Proven Winners ColorChoice shrubs are sold at better garden centers.

Garden Center retailers can book finished plants from a Proven Winner ColorChoice Gold Key Grower.

Proven Winners ColorChoice is a proud sponsor of the PBS show GardenSmart.

Color has never been so easy.

Discover the Proven Winners difference as you explore our line-up of unique and beautiful flowering shrubs. They have been carefully selected to provide seasons of color with very little care.

Many of the varieties have colorful foliage that look good even after blooming. Other selections are compact or dwarf in habit, meaning they don't require as much pruning or care. Still others have interesting fruit or autumn color to extend the season.

ColorChoice shrubs from Proven Winners give you all of the color - without all the work.

A new series of colorful, reblooming Abelia. These varieties offer a whole new refined look for Abelia. Great for mass planting, as specimen plants or in decorative patio containers.

BRONZE ANNIVERSARY™  Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rika1'

Seasons of color as the foliage emerges a unique bronze-orange color and then matures to an attractive gold as the season progresses. White blooms emerge in spring and intermittently throughout the summer.

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY™  Abelia x grandiflora ‘Minipan'

A new compact variety with gold and green variegation.

RUBY ANNIVERSARY™  Abelia chinensis ‘Keiser'

An improved selection of Abelia chinensis that gives you more color as the dark, glossy foliage has ruby-red new growth and fall color.

SILVER ANNIVERSARY™  Abelia x grandiflora ‘Panache’

A new compact variety with silver and green variegation

SUNJOY™ Series

New series of colorful shrubs with attractive, colorful foliage and neat tidy habits. 

SUNJOY^® Gold Beret™ Berberis thunbergii 'Talago' pp#20,602

A unique dwarf, low mounding gold barberry with attractive red new growth and red fall color. Proven to be burn resistant in side by side tests with other yellow leaved barberry. Certified Rust resistant.

SUNJOY^® Gold Pillar™ Berberis thunbergii 'Maria' pp#18,082

Similar in shape to Helmond Pillar, but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. Great garden architecture. Bright orange-red autumn foliage is stunning. Proven to be burn resistant in side by side tests with other yellow leaved barberry. Certified Rust resistant.

LO & BEHOLD^® 'Blue Chip' Buddleia x 'Blue Chip' pp#19,991

The first in a new series of miniature Butterfly Bush that stands only 24" tall and forms a tidy mound. This remarkable plant is continuous blooming, is adored by butterflies and is deer resistant. 

Coming soon!

LO & BEHOLD^® 'Purple Haze' Buddleia 'Purple Haze' ppaf

The newest addition to the Lo & Behold series of dwarf, eco-friendly butterfly bush. This gem has a unique, horizontal, low spreading habit with feathery, deep green leaves, making it an excellent ground covering plant.

A great new series of compact Butterfly Bush developed by Elizabeth Keep of East Malling England. Her breeding goal was to refine the habit of butterfly bush and she achieved her goal by creating well behaved, extra bushy plants that are roughly one third the size of typical B. davidii cultivars. You’ll love the way they look in containers and in gardens.

ADONIS BLUE™ Buddleia davidii ‘Adokeep’

A new compact butterfly bush with pure blue flowers

AWARDS: Silver Medal from Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society. 

PEACOCK™  Buddleia davidii ‘Peakeep’

A new compact butterfly bushwith large pink flowers.

PURPLE EMPEROR™  Buddleia davidii ‘Pyrkeep’

A new compact butterfly bush with purple flowers.

Coming soon!

MISS MOLLY  Buddleia X ‘Miss Molly' ppaf, cbraf

Good Golly Miss Molly! If you think Miss Ruby has awesome flower color - this plant pushes the color spectrum even further with blooms boasting rich hues of dark Sangria-red.

MISS RUBY  Buddleia X ‘Miss Ruby’ pp#19,950

Miss Ruby is a sweetheart of a plant noted for its compact habit and remarkable vivid, rich pink blooms. The flower color is unlike any other Buddleia. Developed by Dr. Dennis Werner of the JC Raulston Arboretum in NC.

NORTH STAR™  Buxus 'Katerburg' pp15,998, cbraf

A new hardy boxwood with a dense globe shape that requires little if any pruning. Use it as a low mounded specimen or use it to create a low, dense, thick hedge. Either way, you won't have to do much pruning to get a full, dense plant.

