Find inspiration for beautiful containers, beds and borders in these 4 new annuals or tender perennials.
Just click ahead to learn about some of 2017’s best new blooms!
Best new annuals for 2017
By: Garden Gate staff
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Night Sky petunia (Petunia hybrid)
What we love: You can’t walk by Night Sky petunia without giving those purple-splashed-with-white blooms a second look.
The flower pattern is very responsive to day and nighttime temperatures. In spring and fall the blooms look like these. But as summer warms up and nights get up to 73 degrees F and higher, the white spots are smaller and there are fewer of them. You may even have a solid purple flower or two. Extreme differences between day and night temperatures, such as hot days and cool nights, produce white flowers.
Type Tender perennial Blooms Purple and white spring to fall Light Full sun to part shade Soil Moist, well-drained Size 10 to 16 in. tall, 24 to 36 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 10 to 11 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1 Introducer Selecta One Source Burpee®
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Sun Parasol® Apricot mandevilla (Mandevilla hybrid)
What we love: This is an unusual color for mandevilla flowers—you usually see them in pinks, reds and white. Sun Parasol is a vigorous long-blooming series. Apricot’s compact size is perfect for growing in containers where you can enjoy the 3- to 5-inch flowers up close.
Type Tender perennial Blooms Apricot from spring through fall Light Full sun Soil Well-drained Size 2 to 3 ft. tall, spreading Cold-hardy USDA zones 10 to 11 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1 Introducer Suntory® Flowers, Ltd. Source Local garden centers
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‘Orange Crush’ four o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
What we love: ‘Orange Crush’, with its sweetly scented blooms, is a great addition to your summer lineup of colorful flowers. Blooms open later in the afternoon in time for passing butterflies and stay open into the evening so night-flying moths can get a sip of nectar, too. Take a seat on your patio after work and enjoy the show.
Type Tender perennial Blooms Orange in late summer through fall Light Full sun to part shade Soil Moist, well-drained Size 32 in. tall, 30 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 11 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1 Introducer Select Seeds Source Select Seeds
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Limerick™ Leonore trifolium (Trifolium hybrid)
What we love: Cool-weather-loving Limerick Leonore trifolium will provide long-lasting color for your containers with other sun-loving plants all season long.
Type Tender perennial Blooms White in spring Light Full sun Soil Moist, well-drained Size 4 in. tall, 8 to 10 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 11 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1 Introducer Ball Ingenuity™ Source Local garden centers
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