New perennials for 2015
By: Garden Gate staff
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New perennials for 2015!
It’s never too early to start thinking about your garden — especially when it comes to shopping for new plants! Keep your eyes out for these 3 beautiful perennials at garden centers this spring.
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Magic Show® ‘Enchanted Indigo’ spike speedwell (Veronica)
What we love: A compact, upright habit means good-looking foliage all season, but what’s really striking about this deer-resistant and salt-tolerant perennial are its deep purple flower spikes. They make up about half of the plant’s overall height!
Blooms Deep purple from early to midsummer until fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 16 to 18 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer Proven Winners®
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‘Forever Purple’ coral bells (Heuchera)
What we love: Very vigorous, ‘Forever Purple’ is packed with fluted, glossy, deep purple leaves all year long — just trim out any dead foliage in spring. With long-lasting color and purple-pink summer flowers, it will look good in beds, borders, containers or hanging baskets.
Blooms Short purple-pink spikes in summer
Light Part to full shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 10 to 12 in. tall, 20 to 22 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Introducer Terra Nova® Nurseries
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Foxlight™ Ruby Glow foxglove (Digitalis hybrid)
What we love: Hot-colored Foxlight Ruby Glow foxglove is especially eye-catching — outfacing blooms are bright pink, with light orange throats and dark pink speckles.
Blooms Bright pink and light orange from late spring to early fall
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Size 22 to 24 in. tall, 18 to 20 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
Introducer Darwin Perennials™
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Find more new favorites!
Love the plants featured here? Get great photos, profiles and growing tips on more of 2015’s best new perennials (and other plants!) in the January/February issue of Garden Gate magazine, available on newsstands now!
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