Introducing New Perennials for 2018

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1 Introducing New Perennials for 2018 Millenium Allium (Ornamental Onion) Allium Millenium Introducing the 2018 Perennial Plant of the Year! Bred by Mark McDonough, Millenium is a clump forming ornamental onion that, due to the sterile seed, won t take over your garden. A summer blooming cultivar, Millenium begins blooming about a week later than Summer Beauty but earlier than Medusa. 2 globular, rosy purple clusters, dance above the dark green, strappy foliage from mid to late summer, bringing in the bees and the butterflies. The aromatic foliage deters the rabbits and deer from snacking on them tall and wide. Will grow in full sun to part shade, but performs the best in full sun. Hardy in zones 4-8. Curtain Call Deep Rose Anemone (Japanese Anemone) Anemone Curtain Call Deep Rose This compact Japanese Anemone, puts on a show from late summer to early fall with a double row of dark rose pink petals surrounding the gold stamens and green center on sturdy stems above the compact mound of green foliage. Only tall, plant this selection towards the front of your cut flower garden. Plant in full sun to part shade. Deer and rabbit resistant and attracts butterflies. Hardy in zones 4-8. Bloodstone Armeria (Seathrift) Armeria maritime Bloodstone Native to coastal regions, Armeria is very salt tolerant, prefers poor soil and needs good drainage. Which makes it perfect for the rock garden or to plant along a walkway. Bloodstone features ball shaped, purple-pink flower clusters that dance above the mounded, grass like foliage from mid spring to early summer. It prefers full sun but will take part shade, grows 8-10 tall. It is a nice addition to a cut flower garden, attracts bees. Hardy in zones 3-8. Deutschland Astilbe (Goatsbeard) Astilbe Deutschland Deutschland blooms from early to mid-summer with arching sprays of fragrant, pure white flowers. The attractive glossy dark green, fern-like foliage adds interest to your garden even when it is not in bloom. Shade loving Astilbes are one of the few plants that will tolerate being planted around a black walnut tree. Like most Astilbes it needs evenly moist soil, so you may have to water during droughts. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is deer and rabbit resistant. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-9.

2 American Goldfinch Baptisia (False Indigo) Baptisia American Goldfinch This large, floriferous selection is perfect for filling in a spot that needs a plant with strong impact. Golden-yellow spikes bloom from late spring to early summer and turn into attractive round seedpods for fall and winter interest. Plant in full sun to part shade. Excellent for cut flowers and foliage. 3-3 ½ tall and 4 ½-5 wide. Hardy in zones 4-9. Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss) Brunnera Sea Heart, Brunnera Silver Heart While these selections from Plant Nouveau have improved heat and humidity tolerance than older varieties, they will still perform the best in part to full shade. Use in a woodland garden as a groundcover to brighten up the landscape or feature the beautiful foliage in containers set underneath the trees. If growing in containers, be sure to plant in the garden before the ground freezes. Deer and rabbit resistant. Grows 6-12 tall and wide. Hardy in zones 4-8. Sea Heart looks similar to Jack Frost but performs better throughout the summer. The thick, heart shaped, mottled silver leaves have definite green veins. Sky-blue flowers begin appearing in the early spring and age to pink or lavender giving the blooms a multicolor look. Sea Heart Silver Heart shines in the shade with almost solid silver, heart shaped leaves with very thin green veins and a green edge. Early spring brings darkblue flowers that pop against the silver foliage. Silver Heart nepeta subsp. Nepeta Calamentha (Calamint) Calamentha nepeta subsp. Nepeta Calamentha has fragrant gray-green leaves that let you know it belongs to the mint family. A pollinator magnet from early summer until frost, it has white flowers that take on a lavender hue when the night temps drop in the fall. Great for sunny, dry areas as a slow spreading, informal groundcover or spilling over a boulder wall. Grows tall and is hardy in zones 4-9. involcrata Callirhoe (Wine Cups) Callirhoe involcrata This mat forming, North American native groundcover has cup-shaped, magenta flowers beginning in mid spring and continuing until fall. A very drought tolerant sun lover, it is perfect for rock gardens or for spilling over a retaining wall. For those looking to plant a butterfly garden, Callirhoe is a larval host for the Grey Hairstreak butterfly. Deer resistant, grows 6-12 tall. Hardy in zones 4-8.

