PROVEN WINNERS® COLOR CHOICE® SHRUBS SET THE STANDARD FOR SHOWY, HARDY ORNAMENTAL GARDEN PLANTS!
Adding color, texture and seasonal interest to your garden has never been easier with Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Shrubs. The Proven Winners® brand name is one of the most recognizable brands for gardeners today. Proven Winners® Color Choice® Flowering Shrubs
continues the Proven Winners tradition with an extensive line of
cutting edge, new ornamental shrub introductions that offer you,
today's gardener, all the color and versatility of perennials, but
without the work.
Several years ago we started growing Proven Winners® Color Choice® Shrubs at our farm and nursery and have remained impressed with the superior attributes that each of the plants in the Proven Winners® Color Choice® line possesses. Browse our extensive collection of exciting Proven Winners® Color Choice® Shrubs
selected for hardiness,
foliage interest, disease resistance and bloom.
As with all of our hardy plants and perennials we grow our Proven
Winners® Color Choice® Flowering Shrubs using only sustainable, green gardening,
pesticide-free methods.
Becoming a Proven Winners®
variety is not an easy task! A new plant variety must prove itself as
superior through rigorous field testing in order to get into the Proven
Winners® ColorChoice® program. Novelty alone is not enough. Potential
varieties are evaluated over a 2-3 year period against existing
varieties in side by side evaluations and are graded on the ornamental
interest of the plant, the plant hardiness, disease and pest resistance
and versatility in the landscape. Only the top plants make the cut at
Proven Winners® and at Stargazer PerennialsTM.
Each year the master plantsmen at Proven Winners® Color Choice® release new, superior varieties that are sure to become old favorites of gardeners everywhere and 2009 is no exception. A few of our "new" favorite plants from the Proven Winners® Color Choice® program for 2009 are:
- Double PlayTM Artist Spiraea:Wow! Blue-green foliage that emerges bright red with rich pure pink blooms on a very hardy, deer resistant plant to boot - a must have flowering Proven Winners® shrub for every garden.
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Oso EasyTM Cherry Pie Rose: The Oso Easy line of roses from Proven Winners just keeps getting better each year. Gorgeous candy apple red blooms cover this extremely hardy rose all season long.
While the new Proven Winners releases for 2009 are exciting, we still reserve a special place at the Stargazer Perennials Farm and Nursery for some of our all time favorite shrubs from Proven Winners including:
Black LaceTM Sambucus : The "Little Black Dress" for the garden. Black Lace Elderberry is a consistent Top Seller at our farm and nursery and for good reason. This tough flowering shrub from Proven Winners Color Choice is covered in delicate black lace foliage and large powder pink flower heads. Read about Black LaceTM Sambucus on our Blog...
Black BeautyTM Sambucus : A hardy, deer resistant flowering elderberry with intriguing dark, black glossy foliage. Black Beauty Elderberry excels in the garden as a versatile, must-have shrub. To learn more about Black BeautyTM Elderberry, read our gardening article here...
- Blue SatinTM Rose of Sharon: Hibiscus syriacus Blue Satin is without a doubt the strongest growing,
most floriferous
blue Rose of Sharon. The SATIN series of Rose of
Sharon is much more vigorous than the older varieties and all Rose of Sharon shrubs are deer resistant!
- Wine and Roses® Weigela : Another winning flowering shrub from Proven Winners®! Absolutely
romantic in the garden! The intoxicating, dark burgundy-purple leaves
shimmer like a fine wine! Hot pink-rose colored flowers in a mass
display in spring with light flowering continuing throughout summer add
a touch of romance when displayed against the dark glossy foliage. A
favorite of hummingbirds!
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Hydrangea 'Limelight': Limelight Hydrangea is definitely a show-stopping hydrangea! This hardy
hydrangea produces large, sturdy lime green flower heads ranging in
size from 6"-9". As the seasons change and the air temperature cools,
the blooms on Limelight hydrangea turn from lime green to pink to a
rich burgundy!
- Little Henry® Itea :Little Henry® Itea is one of our top picks at Stargazer Perennials! This
versatile, attractive dwarf Virginia Sweetspire from Proven Winners with glossy green foliage performs well in
full sun or part sun and is highly deer resistant. A true all season
performer, Little Henry® Itea starts out the summer with a beautiful
display of fragrant white flowers that blanket the shrub. As summer
progresses the shiny, disease-free foliage takes over until fall when the
foliage turns a stunning garnet-red, holding well into winter.
Order your favorite Color Choice® shrubs from Stargazer PerennialsTM today for spring shipping.