{"id":4315,"date":"2020-05-30T11:26:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T11:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2020-05-30T16:26:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:26:55","slug":"top-10-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/top-10-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 for 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"827219ce0a87fa193c09e84c4c9a0f12\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:20px 0 20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MOINSBD Link Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4387862990858706\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6762903103\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4321 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/>Drum roll please!<\/h2>\n<p>John Schroeder, co-owner with his wife Kelly of Valleybrook Gardens with nurseries in British Columbia and Ontario, has put together his Top 10 New for 2012 list.\u00a0 As you might guess, with over 30 years of experience growing perennials, annuals, herbs, clematis and roses, he knows a lot about this subject.\u00a0 Below find out what he says are ten of the best and most exciting introductions for 2012.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re really excited about these Top 10 Picks for 2012 &#8211; they&#8217;re new introductions and therefore haven&#8217;t been tested extensively.\u00a0 Some may become classics while others may be around for a few years and then disappear from sight.\u00a0 But, if you are willing to risk some time and money to have some of the latest plants available in your garden, join us on the leading edge!<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/delosperma-p001s-fire-spinner.html\"><em>Iceplant<\/em> (Delosperma &#8216;P001S&#8217; Fire Spinner\u2122)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 5<\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/delosperma-firespinner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/delosperma-firespinner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/delosperma-firespinner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/delosperma-firespinner.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>From South Africa via the Plant Select\u2122 program in Colorado, comes this outstanding new variety with startling orange and purple bi-coloured flowers and apple green succulent foliage.\u00a0 According to Panayoti Kaleidis, who has introduced many hardy ice plants over the years, this selection appears to be the most vigorous of all, with mats spreading over 60cm (24 inches) in just two years.\u00a0 Flowering is concentrated in late spring and early summer and is truly show-stopping.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0<a title=\"Echinacea Piccolino\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/echinacea-piccolino.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Double Coneflower <\/em>(Echinacea &#8216;Piccolino&#8217;) <\/a>&#8211; Zone 5<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4317 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/echinacea-piccolino-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/echinacea-piccolino-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/echinacea-piccolino-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/echinacea-piccolino.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>From Marco Van Noort in the Netherlands comes what is described as the first compact floriferous dwarf double Echinacea.\u00a0 Compact is certainly is, with a height of only 20-30cm (8-12 inches).\u00a0 The plant is also described as re-blooming, and the flowers are lightly fragrant.\u00a0 New Coneflower varieties arising out of European breeding have had noticeably better survivability than some recent North American introductions, so we look for E. &#8216;Piccolino&#8217; to be a real thriver.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0<a title=\"Clematis Bijou\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/clematis-bijou.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Flora\u00a0C<\/em><em>ollection\u00ae Clematis (<\/em>Clematis Bijou\u2122)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clematis-bijou-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clematis-bijou-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clematis-bijou-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clematis-bijou.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>From the renowned Raymond Evison of Guernsey, comes this very exciting departure from traditional Clematis.\u00a0 While this plant exhibits typically large, striking Clematis flowers, it only grows 30cm (12 inches) high!\u00a0 But that&#8217;s not all&#8230;\u00a0 it also blooms for months on end.\u00a0 It&#8217;s incredibly versatile in the garden and even makes a great hanging basket.\u00a0 On top of everything else, it thrives equally well indoors in bright, indirect light as well as in the garden.\u00a0 Hardy to Zone 4, this up and comer is prepared to take the gardening world by storm.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 <a title=\"Helleborus Honeyhill Joy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/helleborus-nigercors-honeyhill-joy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hybrid Hellebore <\/em>(Helleborus x nigercors &#8216;Honeyhill Joy&#8217;)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 6<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4319 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/helleborus-honeyhill-joy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/helleborus-honeyhill-joy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/helleborus-honeyhill-joy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/helleborus-honeyhill-joy.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>This hybrid from Honeyhill Farms has recently been introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries.\u00a0 It is exceptional for its quantities of large, outfacing, cream-centred, white flowers over vigorous, shiny, blue tinged foliage.\u00a0 In our trials at Valleybrook, &#8216;Honeyhill Joy&#8217; has exhibited exceptionally strong, clean and weather resistant foliage.\u00a0 Enjoy the two month long show of marvelous attractive blooms, from late winter through early spring.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 <a title=\"Heuchera Spellbound\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/heuchera-spellbound.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Fancy-Leaf Coral Bells <\/em>(Heuchera &#8216;Spellbound&#8217;)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/heuchera-spellbound-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/heuchera-spellbound-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/heuchera-spellbound-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/heuchera-spellbound.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>We&#8217;ve all seen more varieties of Coral Bells than we ever thought we needed or wanted.\u00a0 Just when we resolve we won&#8217;t even look at another new variety, we find one that is so striking and beautiful that our resolve crumbles and we succumb again.\u00a0 &#8216;Spellbound&#8217; looks so great, and grows so vigorously, that yes, we fell under its spell.\u00a0 Spring brings marvelous ruffled foliage of rose purple with silver highlights which eventually overtake the purple in summer, especially in the shade.\u00a0 It forms a big plant with a dense, multi-crown habit.\u00a0 Great for containers or in the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 <a title=\"Hosta Empress Wu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/hosta-empress-wu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hosta &#8216;Empress Wu&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Zone 2<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4321 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hosta-empress-wu.