3 Takion White Campanula (Peach-leaved Bellflower) Campanula persicifolia Takion White This unique series of peach-leaved bellflower has blooms that face upward and outward rather than towards the ground like older varieties do. Takion White begins to bloom in early summer with large 2-2 ½ pure white flowers and continues through late summer if deadheaded. It has a nice compact habit with semi evergreen foliage. Brings the bees and hummingbirds to your garden, makes an excellent cut flower. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 3-8. Heart Attack Dianthus (Sweet William) Dianthus Heart Attack This perennial Sweet William has clusters of dark reddish-black flowers from late spring to early summer. Foliage emerges deep red and matures to a glossy dark green foliage for summer. The cooler fall temps bring a reddish cast back to the foliage. Loved by hummingbirds and butterflies, it is also rabbit and deer resistant. It is a good cut flower. Prefers full sun. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-8. Sombrero Echinacea (Coneflower) Echinacea Sombrero Flamenco Orange, Echinacea Sombrero Salsa Red The Sombrero series is known for its compact, floriferous, well branched varieties. Like most echinacea they prefer full sun and are drought tolerant. Butterflies and bees love them and they are a great addition to a cut flower garden. Leave the seed heads on at the end of the season for winter interest. Hardy in zones 4-9. Sombrero Flamenco Orange has lightly scented single flowers with bright orange-red petals surrounding a brown cone. Blooms in midsummer. Grows tall. Sombrero Salsa Red flowers from late spring to late summer with 2 ½ -3 blooms of bright red petals around an orange brown cone. Grows tall. Flamenco Orange Salsa Red Rose Queen Epimedium (Barrenwort) Epimeduim graniflorum Rose Queen In the spring, Rose Queen has large 1 ¼ spidery purple-red flowers with a touch of white on the spurs. New foliage emerges with a reddish bronze cast and matures to medium green. Best grown in dappled shade but it will tolerate morning sun. Rose Queen is a slow growing groundcover perfect for the woodland garden. Deer and rabbit resistant. Grows 8-10 tall. Hardy in zones 4-8.

4 Pink Frost Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) Eupatoruim fortune Pink Frost A variegated form of Joe Pye Weed! Grown mainly for the foliage, Pink Frost has dark green leaves with creamy yellow edges. Blooms from late summer to early fall with small, deep pink fragrant flower clusters atop strong 30 stems. A great raingarden plant due to its salt tolerance and preference for moist soil. Attracts bees and butterflies. Good cut flower. Hardy in zones 4-7. Blue Cross Gentiana (Cross Gentian) Gentiana cruciate Blue Cross One of the easiest gentian to grow. Blue Cross has a nice compact, clumping habit with emerald green foliage. Intense blue-violet flowers with yellow throats bloom along the nodes of the upright stems forming crosses from mid-summer to early fall. Plant in full sun to part shade. Drought and deer resistant, also attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Grows 10 tall. Hardy in zones 3-8. Midnight Reiter Geranium (Cranesbill) Geranium pretense Midnight Reiter Midnight Reiter is a slow growing groundcover geranium with unique plum-purple foliage. Grows well in full sun to part shade but has the best foliage color in full sun. Lavender blue flowers in late spring bring in the bees and butterflies. Drought tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant. Grows 6-8 tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. Tuscan Gold Heliopsis (PW) (False Sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides Tuscan Gold (PW) A North American nativar, Heliopsis Tuscan Gold is an addition to the Proven Winners perennial lineup. Sunny, yellow flowers with gold centers bloom from mid to late summer. The dark green foliage has excellent mildew resistance. Thrives in full sun. An excellent cut flower. Attracts butterflies and bees to your garden and grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Windcliff Slaty Blue Helleborus (Lenten Rose) Helleborus x Windcliff Slaty Blue Sometimes blooming through the snow, Hellebores really are the earliest spring flower. Slate blue flowers bloom from late winter to early spring over gray-green evergreen foliage. Nice cut flower. This slow growing groundcover is great for a woodland garden. Deer resistant. Will grow in full shade to filtered sun but prefers dry shade. Grows tall and is hardy in zones 4-9.

