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Lycoris radiata 'Fireworks'

2010 is one of the most exciting years ever for epimedium introductions including three of our very own PDN selections, Epimedium acuminatum 'Guiding Light', E. 'Pink Parasol', and E. x omeiense 'Razzleberry' ... in addition to several of our other hard-to-find favorites like the fabulous Epimedium 'Spritzer' and E. 'Flamingo Dancer'.

In addition to epimediums, it's a hosta kind of year with a number of new intros including three of our own hybrids, Hosta 'Blueper'

Hosta 'Luna Moth'

(a H. 'Fragrant Blue' hybrid), H. 'Caesar Salad' with wavy leaves and cool flowers, and Hosta 'Dixie Cups' that looks like ... well, blue Dixie cups. We've expanded our offering of Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' sports with the white-edged Hosta 'Frosted Mouse Ears' and H. 'Mighty Mouse' to go along with the gold-centered H. 'Pure Heart'. Hosta 'Luna Moth' is a superb new sport of H. 'Parky's Prize', while Hosta 'Little Treasure' is a much-improved sport of the dwarf H. 'Little Jay'. This is just a sampling of the very special hostas we've selected to share for 2010.

Farfugium 'Last Dance'

If you've still got room in your woodland garden, try a couple of new farfugiums including the giant Farfugium 'Escargot' and the floriferous hybrid Farfugium 'Last Dance'. Of course, there's always room for more orchids in the garden, and we are pleased to add the wonderful native Cypripedium kentuckiense for the first time, along with Cypripedium hybrids, C. 'Maria', C. 'Paul', and C. 'Tower Hill'.

Did you think that's all the new woodland plants? Think again; think beesia. Ever grown beesia ... ever heard of beesia? You will now! A new lungwort that really got our attention in our trials is Terra Nova's new Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' ... a real stunner even when not in flower. 2010 also marks the first time that we've offered both the native Jeffersonia diphylla along with its Asian counterpart, Jeffersonia dubia. So many great woodland plants, so little time. Phlox stolonifera 'Weesie Smith' is a truly amazing selection, as is the wonderfully white-flowered Phlox divaricata 'Manita'. Lest I forget, you've just got to check out the new speckled leaf Ajuga 'Sparkler' ... truly unique and a good grower.

Syneilesis palmata 'Kikko'

New hellebores include an early-flowering Helleborus niger called H. 'Jacob'; a new H. niger hybrid, H. 'Winter Sunshine'; and a new selection of Helleborus lividus, called 'White Marble'. How about Syneilesis? If you haven't seen Syneilesis 'Kikko', take a deep breath, then look at the photo ... just don't try to hold your breath or you're liable to pass out. How about the new fragrant purple-flowered Polemonium 'Heaven Scent'? ... oh, so sweet!

I almost forgot trilliums. For 2010, we are releasing the first offering of the rare silver leaf Trillium cuneatum as well as the equally rare yellow-flowered forms of T. cuneatum ... all grown from seed at PDN. Other seed-grown trilliums for 2010 include our first offerings of Trillium flexipes, Trillium luteum, our unique Florida form of Trillium lancifolium, as well as our own 1998 discovery, Trillium ludovicianum 'Ruby Falls'.

We hope you find some treasures you'd like for your garden and we hope you will be able to visit PDN during one of our 2010 Open Houses. We also hope you will join the nearly 20,000 folks who get our monthly email newsletter, filled with interesting tidbits about plant performance, special plant availability, plant people, and the gardening industry. You can sign up at www.plantdelights.com. Finally, keep in mind those who may not be able to purchase plants this year due to economic hardships, and take time to share pieces of something special from your garden with them ... after all, what's gardening without sharing?

Enjoy
-tony