2015 ngb new varieties: flowers

Flowers

New Varieties For 2015

AGASTACHE ARIZONA™ SANDSTONE

AMERICAN TAKII, INC.

•First year flowering, drought tolerant

perennial hardy to zone 6

•Abundant flower spikes loaded with

tubular shaped orange blooms

•Perfect mass planted in dry sunny

landscape beds or in large containers

•Agastache x hybrida

AGASTACHE ARIZONA™ SUN




•Compact and uniform

•8-10 inches tall and wide

•Extremely floriferous with little care


AGASTACHE ARIZONA™ SUNSET




•Plant 10 to 12 inches apart in a

sunny, dry location

•Attractive to all pollinators


ANGELONIA SERENITAPINK F1

Available at Harris Seeds

•AAS 2014 National Flower Winner

•Elegant yet tough plants with long-

lasting color

•Compact, shorter plant height 8-12”

•Tolerant to heat and dry conditions

•Performs best in full to part sun

•Angelonia angustifolia

BARBERRY TOSCANA

BAILEY NURSERIES

•Upright shrub with arching branches

•3-5 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide

•Full sun perennial Zone 4

•Large showy foliage emerges red in

spring with a fine bright yellow margin

•Red darkens to burgundy in autumn

•Berberis thunbergii

BASIL HOLY

BOTANICAL INTERESTS

•Also known as Tulsi, this revered basil

makes a delicious aromatic healthful tea

•Steep the leaves for tea, then add the

flowers to intensity the flavor

•Leaves and flowers have a strong fruity,

fragrance said to combat stress

•Plants can be grown indoors

•Ocimum sanctum

CALIBRACHOA HULA SOFT PINK

DUMMEN GROUP

•Massive mounds of 1” pink flowers with

a vibrant magenta “hula-hoop” of color

•Strong performer in sunny baskets and

containers

•Less than 10” tall, spreads 16”

•Blooms late spring, summer to frost

•Calibrachoa hybrid

CANNA CANNOVA YELLOW

BALL HORTICULTURAL CO.

•Excellent choice for tall backgrounds in

your landscape or container “thriller”

•Sun loving annual 30-48 inches tall

blooms from late spring to late summer

•Cannova series includes Bronze Scarlet,

Red Shades and Rose

•Canna generalis

COLEUS MARQUEE

BLONDE BOMBSHELL

BURPEE HOME GARDENS

•Shadowy patios to sun-blazed gardens

•Easy care, excellent garden

performance

•Densely branched plants 18-24” tall

•Late flowering variety

•Lanceolate leaves add exciting texture

•Coleus scutellariodes

CONFETTI GLOSSY STRAWBERRY

Dummen group

•Confetti Garden combines a star-

patterned petunia, impressive red

verbena and fragrant white alyssum

•Hand selected to perform well together

•Eye catching combination of red and

white sure to be a showstopper!

•Multi-species

CRAPE MYRTLE

MIDNIGHT MAGIC

BAILEY NURSERIES

•Compact variety 4-6 feet tall and wide

•Superb purple-maroon foliage

•Dark pink flowers July-September

•Full sun perennial to Zone 6

•Resistant to Cercospora leaf spot and

powdery mildew

•Lagerstroemia indica

DAHLIA XXL SUNSET

DUMMEN GROUP

•Boasts huge 4-inch bicolor blooms

•Striking color pattern and colors

•Strong and proven garden performer

consistently received top marks in trials

across the country

•Blooms late spring to frost

•Dahlia grandiflora

DIANTHUS DIANA CRIMSON PICOTEE

IMPROVED

HEM GENETICS

•Great choice for early spring gardens as

well as fall - plants tolerate light freezes

•Full sun to partial sun locations

•Showy bi-color blooms dominate the

vigorous low growing plants 8-10” tall

•Excellent annual for mixed containers

•Dianthus chinensis

DIGITALIS FOXLIGHT RUBY GLOW

Ball/Darwin Perennials

•Great focal point all summer long in

gardens and containers

•Blooms face outward on tall spikes for

better flower display

•Perennial continues blooming all

summer in sun or partial shade

•Digitalis hybrida

DISTYLIUM LINEBACKER

BAILEY NURSERIES

•Compact upright evergreen matures to

an excellent screening and hedge plant

•Reddish new growth matures to

lustrous dark green

•Full sun to moderate shade perennial

Zone 7 with excellent disease resistance

•Distylium myricoides

EUPHORBIA GLITZ


•First Euphoria graminea from seed

•Prolific flowering

•Long lasting frothy displays

•Tiny white flowers mix well with other

annuals in baskets and containers

•No pinching required

•Euphorbia graminea

GERANIUM BIG EZEE RED

DUMMEN GROUP

•Bred for the heat

•Vigorous grower loaded with huge 3”

