New woody plants for 2021
Rhodedendron Electric Lights Red
Azalea
Electric Lights Red has fiery red flowers in early spring, blooming just after the new foliage emerges. It grows in an upright mound and will tolerate full sun to part shade. The flower buds are hardy to -35 C.
Bailey Nurseries
Cornus stolonifera
Arctic Fire Yellow
Red osier dogwood
A new selection of native Cornus stolonifera that offers the hardiness and durability of the species but with vivid yellow stems. White flowers are followed by bright white berries. Grows 1.5 m tall and 1.8 m wide.
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Physocarpus opulifolius Panther
Ninebark
Bloomin’ Easy introduces Panther ninebark with sleek dark foliage and stems. Reaches a mature size of 1.2-1.5 m tall and wide, making it great as a superb backdrop to brighter flowers and foliage.
Van Belle Nursery
Syringa x prestoniae Pinktini
Lilac
Pinktini is an outstanding dwarf lilac cultivar resulting from a cross between Charisma and Miss Canada. Abundant bright-pink panicles on a compact bush. Non suckering. Mature height is 1.5 m and width is 1.25 m.
Jefferies Nurseries
Physocarpus opulifolius
Raspberry Lemonade
Ninebark
Finely-textured, golden-green foliage is followed by lovely white flower clusters. The flowers of Raspberry Lemonade give way to bright coral-red ornamental fruits that hold their colour for weeks. Grows to a height and spread of 1.25 m in full sun.
Hillen Nursery
Prunus pumila DJade Parade
Sand cherry
Jade Parade sand cherry is an ideal shrub for mass planting and groundcovers. Its glossy blueish-green leaves turn yellow, orange, and red in fall. Tiny white spring flowers are followed by black fruits in late summer. Tolerant of full sun and dry conditions.
Bailey Nurseries
Thuja occidentalis Sienna Sunset
Cedar
Sienna Sunset has a compact, spherical habit with a height and spread of 40 cm. The new foliage is yellow-green in colour, turning a bronzed orange colour in late fall. Grows best in sun to part shade.
Hillen Nursery
Spiraea japonica Poprocks Petite
Spirea
A beautiful new selection from Bloomin’ Easy. Poprocks Petite has a tidy, compact 60-80 cm mounded form, and candy-pink button flowers that pop against rich green foliage and cover the plant, from late spring to frost.
Van Belle Nursery
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Bianca
Potentilla
Bella Bianca from Bloomin’ Easy is an elegant addition to the sunny landscape. This petite new selection blooms all season with pure-white flowers that completely cover its tidy frame.
Van Belle Nursery
Ginkgo biloba Mariken
Dwarf ginkgo standard
Bluish-green foliage that emerges chartreuse in spring. The fan-shaped leaves turn an outstanding buttery yellow in the fall. Grows 1.5 m tall and 60 cm wide.
JC Bakker & Sons
Malus x adstringens Midnite Spire
Flowering crabapple
The newest cultivar in the columnar Spire crabapple series, Midnite Spire offers outstanding glossy, purple foliage all summer long. Pink spring flowers give rise to medium-sized fruit. Mature height is 6 m and width is 2 m.
Jefferies Nurseries
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire
Crystal Sky and Electric Purple Sky
Kousa dogwood
Deep-pink to fuchsia blooms appear in late May to early June. The blooms of Scarlet Fire dogwood are pointed and do not overlap, creating an attractive starry shape lasting up to eight weeks. Grows 8 m tall with a spread of 5 m Full sun.
Hillen Nursery
Hydrangea serrata
Let’s Dance Can Do!
Hydrangea
A huge leap in achieving success with hydrangeas. Let’s Dance Can Do! is an excellent rebloomer, requiring only a short period of vegetative growth to create new-wood blooms. It also sets flower buds along the entire length of the stem, not merely at the tips. Grows 1-1.3 m tall and wide.
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Syringa x hyacinthiflora
Scentara Double Blue
Lilac
The cool purple blooms take on a blue tone in the spring sunshine, each one full of petals for a delicate seashell-like effect. Heavy bloomer and very fragrant. Grows 2.4 m tall and wide.
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Spiraea x fritschiana Spot On
Spirea
Blazing shades of red, orange and yellow make this an outstanding fall-colour spirea. Dark pink flowers appear in early June with sporadic summer rebloom. Spot On spirea has a mounded habit that needs little pruning.
Bailey Nurseries
Clematis Juliane
Clematis
White flowers with pink-tipped anthers bloom from early summer to late fall. Juliane is a diminutive vine ideal for the garden or containers. It grows to a height of 150 cm in full sun to part shade.
Hillen Nursery
Malus X Jefwall Green Wall
Flowering crabapple
Green Wall columnar crabapple offers outstanding glossy, green foliage and abundant white spring flowers. Tiny red fruit attracts birds and provides winter landscape value. Grows 6 m tall and 2 m wide.
Jefferies Nurseries
Hydrangea paniculata Candelabra
Panicle hydrangea
A lovely upright form selected by Bloomin’ Easy. Candelabra has incredibly uniform, sturdy stems supporting large cream flowers that turn deep pink, then red as summer fades to fall. Reaches a mature size of 1.8 m tall and wide.
Van Belle Nursery
Syringa x Jeflady Little Lady
Lilac
Little Lady lilac’s dark pink buds open to classic lilac pink with a heavy fragrance. Half the size of Miss Kim, this lilac is perfect for foundation plantings, hedges, and mass plantings. The fresh green leaves cup upwards.
Bailey Nurseries
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Garnetta
Smooth hydrangea
Invincibelle Garnetta has deep garnet-hued buds that open into lush pink blooms. It flowers a bit later than others in the series, which makes it an ideal season-extender and companion to the other varieties in the series. Hardiness Zones 3 - 8.
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Hydrangea macrophylla Let's Dance Big Band
Mophead hydrangea
Extra-large inflorescences that give Let's Dance Big Band hydrangea its name, but it’s also an excellent rebloomer, with the ability to create new wood flower buds more rapidly than other macs, Proven Winners says. Flowers may be bright pink or deep purple, depending on soil chemistry. Hardiness Zones 5 - 9.
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Philadelphus coronarius Illuminati Arch
Mockorange
Illuminati Arch has thick, handsome, rugged foliage that keeps its deep green color all season long, Proven Winners says. Early summer brings cascades of white flowers with a sweet, old-fashioned mock orange. Hardiness Zones 4 - 7.
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