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2013 NGB New Varieties Flowers
This document provides descriptions of several plant varieties suitable for containers, hanging baskets, borders and landscape plantings. It includes information on plant attributes like flowering period, growth habit, hardiness, and benefits for pollinators. Key varieties highlighted include pelargonium, impatiens, petunia, pansy and calibrachoa known for vibrant colors, continuous blooming and low maintenance care.
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- 2. •Perennial zone 8 •FleuroselectGold Medal Winner •Deep indigo 3-inch spikes •Fragrant blooms from late spring to frost •Long flowering, disease-resistant, hardy •Highly versatile - patio pots, containers, borders, landscape “en masse” plantings •Agastache hybrida
- 3. •Adds height andinterest to flowerbed borders and containers •Long-lasting fresh colors •Very little maintenance •Deer and rabbit resistant •Angelonia angustifolia
- 4. •Vigorous spreading/mounding habit idealfor containers, baskets and beds •Thrives in sunny or shady spots •Tolerates high heat and humidity •Self-cleaning no deadheading needed •Begonia x hybrida
- 5. •Vigorous trailing begoniaperfect for large-size hanging baskets •Large light yellow blooms brighten up the shade! •Easy to grow - little maintenance keeps it blooming summer through fall •Begonia boliviensis
- 6. •Tough-as-nails plant cantolerate extreme weather conditions •Perfect for landscapes, hanging baskets or containers •Full, lush looking plant is loaded with flowers all season long •Begonia boliviensis
- 7. •Dazzling tangerine flowersshoot out from bronze foliage •Great choice for shady garden areas •Maintenance free for easy gardening •Blooms early spring until frost •Begonia hybrida
- 8. •Fragrant flowering bushattracts all pollinators to your garden •Adds color to landscape borders and large containers summer until frost •Hardy to USDA zone 5 •Buddleia hybrid
- 9. •Ideal companion forpansy and viola in spring and fall •Prefers cool sunny spots in garden beds or containers •Add edible petals to brighten salads •2 to 3-inch blooms attract pollinators •Calendula officinalis
- 10. •True double flowersadd upscale look •Trailing habit ideal for hanging baskets, low edging, or containers •Annual blooms late spring to frost •Self-cleaning, no deadheading needed •Calibrachoa cultivars
- 11. •Large bell shapedflowers •Available in either lilac or blue •Annual - flowers all summer •Compact, medium height container plant or as a houseplant •Campanula medium
- 12. •Award winning firstF1 canna from seed adds a tropical touch to your garden •Floriferous bloomer with showy 4-inch scarlet flowers all summer long •Robust flower-laden 4-5 foot tall specimen plant or tall focal point •Canna generalis
- 13. •Vibrant color onspiky blooms adds texture to mixed containers •Versatile plant for patio pots, landscapes, or as a pot plant indoors •Low-maintenance plant with high appeal, performs great in full-sun •Celosia caracus
- 14. •Unique color forCosmos with dark ruby red flowers maturing to deep rose •Gorgeous in flower beds and borders •Height 24-32” tall with a 14-20” spread •Performs well in heat, rain and wind •Attracts helpful bees and butterflies •Cosmos bipinnatus
- 15. •Stylish and elegant,adds fragrance to containers and flower beds •More compact habit with long, strong straight stems great for cutting gardens •Loves cool-season weather with cold and frost tolerance •Dianthus barbatus
- 16. •Forms masses oflarge blooms on a low growing plant •Mix of three unique „Diana Picotee‟ colors: Crimson, Scarlet and Lavender •Excellent as a low edging or medium height divider in the garden •Dianthus chinensis
- 17. •Enjoy more daysof vibrant color •Flushes early in spring, blooms late into summer, and flushes again in fall •Zone 4 cold hardy annual with the hardiness of a perennial •Dianthus interspecific
- 18. •Beautiful perennial heirloomwith unique lacy flower petals •Sweet intoxicating fragrance •Heavily fringed flowers in white, pink, lilac, and rose, some bi-colored or with contrasting eyes or rings •Dianthus hybridus
