioned blooms of this special rose are extremely fragrant with notes of earthy pear. Its abundant petals are creamy-white with an occasional light pink blush. It exhibits excellent disease resistance and is a wonderful rose for cut floral arrangements. Habit: Bushy, upright, up to 6 feet high by 2-3 feet wide.

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Salvia ‘Blue By You’

Salvia ‘Blue by You’ is notable for improved branching, which has produced up to five repeat blooming cycles throughout the spring and summer seasons when spent flowers have been removed. Blooms up to two weeks earlier than other varieties for more color at retail and a longer selling season. A hybrid between S. nemorosa and S. pratensis, it has excellent winter hardiness as well as heat tolerance. Zone 4b-9a.

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Weigela Sonic Bloom Wine™

Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Sonic Bloom Wine™ is the first-ever dark-leafed weigela with repeat flowering. The deep purple foliage provides a summer-long contrast to the bubblegum-pink flowers. As an added delight, the flowers, at times, will surprise you with a hot pink, star-like marking. Hardy in USDA Zone 4-8, this heavy flowering beauty will grow to 4-5 feet tall/3-4 feet wide on a neat, rounded habit.

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