Proven Winners®® ColorChoice Demand for our line of exceptional flowering shrubs has been phenomenal since we launched the program in 2004. Gardeners searching for colorful, easy-to-grow plants and a brand they can trust look to Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs for performance, quality, and innovation – and we deliver. Our stunning varieties grow like annuals and perennials and add color, height, and structure to containers, beds, and landscapes. Growers and retailers also appreciate how easy these shrubs are to grow and to sell. The plants in this section include traditional consumer favorites as well as exciting, new introductions, which are sure to make an impression on consumers and an impact on growers’ and retailers’ bottom line. To meet the demand for these high-margin woody ornamentals, liners of selected varieties are available from four Proven Winners propagators – EuroAmerican, Four Star, Pleasant View, and Spring Meadow. Grow more of the plants that consumers want. Choose versatile ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs and be ready for a season of success. Above: CITYLINE ® Vienna Hydrangea macrophylla, LET’S DANCE ® Starlight Hydrangea macrophylla, QUICK FIRE ® Hydrangea paniculata with ANGELFACE ® White Angelonia angustifolia hybrid and SPIRIT ® Appleblossom Cleome hybrid BLOOMERANG ® Purple Syringa x ‘Penda’ 132 133 Abelia x chinensis ‘Keiser’ USPPAF CanPBRAF Buddleia x ‘Blue Chip’ USPP19991 CBRAF RUBY ANNIVERSARY ™ 4-6' Zones 5-9 LO & BEHOLD ® 24-30" Zones 5-9 This beauty gives you more color as the dark, glossy foliage has ruby-red The first miniature Butterfly Bush, Blue Chip is long blooming, frost tolerant, new growth and fall color. Long blooming with clusters of salmon pink and needs no pruning or deadheading. Its fragrant flowers attract butterflies buds, white flowers, and soft pink bracts from mid-summer until frost. and hummingbirds. This beauty is an ideal choice for smaller landscapes The fragrant flowers are a butterfly magnet. New this year. and container gardens. Uses: Containers, groundcover, landscaping, beds, borders Uses: Containers, landscapes, beds, butterfly gardens Growth Rate: Medium Growth Rate: Fast USPPAF CBRAF Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rika1’ USPPAF Buddleia x ‘Miss Ruby’ 4-5' Zones 5-9 ™ 3-4' Zones 6-9 Miss Ruby NEW BRONZE ANNIVERSARY The foliage of this Abelia emerges a unique bronze-copper color and A sweetheart of a plant with remarkably vivid, fuchsia blooms, a compact then matures to an attractive lime-green as the season progresses. White habit, and soft silver-grey foliage. Miss Ruby's color is unlike any other bell-shaped blooms emerge in spring and intermittently throughout the Buddleia on the market. ™ ‘Keiser’ USPPAF CanPBRAF BRONZE ANNIVERSARY ™ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rika1’ USPPAF GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ™ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Minipan’ SILVER ANNIVERSARY ™ Abelia x grandiflor a ‘Panache’ RUBY ANNIVERSARY Abelia x chinensis summer. A very strong bloomer and a great groundcover. Uses: Containers, landscapes, beds, butterfly gardens Growth Rate: Fast Uses: Containers, groundcover, landscaping, beds, borders Growth Rate: Medium English Butterfly Series 4-5' Zones 5-9 Abelia x grandiflora ‘Minipan’ There are Butterfly Bushes and then there are these three fantastic ™ 24-28" Zones 6-9 dwarf Buddleia bred by the U.K.’s Elizabeth Keep. The upright, GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY mounded plants are covered with brilliantly colored, extra-large flower The bright golden variegated leaves make Golden Anniversary something panicles that are irresistible to butterflies, bees, and other flying to celebrate. This sturdy, compact grower is a multi-stemmed dense pollinators. Always top sellers. shrub with arching branches. Its fragrant white flowers bloom from Uses: Containers, landscapes, beds, butterfly gardens May through summer. Growth Rate: Fast Uses: Containers, groundcover, landscaping, beds, borders ‘Adokeep’ Can2636 Growth Rate: Medium Buddleia davidii ADONIS BLUE ™ P. Allen Smith ‘Panache’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Peakeep’ Can2637 Platinum Collection Buddleia davidii ™ 24-28" Zones 6-9 SILVER ANNIVERSARY PEACOCK ™ Easy-to-grow Silver Anniversary is a vigorous, low-growing, SUNJOY ® Gold Beret Berberis thunbergii ‘Talago’ USPPAF SUNJOY ® Gold Pillar Berberis thunbergii ‘Maria’ USPP18082 LO & BEHOLD ® x ‘Blue Chip’ Buddleia USPP19991 CBRAF Miss Ruby Buddleia ‘Pyrkeep’ Can2638 mounded beauty that features variegated foliage with distinct, creamy Buddleia davidii silver margins and white flowers. The stems and leaves have touches of PURPLE EMPEROR ™ pink and red throughout, giving the plants a rosy glow that really lights up a small bed or large container. Buxus sempervirens ‘Katerberg’ USPP15998 Can2365 Uses: Containers, groundcover, landscaping, beds, borders