New Perennials for 2025 - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order

Spikes of large, soft pink plumes on gracefully arching stems and green, fern-like foliage. Great color for darkened areas of the garden or wooded sites.

A truly unique flower shape and the best part; more stems than you've ever seen will produce vibrant orange flowers that rebloom continuously from spring into early autumn.

Flowers emerge as small pom-poms which mature into fabulous, flaming torches - like two blooms on one plant. Perfect for bouquets or vases as well as an ideal way to elevate containers and borders. Several blooms are held high on each wiry stem above pretty mounds of attractive, weed-suppressing foliage. Beneficially slug, deer and rabbit resistant for those of you to whom this can be an issue, and much loved by our pollinating friends.Geum 'Orange Pumpkin' is an easy-going plant which prefers moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade.

Tiny, semi-double white flowers bloom all summer on dense, compact mounds of linear, dark green foliage. More upright than other Baby's Breath. Hardy in the heat in sun.

'Morning Candle' is a splendid free-flowering, sturdy-stemmed selection of Bear's Breech, from Holland's Dirk de Winter of New Generation Plants. It is reportedly a hybrid of Acanthus spinosus and Acanthus mollis.

The compact, deer-resistant clumps are topped with up to a dozen 5' tall flower spikes of purple-hooded white flowers above wide clumps of shiny, deeply scalloped, dark green leaves. Very floriferous and drought tolerant.

This wonderful selection of native prairie grass will reach five to six feet tall with foliage that develops red highlights, then turns burgundy-copper in fall; deep red flowers held on red stems in late summer; plant in full sun for best color.

'Rain Dance' features red-tipped foliage, deeper green than the species, that turns totally maroon in fall. In fact, cool temperatures spread the red, painting every blade maroon. Adding to the interest are upright, rich red flower spike clusters up to 4 inches long on red stems in varying tones. Seed heads branch into three parts (hence the common nickname "turkeyfoot grass"). They open and dance attractively despite the unattractive moniker.

Part of its attraction is its dizzying array of red, maroon, scarlet and green tones. Blooms appear from approximately August until frost, but the gorgeous, vibrant coloring gives it interest in summer and winter alike.

With stunning silvery blue, grass-like foliage, Bunny Blue® spreading sedge is a versatile, native evergreen sedge that can be used along a border edge or as a groundcover. Reaching a mature height of only 12”, it slowly spreads to form tidy clumps. Bunny Blue® grows best in average soil that is evenly moist but well-drained. It prefers shade, but will tolerate some sun with sufficient water. Though evergreen, plan to cut back the foliage in late winter to encourage fresh growth. The tiny, yellow flowers emerge in late spring but are not highly ornamental.

Unique multicolor pink and white blooms on a slightly compact plant. The plants look great in garden beds with good performance and with no need for staking.

Lovely and fragrant burgundy with pink Dianthus flushes early in spring, blooms late into summer, and flushes again in fall. It is extremely floriferous in each season. Gardeners will enjoy more days of color than with any other dianthus. Offers excellent performance in the roughest weather.

A new improvement of a classic, tried-and-true industry icon. Same amazingly iridescent, vivid, red single flowers with a bold central eye pattern. Increased flower count and more compact than the original, resulting in a closer matched collection. Flower stems are sturdy and do not flop. Deadhead and feed regularly to encourage fast repeat blooming.

Bred for beautifully scented blooms and excellent garden performance. Pollinator magnet! Use in containers, borders, and mass landscape plantings.

Chartreuse yellow foliage glows for three seasons out of the year! Contrasting clusters of lavender-blue flowers bloom early summer and unlike other Nepeta, this variety will continue to bloom into fall without being cut back.

A showy perennial wildflower that blooms heavily from mid-spring to late summer, often with sporadic blooms into fall. Early- and long-blooming, Prairie Blaze Vintage Lime sets daisyesque flowers with pink rays having lime-green tips. Borne on short, sturdy stems, the uniquely colored flowers make excellent, long-lasting cuts for floral arrangements and bouquets.

Left in the garden, the flowers attract bees and butterflies; and the dried end-of-season seed heads that follow provide sustenance for songbirds as well as interest for the winter garden.

The 4-6" wide, dark rose flowers are presented atop compact, well-branched plants.

