Landscape Design and Construction
New Plants
for 2013
E
very year, professional
breeders and growers release
new plant varieties to the
landscape industry. There are
many new plants that merit
consideration by landscape
professionals. Some of the new introductions for 2013 are as follows:
for garden beds, containers and mass plantings. It is cold hardy from -10 to 0 degrees
Fahrenheit (USDA Zone 6) and prefers full
sun. Available exclusively from Greenleaf
Nursery (greenleafnursery.com). Photo provided by Garden Debut.
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grower reaches 2.5 to 3 feet tall and wide.
It is disease resistant, cold tolerant and perfect for garden beds, containers and mass
plantings. It is cold hardy from -10 to 0
degrees Fahrenheit (USDA Zone 6) and
prefers full sun. Available exclusively from
Greenleaf Nursery (greenleafnursery.com).
Photo provided by Garden Debut.
Pink Angel Althea
Hibiscus syriacus 'Grepa'
Pink Angel Althea is a medium sized,
upright and vigorous growing, wellbranched shrub that matures at 6 to 8 feet
tall. Large, single pink flowers adorn this
plant in late summer. It tolerates a wide
variety of soil types and moisture conditions. It is cold hardy from -20 to -10 degrees Fahrenheit (USDA Zone 5) and
prefers full sun. Available exclusively from
Greenleaf Nursery (greenleafnursery.com).
Photo provided by Garden Debut.
Princess Kylie Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'GA 0803'
Magenta blooms cover Princess Kylie
Crapemyrtle from summer to fall. Foliage
is an undulating gray-green on this dwarf
mounding Crapemyrtle. This moderate
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Princess Holly Ann Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'GA 0701'
Cherry red blooms cover Princess Holly
Ann Crapemyrtle from summer to fall. This
mounding dwarf Crapemyrtle features copper red new growth which turns deep
green in summer and a purplish-red in fall.
This moderate grower reaches 4 to 5 feet
tall and 2.5 to 3 feet wide. This diseaseresistant and cold-tolerant shrub is perfect
Princess Zoey Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'GA 0702'
Red and pink blooms cover Princess
Zoey Crapemyrtle from summer to fall.
This upright dwarf Crapemyrtle features
dark green new growth and turns reddish
purple in the fall. This moderate grower
reaches 4 to 5 feet tall and 2.5 to 3 feet
wide. It is disease resistant, cold tolerant
and perfect as a specimen, in containers or
in mass plantings. It is cold hardy from -10
to 0 degrees Fahrenheit (USDA Zone 6)
and prefers full sun. Available exclusively
from Greenleaf Nursery
(greenleafnursery.com). Photo provided by
Garden Debut.
It is disease resistant,
cold tolerant and perfect
as a specimen, in
containers or in mass
plantings.
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