5 Rainbow Rhythm Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis Orange Smoothie PW, Hemerocallis Storm Shelter PW, Hemerocallis Tiger Swirl PW Here are some new additions to Proven Winners daylily series Rainbow Rhythm. Hardy in zones 3-9. Orange Smoothie has a very recurved, 4 orange-mango flower with a light rose band, green throat and pink mid rib. The fragrant blooms glistens like diamonds in direct sun. Grows 24 tall. Plant in full sun to part shade. Orange Smoothie Tiger Swirl Storm Shelter is a tetraploid daylily with fragrant 5 mauve flowers with an eggplant purple eye and a matching picotee edge. Grows 24 tall and wide. Performs best in full sun. Tiger Swirl has huge 6 1/2 spidery fragrant blooms featuring light golden yellow petals and a raspberry red eye. 32 tall. Grows wide. Plant in full sun to part shade. Heuchera (Coralbells) Heuchera Citronelle, Heuchera Dolce Appletini PW Storm Shelter Citronelle has yellow-green leaves with silver undersides and rosy red stems. Creamy white flowers in summer provide a source of food for bees and hummingbird and make a great addition to any bouquet. Plant in part to full shade as full sun can burn the leaves. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Dolce Appletini Lime-green leaves with a silver overlay. Long rose Citronelle red stems carry ruby red flowers above the 10 mound of foliage in early summer. Plant in part to full shade. Hardy in zones 4-9. Dolce Appletini Heucherella (Foamy Bells) Heucherella Fun and Games Eye Spy,PW), Heucherella Redstone Falls, Heucherella Sunrise Falls An interspecies cross, Heucherellas give us the bottle brush shaped flower and the trailing/spreading habit of the tiarella family along with the foliage colors and long lasting flower power of the heucheras. Eye Spy has foliage that emerges amber-yellow with deep rose centers and matures to a chartreuse green overlaid with silver. Bubble gum pink flowers bloom in late spring. Plant in full sun to full shade. Grows 8-10 tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Eye Spy Redstone Falls Redstone Falls has foliage in autumn shades that change color with the seasons. Blooms from summer to early fall with white flowers. Plant in full sun to part shade. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Sunrise Falls has maple shaped, yellow leaves with red veins that become more pronounced as temps become cooler in the fall. White flowers bloom from spring to fall. Plant in full sun to part shade. Grows 7-13 tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Sunrise Falls

