2013 NGB New Varieties Flowers

FlowersNew Varieties For 2013

AGASTACHE ‘ASTELLO INDIGO’

Van Hemert & Co. Seeds

•Perennial zone 8

•Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner

•Deep indigo 3-inch spikes

•Fragrant blooms from late spring to frost

•Long flowering, disease-resistant, hardy

•Highly versatile - patio pots, containers,

borders, landscape “en masse” plantings

•Agastache hybrida

ANGELONIA ‘SERENITA MIX’

PanAmerican Seed

•Adds height and interest to

flowerbed borders and containers

•Long-lasting fresh colors

•Very little maintenance

•Deer and rabbit resistant

•Angelonia angustifolia

BEGONIA ‘IKON BRONZE’ F1

Floranova Ltd.

•Vigorous spreading/mounding habit

ideal for containers, baskets and beds

•Thrives in sunny or shady spots

•Tolerates high heat and humidity

•Self-cleaning no deadheading needed

•Begonia x hybrida

BEGONIA ‘MILLION KISSES HONEYMOON’

Ball Ingenuity

•Vigorous trailing begonia perfect for

large-size hanging baskets

•Large light yellow blooms brighten up

the shade!

•Easy to grow - little maintenance

keeps it blooming summer through fall

•Begonia boliviensis

BEGONIA ‘SANTA CRUZ SUNSET’

Ernst Benary Seed Growers, Ltd.

•Tough-as-nails plant can tolerate

extreme weather conditions

•Perfect for landscapes, hanging

baskets or containers

•Full, lush looking plant is loaded with

flowers all season long

•Begonia boliviensis

BEGONIA ‘SPARKS WILL FLY’

Burpee Home Gardens

•Dazzling tangerine flowers shoot out

from bronze foliage

•Great choice for shady garden areas

•Maintenance free for easy gardening

•Blooms early spring until frost

•Begonia hybrida

BUDDLEIA ‘FLUTTERBY LAVENDER’

Ball Ornamentals

•Fragrant flowering bush attracts all

pollinators to your garden

•Adds color to landscape borders and

large containers summer until frost

•Hardy to USDA zone 5

•Buddleia hybrid

CALENDULA ‘COSTA MIXED’

Floranova Ltd.

•Ideal companion for pansy and viola

in spring and fall

•Prefers cool sunny spots in garden

beds or containers

•Add edible petals to brighten salads

•2 to 3-inch blooms attract pollinators

•Calendula officinalis

CALIBRACHOA ‘MINIFAMOUSDOUBLE ROSE CHAI’

Selecta Klemm GmBH

•True double flowers add upscale look

•Trailing habit ideal for hanging

baskets, low edging, or containers

•Annual blooms late spring to frost

•Self-cleaning, no deadheading needed

•Calibrachoa cultivars

CAMPANULA ‘MILAN’

American Takii, Inc.

•Large bell shaped flowers

•Available in either lilac or blue

•Annual - flowers all summer

•Compact, medium height container

plant or as a houseplant

•Campanula medium

CANNA ‘SOUTH PACIFIC SCARLET’ F1 2013 AAS WINNER

American Takii, Inc.

•Award winning first F1 canna from seed

adds a tropical touch to your garden

•Floriferous bloomer with showy 4-inch

scarlet flowers all summer long

•Robust flower-laden 4-5 foot tall

specimen plant or tall focal point

•Canna generalis

CELOSIA ‘INTENZ’

Ball Ingenuity

•Vibrant color on spiky blooms adds

texture to mixed containers

•Versatile plant for patio pots,

landscapes, or as a pot plant indoors

•Low-maintenance plant with high

appeal, performs great in full-sun

•Celosia caracus

COSMOS ‘RUBENZA’

Harris Seeds

•Unique color for Cosmos with dark ruby

red flowers maturing to deep rose

•Gorgeous in flower beds and borders

•Height 24-32” tall with a 14-20” spread

•Performs well in heat, rain and wind

•Attracts helpful bees and butterflies

•Cosmos bipinnatus

DIANTHUS ‘DASH’

