what’s new 2012 presented by. a new series of early compact large flowering anagallis a full sun...
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WHAT’S NEW 2012
PRESENTED BY
• A new series of early compact large flowering anagallis
• A full sun plant, perfect for combos, pots, baskets and a stunning addition to any color
• Flowers attract bees, birds & butterflies.
ANAGALLIS
Wildcat Orange
A H: 6-12” W:10-14”
• Also known as the kangaroo paw
• An upright plant, produces flower stems with masses of small colorful flowers
• Flowers occur in clusters on stalks which emerge from the bases of the leaves
• A perfect plant for a patio pot or the garden in a sunny location
ANIGOZANTHOS BUSH BALLAD & BUSH PEARL
Bush Ballad
Bush Pearl
A H: 23” W: 19”
BACOPA
• Flowers are large, dark pink, five lobed & yellow throated
• Great used in hanging baskets as a trailing flower
• Great as a filler in bare spots in flower beds
• Has a fragrant smell & attracts butterflies
Great Rose
A H: 6” W: 15-18”
BEGONIA MILLION KISSESDEVOTION ELEGANCE
• Most Vigorous trailing begonia• This type of begonia is easy to grow with
better branching & early large flowers• Has a gorgeous appeal in baskets &
containers• Best in partial to full shadeA H: 10-12”
W: 30-36”
BEGONIA DRAGONE
CHAMPAGNE• Produces double
blooms resembling roses
• Used best in hanging baskets, window boxes or in patio pots.
• Also used great as centerpieces
• Planted best in full to partial shade
• Deer resistant
A H: 10-14” w: 8-10”
• Also known as swan river daisy
• Small blue flowers on compact & upright mounded plants
• Great In mixed containers and garden beds
• Plant in full sun to partial shade
BRACHYSCOME ENDURING BLUE
A H: 4-6” W: 8-12”
CALIBRACHOA ALOHA
Canary Yellow
Hot Orange
Red
• Becoming some of the most popular bedding plants
• Creates more of a mounding plant rather than the spreading one
• Grows best in full sun• Perfect for containers,
hanging baskets & border edges
• Attracts hummingbirds
A
CALIBRACHOA SUPERBELLS TRAILING
Coralberry Punch
Grape Punch
• This plant stays compact & bushy
• Cascades over hanging baskets, containers and spreads nicely through garden beds
• These plants are vigor, heat tolerant and have resistant to diseases
• No deadheading or pinching necessary
• Attracts hummingbirds and birds
• Plant in full sun
A
AGASTACHE • Plant in full sun to part shade
• The plant can be used as an herb or fresh in salads or with fruit
• Attracts hummingbirds and birds
• Its powder-blue, long-lasting flowers contrast nicely with its leaves
• The tough plant performs well even in high heat and humidity
Golden Jubilee
P5H 2-3ft W 20-24”
AJUGA
• Forms a low spreading mat of soft mint green with short bubblegum pink spikes that are produced in mid – late spring
• Can be grown in the shade of large trees where grass won’t grow
• Deer resistantPink Lightning
P5 H 4-6” W 8-12”
ASTILBE
• Prefers to be planted in part sun- part shade
• Can be used in shade gardens or as borders, also works well in containers for patios and decks
• Works well in gardens with hostas and ferns
Astary rose
Fireberry
P4 H 16” W 8-12”
DELOSPERMA• Known as ice
plant• A fast growing
ground cover• Use in rock
gardens, along walkways and in planters
• Prefers hot, dry, sunny weather
Fire Spinner
P5 H & W 2-3”
DELPHINIUM MILLENNIUM
• Large florets, often double, have dark blue & deep purple petal combinations
• Occasionally a white can pop up in the mix
• Attracts hummingbirds
• The plant can also be used as a cut flower
Pagan PurpleP3 H 47-
70” W 18-23”
• Large double cranberry coloured petals
• It is short & wide, makes for a perfect garden plant
• Blooms July to September• Flowers should be deadheaded to
