January 2010

New Plant Varieties for 2010

Salvia - Lighthouse Purple
Information
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Images courtesy
The National Garden Bureau



Gardeners love new varieties. They add excitement to your garden while “growing” your gardening experience. It’s fun to have something new.

Look for these new flowers online at e-commerce seed sales websites, in mail order seed catalogs, as seed packets in retail stores, or as bedding plants at garden centers.



Begonia F1 ‘Illumination Peaches ‘n Cream’
Begonia F1 ‘Illumination Peaches ‘n Cream’
B. tuberhybrida

Perfect selection for showy hanging baskets that shine in the shade. ‘Peaches ‘n Cream’ has an abundance of large 2 to 3 inch double flowers in a soft spectrum of peaches and cream color shades, creating a spectacular display in hanging baskets and large containers. Plants cascade throughout the summer, creating a waterfall of color. Plants will trail up to 36 inches and spread 12 to 15 inches.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Benary


Calibrachoa ‘MiniFamous™ Double Lemon’
Calibrachoa ‘MiniFamous™ Double Lemon’
C. cultivars

‘MiniFamous™ Double Lemon’ has a stunning color (as close to a lemon as you can get today) but also has a ground-breaking flower display. This new calibrachoa series features full double flowers, early and rich free flowering at the same time. The habit and branching is great, and it fits any format from baskets to mixed containers of any kind. Compact easy to grow annual for full to part sun.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Selecta First Class, Inc.


Coleus F1 ‘Versa Crimson Gold’
Coleus F1 ‘Versa Crimson Gold’
Solenostemon scutellariodidis

This coleus variety can be grown in both sun and shade. The striking foliage, a bright shade of crimson narrowly edged in gold, will create a bold landscape accent and add color to mixed containers and garden borders. Because ‘Versa’ is late-flowering you will enjoy extended garden performance all summer. These low maintenance, well-branched plants reach 20 to 24 inches tall and spread 18 to 22 inches.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Park Seed Company


Dahlia ‘Dahlinova® California’
Dahlia ‘Dahlinova® California’
D. x hybrida

The new yellow/red bicolor dahlia is an outstanding variety and one of a uniform series with a complete color range. This dahlia will flower constantly throughout the summer. It has a very distinct color combination that will cheer-up every garden! Upright plants reach 11 inches tall, and are heat, cold, wind and rain tolerant. Grow this beauty in any garden location from sun to shade.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Fides North America


Dahlia ‘Dahlinova Hypnotica® Bronze Bicolor’
Dahlia ‘Dahlinova Hypnotica® Bronze Bicolor’
D. x hybrida

Bronze Bicolor is a new color for one of the newest introduced series of dahlias. The radiant colors and elegant shape of the large blooms make other dahlias pale in comparison. It is sure to catch the eye in any garden with its color, elegance, attraction and brilliance. Heat, cold, wind and rain tolerant upright annual plants will grow 15 to 19 inches tall and spread 13 to 15 inches in full sun to shade locations.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Fides North America


Delphinium F1 ‘Centurion Lilac Blue Bicolor’
Delphinium F1 ‘Centurion Lilac Blue Bicolor’
D. x cultorum

Gorgeous double bicolored flowers in a combination of lilac and fluorescent blue shades with a distinct white central bee, equal in quality to cutting-raised material. Showy two-inch flowers cover spikes 2 to 2.5 feet tall on 5 foot plants that spread 12 to 18 inches. Perennial (zones 4-7) flowers the first year if sown by February; otherwise blooms late May to early July the following year.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen, Inc.

Delphinium ‘Summer Cloud’
Delphinium ‘Summer Cloud’
D. grandiflorum

‘Summer Cloud’ offers gardeners a tidy, compact delphinium that is perfectly suited to landscape beds or mixed containers. Deep blue flowers are set off by a bright white eye, creating a striking visual appeal. ‘Summer Cloud’ flowers naturally in late May, and can be cut back to promote another flower flush later in the season. In full sun plants reach 10 to 12 inches and spread 8 to 10 inches. Perennial (zones 3-7.)

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Benary


Dianthus F1 ‘Bouquet™ Rose’
Dianthus F1 ‘Bouquet™ Rose’
D. barbatus interspecific

Use this cool season first year flowering perennial as a tall garden item and as a backyard cut flower. The fragrant brightly colored half inch flowers attract bees and butterflies. The lacy, eye catching deep rose blooms are held on upright plants 18 to 24 inches tall that spread 10 to 12 inches wide. The strong stems make ideal cut flowers and do not require staking. Low maintenance, frost tolerant perennial (to zone 4.)

