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Proven Winners ColorChoice shrub named 2024 Flower of the Year in Japan

Buddleia 'Pugster Amethyst', a Proven Winners ColorChoice variety, has earned the 2024 Flower of the Year award from the Japan Flower Selections Association (JFA). Nominated plants are judged for their performance and impact in both field and... more »

Suntory Flowers receives utility patent for mandevillas

Suntory Flowers has been granted patent protections for plants and breeding methods of mandevilla hybrids with distinct pigments that create orange and yellow tones. In the U.S., the following Sun Parasol varieties are included in... more »

NGB announces some 2024 Green Thumb Award winners

National Garden Bureau has announced the 2024 Green Thumb Award winners. This year’s winners, for the first time, are in two categories: Professional’s Choice (voted upon by a panel of NGB members) and the new... more »

Lupinus 'Beefeater'

CSU releases 2023 trial garden top performing perennials

Colorado State University (CSU) has released its top performing perennials in its 2023 trial garden. Brunnera 'Alexandria' | Terra Nova Nurseries Beautiful silver, cordate leaves were very attractive all growing season creating dependable, bright spot... more »

Peach Chaenomeles

Proven Winners releases plant list inspired by Pantone Color of the Year

The Pantone Color of the Year is once again a hue rooted in nature, PANTONE 13 1023 Peach Fuzz. Proven Winners has compiled a list of plants that celebrate the 2024 Color of the Year.... more »

First year flowering perennials

As instant gratification has become more and more popular in all aspects of our society, so has the demand for first-year flowering perennials. There are many beautiful options that can be grown to a finished,... more »

Culture Report Star Roses and Plants Romantica Ballgown Rose

Culture Report: Romantica Ball Gown Rose

Fragrance has been missing in roses for a long time. Star Roses and Plants is working to change that with the Scentables collection from Bloomables, which features deeply fragrant, modern rose genetics. ‘Romantica Ball Gown’... more »

Bloomin’ Easy poised to release its first exclusive perennials in 2024

Bloomin’ Easy has announced that it will release its first exclusive perennials in 2024, starting with Salvia Perpetual Purple this January. Attendees of the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) and Landscape Ontario Congress Trade Show... more »