40 New Perennials For You To Grow

Posted by Amanda Gallagher|February 18, 2014

Agastache ‘Arizona’ (American Takii)

Agastache ‘Arizona’ from American Takii is a first-year flowering, drought-tolerant perennial that is hardy to Zone 6. ‘Arizona’ is compact and uniform, producing an abundance of spikes loaded with blooms. Requiring little care once established, ‘Arizona’ is a great hummingbird plant for gardens and containers. It grows 8 to 10 inches in height and width, and comes in colors Sandstone, Sun and Sunset.

Agastache ‘Kudos Coral’ (Terra Nova)

Agastache ‘Kudos Coral’ from Terra Nova is a free-flowering, easy-to-grow perennial that produces long-lasting coral colored plumes. This flower features a sweet honey-mint scent and stands out in mixed containers or as a border plant. The average size of this variety is 17 inches in height and 16 inches in width, with a 20 inch flower height.

Blueberry Glaze (Fall Creek Farm & Nursery)

Blueberry Glaze, part of the new BrazelBerries Collection from Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, doesn’t look like any other blueberry variety on the market. With its glossy dark green leaves and compact growth habit, at first glance it looks boxwood-like and can be easily sheared and used in much the same way – except it bears fruit. Glaze is best suited for Zones 5 to 8. Initial quantities will be available in 2014.

Buddleia ‘CranRazz’ (Ball Ornamentals)

This bright new Buddleia hybrid from Ball Ornamentals is big on color and size. True cranberry red florets feature a lemon yellow eye that makes the color pop in the garden. Extremely free-flowering, CranRazz blooms from spring until mid-fall, featuring huge panicles that are consistently 8 inches or longer. Butterflies love it.

Calla Lily ‘Orange Star’ (Flamingo Holland)

‘Orange Star’ from Flamingo Holland is a new variety in the Star line being introduced into the U.S. market for 2014. ‘Orange Star’ has a high bloom count and an orange-yellow color. It produces round flowers and has great foliage for pot production.

Campanula glomerata ‘Genti Blue’ (Green Leaf Plants)

Campanula glomerata ‘Genti Blue’ has compact plants with a violet-blue mound of blooms, offering excellent retail appeal. Vernalization is required for flowering and fall planting is recommended. ‘Genti Blue’ blooms in May through June, with a height of 15 to 16 inches tall. It is hardy to Zones 5 to 9. ‘Genti Blue’ is from Rene van Gaalen, and available through Green Leaf Plants.

Campanula glomerata ‘Genti Twisterbell’ (Florexpo)

Campanula glomerata ‘Genti Twisterbell’ has white-edged foliage that comes in lighter and matures to rich green. Blue and white bicolored flowers grace the stalks throughout summer. ‘Genti Twisterbell’ reaches a height of 20 to 24 inches. It is hardy to Zone 8.

Chelone ‘Tiny Tortuga’ (Skagit Gardens)

Chelone ‘Tiny Tortuga’ from Skagit Gardens is compact and blooms even in a gallon container. It forms clumps of attractive, dark green foliage in the garden, and has a sturdy, branching habit. Hot pink flowers bloom from mid- to-late summer and resemble the shape of a turtle’s head. ‘Tiny Tortuga’ is pest and deer-resistant, and grows best in moist soil. With its compact habit, it is perfect for small gardens and containers. ‘Tiny Tortuga’ is hardy in Zones 3 to 8

Clematis ‘Sapphire Indigo’ (Donahues Clematis Specialists)

‘Sapphire Indigo’ from Donahues Clematis Specialists stays true to its name with long lasting, dark purple-blue blooms that fade to deep blue, and dark purple-to-black anthers. It blooms continuously June through September. ‘Sapphire Indigo’ can be trained as a climber or grown as a shrubby groundcover, and can be grown in partial shade, reaching a height of four feet, it is a good choice for containers. This variety was introduced by Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle.

