2008-2009 new seed varieties new seed varieties 2008-2009

2008-2009 New Seed Varieties

New Seed Varieties 2008-2009


• Early flowering and controlled vigor

makes Volumia easy to produce,

ship and display at retail

• Plants explode in the garden for

excellent performance in sun or

shade

• Rose Bicolor is a Fleuroselect Gold

Medal Winner for 2008


Volumia Rose Bicolor

Begonia VolumiaTM Series (NEW!)


• An inter-specific cross that exhibits semperflorens characteristics with exceptional garden vigor

• Impressive large flowers and a manageable leaf size

• Versatile plant with excellent retail potential Early enough to flower in a 4” pot

but has vigor to fill up to a gallon Fabulous garden performance for

the end consumer


Begonia VolumiaTM Series (NEW!)

2008-2009 New Seed Varieties2008-2009 New Seed Varieties

Volumia Pink Volumia Light Pink

Volumia White Volumia Rose Bicolor

Volumia Scarlet


• Pollen-free; perfect for potted plant

production

• Compact plant – 12-15” tall in pot,

36” tall in garden

• Large, showy, 5-6”, up-facing

flowers

• Very free-flowering and uniform in

production

• Small percentage yellow centers


Helianthus ConstellationTM (NEW!)


• Blitz has a more vigorous habit

with extra large flowers

• Fills better in cool weather in

gardens and for early production

• Excellent in pots and baskets

• New colors: • Red Star• Pink Picotee


Impatiens Blitz 3000TM Series


• Heavy lateral branching habit that resists stretching even in heat and humidity

• Very early to flower so it’s ready for retail sooner with a free-flowering habit, large blooms and broad color range

• New colors: • Watermelon • Pink Blush


Impatiens JambalayaTM Series


• A unique dwarf Tagetes erecta

featuring tightly crested,

Chrysanthemum-like blooms

• Perfect for 4” pots and packs with

outstanding retail novelty appeal

• Early, compact and well-branched

plants are easy to produce

• Excellent in the garden, with tightly

mounded and free flowering plants


Marigold LunacyTM Orange

• Plush is the earliest and most uniform spreading series for quick and easy production

• Plush produces a plant with flowers across the entire canopy for maximum visual impact

• All colors bloom early and together, including important purple and red colors

• 2 new colors and 2 new mixes for 2008/09


Petunia PlushTM Series


Plush Deep Purple Plush Rose

Plush Formula Mix Plush Spirit Mix

New for 2009

• Mid-season series with large,

showy, bright-colored flowers

• Uniform habit and flowering across

colors simplifies production

• Seven bright colors in series along

with a formula mix


Real Neon Rose

Primula RealTM Series (NEW!)


Real Blue Real Golden Yellow

Real Rose w/Edge Real White

Real Rose

Real Scarlet

• Uniform, F1 hybrid mix of bright,

eye-catching colors

• Unique, eye-appealing item perfect

for early spring sales along with

other cool season potted plants

• Compact and uniform habit makes

it perfect for 4-6” pot production


Atlantis Formula Mix

Schizanthus AtlantisTM Formula Mix

Snapdragon ArrowTM Series


• Arrow is an extremely early-flowering, medium height garden-type snapdragon

• Strong central leader with dense lateral branches and fast follow-up flowering on the laterals

• Strong stems withstand wind and rain for excellent garden performance

• 18-20” tall in 1 gallon pot, 20-24” in field


Arrow Yellow Arrow White

Arrow Pink Arrow Deep Red


• Sunshower’s trailing habit is

perfect for baskets, containers,

and beds

• Upright in early growth, then trails

• Early to flower and well branched

showing good central color


SunShower Peach (NEW!)

Vinca SunShowerTM Series

• SunStorm is free-flowering with a branched, rounded habit that provides and excellent show of color in pots and in the garden

• Early flowering with uniform flowering across the series

• Deep Lilac will replace Lilac in 2008 Deeper color, better branching and

more free flowering


SunStorm Deep Lilac (NEW!)

Vinca SunStormTM Series

• Endurio has a unique, semi-trailing mounded habit never before seen in a viola

• Endurio is ideal for use in hanging baskets, mixed combos, and color bowls

• Endurio fills pots fast and flowers extremely early even under short days

• Excellent choice for your earliest spring sales or for extending the fall sales window

• Endurio is very free flowering and has a slight fragrance for maximum retail appeal


Endurio White (NEW!)

