New Perennials for 2025
Sedum Evolution Pink Prism
Every water-wise garden needs a reliable sedum. Evolution Pink Prism was selected for its strong branching that doesn’t fall open during late season growth. The pretty, light green foliage stays tall with sparkling pink blooms that attract pollinators. Evolution Pink Prism tops out at 12 inches tall and 16 inches wide, thriving in partial to full sun. (Zone 4)
Echinacea SunMagic Vintage series
Vibrant flowers appear in June and continue to bloom until autumn with a compact habit, excellent branching and high flower count. Cold hardy, these eye-catching blooms hold their centres well after frost for increased garden interest in winter. (Zone 4)
ThinkPlants/BULL Plant Genetics
Salvia
Living Large Big Sky
This super-sized new salvia is a must have for your garden. A magnificent floral display of violet blue flowers is supported by a dense rosette of large green leaves. Later to bloom than other perennial salvias, it is also deer and rabbit resistant. (Zone 3)
Walters Gardens/Proven Winners
Dianthus
EverLast Ruby Edge
Enjoy more days of colour with EverLast than any other perennial dianthus. The EverLast series is tough as nails in all types of weather. Plants are double-flowered and have a soft fragrance. They’re nicely mounding and they continuously flower. Watch them flush in early spring, bloom late into summer and flower again in autumn. Ruby Edge is an attractive deep purple with white edges and makes beautiful garden borders. (Zone 5)
Eupatorium JoJo
Joe Pye weed is a beautiful, adaptable, drought- and poor-soil-tolerant perennial that is long-lived in many places. There’s only one thing wrong with it — it seeds and can easily take over a home landscape in five years. Having JoJo is a game changer for designers, homeowners and even municipalities because with sterile flowers, it not only flowers longer, but the plant has no seeds to spread. (Zone 5)
Helleborus Endless
If you’re looking for a compact, upward-facing hellebore with an extended bloom season, this is it. Selected for its abundant and long-lasting blooms, Endless features glossy, dark green foliage topped with upward-facing flowers that start out green and transition to white. (Zone 5)
Silene sieboldii
Fire Dragon Series
Another winner for the rock garden or container, this perennial features healthy foliage and compact habit. Available in five different shades, the Fire Dragon series will bring colour from July to September. (Zone 4)
Echinacea Guatemala Papaya
First year flowering and fully programmable, these echinacea are produced from unrooted cuttings, a significant saving compared to tissue culture. Bright orange petals reflex from golden brown cones in prolific blooms. (Zone 4)
Pulmonaria
Nova Cobalt
Cobalt brings vibrant blue flowers and rich green foliage to create a striking display in any spring garden. This variety is extremely hardy and easy to grow, performing exceptionally well in shade gardens, mixed beds and woodlands as well as under high-branching shrubs. Cobalt is highly deer resistant and an effective hummingbird attractor. (Zone 4)
Phlox Early Lavender Pop
Get your summer crop production off the ground with Lavender Pop. It is the earliest flowering paniculata on the market from Dümmen Orange. This interspecific hybrid pairs unbelievable disease resistance with an excellent branching habit and small leaves and flowers. The result is a floriferous phlox that doesn’t stop blooming all season. (Zone 3)
Agastache cana Zuni
Zuni is a sun-loving, heat and drought-tolerant perennial with attractive violet flowers and dark foliage that attracts beneficial insects. It has a vigorous, bushy plant habit, a long flowering season and is suitable for landscape applications. Grows best in full sun. (Zone 5)
Centaurea dealbata
Pink Passion
This Persian cornflower cultivar has a brilliant pink bloom with a light centre. It flowers in the first year and reblooms after deadheading. Suitable for cutting, as a honey bee food plant and flowering pots. (Zone 3)
Echinacea French Tips
Large, fragrant pink flowers with distinctive, white-tipped petals, making French Tips a perfect addition to mixed beds and border edges. This perennial displays a dense, bushy habit and produces a plethora of flowers, blooming from June through October. French Tips is a powerful pollinator and hummingbird attractor and thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. (Zone 4)
Veronica Skyward Lilac
This Veronica offers a high flower count on a dense, upright habit and boasts continuous blooming. Its durability ensures plants grow without breakage on sturdy stems that resist falling open. Pollinator friendly and powdery mildew resistant, the new Skyward Lilac is an elegant colour, sure to be a rewarding addition to any garden design. (Zone 4b)
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