2011 Spring Trials Report

THE PLANT CONNECTIONA D i v i s i o n o f B F G S u p p l y C o .

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REPORT{ B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y T H E B F G P L A N T C O N N E C T I O N }

2011 Spring Trials


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Features:• What’s New?• Combination Inspiration• Dramatic Displays• Industry Innovations• BFG Plant Connection Sales Rep Territory Map

E ach year, the BFG Plant Connection team travels to the Spring Trials in California in search of exciting new plant varieties and improvements

on existing favorites. Along the way, we pick up marketing and display ideas, combination recipes and more. Here are the highlights from our trip!

Cover photo: Gazania New Day™ Mix (PanAmerican Seeds), p. 7Current page, clockwise from left: Leucanthemum 'Banana Cream' (Proven Winners),

Dahlia 'Lucky Heart' (GroLink), Canna Tropical™ Rose (American Takii)

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What’s New?

Impatiens Sun Harmony® SeriesDanziger

Perfect for full sun or partial shade. More compact, earlier bloom than Sun Patiens.

Four colors in the series – orange is shown.

Lobularia Silver Stream™

Danziger

More compact than Snow Princess™.Covered in flowers even in heat.

Euphorbia Diwali™ SeriesDanziger

Shower (shown above) is compact, while Mystery features darker foliage

and a more vigorous habit.

Petunia Fortunia® Purple HeartFides North America

Vivid new color! Huge 3.5 - 4” bloomsGreat for baskets and larger pots!

Dahlia Hypnotica® CherishFides North America

Large bicolor blooms! Use in 6” and larger sized containers.

Gaillardia Galya™ Tangerine SparkDanziger

Zone 6-11. Vivid double blooms work well in combo pots or alone.

Petunia Fortunia® Silver VeinFides North America

Brilliant purple veining contrasts with bright white blooms!

Geranium Pop Idol® Neon PinkFides North America

Intense color pops against dark foliage. Compact series great for six packs!

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Verbena Lanai® Twister PinkSyngenta Flowers

Unique bicolor flowers – inner two petals are pink, the rest are white. Great Lanai habit and powdery mildew resistance.

Lantana Bandana® PeachSyngenta Flowers

Peach features a tropical mix of pastel colors! Also check out the

improved Bandana Rose!

Bidens Mexican Gold™

Syngenta Flowers

Dense plant habit with large, semi-double flowers.

NGI Super Sonic® Orange IceSyngenta Flowers

Huge two-toned flowers!Vigorous grower – perfect for

landscapes and large containers!

Calibrachoa Callie® Star PinkSyngenta Flowers

Syngenta has renamed their painted Calibrachoa Stars. Star Pink features a

yellow throat and white rim.

Petunia Whispers™ Star RoseSyngenta Flowers

Eye-catching flowers with a star pattern, blooms all summer.

Petunia Sanguna® YellowSyngenta Flowers

Pastel yellow blooms are a great color addition to

this mounding series!

Euphorbia Euphoric™

Syngenta Flowers

Tons of flower power! Compact habit, great

for combos.

Zea Field of DreamsFloranova

This ornamental corn features foliage variegated with shades of cream and pink.

3-4’ tall in containers, 5’ in the garden.

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Verbena Superbena® Royale Series

Proven Winners

Bred for compactness, the Royale series features the new

Iced Cherry (shown) and Peachy Keen.

Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Star Proven Winners

Breakthrough yellow star pattern is stable, even in heat.

Great mounded habit.

Rosa x Home Run® SeriesProven Winners

Hardy to zone 4 and disease resistant. Consistent bloom without deadheading.

Available in red and pink.

Hosta 'Wheee!'Proven Winners

Extremely ruffled cream colored margins. 28-30” spread.

Calibrachoa Superbells® Grape Punch Proven Winners

Striking purple blooms with dark centers. Vigorous performer with great flower cover and branching.

Petunia Supertunia® White Russian

Proven Winners

Antique white flowers with purple veining. Try in combos with dark

foliage items or Royal Velvet.

Ipomoea Illusion® Garnet LaceProven Winners

New foliage emerges green, then turns a glossy rusty red. More compact

than the rest of the Illusion series.

Calibrachoa Superbells® Sweet Tart

Proven Winners

Another breeding breakthrough! Flower pattern similar to a

“morn” type petunia.

Impatiens Rockapulco™ Coral Reef

Proven Winners

Neon color pops against dark foliage! Hot pink center

comes out as flower ages.

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Scaevola SuntasticWesthoff

This sunny yellow Scaevola will be available for 2012!

Chrysocephalum® Silver Sunburst

Ecke Ranch

Silver foliage is wider than other Chrysocephalum.

Great for hot, dry conditions!