"Alan's Pride" is a botanical marvel with zesty lime-green flowers that stands a graceful 2' tall. This first-year flowering perennial, named in honor of the renowned plant breeder Alan Sparkes, adds a vibrant touch to your garden. Its unique beauty is a lively hub for pollinators, making it a resilient and prideful addition to your garden landscape. A 2022 Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner for its unique color and first-year blooming habit.

Provides a great display in the first year, with many seasons of incredible color thereafter. Flowers open rosy red and soften in color with age. Also a nice way to attract birds and butterflies.

Saturated strawberry red, double pom-pom flowers that don’t bleach out as they age, putting on a sizzling hot show of color in the landscape.

Double flower form is eye-catching. Features brilliantly colored blooms of hot pink with an almost black eye when first opening!

A most curious Heuchera! 'Changeling' is so named because of the unique characteristic of changing colors every week or so. From top to bottom, new color emerge. New foliage starts off blushing peach and cherry and changes to champagne and taupe, finally ending up several shades of celadon green, pine, and moss. The strong H. americana bloodline enhances this plant with a sharp, silver veil that highlights the contrasting veins.

Compact mounds of shiny silver-gray foliage with burgundy undersides, pretty pink flowers in summer. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

Compact mounds of shiny silver-gray foliage with burgundy undersides, pretty pink flowers in summer. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

Terra Nova Nurseries sought out the most cold tolerant northern species from Canada for this hybrid. Northern Exposure™ ‘Lime’ is a great, medium large, long-lived landscape plant with a multiple crowns with round, lime green leaves that stay lime green all year. It forms a dense rounded mound and has attractive soft orange flowers, spring through summer. This plant rates in the excellent category for winter hardiness, heat, and humidity tolerance plus excellent resistance to Heuchera rust. Use in borders, mixed beds, woodland, or as an accent.

Selected for their compact habit and early spring flowering. Grows into an excellent ground cover with large purple flowers and long bloom time.

Lively lavender-purple blooms with deep purple eye and yellow throats; picotee edges. Early to midsummer brings up to 30 flowers per scape; reblooms. Prolific award winner.

Early season bloomer; red flowers with yellow throats appear repeatedly all summer; dwarf habit and very hardy. A breakthrough series that can produce up to 400 blooms per season.

A prolific rebloomer that bears up to 25 gorgeous 6" blooms per plant. Each beige-pale pink flower features a wide blue-purple band that matches a mesmerizing eye zone. Lusciously ruffled, overlapping petals create a rounded form that attracts garden visitors and charming butterflies alike. Early-mid.

Large, sweetheart pink 5.5" flowers flaunt rosy red eyes, ruffled red edges, and golden throats. A profuse bloomer with an impressive number of buds per stem. Rebloomer. Tetraploid.

Early-mid, one of the very first brush stroke pattern daylilies on the market. 7" magenta-rose flowers streaked with shades of pink and cream are accented with a gold-orange throat. Tall stems show off the reblooming flowers even from a distance. Award winner.

This upright dark blue Baptisia is perfect for filling space in the landscape. The habit is taller than it is wide, with an elegant vase shape perfect for underplanting. 'Periwinkle Popsicle' is later to flower than most Baptisia, not showing color until most other varieties are finishing bloom. Compared with the light blue DECADENCE® DELUXE 'Blue Bubbly', 'Periwinkle Popsicle' blooms a dark shade of blue.

Great contrast between the relatively dark foliage and the bright orange and yellow flowers. Compact and upright habit.

The best compact Heliopsis of its type is a wonderful addition to any sunny landscape. The dark burgundy-green foliage is topped with orange and yellow bicolor flowers and will bloom from early Summer until Fall.

Toasted-brown, bottlebrush plumes rise just above rich-green, arching blades beginning in mid-summer. Fountain grasses add a calming atmosphere as they sway with a summer breeze. Pennisetum Cayenne is a sterile introduction that does not self-sow. Beautiful planted in sweeping masses or as a specimen plant. Perfect for full sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements. Developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia, it is the longest and latest flowering of his introductions.

Charming pink-inted 8” foxtail plumes in mid-summer rise just above the slender arching bright green blades. It quickly becomes a beefy specimen. Foliage turns golden tan in fall. Does not self-seed. Pennisetum Etouffee™ is beautiful planted in sweeping masses but also shines as a specimen plant. Perfect for full-sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements. Developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia, it flowers well into fall.

