Episode 80: New Plants

With so many events canceled in the last year , we surely are happy that the plant breeders still decided to unveil a sizable crop of novel plants for us to drool over . Of of course , there were a smattering of fresh heucheras and more phlox than we ever knew could exist , but there were also some interesting options that no one ( including us ) saw coming . And now we need them all . In this episode , we hash out some notable candidate in every category : perennial , yearly , bush , and even a brace fruit plants . What ’s the one thing that could stop these plant from all landing place in our shopping carts ? Not enough space in the garden .

Expert testimony : shoot the breeze FineGardening.com to see Richard Hawke ’s recent webinar , New Plants Showing Promise .

Danielle ’s plant life

‘ Polished Brass ’ Joe Pye weed ( Eutrochium× ‘ Polished Brass ’ , Zones 3–8 )

Limelight Prime ® panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘SMNHPPH ’ , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Igor ’ pumpkin

Midnight Cascade ™ blueberry bush ( Vaccinium corymbosum‘FC12 - 187 ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Steve ’s plant

‘ Pharaoh ’s Mask ’ elephant ’s ear ( Colocasia‘Pharaoh ’s Mask ’ , Zones 8–11 )

‘ All Summer Joy ’ geranium ( Geranium‘All Summer Joy ’ , Zones 3–9 )

‘ Little Miss Figgy ’ fig ( Ficus carica‘MAJOAM ’ , Zones 7–11 )

Baby Kim ® lilac ( Syringa‘SMNSDTP ’ , Zones 3–8 )

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