2013 - 2014 CATALOG
CATALOG 2013-2014 ANNUALS
Angelonia Actors Anigozanthos Big Roo Anigozanthos JoeJoe Anigozanthos Kanga Antirrhinum Acrobat Begonia Beaucoup Begonia Gumdrops Begonia tuberous Champagne Bidens Doubloon Calibrachoa Cruze Calibrachoa Spring Fling Cordyline Electric Pink Cordyline Electric Star Heliotrope Topaz Fuchsia Windchimes Fuchsia Windchimes Upright Ipomoea Sweet Georgia Petunia Blanket Petunia Blanket Double Petunia Good and Plenty Petunia Tiny Tunia Purslane Hot Shot Salvia Cathedral Scaevola Scampi Sutera Betty Sutera Giga Verbena Vivid Lifestyle PlantsTM Begonia Rex Shadow King Echeveria Coral Reef Hydrangea Helium Pelargonium Solstice Streptocarpus Ladyslippers Annual Culture Information First LightTM Perennials Agastache Acapulco Deluxe Agastache Acapulco Dianthus Constant Beauty Gaillardia Moon Guara Bantam Lavender Madrid Leucanthemum Angel Daisy Leucanthemum Darling Daisy Leucanthemum White Mountain Penstemon Peregrine Salvia nemerosa Swifty Scabiosa Giga Veronica Vernique Perennial Culture Information
Botanical Enthusiast, Green Fuse Botanicals is committed to finding new products and programs for our customers. This year we are pleased to present our Lifestyle Plants™ program. Lifestyle Plants™ are selected to reflect the changing taste, preferences and gardening habits of today’s consumers. The program includes Hydrangea Helium®, Pelargonium Solstice™, our new Echeveria Coral Reef® series, Streptocarpus Ladyslippers® and Begonia Rex Shadow King®. All are suitable for outdoors, patio and indoor enjoyment. In their first year, First Light™ Perennials impressed our grower customers as a way to save crop time, money and produce superior plants. We continue to expand our First Light™ Perennials with Penstemon Peregrine™. Like other First Light™ varieties, Peregrine™ is first year flowering and does not require vernalization to achieve its beauty. Our newest addition to our Annual selections is Calibrachoa Cruze™ series (pictured on our cover). Cruze™ varieties produce magnificent flowers on full, mounded plants. We also have series expansions in our Petunia Blanket® and Petunia Good & Plenty® series, and our Windchimes Fuchsia® series. Sutera Betty™ was outstanding in last summer’s heat wave. We have added another great performer; Betty® Deep Blue. And we have a new cast of Angelonia Actors®. Actors® series has been completely updated to now offer larger flowers on more robust plants. I want to thank you for your interest and wish you a great growing season. Regards, Steve Jones, President
Cover Photo Calibrachoa CruzeTM Yellow
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Angelonia Actors®
Pink Improved PPAF
There is a new cast of Actors® for 2013/14 season. The plants have larger flowers and a very full habit. Garden height is 14” to 18”.
Lavender Blue PPAF
Purple Improved PPAF
White Improved PPAF Orange Sherbert PPAF
Anigozanthos Big Roo® There are two new varieties within the Big Roo® series. Orange Sherbet and Lemon Sherbet create a new glow to the line. Mature height is 48” to 60”.
Orange PPAF
Red PPAF
Yellow PPAF
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Lemon Sherbert PPAF
The latest series of Anigozanthos from Green Fuse Botanicals, JoeJoe™ are compact with great flower power. They are suited for production in quarts or 1 gallon containers. Finished height is 12” to 15”.
Anigozanthos JoeJoe™
Yellow PPAF
48” - 60”
Orange PPAF
18” - 24” 12” - 15”
Red PPAF
Joe Joe Burgundy USPP18,209
Orange USPP15,328
Pink PPAF
Kanga
Big Roo
Red USPP15,332
Yellow USPP18,207
Anigozanthos Kanga® Anigozanthos Kanga® has the richest tones and most diverse color pallet of any series on the market. Finished height is 18” to 24”.