6 Hosta (Plantain Lily) Hosta Enterprise, Hosta Paul s Glory A classic shade plant, hostas come in a wide range of foliage colors to add season long interest to your garden. Hummingbirds love the tubular flowers. Hardy in zones 3-9. To go boldly where no plant has gone before.. Enterprise has heart shaped, variegated leaves white centers and dark green edges. Lavender flowers appear in the summer, providing nectar for the hummingbirds. Plant in full shade to filtered sun. Grows tall. Paul s Glory is a large, fast growing, variegated hosta. The thick leaves are sun tolerant, but light sensitive. That means while it doesn t burn, the leaf color will be different depending on how much sun it grows in. In full shade the heart shaped leave emerge Enterprise chartreuse with a blue green margin changing to bright gold with a dark green margin. In a sunnier spot, the gold center will mature to almost white. Lavender flowers bloom mid to late summer. Grows 25 tall. Iris germanica (Bearded Iris) Iris germanica Autumn Circus, Iris germanica Before the Storm, Iris germanica Breakers, Iris germanica Chasing Rainbows, Iris germanica Rare Treat, Iris germanica Rip City, Iris germanica Steller Lights Named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, iris come in a large range of colors from white to almost black. Bearded Iris are identified by the fuzzy beards on the falls of the blossoms. Drought tolerant, bearded iris prefer well-drained soil. To prevent rot, plant so that the rhizomes are barely below the surface. Some Iris terminology: Falls are the petals that drape downward. Standards are the upright petals. Self means that the bloom has falls and the standards that are the same color. A plicata bloom has a stippled, stitched or dotted margin on a lighter colored background. Bicolor means that the standards and falls are different colors. Rebloomers generally bloom about 8 weeks after the first bloom. Irises are a great addition to a cut flower garden. Divide every 3-5 years in late summer. Zones 3-9. Autumn Circus Paul s Glory Autumn Circus blooms in spring and again in the fall. White petals with blue-violet markings. Plicata type flowers. Rebloomer. Grows 34 tall. Before the Storm has fragrant, dark black blooms with bronze tipped breads on the flaring falls. A midseason bloomer with self flowers. Grows 37 tall. Before the Storm Breakers Breakers has 8-10 buds per flower stem! Self blooms are a beautiful medium blue with striking ruffled edges. Rebloomer. Grows 37 tall. Chasing Rainbows has bicolor blooms with apricot-pink standards, orchidviolet falls and striking tangerine beards. Grows 35 tall. Rare Treat Rare Treat has plicata type pure white ruffled falls and standards edged with blue-purple. Grows 34 tall. Chasing Rainbows

7 Iris germanica (Bearded Iris) Con t Iris germanica Autumn Circus, Iris germanica Before the Storm, Iris germanica Breakers, Iris germanica Chasing Rainbows, Iris germanica Rare Treat, Iris germanica Rip City, Iris germanica Steller Lights Rip City has carmine-red self blooms highlighted with gold beards. High bud count. Grows 39 tall. Rip City Stellar Lights has deep blue-purple self flowers with white beards. Vigorous grower. Rebloomer. Grows 36 tall. Steller Lights Phenomenal Lavandula (Lavender) Lavandula x intermedia Phenomenal 5 spikes of lavender flowers appear in mid-spring above the fragrant mounded silver foliage. A large, hedge type lavender, Phenomenal tolerates warm and cold extremes without dying back. Deer, rabbit and squirrel resistant. Loved by bees and butterflies. Can grow tall and wide. Hardy in zones 4-9. Cream Puff Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) Leucanthemum superbum Cream Puff A Walters Gardens introduction, Leucanthemum Cream Puff has lemon yellow buds that open to creamy white flowers. 3-4 blooms cover the compact dark green mound of foliage from early to late summer. Remove spent flowers regularly to encourage rebloom. Perfect for a moon garden as the flowers take on a glow at twilight. Plant in full sun. Attracts butterflies and bees. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 5-9. Mini Gallery Lupinus (Lupine) Lupinus Mini Gallery Blue Bicolor, Lupinus Mini Gallery Pink Bicolor The Mini Gallery Series is compact, floriferous and blooms about 2 weeks earlier than other lupine varieties. Lupines love warm days and cool nights. Great cut flower. Salt tolerant. Plant in mass for the best show. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Grows 4-16 tall. Hardy in zones 4-8. Blue Bicolor has spikes of two-toned blue and white flowers above the glossy dark green foliage. Blue Bicolor Pink Bicolor has spikes of pink and white flowers. Pink Bicolor