PanAmerican Seed

•Stylish and elegant, adds fragrance to

containers and flower beds

•More compact habit with long, strong

straight stems great for cutting gardens

•Loves cool-season weather with cold

and frost tolerance

•Dianthus barbatus

DIANTHUS ‘DIANA PICOTEE MIXTURE’

Hem Genetics BV

•Forms masses of large blooms on a

low growing plant

•Mix of three unique ‘Diana Picotee’

colors: Crimson, Scarlet and Lavender

•Excellent as a low edging or medium

height divider in the garden

•Dianthus chinensis

DIANTHUS ‘EVERLAST’

Selecta Klemm GmBH

•Enjoy more days of vibrant color

•Flushes early in spring, blooms late

into summer, and flushes again in fall

•Zone 4 cold hardy annual with the

hardiness of a perennial

•Dianthus interspecific

DIANTHUS ‘RAINBOW LOVELINESS’

Botanical Interests

•Beautiful perennial heirloom with

unique lacy flower petals

•Sweet intoxicating fragrance

•Heavily fringed flowers in white, pink,

lilac, and rose, some bi-colored or with

contrasting eyes or rings

•Dianthus hybridus

DIANTHUS ‘SUPRA SALMON’

Hem Zaden-Hem Genetics

•New interspecific hybrid with a dwarf

and strong branching plant habit

•Exceptionally good garden performer

blooms summer to frost

•Cold, heat, drought, rain, frost, and

wind tolerant bushy upright plants

•Dianthus interspecific hybrid

ECHINACEA ‘CHEYENNE SPIRIT’2013 AAS WINNER

Kieft Seed

•Award winning stunning first-year

flowering sturdy perennial

•Delightful mix of colors from rich

purple, red, orange tones to lighter

yellows and creams and white

•Mid-summer through fall bloomer

•Echinacea hybrida

ECHINACEA‘SOMBRERO LEMON YELLOW’

Darwin Perennials

•Perennial with proven hardiness to

Zone 5 blooms late spring and summer

•Compact plant with good branching

•Adds bright color to cottage, perennial

and butterfly gardens

•Echinacea purpurea

GERANIUM ‘CALLIOPE BURGUNDY’

Syngenta Flowers

•Vigorous mounding habit ideal for

baskets, large pots and landscape beds

•Large semi-double flowers with

stunning color late spring and summer

•Blooms in full sun or part shade

•A true heat lover

•Pelargonium interspecific

GERANIUM ‘CALLIOPE HOT PINK’

Syngenta Flowers

•Extremely well-branched, vigorous

mounding habit

•Hanging baskets, large pots, and in

landscapes as a medium height divider

•Large semi-double flowers bloom in

sun or part-shade locations

•Pelargonium interspecific

GERANIUM ‘DIVAS PETTICOAT’

Floranova Ltd.

•Horizon ‘Divas’ have real Wow! factor

•Subtle but striking bicolor flowers are

blush white with rosy red

•Perfect for bright sunny locations

•Deadheading will keep it looking

clean and encourage more flowering

•Pelargonium x hortorum

GERANIUM ‘GRAND IDOL PINK’

Fides Oro North America

•Great climbing, trailing variety for

hanging baskets, window boxes, patio

pots, and as a ground cover on hillsides

•It will also climb on your fence

•In southern parts of USA, this annual

stays in flower the whole year

•Large 3- to 4-inch blooms

•Pelargonium ivy

GERANIUM ‘GREAT BALLS OF FIRE DEEP ROSE’

Dummen USA Inc.

•Vibrant colored large double

flowering umbrels of 4-6 inches

•New series of ivies specifically bred

for heat tolerance

•Blooms early spring through fall

•Pelargonium peltatum

GERANIUM ‘NANO SALMON’

Hem Genetics BV

•Natural dwarf geranium which does

not stretch

•Profusion of large salmon flowers

with attractive dark leaves

•Use in containers or as a low edging

•Stays compact summer to frost

•Pelargonium zonale

GERANIUM ‘SALMON FRILLS’

Paul Ecke Ranch

•Large salmon blooms with a white

edge are very free flowering

•Medium green foliage with a dark zone

•Good garden performance in cool

weather and in heat and humidity

•Performs well in full sun to part shade

•Pelargonium x hortorum

GERBERA ‘CARTWHEEL GLOWING EMBER’

Syngenta Flowers

•Distinctive flower form and bigger

upright, bushy plant habit

•Blooms from early spring through fall

in sun to part-sun garden location

•Rich red/orange 4 to 5-inch blooms

•Excellent as cut flower or house plant

•Gerbera jamesonii hybrida

GERBERA ‘ROYAL BICOLOR RED’

American Takii, Inc.

