March 22, 2016
New plant introductions for 2016
 Pick up your free copy of Garden Inspiration 2016 - exclusively at the Landscape Ontario feature garden during Canada Blooms, March 10-21, 2015 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. Get your electronic copy of Garden Inspiration 2016 in PDF format Or view online |
Our exclusive coverage is your first look at new cultivars coming to Canadian garden centres this spring. Plant breeders are finding ingenious ways to improve offerings, and delight gardeners. Your best bet to buy these new arrivals is a Landscape Ontario-member independent garden centre; find one near you on our Find a company page and click on Garden Centres. |
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| Perennial pick: Daylily Hemerocallis Depend on daylilies for low-maintenance colour, year after year; it is a reliable standby for home gardens and used in public plantings, as well. New this year is Shy Tiger, a beautiful summer bloomer with fragrant tangerine flowers featuring slightly wavy petals edged in salmon with a bright yellow heart. |
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| Annual pick: Petunias Petunias are the classic choice for easy-to-grow, full season bloom. The wide range of colours is an added bonus. New this year is Petunia Easy Wave Yellow, from a popular spreading series. This cultivar’s performance compares favourably with other yellow petunias. |
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| Container pick: Gerbera Gerberas are a longtime favourite cut-flower because of their vibrant colours and classic daisy shape. Now they are also a great choice to brighten patios or entrances in containers. The new Garvinea Sweet series performs well in Ontario summers; see it growing at the Landscape Ontario trial gardens in Milton. |
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| Perennial pick: Coreopsis This plant family is native to prairies, which helps explain its toughness and low water requirements. The new Leading Lady series of coreopsis is named for three Hollywood stars, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren and Charlize Theron. ‘Charlize’ coreopsis, pictured, produces large, clear yellow, double pom-pom flowers all season. |
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| Annual pick: Globe amaranth Gomphrena Gomphrena continuously produces colourful, globe-shaped blossoms from mid-summer to frost, attracting butterflies to the garden. New for 2016, the Budacious series boasts three new colours: Radiant Red, Outrageous Orange and Prismatic Purple. All are heat and drought tolerant and thrive in full sun. |
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| Shrub pick: Spruce Big, bold and full, spruce trees add height and texture to a garden along with unique colours. New for 2016, the ByJohn blue dwarf spruce maintains a symmetrical, globe-shape without the need for pruning, and its needles are short with a medium-blue colour. |
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| Annual pick: Marigold Tagetes Marigolds belong in every child’s garden; they are both colourful and easy to grow. That is why marigolds are always popular — from kids to seniors. The new introduction Proud Mari has double flowers on thick, sturdy stems that hold the flowers up proud. |
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| Perennial pick: Peony Inspiring oriental art to farmhouse gardens, peonies are timeless classics. Large, fragrant peony blooms have a unique elegance, and peonies are one of the longest-living perennials. The new Sea Shell peony is a tall, graceful plant that rarely needs staking. Its rich green foliage is lovely all season long. |
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| Rose pick: Hardy Canadian roses Canada has a proud rose breeding heritage. Cultivars from Canada, such as Explorer and Canadian Artists series roses, have set standards for hardiness and easy care. A new Canadian Artists introduction is the Oscar Peterson rose, named after the renowned jazz pianist. It features 10 cm, semi-double white flowers with yellow centres, blooming in June and again in August. |
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| Annual pick: Salvia Available in a breathtaking range of colours, salvia produces spikes of densely packed flowers, which provide height and variety to containers or borders. New for 2016, ‘Black and Bloom’ salvia delivers thick leaves, large blooms and dark stems and is a “tough as nails” performer in heat, drought and humidity. |
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