New Plants 2013
By: Garden Gate staff
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New favorites of 2013!
It won’t be long until spring’s just around the corner! And the 6 new plants ahead will give you plenty of inspiration for planning eye-catching containers and additions to your beds and borders.
You should be able to easily find each of these stunners at your local garden center, although Merlin hellebore will be in limited supply until next year.
Just keep clicking to find out more about some of 2013’s best new plants!
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Mystic Fantasy dahlia (Dahlia ‘Hawaiian Dreams’)
What we love: There’s a striking contrast between Mystic Fantasy’s foliage and flowers — glossy mahogany-black paired with pink and hints of yellow. And these easy-care plants won’t need staking to stand straight; just deadhead spent blooms to encourage more.
Type Tuber
Blooms Pink flowers with yellow halos from spring to summer
Light Full sun
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 20 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 9 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer PlantHaven® International, Inc.
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Gold Collection® Merlin hellebore (Helleborus ballardiae)
What we love: Merlin has showy blooms with long-lasting color — each of the forward-facing flowers opens pale pink, darkens to cranberry, and then turns a rich shade of purple.
Type Evergreen perennial
Blooms Pink to cranberry to dark purple from late winter to spring
Light Part to full shade
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 10 to 13 in. tall, 12 to 15 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer Skagit Gardens
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Carnival™ ‘Ferris Wheel’ coneflower (Echinacea hybrid)
What we love: ‘Ferris Wheel’ is an excellent cut flower, with unique quilled petals that open cream before lips mature to bright yellow. Even after bringing some of the fragrant blooms inside, you’ll still have plenty in the garden. Drought-tolerant and compact, this plant produces lots of flowers.
Type Perennial
Blooms Cream flowers with yellow lips from summer to fall
Light Full sun
Soil Average
Size 20 to 24 in. tall, 15 to 18 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
Introducer Terra Nova® Nurseries, Inc.
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Daybreak™ barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Daybreak’)
What we love: Part of the First Editions® series, ‘Daybreak’ has a compact, rounded habit that’s easy to maintain, making this colorful shrub a good fit in small garden spaces or a container. Plant it where you can watch its foliage change from orange-red in the spring to bright yellow and gold in the summer (leaves won’t burn or fade under strong sun).
Type Shrub
Blooms Foliage emerges orange-red and matures to yellow and gold
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 15 to 18 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Introducer Bailey Nurseries
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Can-Can™ Dark Purple calibrachoa (Calibrachoa hybrid)
What we love: Can-Can Dark Purple has the best traits of calibrachoa: Excellent branching that looks great in hanging baskets or containers and blooms that hummingbirds and butterflies love. Plus these stunningly dark flowers won’t fade in strong sun.
Type Tender perennial (grown as annual)
Blooms Dark purple with yellow eyes from spring to fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Moist, well-drained, slightly acid
Size 10 to 15 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 9 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Ball® Horticultural Company
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Blue A Fuse petunia (Petunia hybrid)
What we love: Get three bold flower colors from one neatly mounding, self-cleaning plant — each Blue A Fuse bloom is a unique mix of yellow, blue-violet and white. The random coloring is entirely genetic, so flowers stay unique all summer long without one color taking over or fading. (Although in fall, when the sun’s not as strong, blue-violet may become more prominent.)
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Tricolor yellow, blue-violet and white from early spring through fall
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 6 to 8 in. tall, 8 to 12 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 10 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Ball® Horticultural Company
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Check out more new favorites!
Get great photos, profiles and growing tips on more than 20 more of 2013’s best new perennials, annuals and plants in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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