Pantone Marsala Plants To Grow In 2015 [Slideshow]
Marsala (Pantone 18-1438), an earthy, wine-red color, is the Pantone Color Institute’s 2015 Color of the Year. The company says Marsala is a color that “enriches our mind, body and soul, exuding confidence and stability.” Media reaction to the color has been mixed, but that hasn’t stopped plant breeders and growers from using the 2015 Color of the Year for creative marketing to showcase plants with Marsala hues. Enjoy this round-up of Marsala plants, which is a mix of both old and new varieties.
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Albizia 'Chocolate Fountain' (Star Roses & Plants)
'Chocolate Fountain' albizia has attractive foliage, a pendulous, weeping habit and ethereal pink flowers that form in the summer. It is a good disease- and insect-resistant plant for the landscape.
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Albizia 'Summer Chocolate Mimosa' (Ball Ornamentals)
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Alcea 'Blacknight' (Jelitto)
'Blacknight' has deep, black-purple single flowers that are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer. It is part of the Spotlight series.
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Andropogon 'Red October' (Emerald Coast Growers)
‘Red October’ was selected for its fine, thin foliage and sizzling autumn color show. It boasts red stems and flowers and has dark-green foliage that deepens to purple in late summer. Cool nights in August can add to the interest, turning foliage tips red. After a frost, this new native turns almost entirely a brilliant scarlet for late-season color in the fall. It’s hardy in Zones 3 to 8.
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Aquilegia 'All Time Columbines Rad Rouge' (HGTV Home Plant Collection)
'Rad Rouge' is part of the All Time Columbines series from the HGTV Plant Collection's Essential Perennials Program.
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Armeria 'Ballerina Red' (Kieft Seed)
'Ballerina Red' is a compact, uniform plant with cushion-shaped, grassy foliage and long, strong stems topped with globe-shaped blooms. It is low maintenance, salt tolerant and suitable for 4-inch pot production.
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Barberry 'Toscana' (Bailey Nurseries)
The showy foliage of barberry 'Toscana' emerges red in spring with a fine, bright-yellow margin. The margin eventually fades through summer, but the foliage remains red. The red color darkens in autumn, taking on burgundy tones.
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Begonia 'Harmony Pink' (Ball Ingenuity)
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Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Wine' (Suntory Flowers)
Million Bells calibrachoa are all mounding in habit, continuous blooming and well-branching, as well as self cleaning and impervious to heat.
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Clematis 'Avant Garde' (Donahue's Greenhouses)
'Avant Garde' has an unusual, 3-inch red flower with pink petaloid stamens, which gives the impression of a double flower and protruding trumpet. It is free flowering and blooms from July to September.
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Clematis 'Westerplatte' (Donahue's Greenhouses)
'Westerplatte' has rich, velvety-red flowers with dark-red anthers. Flowers are 4- to 5-inches. Blooms appear in late June to early autumn. Suitable for container culture.
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Coleus 'Colorblaze Marooned' (Pleasant View Gardens)
'Colorblaze Marooned' has solid, deep-burgundy foliage and lavender flowers. It enjoys full sun due to the dark coloring of the leaf. It has an upright habit and can be used as a thriller in containers.
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Coleus 'Stained Glassworks Trailing Plum' (Oro)
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Cordyline 'Burgundy Spire' (Anthony Tesselaar Plants)
'Burgundy Spire' stays 'fully dressed' to the bottom of its trunk - that is, the bottom leaves stay on the plant. It has an upright habit and long, narrow, deep-burgundy leaves. 'Burgundy Spire' is low maintenance and suitable in Zones 8 to 11.
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Cordyline 'Festival Burgundy' (Anthony Tesselaar Plants)
'Festival Burgundy' has a wonderful dark shiny color and strap-like burgundy leaves that make it stand out in any garden planting or mixed container.
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Dryopteris 'Compacta' (Vitro Plus)
Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Compacta’ is a smaller version of the common autumn fern. ‘Compacta’ displays a strong copper color on the new growth. The compact growth habit lends itself well to container production, as well as landscape uses. This is a new introduction for 2015.
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Euphorbia 'Prestige Burgundy' (Ecke Ranch)
Prestige is quite a tough poinsettia, surviving the one-meter drop test with no stem or branch breakage. It’s ideal for high-density production due to its strong V-shaped architecture. New to the program for 2015, 'Prestige Burgundy' features vivid burgundy bracts with large cyathia – a welcome addition to holiday programs.
