Green Leaf Plants’ New Introductions: 2012 New Varieties Guide
August 2, 2012 
- Leucanthemum ×superbum ‘Freak!’
- Geranium ‘Azure Rush’
- Delosperma ‘Fire Spinner’
- Dianthus ‘Coral Reef’
- Phlox ‘Paparazzi Miley’
Leucanthemum ×superbum ‘Freak!’ USPPAF
This showstopper from Green Leaf Plants® loaded with 2 to 2½ inch, long-blooming, fluffy-looking white flowers with some “freaky” petals going in different directions. Programmable for weekly flowering and long selling season, blooming in 7 to 9 weeks. Compact habit; 13 inches tall (9 inches in pot) by 21 inches wide. First-year flowering and no pinching needed. Full sun, part shade in hot areas. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8. Bred by Har Stemkens of Syngenta Flowers, introduced through Blooms of Bressingham.
Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ USPP#22684
Features the same traits as its famous parent Geranium ‘Rozanne’, a PPA Perennial Plant of the Year, but with 2.5-inch light blue flowers and more mounding habit. Heat loving. Blooms from late May until frost. Vigorous growing, compact, self-branching habit. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8. AHS Heat Zones 12 to 2. Vernalization not required for flowering. Hybrid of ‘Rozanne’ from the Waterers, discovered at Jeddeloh Nursery in Germany. Blooms of Bressingham introduction.
Delosperma Fire Spinner™ USPPAF
Eye-popping tricolored flowers of orange, magenta and white appear in spring. Spreading, succulent foliage makes for a good xeric groundcover suitable for gardens and green roofs. Height is 2 to 3 inches. Full sun. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8; AHS Heat Zones 12 to 1. Sporadic summertime blooms may not have all three colors present. From Plant Select®.
Dianthus ‘Coral Reef’ USPP#19660
A Scent First™ series variety with lovely coral-pink flowers edged in white. Attractive gray-green foliage and fragrant, double blooms. Drought tolerant. From Whetman® Pinks Ltd. breeding with a habit ideal for creating compact containers. Suitable for 1-gallon pot production. Grow in sun. Height is 6 to 8 inches. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9; AHS Heat Zones 9 to 1.
Phlox ×hybrida Paparazzi™ Miley USPPAF
Three varieties have been added to this collection. Along with Paparazzi™ Britney and Paparazzi™ Lindsay, these newest stars really show off their varying shades of long-blooming, 1-inch pink flowers. All have been spotted wearing masses of fragrant subulata-type blooms for spring, over deep green, spreading foliage. Part shade, sun. Height is 5 inches. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8; AHS Heat Zones 8 to 1. Amerinova breeding.
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