Salvia 'Rhythm and Blues' (PlantHaven International)
Salvia 'So Cool Pale Blue' (Jaldety)
Salvia 'Cathedral Deep Blue' (Green Fuse Botanicals)
Rabbiteye Blueberry 'Bless Your Heart' (Plant Development Services)
Lupine 'Staircase Blue' (Green Fuse Botanicals)
Lonicera Yezberry haskap 'Sugar Pie '(Spring Meadow Nursery/Proven Winners)
Lobelia 'Hot Waterblue' (Westhoff)
Lavandula 'BeeZee Dark Blue' (Hishtil)
Isotoma 'Beth's Blue' (Four Star Greenhouses/Proven Winners)
Delphinium 'Pacific Giant Blue Bird' (Benary)
Delphinium Grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror' (Raker/Roberta's Young Plants)
Corydalis 'Blue Heron' (Terra Nova Nurseries)
Clematis 'Lady Northcliffe' (Donahue's Clematis)
Centaurea 'Gold Bullion' (Aris Horticulture/Must Have Perennials)
Blueberry 'Jelly Bean' (Star Roses and Plants)
Baptisia 'Decadence Sparkling Sapphires' (Walters Gardens)
When Pantone recently announced Classic Blue as its 2020 Color of the Year, Greenhouse Grower reached out to leading growers and breeders and asked about some of their offerings that might fit into this category. The response was overwhelming, so much so that after posting an initial gallery last week, we had so many left over that a second slideshow became important.
Plant growers and breeders frequently use the Pantone announcement as a way to connect with consumer trends. Check out the slideshow above for a sampling (more to come) of some of the Classic Blue-themed varieties available to growers and retailers.
Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here.