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May 14-15, 2013 Disney’s Boardwalk Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL
and Performance Trials at Epcot ® A preview of the breeder plants showcased at FNGLA’s 2013 Floriculture Field Days and Performance Trials at Epcot:
Zinnia marylandica ‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon’ and ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry’
‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon’ features intensely vibrant, deep pink-orange flowers with double petals. Like other Profusion Zinnias, Deep Salmon flowers continuously from spring through frost and is easy to grow. It is self-cleaning, disease resistant and grows well in a range of climates, including areas with high night temperatures. The flowers can grow 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter and plants grow 14 inches tall and 24 inches wide. ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry’ features rich rose, double petalled blooms which cover the plant and flower continuously from spring through frost. The bright color does not fade, even under high temperatures. Like all Profusion, ‘Double Hot Cherry’ is also easy to grow as it is self-cleaning, disease resistant and grows well in a wide range of climates, including areas with high night temperatures.
Tagetes erecta ‘Bali Yellow,’ and ‘Bali Orange’
‘Bali’ is bred and tested under tropical conditions and is excellent for cut flower production with high yields. It has been known to produce over 100 flowers per plant. Plants are strongly branched with round and firm flowers and will not fall over during heavy rain.
Verbena x hybrida ‘Enduro Rose’ and Verbena x hybrida ‘Enduro White Blush’
North, south, east, west, Enduro is tougher than the rest! Over-Summering: stays in flower longer, takes the heat, and tolerates Powdery Mildew. OverWintering: hardy to the low teens, three-color series, plant Summer or Fall. It’s easy to grow gallons that are flower-filled.
Osteospermum ecklonis ‘White Lightning’
Grow White Lightning in any climate – it’s on par with popular Voltage™ Yellow! Strong and weather-tolerant, turning in three-season shelf life and all-Summer garden shows. Cheery white daisy blooms are striking even “asleep,” with yellow undersides.
Celosia plumosa ‘Arrabona Red’
What growers have waited for in celosia is finally here – the first well branched intermediate plumosa type. Arrabona Red features striking red-orange flowers on compact, sturdy plants. A stunning new color in plumosa type celosia. Superior overall uniformity and excellent germination. Arrabona Red tolerates drought and loves the heat – great for tropical, subtropical and continental climates. Exceptionally long-flowering in borders and containers.
Coleus solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Mighty Mosaic’
Striking seed coleus has multicolored foliage for mighty retail appeal. Very late-flowering variety is great in the shade and tolerates sun under high humidity. Landscape coleus meets retailer and consumer demand for longevity and versatility.
Capsicum annum ‘Hot and Healthy’ A fantastic mix of all types of hot peppers. For the producer who wants good stuff but has a hard time deciding. A great new addition to your veggie programs!
Gomphrena globosa ‘Las Vegas Purple’
You’ll love the brilliant plum coloring, abundant blooms, and superior heat tolerance of Las Vegas Purple. Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to these big, full flowers bobbing atop slender stems, and you will adore cutting the stems for fresh and dried bouquets. Easy and so delightful, Las Vegas Purple will surely become one of your favorites! These flowers are very full, packed with florets of rich, inky plum-purple interspersed with the occasional touch of creamy white. They last a long time, look great in the sunny garden, and keep coming all summer long.
Stevia Rebaudiana ‘GL Supersweet’
A small leaved Supersweet Stevia Garden Leader, perhaps the sweetest Stevia on the market from seeds.
Caladium x hortulanum ‘Tapestry’
With its green veins and rose patches, this aptly named caladium has big, happy, eye-catching foliage with rose veins and white mottling. This fancy leafed caladium grows well in filtered shade or afternoon shade with morning sun and can tolerate all day sun.
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Surfinia petunias bloom continuously all season long, and they hold up well even in wind, rain and summer heat. The first cross of a wild petunia and a propagated seed hybrid, Surfinia petunias are number one in Europe, where brilliant cascades fall from window boxes everywhere. Not only attractive to the human eye, but to birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds as well. Height 6-10” and full sun. Heat tolerant.
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Bougainvillea hybrid ‘Sunvillea Rose’ and ‘Sunvillea Pink’
Sunvillea™ is a very compact series of bougainvillea. Sunvillea™ bougainvilleas debuted in the United States at the Tropical Plant Industry Exposition in Ft. Lauderdale. Plants will grow to a maximum height of two to three feet. Sunvillea Rose is a deep pink, almost a magenta in color. Sunvillea Pink produces light pink blooms.
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Caladium x hortulanum ‘Raspberry Moon’
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Caladium x hortulanum ‘Rosemary’
Rosemary Caladium is a rose red lance-leaved (strap) variety with a mottled light and dark green border. Rosemary is intermediate in habit and can stand full sun in the landscape. Rosemary makes a very nice 4” and large pot and should be de-eyed. It has a very short crop time, similar to Red Frills.
Petunia x hybrida Blanket series
This series of Petunia ‘blankets’ containers or landscape beds with an abundance of color. The Blanket® Petunias true value is in the landscape performance. The smaller-sized flowers are self-cleaning and will weather heat, humidity and rain maintaining its tidy appearance. Five varieties from the series are being trialed at this event including the ‘Blanket Double Rose.’
Dianthus chinensis Diana series
Dianthus Diana Series combines earliness and a compact plant habit with large single flowers in a wide range of colors. Diana is suited for pack and pot production. Planted out in the garden, it continues to form masses of large blooms on a low growing plant. Six varieties from the Diana series are being trialed, including the ‘Diana Lavender Picotee.’
Impatien x hybrida hort series: SunPatiens
SunPatiens® offer unrivaled three-season flower power and increasing consumer brand preference creates pull-through demand at retail. These remarkable plants represent a breeding breakthrough: robust, sun-loving, heat-loving New Guinea-type impatiens that thrive in full sun or part shade and deliver continuous color from spring through hard frost. Unaffected by downy mildew, SunPatiens® are an excellent alternative to seed impatiens. Three varieties are being trialed including the all-new SunPatiens Spreading Pink Flash variety.
Caladium x hortulanum ‘Strawberry Star’
This is a patented, fast-growing, full sun tolerant variety. It has bright white leaves with large red squares interspersed in the leaf resembling seeds of a strawberry. It is perfect for containers and summer annual beds.