- 19. •New interspecific hybridwith a dwarf and strong branching plant habit •Exceptionally good garden performer blooms summer to frost •Cold, heat, drought, rain, frost, and wind tolerant bushy upright plants •Dianthus interspecific hybrid
- 20. •Award winning stunningfirst-year flowering sturdy perennial •Delightful mix of colors from rich purple, red, orange tones to lighter yellows and creams and white •Mid-summer through fall bloomer •Echinacea hybrida
- 21. •Perennial with provenhardiness to Zone 5 blooms late spring and summer •Compact plant with good branching •Adds bright color to cottage, perennial and butterfly gardens •Echinacea purpurea
- 22. •Vigorous mounding habitideal for baskets, large pots and landscape beds •Large semi-double flowers with stunning color late spring and summer •Blooms in full sun or part shade •A true heat lover •Pelargonium interspecific
- 23. •Extremely well-branched, vigorous moundinghabit •Hanging baskets, large pots, and in landscapes as a medium height divider •Large semi-double flowers bloom in sun or part-shade locations •Pelargonium interspecific
- 24. •Horizon „Divas‟ havereal Wow! factor •Subtle but striking bicolor flowers are blush white with rosy red •Perfect for bright sunny locations •Deadheading will keep it looking clean and encourage more flowering •Pelargonium x hortorum
- 25. •Great climbing, trailingvariety for hanging baskets, window boxes, patio pots, and as a ground cover on hillsides •It will also climb on your fence •In southern parts of USA, this annual stays in flower the whole year •Large 3- to 4-inch blooms •Pelargonium ivy
- 26. •Vibrant colored largedouble flowering umbrels of 4-6 inches •New series of ivies specifically bred for heat tolerance •Blooms early spring through fall •Pelargonium peltatum
- 27. •Natural dwarf geraniumwhich does not stretch •Profusion of large salmon flowers with attractive dark leaves •Use in containers or as a low edging •Stays compact summer to frost •Pelargonium zonale
- 28. •Large salmon bloomswith a white edge are very free flowering •Medium green foliage with a dark zone •Good garden performance in cool weather and in heat and humidity •Performs well in full sun to part shade •Pelargonium x hortorum
- 29. •Distinctive flower formand bigger upright, bushy plant habit •Blooms from early spring through fall in sun to part-sun garden location •Rich red/orange 4 to 5-inch blooms •Excellent as cut flower or house plant •Gerbera jamesonii hybrida
- 30. •Exciting addition tothe „Royal‟ series •Primarily vibrant red with a ring of white at the center of the flower •Upright plants bloom continuously •Garden container or houseplant •Gerbera jamesonii
- 31. •Stylish blooms withshades of red highlighted by an inner ring of white •A non-stop bloomer with a color show that doesn‟t quit •Compact plant to be enjoyed as a houseplant or to brighten up a patio •Gerbera jamesonii
- 32. •Color so vividit practically pulsates •Large brilliantly colored flowers that rise just above the plant •Superior blooming habit producing a constant supply of new blooms •Sunny container or houseplant •Gerbera jamesonii
- 33. •Jewel-like red flowerscontinue to greet you week after week •Compact plant for sunny containers or as a houseplant •Ideal hostess gift or something to lift your spirits •Deadheading recommended •Gerbera jamesonii
- 34. •Native plant fromAmerican prairies •Winter-hardy USDA Zone 4 perennial •Free-flowering all summer long •Luminous bicolor of white and yellow •Pollinator friendly 10-inch tall plants •Heliomeris multiflora
- 35. • Vibrant tri-color“cosmic” colored blooms shimmer in the shade •Brightens shady garden spaces with non-stop flowers from spring to frost •Gorgeous colorful low-maintenance hanging baskets, containers or edgings •Impatiens walleriana
- 36. •Can grow upto 36 inches in height and width in full to partial sun •Takes the heat and humidity and keeps on blooming •Dense plants are covered with blooms from spring through a few light frosts •Impatiens x hybrid hort
