Nice new offerings this year from Monrovia:
Strawberry Shake™ Hydrangea
(Hydrangea paniculata 'SMHPCW'
Compact paniculata, just five feet tall and four feet wide, with stems supporting huge white flower heads that mature to a soft pink, and both are apparent on the shrub at the same time. Blooms can either be used fresh or dried for arrangements. Zones 4-8.
Sunburst™ Black Hills Spruce
(Picea glauca densata 'MonChet')
Bright yellow new growth sets this spruce apart. Its resistant to winter injury & provides a great nesting site for birds. It has a compact, pyramidal growth habit, reaching 30 feet high x 15 wide. Needs part to full sun and regular watering. Zones 2-8.
Seaside Serenade® Martha's Vineyard
(Hydrangea macrophylla 'HORTMAVI')
This is one in a series of similar big-leaf hydrangeas with long-lasting blooms that are not influenced by soil pH. The flower take on a green tinge with time, and it's a compact variety, just 3.5 feet high and 3 feet wide. Zones 4-9. Also look for Seaside Serenede Hatteras — (ruby-red); Cape May (pink or blue depending on soil pH) and a serrata hydrangea; and Outer Banks (pink or blue).
FloralBerry™ Chardonnay St. John's Wort
(Hypericum x inodorum 'KOLCHAR')
Yellow flowers and yellow berries, what more could anyone want? At three feet tall and wide, small shrub suitable for borders and containers, a specimen or low hedge. Semi-evergreen, it's hardy in Zones 5-9. Also check out Floralberry Champagne, with white berries; Floralberry Pinot with purple-red berries and Floralberry Rose with pink berries.
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