Coming soon!

WEDDING RING™  Buxus 'Eseles' ppaf, cbraf

There are other variegated boxwood but no others with the hardiness and gloss of ‘Winter Gem’. This hardy, compact box  has rich, glossy green foliage with a lime margin that matures to gold as summer progresses. It holds it color in summer and winter.

PETIT BLEU™ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Minibleu’ pp#14,674, cbraf

A new compact variety with deep blue flowers and dark green, glossy foliage. The best looking Caryopteris on the market.

PETIT BLEU™ Caryopteris ‘Janice’ ppaf, cbraf

A new cross between Petit Bleu and Sunshine Blue that delivers the best attributes of both. This lovely plant has shiny yellow foliage that glows all season long. The habit is neat and compact making it a great container plant.

SUNSHINE BLUE^® Caryopteris incana ‘Jason’ ppaf, cbraf

A new extra hardy variety with bright golden leaves and clear blue flowers.

MARIE BLEU™ Ceanothus x ’Minmari’

A new blue flowered Ceanothus hybrid with the hardiness of 'Marie Simon'. Loads of misty blue flower heads in late spring cover this compact plant. The red seed heads add another season of garden interest.

DOUBLE TAKE™ Quince Series

A double take is what you’ll do when you see these new quince varieties.  The Double Take series gives quince a complete makeover, starting with a spectacular display of big, double, camellia-like flowers in early spring.  Look further and you’ll also notice these plants are thornless!  These drought tolerant plants are excellent for hedging, mass planting, and flower arranging. 

DOUBLE TAKE™ Orange Storm Chaenomeles ppaf, cbraf

Big bright, orange camellia-like blooms burst open in early spring with occasional repeat blooms. Thorness.

DOUBLE TAKE™ Pink Storm Chaenomeles ppaf, cbraf

Rich, pink camellia-like blooms with lots of petals. Burst open in early spring with occasional repeat blooms. Thorness.

DOUBLE TAKE™ Scarlet Storm Chaenomeles ppaf, cbraf

Dark scarlet red camellia-like blooms with a bright yellow center. Flowers in early spring with occasional repeat blooms. Thorness.

Coming soon!

AMAIZE N' BLUE™ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minlem' ppaf

A dwarf, conical false cypress with soft to the touch, blue foliage that changes to gold in autumn.

SOFT SERVE^® Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Dow Whiting' pp#20,883

A compact, conical false cypress with graceful, soft fernlike branching. The leaves are bright green on top and flecked with silver-blue on the underside. A great substitute for Dwarf Alberta Spruce.

VANILLA SPICE^® Clethra alnifolia ’Caleb’ ppaf, cbraf

This is a standout plant with attractive glossy, dark green leaves and extra large flowers. The individual flowers are fragrant, pure white and roughly double in size compared to typical. NATIVE: North America.

ARCTIC Dogwood Series™

Colorful stems of course, but these varieties are extremely compact making them excellent for both residential gardens and large scale landscapes. Your choice of red or yellow stems for providing great winter color.

ARCTIC FIRE™ Cornus stolonifera ’Farrow’ pp#18,523

A new compact selection of ‘Baileyi’ red stem dogwood. Dark red winter twigs and non-suckering habit.

ARCTIC SUN™ Cornus sanguinea ‘Cato’  pp319,892, cbraf

A brightly colored compact dogwood with rich yellow stems tipped with blood red coloration.

CHARDONNAY PEARLS^®  Deutzia gracilis ‘Duncan’ pp16,098 cbraf

Attractive, crisp, lime-yellow foliage and pure white, pearl-like buds that explode into a shower of fragrant spring time flowers.

FIRE BALL^® Euonymus alatus ‘Select’

An improved selection of ‘Compacta’ with bright red autumn foliage, tight branching and superior stem hardiness.

BLONDY^® Euonymus f ‘Interbolwi’ pp#10,424

A colorful shrub with big, clear yellow thumb prints in the center of each leaf. Bright yellow stems. Very popular in Europe, where it has replaced ‘Sunspot’! Discovered by Bolwijn Nursery in the Netherlands.

GOLD SPLASH^® Euonymus fortunei ‘Roemertwo’

Big round leaves displaying a thick, deep golden-yellow edge. Excellent leaf spot resistance. Yellow fruit and orange seeds are very showy and persistent.

