Hydrangea serrata ‘Let's Dance Can Do!' (Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs/Spring Meadow Nursery)
Hydrangea ‘Heart Throb' (Southern Living and Sunset Western Plant Collection)
Azalea ‘First Editions Electric Lights Red’ (Bailey)
Gaillardia aristata ‘Fire Wheels' (Jelitto Perennial Seeds)
Echinacea ‘Yellow Rainbow Marcella' (Plants Nouveau)
Echinacea ‘Dark Shadows Wicked' (Terra Nova Nurseries)
Bouteloua 'Honeycomb' (Emerald Coast Growers)
Anemone ‘Harmony Double Pink' (Sakata Ornamentals)
Echinacea Artisan Collection (Kieft Seed)
Now is the time to look ahead to spring 2021 and plan your crop mix for next year. On the heels of several leading plant breeders announcing their hottest new varieties (in a virtual format, thanks to the cancellation of California Spring Trials 2020 as an in-person event), it’s time to sort through all the latest options and focus more on your direct needs as a grower.
Check out the slideshow above for several new perennials and flowering shrubs to consider. Among the companies featured are:
Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here.