2011 Spring Trials
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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!
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What’s New? Combination Inspiration Dramatic Displays Industry Innovations BFG Plant Connection Sales Rep Territory Map Current page, clockwise from left: Leucanthemum 'Banana Cream' (Proven Winners), Dahlia 'Lucky Heart' (GroLink), Canna Tropical™ Rose (American Takii)
Cover photo: Gazania New Day™ Mix (PanAmerican Seeds), p. 7
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What’s New?
Petunia Fortunia® Purple Heart
Dahlia Hypnotica® Cherish
Fides North America Vivid new color! Huge 3.5 - 4” blooms Great for baskets and larger pots!
Fides North America Large bicolor blooms! Use in 6” and larger sized containers.
Geranium Pop Idol® Neon Pink
Petunia Fortunia® Silver Vein
Gaillardia Galya™ Tangerine Spark
Fides North America Intense color pops against dark foliage. Compact series great for six packs!
Fides North America Brilliant purple veining contrasts with bright white blooms!
Danziger Zone 6-11. Vivid double blooms work well in combo pots or alone.
Lobularia Silver Stream™
Impatiens Sun Harmony® Series
Euphorbia Diwali™ Series
Danziger More compact than Snow Princess™. Covered in flowers even in heat.
Danziger Perfect for full sun or partial shade. More compact, earlier bloom than Sun Patiens. Four colors in the series – orange is shown.
Danziger Shower (shown above) is compact, while Mystery features darker foliage and a more vigorous habit.
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Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink
NGI Super Sonic® Orange Ice
Petunia Sanguna® Yellow
Syngenta Flowers Unique bicolor flowers – inner two petals are pink, the rest are white. Great Lanai habit and powdery mildew resistance.
Syngenta Flowers Huge two-toned flowers! Vigorous grower – perfect for landscapes and large containers!
Syngenta Flowers Pastel yellow blooms are a great color addition to this mounding series!
Lantana Bandana® Peach
Calibrachoa Callie® Star Pink
Euphorbia Euphoric™
Syngenta Flowers Peach features a tropical mix of pastel colors! Also check out the improved Bandana Rose!
Syngenta Flowers Syngenta has renamed their painted Calibrachoa Stars. Star Pink features a yellow throat and white rim.
Syngenta Flowers Tons of flower power! Compact habit, great for combos.
Petunia Whispers™ Star Rose
Bidens Mexican Gold™
Zea Field of Dreams
Syngenta Flowers Eye-catching flowers with a star pattern, blooms all summer.
Syngenta Flowers Dense plant habit with large, semi-double flowers.
Floranova 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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Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Star
Calibrachoa Superbells® Grape Punch
Calibrachoa Superbells® Sweet Tart
Proven Winners Breakthrough yellow star pattern is stable, even in heat. Great mounded habit.
Proven Winners Striking purple blooms with dark centers. Vigorous performer with great flower cover and branching.
Proven Winners Another breeding breakthrough! Flower pattern similar to a “morn” type petunia.
Rosa x Home Run® Series
Petunia Supertunia® White Russian
Impatiens Rockapulco™ Coral Reef
Proven Winners Antique white flowers with purple veining. Try in combos with dark foliage items or Royal Velvet.
Proven Winners Neon color pops against dark foliage! Hot pink center comes out as flower ages.
Hosta 'Wheee!'
Ipomoea Illusion® Garnet Lace
Proven Winners Hardy to zone 4 and disease resistant. Consistent bloom without deadheading. Available in red and pink.
Verbena Superbena® Royale Series Proven Winners Bred for compactness, the Royale series features the new Iced Cherry (shown) and Peachy Keen.
Proven Winners Extremely ruffled cream colored margins. 28-30” spread.
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Proven Winners New foliage emerges green, then turns a glossy rusty red. More compact than the rest of the Illusion series.
