PHOTOS: (PETUNIA) PETE KRUMHARDT; (LANTANA) BLAINE M OATS; (DICENTRA) DAVID SPEER; (RUDBECKIA) KRITSADA

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Best of

2009

F in ish y o u rg a rd e n

p ro je ct by planting

the latest varieties.

T h e se new and

recent in tro d u ctio n s

have us dazzled.

i. Petunia

‘Blue Velvet’

Our favorite of the Double

Wave petunia series has

big showy double flowers

and deep green foliage.

wave-rave.com

2

. Lantana

‘Citrus Blend’

This is one of the most

free-flowering mounding

lantanas we’ve grown, and

the color is stunning.

provenwinners.com

3

. Rudbeckia

‘Tigereye’

This was an easy pick: a

dense, bushy plant with

loads of blooms and good

disease resistance.

burpee.com

4

. Dicentra

‘Burning Hearts’

This striking bleeding heart

has deep rose-red flowers

above blue gray foliage.

Hardy to Zone 3.

dutchgardens.com

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MARCH

2009

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