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Coleus - 'Henna'
This Coleus is a versatile decorator of the garden because it can take sun or shade. This new 'Henna' variety has the rich tones and detailed patterns reminicent of the exotic body decorations of India. Use Coleus in mixed planters or in a mass along the border. It can brighten up a dark corner or add excitement to a mixed container on your deck.
Echinacea 'Coneflower'
Through traditional breeding methods, these hybrid “Coneflowers” have the most exciting new colors available on the market today. Great for perennial borders as they bloom all summer long. Allow flowers to go to seed and stand through winter; this will attract and feed winter birds such as goldfinches. Good for cut flowers; attaracts butterflies; drought tolerant once established in new location.
Dahlia 'Fireworks'
The new VIVA! 'Fireworks' Dahlia brings exciting new color combinations that have never been seen in Dahlias. Unlike other varieties, 'Fireworks' explodes with stripes of colors oneach petal. Selected by the English seed house and breeders, Thompson and Morgan, these new Fahlias have superior breeding that you will be sure to enjoy. Needs more shade in Southern regions. Use in flower beds or containers.
Geranium 'BIG RED'
A true red geranium has long been a goal for geranium breeders the world over. VIVA! is excited to bring you the best new true red geranium ever hybridized. The color is a great achievement, but the other important attributes that add to its glory are its tolerance for heat and drought, its heavy flowering, and the vigor that sustains these attributes. Enjoy Big Red in flower beds, baskets, window boxes, or mixed containers gardens.
Geranium 'TexMex'
VIVA! TexMex is one hot tamale! Some Geraniums will wimper in the heat of the summer, but TexMex will keep going strong. This new bi-colored geranium has firey hot red and pink blooms with dark foliage which will add hot color to your garden. Will do well in planters and windowboxes, as well as garden beds. Makes a strong border plant.
Hosta - Special Varieties
So many Hostas, so little time! Light ones, darker green, some more blue toned, small ones, tall ones, green and white, green and yellow, green and gold… you get the picture.
We sifted through the pile and have brought together a collection of the very best and newest Hosta varieties. We poked, prodded, looked under the hood and generally picked out some amazing colors and leaf sizes. You can grow any one or combination of these Hostas and you’ll be delighted. We really do think that these are the very best of the new Hostas in the US today.
Hosta 'Austin Dickinson'
Hosta 'Blue Angel'
Hosta 'Christmas Tree'
Hosta 'Fire and Ice'
Hosta 'Golden Meadows'
Hosta 'Great Expectations'
Hosta 'Guacamole'
Hosta 'June'
Hosta 'Liberty'
Hosta 'Loyalist'
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'
Hosta 'Paul's Glory'
Hosta 'Pilgrim'
Hosta 'Pizzazz'
Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
Hosta 'Revolution'
Hosta 'Sagae'
Hosta 'Stained Glass'
Hosta 'Sugar & Cream'
Hosta 'SunHosta'
Hosta 'Thunderbolt'
Hosta 'Whirl Wind'
Jethro Tull Coreopsis
Our 'Jethro Tull' is a way-out, groovy new coreopsis with large, tubular, fluted flowers give a great show. Easy-to-grow color for the garden or patio, its unique flower form in large showy yellow flowers that will cause you to mellow out. Perennial; little water once established; good drought tolerant plant for country gardens, borders and edgings. Also does well in patio pots. Long, profuse blooming season if faded flowers are removed regularly.
Lemon Zest Petunia
All petunias want to be rose colored – that is sort of the natural color of the wild petunia. Breeders have spent years developing all the other flower colors – with yellow being the hardest color to make. When we saw this Lemon Zest, we just stopped dead in our tracks. It is a GREAT color. It’s bright – the petunia holds the flowers up where we can see all the color – we really like this flower! And it is yellow!
Liriope
These are two of the neatest new landscape plants we have seen in years – Marc Anthony and Cleopatra. What makes these two new Liriope so special is their strong foliage color that does not fade back in summer and their ability to over-winter as far north as Zone 5!! Add in nice summer flowering, love of hot and sunny locations and you have pretty perfect flowers!
