For 14 weeks from March 25 to July 1, 2012, these featured plants were carried by many independent garden centers. These expert-recommended plants can still set your yard apart from your neighbors.
The featured plant information, provided weekly on the CNGA website, introduces you to new plants or tried-and-true plants that are successful in the Rocky Mountain Region. Check back here often each spring to see more featured plants, which are also highlighted in The Denver Post every week for 14 weeks.
For each Featured Plant in the list, read and download plant dimensions, growing features, and other details by click on the plant name.
2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Fall Color CombinationsReleased June 24, 2011 Sedum telephium – ‘Autumn Joy’, Aster novi-belgii – Fall Aster, Gaura lindheimeri – Whirling Butterflies Photo credit: Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colo. |
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2011 Featured Annuals: LantanaReleased June 24, 2011 Lantana camara – Lantana Photo Credit:Ball |
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2011 Featured Woody/Shrub: Woody – Amorpha canescens LeadplantReleased June 17, 2011 Amorpha canescens – Leadplant Photo credit: Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colo. |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Magnum New Guinea ImpatiensReleased June 17, 2011 lanpaliaes Hawkerii – Magnum New Guinea Impatiens Photo Credit:CSU Annual Flower Trials |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Summer Color CombinationReleased June 10, 2011 Coreopsis grandiflora – Tickseed Sunray, Salvia verticillata – Meadow Sage, Purple Rain Hemerocallis – Daylily Photo credit: Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colo. |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Geranium Savannah PinkReleased June 10, 2011 Pelargonium (Zonal) Savannah Pink – Geranium Savannah Pink Photo Credit:Dummen |
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2011 Featured Woody/Shrub: Winning Woody Clematis CombinationReleased June 3, 2011 Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' – Mongolian Gold Clematis Photo credit: Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colo. |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Big Jim Chile PepperReleased June 3, 2011 Solanaceae – NuMex Big Jim Photo Credit:Wilmore Nurseries, Garden Center and Greenhouse, Littleton, CO |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Succulent CombinationsReleased May 27, 2011 Delosperma cooperi – Hardy Purple Ice Plant, Opuntia phaeacantha – New Mexico prickly pear, and Sedum reflexum – Blue Spruce Sedum Photo credit: Keith Williamson, CCNP, Little Valley Wholesale Nursery |
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2011 Featured Annuals: African MarigoldReleased May 27, 2011 Tagetes erecta – African marigold Photo Credit:Moonsong Orange/Ball |
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2011 Featured Woody: Japanese Tree LilacReleased May 20, 2011 Syringa reticulata – Japanese Tree Lilac Photo credit: Keith Williamson, CCNP, Little Valley Wholesale Nursery |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Mystic Dahlia HybridsReleased May 20, 2011 Dahlia hybrid – Dahlia Photo Credit: EuroAmerican |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Ornamental Grass CombinationReleased May 13, 2011 Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ – Maiden Grass, Calamagrostis acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’ – Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass, and Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ – Shenandoah Switch Grass Photo by Jacki Hein, CCNP, Terrascapes Landscaping |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Salvia Black & BlueReleased May 13, 2011 Salvia guaranitica – Salvia Black and Blue |
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2011 Featured Perennials:Winning Native Grass CombinationReleased May 6, 2011Sporobolus wrightii – Giant Sacaton Grass Photo by Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Black Velvet PetuniaReleased May 6, 2011Petunia x hybrida – Black Velvet Petunia Photo by Ball |
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2011 Featured Woody/Shrub: Hypericum 'Hidcote'Released April 29, 2011 Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ – Hidcote St. Johnswort Photo by Keith Williamson, CCNP, Little Valley Wholesale Nursery |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Cherokee Purple TomatoReleased April 29, 2011 Lycopersicum esculentum var. commune – Cherokee Purple Tomato Photo by Jared's Nursery, Gift and Garden |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Dry Shade CombinationReleased April 22, 2011Epimedium grandiflorum – Bishop’s Cap, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ – Heartleaf Brunnera, Athyrium nipponicum – Japanese Painted Fern, and Helleborus orientalis – Lenten Rose Photo by Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Petunia ‘Surprise Orange Twist’Released April 22, 2011Petunia hybrida – Petunia ‘Surprise Orange Twist’ Photo Credit: Dummen |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Shade Garden CombinationReleased April 15, 2011 From left to right, Bergenia cordifolia – Bergenia(Pigsqueak), Carex morrowii – Variegated Sedge, Heuchera sp. – Coral Bells, Hosta sp. – Hosta(Plantain Lily) Photo by Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Osteospurmum hybrid ‘Voltage Yellow’Released April 15, 2011 Osteospurmum hybrid – African Daisy Photo by Ball |
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2011 Featured Woody: Crabapple TreeMalus ‘JFS-KW5’ PP 14375 – Royal Raindrops® Crabapple Photo by Jeff Lafrenz, J. Frank Schmidt & Son |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Lobelia “Techno Heat Upright Light Blue”Released April 8, 2011 Lobelia sp. – Lobelia Techno Heat Light Blue Photo credit: Syngenta |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Xeriscape CombinationsReleased April 1, 2011 Nepeta faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’ – Walker’s Low Catmint (left), Centranthus rubra – Jupiter’s Beard aka Red Valerian (top), Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose (right) Photo by Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center |
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2011 Featured Annuals: Simply SaladLactuca sativa – Simply Salad ™ Series (Alfresco Mix, City Garden Mix, Global Gourmet Mix) Photo by Country Fair, Denver, Colo. |
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2011 Featured Perennials: Winning Combinations for Rock GardensArtemisia stelleriania – Hardy Dusty Miller (left), Veronica pectinata – Wooly Veronica (top), and Dianthus gratianipolitanus – Tiny Rubies Dianthus (right) Photo by Harriett McMillan, CCNP, Echter’s Garden Center |
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2011 Featured Annuals: PansiesReleased March 25, 2011 Viola x wittrockiana – Pansy Photo by McGuckin Hardware, Boulder, Colo. |
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Find these 2011 Featured Plants at Fossil Creek Nursery in Fort Collins, Harding Nursery in Colorado Springs, Silver Sage Garden Center in Littleton, Picadilly Nursery in Brighton, and Valley Grown Nursery in Grand Junction, Colo. Click on the logos below to find their locations and other information on their websites. To find other retail locations in your area where you can purchase these beautiful plants, click on Find a Member.
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