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: PanAmerican Seed Co.



Dianthus F1 ‘Panache Magician Bicolor’
Dianthus F1 ‘Panache Magician Bicolor’
D. barbatus x chinensis

Very colorful. Colors shift through rose, pink and white within each flower. The one inch flowers have a lacy serrated petal edge. Flowers in sprays held above the compact foliage. The deep green plants reach 10 to 12 inches and spread about 8 inches. The plants are heat, cold and rain tolerant. This annual will flower all season long in any garden location from full sun to shade and offers a delicate fragrance.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Kieft-Pro-Seeds


Fuchsia 'Stand-Up Red/Purple'
Fuchsia 'Stand-Up Red/Purple'
Fuchsia

Stand-Up is a semi-upright fuchsia. It grows 9 inches tall with a spread of 9 inches. Unlike other fuchsias, ‘Stand-Up’ is heat tolerant. The attractive bicolor blooms are red and purple. In the home garden this annual is perfect for containers, baskets and garden beds in a full sun location.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Oro Farms, Inc.


Gaillardia F1 'Mesa Yellow'
Gaillardia F1 'Mesa Yellow'
G. x grandiflower

The first F1 gaillardia from seed delivers a more uniform plant with more flowers than other varieties. This vigorous drought, wind and rain resistant plant won’t get loose and floppy. Attractive neatly mounded plants reach 16 to 18 inches tall and spread 20 to 22 inches in full sun. Bright yellow 3-inch daisy like flowers won't fade. First year flowering perennial (to zone 5) blooms in spring 120 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: PanAmerican Seed Co.

Gazania F1 ‘Big Kiss™ White Flame’
Gazania F1 ‘Big Kiss™ White Flame’
G. splendens

‘Big Kiss’ large brightly colored shapely 4.5-inch blooms really pop as they are held high above the foliage by strong stems. These full, bushy plants 8 to 10 inches tall and wide will fill containers quickly. The new ‘Big Kiss’ series is available in 2 unique, bold colors and patterns and a mix. Loves the heat and adapts to water stress. You will want to grow this annual in your sunny garden or container.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Goldsmith Seeds


Geranium F1 ‘Horizon Violet Picotee Shades’
Geranium F1 ‘Horizon Violet Picotee Shades’
Pelargonium x hortorum

Bright violet with a white eye is a new color in the world leading ‘Horizon’ series of F1 hybrid geranium. Super garden performance from a compact and well branched plant 12 inches tall with small neat foliage and large flowers borne on uniform flower stems. ‘Horizon’ is early to flower with sustained flowering throughout the season. The technically advanced series is available in 28 colors. Full to part sun annual.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Floranova


Geranium ‘Master Idols® Red’
Geranium ‘Master Idols® Red’
Pelargonium zonale

Red is one color in this new series of extra vigorous plants. The upright green plants 15 to 19 inches tall have a fantastic branching habit. Each plant can easily fill out a patio pot. Due to the abundance of large flowers the appearance is unique and because of the heat tolerance this series works well in the landscape. If you are looking for a dark red geranium that thrives in full to part sun containers and gardens – this is it!

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Fides North America



Geranium 'Regal Elegance™ Purple Majesty'
Geranium 'Regal Elegance™ Purple Majesty'
Pelargonium x domesticum

Large light pink/purple bicolor flowers with a free branching habit to produce an attractive pot and garden plant. Upright medium green plant reaches 11 inches tall and spreads 9 inches. Cold and drought tolerant, this annual will add elegance to any part sun to shade location.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ecke Ranch


Gerbera F1 'Flori Line® Midi Fireball'
Gerbera F1 'Flori Line® Midi Fireball'
Gerbera Jamesonii

Unique orange and yellow bicolor gerbera with medium sized 2.5 to 3 inch blooms. The compact upright plant will grow 10 to 12 inches tall and spread 7 to 8 inches. Grow this bright eye catching annual in a part sun location. Blooms 98 days from sowing.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Northern Innovators Inc.