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Euphorbia 'Red Velvet' (Darwin Perennials)
'Red Velvet' maintains its bold red color through the summer heat and intensifies further in the fall. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. Its red foliage color adds interest to spring and fall programs and mixes. -
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Geranium 'Regal PAC Elegance Burgundy' (Oglevee)
The Elegance series offers a full range of colors for early spring color. Plants can be easily grown for Easter and Mother’s Day sales. Elegance geraniums are easy to grow, free-branching and best in 6-inch containers.
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Helleborus 'Frostkiss Penny's Pink' (Pacific Plug and Liner)
'Frostkiss Penny’s Pink' is named after the highly acclaimed garden writer Penelope Hobhouse. This variety has unique, pink-marbled foliage and deep-pink flowers on red stems that bloom from January till April.
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Helleborus nigercors 'Candy Love' (Plants Nouveau)
Helleborus 'Candy Love' is part of the Winter Magic series. It is a drought tolerant shade perennial with dark cherry and cream-colored blooms. The foliage persists all summer in the shade garden.
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Heuchera 'Cinnamon Curls' (Proven Winners)
This distinctive coral bells forms a tidy mound of glossy, incredibly ruffled leaves. It emerges fiery orange-red in spring, then turns a unique blend of coppery-orange, red and purple tones.
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Heuchera 'Lava Lamp' (Walters Gardens)
‘Lava Lamp’ forms a large, billowy mass of coppery-purple leaves with deep-purple undersides. The newest leaves emerge a bright copper-orange color and then deepens to a coppery purple as they age. Different from 'Cinnamon Curls,' this variety has large, flat, rounded leaves that are not deeply dissected.
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Heuchera 'Heck-Of-A-Heuchera Extraordiberry' (HGTV Home Plant Collection)
'Heck-of-a-Heuchera Extraordiberry' is from the HGTV HOME Plant Collection’s Essential Perennials program.
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Heuchera 'Little Cutie Sugar Berry' (Bartels)
Sugar Berry has berry-violet leaves with dark veins. It stays small in a pot with short flower spikes of soft pink. It grows larger if planted out and looks great in the garden, too.
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Heucherella 'Fire Frost' (Blooms of Bressingham)
Well colored for all-season interest, 'Fire Frost' has lovely yellow to lime-green leaves that feature striking, large, red centers. Occasional spikes of white flowers rise in the spring. Plants have a vigorous, mounding habit. They are easy to grow and have a natural resistance to rust. Bred by Terra Nova Nurseries and introduced by Blooms of Bressingham.
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Heucherella 'Honey Rose' (Blooms of Bressingham)
'Honey Rose' has fantastic color that changes from coral rose in spring to sable in the summer. Dark veins and intricate patterns add dimension to the ornate, deeply incised foliage. White flowers rise on short stalks in summer. Plants have a compact, tidy habit and a natural resistance to rust. Bred by Terra Nova Nurseries and introduced by Blooms of Bressingham.
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Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' (Walters Gardens)
Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' has glossy, near-black, pointy buds that open to dramatic deep-red blossoms with a blackish-red center and veining. Bright-yellow pollen on the red anthers in the center of each blossom pops with contrast. The 8- to 10-inch wide blossoms have rounded, overlapping petals with a hint of ruffling on the edges.
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Red' (Proven Winners)
'Sweet Caroline Red' is a great foliage component plant in combinations and has excellent heat tolerance and vigor. Deadheading is not necessary. It makes a great spiller for mixed containers, window boxes and hanging baskets.
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Lofos 'Wine Red' (Suntory Flowers)
Lofos 'Wine Red' is a vigorous trailer with medium, dark-red flowers. It works well for hanging baskets and one- to five-gallon containers.
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Loropetalum 'Crimson Fire' (Bailey Nursery)
‘Crimson Fire’ boasts neon-pink flowers in the spring and has ruby-red, evergreen foliage. Its compact, low-spreading form allows it to fit in any garden space. It is great as a foundation or accent plant and makes a stunning addition to any container. Hardy in Zones 7 to 9.
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Mystic Mums 'Eventide Dark Pink' (Fides Oro)
Mystic Mums are bred especially for large flowers, a flexible mounding growth habit, outstanding color retention and long shelf life. Depending upon the cultivar, flowering begins very early and continues late into the season under natural conditions.
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Oxalis 'Charmed Wine' (Pleasant View Gardens)
'Charmed Wine' has a subtle, deep-red color and compact habit with large shamrock-like leaves and tiny, delicate white flowers. It is a great option for container planting.
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Penstemon 'Sunburst Amethyst' (Jelitto)
'Sunburst Amethyst' has purple, tubular-shaped flowers with white throats. It blooms abundantly and requires little maintenance.