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>It&#8217;s hard not to use superlatives when describing this monster Hosta.\u00a0 Named in honour of the only lady Emperor of China, it creates a stunning garden specimen in time.\u00a0 One of the most sought after Hosta this year, we can only offer this in limited quantities.\u00a0 This variety will grow over a metre (4 feet) tall and even wider.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 <a title=\"Iberis Masterpiece\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/iberis-masterpiece.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Candytuft <\/em>(Iberis Masterpiece\u2122)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iberis-masterpiece-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iberis-masterpiece-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iberis-masterpiece-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iberis-masterpiece.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>Just introduced to North America in 2012, we&#8217;ve trialed this plant in our garden for several years now.\u00a0 Forget the usual small flowered Candytufts, &#8216;Masterpiece&#8217; blows them out of the water!\u00a0 Unlike others, this variety blooms from spring through autumn.\u00a0 Not only that, but the flowers are enormous, huge flat clusters of pure white 7cm (3 inch) flowers with a lightly pink centre.\u00a0 Foliage is evergreen and bushy.\u00a0 Attractive to butterflies, drought tolerant and deer resistant.\u00a0 Prefers well drained soil in sun or part shade.\u00a0 This perennial may be hardier than the Zone 6 we are rating it, and it also happily reseeds itself.\u00a0 Great in gardens or containers.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 <a title=\"Itoh Paeonia Lollipop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/paeonia-lollipop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Itoh Hybrid Peony (Paeonia &#8216;Lollipop&#8217;)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 3<\/p>\n<p>Roge<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4323 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paeonia-lollipop-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paeonia-lollipop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paeonia-lollipop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paeonia-lollipop.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>r Anderson introduced this intersectional hybrid (commonly known as an Itoh hybrid) in 1999, but this is the first time this outstanding plant is available at a price that everyone can afford.\u00a0 Along with all the other similar hybrids, this has enormous flowers that hold up to wind and rain, are lightly fragrant, and contain magnificent colours not previously seen in garden Peonies.\u00a0 With an expected lifespan lasting decades, here is a survivor with style.<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 <a title=\"Rudbeckia Little Goldstar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/rudbeckia-fulgida-var-sullivantii-little-goldstar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Black-eyed Susan <\/em>(Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii &#8216;Little Goldstar&#8217;)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rudbeckia-little-goldstar-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rudbeckia-little-goldstar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rudbeckia-little-goldstar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rudbeckia-little-goldstar.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>Destined to become a new industry standard, this new Jelitto introduction is a terrific improvement over &#8216;Goldsturm&#8217;.\u00a0 While &#8216;Goldsturm&#8217; stands waist-high, &#8216;Little Goldstar&#8217; is a much more compact, proportional plant.\u00a0 Just knee high, this forms a bushy, short clump of rich green foliage covered with a dome of typical golden yellow blossoms from midsummer through early fall.\u00a0 Even more floriferous than &#8216;Goldsturm&#8217;, this plant looks fantastic in containers and in the garden.\u00a0 Since this variety is produced by tissue culture, the plants will be much more uniform than the seed grown &#8216;Goldsturm&#8217;, resulting in fewer losses for growers, retailers, and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>10. \u00a0<a title=\"Gaillardia Commotion Moxie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/gaillardia-commotion-moxie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>C<\/em><em>ommotion\u00a0\u2122 Blanket Flower <\/em>(Gaillardia\u00a0Commotion\u2122 Moxie)<\/a> &#8211; Zone 5<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4325 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/gaillardia-moxie-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/gaillardia-moxie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/gaillardia-moxie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/gaillardia-moxie.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>There has been no shortage of new varieties of Gaillardia introduced during the last few years.\u00a0 Some exhibit excellent pot habit yet don&#8217;t last too long in the garden.\u00a0 This strong growing variety, a recent Best New Perennial award winner at the Farwest Tradeshow is an excellent garden variety with a striking appearance.\u00a0 Moderately sized, it blooms from June to October.\u00a0 Flowers exhibit fluted petals of golden yellow around a vivid orange centre.<\/p>\n<p>Other Honourable Mentions for 2012 include:\u00a0 <a title=\"Anemone Pretty Lady Susan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/anemone-hupehensis-pretty-lady-susan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anemone &#8216;Pretty Lady Susan&#8217;<\/a>, <a title=\"Astilbe Younique Lilac\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/astilbe-younique-lilac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astilbe Younique\u2122 Lila<\/a><a title=\"Echinacea Secret Lust\" href=\"http:\/\/staging13.do180.com\/plants\/echinacea-secret-lust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">c<\/a>, <a title=\"Echinacea Secret Lust\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/echinacea-secret-lust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Echinacea &#8216;Secret Lust&#8217;<\/a>, <a title=\"Helleborus Red Racer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/helleborus-hybridus-wt-red-racer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helleborus &#8216;Red Racer&#8217;<\/a>, <a title=\"Heuchera Autumn Leaves\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/heuchera-autumn-leaves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heuchera &#8216;Autumn Leaves<\/a>&#8216;, <a title=\"Primula vulg. Belarina Cobalt Blue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/primula-vulgaris-belarina-cobalt-blue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primula vulgaris\u00a0Belarina\u00ae Cobalt Blue<\/a>, <a title=\"Rudbeckia sub. Little Henry\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/rudbeckia-subtomentosa-little-henry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudbeckia sub. &#8216;Little Henry&#8217;<\/a> and <a title=\"Veronica Atomic Blue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/veronica-atomic-blue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veronica &#8216;Atomic Blue<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drum roll please! John Schroeder, co-owner with his wife Kelly of Valleybrook Gardens with nurseries in British Columbia and Ontario, has put together his Top 10 New for 2012 list.\u00a0 As you might guess, with over 30 years of experience growing perennials, annuals, herbs, clematis and roses, he knows a lot about this subject.\u00a0 Below [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-10-lists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4315"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11249,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions\/11249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}