Exciting New Annuals for 2021
By Chris Edmunds
Our lineup of new annuals for 2021 is so gorgeous! Here's a selection of 12 favorites.
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We've got so many fun new annuals for 2021! You can see the whole listing on our website if you click on “New for 2021” under the "Our Plants" menu. We love them all, but there's no room in one blog to write about all of them, so here are 12 of our favorites!
12 Favorite New Annuals for 2021
Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Coral Sun’
The color on these Superbells Coral Sun Calibrachoa is super vibrant! Yellow centers blending out to salmon pink edges reflect the colors of a beautiful sunset. The trailing habit makes these perfect for hanging baskets.
Strawflower ‘Granvia Gold’
Your favorite strawflowers, but way bigger than other varieties! These are like sunny yellow strawflowers on steroids with huge blooms. These stole the spotlight in our trials and quickly became one of our top staff favorites!
Begonia ‘Double Up Pink’
These begonias are the perfect classic pink, and they bloom profusely all summer long. The double blossoms are lush and these plants tend to grow more vigorously than other varieties.
Scaevola ‘Whirlwind Starlight’
This unique bi-color Scaevola features delicate lavender purple petals with a white stripe down the middle of each petal. The centers are a golden yellow. These beauties are very heat tolerant and bloom all summer and fall.
Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’
These unique spreading petunias are one of the brightest yellow petunias you'll find. The centers are a deep golden yellow that fades to a more delicate pale yellow on the edges. You don't have to deadhead these, and they'll look gorgeous all through the summer.
Coleus ‘Colorblaze Pineapple Brandy’
This colorful coleus features beautiful chartreuse yellow foliage with dark burgundy stems, veins, and edges. These dynamic plants will grow in sun or shade, and they're deer resistant!
Petunia ‘Itsy Magenta’
These tiny petunia flowers are the definition of small but mighty! The plants grow profusely and will create a large blanket, covering more area than most petunias, of tiny magenta pink blossoms. These are great for hanging baskets or for colorful ground cover in the landscape.
Calibrachoa ‘Cha-Cha Diva Hot Pink’
These eye-catching calibrachoas make a statement featuring beautiful color and patterning on the petals. The flower starts bright yellow in the center, then has a white ring, and pretty patterning of pale to bright pink color on the edges of the petals.
Portulaca oleracea 'Cupcake Orange Touch'
This pretty portulaca features vertical strips of pale yellow and rich orange on its petals. This heat and drought tolerant low-growing annual seems to almost glow when in bloom, and it's popular with butterflies and hummingbirds.
Petunia hybrid 'Headliner Dark Saturn'
With nearly black centers and delicate yellow edges, this unique petunia is perfect for any container with its large mounded habit. These beauties have a large mounding growth habit that works well as a statement on their own, or in combination with other vigorous varieties. Fertilize every two weeks for the best blooms.
Zinnia Zesty Purple
Intense deep violet flowers cover these compact mound forming plants all season long. The huge double blooms last and last and are a favorite for butterflies!
Orostachys iwarenge 'Chinese Dunce Cap'
This is another very unique-looking succulent, its rosettes grow taller in the middle to create a tall cone, resembling a dunce cap for each plant.
Find the Kaw Valley Greenhouse location closest to you and visit to check out all the new annuals for 2021 in person!
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