SHOW OFF™ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Mindor’ pp#19,321

Abundant, large, golden flowers and dark green foliage. A compact, rounded plant with a full and showy flower display from the ground up.

Coming soon!

SHOW OFF™ STARLET Forsythia x intermedia ‘Minfor6’ ppaf

The same fabulous flower display your get with Show Off™, but in a smaller package.  This new dwarf forsythia is a mass of bright yellow spring flowers from base to tip.

BANGLE^® Genista lydia ‘Select’

A new floriferous, low mounding selection of Genista that produces waves electric yellow flowers in early spring. Improved branching and texture make this a wonderful plant for containers and for mass plantings.

Chiffon™  Rose of Sharon Series

A whole new look for Hardy Hibiscus. Large, single flowers adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Strong growing plants better branching and more flowers. Hybridized by Dr. Roderick Woods of England.

Blue Chiffon™  Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwood3’ pp#20,574 

The Chiffon series just got more exciting with the addition of this selection with rich blue flowers. It has the same great Chiffon growth and lacy blooms. Another great plant from Dr. Roderick Woods of Cambridge, England

China Chiffon™  Hibiscus syriacus ‘Bricotts pp#17,416  

The same great Chiffon growth and lacy blooms but china Chiffons flowers are white with an attractive red eye.

Lavender Chiffon™  Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodone’ pp#12,619

White Chiffon™  Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodtwo’ pp#12,612

SATIN^®  Rose of Sharon Series

This series represents the breeding efforts Claude Bellion of Minier Nurseries of France and Rien Verweij of the Netherlands. Plants in this series have a unique color range of large single flowers and strong healthy growth.

Azurri Satin^®  Hibiscus syriacus. ‘DVPazurri’ pp#20,563, cbraf

Blue Satin^®  Hibiscus syriacus. ‘Marina’ pp#12,680

Blush Satin^®  Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mathilde’ pp#12,660

Rose Satin^® Hibiscus syriacus ‘Minrosa’

Large single, deep rose-pink flowers adorned with a prominent red center. The richest true pink bloom of any Rose of Sharon. The elegant flowers have an attractive ruffled edge.  Blooms from late July until frost. This beauty was hybridized by Claude Bellion of Minier Nurseries of France.

Violet Satin^® Hibiscus syriacus ‘Floru’ pp#12,196

Coming soon!

CANDIDE™ Hibiscus x ‘Joles’ ppaf, cbraf

A new color in hybrid hibiscus to go along with Tosca and Loengrin. This beauty has large lavender-purple flowers in late summer.  It makes a good small tree or large shrub.

LIL’ KIM™ Hibiscus syriacus ‘Antong Two’ pp#19,547

Say hello to the only miniature Rose of Sharon. A unique little shrub with dainty little white flowers punctuated with a showy red eye.  The plant appears to be polyploidy because it has thick, dark green leaves and the flowers last for three days instead of the typical one day before falling. Great for mixed containers, mixed perennial beds or for around decks. Developed by noted plantsman Dr. Shim of South Korea.

SUGAR TIP^® Hibiscus syriacus ‘America Irene Scott' pp#20,579

An eye-catching new Rose of Sharon with brightly variegated creamy-white and blue-green foliage. Unlike ‘Purpureus Variegatus’ this beauty actually flowers! Loads of clear pink, double flowers and it does not produce seed.

INCREDIBALL^® Hydrangea arborescens ‘Abetwo’ pp#20,571, cbraf

A new and improved 'Annabelle' Hydrangea, Incrediball has beefy stems and massive blooms. The breeding goal was stronger stems to eliminate flop, but we got incredibly large blooms too! Each bloom has roughly 4 times as many flowers as 'Annabelle'!

INVINCIBELLE^® SPIRIT Hydrangea arb. ‘NCHA1’ pp#20,765, cbraf

A plant breeding breakthrough, Invincibelle 'Spirit' is the first ever pink form of 'Annabelle' Hydrangea. As if that was not good enough, it's a rebloomer, producing new flowers right up until frost.

WHITE DOME^® Hydrangea arborescens ‘Dardom’ pp#14,168

Clouds of big, dome shaped, lacy white blooms create a truly Victorian effect. A strong growing plant with rich dark green leaves, and strong stems which hold the blooms upright, even after a heavy rain. Fantastic winter effect. A very beautiful new plant from Darthuizer Nursery of the Netherlands. NATIVE: North America.

