GROWING BETTER TOGETHER®
NEW FOR 2026
FOCUSED ON PERFORMANCE
Introducing the Proven Winners® 2026 New Varieties
The 2026 line-up is a spectacular collection of new annuals, ColorChoice® Shrubs, Heart to Heart® Caladiums, and Proven Accents®. There are a few showstopping Top Picks you don’t want to miss – like Supertunia Vista® Cool Jazz™, Superlophus™ Sunglow, and Superbells Magic® Double Grapefruit.
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ANNUALS
MAESTRO®
Agastache


MAESTRO® Series Agastache
Designed to make a big splash of color, these long-blooming, vigorous Agastache bloom early and continue through fall, attracting droves
of pollinators and hummingbirds. No shearing is needed to stay in flower, making them a breeze in production with a sustained retail sales window.
• Upright mounding habit; thriller and filler applications
• Heat and drought tolerant
• Deer resistant
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, large container recipes,
monocultures and landscapes
• 18-24″ height; 10-18″ spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 3
MAESTRO® Coral – Agastache ‘G19131’ USPPAF CanPBRAF Coral pink blooms.
MAESTRO® Gold – Agastache Golden yellow blooms.
SUREFIRE™ CASCADE™ RED
Begonia

SUPERFIRE™ CASCADE RED Begonia
Expanding our popular Surefire® line, this unique trailing begonia offers similar appeal but with new applications for large hanging baskets where it acts as a spreading filler. A well-branched canopy of glossy green foliage creates a lush backdrop for the sizable, vibrant red flowers, holding up well in wind and rain.
• Early to flower; reduced time to market
• Exceptional color coverage
• Similar color as Surefire® Red, but in a useful new form
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, large hanging baskets and container recipes
• 12-18″ height; 24-36″ spread
• Sun or shade
• Vigor 4
CAMPFIRE® Red Ember
Bidens ferulifolia

CAMPFIRE® Red Ember Bidens ferulifolia ‘DPWBIDCAPR’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Use this fiery red, non-fading Bidens to formulate high impact, low maintenance, heat tolerant container recipes and showstopping landscape plantings. It forms a full canopy that’s loose enough for mixing in recipes while creating a vivid splash of color.
• Self-cleaning flowers set little seed, reducing persistence in the garden
• Reliably heat tolerant
• Pollinator-friendly
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monocultures, container recipes and landscapes
• 8-10″ height; 16-24″ spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 2
SUPERBELLS MAGIC® Double Grapefruit
Calibrachoa

SUPERBELLS MAGIC® Double Grapefruit
Calibrachoa ‘WNCALSBDBLGF26’ USPPAF CanPBRAF US Utility 7786342
Everything you’ve loved about Superbells Magic® Pink Lemonade, now in double form. Dynamic, rose-like blossoms open lemon yellow, then take on soft pink tones when exposed to UV sunlight. A slightly looser habit allows it to mix beautifully in hanging baskets.
• Ideal for spring sales and holiday promotions
• Full, well-branched, mounded trailing habit
• Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, window boxes, container recipes, and monocultures
• 6-12″ height; 12-24″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2
LAGUNA® Royale series Lobelia
LAGUNA® Royale Azure

LAGUNA® Blue Pearl

LAGUNA® Royale Lilac

LAGUNA® Royale Pink

LAGUNA® Royale series Lobelia
For maximized production space, efficient shipping and perfect pot presentation at retail, choose our new Laguna® Royale series lobelias. Their smaller, rounder habit is ideal for small pot production, and retailers can encourage sales in multiples for edging landscape beds.
• Full, dense habit blanketed in flowers
• Enhanced heat tolerance extends the bloom time
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, window boxes,
monocultures and landscapes
• 8-12″ height; 10-12″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2
Medium blue flowers.
LAGUNA® Blue Pearl Lobelia ‘WNLOBLCBE23’ USPPAF CanPBRA
Deep blue flowers with a white eye.
LAGUNA® Royale Lilac Lobelia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Lilac purple flowers.
LAGUNA® Royale Pink Lobelia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Mauve pink flowers.
WHITE KNIGHT® Improved
Lobularia maritima hybrid