Ideal for space-challenged gardens! Those with smaller garden spaces can now incorporate the pleasing texture and drama of ornamental grasses with this petite sweetheart. Appealing, soft taupe, upright seed heads rise above tidy mounds of arching foliage. Will not self-sow. The smallest of the sterile hybrids developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia. Perfect for full-sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements.

This finely textured Aruncus hybrid is flower powered! Extremely floriferous for a Goat's Beard, 'Goatee' springs to life with clouds of dense cream flower panicles in early summer. Dissected dark green leaves provide interest before and after bloom. This perennial tolerates a variety of light conditions, going full sun to full shade. More moisture will be needed to keep 'Goatee' looking its best in full sun; plants will be slightly taller in shade.

Medium, almost round, dark green leaves with irregular, very wide yellow border. Near white flowers in summer.

Extremely ruffled leaves give this Hosta the impression of 'dancing' in the shade garden. Leaf edges fold up to display ruffling that extends from the tip of the leaf down the length of the petiole. Leaves are glaucus blue with heavy rippling and wide creamy white margins. Near white flowers are held on proportionate scapes, first appearing in midsummer.

Variegated green on green glossy leaves with darker centers and lighter edges have added heat tolerance. Grows quickly into a dense clump. An excellent addition to shady gardens, adding a minimalist, modern look.

Sport of the popular 'Patriot'.

The massive size and leaves of 'Gigantosaurus' will have your garden feeling like Jurassic Park. This variety will come roaring to life in early spring as one of the first Hostas to emerge. Large blue leaves have a wavy yellow margin. In summer yellow margins turn to creamy white. Pale lavender flowers first begin appearing in early summer and are held just above the foliage.

A green-centered sport of the popular 'Key West'. Leaves are a medium green with a vivid gold margin. Bright filtered shade draws out the most intense gold coloration in the margin. Near white flowers are held well above the foliage on tall scapes in early summer.

A majestic, variegated large hosta that will capture the hearts of any gardener who showcases it in their garden. Medium green, heart-shaped leaves have white centers and light green intermediate streaking between the center and margin. The contrast between the margin and the center is dramatic and refined. Near white, tubular flowers have a lavender pattern in the center of the petals are borne on thick, upright, tall stems. The flowers were notably the most attractive we've seen on a hosta.

Bring your garden alive with the 'Sound of Music'. This giant hosta will add immediate interest with heavily corrugated, medio variegated leaves. Chartreuse centers jet to glaucous blue-green margins. Centers mature to creamy white in summer. In early summer large clusters of near white flowers will have birds and pollinators singing in the shade garden. 'Sound of Music' has the queen of hostas in the background, 'Empress Wu', so you know it's going to get big!

Large pink spikes held on upright and strong stems bloom throughout summer, flowers mature to dark pink in fall. The compact, bushy mounds of foliage have an anise scent that will attract many pollinators.

Wheels of Wonder Fire Wonder has stunning, bright orange-red flowers. It’s a magnet for bees and butterflies.

Wheels of Wonder Hot Pink Wonder has pink flowers with a yellow center. It’s a magnet for bees and butterflies.

Wheels of Wonder Hot Red has red flowers with a yellow center. It’s a magnet for bees and butterflies.

Wheels of Wonder Violet Wonder has dazzling violet flowers with white centers. It’s a magnet for bees and butterflies.

'Furby' is a fun foliage plant known for its distinctive soft velvety leaves, low-growing habit and ease of care. It has large silvery wooly leaves and is an extremely heat tolerant and sturdy plant. It is a fast and easy-growing evergreen. Best used as a bedding, landscape and pot plant.

A lamb’s ear variety with fine, decorative foliage. Shorter flower stalks offer a better finish than the standard. Ideal for a groundcover or smaller gardens.

'Guardian Blue' Delphinium produces tall dark blue - purple spike flowers. These re-bloomers will bloom in early to mid-summer and continue if the growing season is long enough and they have been trimmed back in time to grow again. Plant in the back of the garden and stake if not protected from the wind for best results. Makes an excellent cutting flower because of their thick stems, and they are deer resistant.