NORTH STAR ™ 2-3' Zones 5-8 Growth Rate: Medium Glossy, dark green foliage and a dense, spherical form that rarely requires pruning are what makes North Star shine. It has superior winter Berberis thunbergi i ‘Talago’ USPPAF color, too. This versatile, hardy boxwood brings year-round interest to ® 6-12" Zones 4-8 SUNJOY Gold Beret any outdoor space. A unique dwarf Barberry that is low-mounding and boasts golden foliage Uses: Containers, beds, foundation plantings, low hedges in the summer turning to red in the fall. Sunjoy is stunning as in-ground Growth Rate: Slow mass plantings and is burn resistant. Uses: Containers, landscaping, borders (not recommended for greenhouse production) Growth Rate: Slow AWARD WINNERS ADONIS BLUE ™ Buddleia ADONIS BLUE ™ Buddleia davidii ‘Adokeep’ Can2636 PEACOCK ™ Buddleia davidii ‘Peakeep’ Can2637 PURPLE EMPEROR ™ Buddleia davidii ‘Adokeep’ Can2638 NORTH STAR ™ Buxus sempervirens ‘Katerberg’ USPP15998 Can2365 Berberis thunbergi i ‘Maria’ USPP18082 Silver Medal - Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society SUNJOY ® Gold Pillar 3-4' Zones 4-8 LO & BEHOLD ® Buddleia For great garden architecture and brilliant color, Gold Pillar is a standout. Top Buddleia - Royal Horticulture Its bright golden foliage turns orange and red in the fall, and its narrow Society at Wisley Gardens shape resembles ‘Helmond Pillar.’ A burn-resistant variety, Gold Pillar is Gold Medal - Plantarium 2009 excellent in containers or for entrance gardens. SUNJOY ® Gold Pillar Berberis Uses: Containers, landscaping, borders Bronze Medal - Plantarium Growth Rate: Slow 134 135 Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Janice’ USPPAF CanPBRAF Cornus stolonifera ‘Farrow’ USPP18523 LIL’ MISS SUNSHINE ™ 30-36" Zones 5-9 ARCTIC FIRE ™ 3-4' Zones 3-8 A cross between Petit Bleu ™ and Sunshine Blue ® that delivers shiny Compact and heavily branched, Arctic Fire produces clouds of white yellow foliage and a neat compact habit. This beauty produces an flowers in May. In winter, the bare red stems bring brilliant color to the abundance of blue flowers in later summer. New this year. landscape. Good for cut stems. Uses: Small containers, groundcover, landscapes, beds, borders Uses: Beds, landscapes, winter gardens Growth Rate: Fast Growth Rate: Medium Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Minibleu’ USPP14674 Can2317 Cornus sanguinea ‘Cato’ USPP19892 CBRAF PETIT BLEU ™ 24-30" Zones 5-9 ARCTIC SUN ™ 3-4' Zones 4-7 NEW Tightly compact, vigorous plants are covered by exquisite, deep blue A brightly colored compact Dogwood with rich yellow stems tipped flowers from summer to fall. in blood red. Arctic Sun is brighter than other compact varieties and Uses: Small containers, groundcover, landscapes, beds, borders adds a bold splash of color in the winter landscape. This hardy, Growth Rate: Fast adaptable plant will tolerate damp soils. Good for cut stems. LIL’ MISS SUNSHINE ™ PETIT BLEU ™ SUNSHINE BLUE ® SOFT SERVE ® ‘Minibleu’ USPP14674 Can2317 ‘Jason’ USPPAF Can2316 Uses: Beds, landscapes, winter gardens Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Janice’ USPPAF CanPBRAF Caryopteris x clandonensis Caryopteris incana Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Dow Whiting’ USPPAF Can3636 Caryopteris incana ‘Jason’ USPPAF Can2316 Growth Rate: Medium SUNSHINE BLUE ® 3' Zones 5-9 Deutzia gracilis ‘Duncan’ USPP16098 Can2640 As different from earlier, anemic-looking yellow leaf forms as it gets, ® 20-36" Zones 5-8 plantsman Peter Champion has outdone himself with this one. Sunshine CHARDONNAY PEARLS Blue is vigorous, bushy, well-branched, and has incredible, azure blue A dense, rounded shrub with arching branches, versatile, easy Chardonnay flowers and brilliant gold foliage. Pearls has chartreuse foliage and dainty white, fragrant flowers. Uses: Containers, beds, landscapes, butterfly gardens Uses: Containers, mixed plantings, landscapes, beds Growth Rate: Fast Growth Rate: Medium Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Dow Whiting’ USPPAF Can3636 Euonymus alatu s ‘Select’ SOFT SERVE ® 6-10' Zones 5-8 FIRE BALL ® 5-7' Zones 4-9 NEW Soft Serve is a compact, conical False Cypress with graceful, soft, Here’s a hot Burning Bush with excellent branching, hardy stems, fern-like branching. Its leaves are bright green on top and flecked with and superior winter hardiness. In fall, the emerald green foliage silver-blue on the bottom. An excellent substitute for Dwarf Alberta turns to molten red. Spruce or other larger conifers. Uses: Landscapes, beds, hedges, foundation plantings SUGARTINA ™ ‘Crystalina’ VANILLA SPICE ® Clethra alnifolia ’Caleb’ USPPAF CanPBRAF ARCTIC FIRE ™ ARCTIC SUN ™ ‘Farrow’ USPPAF Growth Rate: Slow Clethra alnifolia ‘Crystalina’ USPPAF CanPBRAF Cornus stolonifera Cornus sanguinea ‘Cato’ USPP19892 CanPBRAF Uses: Containers, landscapes, borders Growth Rate: Medium Euonymus fortunei ‘Interbolwi’ USPP10424 Clethra alnifolia ‘Crystalina’ USPPAF CanPBRAF