Dendranthema ‘Pumpkin Igloo’ (Blooms of Bressingham)

Dendranthema ‘Pumpkin Igloo’ from Blooms of Bressingham has rich, pumpkin-orange daisy flowers with uniform, spherical mounds of fall color. Mature plants are 18 to 20 inches in height and 34 to 30 inches in width. ‘Pumpkin Igloo’ makes a good late summer/early fall perennial border. It is hardy in Zones 5 to 9.

Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ (Kieft Seed)

This All-America Selections winner from Kieft Seed is filled with sought-after echinacea colors of red, scarlet, yellow, cream, pink and more. ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ is well-branched and will flower from a first-year sowing. Hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 10.

Echinacea ‘Sombrero Flamenco Orange’ (Darwin Perennials)

New echinacea ‘Sombrero Flamenco Orange’ from Darwin Perennials is well-branched and winter-hardy, just like the rest of the Sombrero series. It is highly floriferous with bright, rich colors, and thrives in USDA Zones 4 to 9.

Eucomis 'Aloha Lily Maui’ (Golden State Bulb Growers)

'Aloha Lily Maui’ is a new addition to Golden State Bulb Grower’s collection of dwarf, fragrant eucomis. The low-input collection is virtually pest and disease free and has a long post-harvest life. 'Aloha Lily Maui' has exotic, coconut-scented blooms.

Eucomis ‘Aloha Lily Nani’ (Golden State Bulb Growers)

‘Aloha Lily Nani’ is a new addition to Golden State Bulb Grower’s collection of dwarf, fragrant eucomis. The low-input collection is virtually pest and disease free and has long a post-harvest life. ‘Aloha Lily Nani’ has exotic, coconut-scented blooms.

Gaillardia ‘Sunset Sunrise’ (Plant Haven)

Gaillardia ‘Sunset Sunrise’ from Plant Haven has flat, orange petals and gray-green foliage. It blooms early spring to fall and has a compact mounding habit. ‘Sunset Sunrise’ is drought tolerant once established, and does well in full sun and well-drained soil. It is best-used in containers, beds and borders. Hardy to USDA Zones 5 to 9.

Gaillarda 'Sunset Snappy' (Plant Haven)

Gaillarda 'Sunset Snappy' from Plant Haven has flat, purple-pink petals with cream-yellow tips and gray-green foliage. It blooms early spring to fall and has a compact mounding habit. ‘Sunset Snappy’ is drought-tolerant once established and does well in full sun and well-drained soil. It is best used in containers, beds and borders. Hardy USDA Zones 5 to 9.

Gaillardia ‘Mesa Peach’ (Kieft Seed)

New peach from the Mesa series of blanket flower from Kieft Seed is very drought tolerant once established. It shows intense, non-fading color all season on upright, well-branched plants that perform well in landscapes and mixed containers. It is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10, and blooms from June to August.

Garvinea ‘Sweet Glow’ (Florist Holland)

Garvinea ‘Sweet Glow’ from Florist Holland has large, bold-colored flowers, and begins flowering in early spring and goes on until the first frost. It is a low-maintenance, pest-resistant plant that is tolerant to diverse weather conditions. ‘Sweet Glow’ is hardy in Zone 7.

Gypsophila ‘Summer Sparkles’ (Walters Gardens)

Gypsophila ‘Summer Sparkles’ is a refined new cultivar from Walters Gardens that forms a uniform, densely-branched, rounded clump of foliage that does not go dormant in the summer. It is covered in lightly fragrant, semi-double, white flowers from late spring through at least mid-summer. ‘Summer Sparkles’ reaches a height of 23 to 27 inches. It is hardy in Zones 3 to 9.

Helleborus 'Gold Collection Monte Cristo’ (Skagit Gardens)

Compact and well proportioned, ‘Monte Cristo’ from Skagit Gardens is a heavy bloomer with unique, blue-gray foliage and red stems. The serrated leaves make this Helleborus an attractive garden plant even when not in bloom. Creamy white flowers with a peachy pink reverse age to green and pink. The helleborus flowers the first year, with lots of outward-facing buds and blossoms. It is deer resistant and hardy to Zone 5.