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Antirrhinum Acrobat® Acrobats® are an Antirrhinum hybrid with rust resistance and heat tolerance. They will perform and maintain color well into the summer. 4” to 6” finished height with another 4” to 6” of trail in hanging baskets.
Pink Bi-color PPAF
Yellow USPP22309
Orchid USPP22,536
Cherry Red USPP22,801
Begonia Beaucoup® Beaucoup® Begonias boliviensis hybrid offers up a great display of color whether in exposures of full sun or partial shade. Mature height is 8” to 12.” Ideal for hanging baskets. Rose USPP22,625
White USPP22,624 Red USPP22,626
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Begonia Gumdrops® The Gumdrops® color range is broad, including three bronze leaf colors. Gumdrops®are a positive alternative to Impatiens for shade beds in the garden. The performance as a landscape plant is excellent with a distinctive flower shape. Garden height is 18” to 24”.
Cherry Blossom
Mandarin
Pink
Red
USPP14,985
USPP15,128
USPP15,025
USPP15,514
Coco Red PPAF
Coco Rose PPAF
Coco White PPAF
Tuberous Begonia Champagne™ This beautiful Begonia is an ideal variety for a retail grower. Champagne™ has huge apricot flowers that cascade over its spreading plant frame. A mature plant will cover a 12” HB completely.
Champagne PPAF
Bidens Doubloon™ Doubloon™ displays a golden yellow color on a compact plant, an excellent component for mixed containers / hanging baskets. Doubloon will finish 4” to 6” in height and width.
DoubloonTM PPAF
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Pink Rose Eye PPAF
Calibrachoa Cruze™ Calibrachoa Cruze ™ is a brand new series from Green Fuse Botanicals. Cruze ™ flowers are extra large yet the plant is well behaved and possess a mounded habit for use in hanging baskets and mixed containers.
Yellow Red Eye PPAF
Yellow PPAF
White Pink Eye PPAF
Violet PPAF Lavender PPAF Red PPAF Pink Rose Eye PPAF
Calibrachoa Spring Fling™
Blue USPP16,874
The Spring Fling™ series is an early bloomer with a compact, mounded plant form finishing at 4” to 8” in height.
Pure Yellow PPAF
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Lavender PPAF
Pink PPAF
Red PPAF
White PPAF
Cordyline Electric Pink™ and Cordyline Electric Star™ Electric Pink ™ features bright-colored rose, pink and burgundy hues which are ‘Electric’ in the landscape, or in containers. Electric Star ™ showcases a dark, chartreuse green and purple striped variegation. Garden height of a mature plant can reach 48” with a similar width. One year old plants will be 18” to 24” high.
Dianella Blue Ghost™ Dianella Blue Ghost™ has a compact garden presence with a unique grey/blue color. Blue Ghost™ has a Zone 10 hardiness with a garden height of 18” to 24”.
Electric Pink ™ USPP19,213
Electric Star™PPAF
Heliotrope Topaz™ The Topaz™ has a compact plant and dark foliage color ideal for use as a component plant in mixed containers. Garden height is 4” to 6”.
Topaz ™ PPAF
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Fuchsia Windchimes®
Rose & Purple Neon & White PPAF
USPP13,764
Windchimes® Fuchsia are uniform in flowering and very early. This enables growers to ship and re-fill hanging space early in spring season.
Dark Eyes USPP13,773
Red & White PPAF
White & White PPAF
Fuchsia Windchimes® Upright Fuchsia Windchimes® Upright are consistently early to flower; they have larger, more uniform plants than others in the Windchimes® series, and have more double flowers. The series starts with four colors. Mature height is 10” to 16”.
Red & White PPAF
Neon & White PPAF
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Rose & Purple PPAF
White & White PPAF
Ipomoea Sweet Georgia® The Sweet Georgia® Ipomoea series has been bred for short internodes and a compact structure. The latest introduction is Bullfrog, a distinctive Purple and Chartreuse variegated selection. Mature height is 4” to 6”.
