Variety Notebook

Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Bewitched
Sweet Caroline Bewitched, from Four Star Greenhouse, has received an upgrade for the 2011–2012 season. It now features richer, darker foliage and a more upright habit. This variety is ideal for combination and mono containers of any size. The improved foliage is heavily textured with ripples that make Bewitched Improved a standout variety in the Sweet Caroline series. It is a heat and humidity tolerant variety that works well throughout the United States and Canada.
For more: Four Star Greenhouse, (734) 654-6420; www.pwfourstar.com.

Calibrachoa Superbells Grape Punch

Grape Punch, the newest member to the Superbells Punch line, is making a splash in the market. Large, pure purple blooms with a deep purple throat adorn the foliage of this mounding trailer. Perfect for combinations, this beauty will sweeten up almost anything that it is combined with. It would also look stunning as a mono container or basket. Like all Superbells, Grape Punch delivers heat tolerance and superior disease resistance.
For more: EuroAmerican Propagators, (888) 323-0730; www.pweuro.com.

Coreopsis Limerock series

The Coreopsis Limerock series from Blooms of Bressingham makes colorful, high-end combos. Not only do the three colors in the series — 'Limerock Ruby' (ruby red), 'Limerock Passion' (lavender pink) and 'Limerock Dream' (vibrant orange) — create a striking accent container, their compact, uniform and heavy flowering nature is unsurpassed for summer-long beauty into early fall. All the varieties in the series should be treated as tender perennials and placed in full sun. Well-drained soil is important, and they're drought tolerant once established. A light cutback promotes re-flowering into early fall and also helps promote branching.
For more: Blooms of Bressingham, (800) 232-9557; www.bloomsofbressinghamplants.com.