Viola EndurioTM Series


New Perennials in Wholesale

• Mid-summer flowering Flowers earlier than other seed

selections

• Very uniform across the plant

population in habit, flowering, and

color

• Seed source anemone will not have

nematodes as can be problematic in

field source anemones

• Zones: 4-8


Anemone Pink SaucerTM

• Early and uniform spring flowering

Arabis

• Excellent branching and uniform

flowering for good pot presentation

• Plants have low, spreading habit well

suited for groundcover or rock

gardens

• 2 color series: Deep Rose and White

• Zones: 3-7


Little Treasure Deep Rose

Arabis Little TreasureTM Series

• First year flowering Campanula Vernalization recommended for

earlier summer flowering

• An early, compact, well branched

habit with short erect flower stems

that bloom above the foliage

• Recommended container 4”/Quart Gallons

• Zones: 3-8


Campanula g. BellefleurTM Blue

• Compact, well branched, and

uniform Digitalis ambigua

• Creamy yellow tubular flowers with

mid-green foliage

• First year flowering

• Zones: 4-8


Digitalis Créme BelleTM

• More compact that other F1s for

easier racking

• Uniform habit with excellent

branching

• Available in red, rose, white, and

mix

• Zone: 4-8


Virtuoso Red

Digitalis VirtuosoTM F1 Series

• An improved orientale

• Earlier flowering on fuller, more

uniform plants

• Bright yellow daisy flowers

• 15-18” tall in the garden

• Zones: 4-7


Doronicum LeonardoTM

• Complement to Leonardo, with

shorter, well-branched habit that

ensures continuous flowering and

great bloom coverage

• 12-15” tall in the garden

• Excellent uniformity in habit and

flowering across plant population

• More consistent flowering above the

foliage

• Zones: 4-7


Doronicum LeonardoTM Compact

• Flowers at a shorter height and 2-

4 weeks earlier than other varieties

• First-year flowering makes an

attractive presentation at retail in

gallons

• 12” tall in the garden w/ excellent

landscape performance

• Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner

• Zones: 3-9


Echinacea Prairie SplendorTM

Prairie Splendor vs Magnus

• Early flowering Erysimum

displaying clusters of vivid yellow

blooms on compact plants

• Very uniform in habit and color

• Can be grown as a biennial along

side pansies or flower later as an

annual

• Zones: 4-9


Erysimum CanariesTM Yellow

• Bright yellow daisy with dark

crimson center

• First year flowering

• Earlier and more uniform than

Kobold/Goblin

• Vigorously branched habit for

better pot fill

• Zones: 3-9


Gaillardia GranadaTM

• Vivid flowers bloom early on

uniform plants with chocolate-

colored foliage

• Fast production: Flower early May

from mid-February sowing

• 2 color series: Red and Orange

• Zones: 6-8


Lengai Red

Lychnis LengaiTM Series

• Spring Fever produces multiple stems at one time for high impact color show

• Day length neutral for more flexible production

• Compact habit with strong stems

• Colors in series: red, orange, rose, white, yellow, mix

• Zones: 7-11


Spring Fever Red

Papaver Spring FeverTM Series

• First year flowering barbatus series• Very early flowering vs Rondo or

Navigator• Naturally compact for excellent 4”

pots or quarts Multiple plug gallons

• Uniformly early across all colors with great branching ability for more color and better shelf life

• 6 separate colors: blue, deep rose, light rose, red, violet, white, mix

• Zones: 3-8


Pinacolada Blue Shades

Penstemon PinacoladaTM Series

• Native looking veris primula

• Light yellow flowers on sturdy

stems above compact foliage

• Flower in March/April with minimal

vernalization

• Zones: 5-11


Primula CabrilloTM

• Early spring free flowering

perennial; long bloom period

• Good choice for spring impulse

sales in 4” pots or color bowls

• Bright rose blooms on long stems

• Zone: 5


Primula PrimadienteTM Rose

• First-year flowering, producing

deep violet-blue flowers dusted

with silver on silver stems Vernalize for earlier flowering

• Ideal for 4” pots for sales in spring

or in more temperate summers

• Zones: 4-7


Primula SalvanaTM

• Plant is covered in pale pink, star-

shaped blooms in late summer Vernalize for higher bloom %

• Succulent cylindrical foliage

• Perfect for alpine or rock gardens,

thriving in full summer sun

• Zones: 6-9


Sedum Sea StarTM

• Silvery rosette-like foliage, topped

with white star-shaped flowers

during the mid-late summer

months

• Very uniform habit and flowering

• Fast pot fill

• Great choice for ground cover or

green roof applications

• Zones: 5/6-10


Sedum Silver FrostTM

Dropped items for 08-09 season

• Viola Rocky Blue w/Purple Wing – sub Rocky Violet Blue

• Viola Alpine Sky – no like-color sub

• Pansy Skyline Red – sub Delta Premium Red w/Blotch

• Cyclamen Concerto Coral Flare – sub Concerto Salmon

• Impatiens Impulse Bright Red – sub Shimmer or Impulse Red

• Vinca SunStorm Lilac – sub SunStorm Deep Lilac

• Ageratum Fields Purple


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