We are excited to announce our partnership with the Southern Living™ Plant Collection! Six Athens Select varieties will be offered as part of the collection starting in spring of 2009.

The Southern Living™ Plant Collection, first introduced in spring 2008, provides gardeners with innovative new plants designed to solve specific landscape challenges. Each plant in the collection is the result of years of plant evaluations, plant trials and consumer research.
 
Southern Living® is a premier lifestyle and entertaining magazine and the 8th largest monthly consumer magazine in the U.S. (based on readership). It reaches nearly 16 million readers each month and enjoys a circulation of about 2.8 million.
 
Plants in the Southern Living™ Plant Collection are supported by a cohesive promotion campaign, including consumer advertising and public relations, with additional editorial support provided by Southern Living magazine. Strong packaging and POP elements will help draw gardeners to the shelf.

Liners for these varieties are available from our licensed Athens Select propagators. For more information about these and other Southern Living™ Plant Collection varieties, visit www.southernlivingplants.com or contact your wholesale grower or retailer today.

	Begonia Bonita Shea™ - A compact, mound-shaped Begonia with dainty white to pink flowers borne over curled reddish green leaves with red undersides. Grows 6-10” and blooms spring until fall. Full sun to part shade. Zone 10-11
	Cuphea Plum Mist™ - Two-tone flowers in light and dark lavender stand out nicely against the medium green foliage. An exceptionally free-flowering, well-balanced, low growing plant. Grows 10-12” and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 7b-11
	Heliotrope Azure Skies™ - A low growing, spreading American native with light lavender flower clusters. Incredibly heat tolerant. Grows 12-14” and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 7-11
	Ruellia Ragin' Cajun™ - Vivid red flowers and a low growth habit with wispy flower stems. A tough little plant that’s easy to grow and holds up well through heat and humidity. Grows 12-14” and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 7b – 11
	Setcreacea Blue Sue™ - Displays distinctive blue-tinged foliage with a handsome purple margin. Pink flowers make a wonderful contrast to the foliage. Grows 6-8” and blooms summer to fall. Full sun to part shade. Zone 7b – 11
	Scaevola 'Cajun Blue' PP#16312 - An all-around, great performing scaevola that’s more compact and earlier blooming than other varieties. Exceptional heat tolerance. Grows 8-10” and blooms spring until fall. Full sun. Zone 9-11