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At this mores of year, gardeners scour mail-order and online retailers' bulb and nursery catalogs for the latest and greatest new plants. Growers have been good upbringing annuals, perennials and more to satisfy the hunt. Here are a few to consider:
ANNUALS -- Look for improved cultivars of Million Bells ( Calibrachoa ), including 'Catwalk Lipstick Pink' from Hort Couture and Proven Winners' 'Superbells Blackberry Thwack' and 'Cherry Star.'
Ball Horticulture's 'Bonanza Deep Orange' marigolds ( Tagetes ) outperformed any I've ever tried, showing marvellous stamina during the summer. Spider mites, a frequent pest of marigolds, did not seem to announcement them.
PERENNIALS -- Breeders of Christmas and Lenten roses ( Helleborus ) have improved these murk-lovers that bloom in early winter or spring. Newer cultivars have flowers that are more upward. Look for beginning-blooming plants in the Thriller and Shade series, such as 'Ice Follies' and 'Bonus Shades' or winter bloomers in the Gold Series.
Source: Indianapolis Star