New plants – annuals
By: Garden Gate staff
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New annuals & tender perennials for 2014!
It won’t be long until spring’s here — find inspiration for beautiful containers, beds and borders from the 3 new annuals ahead.
Just keep clicking to find out more about some of 2014’s best new blooms!
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Hip Hop™ Cranbunny viola (Viola hybrid)
What we love: White petals streaked with striking fuchsia make this viola a bright, eye-catching addition to early-season hanging baskets and containers.
Type Perennial (often grown as an annual)
Blooms White flowers streaked with fuchsia have a purple and yellow eye in spring
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 6 to 8 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Hort Couture®
Source Local garden centers
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‘Shock-o-Lat’ sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
What we love: The huge — up to 6-in. wide — richly colored blooms of this sunflower are pollen-free, so they’re perfect to cut for bouquets. ‘Shock-o-Lat’ sets buds on multiple branches, too, which will give you several flowers on each plant. Just expect some variation — no two blooms have the same exact coloring.
Type Annual
Blooms Dark chocolate brown flowers, with gold tips and a gold halo around the central seedhead, from early to late summer
Light Full sun
Soil Moist, well-drained
Size 6 ft. tall, 20 in. wide; blooms reach up to 6-in. wide
Cold-hardy NA
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Thompson & Morgan
Source Park Seed
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Pink Zazzle™ globe amaranth(Gomphrena hybrid)
What we love: In addition to its attention-grabbing color, Pink Zazzle has blooms that can be up to twice as large as many other globe amaranth!
Type Tender perennial (often grown as an annual)
Blooms Bright pink from spring to fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 8 to 16 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 8 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Introducer Proven Winners®
Source Local garden centers
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Check out more new favorites!
Love the plants featured here? Get great photos, profiles and growing tips on more of 2014’s best new annuals (and other plants!) in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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