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Petunia 'Easy Wave Berry Velour' (Ball Seed)
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Petunia 'Starlet Burgundy' (Selecta)
'Starlet Burgundy' is early to flower and fast to finish. It works well in small pots, baskets and combos.
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Petunia 'Sweetunia Mystery' (Red Fox)
Red Fox Sweetunias offer early flower power with medium-size flowers and medium, compact growth. This series boasts several fascinating varieties with special colors and is suitable for combination planters. 'Sweetunia Mystery' has cream-colored flowers with burgundy veins.
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Photinia 'Pink Marble' (Star Roses & Plants)
New growth on photinia 'Pink Marble' ranges from reddish pink and bronze to striking green and white. Its rounded upright habit makes it a wonderful choice for hedges.
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Rosa 'Cinco De Mayo' (Greenheart Farms)
'Cinco De Mayo' has a smoky orange to mauve flower color and is everblooming. Hardy in Zones 6 and up.
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Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' (Greenheart Farms)
'Hot Cocoa' has an unusual flower color with chocolate-orange tones. Hardy in Zones 6 and up.
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Sedum 'Desert Red' (Emerald Coast)
'Desert Red's' small, blue-green leaves darken in high light. Deep, rose-pink flowers mature to shiny red seed heads.
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Weigela 'First Editions Shining Sensation' (Plants Nouveau)
'Shining Sensation’s' pink, funnel-shaped flowers engulf the plant in May and June, and then sporadically bloom through summer. Shiny, burgundy foliage appears as though it has been polished and contrasts nicely with the pink flowers.
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Zinnia 'Zahara Raspberry' (PanAmerican Seed)
'Zahara Raspberry' blooms from spring to summer. It has a mounded, upright habit and is low maintenance, as well as heat and drought tolerant. This heat-loving variety also attracts bees and butterflies.
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Albizia 'Chocolate Fountain' (Star Roses & Plants)
Albizia 'Summer Chocolate Mimosa' (Ball Ornamentals)
Alcea 'Blacknight' (Jelitto)
Andropogon 'Red October' (Emerald Coast Growers)
Aquilegia 'All Time Columbines Rad Rouge' (HGTV Home Plant Collection)
Armeria 'Ballerina Red' (Kieft Seed)
Barberry 'Toscana' (Bailey Nurseries)
Begonia 'Harmony Pink' (Ball Ingenuity)
Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Wine' (Suntory Flowers)
Clematis 'Avant Garde' (Donahue's Greenhouses)
Clematis 'Westerplatte' (Donahue's Greenhouses)
Coleus 'Colorblaze Marooned' (Pleasant View Gardens)
Coleus 'Stained Glassworks Trailing Plum' (Oro)
Cordyline 'Burgundy Spire' (Anthony Tesselaar Plants)
Cordyline 'Festival Burgundy' (Anthony Tesselaar Plants)
Dryopteris 'Compacta' (Vitro Plus)
Euphorbia 'Prestige Burgundy' (Ecke Ranch)
Euphorbia 'Red Velvet' (Darwin Perennials)
Geranium 'Regal PAC Elegance Burgundy' (Oglevee)
Helleborus 'Frostkiss Penny's Pink' (Pacific Plug and Liner)
Helleborus nigercors 'Candy Love' (Plants Nouveau)
Heuchera 'Cinnamon Curls' (Proven Winners)
Heuchera 'Lava Lamp' (Walters Gardens)
Heuchera 'Heck-Of-A-Heuchera Extraordiberry' (HGTV Home Plant Collection)
Heuchera 'Little Cutie Sugar Berry' (Bartels)
Heucherella 'Fire Frost' (Blooms of Bressingham)
Heucherella 'Honey Rose' (Blooms of Bressingham)
Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' (Walters Gardens)
Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Red' (Proven Winners)
Lofos 'Wine Red' (Suntory Flowers)
Loropetalum 'Crimson Fire' (Bailey Nursery)
Mystic Mums 'Eventide Dark Pink' (Fides Oro)
Oxalis 'Charmed Wine' (Pleasant View Gardens)
Penstemon 'Sunburst Amethyst' (Jelitto)
Petunia 'Easy Wave Berry Velour' (Ball Seed)
Petunia 'Starlet Burgundy' (Selecta)
Petunia 'Sweetunia Mystery' (Red Fox)
Photinia 'Pink Marble' (Star Roses & Plants)
Rosa 'Cinco De Mayo' (Greenheart Farms)
Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' (Greenheart Farms)
Sedum 'Desert Red' (Emerald Coast)
Weigela 'First Editions Shining Sensation' (Plants Nouveau)
Zinnia 'Zahara Raspberry' (PanAmerican Seed)
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Janeen Wright is former Editor for Greenhouse Grower. . See all author stories here.