bright red flowers

•Perfect in mixed plantings, and also

stands strong on its own

•Blooms late spring to frost

•Pelargonium x hortorum

GERANIUM NANOVIOLET F1

HEM GENETICS

•New vibrant violet color to Nano series

•Continuously produces large clusters of

flowers abundantly all season

•Compact habit ideal for containers and

window boxes

•Dark handsome petite foliage

•Pelargonium hortorum

HYDRANGEA BLOOMSTRUCK

BAILEY NURSERIES

•Big beautiful vivid rose-pink, violet or

blue flower heads 3.5” to 5” across

•Sturdy striking red stems hold blooms

upright all summer long

•Glossy dark green leaves with red

petioles and red veins

•Hydrangea macrophylla

HYDRANGEA L.A. DREAMIN’

BALL ORNAMENTALS

•Shows blue, pink and every color in

between on the same plant

•No need to add aluminum sulfate

•Great reblooming power with a multi-

color show all summer long

•Perennial hardy in zones 5 to 10

•Hydrangea macrophylla

IMPATIENS BOUNCE PINK FLAME

PPAF ‘BALBOUFINK’

BALL/SELECTA

•Completely Downy Mildew resistant

•Strong-performer for shade and sun

gardens from spring through fall

•Massive amount of stunning blooms

•Shorter and compact habit is ideal for

hanging baskets or patio pots

•Impatiens hybrida

IMPATIENS BOUNCE VIOLET

BALL/SELECTA

•All-new genetics of interspecific

impatiens highly resistant to Downy

Mildew

•Strong-performer for sun and shade

•Shorter and compact habit is ideal for

hanging baskets or patio pots


IMPATIENS NEW GUINEA

DIVINE F1 MIXTURE


•Masses of large, luscious 2-inch blooms

•Easy care plants for containers, baskets

and shade landscapes

•Well-branched plant habit

•High resistance to Downy Mildew

•Impatiens hawkerii

IMPATIENS SUNPATIENS®

COMPACT PINK

SAKATA AMERICA

•Dense bushy upright beefy habit

•24”-36” tall and wide in the garden,

18”-24” tall in containers and baskets

•Robust, sun-loving, heat-loving thrives

in full sun or part shade

•Non-stop color spring, summer and fall


IMPATIENS SUNPATIENS ®

COMPACT ROYAL MAGENTA

SAKATA AMERICA

•Dense bushy plant covered with flowers

•Non-stop color spring, summer and fall

•24-36” tall and wide in the garden

•18-24” tall in containers and baskets

•Robust, sun-loving, heat-loving thrives

in full sun or part shade


IMPATIENS SUNPATIENS ® SPREADING

SHELL PINK

SAKATA ORNAMENTALS

•Truly unique genetic background

delivers unsurpassed performance

•Vigorous spreading plants keep their

shape all summer

•Thrives under high heat, rain and

humidity in full sun as well as shade

•Impatiens x hybrida hort

LOBELIA STARSHIP SCARLET

BALL/KIEFT SEED

•Summer flowering perennial zones

6a-10b thrives in full to partial sun

•Produces masses of showy flowers

•Sturdy, bushy 20-24” plants ideal for

containers or center of the border

•Attracts hummingbirds and bees

•Lobelia x speciosa

LOBULARIA YOLO WHITE

DUMMEN GROUP

•Great heat tolerance makes it a wise

choice from early spring until frost

•Adds fragrance and clear white color to

mixed plantings, containers and baskets

•Gorgeous groundcover

•Lobularia maritima

LUPINE AVALUNE MIX

VAN HEMERT & CO. SEEDS

•Sweetly scented mix of blue, pink,

white and 2 bi-colors

•Compact plants bloom in early spring

with well-packed flower spikes

•Prized border plant for full to part-sun

gardens and mass plantings

•Lupinus hartwegii

MARIGOLD GARLAND ORANGE

AVAILABLE AT HARRIS SEEDS

•Very tall (28-60”) bushy habit

•Immense double blooms 3.5- 4.5”

•Long strong stems make excellent cut

flowers

•Wind tolerant flexible stems

•Tagetes erecta

ORNAMENTAL PEPPER CONGA


•Dark purple foliage with purple peppers

that mature to bright red

•Full sun annual less than 10 inches tall

•Great addition to combination planters

•Fabulous houseplant

•Capsicum annuum

ORNAMENTAL CORN

JAPONICA STRIPED MAIZE

SEEDS BY DESIGN, INC.