Delgenius™ Chantay offers turrets of rich lavender-pink blooms with white “bee” centers above a mound of deep green foliage. The compact, well-branched plants are floriferous, providing color for the landscape and drama for bouquets from early summer to fall. An exceptional growth habit for Delphinium.

The earlier and extra-large flowers of Big Time Blue and Big Time White combined in one pot. Compact gray-green foliage.

Silvery green, fragrant foliage with showy, fragrant, intense deep blue flowers late spring-early fall.

A trailing variety well suited for hanging baskets! Purple flower spikes topped with matching flags bloom late spring to early summer.

Amazing orange with maroon speckled flowers, 4-7 flowers per stem.

Improved Tiny Padhye. Beautiful white and burgundy bi-color flower presentation, 5-6 flowers per stem.

Sparkling white blossoms with high bud count. Produces 4-6 flowers per stem

Award winning OT hybrid! Huge upright showy pink buds open to reveal large pink flowers with white centers. Fragrant, superb cut flower. 2-4 flowers per stem.

This lungwort was selected for its huge flowers, 10-12" long leaves, and consistent leaf markings. Lisa Marie is a lovely plant with uniform, vigorous growth, and huge florets on long, sturdy flower stalks. The plant is loaded with flowers in late spring and then the foliage is a show stopper for the rest of the season. Plant this beauty in part to full shade for a stunning, spotted ground cover that will provide seasonal interest from spring to late fall.

This new pulmonaria was discovered by Brad and Lisa Grover in their home garden in northern Illinois.

‘High Frequency’ presented by Emerald Coast Growers is infertile and won’t self-sow. It forms 5' upright columns of showy blades, heavily cross banded with gold. High Frequency is a rust-resistant Japanese silver grass. Feathery red seed heads provide autumn interest, and it makes a great focal point in any garden or landscape. Great for larger containers, 1.5 gal. and up. High Frequency prefers full sun and is hardy in Zones 5 to 10.

Funnel-shaped fiery-red flowers bloom above sword-like green foliage, a more compact growing habit than 'Lucifer'.

One of our most exiting new plants due to its wide appeal. Silvery growth tips layer on top of a grayed-purple foliage. Minty fragrance is a plus!

A beautiful violet variety that is very flexible with a perfectly rounded shape.

 

 

Mackenzie White has crisp white flowers that stand out against dark green foliage in this mid-September bloomer! These mums are loaded with blooms on well-rounded plants.

A beautiful violet variety that is very flexible with a perfectly rounded shape.

A beautiful violet variety that is very flexible with a perfectly rounded shape.

 

 

Allium ‘Pink Planet’ forms a nice clump of slightly twisted, thin, glaucous blue-green leaves, thanks to the influence of Allium senescens. The vigorous, deer-resistant clumps are topped with numerous 18" tall stalks, each terminating in a 3" wide, dense flower head of pale pink flowers. Allium ‘Pink Planet’ is a great attractant to bees and butterflies. Finally, this plant is a superb performer in heat and humidity.

The upward-facing, lightly fragrant flowers of 'Pastel Splendor' are artful and intriguing. 4" to 6” single-type blooms sport lavender-pink petals that are creamy near the center with deep reddish-purple flares at the base. This popular selection is a vigorous grower, and mature plants have a high blossom count, even by Itoh peony standards. These colorful gems produce mid-spring with up to 50 decadent blooms apiece.

Mid-late, large, fully double deep red flowers on sturdy stems. Color does not fade and contrasts beautifully with the dark green foliage.

This remarkable tree peony features bold, lightly-scented, pink to pale-lavender, cup-shaped, 6-inch blossoms with powder-blue overtones, butter-yellow stamen, and hot-pink petal flares from mid to late-spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting.

'Blue Sapphire' will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low spreading canopy. It grows at a slow rate maturing in 15 to 20 years.

Named for the brilliant neon-like flower color that changes greatly as the blossom matures. Semi-double thousand petal form with one 6" bloom per stem. Vibrant-pink with purplish undertones,and the base of the petals is white. Inner petals become mostly white with pink flares extending about 20% of the petal length with petal edges variably pink.

First bloomed in 2018, and first year propagated in 2019. Mid- to late-season blooming.

