NEW PLANTS 2016: CONCEPT PLANTS

American Nurseryman Magazine Staff — December 11, 2015

New Plants 2016: Concept Plants

About Concept Plants: “Over 250 new plant varieties from 150 different breeders are under royalty management of Concept Plants®. Concept Plants® represents proud breeders and their new plant varieties in the North American Market.”

Baptisia ‘Royal Purple’

Common name: Royal Purple false indigo

Trademark: PP# 25,508

Introduced by: Chicagoland Grows® Inc., Glencoe, Illinois

• Zones 4 to 7
• Selected for its saturated, dark violet-purple flowers on a plant that otherwise resembles Baptisia australis in vigor, size and habit; blooms for three weeks
• Upright-rounded aging to broad-mounded habit; 4’ tall by 5.5’ wide
• Full sun only; well-drained soil; average moisture
• Drought tolerant, disease resistant and soil pH adaptable
• 6-inch pots

Baptisia ‘Sunny Morning’

Common name: Sunny Morning false indigo

Trademark: PP# 25,479

Introduced by: Chicagoland Grows® Inc., Glencoe, Illinois

• Zones 5 to 7
• Butter yellow flowers are borne on gray tinted stems displayed above the dark green foliage; blooms in early to mid-May in Zone 5
• Dense, uniformly broad-rounded habit; 3.5’ tall by 5’ wide
• Full sun only; well-drained soil; average moisture
• Drought tolerant, disease resistant; best in acidic to neutral soils
• 6-inch pots

Baptisia australis ‘Blue Mound’

Common name: Blue Mound false indigo

Trademark: PP# 25,902

Introduced by: Chicagoland Grows® Inc., Glencoe, Illinois

• Zones 4 to 7
• Dusty violet-blue flowers are borne above the attractive blue-green foliage in late spring; forms a perfectly uniform mound that looks sheared
• Dense, uniform, broad, rounded habit; 3.5’ tall by 5’ wide
• Full sun only; well-drained soil; average moisture
• Drought tolerant, disease resistant; adaptable to both alkaline and acidic soils
• 6-inch pots

Abelia grandiflora

Common name: Abelia

Trademark: Lucky Lots (‘Wevo01’) PPAF

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 6b
• Striking silvery foliage; scented flowers
• Bushy habit; 40“ tall by 20“ wide
• Good drainage
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery; [email protected]

Agapanthus hybrid

Common name: Agapanthus

Trademark: ‘Northern Star’ PP20,957

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 6b to 9
• Produces flowers the first year from tissue culture; blue flowers with blue stripes
• 24” tall
• Well-drained soil
• None indicated; survived winter in Ohio; the first winter hardy Agapanthus to USDA Zone 6b
• Liners

For more information: Magnolia Gardens Nursery; [email protected]

Anemone hybrid

Common name: Anemone

Trademark: Pink Kiss (‘PKAN’) PPAF

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 4a to 9
• Compact habit with lots of large pink flowers; doesn’t need vernalization to flower
• 8” tall
• Good drainage
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Skagit Gardens; [email protected]

Buxus sempervirens

Common name: Boxwood

Trademark: ‘Skywalker’ PP22,977

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 5a
• Dark green foliage
• Fast growing; columnar habit; 15’ tall by 3’ wide
• Fertile, well-drained soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Carex oshimensis

Common name: Japanese sedge

Trademark: EverColor® ‘Eversheen’

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 5a to 10
• Chartreuse foliage with green edge; multifunctional
• Mounded habit; 16” tall
• Moist, permeable soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Skagit Gardens; [email protected]

Caryopteris × clandonensis

Common name: Bluebeard

Trademark: Blue Empire (‘Elst01’) PPAF

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 5a
• Big, blue flowers; abundant flowering; magnet for bees and butterflies
• Fast growing
• Good drainage
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: North Creek Nurseries, [email protected]

Ceanothus ×

Common name: California lilac

Trademark: ‘Lemon Ice’ PP20,938

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 6b
• Large blue flowers; prolific flowering; variegated foliage
• Bushy, upright habit; 50” tall by 30” wide
• Good drainage
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Delosperma ×

Common name: Ice plant

Trademark: Jewel of Desert Opal

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 6b to 10
• Bright flower color; reblooming, abundant flowering
• Compact habit; 6” tall
• Sandy, very well-drained soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: [email protected]

Hydrangea macrophylla

Common name: Bigleaf hydrangea

Trademark: Onyx™ ‘Zebra’ PP18,688

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 5a
• Black strong stems with white flowers; blooming on old and new wood; prolific flowering
• Bushy, upright habit
• Good soil with compost and light feeding
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Hydrangea paniculata

Common name: Panicled hydrangea

Trademark: Confetti (‘Vlasveld002’) PPAF

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 4a
• Abundant flowering; flowers well in small containers; compact, bushy habit; light scented flowers that attract bees and butterflies
• Compact
• Good drainage
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Leucothoe keiskei

Common name: Japanese leucothoe

Trademark: Leafscape™ Burning Love (‘Opstal50’) PPAF

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 5a
• Merlot, long foliage in summer-fall-spring; evergreen
• Compact, bushy habit; 20” tall by 15” wide
• Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Lychnis × arkwrightii

Common name: Catchfly

Trademark: Scarlet o’Hara (‘Pmoore05’)

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 4a to 8
• Bronze foliage with bright red flowers; reblooming
• 16” tall
• Moist, well-drained soil; full sun
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: JRT Nurseries; [email protected]

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Common name: Russian sage

Trademark: Silvery Blue (‘Lissvery’)

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 5a to 10
• Silvery striking foliage makes sales in spring interesting
• Strong, upright habit that doesn’t flop; 20” tall
• Moist, well-drained permeable soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Skagit Gardens; [email protected]

Pieris japonica

Common name: Japanese andromeda; lily of the valley bush

Trademark: Passion Party™ Pink Passion

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zones 6a to 9
• Large pink flowers
• Compact, bushy habit; 3’ tall
• Cool, moist, well-drained soil with sufficient humus
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Wiegela florida

Common name: Wiegela

Trademark: Merlot Rose (‘Bokrafive’) PP21,725

Introduced by: Concept Plants, Netherlands

• Zone 4
• Shiny burgundy foliage with dark pink flowers; prolific flowering
• Compact, bushy habit; 20” tall by 20” wide
• Moist, well-drained, fertile soil
• None indicated
• Liners

For more information: Silver Falls Nursery, [email protected]

Photos courtesy of Concept Plants, Netherlands