WHITE KNIGHT® Improved
Lobularia maritima hybrid ‘INLBUWHIGT’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Offering a greatly improved flowering performance, this upgraded selection features much larger, showier clusters of clean white blossoms that completely envelop the foliage. Its sterility and exceptional heat tolerance result in all-season color and no nuisance seedlings.
• Improved vigor and garden performance
• More rounded, less trailing habit than Snow Princess®
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, window boxes, container recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 8-12″ height; 24-30″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3
SUPERLOPHUS™ Sunglow
Oenothera

SUPERLOPHUS™ Sunglow Oenothera ‘WNCYLASUN’ USPP34148 Can6964
As one of our most dependable, heat and drought tolerant annuals, this Texas primrose is ideal for containers and in-ground applications in arid, sunny climates. Resilient, radiant yellow flowers cover the finely textured foliage and attract beneficial pollinators.
• Low maintenance, versatile annual
• Handles extreme weather conditions with ease
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monocultures, container recipes, window boxes and landscapes
• 12-24″ height; 18-24″ spread
• Full sun
• Zone 8-10
• Vigor 2
SUPERTUNIA VISTA® COOL JAZZ™
Petunia

SUPERTUNIA VISTA® COOL JAZZ™
Petunia ‘WNPETSVCJ26’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
A slick new color expansion to our most popular series, this exceptional petunia features cool orchid pink flowers on a canopy that matches Supertunia Vista® Jazzberry® in vigor, habit and size. Huge, upright mounded plants are blanketed in self-cleaning flowers all season.
• Outstanding landscape performance
• Excellent heat and humidity tolerance
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, baskets, container recipes, , monocultures and landscapes
• 12-24″ height; 24-36″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 4
SUPERTUNIA MINI VISTA® PINK CLOUD™
Petunia

SUPERTUNIA MINI VISTA® PINK CLOUD™
Petunia ‘WNPETSMVPC26’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
A standout favorite in our trials, this new addition to our popular Supertunia Mini Vista® line forms a dense mass of bright cotton candy pink flowers with a white eye. Distinctly ruffled petals add rigidity that helps the blossoms better withstand wind and rain.
• Very vigorous, yet compact growth
• Perfect presentation in containers at retail
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, baskets, window boxes, container recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 6-12″ height; 18-24″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3
SOUTHERN BLAZE™ Bright Pink
Phlox drummondii

SOUTHERN BLAZE™ Bright Pink Phlox drummondii
Joining the series formerly known as Intensia®, this positively glowing bright pink selection is a compact pollinator magnet. A nativar with Texan roots, it is extremely reliable in southern states and one of the best of all Proven Winners annuals in Florida trials.
• The most compact of the series
• Outstanding heat and humidity tolerance; great for late spring and summer sales
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, container recipes, window boxes and landscapes
• 8-10″ height; 10-16″ spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 2
WHIRLWIND® White Improved
Scaevola aemula

