Five Newbies From Athens Select And Southern Living
Athens Select is unveiling five new varieties as part of the Southern Living Plant Collection. Allan Armitage says these new introductions will be best sellers.
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Mandevilla Vogue 'Sophia.' The look of dipladenia with true mandevilla performance featuring vivid blooms and bush-like habit. Luminous red blooms contrast nicely with glossy green foliage. Grows 18 to 24 inches and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 9-11.© 2009 -
Mandevilla Vogue 'Vivian.' Striking flowers and a bushy shape for true mandevilla performance with the look of dipladenia. A prolific bloomer with beautiful pink flowers over solid green leaves. Grows 18 to 24 inches and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 9-11.© 2009 -
Pentas 'Stars & Stripes.' Prolific scarlet flower clusters with pink centers are a hummingbird paradise. Lush dark green and white variegated foliage. Grows 1 to 2 feet and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 9-11.© 2009 -
Verbena 'Princess Blush.' Incredibly floriferous with no bald spots. Blush pink flowers with just a hint of deep pink in the center rise over striking green leaves. Grows 4 to 6 inches and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 8-11.© 2009 -
Verbena 'Princess Dark Lavender.' Vivid green foliage against crowns of rich pale purple blooms that form masses of color. Grows 4 to 6 inches and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 8-11.© 2009
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Founded in 1999, the Athens Select program is a collection of unique heat- and humidity-tolerant plant varieties selected by Allan Armitage at the University of Georgia Trial Gardens and propagated from virus-indexed stock by members of the Athens Select Marketing Association.
The Southern Living Plant Collection, first introduced in spring 2008, provides gardeners with innovative new plants designed to solve specific landscape challenges. Each plant in the collection is the result of years of plant evaluations, plant trials and consumer research.
Check out the five new varieties listed below. For more information about them, visit SouthernLivingPlants.com and AthensSelect.com.
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