BLUE BUNNY™ Hydrangea involucrata ‘Wim Rutten’ ppaf, cbraf

Blue Bunny Hydrangea is a drift of blue flowers from mid-summer until fall. Developed the late Wim Rutten of the Netherlands, this plant is as special as the man. It forms its flower buds on new wood and thus blooms reliably every year. You will love that Blue Bunny is a strong growing plant that produces an abundance of blooms.

ABRACADABRA™ Orb Hydrangea mac ‘Hororb' ppaf, cbraf

Plants can be cool and fun. That's the whole idea behind Abracadabra Hydrangeas. You’ve never seen such fun and funky flowers on top of showy black satin stems. Funky mop-head flowers emerge green and peach and mature to a hot pink.

ABRACADABRA™ Star Hydrangea mac. ‘Horbstra' ppaf, cbraf

Plants can be cool and fun. That's the whole idea behind Abracadabra Hydrangeas. You’ve never seen such fun and funky flowers on top of showy black satin stems. Big funky flying saucer-like flowers emerge pink and white and mature to a hot pink a top black satin stems.

Cityline Series of Compact Hydrangea

CITYLINE^® BERLIN Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Berlin Rabe’ pp#10,912

Clear Pink colored flowers are the largest in the series. The leaves are very glossy and exhibit an extremely high level of mildew resistance. Flowers are long lasting and change to an attractive green with age. The strongest growing plant in the group.

CITYLINE^® MARS Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ramars’

A new compact Cityline selection with with unique bicolored flowers. Large and showy blooms are long lasting and change to an attractive green with age. Excellent mildew resistance.

CITYLINE^® PARIS Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Paris Rapa’ pp#10,906

A small plant with intense dark reddish-pink flowers. Large and showy blooms are long lasting and change to an attractive green with age. Excellent mildew resistance.

CITYLINE^® RIO Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Raga’

One of the best blue colored flowers and glossy foliage. A compact plant with large flowers. Attractive green eye when opening.

CITYLINE^® VENICE Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Venice Raven’ pp#10,928

Big, bright fuchsia or blue colored flowers and glossy foliage. Flowers are long lasting and change to an attractive green with age.

CITYLINE^® VIENNA Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Vienna Rawi’ pp#10,930

The smallest of the series. Dark pink flowers emerge with an attractive cream colored throat and remain large and showy. 

Edgy™ Hearts H. m. ‘Horheart’ pp#21186

Large, intense blooms with dark pinkish-red flowers accentuated with a thin, pure white line on the margin. It's a small to medium sized plant with strong stems and glossy foliage. Flower color can be pushed to blue with the addition of aluminum sulfate.  

Edgy™ Orbits H. m. ‘Harbits’ ppaf

A remarkable plant with double lace-cap blooms. The attractive sepals are hot pink blending to a glowing white edge. Flower color may vary depending upon pH and the availability of aluminum ions.

PINK SHIRA™ Hydrangea macrophylla  ‘Sonmarie’ pp#20,595

This series represents the next generation of reblooming hydrangea.

This series kicks up the quality with vivid flower color and attractive foliage. The Let’s Dance^® series blooms on both new wood and old delivering seasons of flowers and lots of wow. Go ahead and dance. Coming soon to garden center near you.

Coming soon!

LET'S DANCE^® BIG EASY™ Hydrangea macrophylla  ‘Brener ppaf 

Let’s Dance Big Easy is strong rebloomer with large, rich pink (or blue depending upon pH) mophead flowers. Strong stems and beautiful foliage with good bronze red fall color.

LET'S DANCE^® Moonlight™ Hydrangea macrophylla  ‘Robert’ pp#20,020

Let’s Dance Moonlight is strong rebloomer with large, rich pink (or blue depending upon pH) mophead flowers. Strong stems and beautiful foliage with good bronze red fall color.

LET'S DANCE^® Starlight™ Hydrangea macrophylla  ‘Lynn’ pp#20,019

Let’s Dance Starlight is the first ever new wood blooming lace-cap. It’s hardy, dependable and colorful. The massive blooms are vivid pink (or blue) with strong stems.

