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2024 Annuals

SAFARI^™ DUSK^™ PPAF PBRAF Jamesbrittenia

A color expansion for the series, bearing glitzy purple blooms with a gold eye on mounded to trailing stems. A relative of Sutera that can be used in similar applications with the advantage of far greater heat and humidity tolerance.

• Full, healthy liners with no rooting issues
• Good resistance to powdery and downy mildew
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ containers, baskets, window boxes and monocultures
• 6-12” height; 12-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2

Expand your options for mounded to trailing plants for hanging baskets and upright container recipes with this unique genus not commonly seen in the trade—Jamesbrittenia, commonly known as South African Phlox. In the past, this genus had a reputation for having rooting issues but thanks to advanced breeding, the Safari^™ varieties are much easier for growers to produce. In our trials, we’ve grown them with the same standard protocols as our other annuals and they easily formed full, healthy liners. They are far less prone to powdery and downy mildew issues, but well-drained soil is important, so we recommend growing them in containers rather than landscapes.

Jamesbrittenia is a relative of Sutera that can be used in many of the same applications. However, since it is far more heat and humidity tolerant, it continues to bloom well throughout the warm summer months without cycling. It is also more forgiving than Sutera when subject to extreme weather events, holding onto its blooms through heavy rains and windstorms. Jamesbrittenia also comes in a broader range of colors. The newest member of the series, Safari^™ Dusk^™, bears glitzy purple blooms with a gold eye. It complements the lighter lilac purple flowers of Safari Sky and the color-shifting variety, Safari Dawn, whose blossoms transition through rose pink and lavender shades while displaying a prominent yellow eye.

SUPERBELLS^® DOUBLE VINTAGE CORAL^™ PPAF PBRAF Calibrachoa- LIMITED SUPPLY

Everything vintage is trending with consumers, and this antique amber-orange veined, fully double-flowered calibrachoa is everything they are looking for. Received top marks in Florida trials for its robust habit and seasonlong performance.

• Outdoor growing environment draws out purple tones in the flowers
• Well-branched, mounded trailing habit
• Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
• Grow in 4.25 Grande containers, hanging baskets, window boxes, recipes and monocultures
• 6-12” height; 12-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2

Everything vintage is trending with consumers, and this antique amber-orange veined, fully double-flowered calibrachoa is everything they are looking for. Its color shift when grown outside makes it even more compelling, with purple tones appearing in its veins and petals. Try combining Superbells^® Double Vintage Coral^™ with deep reds and purples, golds or creamy white in hanging baskets, upright containers and window boxes. This new variety was a standout performer in our Florida trials, ranking as the top Superbells and one of the best plants overall in the entire trial. Its habit is impressively robust, and the blooms keep on coming all season without deadheading. As with all Superbells, it has been screened specifically for resistance to Thielaviopsis.

SUPERBELLS^® DOUBLE REDSTONE^™ PPAF PBRAF Calibrachoa 

For something truly unique, try this new fully double, vermillion and gold bicolor selection. The petite blooms appear prolifically on robust, well-branched, mounded plants from spring into fall without deadheading.

• Similar coloring as the single Superbells^® Cardinal Star^™
• Well-branched, mounded habit
• Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
• Grow in 4.25 Grande containers, hanging baskets, window boxes, recipes and monocultures
• 6-12” height; 12-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2

Striking vermillion or crimson red petals with bright gold picotee edges form the fully double blossoms of the unique new Superbells^® Double Redstone^™. These eye-catching blooms have high impulse appeal and pair perfectly with other strong colors like royal purple, blue and gold for summer and fall combinations. Use this plant as a well-branched, mounded filler with slightly trailing stems in upright containers, hanging baskets, window boxes and monocultures. Like all Superbells, no deadheading is needed to keep this plant in bloom from spring into fall. It has been screened specifically for resistance to Thielaviopsis.

SUPERTUNIA^® HOOPLA^™ VIVID ORCHID^™  Petunia 

See what all the hoopla is about! This picotee patterned petunia is the best we’ve trialed in years. It meets Supertunia standards for seasonlong performance without deadheading, has a well-branched habit and exhibits a consistent, bold color pattern.

