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Calliope Medium Dark Red At PanAmerican Seed, we were introduced to a hybrid begonia
geranium from Syngenta Flowers series called Megawatt. Megawatt features vigorous plants with
extra-large flowers. Four colors are offered: Bronze Leaf Pink and
First, we have a new sister series to the top-selling Calliope series. Bronze Leaf Rose, Green Leaf Rose and Green Leaf Red. Uniform
Calliope Medium offers the same incredible color and garden and programmable, Megawatt glows in landscapes, baskets and
performance, in moderately vigorous plants suited for 4½-inch patio containers.
pots. Choose from six Calliope Medium colors, all finishing up to
10 days earlier than the original Calliopes. For clarity, the original If you produce perennials, be sure to check out Blue Steel perovskia,
Calliope profile has been renamed Calliope Large. also from PanAmerican Seed. Blue Steel is a high-quality seed
variety with a sturdy, controlled habit.
Syngenta launched three all-new pentas series. BeeBright is a
seed series with a compact, branching habit that saves bench Icing on the cake
time by finishing up to two weeks ahead of other popular varieties. While all-new introductions tend to get the most attention, additions
HoneyCluster, another seed series, is a bit more vigorous for larger and improvements to existing series are equally important. They
pot and landscape use. An exciting new vegetative trailing pentas, offer a win-win, helping you keep your offering fresh without the
Falling Star, also debuted in three lovely colors. learning curve associated with growing an unfamiliar series or
introducing a new crop to your operation.
Two new sun-loving series made a big impression at the Dümmen
Orange location. SunStanding New Guinea impatiens were bred Proven Winners always puts on a great show for CAST. While
for full-sun applications—an excellent option for landscapers! the location was new this year, just up the road from Syngenta in
The series starts with a broad palette of 15 free-flowering colors. Gilroy’s wine country, their display maintained the high standard
Dümmen Orange also debuted Suntunia, their most vigorous we’ve come to expect from them. Proven Winners introduced more
petunia series. Suntunia spans eight bright colors and is than 30 new and improved varieties; many are additions to existing
recommended for large baskets or groundcover use. series. Check out our 2017 Seed & Plant catalog for details on
awesome upgrades to Superbells calibrachoa, Superbena verbena,
Begonias were big at Benary. Funky Pink begonia is a novelty Sweet Caroline ipomoea and more.
basket item with dangling large, double flowers. Santa Barbara
White joins Santa Cruz and San Francisco in the newly formed Sun The Surfinia petunia family needs no introduction; its award-winning
Cities series of Begonia boliviensis. garden performance speaks for itself. Suntory has debuted an
adorable addition to the collection with Surfinia Heartbeat. This
Majorette is an all-new seed gerbera series from Sakata. The series novelty variety displays white blooms adorned with a pastel pink
offers a compact plant habit and multiple blooms on sturdy stems heart pattern. Plants are compact and mounded for the grower,
for excellent retail presentation. Majorette launches with eight then gracefully trailing for the consumer.
colors and a mix, all available as coated seed for easy sowing.
Hort Couture from C. Raker and Sons released a makeover of their
Culinary Couture program, featuring herbs and vegetables that are
delicious, nutritious and pretty. Dress up your edibles assortment
with these amazing new plants.
Of course, the full buffet of new introductions includes much more!
Get to know these and other new varieties – more than 280 of them!
– with our 2017 Seed & Plant catalog, available this month in print
and online at www.griffins.com.
Calliope Large Pink Splash Superbells Tropical Sunrise
geranium from Syngenta Flowers petunia from Proven Winners
Majorette Sunset Orange gerbera
from Sakata
Superbells
Hollywood Star
calibrachoa from
Proven Winners