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Chrysocephalum® Silver Sunburst
Argyranthemum Comet® Peppermint
Gazania Sunbathers™ Malibu
Ecke Ranch Silver foliage is wider than other Chrysocephalum. Great for hot, dry conditions!
Ecke Ranch Pretty petals are streaked with pink. Great item for garden use.
Ecke Ranch Large, semi-double flowers will not close at night.
Osteospermum 3D™ Series
Impatiens Accent™ Premium Series
Petunia Sweet Pleasure Purple Green Circle
Goldsmith Seeds The new Premium Accents are bred for double branching for double the flowers! Orange Star is shown.
GGG Brilliant purple flowers edged in green. A vigorous mounding habit.
Scaevola Suntastic
Petunia Perfectunia Orange
Balconia® Roses
Westhoff This sunny yellow Scaevola will be available for 2012!
Westhoff Striking orange color! Early blooming, compact habit with continuous bloom. Also check out Perfectunia Yellow!
Greenhart Farms Cascading form is great for hanging baskets! Hardy to zone 5.
Selecta Unique double blooms won’t close up. Also available in silver and pink.
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Petunia Easy Wave®
Gazania New Day™ Mix
Torenia Kauai® Series
PanAmerican Seed Two new mixes for 2012! Left: South Beach Mixture Right: Sweet Tart Mixture
PanAmerican Seed Improved from the Daybreak series – shorter peduncles, larger blooms. Named by our BFG Plant Connection sales representative, Christine Nowicki!
PanAmerican Seed All new series is more compact and better branched than the Clowns. Vivid colors include deep blue (shown above).
Osteospermum Akila™ Series
Pansy Plentifall™ Frost
Leycesteria Jealousy
PanAmerican Seed Compact habit, no pinch needed. Great for high density production.
PanAmerican Seed Flowers open white then darken to blue, giving the appearance of a mix. A vigorous grower!
PanAmerican Seed Vibrant lime green foliage. 3-5’ tall. Flowers in the summer. Purple berries and bronze foliage in the fall.
Portulaca Happy Hour Series
Hibiscus Mahogany Splendor
PanAmerican Seed New series features eight vivid colors, including red (shown). Reduced day length sensitivity for earlier bloom.
PanAmerican Seed 3-5’ tall. Burgundy foliage makes a great thriller in larger combination pots. Can also be used as a water plant.
Impatiens Super Elfin XP® Salmon Splash
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PanAmerican Seed A fun new color addition to this popular series!
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Petchoa Supercal Pink Ice
Dahlia Double Starsister Crimson Picotee
Impatiens Sunpatiens Spreading Carmine
Oro Farms Double bicolor blooms have a longer life than the single Starsisters. Stable flower pattern.
Oro Farms New color, the closest in the series to a red.
Kale Glamour Red
Salvia Summer Jewel™ Red
Petunia Hot Rod Red
Takii 2011 AAS Winner. First shiny foliage in a bedding type flowering Kale. Outer leaves turn bronze in colder temperatures.
Takii 2011 AAS Winner. Early blooming – 7 to 9 weeks from sowing, well branched.
Dummen Extremely vivid red.
Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot'
Petunia Happy ® Copper
Ocimum 'Long Foot' Basil
Benary New color addition! Works well in 4.5” and gallon production.
Cohen Nursery One of a kind color! Mounding habit. Flowers under short day conditions.
Hishtil Nursery URC ship already grafted. Can be grown as a small topiary.
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.
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Combination Inspiration
Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Raven', Petunia Supertunia® White Russian, Lobularia Snow Princess™ and Calibrachoa Superbells® Cherry Star
Euphorbia Diamond Frost®, Verbena Superbena® Large Lilac Blue and Petunia Supertunia® Indigo Charm
Euphorbia Diamond Frost®, Calibrachoa Superbells® Grape Punch, Ipomoea Illusion® Midnight Lace and Juncus Blue Mohawk™
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 Visit us online!
