What’s New in Chelsea Flower Show

Each year at Chelsea Flower Show we get to witness new varieties that have been bred through dedication, from all around the world! Here are a selection of some of this years new contenders. What’s New in Chelsea Flower Show

Discover this Calibrachoa’s completely new three-dimensional colour pattern. DOUBLE PINKTASTIC truly catches the eye thanks to two bicoloured pinkwhite circles of inner petals in each flower. It looks great as a stand-alone item in a pot, but also works wonders in combined containers. Flowering from spring until autumn, this beauty with its novel bicoloured pattern produces new flowers over and over again and provides a nice summer backdrop.

Cayeux Iris Sorcellerie

Five to six buds on average but this offspring of ‘Macaron’ and ‘Ciel Gris sur Poilly’ is most enchanting: Soft yellow standards with cream falls surprisingly threaded and edged with purple-red. Yellow beards and a pretty shape.

Malus toringo ‘Aros’

Bred in Denmark by Karsten Jensen, a passionate and knowledgeable plantsman and nurseryman. An avid fan of flowering Malus, Karsten collected many seeds from ornamental Malus over the years. Malus toringo ‘Aros’ came to the forefront of his breeding: a dark purple/black leaved, disease-resistant crab apple with a tight columnar habit. In spring the tree is adorned with dark pink and white flowers and in autumn small deep red crab apples persist into the winter. Its compact nature is perfect for smaller gardens and containers for spring flower, summer foliage and autumn fruit.

Rosa fragrant celebration ‘Beamerry’

Healthy and robust during its trial stages, the large blousy apricotpink blooms and sweet perfume really stand out. In 2016 the rose was chosen to be launched for Peter Beales Roses fiftieth anniversary. This beautiful climber will happily grow in partial shade as well as full sun making it ideal for transforming any wall, fence or building. Alternatively, the delicate colour blends can be trained around an obelisk or over an arch making it the perfect addition to any garden.

Eryngium ‘Blue Waves’

Big showy bracts in scale with stem height. Long lasting and repeat flowers. A hardy herbaceous perennial, long lived in favourable conditions, easily grown, average soil, full sun for best colour. Does not need staking and is great for pollinators. Great as a cut flower.

sources: Ireland's Home Interior and Living, August 2018