Gerbera 'Garvinea® Fleurie'
Gerbera 'Garvinea® Fleurie'
Gerbera

This garden performer is covered in blooms from early spring through autumn. Bright red 2-inch blooms will add lots of color to any part sun location. The compact upright plant reaches 10 to 12 inches tall and spreads 10 to 12 inches. Not only is this variety heat, cold, wind, rain, and drought resistant, it is also disease and pest resistant. Tender perennial.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Northern Innovators Inc.


Gerbera 'Landscape Redwood®'
Gerbera 'Landscape Redwood®'
Gerbera

Large plant provides flowers that can be cut and enjoyed in a vase. The plant continues to bloom and will produce more than 40 flowers. Large 3 to 4 inch blooms are red with yellow edge. Tall upright plants reach 36 inches and spread 24 to 36 inches. This annual will add color to a part sun location.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Northern Innovators Inc.


Impatiens 'NGI SunPatiens® Spreading Salmon V/L'
Impatiens 'NGI SunPatiens® Spreading Salmon V/L'
Impatiens X hybrida

Impatiens for the sun! Full Sun NGI with variegated foliage that does not burn. Light salmon colored 2-inch blooms rise above the 6 to 7 inch tall plant with a spread of 20 to 21 inches. A beautiful addition to a full to part sun location. Tolerant to heat, cold, frost, wind and rain - this variety keeps on blooming.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ecke Ranch


Ipomoea 'Bright Ideas Rusty Red'
Ipomoea 'Bright Ideas Rusty Red'
Ipomoea

Bred for an extra compact habit, ‘Bright Ideas’ grows 6 inches tall with a spread of 12 inches. Grow this heat tolerant annual in a full to part sun location. ‘Bright Ideas’ can be used in mixed containers and will not take over the combination. The series includes ‘Bright Ideas Lime’ and ‘Bright Ideas Black.’

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Oro Farms, Inc.


Marigold, African F1 ‘Taishan Yellow’
Marigold, African F1 ‘Taishan Yellow’
Tagetes erecta

‘Taishan’ is a great full-branched dwarf plant that lasts all season and shows excellent high-impact color. Performance is so spectacular that ‘Taishan’ was featured at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China for 7 to 10 weeks! This full sun annual is heat, wind and rain tolerant. Mature plants are 10 to 12 inches tall with an 8 to 10 inch spread. ‘Taishan’ marigold is available in three colors: yellow, gold, orange and also a mixture.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ball Horticultural Company


Nasturtium ‘Double Delight Cream’
Nasturtium ‘Double Delight Cream’
Tropaeolum majus

The best top-flowering double nasturtium in Thompson & Morgan trials! Fabulous double to semi-double, large creamy yellow flowers with a hint of lime contrast beautifully with the mid-green bushy foliage. Very easy to grow annual will flower all summer. The 2-inch creamy blossoms cover the tops of plants 12 inches tall. Enjoy blooms 70-84 days from sowing seed in a sun to partly sunny garden.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen, Inc.


Ornamental Millet F1 ‘Jade Princess’
Ornamental Millet F1 ‘Jade Princess’
Pennisetum glaucum

‘Jade Princess’ has intense lime green leaves in a controlled and mounded shape. Can be used in the landscape and is beautiful in a mixed container. It is a “must have” for gardeners looking for plants in the popular chartreuse color group. Mature plant height is 24 to 30 inches with a spread of 18 to 24 inches. This full sun annual will produce long brown/bronze 8 to 10 inch showy spikes 12 weeks from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ball Horticultural Company


Pansy F1 ‘Colossus™ Lemon Shades’
Pansy F1 ‘Colossus™ Lemon Shades’
Viola wittrockiana

This popular series features upward-facing blooms – up to 4 inches across on short flower stems, creating a striking color show in color bowls and in the garden. Extra large pale yellow flowers on compact plants 4 to 5 inches tall. ‘Colossus’ is a great addition to any fall garden, and will overwinter and rebloom in the spring. Tolerance to heat, cold, frost, wind and rain. Grow in full sun to shade.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Syngenta Flowers, Inc.


Pansy F1 ‘Delta™ Premium Marina’

Pansy F1 ‘Delta™ Premium Marina’
Viola wittrockiana

The new Premium Marina is an attractive light blue color addition to the ‘Delta’ series. ‘Delta’ pansies bring the best to home gardeners. They combine large 3-inch flowers, a large selection of colors and outstanding heat tolerance. ‘Delta’ overwinters well, and stays attractive during severe weather due to short, sturdy stems. Grows 4 to 5 inches tall in full sun to shade. Great for early spring gardens.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Syngenta Flowers, Inc.



