Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Baptisia, ‘Lunar Eclipse’, that is characterized by its racemes of flowers that are light cream to light yellow in color at anthesis aging to a medium to dark violet-blue color, its flowers that are radially and uniformly dispersed around the racemes, its strongly vase-shaped, open habit with stems that are upright to slightly leaning, its mid to late bloom season; flowering for three weeks from late-May to mid-June in northern Illinois, its inflorescences that are borne above the foliage, and its lack of foliage on the bottom third of the plant exposing the lower stems.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Baptisia, ‘Lavender Rose’ that is characterized by its upright, vase-shaped plant habit at anthesis that becomes a broad, uniformly rounded mound as the growing season progresses, its densely clustered green stems that do not lodge, its racemes of flowers that are medium to dark violet-blue in color at anthesis aging to a violet-purple color depending on ambient temperatures, its large flowers that are an average of 2.5 cm in width, its dense foliage that completely masks the bases of the flowering stems at maximum foliage growth, and its vigorous growth rate.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox plant, ‘Pink Profusion’, that is characterized by its dense low mounded plant habit with upright to lax flowering stems borne about 10 cm above the semi-evergreen basal foliage, its very large 2.8 cm wide flowers with that are deep purple-pink in color, its broad petals that consistently overlap for at least three-quarters of their length, and its pair of distinct, broad, red-purple colored striae on each petal that are bounded by a conspicuous off-white halo at the base of the petals.

Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Sandstorm’, that is characterized by its distinctly vase-shaped plant habit with strongly upright stems during anthesis that expand into a broad rounded mound at maximum vegetative growth, its flowers that are bicolored; light yellow-green and suffused with medium to dark violet with lateral petals that are distinctly bicolored with yellow on the lower portion and yellow suffused with medium to dark violet on the upper portion, and its flowers that are uniform, densely borne, and arranged radially on the inflorescences.

Abstract: A new hybrid cultivar of Tradescantia, ‘Tough Love’ that is characterized by its very compact plant habit reaching an average of 23 cm in height after two years of growth, its leaves that are held upright to horizontal and straight to arching in aspect, its foliage that is very strong, leathery in texture, and pubescent along the margins and on both surfaces, its pedicels, flower buds, and leaves that are densely pubescent, its flowers that are vivid red-purple in color, its drought tolerance remaining evergreen throughout the summer, and its resistance to rust.

Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Spilled Buttermilk’, that is characterized by its low growing plant habit that is wider than it is tall, its inflorescences held clear of the foliage that are slightly arching to horizontal at anthesis and becoming horizontal to pendulous as more flowers open, its second inflorescences with very densely borne flower buds, its flowers that are light yellow in color at anthesis and aging to a light green-white color, its foliage that is yellow-green to medium green in color, and its early bloom period beginning in early to mid-May in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Vernonia plant, ‘Summer's Surrender’, that is characterized by its bushy upright plant habit with stems that do not lodge, its plant habit that is distinctly more wide than tall, its foliage that is darker green in color, its resistance to rust and powdery mildew, in being reliably hardy in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 9 and in being very drought tolerant.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Vernonia plant, ‘Summer's Swan Song’, that is characterized by its compact, bushy habit with stems that do not lodge, its inflorescence branches that are longer than other Vernonia varieties forming an interlocking network of branches that add to the overall plant sturdiness and resistance to stem lodging, its foliage and stems that are tinted red and purple in color, its high resistance to rust and powdery mildew, in being reliably hardy in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 9 and in being very drought tolerant.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox plant named, ‘Early Bird’, that is characterized by its early bloom period that begins in mid-April, peaks in late April, and lasts four to five weeks, its large, overlapping, conspicuous striae that are deep purplish red in color, its flowers that are deep purplish pink in color, and its flowers that cover 100% of the plant at peak bloom.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox plant named, ‘Running With Scissors’, that is characterized by its a very vigorous, broad spreading plant habit that readily layers into a groundcover, its very large flowers 2.5 cm in diameter and medium violet pink in color and aging to light violet pink with irregular pigments, its flowers that produce a faint, sweet hay fragrance, its light, repeat bloom in autumn in some years, its flowers that cover 90% to 100% of the plant at peak bloom, and its distinctly bifid leaves with a deep cleft 6 mm in depth and width.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Panicum named ‘Bad Hair Day’ that is characterized by its large plant size, its upright stems that do not lodge, its dense and large inflorescences that are pendulous and arching, its foliage that is medium yellowish green in color, and its flower glumes that are yellow-green in color, and its resistance to rust.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Veronica, ‘Blue Sprite’, that is characterized by its flowering stems that are compact, its secondary inflorescences that are long in length and produce flowers over a greater length along the raceme than is typical for this type of Veronica, its abundance of flowering stems, its high resistance to powdery mildew and rust, and its foliage that is flushed with a red-violet color when exposed to cold temperatures.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Eupatorium, ‘Summer Snow’, characterized by its florets that are white in color, stems that are green in color, compact plant habit, its early blooming habit, its florets that produce a light vanilla-like fragrance, its wide soil adaptability; from very wet to dry soils, and its excellent resistance to powdery mildew.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox plant named, ‘Perfectly Puzzling’, that is characterized by its flowers that vary in color from near white to light to medium raspberry violet; the different color flowers can be evident on a plant at the same time, its petals that are non-overlapping, notched (bifid) and narrow resulting in a “starry” appearance that is unusual for a moss Phlox, its petals with medium to dark violet striae at the base, and its flowers that are smaller in size than most moss Phlox, however the flowers still cover the plants 100% at peak bloom.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Billowing Pink’ that is characterized by its uniform, rounded and dense mounded plant habit, its clumping forming growth habit, its sticky, aromatic foliage that is not appealing to deer or rabbits, its very good resistance to rust, powdery mildew and lace bug predation, and its inflorescences with ray florets that are wider in size and pink-violet in color with the color persistent for the duration of bloom and strongly upturned at inception and remain somewhat upturned throughout the blooming period.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Billowing Violet’ that is characterized by its capitula that are large in size, measuring up to 4.5 cm in width, its average of 31 ray flowers per capitula, its sticky, aromatic foliage that is not appealing to deer or rabbits, its inflorescences with ray florets that are violet in color, and its good resistance to rust, powdery mildew and lace bug predation.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Amsonia plant named ‘Verdant Venture’ that is characterized by its flower clusters that are held above the foliage and are not partially masked by the foliage, its petals that are short and broad in size, its lower growing plant habit, its narrow foliage and stems, its leaf margins that are strongly rolled inward, its stems that are finely pubescent.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Teucrium plant named ‘Pride of Georgia’ that is characterized by its rhizomatous spreading herbaceous perennial habit in contrast to most wall germanders (T. chamaedrys) being clumping subshrubs with a woody base, its blooms that are present for 7 to 9 weeks, its low growing compact plant habit, and its vigorous spreading plant habit.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Vernonia plant named ‘Summer's End’ that is characterized by its bushy upright plant habit with stems that do not lodge, its tolerance to high pH (alkaline) soils, its foliage that is olive green in color with no red or purple tints when grown in full sun, its high resistance to rust and powdery mildew, its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 8, and its drought tolerance.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Cotton Candy’ that is characterized by its uniform, rounded and dense mounded plant habit that remains dense as it broadens with age, its tall plant height, its sticky, aromatic foliage that deters deer or rabbits from browsing, its very good resistance to rust, powdery mildew and lace bug predation when grown in comparison trials with other cultivars of Aster, and its inflorescences with ray florets that are medium pink-violet in color aging to light violet in color.