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NEW PLANT INTRODUCTIONS FOR 2008

Looking for some new plant material to use in your garden next spring? Below is a sampling of what might intrigue you.

Annuals Perennials Shrubs Ornamental Grasses Roses Container Vegetables
ANNUALS
Angelonia Angel Mist
'Spreading White'
  • A unique trailing spreading plant for hanging baskets
  • Excellent vigor and stress tolerance including wet, hot and humid conditions.
  • Bright white flowers contrast beautifully with the dark green foliage
  • Prefers sun
    Height - 15 - 25 cm (6 - 10 in.)
    Spread - 40 - 50 cm (16 - 20 in.)
Bacopa'Jumbo White'
  • An improved cultivar which has jumbo sized flowers.
  • Plant has excellent controlled branching habit.
  • Superb for use in hanging baskets or mixed containers.
Callibrachoa Callie
'White with Rose Vein'
  • a unique eye-catching bloom.
  • Large white flowers accented by a dark rose eye and vein
  • Height - 10 - 20 cm (4 - 8 in.)
    Spread - 30 - 40 cm (12 - 16 in.)
Catharanthus roseus Cora Series
Cora Annual Vinca
  • Large showy flowers - 5 cm (2 in.) or larger.
  • Proven to tolerate heat and humidity.
  • Available in burgundy, lavender, deep lavender, apricot, white, violet and mixed
  • Height - 35 - 40 cm (14 - 16 in.)
    Spread - 55 - 62 cm (22 - 25 in.)
Coreopsis Corey 'Yellow'
Cora Annual Vinca
  • Bright golden yellow flowers with unique crimson centers.
  • A strong upright plant producing extra large flowers all summer.
  • Does well in the flower garden and containers.
  • Height - 45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 in.)
    Spread = 40 - 60 cm (16 - 24 in.)
Petunia 'Salmon Velvet'

Petunia 'Purple Velvet'
  • Will outperform Surfinia petunias.
  • Produces trailing stems up to 3 ft.
  • Continuously smothered in blooms all summer until frost.
  • Well suited for hanging baskets, containers and window boxes.
Petunia Red Fox
'Sweetunia' Series
  • A new series which combines enormous flower power and weather stability.
  • These characteristics make the plant ideal for use in hanging baskets, window boxes and containers.
  • Available in a wide range of colours.
Tuberous Begonia
Illumination 'Scarlet'
  • Prolific bloomer with a vigorous cascading habit.
  • Creates the illusion of a waterfall of fiery red 5 -8 cm (2 -3 in.) flowers.
  • Use in hanging baskets or large containers
Verbena Aztec
'Dark Red'
  • Newest addition to the Aztec series.
  • A clean, dark red colour with no white eye.
  • Plant has a mounding, trailing habit.
  • Has excellent powdery mildew resistance.
  • Plant tolerates heat and humidity, as well as cool conditions.
  • Perfect plant for hanging baskets and containers.
Verbena Red Fox
'Empress'
  • Empress series offers extra large, brilliant blooms.
  • A popular choice for hanging baskets and mixed container plantings.
  • Available in a wide variety of colours.
PERENNIALS
Amsonia hubrichtii
Graceful plant with very fine foliage. Plant produces clusters of steel blue flowers. Golden fall colour
Begonia 'Black Taffeta"
  • Leaves are large up to 20 cm (8 in.) in width
  • Upperside of leaf is obsidian black. Underside is burgundy red
  • Produces pink flowers
  • Prefers a shady location
    height - 45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in.) spread - 45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in.)
Campanula 'Summertime Blues'
Produces masses of large silvery blue bells on 60 cm (2 ft.) upright stems
Long blooming (Spring, Summer and Fall.) Has a clumping habit. Does not spread or re-seed
Delphinium 'Summer Morning'
  • First pink flowering grandiflorum Delphinium
  • Light pink flowers with long green leaves.
  • Heat tolerant
  • Early flowering
  • Strong basal branching habit
Echinacea 'Katie Saul'
Summer Sky coneflower
Warm combination of Orange and bright pink, giving this unusual flower an excellent bi-colour appearance
Echinacea 'Coconut Lime'
  • Double flowered with a ring of white petals surrounding a large pompom of lime green florets.
  • Plant blooms for two to three months.
  • Loves heat and humidity
  • Grow in full sun
Geranium 'Starman'
  • Lilac pink flowers spread out from the centre with an ever darker pink core.
  • Blooms continuously from June through September
    Height - 37 to 50 cm (15 to 20 in.)
Helleborus Splashdown Strain
Splashdown Centre Rose
  • Splashdown is a new series of Helleborus
  • Features bold strokes of burgundy, red and purple painted on white to ivory backgrounds
  • Provide full sun to partial shade
    Height - 30 cm ( 12 in.)
    Spread - 60 cm (24 in.)
Hemerocallis 'Hush Little Baby'
  • Flower is heavily ruffled.
  • The romantic rose pink flowers have a narrow lighter pink eye and mid ribs with a glowing yellow green throat.
  • Flowers have a strikingly perfect form
  • Prefers full sun. Long blooming
    Height - 55 cm (22 in.)
Heuchera 'Georgia Peach'
Coral Bells
  • Plant has heat and humidity tolerance.
  • Produces 20 cm (8 in.) peach coloured leaves with a silvery overlay Foliage colour intensifies to rose purple with a decorative frosted veil in fall and winter
  • Requires a full to partial shade location
    Height - 35 cm (14 in.)
    Spread - 60 cm (24 in.)
Sedum 'Picolette'
  • The pink flowers combined with darker foliage gives this plant a dramatic look.
  • Growth habit is compact.
  • Excellent for use as a container plant.
    Height - 37 to 50 cm (15 to 20 in.)
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus latifolius
Pearl Mix
  • Drought, salt and wind tolerant.
  • This perennial Sweet Pea will clammer over rocks, fences, arbors, and withstand salty winds at the cottage.
  • Loves heat and humidity. Grows in full sun.
SHRUBS
Barberry 'Cabernet'
  • Bright Crimson new growth which is followed by deep burgundy-red to purple foliage.
  • The perfect plant to grow with plants that have yellow foliage.
  • In fall, the leaves turn to tones of orange and scarlet, complemented with shiny red berries.
  • Has a rounded habit. Once established, plant is drought tolerant, low maintenance.
Rose of Sharon
'Chiffon Blue'
  • Has a single blue flower with a lacy centre.
  • Can grow to a height of 2.4 m (8 ft.)
  • Grow in full sun.
Spirea 'Firegold'
  • Shrub has lemon-lime coloured foliage.
  • New growth is soft yellow, changing to lemon and maturing to lime green
  • White flowers appear in spring on gracefully arching branches.
  • Has an upright vase shape.
  • Grow in full sun.
  • Foliage turns yellow - orange in fall.
Weigela 'Ghost'
  • In spring, flowers are deep dark red.
  • The unique aspect of this plant is its foliage which turns to a ghostly, iridescent, translucent butter cream as summer progresses.
  • Grow in full sun.
  • Mature Height - 1.2 to 1.5 m (4 -5 ft.)
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Hakonechloa macra 'Strike It Rich'

