Find breathing in for beautiful container , beds and borders in these 4 new yearbook or tender perennial .
Just click ahead to learn about some of 2017 ’s best new blooms !
Night Sky petunia ( Petuniahybrid )
What we love : You ca n’t walk by Night Sky genus Petunia without giving those purple - splashed - with - white blooms a second look .
The flower pattern is very antiphonal to solar day and nighttime temperatures . In spring and fall the blooms front like these . But as summertime warm up and nighttime get up to 73 degrees F and gamey , the snowy spots are small and there are few of them . You may even have a solid purple flower or two . Extreme differences between 24-hour interval and nighttime temperature , such as hot days and nerveless nights , produce white peak .
TypeTender perennialBloomsPurple and white-hot natural spring to fallLightFull sun to part shadeSoilMoist , well - drainedSize10 to 16 in . tall , 24 to 36 in . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 10 to 11Heat - tolerantAHS zones 12 to 1IntroducerSelecta OneSourceBurpee ®
Sun Parasol ® Apricot mandevilla ( Mandevillahybrid )
What we love : This is an unusual color for mandevilla flowers — you usually see them in pinks , loss and snowy . Sun Parasol is a vigorous long - blooming serial publication . Apricot ’s compact size is perfect for develop in containers where you could love the 3- to 5 - in flowers up near .
TypeTender perennialBloomsApricot from outpouring through fallLightFull sunSoilWell - drainedSize2 to 3 ft . grandiloquent , spreadingCold - hardyUSDA geographical zone 10 to 11Heat - tolerantAHS zones 12 to 1IntroducerSuntory ® Flowers , Ltd. SourceLocal garden centers
‘ Orange Crush ’ four o’clock ( Mirabilis jalapa )
What we love:‘Orange Crush ’ , with its sweetly scented bloom , is a great summation to your summertime batting order of colourful flowers . Blooms open up afterwards in the afternoon in time for hand butterfly stroke and stay open into the evening so Nox - fly moths can get a sip of nectar , too . Take a nates on your patio after work and revel the show .
TypeTender perennialBloomsOrange in late summer through fallLightFull sunlight to part shadeSoilMoist , well - drainedSize32 in . magniloquent , 30 in . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 7 to 11Heat - tolerantAHS zones 12 to 1IntroducerSelect SeedsSourceSelect Seeds
Limerick ™ Leonore genus Trifolium ( Trifoliumhybrid )
What we love : Cool - conditions - loving Limerick Leonore genus Trifolium will provide long - lasting color for your containers with other sun - love plant all season long .
TypeTender perennialBloomsWhite in springLightFull sunSoilMoist , well - drainedSize4 in . tall , 8 to 10 in . wideCold - hardyUSDA zone 7 to 11Heat - tolerantAHS zones 12 to 1IntroducerBall Ingenuity ™ SourceLocal garden center
