New perennials for 2022
Saxifraga x arendsii
Alpino Early
The Alpino Early Series has large blooms in an array of red and white shades. The white and picotee varieties are more vigorous and finish two to four weeks earlier than the Touran Series. The new carmine colour also joins the collection. Hardy to Zone 4.
Syngenta Flowers
Sedum hybrid
Rock ’n Grow Back in Black
New to the Rock ’n Grow collection comes an upright sedum with near black leaves. When late summer rolls around, flowers with deep garnet red centres and cream petals appear. Hardy to Zone 3.
Walters Gardens
Leucanthemum superbum
Amazing Daisies Marshmallow
A new and unique look for Proven Winners’ Shasta Daisy Marshmallow. Large, 9-cm, fully-double, bright white flowers cover the medium-sized habit. Hardy to Zone 5.
Willowbrook Nurseries – Proven Winners
Lobelia x speciosa
Starship Rose
The Starship Series offers many improvements on perennial lobelia, including earlier flowering, improved branching, low stretch, uniform production and controlled habit. Rose is brightly coloured and performs well in both annual and perennial mixed container combos. Hardy to Zone 6a.
Kieft Seed
Hemerocallis
Daring Deception
Daring Deception is a rebloomer with large, cream-pink flowers with a purple eye-zone and picotee along the pie-crust edge. Flowers are produced early- to mid-summer, with a secondary bloom possible later in the season. Hardy to Zone 3.
Walters Gardens – Brookdale Treeland Nurseries
Artemisia gmelini
Artemisia SunFern
SunFern is a new collection of fern-like textured Artemisia gmelini that resemble an evergreen shrub. Plants are non-invasive and won’t spread. Available in two varieties: Olympia (with dark green foliage and red stems) and Arcadia (medium-green). Hardy to Zone 4a.
Darwin Perennials
Dianthus barbatus interspecific
Jolt Purple Interspecific Dianthus
Jolt stands out in the landscape with high durability. It withstands hot conditions and has few disease issues. It continues to flower without setting seed. Hardy to Zone 7a.
PanAmerican Seed
B. davidii Chrysalis
Buddleia Chrysalis
The Chrysalis Series was bred for its flowers that attract butterflies. Chrysalis blooms from spring through late summer. Available in five colours for its 2022 debut: blue, cranberry, pink, purple and white.
Hardy to Zone 5a.
Darwin Perennials
F1 Campanula portenschlagiana
Clockwise Compact White Blush
This F1 hybrid creates uniformity and fast flowering for potted plants to gallon containers. Full of blooms with blushing on petals, Clockwise Compact White Blush is perfect for finishing from June to August. Hardy to Zone 3.
Syngenta Flowers
Delosperma hybrid
Ocean Sunset
The Ocean Sunset Series has a high flower count per plant. Outstanding performance in pots, with showy flowers that close at night and open mid-morning. The vivid colours are ideal in rock gardens and borders. Hardy to Zone 5.
Darwin Perennials – Willowbrook Nurseries
Leucanthemum superb
Amazing Daisies Banana Cream ll
Like the original, flower buds are lemon yellow and eventually brighten to creamy white. Improvements include more flowers, holding the yellow colour longer, a more appealing habit, and earlier to start flowering. Hardy to Zone 5.
Walters Gardens
Lysimachia congestiflora
Firefly
A flowering groundcover that brings burgundy foliage and continuously blooming, bright yellow flowers to shady locations. Works as an accent plant, and mixes well with other varieties.
Darwin Perennials – Willowbrook Nurseries
Salvia nemorosa
Midnight Purple
A new perennial with purple flowers on dark stems. Growing in an upright habit, Midnight Purple blooms in late spring and reflowers throughout the season. Hardy to Zone 3.
Willowbrook Nurseries
Iberis x hybrida
Mermaid Lavender
Mermaid Lavender is a first-year flowering Iberis that provides season extension with some heat tolerance. Overwintering this plant will create a deeper lavender colour in the garden. Hardy to Zone 3.
Syngenta Flowers
Leucanthemum x superbum
White Lion
The new White Lion leucanthemum features a critical daylength of only 10 hours and is ideal for early-spring flowering, from either overwintered production or annual production. Hardy to Zone 3a.
Kieft Seed
Amsonia hybrid
Amsonia String Theory
String Theory can be described as a compact version of the industry standard, Amsonia hubrichtii. The compact habit is covered with light periwinkle blue flowers in late spring. String Theory displays healthy dark green leaves throughout the summer. Hardy to Zone 4.
Walters Gardens
Clematis
Clematis Duchesse of Cornwall
Clematis Duchesse of Cornwall is a new introduction to the Raymond Evison Clematis collection. This repeat flowering variety produces violet flowers in early season. As temperatures warm, the flowers get a little darker in colour. Hardy to Zone 4.
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries
Sedum takesimense
Nonsitnal Atlantis
Small, serrated leaves are dark green with wide creamy yellow margins. From a distance, the margins catch the eye and become tinged with pink blush tones with cold temperatures late in fall. Hardy to Zone 4.
Walters Gardens – Willowbrook Nurseries
Itoh peony
Peony Vanilla Manila
Peony Vanilla Manila produces large, semi-double flowers of the palest yellow in early summer. This Itoh peony is a cross between herbaceous peonies and tree peonies. Grows to about 90 cm tall. Hardy to Zone 3.
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries
Halcyon Hosta
Hosta Devon Green
Hosta Devon Green has a deep green foliage with an attractive gloss. Pale lavender flowers in summer are attractive to bees and butterflies. These can be grown in containers as well as the garden. Hardy to Zone 3.
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries
Monarda
Arctic Snow Monarda
The first monarda with dwarf plant stature and white flowers is featured in this new breed. Plants have clean dark green foliage with a height and spread of 30 cm. Plants are Zone 2 hardy and are highly disease resistant to powdery mildew.
Jeffries Nurseries
