Landscape Management, July 2011

NEW CULTIVARS Scottish celebration The repeat fl owering Rosa Tam o Shanter Auscerise from David Austin Roses features approximately 25 petals Its deep cerise rosette shaped fl owers are loosely formed held on long gracefully arching branches that bear blooms along the full length It has a light fruity fragrance It was named to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish poet Robert Burns and the hero of one of his most famous narrative poems It grows to 6 x 5 ft and is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9 DavidAustinRoses com 33 JULY 2011 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET Hardy honey New Mahogany Splendor joins the Pan American Seed Fantastic Foliage lineup adding color and at 3 to 5 ft height Its ideal for landscapes and great in containers with other vigorous sun lovers The hibiscus features deep burgundy maple shaped leaves with serrated edges a look similar to a Japanese maple Its resistant to heat drought and deer and can be a great addition as a pond plant as well Spread is 24 to 30 in and it thrives in USDA hardiness zones 8 to 9 PanAmSeed com Exotic fl air Lily of the Nile Blue Storm a patented Agapanthus from Anthony Tesselaar International consistently blooms up to three weeks earlier and longer than most Agapanthus according to the company It fl owers on average 70 days per season It produces an abundance of stems topped with light violet blue fl owers When mature this vigorous plant blooms in fl ushes bearing up to 100 stems on a mature plant per season It grows to a compact 30 in Tesselaar com Blast of color According to Garden Debut Orange Rocket Barberry Berberis thunbergii PP 18411 was awarded Best Shrub for 2010 at the Oregon Association of Nurserymens Far West Show It offers a tight missile shaped habit ultimately reaching 6 to 8 ft in height but only 2 ft in width in 10 years Plants have vibrant coralorange new foliage that matures to mid green In early summer pale yellow fl owers are followed by small crimson red berries that do not set viable seed By autumn the foliage is bright orange red For best foliage color grow in full sun GardenDebut com Peonies from heaven Itoh Peonies are named for Toichi Itoh who successfully crossed a tree peony with an herbaceous or garden peony The resulting hybrid features the colorful and exotic fl owers of tree peonies with the perennial growing cycle of herbaceous peonies They tend to resemble tree varieties with a domed vigorous growth habit and large double fl owers with disease resistant lacy dark green foliage Once established they have an extended blooming period with as many as 50 blooms in a single season thanks to their ability to produce primary and secondary buds They offer an increased color range greater vigor and excellent resistance to peony blight Botrytis paeoniae Monrovia introduced Takara treasure and Misaka beautiful blossom pictured this spring Monrovia com BALL VARIETY FOCUS ZAHARA ZINNIA The Zahara series of heat loving zinnias has 20 larger fl owers than other varieties and a unique array of colors AAS winners Double Zahara Fire shown and Zahara Starlight Rose make an impact in the landscape and have superior disease tolerance where Z elegans varieties fail These Hot Summer Survivors bred by PanAmerican Seed have very low water needs a must for water restrictive areas and are outstanding in sunny hot and dry conditions www BallLandscape com