Abstract: A new cultivar of Buxus microphylla ‘Gregem’, characterized by its small evergreen leaves, its dense compact growth habit, its vigorous growth rate, its hardiness to U.S.D.A Zone 5, and its ease of propagation by softwood cuttings.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Fanfare’ that is characterized by its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently formed rounded, hortensia type inflorescences with sepals that are round to broadly elliptic in shape and blue in color with white to pale pink margins when grown under acidic soil conditions and pink in color with white margins when grown under alkaline soil conditions, its compact growth habit with strong stems that enable pot culture without the need for staking, its dark green glossy foliage and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Ilex vomitoria, ‘Gremicr’, characterized by its small evergreen leaves, its dwarf and compact growth habit, its slow growth rate, its ability to be readily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings and its cold hardiness to U.S.D.A. Zone 7.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Campanula, ‘Pinkins’, characterized by its flowers that are deep lilac pink in color with lighter colored centers, its refined foliage that is rich green in color with reddish purple highlights under intense light conditions, its moderate and less invasive growth habit than is typical for this type of Campanula, and its cold hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zone 3.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Lolly Pop’ that is characterized by its free-flowering habit and suitability as a cut flower, its well-developed mop-head type inflorescences with sterile flowers that are pink in color, held on sturdy pedicels, and resistant to sun scorch, high winds and rain and its very strong stems with sturdy leaves.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Cordyline australis, ‘NORFIRE’, characterized by its plant habit that is dense and rounded and its numerous leaves that are short in length, narrow in width, and brown-purple in color.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox, ‘Triple Play’, characterized by its flowers that are pink in color with a darker pink eye zone, its variegated foliage with green centers and a creamy white margins that are flushed with pink when grown under cool temperatures (spring and autumn), its short stature, and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Ligularia dentata, ‘Osiris Café Noir’, characterized by its ovate-shaped leaves with margins that are incised and undulating with conspicuous veining, its foliage that emerges deep purple-black in color and transitions through shades of bronze before maturing to olive green, its lower leaf surfaces that are red-purple in color, its short plant height, its yellow-orange flowers that are present in late summer to early fall and its cold hardiness in U.S.D.A Zone 3.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Stachys plant, ‘Pink Cotton Candy’, characterized by its flowers that are bright pink and two-toned in color with the upper lip of the petals lighter pink in color than the lower lip of the petals, its combination of newly opened flowers and fading flowers that impart an addition two-tone effect to the inflorescences, its free-flowering habit with an abundance of blooms produces for at least 8 weeks during the summer months, its robust and dense mound of deep green foliage with upright flowering stems arising above the foliage, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A Zones 4 to 8.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Knautia ‘Thunder and Lightning’ characterized by variegated foliage with green centers and white margins, its short stature, its long blooming period and its bright red-purple inflorescences that are subtended by variegated involucral bracts.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Dietes of hybrid origin, ‘Nola Alba’, characterized by its large white flowers with bright orange stigmatic lobes, its long blooming habit with heavy flower set, its lack of seed pod development, its wide bright green leaves, its tolerance to high heat, humidity, poor soils, and heavy rainfall and its improved cold hardiness.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Carex oshimensis, ‘Ice Cream’, characterized by its variegated foliage with wide, dark green margins and creamy white centers, its relatively vigorous growth habit and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Heuchera×villosa, ‘Kassandra’, characterized by its foliage that emerges coppery brown in color and changes to yellow-green and finally to a more golden color as it matures with distinct green veining, its large orbicular-shaped leaves on rosy red petioles, its compact and mounded plant habit, its tolerance to heat, humidity, and exposure to sunlight, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A Zones 4 to 9.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Pennisetum setaceum named ‘Sky Rocket’, characterized by its variegated foliage comprised of vertical bands of green and white that typically have green centers and white margins, its height of about 1.2 meters, its blooms that are white in color and slightly tinged with purple-pink, and its very vigorous but non-invasive growth habit.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius, ‘Gelesq’, characterized by its dwarf, compact and broadly spreading plant habit habit, its unique foliage with leaves that are dark gray to purple-black in color, its ability to be readily propagated by stem cuttings, and its hardiness to U.S.D.A. Zone 2.
Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Mahonia, ‘Cabaret’, characterized by its late bloom season flowering from late August/early September to mid November in The Netherlands, its compact plant habit, and its orange-red flower buds followed by red berries.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Ulmus parvifolia, ‘MON1’, characterized by its uniform upright plant habit developing to an oval form at maturity and its hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 4b.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus gratianopolitanus, ‘Bedazzled’, characterized by its blue-grey foliage, its tight, compact habit throughout year, its flowers that are light pink in color with a distinct burgundy eye that bloom sporadically throughout the year with 2 heavy flushes of bloom for 4 weeks in spring and 4 weeks in fall in Georgia.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Kniphofia, ‘Echo Mango’, characterized by its inflorescences that are apricot in color, its early blooming habit with the first blooms appearing at the end of April to the first part of May in Georgia, its repeat bloom throughout the summer with up to 12 blooms per stem per season, its semi-evergreen foliage that remains clean, and its upright stems that reach 40 inches in height and do not lodge.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Weigela florida, ‘Bokrafive’, characterized by its glossy, blackish purple foliage and its very compact and nearly dwarf plant habit.