Pansy F1 ‘Mammoth ™ Prima Yellorina’
Pansy F1 ‘Mammoth ™ Prima Yellorina’
Viola wittrockiana

‘Mammoth’ is the most uniform extra large flowered pansy series on the market. These large flat flowers offer maximum visual impact in any garden display. ‘Mammoth’ is stretch resistant under warm conditions and its strong branching will fill any pot quickly. This new pansy series is available in eleven big, bold colors and two mixtures. Full sun annual with robust garden performance grows 6 to 8 inches tall and wide.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Goldsmith Seeds


Penstemon ‘Miss Moneypenny’
Penstemon ‘Miss Moneypenny’
P. hybridus

Vivid scarlet flowers with a white throat are held high on long purple stems. The bright 1 to 2 inch tubular shaped flowers cluster along the tall stems rising from the shiny deep green plants. The upright plants reach 15 to 25 inches tall with a compact spread of 8 to 10 inches. Grow this long flowering perennial plant (Zones 7-11) in full to part sun. Heat, cold and rain tolerant plants will bloom 100 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Kieft-Pro-Seeds



Petunia F1 ‘Debonair Lime Green’
Petunia F1 ‘Debonair Lime Green’
P. x hybrida

A striking designer petunia that combines beautiful flowers painted in special one-of-a-kind colors. ‘Debonair’ will add lots of pizzazz to your gardens, containers, combination planters and baskets. When grown in full sun, this compact, upright multiflora petunia reaches 10 to 15 inches and spreads 10 to 12 inches. It is heat, wind and rain tolerant. The new ‘Debonair’ collection is also available in Dusty Rose.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ball Horticultural Company


Petunia F1 ‘Easy Wave™ Burgundy Star’
Petunia F1 ‘Easy Wave™ Burgundy Star’
P. x hybrida

The first spreading petunia with a star pattern! A large white star decorates each 2 to 3 inch burgundy bloom. Abundantly flowering 6 to 12 inch mounded annual plants generously spread 30 to 39 inches in a sunny landscape and fill a garden with blooms all season long. This series is well known for its easy-to-flower, high-impact and versatile trailing plants with minimal maintenance requirements.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: PanAmerican Seed Co.



Petunia F1 ‘Mambo Burgundy’
Petunia F1 ‘Mambo Burgundy’
P. hybrida

Burgundy is a new color in the naturally dwarf ‘Mambo’ multiflora petunia series. Extra compact and upright non-stretching plants 8 to 9 inches tall will spread 9 to 10 inches in full to part sun gardens. ‘Mambo’ starts flowering early and has significantly larger sized 2 to 3 inch blooms. Heat, wind and rain tolerant plants provide a long garden life. ‘Mambo’ is available in twelve colors and a formula mixture.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Hem Genetics



Petunia ‘Soleil™ Purple’
Petunia ‘Soleil™ Purple’
P. cultivars

Drought tolerant petunia. It loves to be grown dry. A real convenience plant for consumers and a great landscaping variety. This petunia loves sun and tolerates heat. It grows when watered and flowers when drought stressed. A great plant for gardeners not only because it requires less water, but more importantly because it will recover after days without watering. Abundant small semi-double purple flowers.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Selecta First Class, Inc.



Petunia F1 ‘Sophistica Lime Bicolor’
Petunia F1 ‘Sophistica Lime Bicolor’
P. x hybrida

This grandiflora petunia has an abundance of large blooms and gives a great garden display and new decoration opportunities. The unique lime and rose flower colors change based on light, heat and age of flowers. ‘Sophistica’ is a compact mounded petunia 10 to 15 inches tall and 10 to 12 inches wide. Large 3.5 inch one-of-a-kind blooms will add drama to a sunny pot, combination planter or garden.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: PanAmerican Seed Co.


Poinsettia 'Eckespoint® Polar Bear'
Poinsettia 'Eckespoint® Polar Bear'
Euphorbia pulcherrima

A Christmas white poinsettia with good vigor and structure. Enjoy this beautiful poinsettia while helping save polar bears. A portion of proceeds goes to Polar Bears International, a nonprofit organizaton dedicated to world wide conservation of the polar bear.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Ecke Ranch


Rose 'Pink Home Run®'
Rose 'Pink Home Run®'
Rosa


Eye-popping electric pink blooms contrast beautifully with the dark green plant. Single 2-inch diameter blooms cover the compact, bushy 3-foot tall plant. Heat and cold tolerant shrub rose. Grow this heat and cold tolerant perennial shrub rose in full sun locations.