WHIRLWIND® White Improved
Scaevola aemula ‘DSCAPW1335’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
We are continually improving our genetics to bring you the most refined plants possible. This improved Scaevola retains the excellent vigor of the original but has a much tidier, well-branched habit, is earlier to bloom, and has awesome flower power.
• Great match for Whirlwind® Pink
• Better mixer in early season recipes
• Heat, humidity and drought tolerant
• Sell early in 4.25 Grande™ or in 1.0 Royale™ containers sfor summer sales
• Great for baskets, window boxes, container
recipes and landscapes
• 8-14″ height; 18-24″ spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 3
LET’S GROW TOGETHER
Join Proven Winners® Dave Konsoer as he shares valuable insights and information about the 2026 Proven Winners® new plant varieties.
PERENNIALS
Athena Gold™
Heliopsis
ATHENA GOLD™ Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower)
A compact Heliopsis that looks fantastic in containers at retail, this regal variety is packed with very full, golden yellow flowers that persist at length, keeping pollinating bees and butterflies fed from mid- through late summer. This shorter, stockier selection replaces Tuscan Gold™ in our lineup this year..
• 18-24″ height; 16-20″ spread
• Zones: 3-9
• Full sun to part sun
‘Lemon Purrfection’
Nepeta
‘Lemon Purrfection’ Nepeta USPPAF CanPBRAF (Catmint)
Sure to stand out at retail, this early blooming catmint is a beacon of color in spring. Bright lemon yellow foliage forms a tidy, dense, compact mound topped with lavender blue flowers earlier than most and continues without cutting plants back. Foliage remains bright all season; turns chartreuse in more shade. Grow plants cool, slightly dry and in high light for best color.
• Pollinator magnet
• 10-12″ height; 16-18″ spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun
COLORCHOICE® SHRUBS
Diervilla
KODIAK JET BLACK™
KODIAK JET BLACK™ Diervilla ‘SMNDSN’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Developed with innovative, long-lasting foliage colors that light up landscapes from spring through fall, Kodiak® cultivars are as easy in production as they are in landscapes. New this year are a black foliage cultivar with persistent color and a spicy chartreuse-orange selection.
• 3-4′ height; 3-4′ spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part sun
Diervilla
KODIAK SPICED™
KODIAK SPICED™ Diervilla ‘SMNDSF’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Developed with innovative, long-lasting foliage colors that light up landscapes from spring through fall, Kodiak® cultivars are as easy in production as they are in landscapes. New this year are a black foliage cultivar with persistent color and a spicy chartreuse-orange selection.
• 3-4′ height; 3-4′ spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part sun
Hibiscus
PARAPLU PURE WHITE™
PARAPLU PURE WHITE™ Hibiscus syriacus ‘RWoods7’ USPPAF CanPBRAF ( Rose of Sharon)
A color expansion for the series, this striking new cultivar produces large, clear white flowers
with petals that unfurl fully – a unique trait among white roses of Sharon. They will catch consumers’ eye at garden centers and reflect the glimmering sunshine in the landscape. A beautiful complement to the four other colors in the Paraplu series.
• 5-8′ height; 5-6′ spread
• Zones: 5-9
• Full sun
Hydrangea
INCREDIBALL STORM PROOF™
INCREDIBALL STORM PROOF™ Hydrangea arborescens ‘SMNHAGOV’ USPPAF CanPBRAF>/sup>(Smooth Hydrangea)
Everything people want in a smooth hydrangea – gorgeous white mophead blooms and stout, sturdy stems that won’t flop after a heavy summer rain, even when it’s in full bloom. This robust, vigorous,
heavy bloomer has a rounder, denser habit than many of this type. We recommend producing it in 2-gal. or larger containers. Sure to be in high demand!
• 3.5-4′ height; 3-4′ spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part sun
Hydrangea
POWERBALL™
POWERBALL™ Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPLK’ USPPAF CanPBRAF (Panicle Hydrangea)
With rounded mophead blooms instead of cones, this hardy new hydrangea will be a huge hit, especially in climates where bigleaf hydrangeas aren’t hardy. Strong, sturdy stems carry densely packed flowers which open lime green, lighten to creamy white, then take on deep pink tones in fall. A mid-sized habit makes it useful for many landscape applications.
• 3-6′ height; 3-6′ spread
• Zones: 3-8
• Full sun to part sun
Hydrangea
GATSBY GLOWBALL™
GATSBY GLOW BALL™ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘NCHQ1’ USPPAF (Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Faster in production and exceptional container presentation are just two reasons you need this new oakleaf hydrangea. It’s our most compact yet but is quicker to finish than ‘Munchkin’ and half the size of ‘Snow Queen’ with a tidier habit. Large, white, dense lacecap flowers age to lime green backed by fabulous scarlet red fall foliage.
• 3-4′ height; 3-4′ spread
• Zones: 5-9
• Full sun to part sun
Hydrangea
FAIRYTRAIL FRESCO™
FAIRYTRAIL FRESCO™ Hydrangea ‘WNHYDFBPBMH’ USPPAF CanPBRAF (Cascade Hydrangea®)
This gorgeous new addition to the series produces Caribbean blue or clear pink (depending on soil chemistry), mophead blooms at every node along the cascading stems. The flowers age to an attractive red-pink and are complemented by the excellent red fall foliage color. Perfect for deco containers and gifting!
• 3.5-4′ height; 4.5′ spread
• Zones: 5-9
• Part sun
Rosa
OSO EASY RED STRIPE
OSO EASY RED STRIPE™ Rosa ‘Bozkonsfre’ USPPAF CanPBRAF (Landscape Rose)
An eye-catching new addition to the series, this appealing rose features blooms that range from
red to dark pink, all with attention-getting white swirls and stripes. Like all Oso Easy® roses, it
was selected for superior disease resistance, vigor and attractive dark green, glossy foliage as well as prolific blooms that appear all summer long.
• 3-4.5′ height; 3-4.5′ spread
• Zones: 4-9
• Full sun
Weigela
REMINISCENT® Yellow
REMINISCENT® Yellow Rosa ‘ChewGoldRush’ USPPAF CanPBRAF (Garden Rose)
Satisfying a long-held demand for a healthy, fragrant, fully petaled, yellow rose took many years of trialing and evaluation to achieve, resulting in this stunning new cultivar. This beauty bears large,
double flowers with the classic form and fragrance consumers expect, but with much-needed disease
resistance and vigor. A long bloom time extends its interest from summer into fall.
• 3-4.5′ height; 3-4.5′ spread
• Zones: 4-9
• Full sun
PROVEN ACCENTS®
Didelta
SILVER RIVER™

