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Month: August 2022

Buddleja davidii BUTTERFLY CANDY® LILA SWEETHEART

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Buddleja davidii BUTTERFLY CANDY® LILA SWEETHEART

Cultivar denomination: 'BotEx 002' PBR

The variety is characterized by lavender flowers with a distinct yellow center and small size. The shrub is easily compacted, has a nice, regular, rounded habit, grows not more than 0.8 m in height and width. The leaves are narrow, lanceolate, green. The numerous flowers have a light, sweet scent which makes them attractive to pollinating insects. Thanks to its small size, it can be used as a ground cover in mass public plantings, as well as in home gardens and in containers kept on balconies, terraces and patios. As it blooms on annual growth, it requires strong pruning in the spring.  Grows best in a sunny position, sheltered from the wind.  Prefers permeable, fertile and sufficiently moist soil.

Hardiness zone: 6b -20/-18 °C

Breeder: Botanic Experience BV, The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Hoogenraad Handelskwekerijen BV, Rijksweg 30a, 6744 WB Ederveen, The Netherlands

Hydrangea paniculate COUSSINE

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Hydrangea paniculata COUSSINE

Cultivar denomination: 'Petite® Flori' PBR

Dwarf variety that grows only to 0.8 m in height and 0.6 m in width. It is distinguished by early flowering and stiff, red shoots that easily support the weight of large inflorescences. Flowers appear in June. At first they are bright aquamarine, but soon turn white and then change color. In July, they take on a powdery, dusty pink shade, and at the turn of July and August they darken to a more expressive, warmer, reddish color. This variety has a compact, upright habit and green, lanceolate leaves. Due to its small size, it is widely used in public green spaces as well as in private gardens, and on balconies and patios. It is a grower-friendly variety as it has good roots, it branches easily and begins to bloom at a young age. Blooms on this year's shoots. It likes sunny or semi-shaded positions and is frost-resistant.

Hardiness zone: 5b -26/-23 °C

Breeder: Jacques Couturieux, France

Year of market introduction: 2022

Applicant: Breederplants Leeghwaterstraat 25, 2811 DT Reeuwijk, The Netherlands

Prunus laurocerasus SOFIA

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Prunus laurocerasus SOFIA

Cultivar denomination: 'Zsófi' PBR

A new, small-leaved variety, completely unlike other known varieties of cherry laurel. Its greatest advantage comes from its small, narrow leaves with serrated edges, shiny and densely placed on raised shoots. It is an evergreen shrub with a naturally compact, rounded habit. After five years it grows to a height of about 1.5 m.  Prolific growth habit and does not require any special care treatments. The variety is easy to produce, roots well, and is easy-branched – one pruning per season produces shapely, branchy and attractive plants. Prefers sunny or semi-shady positions. The variety is resistant to frost (tolerates temperatures to -25 °C) and heat (tolerates even 38 °C in summer). It tolerates any moderately moist soil with a slightly acidic pH. This variety is perfect for creating evergreen hedges, growing as a solitary plant, or in containers on terraces or patios.

Hardiness zone: 6a -23/-21 °C

Breeder: Gabor Nemeth, Hungary

Year of market introduction: 2019

Applicant: Breederplants Leeghwaterstraat 25, 2811 DT Reeuwijk, The Netherlands

Rhododendron STARSTYLE® PINK

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Rhododendron STARSTYLE® PINK

Cultivar denomination: 'AZAARE01' PBR

StarStyle® Pink azaleas have a unique foliage and flower shape that is truly innovative compared to other azalea varieties. Originally, it's a cross between Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ and Rhododendron simsii, followed by further crosses and back crosses over many years. Each plant forms a dense rounded mound of shiny foliage. The flowers that follow almost cover the leaves – creating a profusion of extraordinarily lovely, star-shaped blooms. The pink flowers look like firecrackers.  The plant’s winter hardiness is not full in Poland - it can be planted in the ground only in the warmest parts of the country. In garden beds, mature plants will reach sizes of around 40 x 50 centimeters.  StarStyle® Pink is worry-free and needs no fussy attention, it can have a place in every home – on a table, indoors or out. Outside or in, StarStyle ® Pink azalea will flower for four weeks.  It is happy growing in a container on a balcony or terrace, kept in cool rooms during the winter.

Hardiness zone: 7b -14/-12 °C

Breeder: Kwekerij Arends, The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Leybaert BV, Ledestraat 3, 9180 Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium

Leycesteria formosa LITTLE LANTERNS

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Leycesteria formosa LITTLE LANTERNS

Cultivar denomination: 'CDC01' PBR

Leycesteria Little Lanterns has bright golden yellow leaves that tolerate the sun well. Little Lanterns produces white flowers from July to September, after which purple berries appear. This Leycesteria is naturally a dwarf sized shrub and branches very well.  Little Lanterns reaches about 90 cm in height and 75 cm in width and does not need pruning.  Recommended location for Little Lanterns:  sunny or semi-shady in a fertile, moist but permeable soil. Little Lanterns are great for any garden, as a border shrub and in pots on a terrace or balcony. Hardy to -15 ° C. For this reason, in Poland it can be planted in the ground only in the warmest parts of the country. In remaining areas it should be grown in containers kept in cool rooms during the winter.

