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Bold, bright, and beautiful: that's Winecraft Gold^™ smokebush. Round, waxy leaves emerge a sunny orange, soon take on a golden hue, then mature to a cheerful chartreuse for the season. In early summer, cloud-like green flower clusters cover the plant, and these turn into the pink "smoke" plumes that earn the plant its name. Naturally grows with a dense, oval shape that's ideal for adding a spot of bright color to partially shaded or sunny areas. 

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Proven Winners

A dwarf version of the popular 'Limelight', Little Lime® delivers the same vibrant lime-green blooms in a compact, easy-to-grow form. Flowers start fresh green, gradually turning soft pink as summer fades into fall. Its sturdy stems hold blooms upright, making it great for garden beds, borders, or containers. A reliable bloomer that brings bold colour and structure to sunny landscapes.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3-5'
• Width: 3-5'

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Proud Berry^® coralberry makes it unbelievably easy to fill your landscape with these unique pink berries, guaranteed to turn heads. Cute, rounded, bluish-green leaves look handsome all season, then, in late summer, bell-shaped flowers appear. As the season changes to autumn, the flowers develop into large dark pink berries, the color intensifying with cold weather. As pretty as it is, this North American native is also amazingly tough, effortlessly fending off deer, cold weather, and problem soils. The fruit is not edible, but may be eaten by birds in mid-late winter. This plant makes an excellent cut flower for fall arrangements.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 4'

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Stately color in two extremes. The first is a refreshing bright green and cream, with hints of pale pink on the margins. The second is in fall when the whole plant erupts into a fabulous burgundy and hot pink duo. Even the stems are burgundy! If you’ve ever seen a tri-color beech, Sgt. Pepper^™ dogwood is a lot like that, but in a much easier to use form. With its large size, it makes a great anchor for the garden. You can position it at the back of the garden to work as a foundation plant, breaking up the straight lines of a building with its rounded form. It would also make an incredible hedge or specimen plant.

Light Requirement: Part Shade to Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 8'

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Light Requirement: Full Sun to part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 4a

A feast for the eyes from spring through autumn!

Winecraft Black^® is the first Proven Winners smokebush, so you know it must be special. In spring, round leaves emerge rich purple but as summer's heat comes on, they turn a deep near-black tone and finally light up in an array of reds and oranges in fall. In early summer, large, soft panicles of bloom appear that become the misty "smoke" that makes this such a popular landscape plant. Unlike other smokebush, it naturally has a rounded, dwarf habit which means that finally, every landscape has room for this unique plant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10'

• Width: 8'

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We love plants with interesting architecture, and this selection of our native Eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) takes skinny to the max with its sword-like sihouette. Use it to make an exclamation point in garden designs, or fit it into a very narrow bed. Certain to be iconic plant in well-designed landscapes everywhere, from the Shire to Shreveport.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 20'

• Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

Upright rounded shrub with outstanding lime-green flowers in early August. Prefers a sheltered zone 3 location.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

This new and interesting evergreen breaks up the monotony of the landscape. With an attractive tear drop shape, Cheer Drops^® easily transforms any garden from drab to darling. No shaping is needed as it maintains its fun shape naturally. Fresh green foliage remains bright year-round.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 18'

• Width: 6 - 8'

Zone: 3

Mockorange is a delightfully old-fashioned plant that has unfortunately fallen out of favor, mostly due to its enormous size. Illuminati Tower^® mockorange stands to breathe new life into this classic favorite, though, combining a landscape-friendly size with a totally unique space-saving habit. It naturally grows in a very narrow, upright way, each sturdy stem a stack of rugged, deep green leaves that looks like a four-sided tower. In late spring/early summer, hundreds of fragrant white flowers emerge from between the leaves for striking show that truly celebrates the season. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

Small refined dark maroon foliage with a dense branching habit provides an attractive addition to the landscape, Pinkish-white spring blooms contrasts nicely with foliage. Low maintenance plant, but does benefit from pruning in late fall and early spring. 

Can be pruned in all seasons, makes a great hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Flowers, foliage, and easy care - Double Play^® Blue Kazoo^® spirea has it all!

Your search for a colorful, versatile, easy to grow shrub for your landscape ends at Double Play Blue Kazoo spirea. Its cool blue foliage emerges in a range of shifting hues through the season: red, pink, purple, and green. In early summer, very large white flower clusters appear. Like other spirea, you can count on Double Play Blue Kazoo to look great while needing minimal care. It grows well in lightly shaded conditions (four-six hours of sun or filtered light all day), and is generally unbothered by deer. Not fussy about soil or watering. 

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

2021 Proven Winners National Hosta of the Year®

Extremely ruffled, cream coloured margins extend from the tip of each green leaf all the way down the petiole to the crown.  This ruffled margin is evident even in the juvenile stage of the plant before vernalization.  The leaves of this medium sized hosta are of excellent substance, making them slug resistant in the landscape. 

Like the popular ‘Empress Wu’, but with an attractive margin! Blue-green leaves have striking apple-green margins. Give the plant about 5 years to reach full maturity. Violet flowers.

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 60"

• Width: 36 - 48"

Photos courtesy Proven Winners

Empress Wu features huge dark green leaves with deep veins, measuring over 1½' wide and long. It forms a tall and wide clump with a strongly upright habit. Pale reddish-violet flowers bloom just above the foliage in early to midsummer. An exceptional focal point for your shade garden, it takes about 5 years to reach its mature size.

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 48"

• Width: 60 -72"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

A ruffled hosta that will bring joy year after year. Heart-shaped, blue leaves have crisp, creamy white edges. Near white flowers.

Just like the remarkable hour of twilight when fireflies light up the sky, intensely yellow flowers glow bright against the dark red foliage. As the season fades, dark red foliage becomes more intense. It's also easy to grow, so you'll have more time to relax and enjoy the view.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 2 - 3'

Width: 2 - 3' (Spreads slowly with non-invasive suckering habit)

Photos and information courtesy of Bloomin' Easy

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 4a

This award-winning gem will make your spirits burn bright. Candle-shaped flowers bloom creamy white and transition into bright red as summer fades. Sturdy red stems carry the beautiful blooms and provide winter attraction, tastefully contrasting the snow.

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Height: 4 - 6'

Width: 4 - 6'

Photos and information courtesy of Bloomin' Easy.

Bring a burst of color to your landscape with Rainbow Fizz™ Spirea. The pop and fizzle of color combinations throughout the season is both surprising and fun! Rainbow Fizz is compact and easy to grow, so plant it in a mixed border, along a walkway or in a patio pot, then water, and relax.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Bloomin' Easy