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Petunia Happy® Copper, Osteospermum Astra® Yellow Apricot Imp., Bacopa JB Party® Red and Cordyline
Pansy Balconita Meridian Blue and Euphorbia Gloria
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Cordyline Red Star, Iresine Red Heart, Euphorbia Gloria, Carex Everest, Verbena Tiara Burgundy and Petunia Hot Pink
Petunia Littletunia® Blue Vein, Pink and Merlot
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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
Combination Inspiration
Agastache 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
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Geranium Calliope™ Dark Red and Scaevola Bombay™ White
Petunia Sanguna® Burgundy
and Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink
Geranium Americana® Rose Mega Splash and Lobelia Techno® Heat Electric Blue
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Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink, Geranium Tango™ Pink Splash and Gaura Geyser® Pink
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Lobelia Techno® Heat Upright Blue, Bracteantha
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
Verbena Lanai® Twister Pink and Geranium Caliente® Rose
Lobelia Techno® Heat Upright Blue
Strawburst™ and Geranium Caliente® Orange
and Petunia Whispers™ Pink
and Lantana Bandana® Lemon Zest
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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
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Petunia Easy Wave® Blue and Neon Rose, Juncus Blue Dart and Bacopa Snowtopia
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Dramatic Displays
Coolers make fun containers at Syngenta’s Fourth of July garden party! 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!
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Sakata showcased garden center benches organized by color.
A creative use for an old fountain at Suntory.
Brightly painted benching at Syngenta.
This display at Syngenta shows the impact that plant packaging can have at retail.
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A wall of lettuce grown in flower pouches at Sakata.
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Industry Innovations What’s Your Bloom IQ?
Info On The Go
John Henry’s new Bloom IQ program is focused on arming the average consumer with the knowledge they need to be confident gardeners.
Proven Winners is adding Quick Response Codes to their plant tags. E PL Customers will scan the code using their M SA 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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
Grab a 6 Pack! Fides showcased their Party of Six concept – six packs of plants with consumer friendly handles to grab and go!
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.
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.
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Need Advice? Email your questions to Syngenta at flowers.tech.help@syngenta.com and they will respond within 24 hours! You can also sign up for weekly tech tips.
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BFG Plant Connection Sales Rep Territory Map Carolyn Jones
Northern Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Northern Wisconsin PH/VM: (612) 253-1189 ext. 3104 CEL: (651) 208-7166 FX: (612) 781-8693 cjones@bfgsupply.com
Diane Nolte
Northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Southern Minnesota PH/VM: (612) 253-1173 ext. 3105 Fax: (612) 781-8693 dnolte@bfgsupply.com
North Dakota Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Michigan Iowa
Nebraska
Pennsylvania Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee
Oklahoma Arkansas
South Carolina Georgia
Jim Broderick
Southwestern Ohio, Kentucky PH/VM: (614) 419-2822 FX: (614) 891-7302 jbroderick@bfgsupply.com
MD West Virginia
Steve Mester
Eastern Michigan, Northwest Ohio CEL: (248) 789-7780 FX: (248) 486-5824 smester@bfgsupply.com
NJ
Ohio
Indiana
Cindy Grover
Illinois, Indiana, Western Michigan PH/VM: (800) 883-0234 ext. 1252 FX: (800) 368-4759 cgrover@bfgsupply.com
New York
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama Mississippi
Kim Lastoria Virginia, Tennessee PH/VM/FX: (440) 867-2352 klastoria@bfgsupply.com
Sue Baldwin Eastern Ohio, West Virginia PH/VM: (800) 883-0234, ext. 1230 CEL: (440) 223-0584 FX: (440) 285-9649 sbaldwin@bfgsupply.com
Christine Nowicki Pennsylvania, New York New Jersey, Maryland CEL: (724) 272-9729 FX: (724) 284-9683 cnowicki@bfgsupply.com
Heather Kokos Delaware, Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia PH: (440) 853-6983 CEL: (440) 223-8651 FX: (800) 368-4759 hkokos@bfgsupply.com
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