Heuchera ‘Dolce Blackberry Ice’ (Four Star Greenhouse)

Heuchera ‘Dolce Blackberry Ice’ from Four Star Greenhouse has iridescent purple leaves with black veining, with reddish scapes that carry cream flowers in midsummer, blooming without vernalization. This H. villosa hybrid naturally exhibits greater heat and humidity tolerance. It reaches a height of 10 to 12 inches. Dolce is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.

Heuchera micrantha ‘Martha Roderick’ (Rancho Tissue Technologies)

Rancho Tissue Technologies presents a pink flowered form of the normally white flowered native alum root. Its foliage forms clumps topped with slender stalks of tiny pink flowers 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall. ‘Martha Roderick’ is excellent in woodland settings for borders, slopes or rock gardens. It is drought tolerant, but best with a little water. The species attracts hummingbirds.

Heuchera ‘Carnival Rose Granita' (Darwin Perennials)

‘Rose Granita’ has bright silver-rose leaves and a great mounding habit. Carnival is an outstanding, bright heuchera series from Darwin Perennials, great for one-gallon programs and shade mixed containers. Hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 9.

Heuchera ‘Kira Rockies’ (Danziger)

Heuchera ‘Kira Rockies’ features dark-veined silver leaves and contrasting red undersides. It is a vigorous mounding, medium leaf heuchera that is hardy in Zones 5 to 9, and performs well in sun or shade.

Heucherella ‘Honey Rose’ (Blooms of Bressingham)

Heucherella ‘Honey Rose’ is an introduction from Blooms of Bressingham, bred by Terra Nova Nurseries. ‘Honey-Rose’ is coral-rose in the spring and sable in the summer, with dark veins and intricate patterns adding dimension to the foliage, and white flowers in the summer. It has a compact habit, with foliage up to 8 inches tall. ‘Honey Rose’ is cold, heat and humidity tolerant in part shade to shade. It is hardy in zones 4 to 9.

Hibiscus ‘Summerific Cherry Cheesecake’

The new addition to the popular ‘Summerific’ series is a pure-white flowering selection with magenta-tipped petals and magenta veining radiating out from the cherry-red eye. The 7 to 8 inch wide, ruffled blossoms are borne up the stems, extending the bloom time from late summer into early fall. It reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet. ‘Summerific’ is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.

Hydrangea ‘L.A. Dreamin’ (Ball Ornamentals)

Hydrangea ‘L.A. Dreamin’ from Ball Ornamentals has flowers in pink, blue and all the colors in between. ‘L.A. Dreamin’ re-blooms during the summer, too. The variety has been trialed in harsh Chicago and Michigan winters, and is reliably hardy.

Lewisia ‘Elise’ (Floragran)

Unlike any current Lewisia cotyledon varieties, Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner ‘Elise’ flowers in the first season without a cold period and continues blooming in flushes all season. The delicate and almost exotic flowers are an eye-catcher in small containers and rockery gardens. ‘Elise’ starts flowering four to five months after sowing. The plant is sturdy with an attractive rosette of fleshy, succulent leaves in shades of pastel pink, rose, salmon, orange, white, yellow and bicolor patterns.

Nepeta faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’ (Walters Gardens)

‘Purrsian Blue’ from Walters Gardens is a low-maintenance, long-blooming perennial. Unlike many catmints that have a rangy habit, the compact selection forms a tidy clump that stays neat all season without the need for trimming. ‘Purrsian Blue’ is drought tolerant and deer resistant and grows to a height of one to 18 inches. It is hardy in Zones 3 to 8.

Penstemon ‘Rock Candy’ Series (Star Roses and Plants)

The new, compact penstemon from Star Roses and Plants sports strong, bold colors. It exhibits strong basal branching, does not require vernalization to flowers and reblooms well from a trim. Staying below 12 inches in height, ‘Rock Candy’ is the perfect size for shipping.

Phlox ‘Early Start’ (Bartels)

True to its name, phlox ‘Early Start’ from Bartels flowers earlier than any other Phlox paniculata. It is also long-flowering due to its lateral branching. Given its dwarf size, ‘Early Start’ is great for quart to two-gallon pots and is easy to root in 35 days. Basic care includes pinching at planting and feeding with petunia or mum feed with high EC 1.8 to 2.2.

