New annuals and tender perennials for 2015
By: Garden Gate staff
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New annuals & tender perennials for 2015!
Start getting ready for spring! Find inspiration for beautiful containers, beds and borders from these 3 new annuals and tender perennials.
Just click ahead to learn about some of 2015’s best new blooms!
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Dark Knight™ sweet alyssum (Lobularia hybrid)
What we love: This fragrant mix of deep and pale purple flowers keeps blooming even as temps rise.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Deep and pale purple from midspring to frost
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 4 to 6 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 9 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Proven Winners®
Source Local garden centers
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Glitterati™ Ice Queen geranium (Pelargonium hybrid)
What we love: Floriferous bright red blooms and crisp white variegation make this a stunning geranium, while excellent heat-tolerance makes it reliable all season.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Bright red all summer
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 14 to 16 in. tall, 10 to 12 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 10 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Hort Couture®
Source Local garden centers
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New Day™ Rose Stripe gazania (Gazania rigens)
What we love: Large flowers bloom on compact plants with good drought tolerance.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms White flowers with red stripes in late spring through summer
Light Full sun
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 8 to 10 in. tall, 6 to 8 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 10 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Ball Horticultural Company
Source Local garden centers
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Check out more new favorites!
Love the plants featured here? Get great photos, profiles and growing tips on more of 2015’s best new annuals (and other plants!) in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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