• Vivid orchid purple flowers with a bright white picotee edge
• Phenomenal garden performance and excellent vigor
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ and 1.0 Royale^™ containers, baskets, window boxes, recipes and landscapes
• 4-12” height; 18-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3

This head-turning Supertunia is destined to have awesome impulse appeal at retail, and growers are going to be equally impressed. We’ve trialed patterned petunias for years, but most have not lived up to Supertunia standards for seasonlong performance or flower quality. We are thrilled to introduce the very best picotee patterned petunia we’ve grown—Supertunia^® Hoopla^™ Vivid Orchid^™. Vivid orchid purple flowers with a bright white edge are produced abundantly on well-branched plants from spring into fall without deadheading. While many petunias of this type tend to develop a bruised-look as the flowers age, this new cultivar looks fresh until the petals drop cleanly. Vigorous growth quickly fills in to provide continuous color. See what all the hoopla is about when you grow Supertunia Hoopla Vivid Orchid!

SUPERTUNIA^® SAFFRON FINCH^™ Petunia ‘Balcobees’ PP32448

As yellow continues to trend with consumers, we are excited to introduce this new sunny yellow Supertunia with a full, well-branched, rounded habit. It’ll work well in your spring and summer recipes and deliver a stellar garden performance.

• Bright yellow flowers; may transition to creamy yellow in southern climates
• Blooms spring to fall with no deadheading
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ and 1.0 Royale^™ containers, baskets, window boxes, recipes and landscapes
• 4-12” height; 18-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3

As yellow continues to trend with consumers, we are excited to introduce Supertunia^® Saffron Finch^™, a new sunny yellow Supertunia with a full, well-branched, rounded habit. Its flowers are a more intense yellow than Supertunia Limoncello, but they may transition to creamy yellow in southern climates. Try pairing Supertunia Saffron Finch with bold purples, reds and magentas for an especially eye-catching look. Its mounded trailing habit helps it mix beautifully with other medium to high vigor varieties in hanging baskets, upright containers and window boxes, and it can also be used as a flowering groundcover. Like all Supertunias, you can expect this colorful new petunia to bloom prolifically all season without deadheading.

SUPERBENA^® PINK CASHMERE^™ PPAF PBRAF Verbena 

Meet the new star of the series! This pastel pink Superbena captured our attention in trials with its delicate flower color, extremely vigorous growth, and huge umbels that rival Superbena Whiteout^™ and Violet Ice in size.

• Exemplary resistance to powdery mildew
• Mounded trailing habit
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ containers, baskets, window boxes, recipes and landscapes
• 6-12” height; 18-30” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3

Meet the new star of the series! This pastel pink Superbena captured our attention in trials with its delicate flower color, extremely vigorous growth, and huge umbels that rival Superbena Whiteout^™ and Violet Ice in size. It was able to keep up well in combinations with the new Supertunia Tiara^™ Pink petunia which, like Superbena^® Pink Cashmere^™, is one of the most vigorous cultivars in its series. Mounded trailing plants produce loads of continuous blooms all season without deadheading. Like all Superbena, it meets our extremely high standards for powdery mildew resistance.

HEART TO HEART^® ‘Rain or Shine’ PPAF Caladium hortulanum
       

One of the most unique and vigorous caladiums we’ve ever trialed. Large, bronze pink-red leaves with soft pink speckles and black veining stand out easily on grower and retail benches. Good sun tolerance expands this variety’s uses.

• Intermediate to taller, upright habit
• Sprouts and finishes quickly in production
• Bulbs come de-eyed and painted for quick and easy planting
• Grow in 1QT, 6.5” or 8.5” containers, window boxes, recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 15-20” height; 10-14” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2

Unique coloring and fantastic vigor set Heart to Heart^® ‘Rain or Shine’ caladium apart. Large, heart-shaped leaves emerge in dramatic shades of deep bronze pink-red with soft pink speckles and black veining. In certain lights, you might detect a hint of purple, too. They retain their color well in full sun but also thrive in part sun. This variety’s taller, upright form makes a statement in premium recipes while easily standing out on retail benches. We’ve been impressed with how fast it is to sprout and finish 6.5” containers fully—one of the quickest of the series. Like all Heart to Heart caladiums, the bulbs you receive will come de-eyed and painted for quick and easy planting, resulting in a predictably strong crop every time.

2024 Perennials

‘Silver Lining’ Artemisia (White Sagebrush)
USPPAF CanPBRAF 

Grown for its spectacular foliage, this native cultivar forms a low, wide mound of dissected
silver foliage that keeps its shape all season. It is reliably perennial and does not spread by
underground runners. Use as a filler at the border’s edge or a spiller in container recipes.

