New plants for sun and shade, including annuals and perennials that have outshone others in my garden and at trial beds in Michigan.

1. NEW PLANTS, OLD PLANTS, UNDERUSED, OBSCURE PLANTS
Slides include annuals and tropical plants that were introduced recently
(2013-2014), are unusual, or hard to locate (sources listed for many).
All photos are the property of Jean Starr and may be used only by
request (starrjean@comcast.net).
Ps: look for these icons for the ideal light preference for each plant
Full sun
Part sun
Shade

2. Agastache ‘Heat Wave’

3. Begonia
‘Bossa Nova White’

4. Begonia elatior
‘Glory Lemon’

5. Begonia ‘Encanto Orange’

6. Yellow nonstop
begonia with Coleus
‘Strawberry Drop’

7. Calibrachoa Lindera Light Blue

8. Trixi Double Date mix
Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Amethyst
Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Lemon
Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Magenta

9. Calibrachoa Trailing Yellow

10. Colocasia ‘Mojito’
Great chartreuse color with
dark mottling (pictured with
Cleome ‘Seniorita Rosalita’)

11. Coleus Under the Sea “Yellow Fin Tuna’

12. Coleus ‘Dream Catcher’

13. Coleus Under the Sun ‘Molten Coral’

14. Echinacea ‘Supreme Flamingo’

15. Echinacea ‘Butterfly Kisses’

16. California Poppy - Eschscholzia ‘Wrinkled Rose’
Heat tolerant, gorgeous color and two months of bloom.
Park Seed

17. Annual Geranium
‘Timeless Orange’

18. Annual Geranium Boldly
‘Lavender Rose’

19. Gomphrena Forest Pink
Stems tall enough for cutting; strong
enough for a sunny mixed bed

21. Lobularia ‘Frosty Knight’
Variegated foliage offers an
extra bit of contrast

22. Lobularia Bicolor Lavender Stream’

23. Lobularia ‘Frosty Night’ with yellow Nemesia

24. Lophospermum
Lofos Compact Rose
Hanging basket or trellis in sun

25. Nepeta ‘Purrsian Blue’

26. Pachystachys lutea
Loves heat and humidity;
offers long-lasting blooms
in late summer

27. Papaver ‘Lauren’s Grape’
Easy – great color!
Select Seeds

28. Supertunia ‘Sangria Charm’

29. Petunia Supertunia
‘Bordeaux’

30. Salvia ‘Wendy’s Wish’

31. Salvia ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Tiny yet colorful flowers all summer
Goodwin Creek Gardens