What's New in 2012- Cool New Shrubs

What's New in Shrubs- Color Choice® are hands down the best new shrub varieties on the market today. For gardens or in pots. Check it out.

 BudleiaPurpleHaze

 

Buddleia ‘Lo & Behold® Purple Haze’- Similar in size and stature to the popular ‘Lo & Behold® Blue Chip’, this dwarf butterfly bush has dark purple-blue nonstop flowers that don’t require dead heading or pruning. Use as a ground cover, low hedge or even in a pot. 2-3 ft. tall. A real butterfly magnet!

 leptodermis

Leptodermis-Sounds scary, but this cute little bush clover is a dynamite addition to any garden. Fragrant purple flowers begin in late spring and bloom off and on all summer long. Tough, easy to grow and the perfect size at 1 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide.

 ForsthyiaShowOff

 Forsythia Show Off™ Sugar Baby - A new dwarf form of Show Off™ with large brilliant yellow flowers that begin at the bottom of the plant and continue up to the top. Spring blooming, tough and easy to grow. Sugar Baby™ is only 18-30 inches, whereas it's parent plant 'Show Off' reaches 5-6 feet.

HydrangeaBoBo Hydrangea 'Bobo™'- Bobo is a dwarf summer blooming plant with large white flowers held on strong sturdy stems. At only 30-36 inches, Bobo is an asset to any small garden or large patio pot.
HydrangeaLittleLime Hydrangea ‘Little Lime™’- if you like the large ‘Limelight’ hydrangea, you’ll fall for this diminutive version with all the same great characteristics. Continuous blooming, lime green flowers on strong upright stems. Fall flower color is a combination of green, pink, and burgundy. ‘Little Lime’ stands 3-5 feet, whereas ‘Limelight’ reaches 6-8 ft.
PotentillaHappyFace Potentilla ‘Happy Face™’- You will surely smile when you see the cheerful, bright yellow flowers that bloom from spring through late summer on a compact 2-3 foot plant. Great for warm sunny garden spots and swell in a patio pot.
LilacBloomerang Syringa or Lilac 'Bloomerang™'- A true re-blooming lilac with highly fragrant flowers. a perfect shrub for any garden, it grows 4- 5 feet tall.
WeigelaFineWine Weigela 'Fine Wine™'- If you like 'Wine & Roses' you will love 'Fine Wine' with a compact mounded habit similar to a spirea and dark burgundy foliage. Loads of pink flowers on a 2-3 ft plant. Nice for the perennial bed, a low hedge or even in a patio pot.
WeigelaSonicBloom Weigela 'Sonic Bloom™ Red'- A re blooming weigela with cherry red, not pink, flowers! 4-5 ft tall and wide.

Pictures are courtesy of Proven Winners®, Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc., Gardenworld Inc. and Ball Seed®.