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Happy Friday! And happy 2021 plants. I’m excited to share some new introductions from Proven Winners to take you into your weekend of garden plotting!
First up is a bigleaf hydrangea that DOES stretch the limit a bit. It’s a zone 5 plant but ‘Wee Bit Giddy’ is worth it! She might be little but she’s tough.
Growing to 2 ft tall and about 30 inches wide the deep red blooms in alkaline soil bloom continuously through the season. It’s adorable and durable.
From hydrangea to hibiscus, ‘Blue Chiffon’ is also a zone 5 plant but what color! Bold and delicate.
It grows to 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 ft. wide! This plant is also called Rose of Sharon and attracts birds, including hummingbirds and butterflies. It’s heat, drought and salt tolerant.
If you’re concerned about cold tolerance, think about microclimates in your own landscape, berms, places out of the wind, protected locations.
Next up, from hibiscus to heuchera. A new perennial that is primo. Primo ‘Wild Rose’ is a real looker.
This zone 4 perennial is happy in part shade and glows a gorgeous rose/purple with gray vining. Upright dark stems are just beautiful on this little 10 inch plant whose little flowers rise to about 22 inches in mid summer. I absolutely love the color and have found that the reddish/purple tones seem to really stand out and hold their color well for a long time.