Top New Items for 2025-2026

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New to Retail in 2026

These remarkable new plant varieties and selections represent the pinnacle of horticultural innovation and excellence. Available to the wholesale trade starting in 2025, these exceptional plants are set to grace garden centers by 2026, bringing unparalleled beauty, resilience, and diversity to gardeners and enthusiasts alike.

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'Violets are Blue' Delphinium

Hybrid Bee Delphinium

Height: 30-36" | Width: 18-24" | Zones: 3-7 | Full to Part Sun

A midsize Delphinium perfect for adding dramatic height to the middle of the border. Flowers are a blend of deep violet, purple, and blue; centered around a crisp white bee.

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'Passion Hearts' Dicentra

Fern-leaved Bleeding Heart

Height: 18-24" | Width: 26-28" | Zones: 3-9 | Full to Part Sun

‘Passion Hearts' is a captivating perennial with bicolor dark and light rose pink flowers, and finely dissected, blue fern-like leaves. This alpine-type hybrid thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, offering continuous blooms and adding elegance to any landscape.

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'Hearts on Fire' Dicentra spectabilis

Old Fashion Bleeding Hearts

Height: 18-24" | Width: 24-36" | Zones: 3-9 | Full to Part Shade

Early to emerge in spring, golden foliage emerges with bronze highlights. The dark color translates to dark stems, which contrast beautifully with the bright foliage. True red flowers appear in late spring, blooming out of the foliage to maximize display.

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'Rays for Days' Heliopsis helianthoides

False Sunflower

Height: 24-26" | Width: 18-20" | Zones: 3-9 | Full to Part Sun

Dense, well-rounded, perfect for middle of border. Golden yellow double flowers, tall stems, Zinnia-like. Great for cut flowers. Floriferous, heat and drought tolerant. Ideal for brightening up gardens.

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DOLCE® 'Sultry Night' Heuchera

Coral Bells

Height: 8-10" | Width: 16-20" | Zones: 4-9 | Full Sun to Full Shade

Dense, rounded habit. Black foliage with purple overlay. Glossy leaves in spring. Rich, deep tones throughout the season. Purple undersides and stems. Short petioles for compact growth. Perfect addition to Heuchera lineup.

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SUMMERIFIC® 'Garnet Globes' Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Height: 3-3½' | Width: 3½-4' | Zones: 4-9 | Full to Part Sun

Compact, 3' tall and wide. Dark garnet red 7" flowers with dark eyes, midsummer bloom. Broad, dark olive green foliage. Smaller and deeper shade than ‘Valentine's Crush'. Ideal for garden spheres.

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'Mouseketeer' Hosta

Hosta

Height: 9" | Width: 16-18" | Scape: 8-10" | Zones: 3-9 | Full to Part Shade

Reminiscent of ‘Blue Mouse Ears', as the name suggests, but with a broad yellow centers, green flecking, and a larger size. Leaf variegation extends down the petiole to the base of the clump.

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'Catwalk Queen' Nepeta

Catmint

Height: 10-12" | Width: 18-20" | Zones: 3-8 | Full Sun

Striking lavender-blue blooms. Exceptionally large flowers, twice the size of typical varieties. Long panicles extend bloom period. Thick leaves on a stocky habit. Ideal for front borders and hot, dry spaces. Perfect for adding elegance and charm to gardens.

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'Lemon Purrfection' Nepeta

Catmint

Height: 10-12" | Width: 16-18" | Zones: 3-8 | Full Sun

Compact catmint with lavender blue flowers over golden yellow foliage. Foliage color does not fade in summer. Chartreuse hue in shade. Continuous bloom without cutting back. Denser, more compact than ‘Chartreuse on the Loose'. Excellent deer and rabbit resistance. Ideal for brightening gardens.

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PRAIRIE WINDS® 'October Sky' Panicum virgatum

Switch Grass

Height: 4½-5' | Width: 2-2½' | Zones: 4-9

The seedheads have more purple color than 'Apache Rose', which is rosy-red while in bloom. 'October Sky' is also a larger plant than 'Apache Rose', standing about a foot taller. Overall the plant has an elegant upright shape, comprising of blue-green leaves.

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'Treasure Trove' Rudbeckia

Black-Eyed Susan

Height: 32-36" | Width: 36-42" | Zones 4-9 | Full to Part Sun

Black-Eyed Susan with large golden yellow star-shaped flowers, well-branched stems, and robust foliage. Highly resistant to Septoria leaf spot, ensuring longevity and a glittering display in your garden.

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'Copper Top' Sarracenia flava

Pitcher Plant

Height: 18-20" | Width: 18-20" | Zones: 5-9 | Full Sun

'Copper Top' features distinctive amber coloration on the hood and neck, vibrant chartreuse yellow flowers in spring, and exceptional vigor. A striking and dynamic addition to any garden.

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'Cinnamon Sticks' Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

Height: 32-36" | Spread: 24-26" | Zones: 3-9 | Full Sun

‘Cinnamon Sticks' Little Bluestem transforms to deep cinnamon in autumn, remains vivid blue most of the year, and is perfect for adding height to narrow spaces.

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'Prairie Princess' Vernonia

Ironweed

Height: 28-30" | Width: 30-36" | Zones: 4-9 | Full Sun

Tough perennial, native to North America. Rosy purple flowers in late summer. Dark olive green foliage with a silver cast. More compact and fuller habit than native species. Sturdy stems, mildew resistant. Holds foliage all season. Ideal for eye-catching fall displays.

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'Dragon Slayer' Yucca

Adam's Needle

Height: 24" | Width: 30-36" | Zones: 5-10 | Full to Part Sun

Tough perennial for hot, dry spaces. Powdery blue, sword-like leaves form a rounded rosette. Creamy white flowers on proportionate scapes in early summer. Excellent deer and rabbit resistance. Ideal for challenging garden conditions.