Distribution Type:
Wholesale

Company: Greenheart Farms, Inc.


Rose 'White Out™'
Rose 'White Out™'
Rosa

Watch out for the blinding flower power of this new shrub rose from Bill Radler, hybridizer of the ‘Knock Out’ Roses. ‘White Out™’ will never stop blooming in the mildest areas of the country. Plant enthusiasts will love the contrast of the creamy white flowers against the dark green, matte foliage. Compact, rounded and bushy 3-1/2 foot tall plant is covered with 2-inch single ivory blooms when grown in full sun.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Greenheart Farms, Inc.



Rudbeckia ‘Denver Daisy’
Rudbeckia ‘Denver Daisy’
R. hirta

‘Denver Daisy’ offers extreme heat tolerance, summer-long flower power, and an ability to stand up under extreme weather variations throughout the United States. Not only is it strong, but it is pretty too. The attractive large 3 to 4 inch blooms are bright yellow with a dark red ring. At 18 to 20 inches tall, ‘Denver Daisy’ is perfect for combination planters or landscape beds. Full sun annual.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Benary



Salvia ‘Lighthouse Purple’
Salvia ‘Lighthouse Purple’
S. splendens

Unique velvety dark purple flower spikes are 6 to 8 inches long. This is a tall background plant or accent bedding plant you can see from a distance. The upright mature plant reaches 24 to 30 inches tall and spreads 10 to 12 inches wide. Delivers excellent garden performance all season long. This strong and vigorous heat resistant annual will bloom in full sun to shade 70-80 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Kieft-Pro-Seeds


Snapdragon F1 ‘Arrow™ Formula Mix’
Snapdragon F1 ‘Arrow™ Formula Mix’
Antirrhinum majus

The new ‘Arrow Formula Mix’ will fill your garden with an abundant display of deep red, white, pink, yellow and orange blooms all season. The strong, vivid flower colors stand out in the garden. Upright plants 20 to 24 inches tall will bloom in full sun to part sun locations. ‘Arrow’ features a strong central leader with dense branching that will stand up to wind and rain. Annual.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Syngenta Flowers, Inc.


Snapdragon F1 ‘Twinny Bronze Shades’
Snapdragon F1 ‘Twinny Bronze Shades’
Antirrhinum majus

First double flowered snapdragon series. The slightly fragrant blooms have a longer flowering time compared to other snapdragon series. This attractive heat, wind and rain tolerant annual may be grown in full to part sun locations. Compact upright plants are 9 to 11 inches tall with a 7 to 8 inch spread. ‘Twinny’ is available in white, yellow shades and violet.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Hem Genetics


Snapdragon F1 ‘Twinny Peach’
Snapdragon F1 ‘Twinny Peach’
Antirrhinum majus

First double flower form snapdragon with a compact habit. Another unique quality is the blend of peach tones. The soft shades of peach, yellow and light orange 1.25-inch blooms are distinct, and no other snapdragon offers this color. Abundant flower spikes on plants nearly 12 inches tall are perfect for bouquets. Easy to grow plants will continue to bloom all season in a sunny garden with little maintenance.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Hem Genetics


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Sweet Pea ‘Wedding Blush’
Lathyrus odoratus

A blend of seven exquisite large flowered, long-stemmed, very fragrant sweet peas. Colors include white, cream, light pink, lavender, lavender/white bicolor, salmon pink and deep pink. Grow to decorate a trellis, arbor, or fence and to enjoy long lasting cut flowers or bouquets. Full sun annual vines reach 5 to 6 feet with fragrant 1 to 2 inch blooms. Blooms 90 to 120 days from sowing. Prefers cool temperatures.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Botanical Interests, Inc.


Verbena ‘Lascar™ White’
Verbena ‘Lascar™ White’
V. cultivars

This low to medium vigor verbena is perfect for pots, baskets and mixed containers of any kind. It has huge flowers that are a clear but brilliant white color. It is nicely scented and flowers very early. All this on a well-branched, compact and mounding plant with easy to control vigor make it one of the best verbenas out there. Enjoy this attractive annual in full to part sun locations.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Selecta First Class, Inc.


