2014 ngb new varieties-flowers

FlowersNew Varieties For 2014

BEGONIA ‘SANTA CRUZ SUNSET’ F1

Harris Seeds

•AGA Most Popular Flower winner 2012

•Fiery bright red-orange bell shaped

flowers cover the entire plant

•Thrives in full sun to shade locations

•Heat, drought and rain tolerant

•Plant 12-16” tall with a 16-20” spread

cascades over patio pots and baskets

•Begonia boliviensis

CALIBRACHOA ‘MINIFAMOUS

DOUBLE RED’

Selecta Klemm GmbH

•Early-to-flower mini-petunia

•Eye-catching true double blooms

•Semi-trailing plant perfect “spiller”

for hanging baskets, patio containers

•Blooms spring through autumn

•Heat tolerant with low maintenance

•Calibrachoa hybrida

CELOSIA ‘ARRABONA RED’

PanAmerican Seed

•Stunning new red-orange bloom color

•Tolerates drought, loves the heat

•Exceptionally long-flowering in full

sun borders and containers

•Great for tropical, subtropical and

continental climates

•Celosia plumosa

CELOSIA ‘TWISTED’

Ball Horticultural Co.

•Unique bold color adds drama to

sunny beds, containers and bouquets

•Good all-season garden performance

from early spring to fall

•Low maintenance

•Heat tolerant with continuous growth

•Celosia cristata

COLEUS ‘KONG JR.’

Ball Horticultural Co.

•Unique tri-color color combinations,

available in several colors

•Adds interest to shade garden beds

and containers

•Huge leaves create great plant

dimension

•Solenostemon scutellariodes

COLEUS ‘MIGHTY MOSAIC’

PanAmerican Seed Co.

•Striking seed coleus with multicolored

foliage for mighty garden appeal

•Very late flowering variety meets

gardeners’ demand for longevity

•Great in the shade

•Tolerates sun under high humidity

•Solenostemon scutellariodes

ORNAMENTAL CORN‘JAPONICA STRIPED MAIZE’

Terra Organics, LLC

•Beautiful ornamental corn from Japan

•Grows 5-6 feet tall

•Variegated striped leaves, dark purple

tassels, burgundy kernels

•Better color development when plants

are widely spaced 6-8 inches apart

•Zea spp

CUPHEA ‘SRIRACHA VIOLET’

Syngenta Flowers Inc.

•New heat-loving series from seed

•Easy to grow in containers or in the

landscape as medium height divider

•Requires little-to-no maintenance

•Available in 3 vibrant colors – pink,

rose, and violet

•Cuphea llavea

GAURA ‘SPARKLE WHITE’ AAS 2014 WINNER

Kieft Seeds

•Perennial with exceptionally long

period of bloom

•Perfect mass planted in sunny

landscape beds or in large containers

•Excellent heat tolerance and more

uniform flowering habit

•Gaura lindheimeri

GERBERA ‘CARTWHEEL

STRAWBERRY TWIST’


•Large semi-double bi-color flowers

•Unique color combinations

•Blooms early spring to frost

•Adds attention getting color to

containers and hanging baskets

•Gerbera jamesonii

GERBERA GARVINEA

‘SWEET DREAMS’

Florist Holland B.V.

•Garvinea® is the first true garden gerbera

•Continuous outdoor flowering from early

spring until the first frost of fall

•Cold, heat, drought, rain & wind tolerant

•Vivid purple flowers can be picked for

small bouquets

•Gerbera hybrid

GERBERA GARVINEA

‘SWEET GLOW’



•Continuous outdoor flowering during 3

seasons - from early spring to first frost

•Rich and lush flowering plants are well

suited for pots or borders

•Large vivid orange 3-5” flowers

•Gerbera hybrid

GERBERA GARVINEA

‘SWEET HONEY’



•Robust garden plants flower from early

spring until the first frost of fall

•In mild climates it flowers year round

•Adds golden yellow to your garden

borders, terrace or balcony

•Gerbera hybrid

GERBERA ‘KAROO’


•Patio gerberas look sensational in large

containers placed in part shade

•Voluminous plants carry a large amount

of long lasting, successive flowers

•You can pick the flowers to use as indoor

cut flowers


GERBERA ‘SERENGETI’


