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Month: July 2024

Berberis thunbergii ‘Electric Love’ PBR

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Berberis thunbergii ‘Electric Love' PBR

A Polish variety with a distinctive red leaf color and a compact columnar shape. It grows up to 1 meter high and 0.4 m wide. The color of the leaves is intensely red, fiery, and persists throughout the entire growing season. The flowers appear in May and are few in number, with red fruits when ripe. The plant requires a sunny position, which determines the proper color of the leaves. The variety is frost-resistant, suitable for cutting and regenerates easily. Due to the exceptionally expressive color of the leaves, which attracts attention from a distance, and the columnar shape, the shrubs work well both in home gardens and when grown in containers on balconies and terraces.

Hardiness zone: 5a -29/-27 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘Electric Love’ PBR

Breeder: Mariusz Popiel, Poland

Year of market introduction: 2024 r.

Applicant: Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych Bukowina, Załuż 50, 38-534 Załuż, Poland

Weigela florida VINHO VERDE

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Weigela florida VINHO VERDE

An American variety attracting attention with its interesting two-color leaves - lime green with a dark brown, almost black edge, and red flowers. The compact shaped bush grows up to 1.5 m in height and width. From late May to July, dark red flower buds form in the leaf axils. The flowers are funnel-shaped, pink-red, slightly lighter inside. The variety is resistant to frost, prefers fertile, moderately moist and permeable soil, sunny positions. It looks good planted individually, in groups and in compositions with other plants, in both home gardens and public green areas.                     

Hardiness zone: 6a -23/-21 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘SMNWFBGV’ PBR

Breeder: Timothy D. Wood, USA

Year of market introduction: 2021 r.

Applicant: Szkółki Kurowscy, ul. Kurowska 105 24-130 Końskowola, Poland

Thuja occidentalis ‘King of Brabant’ PBR

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Thuja occidentalis 'King of Brabant' PBR

A German variety of arborvitae, distinguished from other selections of this type by its strong growth, characteristic of columnar forms. Material with a height of 80-100 cm in open ground cultivation is obtained one year faster than in the case of the standard 'Brabant' variety. The plants are dense.  Their side shoots are arranged vertically, giving the bushes a natural conical shape. Pruning almost unnecessary, which is another advantage of this variety. Ultimately, it grows to about 10 m in height. It prefers fertile, moist garden soil, sunny to semi-shaded positions. Recommended mainly as a hedge and espalier plant.

Hardiness zone: 5a -29/-27 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘King of Brabant’ PBR

Breeder: Wilfried Oltmanns, Germany

Year of market introduction: 2020 r.

Applicant: Van Vliet New Plants BV, Stroeerweg 14, 3776MJ Stroe, The Netherlands

Symphoricarpos ×chenaultii FIESTA BERRY

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Symphoricarpos × chenaultii FIESTA BERRY

The first variegated variety of Chenault's snowflake, obtained in the Netherlands. Like the older varieties, green-leaf 'Hancock' or yellow-leaf 'Brain de Soleil’, it is a valuable ground cover plant. The leaves are dark green with attractive cream-white discolorations on the edges that do not suffer from sunburn. The bush is densely branched and compact. Dark red berries appear on the plant from September to November. The plant is tolerant of soil type and resistant to air pollution. It grows well in dry and shady places. The variety can be used in public green areas, parks and home gardens.

Hardiness zone: 5b -26/-23 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘Rant 02’ PBR

Breeder: Ronny Antonissen, The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2023 r.

Applicant: Szkółka Szmit, ul. Kwiatowa

Sedum telephium LA VIE EN ROSE

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Sedum telephium LA VIE EN ROSE

A variety obtained in the Netherlands with decorative, colorful leaves and impressive pink flowers. The erect, thick stems are covered with fleshy, grey-green leaves featuring a white-pink edge. The plant branches strongly from the base, creating hemispherical clumps growing up to 20 cm in height. In July, abundantly pink, pointed flower buds appear on the tops of the stems, developing into light pink flowers gathered in impressive, flat inflorescences. A variety with average requirements, prefers permeable, moderately moist soil and sunny positions. It is fully resistant to frost. Recommended for planting in home and estate gardens, in urban perennial flowerbeds and in containers for decorating balconies and terraces.

Hardiness zone: 5a -29/-27 °C               

Cultivar denomination: ‘Florsegwl’ PBR

Breeder: Florensis B.V., The Netherlands

Year of market introduction: 2023 r.

