New perennials for 2016
By: Garden Gate staff
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New perennials for 2016!
It’s never too early to start thinking about your garden — especially when it comes to shopping for new plants! Keep your eyes out for these 4 beautiful perennials and shrub at garden centers this spring.
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Iridescent Bells bellflower (Campanula)
What we love: Bicolor flowers cover this long bloomer — up to 30 blooms per stem.
Type Perennial
Blooms Deep purple buds open to pale lavender from early summer to fall
Light Full sun
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 14 to 18 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Introducer Darwin Perennials
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‘Macaroon’ Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum)
What we love: This compact dwarf cultivar forms a neat, low mound and large, double, bicolor flowers full of texture.
Type Perennial
Blooms Double summer flowers open yellow and mature to white with yellow centers
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 12 to 14 in. tall, 20 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer Terra Nova Nurseries
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‘Dark and Handsome’ hellebore (Helleborus)
What we love: Dark, upfacing flowers — up to 3 in. wide — are especially attention-grabbing early in the season, blooming for 8 weeks.
Type Perennial
Blooms Purple-black double flowers in late winter
Light Part sun to full shade
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 18 to 24 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer Walters Gardens, Inc.
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‘Olivia Rose Austin’ rose (Rosa)
What we love: Exceptionally fragrant, with a fruity scent, this early-blooming rose looks good all season — plants rebloom throughout summer and have strong disease resistance.
Type Shrub
Blooms Soft pink, fragrant double flowers all summer
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 36 to 42 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer David Austin Roses
On April 1, 2016, 12 lucky subscribers to Garden Gate’s eNotes will be drawn to receive this 2016 introduction! Make sure to tell all your gardening friends to go to www.GardenGateNotes.com and sign up for weekly garden tips and the chance to win.
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Find more new favorites!
Love the plants featured here? Get great photos, profiles and growing tips on more of 2016’s best new perennials and shrubs (and other plants!) in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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