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New and Cool Plants for 2009.

Coming to a Garden Center Near You.

By , About.com Guide

Thousands of new plants are introduced every year. Some take years to start showing up in local nurseries and others disappear before we have a chance to think about planting them. But they're so tempting that, no matter how little space we have left in our gardens, we always seem to make room to try out one or two.

The plants showcased here should be in wide distribution in 2009. Some have been on the market a year or so and have proven themselves there. The others have been widely tested before being considered for distribution this year. Even so, plants don't always behave the way they're labeled, once you invite them into your garden. Experiment and see which new plants will become new favorites.

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Agastache 'Summer Glow'Agastache 'Summer Glow'Begonia Mandalay™ FlamingoMandalay™ Flamingo BegoniaLo & Behold™ 'Blue Chip' BuddleiaLo & Behold™ 'Blue Chip' Butterfly BushCampanula 'Jelly Bells'Campanula 'Jelly Bells'
Calibrachoa 'Plum'Superbells® PlumEuphorbia 'Diamond Frost'Diamond Frost® EuphorbiaHeliopsis 'Tuscan Sun'Heliopsis 'Tuscan Sun'Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum 'Gwen's Rose Delight'Japanese Maple 'Gwen's Rose Delight'
Bittersweet 'Autumn Revolution'™ Bittersweet Autumn Revolution™ Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea 'Tiki Torch'Coneflower 'Tiki Torch'Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea 'Tomato Soup' & 'Mac 'n Cheese'Coneflower 'Tomato Soup'Dogwood Tree - Cornus hessei 'Garden Glow'Dogwood Garden Glow™

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