2022 New Annuals Preview
Now that pre-orders for annuals have launched for 2022, it's the perfect time to learn about the new annual stars of Proven Winners. Read below to preview the new flowers and foliage you will want to display in your garden beds and containers, and be sure to pre-order any varieties that especially catch your eye.
Angelface® Cascade Snow
Angelface Cascade Snow is a stunning snow-white summer snapdragon with fragrant foliage. The cascading habit of Angelface Cascade Snow is perfectly suited for hanging baskets and containers. The plant can act as both a thriller with its beautiful height and a spiller as it falls down the edges of the arrangement. Not only is this a great cut flower to enjoy indoors, but it also has a lovely grape soda fragrance you can enjoy all summer long!
Angelonia are heat-loving plants that will grow most vigorously and bloom best when the heat is on. It is heat and drought tolerant, and deer resistant when established.
- 18-30 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
Superbells® Double Twilight™
Superbells Double Twilight displays small, silvery-lavender flowers with a dark purple center all season long. This is an eye-catching and impactful addition to the Superbells Double Calibrachoa line. As purple remains immensely popular in the flower world, Double Twilight is a must-have in garden landscapes and containers. You can expect abundant, small petunia-like flowers to bloom consistently from planting until the first frost. It is heat tolerant and does not require deadheading.
- 6-12 inches tall and spread up to 2 feet at maturity
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Annual except in zones 9-11
Ladybird™ Sunglow
Ladybird Sunglow displays stunning sunny, yellow blooms with light green foliage bursting with texture. If you are looking for a tough, self-sufficient plant that does not mind being ignored, this Augusta Texas Primrose is the plant for you. These are heat-tolerant plants that love well-drained soil and are native in the Southwest.
- 4-8 inches tall and 12-20 inches wide, trails up to 12 inches at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
ColorBlaze® Newly Noir™
Foliage is a wonderful way to add consistent color to your garden all season long and you will not want to miss the eye-catching deep purple to black display of ColorBlaze Newly Noir Coleus. Growing up to three and half feet tall, this incredible new variety is a wonderful plant for both sunny and shady spots. It is heat tolerant and deadheading is not necessary. It is also adaptable as a houseplant if you place it in a bright area.
- 24-40 inches tall and 12-16 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in sun or shade
ColorBlaze® El Brighto
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus foliage displays a spectacular, fiery show of luxurious purple and red centers with yellow margins. It is a highly saturated and impressive plant that is heat tolerant and adaptable as a houseplant when placed in a bright area. Deadheading is not necessary, making it an easy-to-care-for plant to add to containers as a thriller or your landscape to brighten up a shady corner.
- 24-40 inches tall and 12-16 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in sun or shade
Suncredible® Saturn™
Suncredible Saturn has bright yellow blooms with an orange ring and brown center. It is built on a well-branched bush-like habit that is perfect for the back of the bed as an annual screen or along a fence. The blooms are about 4” across and do not need to be deadheaded to continue blooming but can be groomed for tidiness.
This plant blooms several weeks longer than similar sunflowers due to its semi-indeterminate to determinate habit. It is heat and drought tolerant, attracts pollinators, and resists deer.
- 2-3 feet tall and 20-32 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
Violet Knight®
Violet Knight displays bright purple blooms and a yellow eye. With an array of tiny flowers making up a larger ball-shaped bloom, Violet Knight adds unique movement and texture to your landscape and container combinations. It is heat tolerant, incredibly fragrant, and attracts bees and butterflies, all while producing magnificent blooms all season long!
- A8-12 inches tall and spreads up to 2 feet at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Laguna® Sky Blue
As a top-performer that won six awards in 2020 during its trials, Laguna Sky Blue has soft blue flowers that bloom all season on cascading, well-branched plants. This low-maintenance annual does not require deadheading and has great summer performance with densely packed blooms that add a true light blue softness to hanging baskets, combinations, window boxes, and landscapes.
- 6-12 in. tall and 1-2 ft. wide, trails up to 2 ft. at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Boldly® Coral
Boldly Coral adds an electric punch of bright pink flowers to your garden landscape all season. This show-stopping geranium is heat and drought-tolerant when established and works wonderfully as a filler in containers and landscapes. Deadheading is necessary for continued blooming, but with its noticeable personality bursting through your garden, you will be sure to enjoy this flower throughout the growing season.
- 12-24 inches tall and 12-36 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Supertunia® Priscilla
Supertunia Vista Priscilla has double lavender flowers with deep purple veins that bloom all season with a vigorous mounding & trailing habit. It is a fantastic landscape plant but also great in large containers, where it functions as both a filler & spiller. In flower beds, they are perfect for either the front or middle of the bed. This bestselling beauty attracts butterflies & hummingbirds, is disease resistant, and self-cleaning.
- 1-2 feet tall and trails up to 3 feet at maturity
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Annual except in zones 10-11
Supertunia Vista® Jazzberry™
Destined to be one of our most popular varieties, Supertunia Vista JazzBerry has vigorous magenta purple flowers that will continuously spread its fabulous blooms all season long. With an upright mounting habit, this variety is especially suited for filling landscape beds and containers with colorful flowers that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It is also heat and drought tolerant and resists deer.
