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New Perennials

For 2008

Aconitum Blue Lagoon – Monkshood – New Compact growing variety, just 12 tall, with vibrant, dark blue hooded flowers blooming July-August.  It has nice, dense, branching habit with dark green foliage.  Great in containers or the front of the perennial garden.

Agastache ‘Color Spires Orchid’ – Tubular shaped florettes start out salmon pink and turn lavender as they open.  Works well in the garden or in containers.  Tolerant to heat and drought.  24-30 tall.  Full Sun.  Zone 6.  Proven Winner.

Agastache ‘Color Spires Steel Blue’ – Beautiful blue florettes flower spikes.  Heat and drought tolerant.  Great for containers or gardens. Sun.  18-24” Zone 6. Proven Winner.

Astilbe Music Series – ‘Jump & Jive’, ‘Rhythm & Beat’ and ‘Rock & Roll’.  We ordered the best three out the amazing new series of Astilbes. All three plants are compact growers, only 12-24”.   Jump & Jive has bright pink plumes and is the smallest of the series.  Rhythm & Beat boasts a purplish pink flower that is a re-blooms.  Rock & Roll is a white re-bloomer.

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Key West’ – With this name it has to be a fun plant.  A dwarf form, with deep magenta, feather-like plumes above dark green and burgundy foliage in summer.  Great as an edging plant or for front of the border.  Flower spikes reach 15-18" tall, with foliage to 10". Zones 3 – 8.  Partial sun.

Baptisia x ‘Twilite Prairieblues’ – Long blooming, late May into June, with 32” spikes of violet-purple flowers with yellow keel, emerging from attractive, blue green foliage.  Can produce close to 100 flower spikes by its third year.  Zone 4.  

Coreopsis ‘Autumn Blush’ – Attractive, large, golden orange flowers, with burgundy eyes, bloom in abundance beginning late spring.  Flowers fade to a lighter peachy yellow with the warm days of summer and continue blooming until fall, over mounds of delicate green foliage.  Grows 25” tall.  Full sun.  Zone 6.

Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’ – Dude you’ll think this plant is cool!  Bright Golden yellow flowers, fluted petals and a compact nature.  Extremely floriferous.  Blooms mid-spring to mid-summer.  18” tall.  Excellent cut flower.  Full sun. Zone 4.

Coreopsis ‘Pinwheel’ – Tickseed -Charming, light yellow, flared pinwheel shaped flowers over a mound of lacy, bluish green foliage. Wonderful color, wonderful shape. This hardy selection flowers all summer and is an easy to grow charmer.  Zone 5.  24” tall x 32” wide.  Full sun.

Coreopsis ‘Snowberry’ - Large, cream flowers with striking, burgundy eyes bloom profusely all summer on 26” stems.  Rich green foliage has a mounding habit.  Hardy only to Zone 6.

Coreopsis ‘Sunshine Superman’:  Gold daisy-like flowers with orange-gold centers are long blooming from June-September over low growing, slightly hairy foliage.  Grows 12-18”.  Zone 5.  Full/part sun.

Campanula ‘Summertime Blues’ - The longest blooming Campanula we've ever seen. 'Summertime Blues' has masses of large, silver blue bells on 2 foot, upright stems…all spring, summer and fall! Clumping habit. Doesn't spread or reseed.  Full sun. 

Digitalis ‘Spice Island’ – Peachy-yellow flowers, dusted nutmeg, on numerous, 2-3’ tall, sturdy, upright spikes.  Differs from all other foxgloves with evergreen, glossy, dark green, lance shaped leaves.  Blooms repeatedly June-September.  Full/part sun.  Zone 3.

Echinacea ‘Fatal Attraction’ – So many Coneflowers so little space.  This is another great new eye catching variety.  Recommended by our grower.  Hot pink to red flowers with deep orange center cones.  Blooms late June on unique black stems with rich green foliage. Grows 26” tall. Full sun. Zone 4.

Echinacea ‘Harvest Moon’ – Blooms are 4” across in a rich bright yellow color with a brown center cone.  With superior garden performance the flowers won’t fade or wilt and they last 2 weeks or more as a cut flower.  Blooms in July, re-blooming later in the season when deadheaded.  Full sun. Hardy to Zone 4.

Echinacea ‘Pink Double Delight’ - Well-branched, sturdy flower stems are perfect for cutting! Blooms for 2-3 months! 16” tall.  Full Sun.  Zone 4.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Razzmatazz’ – remarkable flowers open normally, then slowly developing a large pompom of fringed, rose-pink center petals.  Blooms July-September on 30” stems.  Easy to grow and heat tolerant.  Long lasting as a cut flower.  Full sun.

Echinacea ‘Summer Sky’: Orange-yellow, bi-colored blossoms that reach up to 5” in size.  Grows 30-36” tall and blooms throughout summer.

Echinacea ‘Vintage Wine’ – Dark green foliage bearing rosy wine flowers with golden brown cones.  Flowers reach 40”.  Petals are upright rather than hanging.  Zone 3.

Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ – A color and form breakthrough with orange cantaloupe flowers that have tangerine yellow tips on the petals and orange center cones with a darker ring around the base.  Blooms summer to fall on 22-26” sturdy stems.  Full sun.  Zone 6.

Gazania krebsiana ‘Tanager’ – Exciting new plant with electrifying orange single 2” daisies starting in April and continuing through frost.  A small plant 4-6” tall, best if planted in masses.  Needs well-drained soil.  Zone 6.  White Flower Farm.

Hemerocallis ‘Bridgeton Celebrity’ – Striking apricot flowers with a burgundy eye zone that bleeds along the petal edge.  A unique look.  4” flowers 25” high.

Hemerocallis ‘Chesapeake Crablegs’ – 7” bright red/orange spider type flower with light orange rays.  A rare re-blooming spider type.  36” tall.

Hemerocallis ‘Love Those Eyes’ – An extended bloomer with golden yellow flowers, 4.5” wide, that have a striking red eye and yellow throat.  Ruffled with slightly recurved petals.  Blooms mid-summer on 24” scapes withup to 15 buds per scape.  Dark green foliage.  Full/part sun.  Zone 3.

Hemerocallis ‘Variety is the Spice’ – A double coral red 4” flower.  High bud per stem.  24” tall.  Starts blooming early and reblooms for most of the summer.   $1 of each plant will be donated to “Variety – The Children’s Charity”.  This charity helps children with disabilities in 19 states including MA.

Hemerocallis ‘French Tudor’ – Large, 6.5”, rose-pink flowers, with chartreuse and pale cream-mauve watermark.  Flowers 28” tall in early to mid-summer with re-bloom.  Each scape carries 25-30 buds.

Hemerocallis Ruby Stella – Not brand new, but worth mentioning.  18” re-blooming daylily with deep scarlet flowers from early summer until first frost.  Compact 14-18” plant.  Full/part sun.  Zone 3.

Coral Bells – several varieties below

Heuchera ‘Caramel’ – We had a limited supply of these in ’06.  I thought this one was striking.  The growers also say good things about this one.  Honey-apricot leaves with red undersides bear light pink blooms in summer and will lighten the shade garden from spring until fall.  Zone 4.

Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’ – This one was also available last year and definitely worth mentioning.  Striking in the garden mixed among other perennials.  Glowing, ruffled chartreuse leaves in spring fading to green, small white flowers in June, 18”.

Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ - Rich, soft undulating foliage ranging in color from umber to deep sienna.  Particular notice is paid to its hot pink undersides that make this plant shout “Take me Home”!  Showy in all seasons, this vigorous plant has heavy substance standing up to the inclement weather.

Heuchera ‘Midnight Rose’ - We’re hoping we can get our hands on a few of these this year.  Striking new plant.  Hot Pink polka dots adorn the beautiful dark foliage.  Pink flecks emerge in spring and continue to enlarge and brighten before lightening to cream as the season progresses.  Bold, black, and beautiful for sunny locations.  Zone 4.

Heuchera ‘Black Obsidian’ – We had Obsidian at Kennedy’s last year, but it is still very new.  You must see our specimens in the display garden to the right of our waterfall.  Smooth, broad deep red almost black leaves that are the darkest of the heucheras, white flowers, 10”, June-July. 
Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ - Black Beauty is almost the same as above, except the leaves are ruffled along the edges.

Heuchera ‘Paris’ – This one has it all.  White-veiled green leaves with dark veins, deep pink flowers on strong stems for 8 weeks in spring.  The grower claims it is the best flowering variety. Grows 14”.

Heucheralla ‘Stoplight’ – Limited availability in 2006.  Great looking plant. It has large leaves, which are more intensely yellow with a darker, larger central splotch.  White spike flowers appear from May-June.  Grows 18” tall.

Hosta ‘Bill Brincka’ - Shiny, rich green leaves have nicely contrasting yellow margins and a wavy nature providing added interest.  Grows 24” tall and 48-60” wide.  Lavender flowers bloom on 30-40” scapes in late summer.

Hosta ‘Dancing in the Rain’ - NEW!  This hosta looks great even on a rainy day!  This outstanding, variegated sport of ‘Blue Umbrellas’ grows 40” tall and wide and has large, pure white centers with blue-green streaks and margins.  The leaf centers tend to green up in extreme heat.  Light-lavender flowers bloom in mid summer.

Hosta ‘Eskimo Pie’ - Each round corrugated, blue-green leaf is highlighted by a large, creamy central pattern.  As the season progresses, the central pattern lightens to near white.  Makes a 3’ wide clump that is topped with near white flowers on 30” scapes in late spring.

Hosta ‘Fireworks’ - NEW!  This dwarf sport of H. Loyalist is a Walters Gardens introduction.  Its leaves are narrow, sturdy and upright with dark and light green margins around white centers.  It grows just 8-10” tall with a spread up to 8” Pale lavender flowers bloom on 12” stems in mid-summer.

Hosta ‘Stained Glass’ - This H. ‘Guacamole’ sport has all the great qualities of the great qualities of its parent but it shows variegation earlier in spring with its vibrant gold coloring going strong all season.  It has the nice mounding habit and vigor ‘Guacamole’ and gets its name from distinctive veining pattern on its leaves.  Grows 15” tall and 3-4’ wide with fragrant, near white flowers in late summer.

