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When a horticulturist goes on vacation not only do they go to relax and have a good time, but they also seem to find, or make time, to wander into nurseries, botanic gardens or other places, in order to get their “plant fix,” said Greg Stack, a University of Illinois horticulturist.

Such is the case with Stack, who happened to visit several growers and suppliers to nurseries and garden centers. While there, he took full advantage to “peek over the fence” to see what was new and exciting. Here are a few things Stack notes to look for in 2009.

ZaharaNew for 2009 will be a series of zinnias called ‘Zahara’. They come in white and pink but also for the first time a scarlet and yellow. These are outstanding garden performers with high disease tolerance to mildew. They grow to neat mounds 12-18 inches high and as wide. They are outstanding performers for the full sun landscape and once established are drought-tolerant with low water needs. The single flowers are about 2-1/2 inches in diameter. ‘Zahara’ zinnias were chosen for use in gardens at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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