Sweet Georgia® Heart Red USPP21,472
Sweet Georgia® Bullfrog PPAF Sweet Georgia® Heart Light Green USPP22,279
Sweet Georgia® Deep Purple USPP22,323
Sweet Georgia® Bronze USPP22,325 Sweet Georgia® Light Green PPAF
Sweet Georgia® Heart Purple USPP22,324
Petunia Blanket®
Lemon Glow PPAF
Midnight Velvet PPAF
The Petunia Blanket® series is renowned for its performance in garden beds and containers. The smaller flowers and leaves create durability against the elements and fewer plants are required to cover the same space in a bed. Plants will mature to 6” to 8” in height but spread or hang to more than 3’.
Purple Improved USPP22,236 P2
Rose PPAF
Rose Star PPAF
White USPP15,492
Zinfandel USPP23,345
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Violet PPAF
White PPAF Chardonnay PPAF
Petunia Blanket® Double The number of Double Blankets® is now up to 5 varieties. Our latest additions, Chardonnay and Zinfandel are like fine wine, they will delight. Garden height is 8” to 10”.
Midnight Velvet USPP22,985
Zinfandel
Rose PPAF
USPP23,345
Petunia Good and Plenty® Petunia Good and Plenty ® brings in four new colors for the 2013/14 season which includes two veined selections and a distinct reddish/blue variety called Pomegranate. Oh yeah, don’t forget about the Peach. Garden height is 8” to 12”. Blue Ice PPAF
Blue USPP13,374,095
Nightlife PPAF
Grape Ice PPAF
Pomegranate PPAF
Orange USPP13,374,096
Purple USPP13,374,097
Peach PPAF Red USPP13,374,098
Rose USPP13,374,099
White USPP13,374,100
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Yellow USPP13,374,101
Petunia Tiny Tunia® This series has great heat tolerance and displays an abundance of small flowers resulting in a huge show of color. With maturity, the mounded habit creates a ball of flowers for any size container. Finishing height is 6” to 8”.
Pink USPP12,819
Blue USPP15,494
Cabernet PPAF
Cranberry USPP16,826
Silver USPP16,866
Violet USPP21,118
Violet Ice USPP12,857
White USPP12,818
Yellow PPAF
Red USPP14,998
Purslane Hot Shot™ The long standing Hot Shot™ Purslane series maintains its appeal for warm, dry conditions. Mature height is 4” to 6”.
Fuchsia PPAF
Orange PPAF
Scarlet PPAF
Mango PPAF
Rose PPAF
Yellow PPAF
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Salmon PPAF
Salvia Cathedral® An exceptionally early flowering series with a wide range of colors. Cathedral® Salvia is a true landscape performer finishing with a Garden height of 12” to 16”.
Purple PPAF
Deep Blue PPAF
Sky Blue USPP20,929
White PPAF
Lavender USPP22,647
Blue PPAF
Scaevola Scampi® Scaevola Scampi® has large flowers yet finishes with a compact, trailing habit. Scampi® will perform in both full sun and shady conditions. Finished height is 4” to 6”.
White PPAF
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Sutera Betty® Sutera (Bacopa) Betty® is ideal for small container production since it develops flowers over the entire plant. Also, they have great performance even in hot summer conditions. Mature height is 4” to 6”.
Blue PPAF
White PPAF
Pink PPAF
Sutera Giga™ Sutera Giga™ is a large flowered white Bacopa with a cascading habit. Giga™ has a large flower and excellent summer flowering. Mature height is 4” to 6”.
Deep Blue PPAF Giga™ White PPAF
Peach PPAF
Deep Blue PPAF Purple PPAF
Rose PPAF Red PPAF
Verbena Vivid®
White PPAF
Vivid® Verbena have been selected to be Powdery Mildew resistant. The Vivid® offer a wide range of colors including an always popular Peach. Garden height is 5” to 8”. 12
Zinfandel PPAF
Lifestyle Plants™ are selected to reflect the changing taste, preferences and gardening habits of today’s consumers. All are suitable for outdoors, patio and indoor enjoyment. Cherry Mint PPAF
Green-Pink Tips PPAF
Strawberry Lime USPP22,642
Pink PPAF
Cool White PPAF
Lava Red PPAF
Moonlight PPAF
Begonia Rex Shadow King®
Rothko PPAF
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The Shadow King® Begonia series is a Lifestyle Plant™. They are great house plants that will accent a window for a home and can be used outdoors during the spring and summer in a filtered light or protected patio area. Finished height will be 8” to 12”.