‘Limelight’ Hydrangea paniculata pp#12,874, cbraf

Continuous blooming lime-green flowers are held upright on strong stems. An incredible combination of green, pink and burgundy blooms in autumn. Hybridized by the noted plantsman Pieter Zwijnenburg Jr.  It blooms regardless of climate, soil, pH or pruning.

AWARDS: PHS Gold Medal Award.

LITTLE LIME™ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Jane’ ppaf, cbraf

It blooms regardless of climate, soil, pH or pruning.

‘Little Lamb’ Hydrangea paniculata pp#15,395, cbraf

A special Hydrangea with diminutive, showy flowers tightly packed into full flower heads that dance above a compact plant.

It blooms regardless of climate, soil, pH or pruning.

PINKY WINKY™ Hydrangea paniculata ‘DVPpinky’ pp# 16,166, cbraf

QUICK FIRE^® Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’, pp16,812 cbraf

A breakthrough plant that blooms more than a month earlier than other varieties. It turns to a rich deep pink before ‘Pink Diamond’ even begins to show flowers. It blooms regardless of climate, soil, pH or pruning.

AWARDS: SNA Blue Ribbon - Best New Plant

SUNNY BOULEVARD™ Hypericum k.  ‘Deppe’, pp#20,045, cbraf

This tightly branched shrub is noted for its long bloom time, beginning in July and continuing until September. The flowers are a rich yellow and numerous.

SKY POINTER™ Ilex crenata 'Farrowone', pp#20,049, cbraf

Add some architecture to your garden or decorative container with this narrow, conical  holly. Shiny, dark evergreen leaves and tight upright branching make this a must have plant.

The Castle Series was developed in Germany and selected for glossy foliage, fast growth and improved branching. These new Blue Hollies are are great foundation plants and are excellent replacements for yews.

  ^® Ilex x meserveae ‘Hachfee’ pp#14,310,

A beautiful new compact, pyramidal blue holly with large lustrous dark green leaves, bright red berries and superior branching.

  Ilex x meserveae ‘Heckenstar’ pp#14,308,

BERRY HEAVY^®  Ilex verticillata ‘Spravy’

A spectacular winterberry with its heavy set of large, bright, orange-red berries. Will often loose it leaves earlier than other cultivars making for a better fruit display in autumn.  Use Jim Dandy as the male.  NATIVE: North America.

BERRY NICE^®  Ilex verticillata ‘Spriber’

The dark red berry display is so vivid, the original plant was selected by sight at a distance of 1/4 mile. It'll make you stop and take notice. Good mildew resistance. Will often loose it leaves earlier than other cultivars making for a better fruit display in autumn.  NATIVE: North America.

LITTLE HENRY^® Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ pp#10,988

A new compact Sweetspire with pure white flowers in the early summer cover this low mounded, compact shrub. Perfectly suited for flooding large banks, beds and borders. If burning bush has good fall color, then this plant is a wildfire. What more could you want in a plant?  NATIVE: North America. AWARDS: Ohio Plant Selection Committee Recommendation 

Coming soon!

GOOD VIBRATIONS™ GOLD Juniperus horizontalis  ‘Hegedus’

Soft to the touch this low growing evergreen provides seasonal color changes. In the spring it emerges an attractive chartreuse color, changes to bright yellow and then takes on orange hues in the autumn.

DREAM CATCHER™ Kolkwitzia amabilis ‘Maradco’

Everyone agrees that Beauty Bush is spectacular in bloom but goes in hiding for the rest of the year. This is no longer the case with this new specimen with golden yellow foliage. For best performance plant it in filtered or partial shade; Also unique to this clone is its splendid golden-orange fall color.

GOLDEN LANTERNS^® Leycesteria formosa ‘Notbruce’

A cool new shrub that will rock the perennial world. Imagine a graceful, easy growing plant with attractive, clean, bright yellow-green foliage with hints of red in the new growth. In mid-summer it is covered 4” long pendulous drooping clusters of dark purplish-red bracts and white flowers. Follow this with dark purple berries in autumn. It is a fantastic plant for the perennial garden or as a color item for the patio. In the north this is a dieback shrub that behaves like a perennial. Extra thick mulch will keep it alive in colder climates.

Coming soon!

