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Purple Pillar® Hibiscus syriacus Tight spaces? No problem.
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his columnar althea fits nicely into many projects. Whether used as an attractive screen to add privacy, a low-maintenance commercial planting or a specimen plant for a tight space, this upright plant will provide beautiful purple flowers in late summer and fall. Pollinators love those flowers; your clients will be thrilled by the hummingbirds visiting their property next summer. Like other H. syriacus, it’s a rugged performer that tolerates heat, poor soil and dry conditions. Purple Pillar® will thrive in the challenging conditions of a commercial or urban project and tolerates both air pollution and salt. Purple Pillar® grows 10-16 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide and is hardy in USDA 5-9. Purple not your thing? That’s OK. Check out its sister plants: White Pillar® and Red Pillar™. Find out more at www.mypwcolorchoices.com/landscape-professionals/.
SIZZLE & BLOOM Flowers that Beat the Southeast Heat
Little Hottie® Bailey’s Nursery
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ittle Hottie® is a new, compact panicle hydrangea that covers itself in large, upright blooms from top to bottom. And that’s not all! This shrub was bred in Georgia for heat tolerance, so the flowers of Little Hottie® don’t get heat stressed or turn brown in excessive heat. The tight flower clusters stand tall on strong stems without flopping. With natural basal branching, this introduction requires little pruning to grow into a well-shaped plant. Little Hottie® continues to deliver beauty into the fall as the sparkling white blooms slowly age to antique shades of pink. Little Hottie® is a strong performer in residential landscapes, where it provides drifts of color and is great for mixing with other shrubs, annuals and perennials. And in commercial properties, Little Hottie® is a perfect fit for planting near foundations, sidewalks, patios and parking lots. Learn more at firsteditionsplants.com/product/little-hottie-panicle-hydrangea/.
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