•5-inch blooms provide an extravagant

WOW-effect on every porch or patio

•Added bonus: you can pick the flowers to

use as indoor cut flowers

•Patio gerberas are sensational in large

containers set in a partial sun location


GERBERA ‘VOLCANOES’


•Patio Gerberas are sensational in large

containers on the porch, veranda or patio

•Sun to part shade location

•Flame colored 5-inch blooms from late

spring to the first frost

•Long lasting successive flowers

•Bushy medium height garden plant


GOMPHRENA ‘PINBALL PURPLE’

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

•Unique flower form and intense color

make it perfect for mixed combinations

•Loaded with vibrant flowers from early

spring to frost

•'Pinball ‘ is also available in White or

Snow-tip Lavender

•Gomphrena hybrid

HEUCHERA ‘BLUSHING DAWN’

Florexpo, S. A.

•Perennial hardy to zone 4

•Striking red and yellow foliage

•Delicate pink flowers offer contrast

•Full sun, partial sun or shade location

•Avoid soaking conditions

•Border plant, specimen or groundcover

•Heuchera hybrid

HOLLYHOCK ‘SPRING CELEBRITIES APRICOT’

American Takii, Inc.

•Stunning double-to semi-double

apricot colored flowers

•Dwarf plant reaches a maximum

height of just 32 inches tall

•Side shoots also produce flowers

•Full sun annual

•Alcea rosea annua

HOLLYHOCK ‘SPRING CELEBRITIES ROSE’


•Stunning double- to semi-double rose

colored flowers

•Side shoots also produce flowers

•Dwarf plant 32 inches is perfect as

the “thriller” in your containers

•Full sun annual

•Alcea rosea annua

IMPATIENS ‘SUNPATIENS COMPACT HOT CORAL ’


•Robust, sun loving, heat-loving New

Guinea type impatiens

•Thrives in full sun or part shade

•Delivers non-stop color from spring

through hard frost

•Dense, bushy plants 16-32 inches tall

•Impatiens hybrida

IMPATIENS ‘SUNPATIENS COMPACT RED’


•Robust, sun loving, heat-loving New

Guinea type impatiens

•Thrives in full sun or part shade

•Delivers continuous color from spring

through hard frost

•Unaffected by downy mildew

•Impatiens hybrida

IMPATIENS NEW GUINEA ‘FLORIFIC RED’


•Large abundant blooms provide

superior coverage in pots or garden

•Disease resistant shade variety

•‘Florific’ is available in lavender, red,

white & violet

•Impatiens hawkeri

LAVENDER ‘SUPERBLUE’

Darwin Perennials

•Perennial herb hardy to zone 4

•English lavender with excellent winter

hardiness that thrives in the landscape

•Free-flowering in the heat & humidity

•Excellent full sun garden performance

•Pleasant scent

•Lavandula angustifolia

LOPHOSPERMUM ‘LOFOS COMPACT RED’

Suntory Flowers Ltd.

•Vining annual for full to partial sun

•Excellent hanging or climbing plant

•Vigorous, self cleaning plants will

bloom throughout the growing season

•Also available in ‘Compact White’

•Lophospermum lophospermum

MANDEVILLA ‘SUN PARASOLRED EMPEROR’


•New premium mandevilla

•Large 3-5 inch striking red flowers

•Vigorous vines bloom all summer

•Full sun container or tall background

•Outstanding disease resistance

•Mandevilla hybrid

MARIGOLD ‘NARAI ORANGE’

Ameriseed Inc.

•Extremely strong and stiff stems

•Bushy plants over 24 inches tall will

not fall over with heavy rain

•Many firm and large 4-inch flowers

very suitable for cut flower bouquets

•Unique deep orange color

•Tagetes erecta

MARIGOLD ‘NARAI YELLOW’

Ameriseed Inc.

•Bred under hot and humid conditions

•Bushy plants over 24 inches tall with

extremely strong and stiff stems

•Will not fall over with heavy rain

•4-inch unique light yellow cream color

blooms summer to frost

•Tagetes erecta

MARIGOLD ‘PAGODA YELLOW’

Ameriseed Inc.

