Presentation: New Plants for Okanagan Gardens
Presenter: Ken Salvail
Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Location: Benvoulin Church
Occasion: Annual General Meeting of the Okanagan Master Gardeners
New Plants for Okanagan Gardens
Here are some nice new plants to try in the Okanagan Valley as suggested by Horticulturalist Ken Salvail.
Achillea
- Firefly Series: Firefly Red Pop, Firefly Fuchsia, Firefly Amethyst, Firefly Sunshine, Firefly Peach Sky, Firefly Diamond
Agastache
- ‘Blue Fortune’
- Kudos Series: Kudos Mandarin, Kudos Red, Kudos Ambrosia, Kudos Coral, Kudos Gold, Kudos Silver Blue
- Poquito Series: Poquito Orange, Poquito Dark Blue, Poquito Lavender, Poquito Butter Yellow, Poquito Morello
Artemisia
- ‘Silver Lining’ (more upright than ‘Silver Brocade’)
Weigela
- ‘Golden Jackpot’
- ‘Sonic Bloom Red’
- ‘Red Prince’
- ‘Tuxedo’
- ‘Midnight Wine’
- ‘Money Purple Effect’
- “Electric Love’
- ‘My Monet’
- ‘Trilogy’
- ‘Sonic Bloom Wine’
- ‘Sonic Bloom Red’
- ‘Fine Wine’
Aster
- Aster frikartii ‘Monch’
- ‘Grape Crush” (Dome Series – compact)
Calamagrostis
- ‘Hello Spring’
- ‘Overdam’ (easier to handle than Karl Foerester)
- ‘Lightning Strike’ (compact, strong variegation)
Hakonechloa
- ‘Green’
- ‘All Gold’
- ‘Macra Aureola’
Aruncus
- ‘Chantilly Lace’
- ‘Goatee’
Coreopsis
- Many new varieties!
- ‘Early Sunrise’
- Nova Series: Opal, Sunstone
Echinacea
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’
- Many new varieties!
- Delightful Series: Lace, Gold, Sangria
- ‘Princess Bride’ (compact white cultivar)
- ‘French Tips’
- ‘Prima Spider’
Daylily
- ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’
- ‘Persian Ruby’
Heuchera
- Hundreds of new varieties
- ‘Spice Curls’
Lavender
- Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (choose cloned cuttings for hedges, not seedlings)
- ‘Blue Cushion’
- ‘Super Blue’
- ‘Wee One’
- ‘Thumbelina Leigh’ (Compact, dark purple)
Nepeta
- ‘Purrsan Blue’ (about 20” tall)
- ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ (strong bloomer, maybe 14” tall, 24” diameter)
- ‘Kittin Around’ (quite small)
- ‘Picture Purrfect’ (very small)
Peonies
- Any 🙂
Perovskia
- Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’
- ‘Sage Advice’
- ‘Denim n Lace’
Rudbeckia
- Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
- ‘Little Gold Star’
- ‘American Gold Rush’
Salvia
- Salvia x sylvestris ‘May Night’
- Bumble Series: Bumbleberry
- ‘Ballerina Pink’
- ‘Azure Snow’
- ‘Big Sky’ (deep blue purple, large plant)
- ‘Pink Dawn’
- ‘Moulin Rouge’
- ‘Violet Riot’
Delosperma (Perennial Ice Plant)
- Many to try
Sedum
- ‘Mocha Magic’
Barberry
- Red Pillar
- Helmond Pillar
- Gold Nugget
- Sunjoy Orange Pillar
- Sunjoy Gold Pillar
- Concord
Hibiscus
- Many to try
Hydrangea
- ‘Annabelle’ (Smooth)
- ‘Incrediball’ (Smooth)
- ‘Invincibelle Spirit’ (Smooth)
- ‘Wee White’ (Smooth)
- ‘Limetta’ (Smooth)
- ‘Dwarf Colour Choice’ (Serrata)
- ‘Dynamo’ (Serrata)
- ‘Twist and Shout’ (Serrata)
- ‘Let’s Dance Lovable’ (Serrata x Macrophylla)
- ‘Bluebird’ (Serrata)
- ‘Munchkin’ (Oakleaf)
- ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Oakleaf)
- ‘Little Annie’ (Oakleaf)
- ‘Bobo’ (Panicle)
- ‘Pinky Winky Prime’ (Panicle)
- ‘Little Lime Punch’ (Panicle)
- ‘Limelight Prime’ (Panicle)
- ‘Firelight’ (Panicle)
- ‘Limelight Prime’ (Panicle)
- ‘Tiny Quickfire’ (Panicle)
- ‘Quickfire Fab’ (Panicle)
- ‘Wee Bit Giddy’ (Macrophylla)
- ‘Wee Bit Grumpy’ (Macrophylla)
- ‘Wee Bit Innocent’ (Macrophylla)
Ninebark
- Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’
Boxwood
- ‘Graham Blandy’ (Columnar, English)
- ‘Arctic Emerald’
- ‘Emerald Tower’
Dogwood
- ‘Venus’
Cercis
- ‘Pink Pom Poms’
Hellebores
- ‘Dark and Handsome’
- ‘Tropical Sunset’
- ‘California Dreamin’
- ‘Sandy Shores’
- ‘Childhood Sweetheart’
Clematis
‘Diamond Ball’