The Wisconsin Nursery Association (WNA) announces its 2013 Plants of the Year. They were selected as the Plants of the Year at the Wisconsin Nursery Association’s annual membership meeting and workshop.
Pinus cembra cultivars (Swiss stone pine — any cultivar) have been selected as the Woody Ornamental Plant of the Year. The Swiss stone pine is a handsome medium-sized evergreen tree with a narrow, dense, and upright to oval form and adds a beautiful deep blue-green to any landscape any time of the year. Because of its slow growth rate and neat habit, it is perfect as a specimen plant or in mass plantings for sites with limited space.
The Perennial Plant of the Year is Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ (Lucerne blue-eyed grass). A native to Wisconsin prairies, this long bloomer makes a great edging or accent plant and looks wonderful in rock gardens and meadows as well. With a bright yellow eye centered in its blue-violet star-shaped flowers, hummingbirds, bees and butterflies find it irresistible, but deer and pests are not interested. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
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