Terra Nova Nurseries has released today quality lean of best - of - breed varieties for five maturate dimension categories , include " with child and Better Foliage , " " Humidity Resistance , " " Sun - Loving , " " Shade - Loving , " and " Compact Growth Habit . " These varieties were breed by Terra Nova ’s team of breeder and horticulturalists to address common problems in the landscape and garden as well as to inform finishing growers , retail merchant , and landscape gardener about variety for a wide range of originate and zone conditions .
Terra Nova ’s foundation in plant life breeding have go to many fresh varieties have improved plant traits and attributes . These motley enhancement staunch from Terra Nova ’s ability to breed fresh operation - focused sort and key out , select , and revamp prior cultivar with worthful trait that are desired by consumer .
" Our annual Plant Attributes Varieties Lists include our breeders ' trialed suggestions of just a few top - do variety show across key category we find are authoritative to the Horticulture Industry and consumer likewise , " allege Chuck Pavlich , Director of New Product Development at Terra Nova Nurseries .
A shortlist of varieties cover by Terra Nova that made this year ’s " big and Better Foliage " list includes Acanthus ' Whitewater ' , Begonia T - REX ™ ' Ruby Slippers ' and Centaurea ' Snowy Owl . ' These plants were chosen for the list by Terra Nova due to the unique size , shapes , and texture of their foliage .
Echinacea KISMET ® ' White , ' Heuchera GRANDE ™ ' Black , ' and Heucherella ' Peach Tea ' were chosen by Terra Nova as " Humidity Resistance " list - makers for 2023 . Each of these varieties was breed by Terra Nova horticulturalists to exude excellent summer durability , thriving with high total of moisture in the melody . This enhanced growing dimension makes them ideal bedding and container plants for hot climate .
potpourri , such as Terra Nova ’s Heuchera ' Obsidian , ' Pulmonaria ' Silver Scimitar , ' and Dicentra ' Amore Titanium , ' demonstrate the company ’s effectiveness in breed for improved sun tolerance . These plants achieved 2023 " Sun - Loving " leaning status with mellow marks at the Terra Nova Trial Garden in Canby , Oregon , and at other trial locations across the United States . The varieties showcase unmatchable tolerance to gamey amounts of sun , provide themselves to flourish in even the sunniest of landscape and garden .
Brunnera ' Alexandria , ' Dicentra ' White Gold , ' and Pulmonaria ' Raspberry Splash ' overstep off the Terra Nova " Shade - Loving " list for the year . These list - manufacturer were limit as strong instance of Terra Nova ’s breeding team ’s olympian strides in breeding for shade tolerance to create plants that offer a substantial welfare over other mixture in low - light areas . The tincture - loving variety show make for utter add-on to any timber , shade garden , or landscape in abject - light areas .
prodigious varieties bred and chosen for the 2023 " Compact Growth Habit " inclination let in Agastache POQUITO ™ ' Butter Yellow ' , Coreopsis ' Citrine , ' and Sedum ' Birthday Party . ' Terra Nova bred each of these mixture to deal common issues with many untidy , unkempt , and spreading plants found in the landscape painting or garden .
" This year ’s top " Compact Growth Habit " varieties from Terra Nova video display mound ontogenesis habits , earmark compact leaf that does not separate , which gain them well - suited for plantings , border , and mixed beds where quad is a fear or when an neat landscape look is desire , " tell Pavlich .
