Page 9 - Griffin Gazette Issue 2 - 2018

Primo Peachberry Ice heuchera from Proven Winners

Dolce Wildberry heuchera from Proven Winners
Hot, hot heucheras! Grouped together under the name Proven
In the Proven Winners perennial line, 29 Harvest, the collection launches with four
new introductions join the ranks, including varieties:
half a dozen heucheras. The Dolce series
expands with four new colors: Apple • Amazel basil: a downy mildew-resistant
Twist, Cherry Truffles, Spearmint and variety of Italian sweet basil, is a vigorous
Wildberry. For a bigger, more robust look, and sterile vegetative selection
the Primo series adds two new varieties: • Garden Gem and Garden Treasure
Mahogany Monster and Peachberry Ice. tomatoes: featuring heirloom flavor with
today’s disease resistance and high yields
Next-generation Origami
Syngenta Flowers debuted an all-new • Berried Treasure Red strawberry: a
aquilegia series, Kirigami. Available in selection that will pull double duty in the Kirigami Rose & Pink aquilegia from Syngenta Flowers
five elegant colors and a mix, Kirigami is edibles line as well as the perennial line.
a major breeding upgrade to replace the Long lasting, semi-double red flowers
Origami series. The series has a minimal create retail appeal in baskets and
vernalization requirement, so it’s more combos.
programmable than its predecessor.
Growers may schedule Kirigami for If veggies are your thing, check out the
multiple weeks of color, thanks also to new Snackabelle Red pepper. This mini
excellent uniformity across all colors. bell pepper has a compact habit that
Fun fact: Kirigami Deep Blue & White is works well in containers and beds.
featured on the front cover of our 2019 If you prefer your peppers a bit hotter, try
Seed & Plant catalog! new Habanero Primero Red, a very early
fruiting habanero, Primero Red matures to
Incredible edibles
Perhaps the biggest news in edibles ripe red fruit in 110–120 days from sowing.
comes from the number-one plant brand: While quite fiery, Primero Red has roughly
Proven Winners has entered the market. one-third the heat of standard habaneros.
Primero Red habanero pepper from PanAmerican Seed

Double the Sun
Amazel basil from coreopsis from
Proven Winners PanAmerican
Seed Garden Treasure tomato from Proven Winners