Vinca F1 ‘Boa Peach’
Vinca F1 ‘Boa Peach’
Catharanthus roseus

‘Boa’ is a fabulous new series of trailing F1 vinca. The trailing habit makes ‘Boa’ an excellent choice for baskets and containers. The 6-inch tall plants will spread and trail a generous 24 inches. Huge 2-inch flowers add “wow” to any garden. Grow ‘Boa’ in full to part sun. Heat, drought and disease tolerance keep ‘Boa’ blooming all season. Available in peach, red yellow eye, rose, white yellow eye, and a mix.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Floranova


Vinca F1 ‘Cobra Apricot’
Vinca F1 ‘Cobra Apricot’
Catharanthus roseus

Large soft apricot 2-inch blooms with an intense pink center make ‘Cobra Apricot’ a real eye catcher. The ‘Cobra’ series has an upright and compact branching habit suitable for pots and containers. The good branching habit provides a super color display in the garden. The heat and drought tolerant annual plants reach 10 inches tall with a 12-inch spread. ‘Cobra’ is available in 10 colors. Grow in full to part sun.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Floranova


Vinca F1 ‘Cora® Cascade™ Lilac’
Vinca F1 ‘Cora® Cascade™ Lilac’
Catharanthus roseus

The Cora® series has a patented resistance to aerial Phytophthora. Independent trials confirm that ‘Cora® Cascade™’ is a survivor. This vigorous trailing plant fills large beds and landscapes. Super large blooms cover the plant with no bald spots. Heat and humidity loving plants 6 to 8 inches tall spread 32 to 36 inches and bloom from late spring to frost. Full sun annual. Series is available in 5 colors and a mix.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Goldsmith Seeds


Viola F1 ‘Corina Tricolor’
Viola F1 ‘Corina Tricolor’
V. cornuta

One inch blooms have a unique color pattern of white petals, dark purple wing and a whiskered yellow face and a dark purple blotch. The new ‘Corina’ hybrid series is early flowering, non-stretching, and provides continuous blooms from start till end of the season. This cold and wind tolerant annual/biennial prefers a part sun location. Mature plants reach 7 to 8 inches with a spread of 5 to 6 inches.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Hem Genetics

Viola F1 ‘Endurio Sky Blue Martien’
Viola F1 ‘Endurio Sky Blue Martien’
V. cornuta

Unique spreading/mounding viola fills planters and garden beds quickly for maximum pot and landscape color impact. Plants flower throughout winter in mild climates and re-bloom in the spring when autumn planted in northern temperate regions. Tough-as-nails garden performance in wind, rain, and cold. Stunning sky blue .75 inch blooms cover this sturdy 6-inch tall viola as it spreads 10-12 inches.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Syngenta Flowers, Inc.

Zinnia F1 ‘Profusion Yellow’
Zinnia F1 ‘Profusion Yellow’
Z. hybrida

Sunny yellow is a new color in the popular ‘Profusion’ series. ‘Profusion’ combines season-long garden performance with humidity, drought, heat tolerance. Large 2-inch bright yellow daisy-like flowers contrast with the deep green foliage. Plants reach 12 to 15 inches in a full sun garden. Easy to grow from seed, this zinnia has proven disease resistance resulting in continuous bloom.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Park Seed Company


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Zinnia ‘Summer Solstice’
Z. angustifolia

These petite 1-inch daisy-like orange and yellow flowered mounding zinnias are a sunny addition to containers, hanging baskets, window boxes or garden beds. Also called Narrowleaf Zinnia, they are rarely bothered by mildew like common zinnias. Extra compact plants reach 12 inches tall and wide. This full sun annual flourishes in hot, dry conditions and attracts butterflies. Blooms 90 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Botanical Interests, Inc.


Zinnia ‘Zahara Starlight Rose'
Zinnia ‘Zahara Starlight Rose'
Z. marylandica

Stunning white flowers with rose stripes are a new bicolor for zinnias. Superior disease resistance to leaf spot and mildew result in long lasting plants where other zinnias have failed. Enjoy this easy growing heat and drought tolerant zinnia in your sunny garden or container. Mature plants reaching 12 to 14 inches tall abound with large colorful 2.5-inch blooms all season long with minimum care. Full sun annual.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: PanAmerican Seed Co.



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