Angelart Nemesia
We love this plant! It has great color and is easy to grow, and its best feature is its amazing scent- the fragrance is wonderful!! Plant in and around the patio and enjoy the color and fragrance all summer.
Fireworks - Pennisetum
Seldom has a new easy-to-grow plant drawn as many 'oooh' and 'ahhh's' as 'Fireworks' - it has explosive color that will brighten up any garden or patio. The past few years we have seen 'grasses' become the rage of outdoor landscaping. Bold and brassy multicolor leaves make this an easy highlight. Dense round clumps to 4' wide of fountain-like reddish brown leaves. Good for dry locations such as gravel beds and rock gardens.
Perennial
Perennials are the plants that come back to flower, spring after spring. VIVA! has gathered together today's most stunning Echinacea and Heuchera varieties. We're talking great color and fantastic foliage.
Abelia 'Kaleidoscope’
Euphorbia 'Jessie'
Echinacea ‘Crazy Pink’
Echinacea ‘Big Sky’ series
Heuchera ‘Caramel’
Heuchera ‘Beaujolais’
Heuchera ‘Blackout’
Heuchera ‘Brownies’
Heuchera ‘Citronelle’
Heuchera ‘Encore’
Heuchera ‘Mocha’
Heuchera ‘Pistache’
Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’
Heuchera ‘Venus’
More great VIVA! Perennials varieties are available regionally.
Premium Color
VIVA! Premium Color are a mix of the best annuals and perennials (depending on your Zone). We really do travel the world over, searching for the prettiest, most colorful, most robust, and yes, nicest smelling plant varieties. We narrow down the playing field for you, so you don't have to spend your time trying to figure out which of the many varieites out there are really the best.
Heliotrope 'Scentropia'
More great VIVA! Premium Color varieties are available regionally.
Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye'
'Tiger Eye' Rudbeckia is a big, bright splash of color that stands out all season long. Every university, arboretum, and private plant trial that grew 'Tiger Eye' rated it a top performer. Even late in the season when other Rudbeckias and most of the garden was fading, 'Tiger Eye' still looked fabulous. Enjoy the finest new breeding in Rudbeckias.
SunPatiens®
VIVA! SunPatiens – Finally! An Impatiens for Full Sun!
These are like the old fashioned tall landscape plants that will grow and bloom and grow and bloom and did we say they will grow and bloom? GREAT in the garden… oh – and they take FULL SUN in HOT spots. An Amazing flower. EASY to grow – plant in full sun, water and you’re done.
Vinca 24 Carat
Vinca 24 Carat Gold glows in shady areas - This landscape vinca will POP! The new growth on 24 Carat Gold will start out bright gold and then green up as leaves age. Easy-to-grow and very easy to design with. Include as an accent in containers or use as a colorful ground cover. Grows well in any soil with good drainage and regular watering.
Super Vinca
New breeding has made Super Vinca truly superhero-tough in the garden. Finally, a Vinca that can survive without getting mushy in the rain like common flowering Vinca. Use in all your sunny and hot locations in the garden and on the patio. Add mulch to Vinca beds to reduce watering and splash.
World's Best Patio Petunia
The VIVA! Patio Petunia is a completely new petunia line that will give you giant balls of color with very little care. Rather than long, straggly stems, Patio Petunia will fill a container with a riot of color. From the famous 'Potunia' breeding, VIVA! Patio Petunias need no special plant food.
World's Best Spreading Petunia
We found what we think is the very best of the new spreading-type petunias. We have the best colors, the strongest plants and flowers that will bloom all year. No more bald petunias, no more tired plants with flowers just at the tips – these are FANTASTIC. This isn’t just a petunia, it’s a ground cover!
Zinnia 'Inca'
These are some crazy blooms! They're raving orange bursts of petals! Multiple layers of intense orange, ruffle-like petals and tiny yellow flower-like stamen make Zinnia 'Inca' a great flower to add to your garden. Plant in beds, rock gardens, and container gardens. Zinnias are great for attracting butterflies and also make excellent cut flowers. Easy to grow and great in full sun.