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What’s unique: A dreamy new color for Angelonia
This new Angelonia was a real standout in the garden during our trials last year, blooming continuously from early in the season into the fall. Its bright lavender blue flowers mixed beautifully with pinks and whites in our containers. This is a very heat tolerant annual that the deer won’t eat.
Height: 18-30”
Exposure: full sun
Container Role: thriller |
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What’s unique: First gold-leafed dragonwing begonia
We just couldn’t ignore this stunning begonia in our hunt for new plants last year. Its dragonwing-shaped leaves glow bright yellow, especially in spring, becoming more chartreuse through the heat of summer. Cherry red flowers really pop against the light foliage all season. It would be spectacular in a hanging basket or tall urn-shaped container.
Height: 12-18”
Exposure: part shade to full shade
Container Role: filler, spiller
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What’s unique: Petite size, perfect for smaller containers
Smaller than most Superbells we offer, the new Superbells Doublette series was created for smaller containers. A single plant will fill one 8” container fully. A shorter height makes it perfect for decorating patio tables where it won’t grow too big to block the view and conversation across the table. Miniature rose-like blossoms are a pure delight!
Height: 6-10”
Exposure: full sun to part sun
Container Role: filler
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What’s unique: Extra-large size and changing colors
This is a colossal coleus! We were so impressed at the vigor and huge growth of this dynamic coleus. It grew to be the size of a small shrub in the landscape. The chartreuse yellow and red coloring varies by how much sun it sees, thriving in both sun and shade. It looks fabulous paired with another one of our favorite new coleus varieties, Cherry Brandy™.
Height: 2-3’
Exposure: full sun to full shade
Container Role: specimen, thriller
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What’s unique: Amazingly robust growth habit
Like ColorBlaze Golden Dreams coleus, this Euphorbia is extra-large, too. You’ll get the same look as Diamond Frost® but as its name implies, Diamond Mountain is a much larger plant. Its strong growth helps it run toe to toe with our most vigorous annuals like Supertunia Vista petunias. Once the heat of summer arrives, it really hits its stride.
Height: 2-3’
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Container Role: filler
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What’s unique: Whimsical blooms all season on large plants
This fun new flower topped our list of favorites in last year’s trials. It bloomed the entire season with no special effort from us, becoming covered in whimsical hot pink, cotton ball-shaped flowers. Pollinators seemed to love them as much as we did. Grow this plant in the hottest, sunniest spot in your garden and it will thrive.
Height: 22-28”
Exposure: full sun
Container Role: specimen, thriller
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What’s unique: Robust plants for sun or shade
In the past, polka dot plants were all grown from seed and they tended to bolt right back into seed once they started growing. Hippo varieties are a huge improvement. They’re extra vigorous, don’t bolt and grow much larger, making them easier to mix with other plants in combinations. They are incredibly versatile too—growing well in sun and shade, in containers and landscapes. Treat them like you would a coleus.
Height: 16-22”
Exposure: full sun to full shade
Container Role: thriller, filler
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What’s unique: First-ever pink African daisy
Joining its purple, orange, yellow and white cousins is this first-ever pink flowering African daisy. It’s the perfect color for spring—one of the first annuals to plant alongside pansies and other cool weather loving plants. All of the Bright Lights African daisies have improved heat tolerance, too, so you’ll get to enjoy them well into the summer months.
Height: 8-12”
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Container Role: filler
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What’s unique: New color for the Supertunia Vista series
We’ve all been anxiously awaiting the introduction of a new Supertunia Vista color and it’s finally here! This watermelon pink selection grows to the same impressive size as the Bubblegum® petunias you’ve grown and love. Expect a blanket of color all season without deadheading, just like all of your favorite Supertunias.
Height: 12-24”
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Container Role: specimen, filler, spiller
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What’s unique: First pink-flowered salvia of this type
If you’re looking to attract hummingbirds and other pollinators, this is the plant you need. Forget the sticky syrup-filled feeders–this plant is a natural hummingbird feeder! It’s also the first salvia of its kind to have fuchsia pink blooms (most are purple.) It grows quickly into a full, robust plant, so it is best planted in the landscape or in a very large container where it can grow to its full potential.
Height: 2-3’
Exposure: full sun
Container Role: specimen, thriller
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Susan Martin
Angelface® Steel Blue Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)
‘Canary Wings’ Begonia
Superbells® Doublette Love Swept™ Calibrachoa
Diamond Mountain™ Euphorbia
Truffula™ Pink Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Hippo® Hypoestes (Polka Dot Plant)
Bright Lights™ Pink Osteospermum (African Daisy)
Supertunia Vista® Paradise Petunia
Rockin’® Fuchsia Salvia