Terra Nova's Top 3 New Varieties For 2012

Crocosmia 'Twilight Fairy Crimson' has short, multi-branched flower spikes with showy crimson-red flowers amidst its bronze foliage. Its compact size makes it ideal for the small garden. It will grow 14 inches high, with an additional 2 inches when in bloom. Hardy in USDA Zones 7-9.

Echinacea 'Leilani' has clear, non-fading, very large, yellow flowers that bloom late into the fall. Its strongly upright habit doesn't require any staking. The name Leilani means royal child of heaven. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-9. 

Heucherella 'Solar Eclipse' has a striking, vigorous evergreen mounded habit with leaves of red brown bordered in lime green. The color lasts year round on a vigorous plant. It's compact, growing only 10 inches high and spreading 16 inches. Hardy in USDA  Zones 4-9.