8 Monarda (Beebalm) Monarda Bee-Free, Monarda Bee-Happy, Monarda Bee Merry The Monarda Bee-You series from Plants Nouveau features relatively compact cultivars with high mildew resistance. Blooming from early to late summer, monarda are a sure win for a pollinator garden. Plant in full to part sun. Hardy in zones 4-9. Bee-Free has deep maroon buds that open to electric purple flowers with dark purple centers. Cooler temps can bring out a purplish tinge to the foliage. Grows tall. Bee-Happy is a compact, well behaved version of Jacob Cline with magenta red flowers with chocolate brown centers. Grows tall. Bee-Happy Bee-Free Bee-Merry has magenta buds that open to bright coral-pink, spider-like, blooms with chocolate centers. Grows tall. Bee-Merry Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia Butter Bowl, Paeonia Eden s Perfume, Paeonia Henry Bockstoce, Paeonia Honey Gold, Paeonia Sweet Harmony, Peaonia The Fawn Peonies are a wonderful addition to your yard. Cultivated for over 4000 years, under optimal conditions a peony can survive for up to 100 years. By planting varieties with different bloom times, you can enjoy the beauty of flowering peonies from late spring to early summer. Hardy in zones 2-8. Butter Bowl has Japanese type blooms with soft pink petals surrounding a buttery yellow center. Stiff stems hold the fragrant blooms upright. Mid season bloomer. Grows 36 tall. Butter Bowl Eden s Perfume is a late season bloomer with the strong stems necessary to hold the large 6-7 double blooms. Flowers are a pale, rose pink with a damask rose scent. Grows 30 tall. Eden s Perfume Henry Bockstoce Henry Bockstoce has nice strong stems, but due to the HUGE 8 double flowers, they may still need some staking. Cardinal red to burgundy in color, they are striking over the glossy deep green foliage. Early-midseason bloomer. Grows tall. Honey Gold has 9 Japanese type blooms with white guard petals surrounding a yellow center. Flowers have a slight fragrance. Grows 36 tall. Honey Gold Sweet Harmony Sweet Harmony has large lavender-rose double blooms with sturdy stems. Late season bloomer. Flowers have a very long vase life. Grows 32 tall. The Fawn is a rare variety of peony that has delicate pink, fragrant double flowers speckled with rose colored spots. A midseason bloomer. Grows 34 tall. The Fawn

9 Dazzler Series Pardancanda Candy Lily) Pardancanda Dazzler Series A cross between the Blackberry lily and the Vesper iris, the Dazzler series is a dwarf strain of pardancanda that grows to only 16 tall. Blooms in the summer with a mix of colors from yellow to purple. Each 2 flower lasts one day. Plant in full sun to part shade. Great for rock gardens. Hardy in zones 5-9. Forever Pink Phlox (Hybrid Garden Phlox) Phlox Forever Pink A dwarf garden phlox, Forever Pink fills in the gap between spring and summer blooming phlox. Fragrant 1 purplish-pink flowers cover the compact yellowish green foliage in early summer. Remove spent flowers to promote rebloom. A great cut flower. Loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-8. Bambini Candy Crush Phlox (Garden Phlox) Phlox Bambini Candy Crush The Bambini series features truly compact garden phlox with good mildew resistance. Their size makes them perfect for a small garden or the front of the garden border. Candy Crush has bicolor flowers with pink and white marking that give the blooms a pinwheel effect. Phlox are loved by bees and butterflies. Plant in full sun. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-8. Bumble Series Salvia (Perennial Salvia) Salvia nemorosa Bumbleberry, Salvia nemorosa Bumbleblue Hardy, easy to grow, and long blooming, over the years perennial salvia has proven its value to the landscape. Hardy in zones 3-8. The new Bumble series from Walters Gardens features compact, easy to grow salvia in several flower colors. They are perfect for a small garden or the front of a flower border. Their size does not limit their flower power. They bring in the butterflies and bees just as well as their full sized cousins. Bumbleberry has dark fuchsia pink flowers with wine purple calyxes. Grows tall. Bumbleberry Bumbleblue will be covered in violet blue flowers in early summer. Grows tall. Bumbleblue

