Sep 16, 2016

Proven Winners ColorChoice Receives Awards at Plantarium

Over 16,000 industry professionals and visitors attended the 34th annual Plantarium show, that took place recently in the Netherlands.

Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs received four honors in the awards program. Nearly 100 new plants were judged by an expert committee from the Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society.

Yuki Cherry Blossom deutzia (pictured above) received a Silver Award for being the first-ever ‘Nikko’- type deutzia with pink flowers. This charming plant with a mounded habit offers pink, bell-like flowers in spring and burgundy-purple fall color. This tough, adaptable plant makes an excellent groundcover, especially on a sunny slope.

Invincibelle Ruby hydrangea, Incrediball Blush hydrangea and Yuki Snowflake deutzia each received a Bronze Award. Invincibelle Ruby hydrangea boasts a two-toned combination of bright ruby red and silvery pink on strong stems. Incrediball hydrangeas are beloved for their stout stems and massive blooms. Incrediball Blush hydrangea adds a new color to the series. This plant has big blush-pink blooms that change to an attractive green color as they age. Yuki Snowflake deutzia is noted for being extra floriferous with attractive white flowers and a neat, mounded habit.

These four varieties are being introduced to the European market by Valkplant BV.

All four plants are from the breeding of Tom Ranney, a professor and researcher at North Carolina State University. His research program focuses on the evaluation, selection, and development of new landscape plants and bioenergy crops.