Applicant: Gospodarstwo Specjalistyczne Panek  Dariusz Panek, ul. Marii Dąbrowskiej 12, 05-800 Pruszków, Poland

Saxifraga cortusifolia DANCING PIXIES TIKKI

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Saxifraga cortusifolia DANCING PIXIES TIKKI

A German variety from the DANCING PIXIES series, distinguished by the original structure and color of numerous flowers in light, pastel tones. A low, tufted perennial with a compact shape, reaching up to 20-30 cm in height during flowering. It is a short-day plant and begins flowering in October. The flowers are collected in paniculate, openwork inflorescences growing from small, green, waxy leaves on top. The flowers are composed of five, different-sized, coarsely toothed petals with white, pink and cream colors. It blooms until the first frost. Sensitive to frost, it must be covered in winter. An interesting perennial for flowerbeds and decorating balconies, terraces and winter gardens.

Hardiness zone: 7b -14/-12 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘SH 1936’ PBR

Breeder: Josef Heuger, Germany

Year of market introduction: 2022

Applicant: ZYMON Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych, Tłokinia Wielka 34, 62-860 Opatówek, Poland

Sambucus nigra LACED UP

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Sambucus nigra LACED UP

The first variety of this species with a very narrow, columnar and compact shape and dark purple, deeply cut leaves. Additional decorative values of the plant are its light pink flowers and shiny black fruits. This British variety combines the most interesting features of two older varieties of elderberry: BLACK LACE and BLACK TOWER. Like all elderberries, it is undemanding in terms of cultivation and resistant to frost. It grows best in fertile and relatively moist soils and in sunny positions. The plant is recommended for use in home gardens, as a strong color accent, and on terraces and balconies - for planting in pots.                                           

Hardiness zone: 5a -29/-27 °C                                             

Cultivar denomination: ‘SNR1292’ PBR

Breeder: Phoenix Ornamentals Ltd., United Kingdom

Year of market introduction: 2019 r.

Applicant: Szkółka Szmit, ul. Kwiatowa 18, 06-400 Pęchcin, Poland

Salix rosmarinifolia ‘Tiny Pearls’ PBR

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Salix rosmarinifolia ‘Tiny Pearls' PBR

This new variety of willow species native to Poland, found in a natural site. It is characterized by a very dense, cushion-like shaped and thin, delicate shoots as well as extremely abundant flowering. The bush grows up to 2 m high. The inflorescences (catkins) are very small, spherical, silver-gray, slightly pink for a while. The plant blooms in February or March. Small, thin branches and the huge number of catkins resembling pearls or dew drops give the bushes an exceptionally airy, light appearance. The leaves are small, vivid green on top and grayish on the bottom. The variety is recommended for home gardens and landscape parks, naturalistic plantings where the use of native plants is required.

Hardiness zone: 3 -40/-35 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘Tiny Pearls’ PBR

Breeder: Bronisław Jan Szmit, Poland

Year of market introduction: 2023 r.

Applicant: Szkółka Szmit, ul. Kwiatowa 18, 06-400 Pęchcin, Poland

Rhododendron ‘King Size’

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Rhododendron ‘King Size'

A hybrid variety of rhododendron from the new GREEN GIANTS series. Bred in Sweden by crossing the highly frost-resistant R. brachycarpum with the large-leafed rhododendron and low frost resistance, R. macabeanum. The obtained cultivar is characterized by spectacularly sized, shiny, dark green leaves that grow up to 30 cm in length and 13 cm in width (on average, they are 20 cm in length and 10 cm in width) and slightly covered with white short hairs. The large, bell-shaped flowers are cream colored and dark brown inside, but they do not appear every year. Strong growth, it is estimated that after 10 years of cultivation the bushes can reach 2.5 m in height and width. Laboratory frost resistance tests have shown that this variety can withstand temperature drops down to -20° C without any damage. In the ground, it has survived winters with a temperature of -18° C.

Hardiness zone: 6b -20/-18 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘King Size’

Breeder: Bengt Karlsson, Sweden

Year of market introduction: 2024 r.

Applicant: Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Anna Ciepłucha-Kowalska, ul. Górna 50, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland

Rhododendron ‘Beskidy’

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Rhododendron ‘Beskidy'

A Polish variety of large-flowered azalea with original, rusty color of flowers, gathered at the tops of the shoots in loose, spherical inflorescences. The bush grows up to 2 m high and blooms profusely in the second half of May. The flowers in buds are dark, brick red, pubescent, crescent-shaped, light beige when unfurled, with a distinctive, golden-orange upper petal in the center and with clearly darker, slightly curled edges. What is noteworthy is the high resistance of plants to powdery mildew. Seasonal, healthy leaves, light green during flowering, dark green in summer. Frost-resistant shrub. Suitable for growing in larger pots on balconies and terraces.

Hardiness zone: 4 -34/-29 °C

Cultivar denomination: ‘Beskidy’

Breeder: Eugeniusz Pudełek, Poland

Year of market introduction: 2019

Applicant: Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Pudełek, ul. Pańska 40, 43-332 Pisarzowice, Poland