• Deer and rabbit resistant
• 12-16" height; 32-36" spread
• Zones: 4-9
• Full sun

RAINBOW RHYTHM^® ‘Blazing Glory’ Hemerocallis (Daylily)

This striking daylily bears very large 6", golden yellow flowers with a bold burgundy red eye and matching picotee edge that extends around the entire margin of the petals. A fragrant, semi-evergreen tetraploid, blooming first midseason and reblooming in late summer.

• Well-branched scapes with high bud count
• 32" height; 18-24" spread
• Zones: 3-9
• Full sun to part sun

SUMMERIFIC^® ‘All Eyes on Me’ Hibiscus
USPPAF CanPBRAF (Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow)

One of our most compact hardy hibiscus to date. Well-rounded plants with dark green foliage bloom top to bottom with very large 8", blushing pink blossoms with a bright red eye from midsummer to early fall. Heavily overlapping, ruffled petals give the impression of being semi-double.

• 31/2' height; 31/2' spread
• Zones: 4-9
• Full sun to part sun

SHADOWLAND^® ‘Love Story’ Hosta
USPPAF CanPBRAF

This medium-sized hosta bears long, heart-shaped, green leaves with chartreuse jetting that bleeds into the creamy white center. It’s made extra-special by variegation which extends from petiole to leaf tip and wavy piecrust leaf edges. Tall scapes hold large clusters of white flowers in early summer.

• 14-16" height; 22-31" scape; 36-42" spread
• Zones: 3-9
• Part shade to full shade

LUMINARY^™ ‘Prismatic Pink’ Phlox paniculata
USPPAF CanPBRAF (Tall Garden Phlox)

Classic bubblegum pink flowers with a dark pink eye form large, dense panicles atop the clump of mildew-resistant, dark green foliage for several months beginning in midsummer. A good match
for the series; perfect size for mid-border and
a great cut flower. This native hybrid is a
pollinator favorite.

• 32-34" height; 24-28" spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part shade

ROCK ‘N GROW^® ‘Midnight Velvet’ Sedum
USPPAF CanPBRAF (Stonecrop)

This striking upright sedum creates interest from the moment its deep purple foliage emerges in spring.
The full, domed habit is adorned in late summer with large clusters of mauve buds which open to reveal rose-red flowers that transition to dark red seed heads. A pollinator magnet.

• Full sun results in darkest foliage color
• 22-26" height; 30-32" spread
• Zones: 3-9
• Full sun

2024 Shrubs

Starblast Chiffon^™  Hibiscus syriacus ^{‘Rwoods6’ USPP30270 CanPBRAF} (Rose of Sharon)

A stellar plant with large, pure white flowers artistically inked with outwardly radiating red and pink veins to create a festive flower unlike any other.

• Flowers earlier and much longer than others
• Low seed set
• 8-12' height; 5-8' spread
• Zones: 5-9
• Full sun

Let's Dance Sky View^® Hydrangea macrophylla x serrata ^{‘SMNHSME’ US34327 CanBRAF} (Reblooming Hydrangea)

A standout cultivar noted for its consistent bloom and rebloom, whether you grow it in Michigan or Florida.

• Compact growth habit
• Unique “geometric” florets
• Easy to turn blue (recommended)
• Easy care
• 2-3' height; 2-4' spread
• Zones: 4-9
• Full sun to part sun

 Puffer Fish^® Panicle Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata ^{‘NCHP1’ USPPAF CanBRAF} (Panicle Hydrangea)

Think of Puffer Fish panicle hydrangea as a larger, more puffed-up Bobo^®, with fluffy white blooms that engulf the entire plant, nearly obscuring the foliage.

• Flowers open and mature to a pure white, turning lime green as they age
• Tight, compact habit
• Strong stems hold the blooms
• 3-5' height; 3-5' spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part sun

Selected specifically for its lush, full flowers, vigorous growth, as well as the sensuous texture and sweet, fruity flavor of its petals.

• Edible
• Flavor infused with hints of ripe apricot and warm honey
• Blooms continuously through summer
• Fragrant
• 3-4' height; 3-4' spread
• Zones: 4-8
• Full sun

Bloomerang^® Purpink Reblooming Lilac Syringa x pubescens ‘SMNSPTP’ USPPAF CanPBRAF (Reblooming Lilac)

Unquestionably one of the most prolific rebloomers in the Bloomerang series.

• Blooms in spring, summer and fall
• Fragrant flowers
• Reliable disease resistance
• Durable
• 3-5' height; 2-3' spread
• Zones: 3-7
• Full sun