Astilbe COLOR FLASH

The perennial with attractive, pink flowers and unusual, multicoloured leaves: dark green, red and purplish red. It forms effective crumps which grow up to 50-80 cm in height. The leaves wither in the winter. The flowers are tiny, pink, gathered in gentle, paniculate inflorescences, and they are beautifully displayed in comparison to dark leaves.  It blooms from July to August. The variety is frost resistant (5b zone).

Breeder: Henk Holtmaat, The Netherlands. Market introduction: de Vroomen Holland Garden Products, 2005.

Applicant: OGRODY O ZIELONYCH PROGACH – Szkółka Bylin, Przemysław Godlewski, PL-05-140 Serock, Skubianka, ul. Zegrzyńska 80, Poland

Buddleja 'Pink Micro Chip'

One of the shortest, most compact cultivar of Buddleja with pink flowers. It grows up to 50-60 cm in height and width.  It forms lanceolate, dark green leaves covered with white tomentose from below, as well as pink, fragrant flowers which are gathered in elongated, paniculate inflorescences. It blooms from June to late autumn, attracting colourful butterflies. The variety is frost resistant (6b zone); it is fit for planting in containers.

Breeder: Dennis James Werner, USA. Market introduction: North Carolina State University.

Applicant: Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Bogdan HAJDROWSKI, PL-32-084 Morawica, Mników 290, Poland

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm'

The deciduous shrub with orange-red, double flowers. It grows up to 1.5-2 m in height and reaches similar size in width. The leaves are dark green, elliptic; the flowers are big, double, with intense orange-red colour. The shrub profusely blooms at the end of April and in May after opening first leaves; they re-bloom in the early summer. It does not produce fruits, it is frost resistant (5a zone).

Breeder: Thomas G. Ranney, USA. Market introduction: North Carolina State University.

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

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Karaca'

The coniferous shrub with picturesque habit, down-curving branches and yellow scales; after 10 years it grows up to 2.5 m in height. After 10 years it grows up to 2.5 m in height and is 1.5 m wide. In the beginning, the shoots are slightly raised, later they are widely outspread; the branches are filamentous, poorly bifurcated, from bright yellow to golden, celadon inside the crone, hanging downwards. The variety is frost resistant (5b zone).

Breeder: no information. Market introduction: no information.

Applicant: Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Jolanta i Jan NOWACZYK, PL-63-740 Kobylin, Wyganów 1, Poland

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Planet'PBR

The short, low growing coniferous shrub with ball-shaped habit, similar to 'Boulevard' type but thicker and less sensitive to fungal diseases. After 10 years it grows up to 30 cm in height. The phyllotaxis is in the form of soft, silver-bluish needles with two visible stripes of white coating beneath. Good resistance to frost (5b zone).  It is fit for planting in containers set on balconies and terraces.

Breeder: Pieter van den Dool, The Netherlands. Market introduction: Van den Dool Cultures, 2017.

Applicant: Van den DOOL Cultures BV, NL-2742-KR Waddinxveen, Zesde Tochtweg 1k, The Netherlands

Clematis 'Kaśka'

The climbing vines are compact, with bright yellow flowers and they have very long flowering time. It grows up to 2.5-3 m in height, climbs on supporting structures with the help of leaves and petioles. The flowers are bell-shaped, bright yellow and big, they have 7-9 cm in diameter, hanging downwards. They bloom from the end of May until October, after blooming they form decorative, silky multiple fruits. The Polish variety is frost resistant (5a zone).

Breeder: Szczepan Marczyński, Poland. Market introduction: Clematis Źródło Dobrych Pnączy Sp. z o.o. Sp. k., 2017.

Applicant: CLEMATIS Źródło Dobrych Pnączy, PL-05-800 Pruszków, ul. Duchnicka 27, Poland

Clematis 'Taiga'PBR

The climbing vines are with intriguing, always double, purple-blue flowers with yellow-green endings of sepals. It reaches 2-2.5 m in height, climbs with the help of leaves and petioles. The flowers are medium-size, very decorative, variable in shape, appear in June. Later, the plant blooms until September. The variety is frost resistant (zone 6a), it awarded a silver medal on Plantarium fairs in 2016.

Breeder: Masatake Udagawa, Japan. Market introduction: 2016.