Echeveria Coral Reef ® Another Lifestyle Plant™... Echeveria Coral Reef® is a summer plant for containers or an indoor house plant with a unique look. Available in Aqua, Pink and Red. Mature height is 5” to 7”.
Red PPAF
Pink PPAF
Aqua PPAF
Hydrangea Helium® Hydrangea Helium® are delivered as dormant plants, in containers ready to ‘force’ for holidays or weekly sales. They are compact, multi bloomed plants, ideal for retailers to sell. A finished 4” container is 7” to 9”, a finished 6” container is 12” to 16”.
Blue PPAF
Pink- Bi color PPAF
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Blue - Bi color PPAF
Pink PPAF
Red PPAF
White PPAF
Pelargonium Solstice®
Growers are finding that Solstice® Regal Geraniums are easy to grow! All colors are suitable as a flowering pot crop that commands a high price at retail in 6” pots and hanging baskets. Solstice® are also much more heat tolerant than other regals, flowering through the summer in all but the hottest climates.
Deep Lilac USPP14,427
Deep Salmon USPP14,100
Chocolate USPP14,408
Mid Salmon USPP14,099
Pink Azalea PPAF
White w/Rose Eye USPP14,072
Purple USPP15,601
Red USPP14,409
Streptocarpus Ladyslippers® Another Lifestyle Plant™ from Green Fuse, Streptocarpus Ladyslippers® are high achievers as house plants and in protected patio areas for shade mixed containers. Finished height is 6” to 10”.
Blue Ice PPAF
Blue with White Center PPAF
Deep Blue Vein PPAF
Pinot PPAF
Scarlet PPAF
White Ice PPAF
Yellow Pink Cap PPAF
Yellow Purple Cap PPAF
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Genera / Series
Height
Width
Annual/Perennial
Angelonia Actors® Series
14" to 18"
8" to 10"
Annual
Anigozanthos Big Roo®
4' to 5'
2' to 3'
Zone 10 Hardiness
Anigozanthos Kanga® and JoeJoe™
12" to 24"
10" to 14"
Zone 10 Hardiness
Antirrhinum Acrobat® Series
4" to 6"
8" to 10"
Zone 7 Hardiness
Begonia Beaucoup® Series
8" to 12"
8" to 10"
Annual
Begonia Champagne™
6" to 10"
12" to 16"
Annual
Begonia Gumdrops® Series
18" to 24"
8" to 10"
Annual
Bidens Doubloon™
4" to 6"
6" to 8"
Annual
Calibrachoa Spring Fling™ Series
4" to 8"
8" to 10"
Annual
Calibrachoa Cruze™ Series
5" to 10"
10" to 14"
Annual
Cordyline Electrics™
36"to 48"
24" to 30"
Zone 10 Hardiness
Fuchsia Windchimes® Series
8" to 14"
8" to 10"
Annual
Fuchsia Windchimes® Upright Series
10" to 16"
6" to 8"
Annual
Heliotrope Topaz ™
4" to 6"
6" to 8"
Annual
Ipomoea Sweet Georgia® Series
4" to 6"
16" to 24"
Annual
Petunia Blanket® Series
6" to 8"
16" to 36"
Annual
Petunia Good and Plenty® Series
8" to 12"
10" to 14"
Annual
Petunia Tiny Tunia® Series
6" to 8"
6" to 10"
Annual
Purslane Hot Shot™ Series
4" to 6"
8" to 12"
Annual
Salvia farinacea Cathedral® Series
12" to 16"
6" to 10"
Zone 8 Hardiness
Scaevola Scampi® Series
4" to 6"
10" to 16"
Annual
Sutera Giga™ and Betty® (Bacopa) Series
4" to 6"
10" to 14"
Annual
Verbena Vivid® Series
5" to 8"
8" to 14"
Zone 8 Hardiness
Begonia Rex Shadow King® Series
8" to 12"
10" to 14"
Annual
Echeveria Coral Reef®
4" to 12"
5" to 12"
Zone 10 Hardiness
Hydrangea Helium® series
8" to 16"
8" to 12"
Zone 7 Hardiness
Pelargonium Solstice® Series
8" to 12"
8" to 10"
Zone 10 Hardiness
Streptocarpus Ladyslippers® Series
6" to 10"
8" to 10"
Annual
Lifestyle PlantsTM
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Plant Habit
Recommended Container
Avg. Day/Night Temperatures
Pinch
Sun
Upright
4" to 6 1/2"