•Exciting addition to the ‘Royal’ series

•Primarily vibrant red with a ring of

white at the center of the flower

•Upright plants bloom continuously

•Garden container or houseplant

•Gerbera jamesonii

GERBERA ‘ROYAL PRINCE BICOLOR RED SHADES’

American Takii, Inc.

•Stylish blooms with shades of red

highlighted by an inner ring of white

•A non-stop bloomer with a color show

that doesn’t quit

•Compact plant to be enjoyed as a

houseplant or to brighten up a patio

•Gerbera jamesonii

GERBERA ‘ROYAL PRINCENEON VIOLET’

American Takii, Inc.

•Color so vivid it practically pulsates

•Large brilliantly colored flowers that

rise just above the plant

•Superior blooming habit producing a

constant supply of new blooms

•Sunny container or houseplant

•Gerbera jamesonii

GERBERA ‘ROYAL PRINCE RED’

American Takii, Inc.

•Jewel-like red flowers continue to

greet you week after week

•Compact plant for sunny containers

or as a houseplant

•Ideal hostess gift or something to lift

your spirits

•Deadheading recommended

•Gerbera jamesonii

HELIOMERIS ‘SUNSPLASH’

W. Atlee Burpee & Co.

•Native plant from American prairies

•Winter-hardy USDA Zone 4 perennial

•Free-flowering all summer long

•Luminous bicolor of white and yellow

•Pollinator friendly 10-inch tall plants

•Heliomeris multiflora

IMPATIENS ‘PATCHWORKCOSMIC ORANGE’

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

• Vibrant tri-color “cosmic” colored

blooms shimmer in the shade

•Brightens shady garden spaces with

non-stop flowers from spring to frost

•Gorgeous colorful low-maintenance

hanging baskets, containers or edgings

•Impatiens walleriana

IMPATIENS ‘SUNPATIENS COMPACT ELECTRIC ORANGE’

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

•Can grow up to 36 inches in height and

width in full to partial sun

•Takes the heat and humidity and keeps

on blooming

•Dense plants are covered with blooms

from spring through a few light frosts

•Impatiens x hybrid hort

ORNAMENTAL PEPPER ‘CUBANA’

American Takii, Inc.

•Large vibrantly colored oval shaped

peppers are held above compact plants

•Trendy, stylish and colorful

•Available in several colors: deep

orange, light orange, red, yellow,

multicolor orange and multicolor red

•Excellent in containers or as houseplant

•Capsicum annuum

OSTEOSPERMUM‘MARGARITA SUPREME LILAC’

Fides Oro North America

•Blooms from early spring until frost

•Stands out for its large flowers and

higher vigor than market comparisons

•Great for patio planters, garden beds

and as a divider

•Osteospermum ecklonis

OSTEOSPERMUM‘MARGARITA SUPREME WHITE’

Fides Oro North America

•A stand-out for its larger flowers and

higher vigor than comparisons

•Blooms early spring until frost

•Full sun to partial sun garden location

•Annual hardy to zone 10

•Osteospermum ecklonis

PANSY ‘COOL WAVE YELLOW’

PanAmerican Seed

•Easy care and vibrant color in spring

and fall

•Plants will overwinter through Zone 5

and be the first pop of color in Spring

•Spreads and trails over containers and

hanging baskets and as a ground cover

•Viola wittrockiana

PANSY ‘WONDERFALL

PURPLE WITH FACE’

Syngenta Flowers

•Large pansy flowers

•Extremely trailing and floriferous

•Unique “spills” for containers and

hanging baskets

•Vigorous, well-branching habit

•Pansy wittrockiana hybrida

PETCHOA ‘SUPERCAL VIOLET’

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

•Petchoa is a wonderful combination of

petunia and calibrachoa traits

•Large 3” uniquely colored blooms are

sure to brighten up a porch or patio

•Plants hold up very well in all types of

weather including the heat!

