New Proven Winners® Perennials for 2017

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New At Retail in 2017

The complete list of new Proven Winners Perennials for the 2016 - 2017 season, which will be first available in 2017.

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Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'

(Blue Star) New stems emerge near-black like a dark rain cloud. Dark green leaves have silver veining and forms a wide, mounded habit. Light periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers cover the plant for many weeks.

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Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® 'Black Cherry Frost'

(Pinks) Improvement over ‘Black Cherry Wild': more consistent, formal flowers than its predecessor. 1¼", rich, semi-double velvety red flowers have a fine, serrated, near white edge. Flower stems are strong, and are produced above the silvery blue foliage.

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Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® 'Spiked Punch'

(Pinks) Unique color! 1½ -2", incredibly vibrant fuchsia pink, double flowers have deep red eyes and heavily serrated petals. Steel blue foliage complements the bright flower color.

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Dianthus 'Paint the Town Fuchsia'

(Pinks) Prized for its bright flower color and increased heat tolerance. ¾-1" wide, single fuchsia flowers with lavender centers and incredibly serrated petals. Flowers completely cover the glaucous blue foliage when it's in peak.

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Dianthus 'Paint the Town Magenta'

(Pinks) Prized for its bright flower color and increased heat tolerance. ¾-1" wide, single vibrant magenta pink flowers and incredibly serrated petals. Flowers completely cover the glaucous blue foliage when it's in peak.

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Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM® 'Tiger Swirl'

(Daylily) Huge, 6½" triangular-shaped flowers are light golden yellow with a pronounced raspberry red eye. Its bottom sepals are smooth, often twisting or curling into a “swirling”.

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Heuchera DOLCE® 'Appletini'

(Coral Bells) The perfect combination of lime foliage and red flowers! Medium sized, lime green leaves have a silver overlay. Dark rose red stems hold rich ruby red flowers, starting in early summer. This plant occasionally reblooms into fall.

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Heuchera DOLCE® 'Silver Gumdrop'

(Coral Bells) Unlike other silver Heucheras, ‘Silver Gumdrop' has vibrant pink flowers instead of the typical white. A smaller scale Heuchera with silver, iridescent leaves and a semi-glossy finish. Leaves take on a rosy blush overtone later in the season.

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Heuchera PRIMO® 'Black Pearl'

(Coral Bells) Meet the new standard in black Heuchera! Forms a dense habit of shiny, jet black leaves with scalloped, ruffled edges and rosy purple undersides. Keeps its intense black color even in full sun. White flowers are held in pink calyxes (requires vernalization to bloom).

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Heuchera PRIMO® 'Pretty Pistachio'

(Coral Bells) A big and beautiful perennial! Leaves are chartreuse in spring and mellow to lime green in summer. Huge, 5in wide clusters of medium pink flowers appear all summer long. Flowers dry on the stems to a lovely raspberry color. Best in filtered sun or afternoon shade.

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Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® 'Hopscotch'

(Foamy Bells) Leaves emerge red with dark red centers early in spring, before lightening to bronze red. Lobed leaves create a unique lacy texture in the garden. The leaves mellow to deep green later in the season. Cream flowers.

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Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® 'Red Rover'

(Foamy Bells) Newest leaves in spring are coppery red, a brighter red than ‘Hopscotch'. Large, deeply lobed, finger-like leaves have burgundy red centers. The leaves mellow to olive green later in the season. Burgundy rose stems hold creamy white flowers.

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Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC® 'Ballet Slippers'

(Rose Mallow) Great feminine appeal! Huge 7" wide, ruffled flowers are white with a deep red eye. Blush pink color appears on the edges of the petals, creating a pinwheel effect. Attractive, bright green leaves form a polished, upright habit with an extremely high bud count.

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Schizachyrium scoparium PRAIRIE WINDS® 'Blue Paradise'

(Little Bluestem) A result of an extensive Schizachyrium breeding program. Upright and columnar habit stays upright all season, silvery blue leaves in summer. Deep wine fall color.

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Tradescantia 'Charlotte's Web'

(Spiderwort) Finally, a gold foliage Spiderwort that doesn't burn in sun! Grass-like, chartreuse foliage transitions to gold with more sun exposure. Small, three-petaled soft blue flowers cover the arching, bushy clumping habit.

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Veronica MAGIC SHOW® 'Pink Potion'

(Spike Speedwell) A better performing pink flowering Veronica; replaces ‘Sweet Lullaby'. Baby pink flowers cover the top half of the plant. Deep green foliage forms a rounded, low habit that is packed full of flowers. Requires vernalization to bloom.

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