Phlox ‘Spring’ (Bartels)

A full 10 days earlier than other subulata types, phlox ‘Spring’ series from Bartels is an extremely uniform evergreen phlox for early spring. With six colors and a long flowering first year, it packs a powerful punch in the garden or in a container. Phlox ‘Spring’ series is hardy in Zones 2 to 3. Vernalization is required, and quart to one-gallon pots are recommended. Basic care includes light pinching at liner planting and growing at medium EC 1.4-1.6 in cooler conditions.

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen’ (Rancho Tissue Technologies)

From Rancho Tissue Technologies comes Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen.’ It is the first time the variety has been commercially produced by tissue culture in the U.S. ‘Silver Sheen’ is a good hedge or screen plant, with slender black twigs and stems that contrast with silvery green leaves. Fragrant purple blooms appear in the spring and summer. Drought and deer tolerant, it grows to 9 feet or more and prefers sun to light shade.

Scabiosa 'Giga Purple' (Green Fuse Botanicals)

Scabiosa 'Giga Purple' is new from Green Fuse Botanicals for 2014-15. Analogous to the other plants within First Light Perennials, 'Giga Purple' is a first-year flowering variety requiring no vernalization. It has very large flowers on a compact plant, and its garden height is 12 to 16 inches.

Sedum ‘Rosetta’ (Terra Nova)

Sedum ‘Rosetta’ from Terra Nova has blue-green leaves that open to icy-blue roses in the spring. Growing in a clumping habit, this perennial has an upright arching stem that thrives through the summer. ‘Rosetta’ is drought-resistant and grows an average size of 16 inches in height and 30 inches in width, with a 22-inch flower height.

Stachys ‘Mighty Velvet’ (HGTV HOME Plant Collection)

An HGTV HOME Plant Collection exclusive, stachys ‘Mighty Velvet’ has soft, nearly white leaves. It is deer resistant and drought tolerant, and its textured, wooly leaves hold up well in the elements. ‘Mighty Velvet’ is good for use in accent groupings, border plantings, and in container mixes where its unique foliage makes boldly colorful companion plants pop.

Aubrieta ‘Audrey Purple Shades’ (Syngenta Flowers, Inc.)

‘Audrey Purple Shades’ aubrieta is a new addition to the first F1 hybrid aubrieta seed series. One of the earliest-blooming perennials for small pots to gallons, ‘Audrey Purple Shades’ features a vivid color that captures the first sales of the season. Requiring only three to four seeds per plug, It is more cost-effective than varieties from cuttings with similar uniformity. It is also an economical choice for cool-season growing because it can be finished outdoors or in unheated greenhouses.

Vernonia noveboracensis ‘White Lightning’ (Jelitto)

Jelitto has introduced vernonia ‘White Lightning,’ a distinct ironweed with showy clusters of fluffy, pure white blossoms that is consistently grown from seed. Gardeners appreciate the towering species for its purple blooms in late summer and early fall. ’White Lightning’ is the first pure white flowering form among all regularly purple flowering vernonia species. Native in the United States from New Hampshire to Alabama, the insect- and disease-resistant species, a great source of bee nectar, is widely adaptable. The tan-to-rust colored seed heads in the middle of autumn are an extra bonus.

Veronica ‘Vernique Rose’ (Green Fuse Botanicals)

Green Fuse has included Rose within the Vernique series of veronica for the 2014-15 selling season. All varieties in the Vernique line are inoculated and screened for powdery mildew resistance. The series is an outstanding performer that can be scheduled into flower from early spring through fall. Its garden height is 12 to 16 inches.

Veronica Moody Blues Series (Star Roses and Plants)

This new veronica series from Star Roses and Plants offers something for everyone. It requires no vernalization, which means growers won’t need a long residency time for liners. A compact, tidy habit makes for a great looking container at retail; it even reblooms after a trim.

From colorful and long-lasting blooms to plants that are low maintenance and drought tolerant, these new perennials have a lot to offer your customers.

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