The Hottest New Plants

Salvia 'Picante Purple'

Trend No. 2: Statuesque forms

It was probably inevitable -- now that nearly all bedding plants are uniformly compact, the pendulum had to swing in the opposite direction. Whatever the reason, we're delighted to see the return of taller, beefier annuals and perennials for seasonal color.

Salvia 'Picante Purple' is similar to the popular 'Salsa' series of annual salvia, but taller and with much bigger flowers. 'Salvia' is fun to use with the smaller 'Salsa' for a tone-on-tone effect. More info: Goldsmith Seeds