Plant andseed cataloguesfor the spring have seem , and a company that focuses on sustainable gardening has released its yearly top 10 list , a colorful batting order of perennials include a rich purple English lavender , a coral - pink sage , a deep reddish wildflower and an Orange River - flowering internal-combustion engine works .
High Country Gardens , which get its plants in New Mexico , Utah and Colorado , late announces its top 10 new plants for 2019 , harmonize to a company pressing button . Included in this lineup is a preplanned garden High Country calls theFabulous Flowers and Foliage Shade Garden .
Here are names and descriptions of the plants and preplanned garden as well as exposure leave by High Country Gardens .
1. After Midnight English Lavender
The 2019 Plant of the Year ( pictured above ) isAfter Midnight English Lavender(Lavandula angustifoliaWWG002 ) , harmonise to High Country .
“ This undivided introduction has stunning , dark - colored prime spikes with deep indigo - sorry calyxes and large violet - purple flowers , ” the release states . “ The colouring of the flowers is truly unique , and the plant stands asunder from any other lavender uncommitted to gardeners . A intermediate sized English lavender selection with gray - gullible foliation , After Midnight blooms in late springiness / former summer and attracts bees and butterflies to its ambrosia - rich blossom . ”
After Midnight English Lavender prosper in USDA zones 5 through 9 .
This and several other plant in the card amount from the troupe ’s fresh FlowerKisser brand . These perennials , selected by beginner and principal plantsman David Salman , “ are specially nectar - rich and attract many pollinator , including Apis mellifera , native bees , butterflies and hummingbirds , ” the discharge states .
2. Coral-Pink Sage
secondly in the lineup of perennials isCoral - Pink Sage , also part of the FlowerKisser trade name .
” The superb coral - pink heyday of … Coral - Pink Sage ( Salvia greggiiWWG003 ) color a waterwise garden from late spring to devolve frost with a non - stop show , ” the High Country release state . “ This plant grows as a medium sized woody shrub , and it have it away a red-hot , gay spot where the soil dries out speedily . hummingbird adore its flowers , which never fail to offer them with a sweet meal . Trim this flora back in mid - fountain by about 1/3 its pinnacle to arouse new outgrowth and another bloom of gorgeous flower . ”
Coral - Pink Sage thrives in zone 6 through 9 , according to High Country , and it does n’t need much water supply .
3. Red Feathers
Third in the perennial lineup is a deep ruby wildflower .
“ Red Feathers ( Echium amoenum)is a beautiful , xeric , small growing wild flower from the Caucasus Mountains of western Asia , ” accord to High Country . “ Its russet - red flower spike resemble Liatris . Blooming in late natural spring , this endearing works will cover to produce Modern flower spike throughout the summer when deadheaded . But leave behind some spike on the plant life later in the time of year to mature seed .
“ A curtly - hold up perennial , Red Feathers should be mulch with gravel mulch to boost it to re - seed itself . Adaptable to average , flaxen and clay dirt . imbed it in spots with a half Clarence Shepard Day Jr. to a full day of sun . Pair this flora with Creeping Goldenaster ( Heterotheca jonesii ) , Blue Flax ( Linum ) and Dark Violet Skullcap ( Scutellaria ) . ”
The flora grows in zona 3 through 9 .
4. Granita Orange Cold Hardy Ice Plant
Fourth is an orange - flowering trash plant ( Delosperma ) .
Granita Orange Cold Hardy Ice Plant , according to High Country , “ blooms in mid- to late springtime with a stunning display of large , pure - orange tree flowers . Granita Orange arise to form a tidy matting of ground - squeeze evergreen foliage . It was discovered in a Salt Lake City rock garden where it come along as a military volunteer seedling , and it has proven to be a very inhuman hardy groundcover that jibe well in a drought - tolerant garden . ”
This plant grows in zones 5 through 9 .
5. Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint
5th in High Country ’s top 10 is Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint , also part of the FlowerKisser brand name .
“ Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint ( Monardella odoratissimaArizona Beauty)has flush and foliage with a very minty scent when brush or handled , ” High Country says . “ This sweetly scented native groundcover has lavender - pink false truffle - shape flowers that draw bee and butterfly stroke . ”
It was collected by main horticulturist Salman , bump in the east - primal mickle of Arizona , growing around and under Ponderosa true pine .
“ Normally this coinage is torpedo - alpine , ” according to the release . “ But this low elevation shape ( 8,500 foot ) grows well at mediate elevations throughout the western U.S. Plant it in a place that gets some good afternoon tint where day temperature are hot . ”
High Country advise using it as a companion industrial plant for other smaller growing perennial such as Ornamental Oregano , Prairie Clover ( Dalea purpureum ) and Dark Violet Skullcap ( Scutellaria ) .
These perennials acquire well in zones 4 through 8 .