•Largest flower size of 4-5 inches

•Blooms are firm, ball shaped with

strong stems

•Light yellow flowers contrast with

deep green foliage

•Bushy plants 10-24 inches tall

•Tagetes erecta

MIX CONTAINER ‘KWIK KOMBOS PLUM-TASTIC MIX’


•Great combo of Lobelia ‘Techno® Heat

Violet,’ Petunia ‘Whispers™ Lavender

Eye’ & Verbena ‘Lanai® Deep Purple’

•Thrives in full sun planted containers

or landscape settings

•Developed to maintain balance for the

season

OSTEOSPERMUM ‘PASSION

PINK SHADES’


•Compact bushy habit–doesn’t get leggy

•Deep dusty pink to very pale pink

•Good heat tolerance makes a fabulous

transition plant from late summer to fall

and blooms until the first frost

•Flowers stay open under low light

•Osteospermum ecklonis

OSTEOSPERMUM ‘PASSION ROSE’



•Plants produce many daisy-like flowers






OSTEOSPERMUM ‘PASSION WHITE’



•Plants produce many daisy-like flowers






PANSY ‘COOL WAVE

GOLDEN YELLOW’


•Easy care and vibrant color for spring

and fall gardens

•Overwinters through USDA zone 5

and is the first pop of color in spring

•Spreads and trails over containers

and hanging baskets

•Viola wittrockiana

PENTAS ‘STARCLUSTER ROSE’


•Rich, vibrant large flower clusters

attract bees and butterflies

•Coordinates well with other sun

loving annuals

•Garden height of 24 inches tall

•Continues to bloom in the heat and

humidity of summer

•Pentas lanceolata

PETUNIA ‘CHA-CHING CHERRY’

Ball FloraPlant

•Delightful bicolor striping of rich

wine, pink and cream

•Makes stunning hanging baskets with

wow appeal

•Trailing plant 10-16 inches tall shows

well in mixed containers

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA ‘FLASH MOB BLUERIFIC’

Burpee Home Gardens

•A superstar morn-pattern that’s

great in containers

•Trails vigorously from hanging

baskets for show-off color

•Blooms spring through late summer

•10-16” tall with spread of 20-30”

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA ‘SOPHISTICA BLACKBERRY’ F1

Harris Seeds

•Striking large velvety-black blooms

cover lush, upright 10-15” plants

•Plant on its own or contrast it with

‘Sophistica Lime Green’ (pictured) or

another bright, lighter colored petunia

•Conversation starter in containers,

hanging baskets, or garden beds

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA‘SUPERTUNIA PICASSO IN PINK’

Proven Winners

•Pink 3” blooms surrounded by a bright

green edge will add a striking focal

point in any garden or container

•More compact mounding habit

•Blooms early spring to frost

•Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

•Petunia hybrid

PETUNIA ‘SURFINIA HEAVENLY BLUE’


•Plants 5-7 inches tall are covered with

gorgeous blooms that spill over the

edge and down the sides of containers

•Plants spread up to 8 feet in diameter

in full sun landscape plantings

•Blooms continuously from early spring

to fall

•Petunia hybrida

PETUNIA ‘TRELLIS PINK’

Grimes Horticulture, Inc.

•Another great petunia improvement,

upright growing and aggressive

•Makes tons of flowers on plants that

lend themselves to trellis production

•The only petunia on the market that

can grow this way

•Petunia x hybrida

PETUNIA ‘TRILOGY BLUE’ F1


•Gives gardens, containers and

hanging baskets a blast of color

•Plants cover themselves in flowers

and continue flowering all season with

minimal care

•Maintains a tidy, mounded

appearance


PETUNIA ‘TRILOGY

LAVENDER PINK’ F1


•Gives gardens, containers and hanging

baskets a blast of color

•Plants cover themselves in flowers and

continue flowering all season with

minimal care

•Maintains a tidy, mounded appearance


ROSE ‘DEE-LISH’

Edmunds’ Roses

•Deliciously fragrant Hybrid tea rose

•Upright bushy plants grow 6 feet tall

and bloom in flushes all season

•Foliage carries an award-winning

level of disease resistance

•Northern rose-lovers rejoice in this

zone 5 hardy perennial

•Rosa hybrida

ROSE ‘FIJI’

Edmunds’ Roses

•Robust, highly disease resistant, and

best of all, a blooming machine

•Produces incredible amounts of

bright cherry red hybrid tea blooms

•Compact 2½ foot size is perfect for

the front of a border or in a pot by the

patio easily accessed for cutting

•Rosa hybrida

SNAPDRAGON ‘SNAPPY BURGUNDY & WHITE’

