California Pack Trials 2011Focus Varieties

Express Seed Company

Top 5Picks!

• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Cuphea Cuphoric

• New Confetti• Osteo Sideshow Yellow

Glow• Osteo Akila• Dianthus Kahori• Dianthus Diana Lavender

Picotee

Top 10Picks!

• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Cuphea Cuphoric

• Sunpatiens Spreading Carmine

• Verbena Lanai Twister Pink

• Superbells Cherry Star• Dianthus Kahori• Gazania New Day• Dianthus Diana Lavender

Picotee• Penstemon Riding Hood

Top 15Picks!

• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Cuphea Cuphoric• New Confetti• Osteo Sideshow Yellow

Glow• Osteo Akila

Dummen Geranium Salsa

• New series: 2 colors• Dark foliage • Interspecific• Single flowers• Suitable for all pot sizes

• Approx. URC price: 0.2667 each including royalty

• Timing – 4”: 8 – 10 weeks 6”: 12 – 14 weeks

Dummen Geranium Cumbia

• New: 2 colors• Vigorous• Interspecific• Large, double flowers

• Approx. URC price: 0.2667 each including royalty

• Timing – 4”: 8 – 10 weeks 6”: 12 - 14 weeks

Oro FarmsDanziger’s Lobularia

• New Variety: Lobularia Silver Stream

• Excellent flower power• Very fragrant• Minimum flower shatter• Great performance in

baskets• Lower cost alternative to

Proven Winner variety

• Approx. URC price: 0.1282 each including royalty

• Timing – 4”: 10 weeks

Floranova – Patio Edibles

• Container Gardening is a continuing trend

• Compact varieties with great taste

• Heavy fruiting• Earliness

Floranova – Pansy Freefall

• Available in 5 colors and a mix• Unique mounding habit

cascades as it develops• Versatile habit for use in

landscapes, combo pots, and baskets

• Less day length responsive

• Approx. price: .032 each• Timing – 4”: 5 wks. 6”: 6 wks. (3 ppp)

10”: 8 wks. (5 ppp)

Pan American – Pansy Plentifall

• New colors: Frost and Yellow• The first trailing series of

pansies from seed• Outstanding overwintering

hardiness• Grow like a multiflora pansy

with no special culture required

• Approx. seed price: .033 each• Timing – 4”: 5 wks. 6”: 6 wks.

10”: 8 wks. (3-4 ppp)

Syngenta Flowers Cuphea

• New Variety: Cuphoric Cuphea Pink

• Unique fine-leaf plant with a compact habit

• Exceptionally floriferous• Heat loving & drought

tolerant• Compact semi-trailing habit

• Approx. URC price: 0.2077 each including royalty

• Timing – 4”: 8 – 9 weeks 6”: 9 – 10 weeks

DummenConfetti

• Early to Flower• Pre-programmed color

coordination

SakataOsteo Yellow Glow

• Early to Flower• Bright Color for Retail• Compact and Floriferous

Pan American – Osteo Akila

• Colors: Lavender Shades, Purple, White, and Mix

• Best seed-raised osteo for both habit and seed quality

• Easiest for high density production and allows for mechanization

• Excellent performance in the landscape

• Approx. seed price: .117 each• Timing – Packs: 11-13 wks. 4”: 11-13 wks.

Sakata - SunPatiens• New color – Spreading Carmine

Red• Thrive in full sun & have

excellent garden vigor• Plant habit similar to Spreading

Salmon• Root in 2 weeks versus 4 weeks• Produced at Oro Farms

• Approx. URC price: 0.24 each including royalty

• Direct stick 8 – 10”: 10 – 12 wks from 72c – 6”: 6 wks. 8”: 7 wks. 10”: 9 wks.

Superbells® Cherry Star

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Cherry Star

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"

• Unique flower color and flower pattern

• Stable “ yellow star” that radiates across petals

• Great mounding habit

• Easy to grow with all season color

Syngenta Flowers Verbena Lanai

• New Color: Twister Pink• Unique one of a kind flower

color• Great component plant• Strong semi-trailing habit• Mildew resistant

• Approx. URC price: 0.2077 each including royalty

• Timing – 4”: 6 – 7 weeks 6”: 8 – 9 weeks

Fides Kahori

Panamerican SeedGazania New Day

• Early to flower• Compact plant habit• Large flowers

• Approx. seed price: .018 each• Timing – Packs: 10 wks. 4”: 10 wks.

Hem Genetics - SpeedlingDianthus Diana

• Unique new color: Lavender Picotee

• Early to flower• Compact plant habit• Large flowers

• Approx. seed price: .018 each• Timing – Packs: 10 wks. 4”: 10 wks.

Hishtil – PP&L Penstemon Riding Hood

• Colors: Blue, Hot Pink, Marble, Purple, & Red

• Flowers all summer• Good basal branching• Bell shaped flowers w/ thick

glossy leaves• Drought tolerant• Superb garden & container

performance

• Approx. URC price: 0.1307 each

• Timing – 6”: 10 – 12 weeks 8”: 10 – 12 weeks