CELTIC PRIDE™ Microbiota opulifolius ‘mindia’ pp16,371, cbraf

Russian cypress is a hardy low growing evergreen for sun or shade, but the species is often plagued with unsightly tip dieback. This new selection solves that as it has superior disease resistance and winter color.

COPPERTINA™ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘mindia’ pp16,371, cbraf

A new hybrid ninebark that's a cross between Dart’s Gold and Diabolo that flushes an attractive copper in spring and transforms to a rich red in summer. Developed by Minier of France. NATIVE: North America. NATIVE: North America.

SUMMER WINE^® Physocarpus‘Seward’ pp#14,821, cbraf

An exciting new and improved ninebark with neat compact branching and fine deeply cut, dark crimson-red leaves. A heavenly hybrid which combines the fine texture and compact branching of Physocarpus ‘Nana’ with the dark foliage of Diabolo. Prized as a landscape shrub and as a cut flower. NATIVE: North America.

Coming soon!

HAPPY FACE™  Potentilla fruiticosa 'Lundy’ ppaf, cbraf

The flowers are so big and bright it stands out all others. It produces an abundance of big yellow flowers from spring until late summer. Its dense habit and dark, healthy foliage adds to its appeal.

FINE LINE^®  Rhamnus frangula ‘Ron Williams’, pp#14,791, cbraf

This new plant combines the fantastic, fern-like foliage of ‘Asplenifolia’ with the narrow upright habit of ‘Columnaris’. Use it to create narrow hedges or screens, or as an accent specimen or in a patio container. A great choice for the perennial garden, and its narrow habit makes it a great choice for entrances and patio gardens. This non-invasive cultivar is an excellent, responsible replacement for older weedy varieties.

BOLLYWOOD™  Rhododendron 'Farrow’ ppaf, cbraf

Bright neon red-pink flowers engulf this compact semi-evergreen Azalea in spring. Vivid, glossy, silver and dark green variegated foliage supplies the color the rest of the year. This very hardy azalea was developed by Mike Farrow of Holly Hill Nursery in MD.

HOME RUN™   Rosa 'WEKcisbako' pp#18,552 

Home Run is absolutely, positively, the best true-red rose with continuous blooms and top level disease resistance to both black spot and powdery mildew. Plus it’s heat tolerant, cold hardy and requires not deadheading!

PINK HOME RUN™   Rosa 'WEKphorn' ppaf

This beauty has all the great attributes of Home Run rose (continuous bloom, black spot and mildew resistance and heat tolerance) but with vivid, rich pink flowers.

OH SO HAPPY™ CANDY OH™ Vivid Red  Rosa x ‘Ziemartincipar’ ppaf, cbraf

A sweet landscape rose with loads of perpetual blooms. Large sprays of single, candy apple red flowers create a summer to remember. This polyantha hybrid has a dense mounding habit similar to ‘Robin Hood’. Proven hardiness and superb garden performance without any spraying.

Coming soon!

OH SO HAPPY™ PETIT PINK   Rosa x ‘ZiemarianneYoshida’ ppaf, cbraf

The sprays of petite, bubble gum pink flowers and small green leaves are reminiscent of a miniature rose, but this new variety is comparable to ‘The Fairy’ in its mature size. 

For many years we’ve searched for a better rose; a rose that can be grown like any other shrub in the garden – that will hold it leaves without being sprayed. Working with breeders from across the globe, we tested many new plants, but most flunked the test and developing leaf diseases. It turns out, however, that a few select plants met the challenge and remained clean after four years without disease or special care - and thus the Oso Easy roses were born and have emerged as a whole new class of rose. They’re Oso Easy.

^® Cherry Pie  Rosa x ‘Meiboulka’ ppaf, cbraf

A tasty, new, Oso Easy rose that produces an abundance of bright, candied apple red flowers. The flowers are large and single, accentuated with bright yellow stamens. Typical of all the Oso Easy roses the foliage is glossy and highly disease resistant.

An incredible new disease resistant ground cover rose adorned with loads of fragrant, single, pink flowers. It’s a low growing rose for covering large areas, banks or other difficult locations. We’ve never sprayed this rose and we’ve never shown a spec of black spot.

^® Honey Bun Rosa x ‘Scrivjean’ ppaf, cbraf

You'll love that Oso Easy Honey Bun has the highest level of disease resistance and that it produces an abundance of semi-double blooms. The unique flower color ranges from blush-pink to butter yellow to creamy white.

