As part of the Retailers ’ Choice Awards , a jury of volunteer garden retailers tramp the floor and highlighted 12 different products that especially piqued their interestingness at the 2022 Farwest Show in Portland , Oregon .
The awards as chosen by the judges were presented Thursday afternoon ( August 25 ) at the show , in a introduction emcee by Danny Summers , managing director of The Garden Center Group . Both live goods and hard goods were eligible . “ [ The retailer ] nominate plants and products that they would like to carry , ” Summers enounce .
The awards winner were as follows :
· Little Hottie Panicle Hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata ‘ Bailpanone ’ PP32549 — bid by Bailey Nurseries ( Booth # 17019)A compact hydrangea with great branching , deep light-green leaves , and late summer bloom that are initially green and assailable to a creamy white , which are support up on sturdy base . Info : https://firsteditionsplants.com / Cartesian product / small - hottie - panicle - hydrangea/
· Goldblitz Rudibeckia ( Rudbeckia fulgida var . sullivantii ‘ Goldblitz ’ ) — offer by Ball Seed Company ( Booth # 15025)A strong , scummy - maintenance potpourri for borderline and landscapes , feature stringent foliage with glistening , dark green leaves that hold back weeds and flower abundantly from summer well into free fall . gilded xanthous horizontal petals contrast nicely with the black nub magnetic disc . Info : https://www.panamseed.com / plant_info.aspx?phid=053800604046271 .
Rudbeckia Goldblitz
· Shadow Magic Crapemyrtle ( Lagerstroemia ‘ Bailagtwo ’ PPAF — offer up by Bailey Nurseries ( Booth # 17019)A a crapemyrtle with dark blushful blooming and dark purple leaf , offering disease electric resistance and compact size ( 7–9 feet improbable and 5–7 foot blanket ) . Info : https://shop.baileynurseries.com / Cartesian product / Detail/13811 .
· Nightfall Snowbell ( Styrax japonicus ‘ JFS 6SJ ’ PPAF ) — offer by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. ( Booth # 19026)A small statured crapemyrtle ( 8 feet tall , 6 ft wide ) with dark purple leaves and a weeping growth drug abuse . The leaves contrast with snowy buds of late spring that undefended to creamy whitened , toll - shaped prime . Info : https://www.jfschmidt.com / introductions / nightfall / index.html .
· Wood Tag and Bamboo Plant Stakes — offered by Hip Labels ( Booth # 16045)This eco - favorable tag breakthrough offer a little carbon footmark than pliant rag , and it is fully recyclable ! It has a piss - based , dissolver - free finish for H2O resistance . Info : http://hiplabels.com / wood - tag/.
· The Bendable Moss Pole and Trellis — extend by Mossify ( Booth # 21048)This support for climbing and trailing plants is made from a premium peat moss moss mix , is 100 % sustainably farmed , and is whole natural and pesticide spare . information : https://www.mossify.ca / products / waxy - moss - pole .
· Weigela Midnight Sun ( Weigela florida ' Verweig9 ' PPAF , Can PBRAF ) — declare oneself by Proven Winners ( Booth # 18019)A cracking and goodish roll - mould weigela with glossy , blazing orange tree and ruby summertime - fall leafage , it work well at the front of moulding . It wear pinkish heyday in spring , however , this industrial plant ’s form and colorful summer through fall foliage are its standout ingredient . information : https://www.provenwinners.com / plants / weigela / midnight - sun - reblooming - weigela - weigela - florida .
· Bushel and Berry Scarlet Belle Strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ‘ Ruby Ann ’ ) — bid by Sester Farms ( Booth # 16025)This cosmetic and edible strawberry plant is beautiful and delicious . The ruddy cerise blooms with xanthous midpoint bring forth Berry all season long , and is idealistic for patio can , hanging baskets or garden bed . information : https://www.bushelandberry.com / scarlet - belle .
· Glowing Hearts Pieris ( Pieris japonica ‘ Piesid2 ’ ) — offered by Sidhu & Sons Nursery ( Booth # 19045)This glossy Pieris shrub has glossy evergreen plant foliage that egress in strikingly glorious , glowing scarlet hues . information : https://www.sidhunursery.com / wp - content / uploads/2022/05 / GLOWING - HEARTS - FLYER.pdf .
· Velveteeny Smokebush ( Cotinus coggygria ‘ Cotsidh5 ’ PPAF ) — offered by Sidhu & Sons Co. ( Booth # 19047)This smokebush has silky placid , deep burgundy foliage with tumid , feathery plumes of dove grey to pink prime , and a summary signifier , suppurate at 4 feet . information : https://www.briggsnursery.com / industrial plant / genus Cotinus - coggygria - usppaf - cpbraf - velveteeny/.
· REALFLOR Fanfare Showtime Gaillardia ( Gaillardia × grandiflora ‘ Fanfare Showtime ’ PP33438 ) — offered by Walla Walla Nursery Co. ( Booth # 8051)This gailladia has unique pinwheel flowers in bluff firing timbre , with a thickset mounding substance abuse of 21 inches grandiloquent by 16 inches wide . It goes well in container , bed and borders . information : https://planthaven.com / plant / gaillardia - flash - showtime/.
· Leprechaun Arborvitae ( Thuja standishii × plicata ‘ Leprechaun ’ PP33840 ) — extend by Woodburn Nursery and Azaleas Inc. ( Booth # 814043)A compact natural selection of T. ‘ Green Giant ’ , Zone 4–5 , retain fantabulous green color through the wintertime . It was discovered by Frank Kogut , Kogut Nursery , in Connecticut , and matures at 10–12 feet . information : https://www.oan.org / resource / resmgr / gr22 / ThujaLeprechaunTecSheet.pdf .
For more information : Oregon Association of Nurseries ( OAN)www.oan.org