6.Fabulous Flowers and Foliage Shade Garden
6th on the list is an easy - to - develop garden design for planting in tincture , dappled shade or morning sun .
“ These perennials provide time of year - recollective stake with a pleasing combination of foliage types that provide contrasting textures and colors and a profusion of pinkish , yellow and snowy flowers , ” according to High Country . “ The garden grows well in most territory type ( but avoid blind drunk clay or pee - logged soils ) . The Fabulous Flowers and Foliage Shade Garden is an fantabulous alternative for planting on the shady compass north or northeastern side of a house . It also originate well by a marvellous fence or wall and in area shaded by magniloquent trees and mature bush . ”
The Fabulous Flowers and Foliage Shade Garden come with a planting diagram , care instructions and 18 plants , according to the press freeing . The garden covers around 40 substantial feet and develop well in zones 4 through 8 .
7. Dark Shadows Sage
No . 7 isDark Shadows Sage , also a FlowerKisser .
“ Dark Shadows Sage ( Salvia hybridWWG001 ) is a people of color discovery in cold - audacious crotch hair sages , ” states High Country . “ It blooms with a profusion of hummingbird - attracting dark - regal flowers . ”
A hybrid of Raspberry Delight introduced by Salman , High Country says “ it ’s a large , tall - growing woody sage that comes into color in late summer and flowers until frost . … [ It ] is a good choice near walk and track . ( When you sweep against the foliage , it bring out a delightfully sweet , herbal fragrance . ) This sage make an excellent fellow traveller works for Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass ( Boutleloua‘Blonde Ambition ’ ) , Dark Violet Skullcap ( Scutellaria‘Dark Violet ’ ) and double - blossom ‘ Sharon Roberts ’ English lavender . ”
It grows well in zones 5 through 9 .
8. Walker’s Deep Blue Catmint
Eighth in the 2019 perennials lineup isWalker ’s Deep Blue Catmint .
This works ( NepetaWalker ’s Deep Blue ) “ is a dark blue , bloom mannikin of Nepeta ‘ Walker ’s Low ’ discovered in a Santa Fe landscape , ” accord to High Country . “ It ’s identical in sizing and growing habit ( as improbable as 20 feet as wide as 18 to 24 inches ) and enduringness in the garden , but in live , cheery growing condition it will have noticeably darker blue flowers . ”
It grows in USDA zones 4 through 9 .
9. Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
9th comesScarlet Hedgehog Cactus , or Needle - spin around Claret Cup ( Echinocereus coccineus ) , which High Country distinguish as highly cold hardy and long - lived .
“ This is one of the very best native plants for flourish in the most inhospitable of raise shape , ” according to High Country . “ blossom in mid - bounce , this outstanding species has a profusion of scarlet , hummingbird - attracting flower held over a cumulus of tight clustering stems . ”
It grow well in zones 4 through 9 . It stick around small at 5 to 8 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches broad .
10. Chumby Silky Rock Jasmine
The final entry in this years top 10 isChumby Silky Rock Jasmine .
This plant ( Androsace sarmentosa‘Chumbyi ’ ) “ blooms in other summer with fragrant clusters of pinkish flowers support over muzzy rosettes of white-haired - green foliage , ” states the High Country release . “ Growing and spreading much like a hemangioma simplex plant , this thickset slight cultivator puts out red - stemmed runners that settle down to form a tidy hill . A cheerful member of the Primrose family , Chumby Silky Rock Jasmine is a wonderful small perennial for suspect perennials moulding . It also works great as an edging plant for shaded pathways . ”
High Country describes it as gentle - to - spring up , state that the “ Himalayan native is a resilient performing artist that makes a honorable companion industrial plant for other spectre lover such as Deep Blue Arizona Sage ( Salvia arizonica ) and Kashmir Sage ( Phlomis cashmeriana ) . ”
It stay small—2 to 4 inches magniloquent and 8 to 12 inch wide — and uprise well in zone 3 through 8 .
Company History
High Country Gardens ’ history and origins see back to 1984 , when David Salman opened Santa Fe Greenhouses with the intention to “ change the boldness of western gardening from rocks and cactus to lush , blooming eco - friendly garden habitats , ” according to the troupe ’s website . That retail operation eventually thrive to a chain armor - order division squall High Country Gardens . David ’s wife , Ava , later link up the company to concentrate on marketing and online sales while David bear on to work on production development .
In 2012 , the couple closed the retail outlet and sold High Country Gardens to American Meadows . David Salman still serves as master horticulturist , focus on get new industrial plant potpourri . High Country Gardens has receive one plant patent , for the above - mentioned cosmetic grassBouteloua gracilis , also known asBlonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass . According to the website , High Country Gardens has also won nine consecutive awards for serious unexampled plant introduction from theDirect Gardening Association .