SILVER RIVER™ Didelta carnosa
An ideal choice for warm, arid climates, this shimmering silver, semi-succulent accent plant is useful for waterwise gardens where its resilience in challenging conditions is evident. It forms a spreading
mound in the ground but also mixes well in container recipes.
• Provides striking color contrast in combinations
• Pair with Mangave, Scaevola, Lantana
• Compact, well-branched habit
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets,
container recipes and landscapes
• 8-12″ height; 12-24″ spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 2
Ipomoea
Sweet Caroline MEDUSA™ Black

Sweet Caroline MEDUSA™ Black Ipomoea batatas ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Building on our exclusive Ipomoea form this year is a dramatic black selection with distinctive palm-shaped leaves. With a slightly looser habit than Medusa Green, it mixes beautifully in recipes. The Medusa™ Ipomoea series replaces Illusion® for the 25-26 season.
• Thick leaves don’t flag or fade in the heat
• Fabulous, easy to grow foliage accent
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, container
recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 6-12″ height; 18-30″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3
Ipomoea
‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart SHADOWSTORM™

Sweet Caroline Sweetheart SHADOWSTORM™ Ipomoea batatas ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
Improved over older variegated selections with its well-branched habit, this black and green flecked Ipomoea is a refined yet dynamic spiller for baskets and upright container recipes. Heart-shaped leaves are borne from tighter internodes, resulting in a more compact plant.
• Leaves emerge green, then develop variegation with
maturity and exposure to UV light
• Uniquely patterned leaves stand out at retail
• Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, container
recipes and landscapes
• 6-16″ height; 20-36″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3
HEART TO HEART® CALADIUMS
Caladium
HEART TO HEART™ Creme Brulee

HEART TO HEART® Creme Brulee Caladium hortulanum ‘ARN BRZ OF14-40’ USPP33644
Introducing a brand new color pattern for Heart to Heart® caladiums! Heart-shaped leaves are outlined with a broad, pinky bronze margin and accented with a creamy white center and veining. An elegant selection for spring, fall, and every season in between.
• Premium thriller for shade recipes
• Large leaves fill pots fully for excellent retail appeal
• Bulbs come de-eyed and painted for quick and easy planting
• Grow in 1QT, 6.5″ or 8.5″ containers, window boxes,
container recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 14-16″ height; 10-14″ spread
• Part shade to shade
• Vigor 2
Caladium
HEART TO HEART® Midnight Oil

HEART TO HEART® Midnight Oil Caladium hortulanum ‘THAI STR OF17-1082’ USPP35509
The first of its kind on the market! Deep green and red tones overlay to create near-black, arrow-shaped leaves with undulating margins. Being highly sun tolerant, its coloration is darkest with plentiful UV sunlight, whether grown in containers or landscapes.
• Vigorous selection that quickly fills pots fully
• Strong impulse appeal at retail
• Bulbs come de-eyed and painted for quick and easy planting
• Grow in 1QT, 6.5″ or 8.5″ containers, window boxes, baskets,
container recipes, monocultures and landscapes
• 12-14″ height; 10-14″ spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2
NEW VARIETY PRESENTATIONS
2026 SPRING PREVIEW
As the new growing season approaches, the 2026 Spring Preview is your go-to resource for discovering the latest Proven Winners® innovations. This year’s lineup of new products has been carefully curated to help growers stay ahead of trends, maximize efficiency, and deliver standout results in their respective gardens.