Variegated Gold Japanese Forest Grass

  • Plant has white striped golden leaves. Vigorous grower, preferring full to partial sun but will tolerate some shade.
  • Spectacular as a woodland accent in containers or use along pathways or entrances. Gives an oriental appearance to the garden
Ornamental Grass
Black Mondo
One of the Blackest!
  • This purple black plant is accented with small pink blooms in summer followed by black berries.
  • Loves Shade.
Juncus Unicorn
  • A very unique and interesting plant that has curly foliage.
  • Will quickly become a conversation piece.
  • A moisture loving perennial thriving in wet marshy conditions, but can also be successfully grown in containers.
ROSES
Burgundy Iceberg
  • A florabunda rose with prolific flower production in a deep purple red burgundy and cream colour.
  • Plant has a bushy habit and nearly thornless stems.
My Girl Easy Elegance
  • A shrub rose with round deep pink buds in clusters of five to thirty. These blossoms open so full they almost hide the centres.
  • Highly resistant to black spot.
  • It is compact and upright with a good repeat bloom.
Super Hero Easy Elegance
  • A shrub rose with hybrid tea shaped blooms.
  • Produces clusters of red blossoms contrasting against medium to dark green satiny foliage.
  • Neat and compact in habit. Disease resistant.
CONTAINER VEGETABLES
You can grow your own vegetable garden on the deck, patio or balcony.
Carrot Mini Finger
  • Quick maturing, cylindrical, tender sweet orange roots.
  • Grow in tubs or window boxes
Space Saver Cucumber
'Burpless Bush'
  • Will bear 20 cm (8 in.) sweet cucumbers continuously on early dwarf plants.
  • Excellent for patios or containers.
Eggplant Baby Rosanna
  • Produces an abundance of golf ball sized, bitter free baby fruit all summer on dwarf plants.
  • Ideal for growing in containers on the patio or deck.
  • Fruits hold flavour, quality and colour well after picking
Lettuce Mini Green Improved
  • Crunchy tennis ball sized Iceberg heads.
  • Compact habit with very few outer leaves.
  • Produces a dense, crunchy, delicious 'meal for one.'
  • Stands well in good condition for long periods if watered regularly.
  • Grow in tubs or window box planters
Hot Pepper 'Demon Red'
  • Bred for growing in patio containers.
  • Dwarf plants.
  • Flowers point upward.
  • Green fruit turns bright red. Edible.
  • Caution - Very Hot!
Tomato
Tumbling Tom Red
  • Trailing tomato perfect for tubs and patio containers or cascading out of a hanging basket.
  • No side shooting. No training required.
  • Fruit produced in abundance all summer

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