Vote for your favorite among this year's new Variety introductions.

Colors: Pink Uses: Accent, Border, Container, Edging, Mass Planting Type: Perennials Description: Agapanthus Poppin’^® Pink represents a major breakthrough as the first true pink agapanthus, introducing a new dimension of softness and warmth to landscapes. This semi-dwarf cultivar develops a well-branched form and produces an early flush of blooms, followed by successive reblooming periods that extend into late summer or fall. Once established, Poppin’^® Pink demonstrates strong drought and heat tolerance. Matures to 28” tall and 24” wide, it performs optimally in full sun and is perennial in USDA Zone 9a. Available to trade through Southern Living^® and Sunset^® Plant Collections in 2026.

Colors: Gold Uses: Landscape plantings or container plantings in summer Plant Habit: Upright Type: Perennials Description: The Agastache Honeysticks series has a new addition of Gold for 2028. Gold features bright yellow tubular flowers with hints of orange on upright flower spikes that stand above the body of foliage.

The series was selected to be compact growing but offering a wide range of colors that are well matched in habit. What makes Honeysticks a standout series is the cold hardiness with a USDA Zone 4 rating.

The new addition of Gold brings the series up to 4 colors that can be used in combination with each other or planted in a full sun landscape beds. Agastache prefer well drained soils, long days and hot weather for the best blooms in the summer.

Colors: Red Uses: Hanging baskets, strawberry pots, in-ground production Plant Habit: Clumping Crop Time: (Liner to Finish): 4–6 weeks (4") / 8–10 weeks (Gallon) Description: New "Edimental" is a delicious and beautiful berry all in the same plant. Large semi-double red flowers look like miniature roses on sturdy strawberry foliage throughout the spring and summer. Huge clusters of delicious, large berries are produced for months on end. A clumping variety, few runners are produced. Ideal for hanging baskets, strawberry pots and in-ground production. This was a standout at CAST 2026!

Colors: Blue Uses: Premium, large containers, combination planters and landscape focal points Plant Habit: Mounding Crop Time: Spring: 15 - 17 weeks Type: Annuals Description: Pentas lanceolata StreetArt™ Blue (U.S. Patent Pending) sets a new benchmark as the first blue Pentas from seed. This extra‑large, mounding variety produces oversized, hydrangea‑like flower clusters with strong summer performance and excellent heat tolerance. Part of the new StreetArt™ series—also featuring Red, White, and Rose—StreetArt Blue is ideal for bold monochrome plantings and eye‑catching red, white, and blue combinations timed perfectly for summer holiday impact. Reaching 18–24 inches, it excels as a premium choice for large containers and landscape focal points.

Colors: Limone (yellow); Lemon Zest (white + yellow center) Uses: Hanging Baskets and Patio Pots Plant Habit: Semi-mounded, Trailing Crop Time: 4-inch and Quarts: 1 ppp, 6-9 weeks | 6-inch and Gallons: 1-2 ppp, 7-11 weeks | 10- to 12-inch Baskets: 3-5 ppp, 8-12 weeks Type: Annuals Description: CitraNova™ are the most vibrant new petchoas on the market, and the first petchoa class from Ball FloraPlant^®. They have cold tolerance and good branching, holding up in the wind and rain – perfect for spring and Mother’s Day combos. They have the bright colors of calibrachoa with the large blooms and strong root system of petunia. The CitraNova series launches with two colors: Limone is a bright and deep yellow, and Lemon Zest is white with large yellow centers. They are outstanding performers in combinations, pairing well together and with other components, with lots of flower power and long-lasting blooms.

Colors: Deep magenta Uses: Cut flower, landscape garden, and patio containers Plant Habit: Tall, round & upright Crop Time: Spring to first frost Description: This rose stands out from the moment it blooms! A unique flower form, rich color and velvety petal texture give it undeniable appeal, while the high petal count and strong perfume fragrance make every bloom memorable. Quick repeat flowering keeps the plant covered in color throughout the season, supported by excellent reliability in the landscape. Unlike many highly fragrant roses, it also offers impressive vase life, extending its value beyond the garden. Bred in France, this variety brings together beauty, performance and lasting impact in one unforgettable rose.

Colors: Blue Uses: Landscapes, containers and combinations Plant Habit: Mounded Type: Annuals Description: Modern breeding in Felicia brings a more heat-tolerant cultivar that doesn’t require cool nights to bloom well, making it easier to produce and sell in warmer climates where it will flower more steadily in the summer. Rare true blue flowers dance atop slender stems that sway in the breeze, attracting pollinating bees and butterflies. Its long-lasting blooms on a compact, well-branched habit give it strong impulse appeal at retail, and its easy-to-grow nature keeps it looking fresh all season long.