Six new plant launches for 2026!

Now that the spring season is here, it’s time to announce our brand new plant launches for this year. We have a great mix of perennials and bedding plants, with three of these launches forming part of a series.

We’ll be displaying all six to the trade at FlowerTrials® this year, in week 24, so do come and see us in Lisse, where you’ll be one of the first to see these brand new varieties for yourself. In the meantime, take a look at our latest varieties below.

Agapanthus AtomicBloom™ Santorini (ALTBLOOM)

Huge flowers on a compact plant.

The ground-breaking Agapanthus AtomicBloom™ Santorini has features huge flower heads on sturdy, compact stems. AtomicBloom™ plants are also bred and selected for winter-hardiness and repeat-blooming.

The Agapanthus AtomicBloom™ series makes neat plants with arching foliage. Shown here is AtomicBloom™ Santorini. The range currently includes white, purple, variegated, bi-colour and lavender colours. We predict this compact series will be a big hit!

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae Va Va Voom™ (SHEEN01)

A tough and resilient Euphorbia.

Another brand new launch for 2026, Euphorbia Va Va Voom™ is the best form of robbiae. Selected for its robust character, Va Va Voom™ has excellent branching and a beautiful habit.

Offering unrivalled ground cover, Va Va Voom™ will tolerate both damp and dry soils once established. Perfect for low-maintenance gardens and public spaces. In spring, this variety lights up a dark spot with many more flower spikes than you get on typical robbiae. Trust us – gardeners and landscapers will want this!

Nepeta x faassenii EarliBlue (G20-010)

Early flowering, low maintenance Nepeta.

Coming into bloom a week earlier than competitor varieties in trials, EarliBlue is an outstanding Nepeta. Large, dense flower spikes sit atop tidy, healthy foliage.

One of the best traits of this new variety is its ability to withstand summer storms, with no breaking open in the middle. Growers can also rest easy that this Nepeta doesn’t fade to yellow at the base, like so many Nepetas. The foliage remains lush and green throughout the growing season, with continuous flowering. Easy to grow, and with showstopping blooms, this variety will fly off the shelves.

Coleus scutellarioides Gothica™ series 

Frighteningly good bedding plants!

We are delighted to launch the sister series to the award-winning Coleus Skeletal®… Coleus Gothica™.

Hot off the breeding bench, Gothica™ currently features four colours, all with weird and wonderful foliage. Like the Skeletal® series, the Gothica™ breeding prioritises excellent basal branching and neat habit. This series also enjoys strong disease resistance.

Perfect for containers and mixed displays, the Gothica™ fishbone leaves simply glow in the sun. Skeletal® made headlines on its launch in 2024, and we fully expect demand to be swift and strong for the Gothica™ range.

Coleus scutellarioides Skeletal® – new colours!

Brand new Skeletal® colours!

Right from launch day in 2024, Coleus Skeletal® has been intensely popular. The quirky fishbone-shaped leaves, along with the colour contrast of that rich burgundy against the vivid lime catches the attention of whoever sees it! After two fantastic years of popularity, we are thrilled to launch three new colours to sit alongside the original variety.

The new colours include a vibrant magenta edged with lime, deep purple edged with lime, and a shocking lime green – all with that signature fishbone leaf shape. Perfect in mixed pots and containers, or even for front-of-border interest, the Skeletal® series can’t help but make an impression.

Euphorbia griffithii x polychroma Walberton’s® Embers Glow (WALEUEMGL)

Robust Euphorbia with fiery late-season colour.

This brand new, fiery hybrid brings glowing orange tones and robust adaptability. Hitting shelves in 2026, Walberton’s® Embers Glow handles damp soils and drought with ease once it’s established. The leaves change from deep green to a glowing red at the end of the season, adding glorious autumn colour – bonus! Plant this beauty in part-shade or full sun for glowing bracts of joy. It even makes a good container plant.

This year is already ramping up to be busy, and with the glorious weather of the past few weeks, we can only hope that consumers are keen to get out to their local garden centres and shows to shop for new varieties and problem-solvers in the garden.

Are you heading to FlowerTrials® this summer? Do come and see us in Lisse, where we’ll be showcasing all of our new varieties to the trade. You can register here – we’ll see you there!

Questions in the meantime? Get in touch to discuss the plants above, or anything from our portfolio.