Photos courtesy of Monrovia
Monrovia welcomed more than a dozen plant breeders to the company’s nursery in Dayton, Oregon, for the Breeder's Showcase during the company's Centennial Celebration in August 2026.
Visitors, including retail customers, industry partners and media, viewed more than 400 perennial and shrub varieties in the display and were able to vote for their trial favorites.
Editor's note: Read the Nursery Management magazine cover story on Monrovia's 100-year anniversary here.
Here are the top 10 selections:
Andropogon Black Stallion, Intrinsic Perennials
Echinacea SunMagic Vintage Hot Red, Bull Plant Genetics
Echinacea SunMagic Chocolate Cherry, Bull Plant Genetics
Echinacea SunMagic Double Hot Pink, Bull Plant Genetics
Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Spooky', Concept Plants
Actaea 'Pink Spike', Monrovia exclusive
Sedum Hot Rocks Dark Leaf Red, Syngenta Flowers
Lavandula angustifolia 'La Diva Vintage Amethyst', Dümmen Orange
Heuchera Fyre Wing 'Amber', Terra Nova Nurseries
Hydrangea macrophylla Centennial Ruby, Monrovia exclusive
Read our Editor's Notebook from the Centennial Celebration here.
Read more coverage of Monrovia's Centennial Celebration here.