•Beautiful ornamental 5-6 foot tall corn

•Long, variegated leaves, dark purple

tassels, burgundy-purple kernels

•Cut and add to flower arrangements for

unique greens and color

•Widely space plants for better color

•Zea mays

ORNAMENTAL PEPPER

MAMBOYELLOW RED


•Bright yellow peppers turn orange and

mature to deep, rich red

•Striking in a combination planter

•Great paired with mums for fall

•Needs sunny location, well drained soil

•Capsicum annuum

ORNAMENTAL PEPPER

MAMBOPURPLE ORANGE


•Ideal for fall plantings and great for

Halloween decorating

•Dark purple fruit matures to brilliant

orange

•Annual 5-7” tall, 6-8” wide

•Full sun, well drained soil

•Capsicum annuum

PANSY COOL WAVE

SUNSHINE ’N WINE

Ball Horticultural Co.

•Most vigorous spreading pansy

•Adds dramatic color to spring, late

summer, and autumn patios & pots

•Great in combos and as a groundcover

•Biennial to Zone 5 with superior

overwintering hardiness

•Viola wittrockiana

PERICALLIS SENETTI BLUE EYE

Suntory Flowers Ltd.

•Thrives in lower temperatures

•Large, daisy-like flowers provide

high-impact color in early spring

•Senetti series spans 12 bright colors

•Full sun to part shade annual

•Cut plants back 50% for a fresh

flush of blooms

•Pericallis hybrida

PETUNIA EASY WAVE

VELOUR BURGUNDY

AVAILABLE AT HARRIS SEEDS

•Vigorous, mounding spreading habit

•Prolific 2.5”-3” blooms cover the plants

•Flowers have a special sheen that

offers a three dimensional appearance

•Full sun, frost tolerant annual

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA EASY WAVE VELOUR RED

Ball Horticultural Co.

•Spreading petunia with deep, dark

texture and fashion-forward color

•Perfect patio centerpiece display or

trailing from hanging baskets

•Give it sun and feed it regularly for lush

vigorous blooms through the summer

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA OPERA SUPREME RED


•Trailing petunia spreads 3.5-4 feet

•Covered with flowers from plant center

to the very tips of each stem

•Plants are so loaded with blooms

virtually no foliage is visible

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA SUPERCAL® GRAPE

SAKATA AMERICA

•Best characteristics of petunias and

calibrachoas in one exceptional series

•Superior garden performance

•Large blooms with unique vibrant color

•Better heat and cold tolerance

•Petchoa hybrid

PETUNIA SUPERCAL®

SALMON GLOW

SAKATA AMERICA

•Excellent heat tolerance & weather

recovery

•Foliage is not sticky so spent flowers

drop easily from the plant

•Plants 12” tall & 15” wide are ideal for

sunny baskets and containers

•Petchoa hybrid

PETUNIA SURFINIA® SUMO PINK

SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD.

•Super-sized vegetative petunias

•Big and bold vigorous Sumo series

also includes Plum and Bold Lilac

•Very full, vigorous mounding habit

•Perfect for large containers, baskets

and landscape beds

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA TRILOGY RED F1

TAKII & CO. LTD.

•Stunningly rich vibrant red

•Unique compact dome-shaped habit

•Plants cover and recover themselves

in upright non-fading blooms

•Flower beds, baskets and containers

•Bounces back quickly after a rain

•Petunia x atkinsiana

PRIMULA DANESSA

Sakata America

•Market’s earliest flowering acaulis!

•Diminutive 2-3 inch plant blooms in

early spring

•Maintains a compact habit

•Can also be enjoyed as a houseplant

•Danessa is available in 9 colors

•Primula acaulis

ROSE ABOVE AND BEYOND

BAILEY NURSERIES

•New large-flowered climber is a rose for

colder climates – perennial USDA zone 3

•Clusters of 5 or more buds open to

apricot semi-double to double flowers

•Dependable climber or large free-

standing shrub in colder regions

•Prolific and reliable spring flowering

•Very resistant to fungal diseases

ROSE BEVERLY

Greenheart farms, Inc.