Coming soon!

^® MANGO SALSA Rosa x ‘Chewperadventure ’ ppaf

The continuous blooms have an amazing color: shades of ruby red grapefruit, summer sunsets, and those fancy tropical drinks with umbrellas in them.  They cover the tidy mound of dark, glossy foliage. 

^® Peachy Cream Rosa x ‘Horcoherent ’ pp15,982

This lovely low mounded rose delivers clouds of blooms that emerge peach and transform to cream. The large, doubled flowers are self cleaning and contrast wonderfully against the glossy dark green foliage.  We’ve never sprayed this rose in production and it has never shown signs of black spot.

^® Paprika Rosa x ‘ChewMayTime’ pp#18,347

Spice up your life with Oso Easy Paprika, a remarkable low mounded rose with loads of spicy, reddish-orange single blooms accentuated with a bright yellow eye. The glossy green foliage emerges with attractive hints of red in the new growth.

^® Strawberry Crush  Rosa x ‘Hormeteorie’ pp#20,601

A rainbow of color with pink, yellow and apricot colored blooms. The glossy green foliage is highly resistant to black spot disease

BLACK BEAUTY™  Sambucus nigra 'Gerda’ pp#12,305 cbraf

This breakthrough plant with intriguing dark black foliage. It will totally change your perception of Elderberry. Massive, lemon scented, pink flowers in summer contrast wonderfully with the foliage. Grow it as a shrub, or cut it back each year and use it as a bold perennial. Developed by Ken Tobutt and Jacqui Prevette of the East Malling Research Station in England.

 Sambucus nigra 'Eva’ pp#15,575, cbraf

AWARDS: ANLA Management Clinic Best New Plant

The Double Play Series -  A new line of colorful Spiraea

One of the main goals of the Proven Winner ColorChoice program is to extend a shrubs color interest beyond the date of flowering. The new Double Play Series does just that. In addition to vibrant flowers, these new introductions turn a double play by providing absolutely stunning foliage especially in the spring when they first break bud.      

Double Play^®  BIG BANG Spiraea. japonica 'Tracy,' ppaf

Double Play^™ Big Bang Spiraea has massive pink flowers, of a size never seen before, that adorn bright yellow foliage. Foliage glows a dark orange in the spring.

Double Play^®  ARTIST Spiraea. japonica 'Galen,' ppaf

You will love this plant from the moment it flushes in the spring. The blue-green foliage emerges a rich purple red setting it apart from all other plants on the farm. The flowers are as rich, pure pink unlike any other Spiraea. The plant is a compact, full bodied mound

Double Play^®  Gold Spiraea. japonica 'Yan,' ppaf

A compact, low mounded beauty with vibrant, pure golden foliage and an abundance of pure pink flowers. In side by side trails with twenty other selections this plant shined above all others in the garden and in our container trials.

PINK PARASOLS^®  Spiraea fritschiana ‘Wilma’ pp#15,397

A cool ground covering Spiraea with big, pink, fluffy, umbrella-like blooms which cover this mounded, spreading shrub in June. Bluish-green leaves are tinged with red and turn a nice yellow-orange-red color in autumn. Great for mass planting.

SNOW STORM™  Spiraea media ‘Darsnorm’

Snowstorm is a superb selection of Spiraea with an abundance of massive white blooms in April and May. It’s literally a snow storm. Superb blue-green foliage turns a blaze of orange-red in autumn.

AMETHYST™ Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii ‘Kordes’

An impressive new coralberry from Germany. Vivid deep magenta-pink, late summer fruit make this plant superior to all others. Good branching and neat habit. NATIVE: North America.

BLOOMERANG^® PURPLE  Syringa x 'Penda' pp#20,575, cbraf

An exciting development in Lilac! Bloomerang not only blooms in the spring - it's bloomerangs with new flowers from mid-summer right up until frost. Wonderful fragrance. 

MARGARITA™  Taxus x media ‘Geers’ pp16,049

A cool lime green evergreen with a fresh, healthy color compared to yellow forms that burn or turn ugly. Excellent retail appeal but also a great landscape plant that is adaptable and easy to grow. Discovered by Arie Geers of the Netherlands.

Coming soon!