Hem Genetics BV

•Plants stay low (8-10 inches) when

grown in containers

•Covered with attractive flowers from

early spring through late fall

•Frost tolerant ‘Snappy’ provides color

when other plants can freeze

•Antirrhinum majus

SNAPDRAGON ‘SNAPPY ORANGE & YELLOW’

Hem Genetics BV

•Attractive bicolor flowers are borne

profusely on compact mounded plants

8-10” high and 12” wide

•Provides great summer color, in early

spring and fall, pair with pansies when

other annuals might freeze


SNAPDRAGON ‘SNAPPY RED & YELLOW’

Hem Genetics BV

•Striking bicolor flowers add great color

to containers, baskets, low edgings, or

as a groundcover

•Because of their frost tolerance, they

can be planted in early spring and late

fall, making a great paring with pansies


SUNFLOWER ‘ELEGANCE’

The Cook’s Garden

•Smaller plants 20-30 inches tall with

big-time flower power

•Striking compact, low growing

•Fills vase after beautiful vase with

luminous, long-stemmed, brown-eyed

golden sunflowers

•Drought-resistant -- full sun

•Helianthus annuus

SUNFLOWER ‘MISS MARS’

W. Atlee Burpee & Co.

•Uncommonly gorgeous sunflower!

•Flowers, leaves and stems are

suffused with dark-red-to-purple hues

•Merlot-colored ray petals transition

to a pretty pink

•Low growing, vigorously branching

flame-type 20-30” tall


SUNFLOWER ‘SHOCK O LAT’ HYBRID

Park Seed Co.

•Bold golden-tipped mahogany blooms

up to 6 inches wide are pollen-free

•Very long-lasting flowers are excellent

for fresh & dried arrangements

•Bee and bird magnet ideal for annual

flower bed as well as vegetable garden

•Vigorous 6-foot sun-loving annual


VERBENA ‘ENDURO PURPLE’

Ball FloraPlant

•Stays in flower longer in the heat

•Tolerates Powdery Mildew

•Hardy in the landscape to temps in low

teens for extended enjoyment summer

through fall

•Spreading, trailing plants 8-12” tall will

spread 18-24”

•Verbena hybrida

VERBENA ‘LANAI TWISTER RED’


•Unique red & white flower pattern

•8-12” plants with 2” blooms colorfully

fill containers and landscapes

•Tough in the garden – powers through

for summer long enjoyment

•New blooms flourish over older blooms

•Verbena hybrida

VIOLA ‘FLORAL POWER

PINK WITH YELLOW LIP’ F1


•Ideal for early spring

•Produces an abundance of round-

shaped thick petaled blooms

•Compact, yet vigorous, plant

•Under 10 inches tall

•Cold, frost, rain, and wind tolerant

•Viola cornuta

VIOLA ‘GEM LAVENDER APRICOT’ F1


•Amazing flower power

•Strong over-wintering ability

•Exceptional heat tolerance - will last

through sudden bursts of warmth

that can occur in spring

•Attracts bees and butterflies

•Viola cornuta

ZINNIA ‘PROFUSION DOUBLE HOT CHERRY’ AAS 2013 WINNER

Harris Seeds

•Recognized for holding its vibrant

cherry red color throughout the

season, its tight growth habit, and its

disease resistance

•Performs exceptionally well in

gardens, planters and landscapes

•Zinnia hybrida

ZINNIA ‘PROFUSION’ SERIES

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

•Carefree color all summer long

•Heat tolerant, free-flowering, and

self-cleaning

•Unmatchable disease resistance

•Medium height plants are well-suited

for containers or landscape plantings

•Zinnia hybrida

ZINNIA ‘SOLAR FLARE BLEND’

Botanical Interests, Inc.

•Mix has large 3-inch, long-lasting

blooms great for cut flowers

•Plant in large containers or near the

middle or back of the border for bright

color from early summer until frost

•Easy to grow plants

•Zinnia elegans

ZINNIA ‘ZAHARA SUNBURST’


•Lovely big blooms have a unique

orange & scarlet star pattern that gets

more pronounced as blooms mature

•Superior disease resistance assures

carefree, season-long shows

•Sun-loving, heat and drought tolerant

floriferous annual

•Zinnia marylandica

2014 ngb new varieties-flowers

Self Improvement

flowers gerbera hybrid

patio containers blooms

vibrant flowers

shade garden beds

continuous color

early spring

flowers year

garden borders