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Tropicanna canna. Photos courtesy of Tesselaar at tesselaar.com.
Bluestorm lily of the nile.
Festival Grass ColorFlash
astilbe
Bellfire
begonia Volcano Ruby Phlox New Plants for '08 Celebrate spring with a fling—
trade old flowering favorites for new
arrivals in the garden center aisles.
TROPICAL PUNCH. Splash some calypso color into your yard with
south-of-the-border beauties.
Tropicanna canna (Canna ‘Tropicanna’) unfurls brilliantly tinted leaves striped with pink, gold, greens and red. Look for its siblings with equally flamboyant foliage: ‘Tropicanna Gold’ (gold and green leaf) and ‘Tropicanna Black’ (purple-black leaf). USDA Zones 7–10; dig and store tubers in colder zones.
Bluestorm™ lily of the Nile (Agapanthus praecox orientalis ‘Bluestorm’) explodes floral fireworks. Drought-tolerant and fire-resistant, these plants thrive in containers or beds. For white blossoms try ‘Snowstorm™.’ USDA Zones 8–11; winter indoors in colder zones.
PERENNIAL FAVORITES. Fill your yard with comeback bloomers to grace your garden with gorgeous color year after year.
Volcano Ruby phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Volcano Ruby’) packs a fragrant, flowery punch from June through September. Plants shrug off mildew with ease. Look for Volcano phlox in white, purple, pink and red. USDA Zones 4–10.
ColorFlash astilbe (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Beauty of Ernst’) brightens shady corners with green leaves that fade to burgundy and purple. Fall foliage features orange and russet tones. Flower spikes soar above leaves in spring, lasting into early summer. Plant ‘ColorFlash Lime’ for a chartreuse splash. USDA Zones 4–8.
How does your garden grow? Do you plant big beds and lavish borders? Or do you pack your posies into containers and window boxes? Either way you’ll find a great palette of flower and leaf colors and textures to paint your yard beautiful!
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Tropicanna canna (Canna ‘Tropicanna’) unfurls brilliantly tinted leaves striped with pink, gold, greens and red. Look for its siblings with equally flamboyant foliage: ‘Tropicanna Gold’ (gold and green leaf) and ‘Tropicanna Black’ (purple-black leaf). USDA Zones 7–10; dig and store tubers in colder zones.
Bluestorm™ lily of the Nile (Agapanthus praecox orientalis ‘Bluestorm’) explodes floral fireworks. Drought-tolerant and fire-resistant, these plants thrive in containers or beds. For white blossoms try ‘Snowstorm™.’ USDA Zones 8–11; winter indoors in colder zones.
PERENNIAL FAVORITES. Fill your yard with comeback bloomers to grace your garden with gorgeous color year after year.
Volcano Ruby phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Volcano Ruby’) packs a fragrant, flowery punch from June through September. Plants shrug off mildew with ease. Look for Volcano phlox in white, purple, pink and red. USDA Zones 4–10.
ColorFlash astilbe (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Beauty of Ernst’) brightens shady corners with green leaves that fade to burgundy and purple. Fall foliage features orange and russet tones. Flower spikes soar above leaves in spring, lasting into early summer. Plant ‘ColorFlash Lime’ for a chartreuse splash. USDA Zones 4–8.
ANNUAL DELIGHTS. Savor season-long color from annuals that offer real eye appeal.
Bonfire and Bellfire begonias
Bonfire and Bellfire begonias
Festival Grass (Cordyline hybrida) stands out with burgundy,
straplike leaves that hold their own in a pot or tucked into a planting
bed. Drought-tolerant and not bothered by pests or diseases, plants
thrive in full sun. USDA Zones 8–11.