AMERICAN PILLAR Thuja occ. ‘American Pillar' pp 20,209

A sport of ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ selected for its lightning fast growth, dense branching structure and tall, narrow habit.  It maintains this useful, desirable columnar shape with minimal pruning.  NATIVE: North America.

NORTH POLE™ Thuja occ. ‘Art Boe'

A fast growing, narrow Arborvitae selection of ‘Wintergreen’ with excellent hardiness and dark green winter foliage color. More narrow than ‘Smaragd’ (aka Emerald Green).  NATIVE: North America.

TECHNY GOLD™ Thuja occidentlis ‘Walter Brown’ pp16,280, cbraf

A new gold version of Mission Arborvitae with the same tough, hardy, burn resistant characteristics, but now with showy, rich gold foliage. The foliage color actually intensifies in the winter. Discovered by Walter Brown of Rhode Island. NATIVE: North America.

SPRING GROVE^® Thuja plicata ‘Grovepli’

A fast growing, cold hardy Western Arborvitae with rich green foliage that maintains excellent winter color and a tight pyramidal habit. This clone has experienced -25 degree temperatures without missing a beat! It has shown excellent resistance to deer browsing.

BLUE MUFFIN^® Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’

A compact selection of Arrowwood Viburnum with glossy leaves and intense blue fruit in later summer! Perfect for residential landscapes. Makes a great hedge. NATIVE: North America.

CARDINAL CANDY™ Viburnum dilatatum ‘Henneke’ pp#12,879

A special Viburnum with improved hardiness and abundant, persistent shiny scarlet red fruit. Discovered in a batch of seed grown plants, after a -30 degree cold spell killed off all except Cardinal Candy. Tons of creamy white flowers cover this well branched, rounded plant in May. Fruiting appears strong even without another pollinator in the area.

BRANDYWINE™ Viburnum nudum ‘Bulk’ ppaf

Experience the most beautiful berry display in the plant kingdom with this new Viburnum from noted plantsman Mark Bulk.  It delivers loads of breathtaking berries that transform from green to shades of vivid pink and blue. A great companion for ‘Winterthur’ because planting two distinct clones in close proximity results in bumper crops of berries.

These four varieties of Weigela were selected for their attractive, colorful foliage. Each variety is differentiated by their growth habit. Wine & Roses^® Weigela being the largest plant, Midnight Wine^® Weigela being the smallest plant and Spilled Wine and Fine Wine^® Weigela being an intermediate sized plants.

WINE & ROSES^® Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ pp# 10,772, cbraf

AWARDS: PHS Gold Medal Plant Award

FINE WINE^® Weigela florida ‘Bramwell’ pp#18513, cbraf

An improved Wine & Roses Weigela with the same great dark burgundy foliage, but with a compact mounded habit similar to Spiraea japonica. It’s a refined plant with smaller leaves, abundant pink flowers and excellent texture. A great plant for the front of the border, the perennial bed, or used as a low foundation plant.

MIDNIGHT WINE^® Weigela florida ‘Elvera’ pp# 12,217, cbraf

A low mounding, dwarf version of WINE & ROSES Weigela! Dark burgundy-purple foliage and pink flowers.

Coming soon!

SPILLED WINE™ Weigela florida ‘Bokaspiwi' ppaf, cbraf 

Spilled Wine has dark purple-black, wavy leaves and a spreading habit.  Its hot pink-magenta flowers are similar to those of Wine & Roses, but this is a smaller plant that is wider than it is tall. 

GHOST^® Weigela florida ‘Carlton' pp#20,020 cbraf 

A cool Weigela with dark red flowers in spring and remarkable foliage that magically turns to a ghostly, iridescent butter-yellow as the summer progresses. Provides seasons of color. Reblooms if lightly pruned after flowering.

                Weigela florida 'Verweig' pp16,824, cbraf

A new artistic Weigela that grows on 12-18" tall. Colorful green, cream and pink foliage provides season long interest while bright pink blooms in spring are the icing on the cake.

This will plant change the way you think about and use shrubs.

AWARDS: Far West Show Best New Variety, Gold Medal Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society.

Coming soon!

MY MONET™ SUNSET Weigela florida ‘Sunset' ppaf, cbraf 

An artistic new Weigela that grows only 12 to 18" tall. This new dwarf weigela has very attractive gold variegated foliage and bright orange and red fall color.