New annuals for 2016
By: Garden Gate staff
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New annuals for 2016!
Start getting ready for spring! Find inspiration for beautiful containers, beds and borders from these 3 new tender perennials, usually treated as annuals.
Just click ahead to learn about some of 2016’s best new blooms!
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‘Black and Bloom’ salvia (Salvia guaranitica)
What we love: Flowering earlier than ‘Black and Blue’ salvia (S. guaranitica), this new variety has larger blooms and darker stems, too. Expect the same heat, humidity and drought tolerance, as well as lots of hummingbird, butterfly and bee visitors.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Dark blue flowers with near-black stems all summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Ball® Horticultural Company
Source Local garden centers
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Campfire™ Fireburst bidens (Bidens hybrid)
What we love: This bidens’ flowers open red and change to shades of orange before maturing to yellow-orange. A vigorous bloomer in heat and drought, Campfire Fireburst has the perfect size and habit for hanging baskets, containers and the front to middle of the border.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Bicolor blooms from late spring through summer
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 8 to 12 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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Intenz Lipstick celosia (Celosia argentea spicata)
What we love: Deep magenta Intenz Lipstick is a bold new color in this series of low-maintenance celosia, which keeps blooming through fall with little help from you.
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Magenta spikes from early spring to fall
Light Full sun
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 18 in. tall, 12 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 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 photos, profiles and growing tips on more of 2016’s best new annuals, tender perennials (and other plants!) in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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