Osteospermum 3D™ SeriesSelecta

Unique double blooms won’t close up. Also available

in silver and pink.

Petunia Perfectunia OrangeWesthoff

Striking orange color! Early blooming, compact habit with continuous bloom.

Also check out Perfectunia Yellow!

Argyranthemum Comet® Peppermint

Ecke Ranch

Pretty petals are streaked with pink.Great item for garden use.

Impatiens Accent™ Premium Series

Goldsmith Seeds

The new Premium Accents are bred for double branching for double

the flowers! Orange Star is shown.

Balconia® Roses Greenhart Farms

Cascading form is great for hanging baskets! Hardy to zone 5.

Gazania Sunbathers™ Malibu

Ecke Ranch

Large, semi-double flowers will not close at night.

Petunia Sweet Pleasure Purple Green Circle

GGG

Brilliant purple flowers edged in green. A vigorous mounding habit.


Portulaca Happy Hour SeriesPanAmerican Seed

New series features eight vivid colors, including red (shown). Reduced day length sensitivity for earlier bloom.

Petunia Easy Wave®PanAmerican Seed

Two new mixes for 2012!Left: South Beach MixtureRight: Sweet Tart Mixture

Osteospermum Akila™ Series

PanAmerican Seed

Compact habit, no pinch needed. Great for high density production.

Hibiscus Mahogany SplendorPanAmerican Seed

3-5’ tall. Burgundy foliage makes a great thriller in larger combination pots.

Can also be used as a water plant.

Gazania New Day™ MixPanAmerican Seed

Improved from the Daybreak series – shorter peduncles, larger blooms.

Named by our BFG Plant Connection sales representative, Christine Nowicki!

Pansy Plentifall™ FrostPanAmerican Seed

Flowers open white then darken to blue, giving the appearance

of a mix. A vigorous grower!

Impatiens Super Elfin XP® Salmon Splash

PanAmerican Seed

A fun new color addition to this popular series!

Torenia Kauai® SeriesPanAmerican Seed

All new series is more compact and better branched than the Clowns. Vivid colors include deep blue (shown above).

Leycesteria JealousyPanAmerican Seed

Vibrant lime green foliage. 3-5’ tall.Flowers in the summer. Purple berries

and bronze foliage in the fall.


Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot'Benary

New color addition! Works well in 4.5” and gallon production.

Petchoa Supercal Pink Ice Oro Farms

Bred by Sakata, won’t yellow in high pH. Be sure to apply PGR earlier than on

Calibrachoa, and grow cool for compactness.

Petunia Happy ® CopperCohen Nursery

One of a kind color! Mounding habit.Flowers under short day conditions.

Dahlia Double Starsister Crimson Picotee

Oro Farms

Double bicolor blooms have a longer life than the single Starsisters.

Stable flower pattern.

Ocimum 'Long Foot' BasilHishtil Nursery

URC ship already grafted. Can be grown as a small topiary.

Impatiens Sunpatiens Spreading Carmine

Oro Farms

New color, the closest in the series to a red.

Petunia Hot Rod RedDummen

Extremely vivid red.

Kale Glamour RedTakii

2011 AAS Winner. First shiny foliage in a bedding type flowering Kale. Outer leaves

turn bronze in colder temperatures.

Salvia Summer Jewel™ RedTakii

2011 AAS Winner.Early blooming – 7 to 9 weeks from sowing, well branched.


Combination Inspiration

Euphorbia Diamond Frost®, Verbena Superbena® Large Lilac Blue

and Petunia Supertunia® Indigo Charm

Angelonia Angelface® Dark Violet, Coleus Colorblaze® Sedona, Carex Toffee Twist, Calibrachoa Superbells® Tequila Sunrise Imp.,

Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Red', Phlox Intensia® Blueberry and Diascia Flirtation® Orange

Euphorbia Diamond Frost®, Calibrachoa Superbells® Grape Punch, Ipomoea Illusion® Midnight Lace and Juncus Blue Mohawk™

Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Raven', Petunia Supertunia® White Russian, Lobularia Snow Princess™ and Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Star


Petunia Happy® Copper, Osteospermum Astra® Yellow Apricot Imp.,

Bacopa JB Party® Red and Cordyline

Cordyline Red Star, Iresine Red Heart, Euphorbia Gloria, Carex Everest, Verbena

Tiara Burgundy and Petunia Hot Pink

Pansy Balconita Meridian Blue and Euphorbia Gloria

Petunia Littletunia® Blue Vein, Pink and Merlot


Combination InspirationAgastache Acapulco Orange, Begonia Solenia Salmon Coral, Coleus Stained Glassworks™ Midnight Train and Witch Doctor,

Gazania Sunbathers™ Moonlight, Lobelia Lobella™ Ocean White and Petunia Cascadias™ Midnight Blue