prolong bloom• Can be used as a cut flower• Deer resistant• Drought tolerant & heat tolerant• Fragrant• Plant in full sun
ECHINACEA
Cranberry Cupcake
P4 H & W 22”
ECHINACEA
Elton Knight
• New selection has vibrant pink flowers on busy compact plants
• Multiple flowers produced on each branched stem
• Blooms mid summer to fall• Non-drooping petals• Can be used as a cut flower• Deer resistant• Drought tolerant & heat
tolerant• Fragrant• Plant in full sun
P3 H 24” W 18”
ECHINACEA• Pure white flowers with a
golden yellow cone with overlapping reflexed petals
• Flowers early to late summer
• Pow wow Echinacea's are more floriferous, faster to flower, and genetically shorter than any otherCan be used as a cut flower
• Deer resistant• Drought tolerant & heat
tolerant• Fragrant• Plant in full sun
Pow wow white
P3 H 18-24” W 12-16”
• Looks best planted in full sun
• Heat tolerant• Disease resistant• Non-fading color
all season• Deer resistant• Attracts
butterflies
GAILLARDIA
Arizona Apricot
Bright Bicolor
P3H 16-18” W 20-22”
H 12” W 12-15”
GERANIUMDragon Heart
Lakwijk Star• Long blooming and adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions
• Bloom heavily in late spring to early summer
• Deer resistant • Plant In full sun
to part shade
P5
H 2ft W 18-24”
H 16” W 18”
• Very drought & heat tolerant once established
• Plant in full to part sun
• Attracts butterflies & birds
• Makes for a very nice cut flower
HEMEROCALLIS
Flamboyant Edges
Little miss manners
P2
P4
H 24-36” W 18-24”
H 14-18” W 20-30”
HEUCHERACherry Cola
Berry Smoothie
• A clumping perennial• All grow well in partial shade• Deer resistant• Attracts butterflies &
hummingbirds• They tolerate more sun with
sufficient moisture• Bloom early to mid summer
P4
H 18” W 14”
H 18-25” W 12-18”
HOSTA• Wide dark green margins
with green jetting into the narrow yellow center which brightens the ivory white
• Bell shaped lavender flowers are produced in summer
• Vigorous grower, divide frequently for best appearance
• Plants remain attractive from spring till frost
• Most prefer partial shade although a few varieties will tolerate sun with adequate moisture
• Use as ground covers or edging in garden beds
Ann Kulpa
P3
H 20” W 24”
HOSTA
• Fast growing, dense mounding hosta with long thin leaves
• Blooms purple striped flowers in July
• Plants stay attractive from spring until first frost
• Most prefer partial shade although a few varieties will tolerate sun with adequate moisture
Stiletto
P2
H 6-8” W 12-18”
• Pie crust edges enhances the large shiny gold leaves with deeply impressed veins
• Leaves are held out horizontally creating a wide clump
• Near white flowers appear in early summer
• Most prefer partial shade although a few varieties will tolerate sun with adequate moisture
HOSTA
Jimmy Crack Corn
P3
H 26” W 48”
• Cool temperatures help prolong its colour
• Bright golden leaves in spring with a rippled green margin
• A lavender flower is produced
• Use as ground covers or edging in garden beds
HOSTA
War Paint
P3
H 26” W 48”
IRIS
Drama Queen
Again & Again
• Great spring blooming perennials
• Drought tolerant• Plant in full sun• Deer resistant• Attracts hummingbirds
• Again n’ again never stops reblooming, soft yellow blooms with a sweet smell
P3
• New two-tone hybrids • Most have dramatic spotted
centers similar to the tango series but shorter
• Attracts hummingbirds• A dwarf addition to the lily
looks
LILIES ASIATIC
Tiny Pearl
Double You
Tiny Spider
P3
• Usually tall growing with large fragrant flowers
• Prefers warmer temperatures and good drainage
• Prefers full to partial sun• Attracts hummingbirds
LILIES ORIENTAL
Hotline
Magic StarDouble oriental lily
P3
P4
• Forms rapid spreading clumps of mint scented foliage
• Blooms mid summer• Deadhead for