Phlox stolonifera ‘Fran’s Purple’ - Purple-lilac flowering form with a smaller stature and bloom.  Grows 6-8” tall, with masses of starry blooms May-July.  Makes a nice edging or front of border groundcover.

Pulsitilla patens - An early flowering variety with delightful, bluish purple flowers that have nicely contrasting yellow centers.  Blooms Feb-April amidst fine, dark green foliage.  Grows up to 8” tall.

Salvia ‘Pink Friesland’ - Deep rosy pink flower spikes over a compact, bushy plant, an improvement over ‘Rose Queen’, 12-18”.

Salvia ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ - Flowers abound!  Often 25-30 flowering stems per plant.  The vibrant flowers have a two-tone look with blue and violet spikes blooming June-Aug.  The wide green foliage has a gray gloss and the plant overall is characterized by its densely vertical and comparatively compact, bushy habit.  A fast grower, reaching 24 inches tall in full sun. 

Sedum telephium ‘Autumn Charm’:  Variegated version of the popular Autumn Joy.  Green with pale yellow margins.  Cream white buds open to pink flowers in mid-summer, darkening to rose in late summer.  Grows 15” tall.

Sedum ‘Xenox’:  A nice, short, compact variety with dark gray-purple foliage and warm pink flowers blooming Aug-Oct. and deepening with maturity.  Grows 10-14” tall.

Tiarella ‘Black Snowflake’ – a favorite new plant of our own Moira.  Elegant plant with finely dissected leaves with prominent black center and scented white flowers.  Spring foliage color is vibrant with the contrast between black and green.  Zone 4.

Veronica prostrata ‘Goldwell’ -Striking, narrow leaves are edged in gold. The plant forms a wonderful mat of texture and it’s soft blue/purple spikes appear in late spring. Great at the edge of perennial beds or cascading over the sides of containers in full sun. In fall, the foliage takes on a dark red color for seasonal interest.  3” tall x 18” wide.

Viola ‘Blue Seal’ - Compact plant with big blue flowers and striking yellow lower petal.  Blooms from April well into summer if given some shade.  6-8” tall.  Spreading habit.

Viola ‘Columbine’:  Sweet fragrant, soft violet flowers are streaked and splashed with violet markings and accented by a tiny yellow eye making this a beautiful addition to the garden from late spring into summer and then again in fall, 6-8”.

Viola ‘Rebecca improved’:  Tricolor flowers of cream, white and yellow with deep violet stripes radiating towards the center, fragrant, 8-10”.

All plants listed above Kennedy’s plan on having in stock in 2007 .

Some plants may be subject seasonal availability.

For more information ask a sales person or visit us at

www.KennedysCountryGardens.com

Athyrium Burgandy Lace

Rosa Rainbow Knockout

Zones 4 to 9 3 feet tall and wide

This new selection, also called ‘Radcor’, is a blooming machine throughout the growing season. It features light pink flowers with yellow centers.  As the flowers age, they turn shades of coral pink. The foliage is dark green and semi- glossy. As with other Knock Out roses, Rainbow Knock Out resists rust, mildew, black spot, and rose midge. It does well in dry heat, in full sun. This rose is the recipient of the 2007 All - American Rose Selections Award.

Roses

Aars winners

Encore tree rose?

Rainbow & double knockout, pink double knockout

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Show Off’

Zones 3 to 9 3 to 6 feet tall and wide

Thanks to Proven Winners Color choice , this more manageable variety of Forsythia called ‘Show Off’ or ‘Mindor’is available. It is perfect for small gardens or mixed borders in full sun, and still has large bright yellow flowers like its counterpart. The branches can even be cut in late winter or early spring for indoor forcing.

Phlox pilosa ‘ Slim Jim ‘

Dianthus ‘Red Devil’

Campanula punctata ‘ Pink Octopus ‘

Dicentra  spectablis Gold Heart – Bleeding Heart

Euphorbia amygdaloides Orange Grove

Euphorbia Royal Velvet

Solanum Rantonnetii ‘ Sunny Daze ‘

This is a tropical shrub that shines in the garden, grown in our area as an annual. It has cheerful gold, white, and green foliage and rich violet purple flowers from Spring through Fall. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Great for patio containers or mixed border planting. Can grow in filtered sun. From Monrovia’s Spring Collection.

Scaevola ‘ Cajun Blue ‘

This new selection from Athens Select blooms earlier in the season on a more compact plant, which forms dense clusters of blue fan shaped flowers. Prefers full sun , and well drained soil. Excellent in hanging baskets and window boxes or containers.

Flowers beautifully until frost.

Pennisetum Purpureum ‘ Princess ‘ Annual Ornamental Grass

This new Pennisetum is a head turner. It’s wide luxurious purple foliage gives New Zealand flaxes a run for their money. The purple tones become even more intense as the summer gets hotter, so give it full sun and sit back and enjoy. Princess is part of the Athens Select Collection. Use it among annuals and perennials or in containers.

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Last modified: February 05, 2008