Terra Nova Nurseries’ world-class plant breeding team is leading the charge in 2025’s most exciting garden and landscape trends, introducing cutting-edge plant varieties designed to meet the evolving preferences of today’s gardeners. With an expert focus on innovation, performance and aesthetic appeal, Terra Nova’s latest breeding breakthroughs offer both beauty and trend-forward practicality—transforming gardens, landscapes, patios, decorative containers, and even indoor spaces with unmatched vibrancy and resilience.
From lush, air-purifying houseplants and pollinator-attracting blooms to trailing stunners for cascading displays and full-sun powerhouses built for endurance, these exceptional, best-of-breeding varieties provide trend-forward solutions for modern garden designs.
Terra Nova’s breeders and horticulturists have the assembled the following SIX trend-setting plant lists, highlighting the season’s most sought-after trends and high-performing varieties set to dominate 2025’s gardening scene.
1. Flourishing Foliage: This year, perhaps the most significant gardening trend is just that, flourishing foliage with astonishing colors and textures. Beauty in the landscape goes beyond blooms in 2025. Bring trend-setting large and interesting leaves to the garden with Terra Nova’s vibrant foliage plants. From the striking contrast of Heuchera ‘Changeling’ to the lush beauty of Dicentra ‘Amore Titanium’, these varieties are more than just a backdrop; they’re the showstoppers for ensuring gardens and landscapes remain fresh, stylish, and on-trend throughout 2025.
Dicentra ‘Amore Titanium’, Dicentra ‘White Gold’, Heuchera ‘Champagne’, Heuchera ‘Changeling’, Heuchera FOREVER® ‘Midnight’, Heuchera ‘Peach Smoothie’, Heucherella ‘Cracked Ice’, Heucherella ‘Mojito’, Pulmonaria ‘Victorian Brooch’, Sedum ‘Peach Pearls’, Sedum NOVA® ‘Cherry Fizz’, Silene ‘Valley High’, Veronica VESPERS™ ‘Blue’
2. 2025’s Trend Colors in Bloom: From Pantone’s 2025 Mocha Mousse and Behr’s Rumors to Minwax’s Violet and Valspar’s Encore, Terra Nova offers a curated collection of plant pairings that beautifully complement the trendiest colors of 2025.
Corydalis ‘Blue Heron’, Heucherella ‘Peach Tea’, Heucherella ‘Redstone Falls’, Lithodora ‘Gold ‘n Sapphires’, Pulmonaria NOVA® ‘Cobalt’, Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Frost’, Sedum ‘Mocha Magic’, Veronica VENTURE™ ‘Blue’
3. Hummingbird and Pollinator Magnets: Terra Nova’s 2025 selection of hummingbird and pollinator attractors will transform gardens into pollinator paradises, a booming favorite among gardeners of all ages and knowledge levels. Featuring top-performing, nectar-rich varieties like Coreopsis SUNSTAR™ ‘Orange’, Echinacea ‘French Tips’, and Rudbeckia ‘Summer Sienna’, along with over 20 other pollinator-friendly plants, these plants have been specifically bred to attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. The result? A colorful, dynamic landscape that supports and nurtures pollinators throughout the season.
Agastache POQUITO® ‘Orange’, Coreopsis SUNSTAR™ ‘Gold’, Coreopsis SUNSTAR™ ‘Orange’, Coreopsis SUNSTAR™ 'Rose’, Echinacea DARK SHADOWS™ ‘Mystic’, Echinacea DELIGHTFUL™ ‘Gold’, Echinacea DELIGHTFUL™ ‘Lace’, Echinacea ‘French Tips’, Echinacea KISMET® ‘Pink Lemonade’, Echinacea REVELATION® ‘Coral’, Echinacea SUNDIAL™ ‘Zenith’, Penstemon ‘Flock of Flamingos’, Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ ‘Lilac’, Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ ‘Magenta’, Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ ‘Pink’, Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ ‘Purple’, Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ ‘Violet’, Penstemon ‘Parade of Parrots’, Rudbeckia ‘Summer Sienna’, Scabiosa ‘Vivid Violet’
4. Trailing Beauties: Add texture and movement to the garden (indoors and outdoors) with Terra Nova’s latest selection of trailing plants, one of the most sought-after trends for 2025. From Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ to Hakonechloa ‘Stripe it Rich’, these plants create cascading displays that bring depth and color – ideal for draping over garden edges, filling and spilling from containers, or enhancing dramatic hanging baskets.
Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’, Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’, Hakonechloa ‘Albo-striata’, Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’, Hakonechloa ‘Stripe it Rich’, Heucherella ‘Copper Cascade’, Heucherella ‘Plum Cascade’, Heucherella ‘Redstone Falls’, Heucherella ‘Yellowstone Falls’, Nepeta NOVA® ‘Blue’, Nepeta ‘Purple Haze’
5. Sun-Kissed Garden Gems: Fill the garden with vibrant, sun-loving plants like Kniphofia ‘Rocket Jr.’ and Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’. These sun worshippers thrive in the warmth and provide dazzling color all season long – perfect for gardens, beds, borders and any space, embracing the sun-driven trend of 2025.
Anemone HARLEQUIN™ ‘Cameo’, Anemone HARLEQUIN™ ‘Pastel’, Anemone PUFF® ‘Pink’, Echinacea ‘Big Kahuna’ Echinacea ‘Big Kahuna’, Echinacea CARA MIA™ ‘Carmine’, Echinacea CARA MIA™ ‘Coral’, Echinacea CARA MIA™ ‘Sands’, Echinacea CARA MIA™ ‘Seashell’, Echinacea CARA MIA™ ‘Spicy’, Echinacea ‘Colorburst Orange’, Echinacea ‘Giddy Pink’, Echinacea SUPREME™ ‘Elegance’, Echinacea SUPREME™ ‘Flamingo’, Echinacea PRINCESS™ ‘Bride’, Geum TEMPO™ ‘Coral’, Kniphofia 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle', Kniphofia POCO™ ‘Citron’, Kniphofia POCO™ ‘Daybreak’, Kniphofia ‘Rocket Jr.’, Penstemon NOVA® ‘Pearl’, Phygelius COLORBURST™ ‘Deep Red’, Phygelius COLORBURST™ ‘Orange’, Phygelius COLORBURST™ ‘Rose’, Phygelius COLORBURST™ ‘White’, Phygelius COLORBURST™ ‘Yellow’, Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’, Veronica ‘Aspire’
6. Container Classics: Make the most of your limited space with Terra Nova’s container plants. Planted containers are the new garden for many city dwellers with balconies as well as for anyone looking to add touches of nature to porches, patios and streetscapes. Echinacea PRIMA™ ‘Amarillo’ and Heuchera FOREVER® ‘Midnight’ are just a couple of varieties that prosper in pots while offering plenty of color and texture. Then, too, there are these:
Anemone SATIN DOLL™ ‘Glow’, Anemone SATIN DOLL™ ‘Rosé’, Aralia ‘Sun King’, Athyrium ‘Burgundy Lace’, Athyrium ‘Burgundy Lace’, Bergenia EARLY BRILLIANCE™ ‘Magenta’, Begonia T-REX® ‘Painter’s Palette’, Coreopsis NOVA® ‘Jewel’, Coreopsis NOVA® ‘Opal’, Coreopsis NOVA® ‘Sunstone’, Echinacea DELIGHTFUL™ ‘Sangria’, Echinacea PRIMA™ ‘Amarillo’, Echinacea PRIMA™ ‘Berry’, Echinacea PRIMA™ ‘Spider’, Echinacea PUFF® ‘Vanilla’, Eucomis ‘Dark Star’, Eucomis ‘Freckles’, Eucomis Oakhurst’, Eucomis TERRA NOVA® ‘Zulu Flame’, Gaura CONFETTI™ ‘Pink’, Hosta ‘Raspberry Sundae’, Mukgenia NOVA® ‘Flame’, Penstemon NOVA® ‘Twilight’, Polemonium ‘Hurricane Ridge’, Rudbeckia ‘Sunstream’, Scabiosa NOVA® ‘Dew Drops’, Viola ‘Heartthrob’.