The huge blooms of ‘Yellow Crown’ tree peony are a sophisticated, rich buttery-yellow with a lightly-fragrant nose which pairs beautifully with other spring and early-summer garden plantings. Deep within the center of the flowers lives an orange heart encircling the central boss of golden-stamens helping to make this one of the most vibrant and saturated yellow-colored tree peonies. Pollinators love this peony.

The huge 10”, fully double soft pink blooms of Tree Peony 'Rosy Jade' make a spectacular sight in spring. The blooms have a lightly-fragrant nose. A mature plant can boast in excess of a hundred exotic blooms. Pollinators love this peony.

'Snowy Pagoda' is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with deeply-lobed, dark-green leaves divided into elliptic or ovate leaflets and large, lightly-fragrant, fully-double, pink-flushed white flowers in late-spring and early-summer. The Shandong region of China, where these orignated from, has been cultivating 'Mudan' (peonies) for over three thousand years!

Tree Peony ‘Luoyang Hong’ is named after the Chinese city of Luoyang in Henan province, where peonies have been cultivated for over a millennium. Its magenta flowers are semi-double, measuring a generous 8-10” across. Tree peonies often need to settle in one to two years before producing flowers and, once established, grow to a mature size of 5 feet in 5-8 years. Plant in sun to part shade with the graft union well below the soil surface and protect from strong winds and afternoon sun. Deer resistant.

Shiny green, needle-like foliage forms an evergreen mat. Looks especially pretty draped over rock walls. Masses of white flowers begin flowering in late April. Perfect for massing in sun or part shade. It's a magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds and native insects.

Harkens back to older types of Bergenia that have survived in gardens for a century without care. Has medium sized, paddle shaped foliage in a rich pine-green color that deepens with cold weather. The spring bloom is amazing; great numbers of flowering stems that are branched with several layers of flowers that are long lasting. 'Blush' features a cascading style of flower truss; upright with flowers held like an orchid. Lovely blush pink flowers have a deep rose colored eye. An easy and sturdy landscape plant.

This bicolor variety is one of our favorites! Tangerine orange buds open to creamy white flowers.

Uniform, compact, globe-shaped habit, with bright pink flowers.

A long way from the days of 'Blue River II', 'Marshmallow Moon' resets expectations for Hardy Hibiscus with a solid white bloom. This perennial reigns in the wild form of its predecessors with a well-behaved habit of dark green leaves; about half the size of 'Blue River II'. Flowers appear the length the of the stem for a high bud count. Compared with 'Blue River II', this translates into more flowers earlier in the year. The 6-6½" wide pure white flowers have petals of a thick substance for improved weather resistance. Use this perennial as a statement piece in the garden bed or on the retail shelf.

Gold is indeed found in pots in Ireland, but don't go chasing rainbows. It's in Kilkenny, where the plantsmen of Fitzgerald Nurseries select charming new Carex varieties. A superb, easy-care, evergreen groundcover and container plant with distinctive deep gold-striped foliage; an improvement in depth of color over the popular Evergold. Forms a low, dense mound that is perfect for massing to create dramatic color and texture in the landscape. A hardy accent plant for year-round beauty.

Green-centered leaves with crisp, clean white edges, wider and brighter than those on other variegated forms.

Intense purple flowers appear in early summer; disease tolerant. Compact size. Excellent for mass planting, perennial borders and mixed containers.

This bicolor Spiderwort showcases warm purple flowers with a soft lilac edge. The color transition on the petals almost appears to be airbrushed on. Flowers are large for Spiderwort at 2" wide. The long period of bloom is supported on a polished, compact habit of glaucous blue-green foliage.

First year flowering perennial with a compact, mounded and well-branching plant habit. Blooms all season from spring through autumn, with many bright yellow flowers with a large brick-red eye.

MakeUp is very tolerant of hot conditions and perfect for perennial beds, borders and in mixed containers.

Enjoy months of prolific blooms without deadheading on this self-cleaning, colorful variety. Butter-yellow flowers have a deep red glow at the base of each fringed petal. A compact blast of color for sunny borders or containers.

This is lovely new addition to the world of Artemisia. Drop this silvery-leaved beauty into the landscape to add texture and accent in the garden. Artemisia GardenGhost™ is one of the newest additions from Garden Genetics. Starting out slightly green in color, watch GardenGhost™ mature throughout the season to a nice bright silvery foliage accent piece.