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Begonia boliviensis introductions
Begonia boliviensis is a relatively new category for seed. A cascading
habit and loads of flowers make this plant ideal for baskets and
combos, providing an interesting shade option for your assortment.
San Francisco is a bright salmon companion to Santa Cruz, with a
vigorous habit. The Bossa Nova series has a slightly more controlled
habit and now includes three new colors for 2016: Pink Glow, Pure
White and Salmon Shades join the six-color series.
Dianthus Jolt series
Jolt is touted to be the most heat-tolerant interspecific dianthus with
season-long color due to delayed seed set. Perfect for 6" production,
Jolt has a finished height of 16-20". It’s a stunner in the garden!
Offered in two colors, Cherry and Pink; Pink won an All-America
Selections (AAS) award for outstanding garden performance.
Celosia Dragon’s Breath
Dragon’s Breath celosia got tons of attention from growers and
retailers in early trials! Red plumes and red foliage put on a fiery show
in containers and landscapes. A late-flowering seed variety, Dragon’s
Breath should be sown in early April for late summer flowering. A
blooming 10" container will evoke impulse purchases in mid-August,
or sell in 3" to 5" pots in early to mid-June on the merits of its gorgeous
foliage with the promise of to-die-for flowers in late summer. Humidity-
tolerant plants perform well in the south.
Celosia Kelos Fire colors
Kelos Fire is known for its large plumes and vibrant color show. Seven
new colors join this striking vegetative series from Beekenkamp:
Orange, Magenta, Pink, Purple, Lime, Red and Yellow. Kelos Fire can
be produced without short days.
Euphorbia Glamour
Following last year’s launch of Glitz euphorbia, big sister Glamour is
here! Glamour makes a soft hedge 15-24" tall and 15-20" wide in the
landscape, adding color and texture to flower beds. Recommended
to finish in 1801 packs, quarts and gallons.
Glamour Euphorbia
Easy Wave Pink Passion petunia
Petunia Wave colors
What would a new season be without new Wave colors? In the Easy
Wave series, Pink Passion is a bright bubblegum pink; Silver, a soft
white with blue-purple veins and Yellow is a true yellow color. Shock
Wave also has a new Yellow. And adding to the velour color category
is Tidal Wave Red Velour, an AAS winner for 8" or larger containers
and wide-open spaces!
Bidens Beedance series
This all-new vegetative series from Suntory generated serious buzz at
the California Spring Trials! Beedance starts with two striking bicolors,
Painted Red and Red Stripe. Beedance offers high flower counts,
dense branching and vigorous growth.
Calibrachoa Superbells Holy Moly
Superbells has been a top-selling series for Proven Winners for
years. Holy Moly, a novel two-toned variety with rich pink and yellow
petals, is new for 2016. Like all Superbells colors, Holy Moly has
been specifically screened for resistance to Thielaviopsis and trialed
to confirm strong garden performance.
Image: Superbells Holy Moly calibrachoa
New Guinea Impatiens Sunstanding series
Yes, you read that right: a new collection of sun-tolerant New Guineas.
This vegetative series from Dümmen Orange spans a dozen colors,
all compact in habit and suited to full-sun applications.
The combo craze continues
We’ve got another banner year for vegetative mix programs, with
48 new combinations released across three of the major breeders.
Dümmen Orange leads the pack with 25 new Confetti Gardens mixes.
Syngenta Flowers adds 12 mixes to their Kwik Kombos program.
Selecta is close behind with 11 new Trixi mixes.
There’s much more where this came from! For more details on
many of these introductions – and more! – check out the new 2016
SHS Griffin catalog, available this month in print and online at www.
shsgriffin.com.
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