Southern Living Plant Collection offers new plants for 2010

The Southern Living Plant Collection has introduced a range of exciting, new plant offerings for the Spring 2010 season. Highlights include earlier blooming Early Bird Crapemyrtles, brighter-hued Flirt and Obsession Nandinas, vibrant Vogue Mandevillas, lush Cleopatra Liriope, and more.

From flowering shrubs and trees to annuals, grasses, and bulbs, the plant offerings are designed to excel in the lawns and gardens of the South, according to Kip McConnell, Director of Plant Development Services, Inc.

What’s New for 2010:

Shrubs
• Flirt Nandina
• Obsession Nandina

Trees
• Early Bird Early-Blooming Crapemyrtles
• Red-leafed Delta Jazz Crapemyrtle

Groundcovers/Grasses
• Marc Anthony Variegated Liriope
• Cleopatra Liriope

Annuals/Perennials
• 'Princess Blush' Verbena PP#11911 (pictured)
• 'Princess Dark Lavender' Verbena PP#11951
• Mandevilla Vogue 'Sophia' PPAF
• Mandevilla Vogue 'Vivian' PPAF
• Pentas 'Stars & Stripes'

Bulbs
• Zephyranthes Pink Rain Lily
• ‘Ellen Bosanquet’ Crinum

The Collection is available through retail garden centers across the Southeast.