Variety notebook

Anemone hupehensis ‘Pretty Lady Diana’

The Pretty Lady series of Anemone feature compact habits, unlike other hupehensis varieties. Diana has single pink flowers over 2 inches (5 cm) wide. These long-lived garden plants are great for mixing with Dendranthema hardy mums and other fall-flowering perennials. Diana is very floriferous August to November and comes to Blooms of Bressingham from Mr. Yoshihiro of Kanazawa, Japan.

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Baptisia DECADENCE ‘Lemon Meringue’

Baptisia is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance. Plants are very long-lived once established. It forms an upright, vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems which carry the lemon yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. Plants grow to three feet and are good for Zones 4-9. Baptisia is best served in part to full sun areas.

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Rosa ‘ZLEEltonStrack’

This new large-flowered climber is a different rose for colder climates. It combines extreme cane hardiness, reliable spring flowering, and vigorous growth. Orange flower buds open in clusters of five or more apricot colored semi-double to double flowers. Plants bloom in mid to late spring with sporadic repeat flowering in summer. With extreme cane hardiness, Above and Beyond can be a climber or a nice large free standing shrub in colder regions, where plant dieback from cold won’t be an issue. The plant is very resistant to fungal diseases.

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Agastache ‘Blue Boa’

Blu Boa’s luxurious deep violet-blue flower spikes are held over ultra-green foliage. Boa is unlike any other Agastache. The flower spikes are long, wide and extremely showy. It’s a great perennial color spot for summer bloom. Boa won the “Too Good to Wait Performer” award at the 2013 Colorado State Perennial Trials.

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‘Easy Wave Velour’

Color-rich Easy Wave Velour varieties are a seed spreading petunias. Each bloom has velvety undertones with a slightly darker throat, which adds a textural, multi-dimensional look. Velour brings a new depth to the Easy Wave spreading petunia family. The new colors are: Berry Velour, Burgundy Velour and Red Velour. These fast-growing plants bloom freely all season in the landscape and containers. Plus, it has the full retail marketing support of the popular Wave brand. Bred by PanAmerican Seed.

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Heuchera ‘Grape Soda’

Heuchera ‘Grape Soda’ has dusky-purple spring leaves topped with light purple flowers that blossom spring through summer. From summer to fall, the leaves turn purple with slight burnishing of silver. The full, vigorous habit and long lasting flowers makes it a container and front-of-the-border plant. Its combination of villosa, americana and micrantha breeding enables ‘Grape Soda’ to have winter color and grow well in the Deep South.

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Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora ‘Triple Play’

Triple Play’s lavender-pink flowers appear from May to June above green and white variegated foliage. Plant it in moist, well-drained soil for best results and is best in part shade. The plant grows to 12-inch height and is hardy in Zones 5-8.

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‘Pagoda Yellow’

The Pagoda Yellow has huge, jumbo sized flowers with a bright yellow color. The plant can grow to 60-80 centimeters tall and 40-50 centimeters wide. Germinate in light and cover Pagoda Yellow seeds. Medium water needs.

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‘Aloha Tiki Neon’

Tiki Neon’s large flowers have a bright, “electric” color that seems to glow. Each bloom has a yellow throat that helps make the flower more vivid. Flowers open early in the day and are very floriferous. The growth habit is nice with good uniformity.

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Insider Info
Angelonia appeared on the gardening scene in the 1990s.