Applicant: CLEMATIS Źródło Dobrych Pnączy, PL-05-800 Pruszków, ul. Duchnicka 27, Poland

Cornus Venus®

The deciduous shrub which forms big, extremely stunning bracts. It grows up to 3-5 m in height. The leaves are elliptic, dark green, in autumn they change colours beautifully. The flowers appear at the turn of May and June, they are gathered in small, capitulum inflorescences surrounded by creamy-white bracts with 10-15 cm in diameter. Ball-shaped, red fruits ripening in September. Good resistance to frost (6b zone).

Breeder: Elwin R. Orton and David A. Gant, USA. Market introduction: 2013.

Applicant: Szkółka Drzew i Krzewów FRYSZKOWSCY, PL-88-170 Pakość, Kościelec 94, Poland

DeutziaYuki Cherry Blossom 'NCDX2' PBR

The low growing, short deciduous shrub with hemispherical habit and two-coloured flowers, grows up to 30-40 cm in height. The leaves are lanceolate, green, in autumn they change colours into red and purplish red.  The flowers are single, formed of plates which are pink inside and white outside, gathered in numerous inflorescences. The shrub blooms in May and June. The variety is frost resistant (6a zone), fit for cultivating in containers.

Breeder: Thomas G. Ranney, USA. Market introduction: North Carolina State University.

Applicant: PEPINIERES MINIER – Minier Solutions PRO, FR-49250 Beaufort en Vallée, 25 route des Fontaines de l’Aunay-BP 79, France

Diervilla ×splendens DIVA

Diervilla ×splendens Diva 'El Madrigal' PBR

The deciduous shrub with expansive habit, yellow flowers and decorative dark leaves. It grows up to 1.5 m in height. The shoots are partially raised, and partially bent over. The seasonal leaves, cardinal-red beneath, green-cardinal to cardinal on the top. The flowers are tiny, yellow, nicely displayed in comparison to leaves, bloom in June and July, attract insects. The variety is fully frost resistant (4 zone).

Breeder: Spilkers Jungpflanzen OHG, Germany. Market introduction: 2016.

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

Echinacea 'Delicious Candy' PBR

Echinacea 'Delicious Candy' PBR

The perennial with straight habit and double, dark pink flowers in the trendy colour of fuchsia. It reaches 60 cm in height. The leaves are dark green. The strap-shaped flowers form a single whorl on the edge of the inflorescence, the tubular flowers are short, full, arranged on the convex bottom of the anthodium forming the regular head resembling a pompon. The plant blooms at the beginning of July, attracts butterflies, and is resistant to frost (4 zone).

Breeder: Marco van Noort, Netherlands. Market introduction: Marco van Noort Breeding, 2016.

Applicant: Gospodarstwo Specjalistyczne PANEK, PL-05-800 Pruszków, ul. Dąbrowskiej 12, Poland

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie' PBR

The ground cover perennial with decorative, half-evergreen and very interesting, purple-cardinal flowers, grows up to 30 cm in height. The complex leaves, tripartite, young are brown, later they turn to green. In May the original, bright purple flowers with long, white spurs bloom. The flowers are delicate, gathered in inflorescences which grow above leaves. The variety is frost resistant (5 zone).

Breeder: Richard Lighty, USA. Market introduction: The first decade of the 21st century.

Applicant: ACROCONA Szkółki Drzew i Krzewów Ozdobnych Joanna Widaj, PL-05-509 Józefosław, ul. Wilanowska 1, Poland

Fragaria ×ananassa Delizz

Fragaria ×ananassa Delizz 'Liza' PBR

The fruit plant growing and bearing fruits for almost 3 months, recommended for cultivation in containers set on balconies and terraces. It grows up to 30-40 cm. The plant blooms from spring to summer. It bears tiny but tasty, sweet and aromatic, orange-red fruits, nicely exposed in the comparison to dark green leaves. One plant bears up to 45 fruits. It is frost resistant (3 zone), awarded a National Winner title for 2016 in USA.

Breeder: ABZ Seeds, The Netherlands. Market introduction: Holland Strawberry House, 2015.

