New plants for 2018
The new season brings new projects, landscape designs and the opportunity to bring new plants to your landscape plans. One of the best things about working for a large wholesale nursery supplier is the spring, and seeing all the new plant varieties we are bringing in. Here are just a few of my favorites.
Aronia melanocarpa Low Scape® Mound: White spring flowers followed by purple berries. Glossy foliage and compact mounding habit make it ideal for mass planting, edging, or groundcover. Bright red fall color make it a full season winner. Grows 12-24"h x 18-24"w.
Deutzia x rosea ‘Nikko Blush’: Compact, low growing form with soft pink flowers in the spring and deep burgundy fall color. Perfect for foundation plantings or a low hedge.
Hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff ™ and Tiny Tuff Stuff ™: Hardy, re-blooming reddish-pink lacecaps that bloom on old and new wood, from early summer to frost. Blue color with acidic soils, and pink with alkaline. Bud hardy, bloom reliable and a real beauty!
Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn™: Bright candy apple red foliage emerges in spring and matures to a bold yellow. New leaves the rest of the season are blaze orange. Great for mass planting, borders or hedges. Grows 18-24"h x 18-30"w.
Physocarpus Little Devil™ ('Donna May'): This compact Ninebark has dark burgundy-green foliage. Small purplish-white flowers in late spring. Low maintenance and mildew resistant.
New Knock Out® and Drift® landscape roses:
Coral Knock Out® ('Radral'): Good bloomer, unique deep coral color. Upright to rounded habit. New foliage is bronze red. Blooms spring through fall.
Peachy Knock Out® (Radgor'): Pink petals with yellow centers, giving a peach effect. Blooms abundantly from spring through fall.
White Knock Out® ('Radwhite'): Single flowers are crisp white. Dark green foliage, new growth almost black. Blooms spring through fall and maintains a compact habit.
Lemon Drift® ('Meisentmil'): Newest addition to the Drift® series. Compact, rounded groundcover rose. Bright yellow flowers. Grows 1.5' h x 2'w. Great disease resistance and drought tolerance.
These are just a few of the new woody shrubs available this year. So before you draw up your new landscape designs, consider these new offerings for 2018.