10 Night Embers Sedum (Autumn Stonecrop) Sedum Night Embers Night Embers has an upright, vase-like habit with deep red stems holding semi glossy black-purple leaves. Small clusters of light mauve flowers bloom from late summer into early fall and bring in the bees and butterflies. A great choice for a rock garden, it is drought and salt tolerant. Great cut flower and foliage plant. Prefers full sun. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. Superstar Sedum PW (Stonecrop) Sedum Rock n Grow Superstar (PW) 3-9. Part of the Proven Winners Rock n Grow series, Superstar is a medium sized groundcover sedum. The succulent smoky, dark turquoise foliage becomes covered with rosy-pink flowers from late summer to early fall, drawing in bees and butterflies. When finished blooming, the flowers turn into dark-purple seed heads. Plant in full sun. Drought tolerant and grows10-12 tall. Hardy in zones Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks) Sempervivum Jade Rose, Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice What are Hens and Chicks? They are a family of hardy succulents that have a central plant that produces small baby plants around it. Reminiscent of a sitting hen with her chicks peeking out from under her. The Latin name means live forever which, due to their multitude of chicks, these plants seem to do. The hen will produce an alien like flower stalk after growing 4-6 years. Although blooming signals the end of the life cycle for that particular plant, the chicks will take its place. Very cold hardy as well as drought tolerant and wildlife resistant. Their evergreen foliage comes in shade of green, red, purple and almost black. Preferring poor, well drained soil. They are perfect for rock gardens, xeric gardens and retaining wall crevices. Jade Rose has green leaves shaded with rose towards the center of the rosette. Grows 2-4 tall. Hardy in zones 2-9. Jade Rose Pacific Blue Ice has a unique cupped form with ice-blue leaves. The centers of the rosettes flush rose in cooler temperatures. Grows 2-4 tall. Hardy in zones 3-8. Pacific Blue Ice Minima Stachys (Miniature Betony) Stachys minima At only 3-6 tall, Stachy minima is perfect for edging a walkway. Forms a ground hugging, dense rosette of dark green, crinkled foliage. Very floriferous, it is covered from July to August with rose-purple tubular flowers. Plant in a sunny well drained area. Hardy in zones 4-8.

11 Densiflorus Stachys (Dwarf Betony) Stachys officinalis Densiflorus A dwarf version of Stachys Hummelo. At only 8-10 tall and wide Densiflorius is perfect for a smaller garden. The dense compact mounded green foliage stays attractive throughout the entire season. Lavender-pink flower spikes call in the hummingbirds from June to August. Hardy in zones 4-8. Blue Skywalker Veronica (Spike Speedwell) Veronica Blue Skywalker A Walters Gardens introduction, Blue Skywalker keeps a compact footprint while still delivering strong vertical impact. A great plant for a small cutting garden. From early to mid summer the entire top half of the plant becomes covered in lavender-blue blooms. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 4-9. Tidal Pool Veronica (Creeping Speedwell) Veronica Tidal Pool Tidal Pool is a groundcover veronica that reaches only 2-3 tall but spreads It forms a thick weed suppressing mat of evergreen foliage that becomes covered with deep violet-blue flowers in the spring. Hardy in zones 4-8.

12 Rain Dance Andropogon (Big Bluestem) Andropogon gerardii Rain Dance Grasses This big bluestem has deep green leaves with red tips that turn completely maroon in the fall. Red flowers are carried on long red stems tall but reaches 4-5 when in flower. Plant in full sun. Hardy in zones 3-9 Pixie Fountain Deschampsia (Dwarf Tufted Hair Grass) Deschampsia caespitosa Pixie Fountain Half the height of the species, Pixie Fountain forms a dense clump of evergreen foliage and has silvery white flowers that mature to a rich brown. Plant in full sun to full shade. Grows tall. Hardy in zones 2-7. X giganteus (Maiden Grass) Miscanthus x gigantius This giant maiden grass forms large upright clumps of wide green leaves. Flower stalks can reach 10 tall and carry light pink plumes that mature to silver. Infertile but will spread by rhizomes. Prefers full sun. Needs evenly moist soil. Great for cut flowers and foliage. Zones 4-9