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The Sweet Melissa Fashion Show, presented by the National Green Centre,
is a major horticultural industry event
where breeders and growers unveil
their most exciting new plants to an audience of garden center and landscape
professionals. Plants are carried down a
fashion-style runway, highlighting their
high style. The show benefits the Sweet
Melissa Fund, which helps lung-transplant patients and their families.
Here are a few of the plants debuting
at Sweet Melissa this year. To see more
new plants that will rock the runway,
visit facebook.com/SweetMelissaFash
ionShow. And look for them at your favorite garden center this spring!
1 . ‘ S a ls a R e d ’
The Reds
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1. Echinacea Sombrero ‘Salsa Red’
(Darwin Plants) Rich red color defines this coneflower, which grows just 16 inches tall and 12 inches wide,
with excellent branching. Full Sun. USDA Zones 5–9.
2. Mandevilla Vogue ‘Ruby’
(Proven Winners/EuroAmerican) This mande-villa
boasts a 24-inch mounded, draping habit that’s perfect
for containers. Full to part sun. Annual.
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3. Rosa Home Run
(Proven Winners/EuroAmerican) Here’s a rose to rival
the Knock Outs in ease of care. Home Run roses bloom
abundantly from spring to fall and boast superior disease resistance and a four-foot rounded shape. Full sun.
Zones 4–9.
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2. Daphne Eternal Fragrance
(PlantHaven, Inc.) Winter-hardy to Zone 5, this
three-foot semievergreen daphne blooms first in
early spring, then again from summer to autumn.
Highly fragrant. Full sun and slightly acidic soil.
3. Prunus serrulata Weeping Extraordinaire
(Lake County Nursery) This flowering cherry reaches 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, with a weeping
habit. Leaves emerge copper, accenting
the large spring blooms. Deep red fall
foliage. Full sun. Zones 5–7.
4. Hydrangea macrophylla You-Me Passion
(PlantHaven, Inc.) This upright four-foot bigleaf hydrangea presents summer blooms that at first look
lace-cap but mature to a full, thick moptop. Full to
part sun. Zones 5–9.
5. Dianthus Silver Star and ‘Starburst’
(Plant-Haven, Inc.) These low-mounding carnations
bloom repeatedly from spring to fall, with fragrant
semi-double flowers. Silver Star has white petals;
‘Starburst’ is pink and red. Full sun. Zones 5–8.
6. Malus Royal Raindrops
(J. Frank Schmidt) Great choice for year-round interest, this 20-foot crab apple boasts magenta spring
flowers, deep purple summer foliage, bright fall color and red fall-to-winter fruits. Full sun. Zones 4–8.
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1. Calibrachoa Superbells Cherry Star
(Proven Winners/EuroAmerican) The flowers of
this 24-inch (at least) trailing plant shimmer hot
pink and gold. Blooms spring through fall, earning
it a starring role in pots and hanging baskets. Full
sun. Zones 9–11, or grown as an annual.
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1. Gaillardia ‘Fanfare Blaze’
(PlantHaven, Inc.) Pinwheel-like warm orange flowers
appear on foot-tall plants from early spring through
fall. Tolerates drought once established. Full sun.
Zones 5–9.
2. Verbena Superbena Royale Peachy Keen
(Proven Winners/EuroAmerican) Its flowers look
delicate and romantic, but this is a strong and vigorous grower, perfect in the landscape or containers. Full
sun. Zones 8–11, or grown as an annual.
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3. Acer rubrum Redpointe
(J. Frank Schmidt) This maple offers an upright, pyramidal form and quick growth rate, reaching 45 feet tall
and 30 feet wide. Its dark green leaves turn bright red
in fall. Full sun. Zones 5–9.
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The Lavenders
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1. Osteospermum ecklonis Akila
Purple (PanAmerican Seed) This African
daisy grows to 20 inches tall and wide
with good branching. Tolerates drought
once established. Full sun. Zones 9–10, or
grown as an annual.
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3. Monarch
3. Ageratum houstonianum Monarch (Plant Peddler, Inc.) Flowers appear
all summer in blues, purples, mauves and
white. Ageratum is a butterfly magnet that
loves hot weather and sun and needs no
deadheading. Full sun. Annual.
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2. Osteospermum ecklonis Akila
Lavender (PanAmerican Seed) Similar
to the aforementioned Akila Purple, but
in a paler shade. Both varieties bloom best
in the cool weather of spring and fall.
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