•Performs well early spring through fall

•Petchoa hybrid

PETUNIA PICOBELLA‘CASCADE RED’

Syngenta Flowers

•Loaded with dainty flowers that top

highly-branched, spreading plants

•Extra-early flowering, even under

short days

•Containers and hanging baskets

•Pollinator friendly

•Petunia hybrida milliflora

PETUNIA ‘SHOCK WAVEDEEP PURPLE’

Harris Seeds

•Vibrant, deep purple blooms bring high

impact to your patio pots and baskets

•Mounded, spreading plants keep classy

appearance through heat, rain, wind and

light frosts

•Height 7-10 inches, 30-36” spread

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA ‘SOPHISTICA LIME GREEN’

Harris Seeds

•Bring a zing of lime to your garden with

these big, splashy 3-4” blooms

•Excellent specimen plant for gardens,

baskets and containers

•Upright 10-15” tall with 10-12” spread

•Plant will tolerate heat

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA ‘TRELLIS PINK’

Grimes Horticulture, Inc.

•Upright growing and aggressive

•Makes tons of flowers on plants that

lend themselves to trellis production

•The only petunia on the market that

can grow this way

•Blooms summer to frost

•Petunia x hybrida

PETUNIA ‘TRILOGY’

American Takii, Inc.

•Unique dome shape and flower

power will wow you

•Excellent performer in containers, in

baskets and in the garden

•Will spread up to 30-36 inches when

planted in the ground

•Petunia x hybrida

STREPTOCARPUS ‘CAPE COOL’

Floranova Ltd.

•Available in 4 colors

•Thrives in a warm shaded area, inside

the house or outside in the garden

•Much more compact habit and smaller

leaves than older varieties

•Less susceptible to diseases

•Streptocarpus x hybridus

SUNFLOWER ‘SOLAR FLARE’

W. Atlee Burpee & Co.

•Attention getting Burpee prize winner

•Dazzling flame type sunflower will

keep your vases ablaze with color

•Showy 6-inch blooms

•5-6 foot tall pollinator friendly plant

•Requires a sunny garden spot

•Helianthus annuus

SUNFLOWER ‘ZOHAR’ F1

Genesis Seeds Ltd.

•Vibrant golden yellow-orange petals

surround the rich dark chocolate center

•Enjoy as a cut flower or to add height

in sunny garden beds and containers

•Bright 5-inch blooms attract butterflies

•Tall sturdy plants are wind tolerant

•Helianthus annuus

SWEET PEA ‘CANDY SHOWERS’

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

•New series of trailing snapdragon

available in 5 bright colors

•Great choice for hanging baskets or

containers in the spring or fall

•Pollinator friendly full sun annual

•Antirrhinum majus namum pendula

SWEET PEA ‘VILLA ROMA’

Hem Genetics BV

•Dwarf bush type sweet pea

•Sweet scented blooms

•Flowers abundantly

•Ideal for container gardening

•Attracts all pollinators

•Lathyrus odoratus

VERBENA ‘LANAI CANDY CANE’

Syngenta Flowers

•Striking candy cane colored flowers

with a distinctive star pattern

•Available in a wide color assortment

•“Best in Class” garden performance

•Exceptional powdery mildew resistance

•Verbena hybrida

VIOLA ‘FLORAL POWER RED’

American Takii, Inc.

•Withstands temperatures down to 14°F

•Vibrant, prolific bloomer

•Enjoy cheery red color in spring and fall

containers and gardens

•Edible ornamental

•Viola cornuta

VIOLA ‘FLORAL POWERSKY BLUE BLOTCH’

American Takii, Inc.

•Amazing blue color must be seen in

person to believe

•Ideal for early spring and late fall as it

withstands temperatures down to 14◦F

•Edible ornamental

•Viola cornuta

WALLFLOWER ‘SUGAR RUSH’ F1

Floranova Ltd.

•Something new to grow alongside

pansies and violas in fall and spring

•Survives the winter down to zone 5

•Available in yellow, primrose and

purple bicolor, plus a mix with red

•Sweetly scented blooms

•Cheiranthus cheiri