73F(23C) / 64F(18C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Upright
2 Gallon plus
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
No
Sun/Part Shade
Upright
5" to 1 Gallon
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
No
Afternoon Shade
Mounded
4" to HB's
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
Yes
Afternoon Shade
Mounded
6" to 12" HB's
75F(24C) / 65F(18C)
No
Shade
Mounded
12" plus HB's
73F(23C) / 64F(18C)
No
Sun/Part Shade
Mounded
4" to HB's
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
No
Sun/Part Shade
Mounded
4" to 10"
72F(22C) / 58F(14C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Spreading
4" to 10"
72F(22C) / 58F(14C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Spreading
5" to 12"
72F(22C) / 58F(14C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Upright
1 Gallon
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
No
Afternoon Shade
Mounded
4" to 12"
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
Yes
Afternoon Shade
Upright
4" to 12"
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
Yes
Afternoon Shade
Mounded
4" to 6 1/2"
72F(22C) / 62F(17C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Spreading
4" to 12"
72F(22C) / 62F(17C)
No
Sun
Trailing
6 1/2" to 12"
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
Yes
Sun
Mounded
6 1/2" to 12"
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
Yes
Sun
Mounded
4" to 10"
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
Yes
Sun
Spreading
4" to 10"
75F(24C) / 65F(18C)
No
Sun/Part Shade
Upright
4" to 10"
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
Yes
Sun or Shade
Trailing
6" to 12" HB's
72F(22C) / 62F(17C)
Yes
Afternoon Shade
Trailing
4" to 10" HB's
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
Yes
Sun/Part Shade
Trailing
4" to 12" HB's
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
Yes
Shade
Mounded
6" to 10"
72F(22C) / 62F(17C)
No
Sun/Part Shade
Mounded
5" to 2 Gallon
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
No
Shade
Upright
4" and 6"
70F(21C) / 60F(16C)
No
Afternoon Shade
Mounded
6" to 10" HB's
68F(20C) / 55F(13C)
Yes
Shade
Mounded
5" to 10"
73F(23C) / 64F(18C)
No
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Annu a l Cult ur a l Info r matio n
Sun/Shade
First Light™ is the dawn of a new concept in perennials. Because of their greatly reduced cold treatment requirements, First Light™ Perennials are extra early. This means you can grow these early flowering perennials almost like an annual; reducing crop time and saving energy. But the real pay-off with First Light™ Perennials is their garden performance.
Agastache Acapulco® Deluxe Acapulco® Deluxe are nicely compact and naturally well branched with the same garden attributes as our Acapulco® series. Garden height is 8” to 12”. Zone 5 Hardiness.
Carmine Red PPAF Chiffon PPAF
Dark Blue PPAF Rose PPAF
Agastache Acapulco®
Red PPAF
White & Yellow PPAF
Acapulco®, a tender perennial, offers continuous flowers all summer until frost. Garden height is 18” to 24”. Zone 5 Hardiness.
Orange USPP16,067
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Rose USPP16,023
Salmon Pink USPP16,308
Dianthus Constant Beauty™ Constant Beauty ™ Pink was selected for heat tolerance and continuous summer flowering. Other attributes of Constant Beauty™ include a sweet fragrance and enticing silver foliage color. Garden height is 6” to 10”. Zone 3 Hardiness.
