This is an extremely exciting year for new additions to the First Editions® Shrubs & Trees collection! We’re adding more color, more variety, and even sturdier shrubs. These six plants offer a wide range of options for gardeners and are sure to add a beautiful touch to landscapes of all sizes and designs.
Each of these plants has gone through rigorous trialing and testing across different types of landscapes to ensure you get the best possible plant for your garden. Check out the 2025 plant introductions below for plant details and exciting ways to feature them in your landscape.
Trippy Pink® Butterfly Bush blooms throughout the summer season and features gorgeous hot pink flowers on upright stems. The blooms are filled with nectar, making them irresistible to pollinators. Maturing at six to eight feet tall and wide, this shrub is low-maintenance and an ideal choice for gardeners working with smaller landscapes.
This new chastetree boasts a tight habit and a profusion of blue-purple flowers in early summer. The flowers are a favorite for pollinating friends in the garden and will naturally rebloom until fall. Maturing to only three to four feet tall and wide, Violet Mist™ is more compact than other varieties and will fit perfectly into a small or urban landscape
A stunning new addition to the collection, FlowerFull® Smooth Hydrangea stands out with bold blooms and sturdy upright stems that won’t flop in the wind and rain. With two-to-three times more blooms per season than other smooth hydrangeas, FlowerFull® makes an outstanding focal point plant. Improved disease-resistance, low-maintenance and maturing at just three to four feet tall, it’s the perfect choice for small and big landscapes alike. Check out our FlowerFull® blog for more plant details, care tips, and landscape inspiration.
Big Beauty™ Gardenia wows in the landscape with fragrance and double blooms. In summer, this shrub is covered in masses of white flowers, which allows the fragrance to spread through the landscape. Big Beauty™ matures at six to seven feet, is a low-maintenance plant, and remains naturally round, making it an ideal choice for hedges or foundation plantings.
Courageous™ Crabapple is an early-blooming crabapple with highly fragrant lilac-pink blooms in spring and maroon new growth. As the new leaves mature, they take on a pleasant green-bronze hue. Courageous™ maintains an upright, broad, and natural form that looks good year-round. The leaves turn a beautiful yellow orange in fall, and the tree remains clean in winter.
Green Wall Spire™ Crabapple is a columnar tree that forms a beautiful multi-seasonal structural element as a specimen or tall privacy hedge. In spring, pink buds transform into white flowers, later becoming red fruit that accents the green foliage in late summer before turning bronze in fall. The fruit remains on the tree, adding color and interest when the leaves drop for the winter months.
In addition to ordering these new introductions online, you can also use our Find a Retailer tool to locate First Editions® at garden centers near you. Remember to tag us on social @firsteditionsshrubstrees if you plant one of these shrubs and sign up for our newsletter for monthly inspiration, tips, and more delivered right to your inbox.
