New shrubs will be widely available in garden centers across North America in spring 2012

Grand Haven, Mich., Fall 2011 – If you are looking to add exciting color and interest into your garden from spring until frost, with very little work required, consider these new shrubs from the Proven Winners® ColorChoice® line of flowering shrubs. All of these new shrubs will be widely available in garden centers across North America in spring 2012.

Lo & Behold® ‘Purple Haze’ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
The newest addition to the Lo & Behold series of dwarf, eco-friendly butterfly bush, ‘Purple Haze’ features uniquely horizontal branches produce and abundance of dark purple-blue flowers. Its feathery, deep green leaves make it an excellent ground covering plant. It is continuous blooming, and sterile so you don’t get unwanted seedlings in the garden.
• Fragrant purple-blue flowers from mid-summer to frost.
• Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, but not to deer.
• Spreading habit. Non-invasive.
• Size: 24”-36”
• Hardy in USDA zones 5 - 9

About Proven Winners ColorChoice:
Proven Winners ColorChoice is the leading brand of flowering shrubs in North America, marketing over 100 varieties specifically chosen for their hardiness, unusually bright colors and easy care, including bestsellers ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea and Wine & Roses® Weigela. Proven Winners ColorChoice designs new plant introductions to meet highest standards for growers, retailers and consumers using a combination of plant breeding expertise, and a minimum of five years of development and testing. For more information, visit www.colorchoiceplants.com.