Pink PPAF
Gaillardia Lunar®
Harvest Moon PPAF
Gaillardia Lunar® is famous for its compact garden form and large flowers. Garden height is 6” to 10”. Zone 5 Hardiness.
Two Moon PPAF
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Gaura Bantam® Gaura Bantam® has compact flower stems and presents color across the entire plant. Garden height is 10” to 14”. Zone 5 Hardiness.
Pink PPAF
White PPAF
Purple USPP12,614
Lavender Madrid® The Madrid® series is early to flower and is exceptionally uniform across all colors. Garden height is 12” to 18”. Zone 7 Hardiness. Blue USPP12,573
Midnight PPAF
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Pink USPP14,205
Leucanthemum Angel Daisy® Angel Daisy® has a distinctive flower form. As the flower matures, the petals reflex and the yellow center transforms to white. Garden height is 8” to 12”. Zone 4 Hardiness.
Angel Daisy® USPP14,289
Leucanthemum Darling Daisy® This Leucanthemum is compact in stature and will flower year round for many regions. Darling Daisy® is ideal for quart production. Garden height is 6” to 8”. Zone 6 Hardiness.
Darling Daisy®PPAF
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Leucanthemum White Mountain® White Mountain® flaunts a large flower on a large, sturdy plant. Also, White Mountain® has proven to be one of the earliest large Leucanthemum in comparison trials. Garden height is 18” to 24”. Zone 4 Hardiness.
White Mountain USPP23,151 P2
Penstemon Peregrine™ Green Fuse introduces a new genera in the First Light™ Perennial category for 2013/14. Penstemon Peregrine™ Lilac presents a soft lavender/lilac colored flower on a mounded plant that is evergreen in warmer climates. This hybrid is cold hardy to zone 5. Garden height is 8" to 12".
Deep Rose PPAF
Salvia nemerosa Swifty® White PPAF Violet Blue PPAF
Swifty® Salvia are better branched and deliver more flower spikes per plant than other genetics on the market. Colors include, Deep Rose, Violet Blue and White. Garden height is 8” to 12”. Zone 3 Hardiness.
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Scabiosa Giga™ showcases exceptionally large, powder blue flowers on a robust plant. Garden height is 16” to 20”. Zone 4 Hardiness.
Blue PPAF
Veronica Vernique® Blue PPAF
The Veronica Vernique® is first year flowering and can be grown similar to an annual. Color selections include Blue,Dark Blue, Pink and White. Garden height is 10” to 14”. Zone 4 Hardiness. Dark Blue PPAF
Pink PPAF
White PPAF
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Pe rennial Cultural Information (O ver)
Scabiosa Giga™
Perennial Cultural Information
Genera / Series
Height
Width
Annual/Perennial
Habit
Agastache Acapulco® Series
18" to 24"
24" to 28"
Zone 5 Perennial
Upright
Agastache Acapulco® Deluxe Series
8" to 12"
8" to 10"
Zone 5 Perennial
Upright
Dianthus Constant Beauty™
6" to 8"
8" to 10"
Zone 3 Hardiness
Mounded
Gaillardia Lunar® Series
6" to 10"
8" to 12"
Zone 5 Hardiness
Mounded
Gaura Bantam® Series
10" to 14"
8" to 12"
Zone 5 Hardiness
Upright
Lavender Madrid® Series
12” to 18”
12” to 18”
Zone 7 hardiness
Upright
Leucanthemum Angel Daisy®
8" to 12"
6" to 8"
Zone 4 Hardiness
Upright
Leucanthemum Darling Daisy®
6" to 8"
5" to 7"
Zone 6 Hardiness
Upright
Leucanthemum Wt. Mountain®
18" to 24"
12" to 14"
Zone 4 Hardiness
Upright
Salvia nemerosa Swifty® Series
8" to 12"
10" to 14"
Zone 3 Hardiness
Mounded
Scabiosa Giga™ Series
16" to 20"
10" to 14"
Zone 4 Hardiness
Mounded
Veronica spicata Vernique® Series
10" to 14"
8" to 12"
Zone 4 Hardiness
Upright
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