•Perennial zone 8
•Fleuroselect Gold 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
•Adds height and interest to
flowerbed borders and containers
•Long-lasting fresh colors
•Very little maintenance
•Deer and rabbit resistant
•Angelonia angustifolia
•Vigorous spreading/mounding habit
ideal for containers, baskets and beds
•Thrives in sunny or shady spots
•Tolerates high heat and humidity
•Self-cleaning no deadheading needed
•Begonia x hybrida
•Vigorous trailing begonia perfect 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


•Tough-as-nails plant can tolerate
extreme weather conditions
•Perfect for landscapes, hanging
baskets or containers
•Full, lush looking plant is loaded with
flowers all season long
•Begonia boliviensis
•Dazzling tangerine flowers shoot out
from bronze foliage
•Great choice for shady garden areas
•Maintenance free for easy gardening
•Blooms early spring until frost
•Begonia hybrida
•Fragrant flowering bush attracts all
pollinators to your garden
•Adds color to landscape borders and
large containers summer until frost
•Hardy to USDA zone 5
•Buddleia hybrid
•Ideal companion for pansy 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
•True double flowers add 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
•Large bell shaped flowers
•Available in either lilac or blue
•Annual - flowers all summer
•Compact, medium height container
plant or as a houseplant
•Campanula medium
•Award winning first F1 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
•Vibrant color on spiky 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
•Unique color for Cosmos 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
•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
•Forms masses of large 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
•Enjoy more days of 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
•Beautiful perennial heirloom with
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
•New interspecific hybrid with 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
•Award winning stunning first-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
•Perennial with proven hardiness to
Zone 5 blooms late spring and summer
•Compact plant with good branching
•Adds bright color to cottage, perennial
and butterfly gardens
•Echinacea purpurea


•Vigorous mounding habit ideal 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


•Extremely well-branched, vigorous
mounding habit
•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
•Horizon „Divas‟ have real 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
•Great climbing, trailing variety 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
•Vibrant colored large double
flowering umbrels of 4-6 inches
•New series of ivies specifically bred
for heat tolerance
•Blooms early spring through fall
•Pelargonium peltatum
•Natural dwarf geranium which 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
•Large salmon blooms with 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
•Distinctive flower form and 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
•Exciting addition to the „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
•Stylish blooms with shades 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
•Color so vivid it 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
•Jewel-like red flowers continue 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
•Native plant from American 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
• 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



•Can grow up to 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
•Large vibrantly colored oval 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
•Blooms from early spring 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
•A stand-out for its 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


•Easy care and vibrant 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



•Large pansy flowers
•Extremely trailing and floriferous
•Unique “spills” for containers and
hanging baskets
•Vigorous, well-branching habit
•Pansy wittrockiana hybrida
•Petchoa is a wonderful 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


•Loaded with dainty flowers that top
highly-branched, spreading plants
•Extra-early flowering, even under
short days
•Containers and hanging baskets
•Pollinator friendly
•Petunia hybrida milliflora
•Vibrant, deep purple blooms 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
•Bring a zing of 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
•Upright growing and aggressive
•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
•Unique dome shape and 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
•Available in 4 colors
•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
•Attention getting Burpee prize 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
•Vibrant golden yellow-orange petals
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
•New series of trailing 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
•Dwarf bush type sweet pea
•Sweet scented blooms
•Flowers abundantly
•Ideal for container gardening
•Attracts all pollinators
•Lathyrus odoratus


•Striking candy cane colored flowers
with a distinctive star pattern
•Available in a wide color assortment
•“Best in Class” garden performance
•Exceptional powdery mildew resistance
•Verbena hybrida
•Withstands temperatures down to 14 F
•Vibrant, prolific bloomer
•Enjoy cheery red color in spring and fall
containers and gardens
•Edible ornamental
•Viola cornuta
•Amazing blue color must 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
•Something new to grow 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

2013 NGB New Varieties Flowers

  • 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