Walters Gardens, a breeder and grower located in Zeeland, MI, has plenty of new plants to talk about this year, including a new hemerocallis color pattern, a novel color in heuchera, and a new breakthrough for yellow hardy hibiscus.
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Bergenia ‘Miss Piggy’
Stunning display of bright-pink flowers in early spring
More consistent pink flower color, larger canopy of foliage, and broader, more substantial leaves than B. 'Sakura'
Zones 4-9
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Dianthus 'Paint the Town Fancy'
1-inch, single, rosy-fuchsia flowers with a red eye and serrated petals
Increased heat tolerance
Flowers appear in early summer; a quick shearing after flowering will encourage rebloom in early fall
Zones 4-9
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Dianthus 'Paint the Town Red'
3/4- to 1-inch, single, deep magenta-red flowers and serrated petals
Increased heat tolerance
Flowers appear in early summer; a quick shearing after flowering will encourage rebloom in early fall
Zones 4-9
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Echinacea 'The Price is White'
Wide, overlapping, horizontal white petals with a green cone and yellow pollen
5-inch wide flowers are held over the top of dark green foliage
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Hemerocallis 'Rainbow Rhythm Lake of Fire'
New color pattern: Large 7-inch flowers with orange-red eye and an orange-red picotee edge along the ruffled petals
Award-winning: American Hemerocallis Society Honorable Mention 2010
Zones 3-9
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Heuchera 'Dolce Toffee Tart'
Brand-new color
New leaves are amber with a silver overlay, mature leaves are ginger color with silver overlay
Provide some shade protection (do not plant in full sun)
Zones 4-9
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Hibiscus 'Summerific French Vanilla'
New color and breakthrough for yellow Hardy Hibiscus
Flowers are more yellow in cooler conditions and whiter in hotter climates
Prolific floral production
Compact habit
Zones 4-9
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Hibiscus 'Summerific Spinderella'
New pinwheel pattern
Tidy, dense, well-rounded habit
Large 8-inch white flowers have medium accented edges and a dark red eye
Zones 4-9
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Origanum 'Drops of Jupiter'
When planted in full sun, foliage is chartreuse yellow
Late summer mauve-pink flowers are held on purple calyxes
Calyxes hold after flowers are spent and extend the attractiveness late into fall
Edible leaves
Zones 4-9
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Sage Advice'
Darkest purple shade to date
Early to bloom, just like its counterpart 'Denim 'n Lace,' starting around late July in Michigan
Slightly taller variety than 'Denim 'n Lace' with darker purple calyxes and broader leaves, compared to dissected leaves of the former
Zones 4-9
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Phlox 'Mountainside Crater Lake'
New phlox series
Cool indigo purple flowers
Mountainside phlox are more refined spreaders and more compressed to the ground than Phlox subulata (creeping phlox). They also bloom one to two weeks earlier than P. subulata.
Zones 4-8
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Phlox 'Mountainside Majestic Magenta'
Star-shaped, rich dark-pink flowers are a week to a few days earlier than 'Mountainside Crater Lake,' depending on weather
Height: 4 to 6 inches; Spread: 24 to 28 inches
Dimensions based on three-year plants; the first two years in the ground, plants stay around 12 to 16 inches across
Zones 4-8
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Phlox 'Luminary Opalescence'
The Luminary Collection of tall garden phlox are selected for their improved resistance over typical Phlox paniculata varieties
In an extensive mildew trial, Opalescence was the very best variety to display resistance
Light pink flowers have dark pink eyes and are produced over dark green leaves
Zones 3-8
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Phlox 'Spring Bling Pink Sparkles'
Baby pink flowers with lighter halos at the centers
Earliest of the series to bloom
Compared to Mountainside phlox, Spring Bling phlox have larger flowers and better flower coverage and form more of a mounding habit the first two years in the ground
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Phlox 'Spring Bling Rose Quartz'
Large, rose-pink flowers (1 1/2 inches), deeper shade than Pink Sparkles but lighter than Ruby Riot
Compared to Mountainside phlox, Spring Bling phlox have larger flowers and better flower coverage and form more of a mounding habit the first two years in the ground
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Phlox 'Spring Bling Ruby Riot'
Reddish-pink flowers with darker eyes at the center
Compared to Mountainside phlox, Spring Bling phlox have larger flowers and better flower coverage and form more of a mounding habit the first two years in the ground
Zones (3)4-8
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Phlox 'Luminary Ultraviolet'
The Luminary Collection of tall garden phlox are selected for their improved resistance over typical Phlox paniculata varieties
Full sun to part shade
Zones 3-8
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Polemonium 'Heaven Scent'
Forms a mound of green, fern-like foliage with deep purple highlights from spring to summer
Though most Polemoniums prefer afternoon shade, 'Heaven Scent' is able to handle full sun in Northern regions as long as a good supply of moisture is available
Zones 3-7
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Pulmonaria 'Spot On'
New Pulmonaria for Proven Winners Perennials, a new genus to perennial lineup
Flowers appear in late spring
One of the first Pulmonaria to have near-orange flower buds
Zones 3-9
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Salvia 'Color Spires Back to the Fuchsia'
Cross between S. nemorosa and S. pratensis
Rebloom if sheered back
Fuchsia-pink flowers on dark charcoal stems
Flowers produced prolifically above a canopy of dark green leaves
Walters Gardens is also running a new marketing program this year called Summerific Week that celebrates its line of Summerific Herbaceous Hibiscus that includes 10 varieties. If you use #SummerificWeek on Facebook or Instagram during August 3-9, then tag @WaltersGardens, you may be the lucky winner of a Proven Winners cooler.
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In the meantime, check out 20 of Walters Gardens’ new introductions of Proven Winners Perennials for 2021 that are part of the collection. Walters Gardens Trial, and listen to what Manager Laura Robles has to say about the new introductions in this YouTube video.
01520 New Perennials for 2021 from Walters Gardens/Proven Winners Perennials
April 7, 2020 