- 1-2 feet tall and trails up to 3 feet at maturity
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Annual except in zones 10-11
Augusta® Lavender
Augusta Lavender shows off soft, purple blooms with a sudden yellow eye. It is heat and humidity tolerant even in extreme climates, which means both the deep south and far north can be successful with this plant. The habit is somewhat upright as it creates a mound when planted in the landscape. When planted in containers, Augusta Lavender will flower over the pot edge. It is great as a filler in combination pieces for both. Finally, do not forget the pollinators! This heliotrope also attracts bees and butterflies, making it a must-have in your annual garden display!
- 12-24 inches tall and 12-36 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Superbena® Imperial Blue™
Superbena Imperial Blue displays vigorous dark blue-purple flowers clustered in large umbels covering deep green foliage. With a mounding-trailing habit, they function as both spillers and fillers in combination planters and are best planted at the front of landscape beds. It is heat tolerant, resists deer, and attracts butterflies.
- 6-12 inches tall and 18-30 inches wide, trails up to 20 inches at maturity
- Annual except in zones 8-11
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Soprano® Bright Red
Soprano Bright Red Impatiens are a mass of no-fuss, bright red color bursting through your shade beds. Soprano Impatiens are one of the best part-sun to shade plants for gardeners, giving you a lot of versatility when it comes to adding color to low light areas. What is more, this luscious red addition is hard to beat. In addition to masses of flowers, these plants have increased disease resistance which helps to ensure that your garden is overflowing with color all season long.
- 10-15 inches tall and 12-14 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in part to full shade
Soprano® Violet Shades
With a cool, pink-purple hue, Soprano Violet Shades Impatiens is an exciting new color you will want to add to your part sun to shade areas. With increased disease resistance, your garden will be overflowing with a breathtaking display of low-maintenance, violet blooms. As a great landscape and container plant, just be sure to keep the soil consistently moist and you will enjoy these lovely flowers all season long.
- 10-15 inches tall and 12-14 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in part to full shade
Soprano® Orange
Add a fiery, bright color of orange blooms to any part sun or shade area with Soprano Orange Impatiens. Although they can tolerate a fair amount of sun, these are a no-fuss color in your shade beds that you can enjoy for months on end. In addition to masses of flowers, these plants have increased disease resistance which helps to ensure that your garden is overflowing with beautiful orange coloring.
- 10-15 inches tall and 12-14 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in part to full shade
Soprano® White
Soprano White Impatiens soften part sun and shade beds in a sea of beautiful white blooms. As one of the most popular colors for flowers overall, this variety will perfectly complement your garden beds as a lovely, disease-resistant filler. If you are looking to add masses of no-fuss color in your shade beds the Sopranos are hard to beat. Ensure a stunning display of cream-colored blooms in both landscapes and containers. You will not be disappointed.
- 10-15 inches tall and 12-14 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in part to full shade
Luscious® Citron™
Luscious Citron displays a soft yellow that will complement your garden display throughout the growing season. You will find many uses for Luscious Citron in both landscape and containers as a filler plant. Lantana is heat tolerant and attracts every kind of pollinator - bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds all love it. It is in bloom even late in the season when many other flowers are calling it quits. This longevity puts it into the top tier for supporting pollinators. Beautiful, tough, and durable is a hard trio to beat.
- 20-30 inches tall and wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
Safari™ Dawn
With soft, colorful shades of purple, pink, yellow, and white, Safari Dawn is a beautiful South African phlox that will make a wonderful component in your combination recipes. While they like well-drained soil, Safari Dawn is a no-fuss, low-maintenance plant that performs best in part sun to full sun. Consider adding this stunning flower as a filler to your garden landscapes and containers and enjoy the beautiful colors of a safari sunrise all season long.
- 6-12 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide, trails up to 8 in. at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Partial to full sun (4+ hours) required
Safari™ Sky
This revolutionary new series of Jamesbrittenia, Safari Sky, will blow you away with its stunning purple and yellow bi-color blooms. This heat-tolerant South African native has been on the cusp of greatness for years but has never quite broken through with the right combination of plant performance and beauty. We have finally cracked the code. Summer performance in both landscapes and containers is incredible, so be sure to add these colorful blooms to enjoy in your flower combinations this season!
- 6-12 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide, trails up to 8 in. at maturity
- Annual except in zones 9-11
- Partial to full sun (4+ hours) required
Unplugged® Pink™
Unplugged Pink has true pink flowers all season on mid-sized plants. It is heat and drought tolerant once established, attracts pollinators, and resists deer. It tops out at about 2 feet, perfectly sized for containers and great for the front to the middle of beds and as a thriller in pots.
- 14-30 inches tall and 12-20 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 8-10
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Cake Pops™ Pink
Introducing a new class of Superbena that will elevate the standard for combos in the heat of the summer and in the deep South. Cake Pops Pink has lovely, light pink flowers that truly look like a sweet cake pop in your garden. Because verbena does not cycle out of color, you will get reliable pops of pink all summer long when planted in your garden beds and containers. It is easy to care for, tough, durable, and drought tolerant. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- 10-18 inches tall and 10-18 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 7-10
- Full sun (6+ hours) required
Cake Pops™ Purple
Cake Pops Purple is part of a new class of Superbena with soft, purple flowers displaying a sweet pop of color in your garden beds and containers. Verbena does not cycle out of color, meaning you will get reliable purple flowers all summer long that are easy to maintain and humid, heat, and drought tolerant, making them especially great in Southern gardens! Cake Pops Purple also attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- 10-18 inches tall and 10-18 inches wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 7-10
- Full sun (6+ hours) required