Plant Select 2021 introductions

Plant Select plants are excellent for being able to tolerate drought, extreme climate changes, and insect and disease issues. There are a variety that are hardy for our area. These listed below are the new introductions that underwent seven seasons in a trial before being released to the public as good choices.

SteppeSuns® Hokubetsi, Helichrysum trilineatum ‘P021S’ is a shrub that grows in the Maloti mountain range of southern Africa. It is a shrub that forms a rounded, dense, silver shrub with clusters of bright yellow strawflowers. Fuzzy stems and foliage protect this plant from intense solar radiation and insulate it through bitterly cold winters. It has a yellow flower in June and July. This shrub will get 3 feet tall by 4 feet wide, and you could shear it every spring if you chose. This helichrysum needs full sun and grows in zone 5. This shrub is great for pollinators.

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