reblooming• Deer resistant• Attracts butterflies
and hummingbirds• Plant in full to part
sun
MONARDA(BEE BALM)
Cranberry Lace
P4
RUDBECKIA
Little Gold Star
• Also known as Black Eyed Susan
• Native and easy to naturalize
• All have yellow daisy like flowers with dark centers
• A gardeners favourite for mid to late summer colour
• Deer resistant• Attracts butterflies
P4
SALVIA• Useful for its rich
spikes in early summer
• Plants grow in thick mounds
• Looks best planted in full sun
• Flowers are long lasting and plants readily rebloom if deadheaded or sheared back after flowering
• Deer resistant• Can be used as a
cut flower
Sweet Esmeralda
P3
SEDUM
• A very hardy perennial with succulent foliage and colourful terminal flowers
• Most varieties are heart and drought tolerant, and will grow in almost any soil in a sunny location
• The shorter ground covers bloom late spring into early summer
• Attracts butterflies
razzleberry
Summer gloryP3
• A very low growing rosette-forming succulent plants
• Very drought and heat tolerant, requiring excellent drainage
• Works best in miniature gardens, rock gardens, or for assorted patio pottery
SEMPERVIVUM
Edge of Night
Balsii Kambeecho
P3
• Glossy Bronze leaves with pink flowers in the spring
• Has an upright crown form
• Disease resistant
ROSYBLOOM CRAB
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HONEYBERRY
Borealis
• Known for its rather large fruit
• Fast growing & high yielding
• Dark blue-black berries, early ripening & great taste
• Extremely cold hardy plant
• Needs cross pollination
3
HONEYBERRY
Tundra
• Fast growing, well suited for commercial production
• Dark blue-black berries are uniform shape but remain firm
• Extremely cold hardy plants
• Needs cross pollination
3
• Striking yellow foliage contrasting with red bark
• Clusters of creamy white flowers at the end of branches appear in spring
• Produces white berries in mid summer
DOGWOOD
Morden Amber
2
HYDRANGEA
Bella Anna
• Magenta pink blooms that are constant from summer until fall
• Features strong stems ensuring blooms stand tall
• Plant in partial sun to shade
• Has the ability to bloom on old and new wood
3
HYDRANGEA
• Compact hardy hydrangea from Belgium
• Has the smallest and most delicate flower petals than any of the hydrangeas
• Blooms mid summer to fall
Little Lamb3
HYDRANGEA
• Flowers open to a white star that can be up to 4” in width
• Flowering starts mid summer and lasts until the first hard frost
• Great planted in sun or part shade in the garden
• A low maintenance shrub
Great Star
4
• Cross between diablo and darts gold
• New growth takes on shades of yellow & orange in summer before turning purple in fall
• Foliage on mature sections of the plant is lime green
• Annual pruning will make the plant look at its best
NINEBARK
Amber Jubilee
3
NINEBARK
Little Devil
• Deep burgundy foliage that is offset by button-like white-pink flowers in June
• Useful for smaller urban gardens or where low maintenance is desired
• Makes for a great background in the garden or a perfect border
• Disease and pest resistant
• Plant in full sun to part shade3
SPIREA
• A smaller naturally dwarf spirea that requires minimal pruning, a more compact variety
• New leaves start out scarlet red, becoming a dark green then changes to a bronze in fall
• Plant in full sun
Superstar
3
• A great low growing hedge
• Plant in full sun
• Remove faded flower clusters to produce additional blooms
• Flowers onto new wood, prune in late winter to early spring
• A dense compact rounded mound with tiny white flowers in late spring
• Foliage turns to shades or orange, red & purple in fall
• Attracts butterfl ies
SPIREA
Birch leaf
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