- 37. •Large vibrantly coloredoval shaped peppers are held above compact plants •Trendy, stylish and colorful •Available in several colors: deep orange, light orange, red, yellow, multicolor orange and multicolor red •Excellent in containers or as houseplant •Capsicum annuum
- 38. •Blooms from earlyspring until frost •Stands out for its large flowers and higher vigor than market comparisons •Great for patio planters, garden beds and as a divider •Osteospermum ecklonis
- 39. •A stand-out forits larger flowers and higher vigor than comparisons •Blooms early spring until frost •Full sun to partial sun garden location •Annual hardy to zone 10 •Osteospermum ecklonis
- 40. •Easy care andvibrant color in spring and fall •Plants will overwinter through Zone 5 and be the first pop of color in Spring •Spreads and trails over containers and hanging baskets and as a ground cover •Viola wittrockiana
- 41. •Large pansy flowers •Extremelytrailing and floriferous •Unique “spills” for containers and hanging baskets •Vigorous, well-branching habit •Pansy wittrockiana hybrida
- 42. •Petchoa is awonderful combination of petunia and calibrachoa traits •Large 3” uniquely colored blooms are sure to brighten up a porch or patio •Plants hold up very well in all types of weather including the heat! •Performs well early spring through fall •Petchoa hybrid
- 43. •Loaded with daintyflowers that top highly-branched, spreading plants •Extra-early flowering, even under short days •Containers and hanging baskets •Pollinator friendly •Petunia hybrida milliflora
- 44. •Vibrant, deep purpleblooms bring high impact to your patio pots and baskets •Mounded, spreading plants keep classy appearance through heat, rain, wind and light frosts •Height 7-10 inches, 30-36” spread •Petunia hybrida
- 45. •Bring a zingof lime to your garden with these big, splashy 3-4” blooms •Excellent specimen plant for gardens, baskets and containers •Upright 10-15” tall with 10-12” spread •Plant will tolerate heat •Petunia hybrida
- 46. •Upright growing andaggressive •Makes tons of flowers on plants that lend themselves to trellis production •The only petunia on the market that can grow this way •Blooms summer to frost •Petunia x hybrida
- 47. •Unique dome shapeand flower power will wow you •Excellent performer in containers, in baskets and in the garden •Will spread up to 30-36 inches when planted in the ground •Petunia x hybrida
- 48. •Available in 4colors •Thrives in a warm shaded area, inside the house or outside in the garden •Much more compact habit and smaller leaves than older varieties •Less susceptible to diseases •Streptocarpus x hybridus
- 49. •Attention getting Burpeeprize winner •Dazzling flame type sunflower will keep your vases ablaze with color •Showy 6-inch blooms •5-6 foot tall pollinator friendly plant •Requires a sunny garden spot •Helianthus annuus
- 50. •Vibrant golden yellow-orangepetals surround the rich dark chocolate center •Enjoy as a cut flower or to add height in sunny garden beds and containers •Bright 5-inch blooms attract butterflies •Tall sturdy plants are wind tolerant •Helianthus annuus
- 51. •New series oftrailing snapdragon available in 5 bright colors •Great choice for hanging baskets or containers in the spring or fall •Pollinator friendly full sun annual •Antirrhinum majus namum pendula
- 52. •Dwarf bush typesweet pea •Sweet scented blooms •Flowers abundantly •Ideal for container gardening •Attracts all pollinators •Lathyrus odoratus
- 53. •Striking candy canecolored flowers with a distinctive star pattern •Available in a wide color assortment •“Best in Class” garden performance •Exceptional powdery mildew resistance •Verbena hybrida
- 54. •Withstands temperatures downto 14 F •Vibrant, prolific bloomer •Enjoy cheery red color in spring and fall containers and gardens •Edible ornamental •Viola cornuta
- 55. •Amazing blue colormust be seen in person to believe •Ideal for early spring and late fall as it withstands temperatures down to 14 F •Edible ornamental •Viola cornuta
- 56. •Something new togrow alongside pansies and violas in fall and spring •Survives the winter down to zone 5 •Available in yellow, primrose and purple bicolor, plus a mix with red •Sweetly scented blooms •Cheiranthus cheiri