Applicant: Gospodarstwo Specjalistyczne PANEK, PL-05-800 Pruszków, ul. Dąbrowskiej 12, Poland

 

Miscanthus ×giganteus 'Meidl'

Miscanthus ×giganteus 'Meidl'

The strongly growing grass with dark green, wide leaves and characteristic purple shoots, unique due to the annual blooming in Polish ambient conditions. It forms impressive, thick tussocks which resemble fountains, and it grows up to 3-3.5 m in height, it is not expansive. It blooms in September and October, the flowers are gathered in pink-silver panicles. The variety is frost resistant (5 zone).

Breeder: Barbara Kuhn, Friedrich Camehl, Germany. Market introduction: German nurseries, 2011.

Applicant: DAGLEZJA ARTUR MAJ Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych, PL-08-500 Ryki, ul. Okopowa 60, Poland

Pinus parviflora 'Beran'

Pinus parviflora 'Beran'

The dwarf coniferous shrub with hemispherical, compact habit and very slow pace of growth, after 10 years of cultivation it reaches 50 cm in diameter. It has numerous, branched shoots which are thickly covered with needles. The needles are short, about 3 cm in length, 5 needles gathered in a bunch. The young needles are vividly bright green with visible, white stripes beneath, the old needles get darker and turn to silver shade. The variety is frost resistant (5b zone).

Breeder: Jan Beran. Market introduction: Jan Beran, 2005.

Applicant: Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Jolanta i Jan NOWACZYK, PL-63-740 Kobylin, Wyganów 1, Poland

Rhododendron XXL 'Hort02' PBR

Rhododendron XXL 'Hort02' PBR

The evergreen, compact shrub with big, two-coloured flowers. It grows up to 40 cm in height. The leaves are coriaceous, dark green, the flower buds have intense carmine colour. The flowers are very big, bell-shaped, two-coloured, with frilled edges, of carmine-red colour, white inside. The shrubs bloom in May. The variety is sensitive to frost (7b zone), in Poland it is recommended for cultivation in containers which are hidden from winter.

Breeder: Hortibreed, Belgium. Market introduction: Hortibreed, 2013.

Applicant: BVBA BLOEMISTERIJ LEYBAERT, BE-9180 Moerbeke – Waas, Lededstraat 3, Belgium

 

Rosa 'Snow Pop'

Rosa 'Snow Pop' PBR

The ground cover rose with shoots and white flowers that bend over. It grows up to 0.5 m in height and is up to 1.2 m broad. At the beginning, the shoots are raised, and later they are bowed down under the weight of flowers, they form white and green carpet of flowers. The leaves are tiny, dark green, the flowers are small but very numerous, full, gathered in inflorescences at the end of shoots. The shrub blooms in June and re-blooms until autumn. The variety is frost resistant (6a zone).

Breeder: Enrico Barni, Italy. Market introduction: Barni/Primavera, 2015.

Applicant: Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Bogdan HAJDROWSKI, PL-32-084 Morawica, Mników 290, Poland

Spiraea japonica Little Flame® 'Minspil04'

Spiraea japonica Little Flame® 'Minspil04'

The short, thick shrub with compact, ball-shaped habit, yellow leaves and pink flowers, it grows up to 30-40 cm in height. The shoots are purplish red, the leaves are elliptic, of lemon-yellow colour, in spring they are pink-orange. The flowers are dark pink, gathered in flat inflorescences, they appear at the end of annual shoots in June and July. The variety is frost resistant (5 zone).

Breeder: Pépinières Minier, France. Market introduction: Pépinières Minier, 2017.

Applicant: PEPINIERES MINIER – Minier Solutions PRO, FR-49250 Beaufort en Vallée, 25 route des Fontaines de l’Aunay-BP 79, France

 

Thuja occidentalis Dark Embers

Thuja occidentalis Dark Embers 'Lesdasma' PBR

The coniferous shrub with regular, conical habit, the habit and the arrangement of shoots are almost the same as in 'Smaragd' variety but with significantly darker phyllotaxis. It grows up to 6-7 m in height. The shoots are numerous, branches flat, covered with hulls of especially deep, dark green colour, nicely contrasting with the orange skin of new shoots. The variety is frost resistant (5b zone).

Breeder: Jan Lescow, Germany. Market introduction: German nurseries, 2016.

Applicant: Szkółka SZMIT, PL-06-400 Ciechanów, Pęchcin, ul. Kwiatowa 18, Poland