Page 6 - Griffin Gazette Issue 1 - 2021
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WONDERING WHAT THE PERENNIAL
OF THE YEAR MIGHT BE? HERE IS A
QUICK CHART FOR RECENT AND
A FEW FUTURE, ‘YEAR OF’S.
Perennial of the Year, Perennial Plant Association
Variety Year
Aralia cordata 'Sun King' 2020
Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta 2021
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Hosta of the Year, American Hosta Growers
Association
Variety Year
'Dancing Queen' 2020
'Rainbow's End' 2021
National Garden Bureau
Variety Year
Year of the Iris 2020
Year of the Lavender 2020
Year of the Hardy Hibiscus 2021
Year of the Monarda 2021
Proven Winners Perennial of the Year
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Variety Year
Perovskia a. 'Denim 'n Lace' 2020
CALAMINTHA NEPETA Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' 2021
SUBSP. NEPETA Dianthus 'Paint the Town Magenta' 2022
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The Perennial Plant Association has named Heuchera Dolce 'Wildberry' 2023
this as Perennial Plant of the Year for 2021.
Beloved by pollinators and landscape Proven Winners Hosta of the Year
designers, this floriferous Calamintha will Variety Year
have your benches and customers buzzing.
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From early Summer until fall frost, the tiny Hosta Shadowland Collection 'Coast to Coast' 2020
white flowers just keep coming. Photo Hosta Shadowland Collection 'Wheee!' 2021
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courtesy of Walter's Gardens. Hosta Shadowland Collection 'Diamond Lake' 2022
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Hosta Shadowland Collection 'Empress Wu' 2023
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