Coleus Stained Glassworks™ Trailing Plum, Chrysocephalum Silver Sunburst™, Verbena Costa

del Sol™ White, Geranium Patriot Cherry Rose and Salvia Puebla™ White

Coleus Stained Glassworks™ Trailing Plum, Chrysocephalum Silver Sunburst™, Verbena Costa del Sol™ White, and Geranium Patriot Cherry Rose


Petunia Sanguna® Burgundy and Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink

Geranium Calliope™ Dark Red and Scaevola Bombay™ White

Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink, Geranium Tango™ Pink Splash and Gaura Geyser® Pink

Geranium Americana® Rose Mega Splash and Lobelia Techno® Heat Electric Blue


Lobelia Techno® Heat Upright Blue, Bracteantha Strawburst™ and Geranium Caliente® Orange

Petunia Sanguna® Lavender and Verbena Lanai® Royal Purple with Eye

Lobelia Techno® Heat Electric Blue, Diascia Darla® Light Pink and Impatiens Butterfly® Salmon with Eye

Lobelia Techno® Heat White and Petunia Whispers™ Pink

Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink and Geranium Caliente® Rose

Lobelia Techno® Heat Upright Blue and Lantana Bandana® Lemon Zest


Petunia Wave® Purple and Misty Lilac, Ipomoea Sweet Caroline

Petunia Shock Wave® Denim, Silver Falls Dichondra and Juncus Blue Dart

Gazania New Day Clear Orange, Stipa Pony Tails, Dichondra Silver Falls and Emerald Falls

Petunia Easy Wave® Blue and Neon Rose, Juncus Blue Dart and Bacopa Snowtopia

PanAmerican Seed®


A rainbow of pink at Syngenta!

Lifestyle displays like this one at Syngenta, help customers visualize how to use plants to decorate their own space!

Fides created a pillar of color! Plants can be swapped out of the colorful pots so that the display can be changed with the season!

Dramatic Displays

Coolers make fun containers at Syngenta’s Fourth of July garden party!


Sakata showcased garden center benches organized by color.

A wall of lettuce grown in flower pouches at Sakata.

Brightly painted benching at Syngenta.

A creative use for an old fountain at Suntory.

This display at Syngenta shows the impact

that plant packaging can have at retail.


Need Advice?

Email your questions to Syngenta at [email protected] and they will respond within 24 hours! You can also sign up for weekly tech tips.

The Next Generation of Multi Liners

With so many growers giving multi liners a try, it’s no surprise that breeders were looking to add new twists to the trend.

Danziger introduced their Magical Mixis™ program featuring whimsical tags for consumers and a variety of options for the grower including a freestyle, build your own combo option in addition to their pre-designed recipes.

Selecta introduced the TrixiLiner™ 2.0. This new production system features three separate 20mm elle pot liners that will be grown for three weeks, before being combined into one cell in a specially designed tray for an additional two weeks. This will allow varieties to be treated individually with PGR’s, pinches, drenches, etc., opening up more combination options and eliminating the risk of losing a cutting during production.

Grab a 6 Pack!

Fides showcased their Party of Six concept – six packs of plants with consumer friendly handles to grab and go!

Info On The Go

Proven Winners is adding Quick Response Codes to their plant tags. Customers will scan the code using their Smart Phones which will direct them to a website where they can view growing

information, design ideas and more for the specific variety. This will allow consumers to access information at the store before they make their purchasing decisions, so that they can be sure they are selecting the right plant for their needs!

Snap to it!

Ecke introduced their new SNAP™ System, pre-stuck callused cuttings in a special media. More affordable

than a standard rooted cuttings, 2 weeks less production time than a URC.

Industry InnovationsWhat’s Your Bloom IQ?

John Henry’s new Bloom IQ program is focused on arming the average consumer with the knowledge they need to be confident gardeners.

On BloomIQ.com, customers can search for plant recommendations based on light levels, hardiness zones

and color preferences. There are pre-designed gardens available for consumer interests such as attracting butterflies, deer-resistance and fragrance. You can even print a shopping list to take along to your local garden center!

Retailers can tap into Bloom IQ by ordering tags through John Henry, which will all feature the Bloom IQ website next

year. Garden Centers can get a free link to their website put on the Bloom IQ website. John Henry will even be offering retail kiosks so that customers can access Bloom IQ information right from their favorite retailer!

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BFG Plant Connection Sales Rep Territory Map

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Northern Wisconsin PH/VM: (612) 253-1189 ext. 3104

CEL: (651) 208-7166FX: (612) 781-8693

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Christine Nowicki

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Wetsel Plant Connection Customer Service

Janet BarnesPHONE (800) 572-4018 ext. 6031 FAX (888) 434-4894E-MAIL [email protected]

Louisiana

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