NEW INTRODUCTIONS
PROVEN WINNERS COLORCHOICE SHRUBS
1 RINGO SHRUB ROSE
Rosa ×Ringo. This multi-award-winning rose’s blooms open a bright golden yellow with a blazing red center. They mellow to a soft yellow before finally turning white with a distinct pink center. Because the rose blooms all summer, all of these colors occur at once, providing an overall multicolored effect. Sturdy and disease resistant, this pretty rose gives a long-lasting performance, year after year, with little care or maintenance required. 3–4 feet tall and wide. Full sun. USDA Zones 4–8.
2 SCENTARA PURA LILAC
Syringa ×hyacinthiflora Scentara Pura. Hyacinthiflora lilacs are the most fragrant type on the market. This semi-dwarf, compact variety blooms heavily each spring, with flower buds that emerge a mulberry violet and open to clear jacaranda purple with a deep, true fragrance. Fresh green, disease-resistant foliage keeps the shrub looking good even when it's not in bloom. Warm-climate gardeners should note that Scentara Pura requires less chilling than other lilacs, so it performs better than them where winters are mild. 4–6 feet tall and wide. Full sun. Zones 2–8.
3 MAGENTA CHIFFON ROSE OF SHARON
Hibiscus syriacus Magenta Chiffon. This is the newest addition to the bestselling Chiffon rose of Sharon series. Like the other varieties, it offers double, anemone-like blooms and a soft, graceful habit. This shrub’s outward-facing powderpuff flowers boast a deeply saturated vibrant magenta hue. 8–12 feet tall, 4–6 feet wide. Full sun. Zones 5–9.
PROVEN WINNERS PERENNIALS
4 ‘SERENDIPITY’ ORNAMENTAL ONION
Allium ‘Serendipity’. Anyone looking for reliable late summer color and exceptional deer and rabbit resistance should consider this new perennial. A sport of A. ‘Millenium’, it shares all of the qualities that made ‘Millenium’ so popular, including the same profusion of rosy-purple flowers that appear from mid- through late summer. However, ‘Serendipity’ has the added attraction of glaucous blue foliage. 15–20 inches tall, 10–15 inches wide. Full sun to part shade. Zones 4–8.
5 ‘JACK OF DIAMONDS’ SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack of Diamonds’. This shade perennial can best be described as a giant version of the classic 'Jack Frost’—with a twist. Its huge 9- to 10-inch leaves overlap dramatically at the base, giving it a shape similar to escargot. From a distance the leaves look circular, and they have a heavy silver overlay with vivid wide, dark green veining pattern. 14–16 inches high, 28–32 inches wide. Part to full shade. Zones 3–8.