•Fragrance with perfume of citrus,

peach, pear, plum, patchouli and myrtle

•Perfectly formed, high-centered blooms

•Hybrid tea - enchanting blend of pinks

•Perennial Zone 5 hardy

•Rosa korpauvio

SALVIA BLUE MARVEL

Ball/Darwin Perennials

•Perennial Zones 4-10

•Largest flowers of all Salvia nemorosa

•Re-blooms reliably

•Upright, colorful spikes attract

pollinators early spring through autumn

•Prefers a sunny location, 6 hours of sun

•Salvia nemorosa

SALVIA SUMMER JEWEL WHITE

Takii & Co. Ltd.

•Dwarf sized compact plant has a prolific

bloom count throughout the summer

•Blooms almost two weeks earlier than

other white salvias used as comparisons

•Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

love the larger flowers

•Salvia coccinea

SCAEVOLA SURDIVA

VARIEGATED BLUE

SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD.

•First scaevola with variegated foliage

•Extremely heat tolerant plant

provides continuous color all summer

•Tidy compact appearance and

exceptional flower coverage

•Scaevola aemula

SNAPDRAGON POTOMAC

CUSTOM MIX

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

•Tall, strong, sturdy, clean stems

•Long and well-defined spikes with

outstanding colors and flower quality

•Improved uniformity of bloom time

•Makes great flower arrangements

•Antirrhinum majus

VERBENA ENDURASCAPE HOT PINK

BALL FLORAPLANT

•Tougher verbena - hardy in frost

conditions and doesn’t cycle out of

flower in the heat

•Perennial great for hillsides, ground

covers and retaining walls

•Excellent powdery mildew resistance

•Verbena hybrida

VERBENA WICKED COOL BLUE

DUMMEN GROUP

•Striking contrast between bright white

and vivid blue

•Perfect for adding interest to mixed

plantings

•Plays well with others

•Blooms non-stop all summer

•Verbena hybrida

VIOLA COLORMAX

SAKATA AMERICA

•Giant flowers fill out containers with

tremendous color in spring and fall

•Perfect for pots, baskets and containers

•Heat tolerant

•Available in 10 eye-catching colors

•Viola hybrid

VIOLA GEM™ LILAC ANTIQUE

American Takii, Inc.

•Blooms prolifically providing welcome

color in late fall and early spring

•Unique color for sunny containers,

baskets and gardens

•Cold, frost and rain tolerant annual

•Viola cornuta

VIOLA CORINA BLACK F1

HEM GENETICS

•Novelty black-flowered viola 6-8” tall

spreading 10-12” wide

•Very frost tolerant so ideal for early

spring and fall plantings

•More heat tolerant, so lasts longer into

the warmer time of the year

•Viola cornuta

VITEX DELTA BLUES

BAILEY NURSERIES

•8-10 foot tall Chaste Tree

•Aromatic bluish-purple flowers in

summer are followed by small, red-

colored fruits that persist into winter

•Eye-catching highly fragrant foliage

•Sun loving perennial zone 6-9

•Vitex agnus-castus

ZINNIA CROUCHING TIGER

PARK SEED

•Giant 3” blooms open single, then

mature to fully double pompons

•Looks terrific in the garden or in a vase

•Vigorous, healthy 10”-24” tall annual

•Compact, free-flowering, easy to grow

•Zinnia elegans

ZINNIA SALSIANDO

Van Hemert & Co. Seeds

•Superb mixture of Macarenia (scarlet

flowers with gold tips) and Mazurkia

(scarlet flowers tipped with cream)

•Large 3” bi-color blooms attract bees

and butterflies late spring through fall

•Excellent for pick-your-own bouquets

•Zinnia elegans

ZINNIA ZINDERELLA PEACH

SELECT SEEDS

•Shades of salmon, peach, pink and

cream accented with a dark eye

•Striking scabiosa-shaped blooms

with full mounded tops

•Excellent as cut flower, very easy to

grow, and disease resistant

•Fleuroselect Approved Novelty

•Zinnia elegans

2015 ngb new varieties: flowers

Environment

feet tall

perennial zone

year flowering

countryblooms late spring

pollinatorsagastache

excellent choice

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fall plants