Hardiness zone: 8a -12/-9 °C

Breeder: Charles Carr, The United Kingdom

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Plantipp BV, Brunel 21, 3401LJ IJsselstein, The Netherlands

Hibiscus syriacus FLOWER TOWER RUBY

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Hibiscus syriacus FLOWER TOWER RUBY

Cultivar denomination: 'Gandini van Aart Ruby' PBR

Flower Tower Ruby hibiscus has a narrow, ascending, columnar growth habit and is therefore very suitable for the smaller garden. Nevertheless, the beautiful dark pink-red, semi-double flowers with red hearts make Flower Tower Ruby an asset in any garden, on balconies or terraces or as a hedge. Flower Tower Ruby blooms continuously from late July to early October and attracts bees and butterflies. After ten years, this shrub reaches about 3 m in height and 0,8 m in width. Pruning is not necessary but can be done in the spring if desired. Flower Tower Ruby branches well, grows fast and is hardy.  Flower Tower Ruby likes locations with full sun in moist, well-drained soils.

Hardiness zone: 6b -20/-18 °C

Breeder: Marinus A.C. van Aart, The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Plantipp BV, Brunel 21, 3401LJ IJsselstein, The Netherlands

Pyracantha coccinea 'Orange Star' PBR

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Pyracantha coccinea 'Orange Star' PBR

Cultivar denomination: 'Orange Star' PBR

Pyracantha coccinea 'Orange Star' is a star within the assortment, it has fewer thorns than other Pyracantha and is evergreen.  The shrub blooms in early summer with white flowers. It produces masses of large, orange berries that stay on the plant for a long time,  from the summer into the winter. 'Orange Star' flowers and fruits on two-year old growths. This Pyracantha grows to about 2 m high and 1 m wide.  Plant 'Orange Star' in a fertile, well-drained soils. Not sensitive to Phytophtora ramorum and very hardy. Grows best in a sunny position sheltered from the wind.  The variety is recommended for planting in home gardens and housing estates.

Hardiness zone: 6a -23/-21 °C

Breeder: Van der Sar V.O.F., The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Plantipp BV, Brunel 21, 3401LJ IJsselstein, The Netherlands

Geranium wallichianum 'Kelly Anne' PBR

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Geranium wallichianum 'Kelly Anne' PBR

Cultivar denomination: 'Kelly Anne' PBR

Geranium 'Kelly-Anne' has bright pink flowers with a darker pink vein. The flowering proficiency is similar to 'Rozanne' and the flowering period is very long: from late spring to the first frost. Partly because of this long flowering period, 'Kelly-Anne' is valuable for biodiversity. 'Kelly-Anne' forms a neat, compact plant and is well resistant to disease, heat and moisture.  'Kelly-Anne' prefers full sun or semi-shade in moist, well-drained soil. This geranium is a beautiful addition to perennial borders and in rock gardens. Also very suitable for mass planting or in pots on balconies or terraces. 'Kelly-Anne' requires little maintenance and is hardy to -20 °C.

Hardiness zone: 7a -17/-15 °C

Breeder: Molter B.V., The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Plantipp BV, Brunel 21, 3401LJ IJsselstein, The Netherlands

Euonymus japonicus GOLDEN QUINTEN

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Euonymus japonicus GOLDEN QUINTEN

Cultivar denomination: 'Djhen' PBR

Euonymus Golden Quintet shows color all year round. The young leaves are yellow-lime green with some leaves already revealing a small, darker green center. As they mature, the green center becomes larger. The leaves change to white with a green center and yellow-lime green margins.  Finally, the leaves turn green with white margins. Another great feature of Golden Quinten is the upright, bushy growth. The cultivar makes an excellent garden plant but is also very suitable as potted plant on terraces or balconies, or even as a low hedge. It brightens up your garden no matter where you place it.

Hardiness zone: 7a -17/-15 °C

Breeder: S. Hendriksen Beheer B.V., The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2021

Applicant: Plantipp BV, Brunel 21, 3401LJ IJsselstein, The Netherlands

Abelia chinensis AUTUMN FESTIVAL®

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Abelia chinensis AUTUMN FESTIVAL®

Cultivar denomination: 'Minabaut01' PBR

A new, strongly propagating variety with a much denser habit than the species. In late summer, the bush is covered with a mass of slightly fragrant flowers. The flowers in buds are pink, after unfolding they are white, with decorative, pink calyxes that decorate plants for a long period after flowering until late autumn. One of the most interesting flowering shrubs in the second half of summer.  Due to the insufficient winter hardiness in Poland, it is recommended for cultivation on balconies and terraces as a container plant, kept for the winter in cool, bright rooms. It is suitable for cultivation in the ground only in the warmest regions of the country.

Hardiness zone: 7b -14/-12 °C

Breeder: Hortival Diffusion, France

Year of market introduction: 2022

Applicant: Hortival Diffusion – Minier, Les Fontaines de l'Aunay, 49250 Beaufort-en-Vallée, France