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Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc · 2016 Spring Trials Report 2

Bred in Poland, this adenophora requires no vernalization to flower its first year. Its masses of blue bell flowers will hang down from 18" spikes with green foliage. They will bloom from June to fall and are heat and humidity tolerant. Hardy zones 4-9.

Adenophora ‘Gaudi Violet’

indicates an EHR top pick

The HGTV Plants program has been around for a couple of years now, but required a large commitment from retailers and was only available from a very limited number of growers. HGTV has announced that starting in 2017 retailers can grow their own HGTV plants from liners bought from EuroAmerican. It is still recommended that a retailer get enough to make a showy display, but they are not required to buy any minimum quantity. Wholesale growers that want to offer the program are welcome to buy in now too.

HGTV & You

A new series of landscape sized angelonias, the 'Angelface Supers' are big and bold, growing up to 40" tall. They are heat loving and drought tolerant, with continuous blooming throughout the summer. 3 colors being introduced, ‘Blue’, ‘Pink’ and ‘White’.

Angelonia ‘Angelface Super’ series

An extra large deep pink flowering addition to the Angelface collection. Semi-upright, with good branching, heat, humidity and drought tolerance. Continuous blooms with fragrant foliage that is deer resistant. Will make a great 'Thriller' in a combo pot.

Angelonia ‘Angelface Perfectly Pink’

Here is a perfect match for Argyranthemum 'Butterfly' with white flowers! It has the same heat tolerance, habit and flowering as 'Butterfly'. Growing 18-36" tall, this is a great addition for any combo or mono pot production. Medium vigorous grower. Full sun.

Argyranthemum ‘White Butterfly’

PlantHaven Hardy Perennial

Proven Winners Annual - Vegetative




'Santa Barbara' is a great addition to the Sun Cities Collection, which includes 'Santa Cruz' and 'San Francisco'. Its showy white flowers will compliment any basket or combo. It is easy to grow and has the same heat tolerance and extraordinary garden performance as the other 2 in the collection.

Begonia boliviensis ‘Santa Barbara’

2 new additions from Hort Couture to their Culinary Couture line, both are ideal for Italian cooking. ‘Bambino Purple’ is a showy , colorful basil with green leaves and a deep purple overlay. ‘Black Patina’ features dark foliage and rose blooms. They’ll look great on their own or combined with flowering material.

This newest introduction to Danziger's largest flowered series of bacopas features the hottest, most intense color the series has seen. Flowers are a deep rose around the edges, fading slightly towards the centers, with near white throats. All summer blooming, with a semi-trailing habit. Perfect for mixed combos or in hanging baskets.

Bacopa ‘Scopia Great Violet Glow’

Both 'Calypso Pink Eye' and 'Calypso Deep Lavender' are trailing plants, featuring dime-size flowers, that are five lobed. ‘Pink Eye' has a pink flower with a light red eye, and 'Calypso Deep Lavender’ has lilac blooms with yellow eye. Calypso Jumbos are low maintenance, with controlled and good branching habit, heat tolerant and very versatile. Use as a monoculture plant, as a 'spiller' in combination planters, or as a low border plant in the landscape.

‘Jumbo Deep Lavender’

‘Jumbo Pink Eye’

Bacopa ‘Calypso Jumbo Pink Eye’ & ‘Deep Lavender’

Basil (Ocimum) ‘Pesto Bambino Purple’

& ‘Pesto Black Patina’

Syngenta Annual - Vegetative

Benary Annual - Seed

Danziger Annual - Vegetative

Hort Couture Annual - Seed

‘Pesto Bambino Purple’

‘Pesto Black Pa na’

Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc · 2016 Spring Trials Report

A shrub type begonia with pewter-silver palmate leaves resembling those of a Japanese maple. Overlaid with coral black veins and a warm, rich violet blush. A mounding, upright plant habit, flowers in late summer with small, single, pink flowers.

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A great plant just got better! Improved darker foliage with excellent character and brighter white flowers. Large double flowers with excellent outdoor performance. Full, rounded plant habit. Great branching for more flowers.

Begonia ‘Nonstop Mocha White Improved’

Beautiful new series of boliviensis crosses with chocolate foliage. These are great in containers as they are non-

aggressive and make a central, vertical statement. COCOA™ ’Enchanted Evening’ has large single salmon pink blooms.

'Enchanted Moonlight’ has very large, pure white flowers, and 'Enchanted Sunrise' has orange blossoms that contrast

beautifully with the dark foliage.

Begonia ‘Cocoa Enchanted’ series

A unique new fancy leaf begonia with bright glossy leaves of rose red with dark olive green veins. This novelty flower form has a trailing habit with leaves that overlap each other and cascade downwards to form a great hanging

basket.

Begonia ‘Revelation Maroon’

Begonia ‘Angel Blush’

Benary is introducing a breakthrough novelty type begonia with a fun name designed to appeal to the younger generation of home gardener (25 - 40 years). 'Funky Pink' has some boliviensis blood so it will take some heat and sun. Compact, semi-trailing plant habit with large double pink flowers, easy to ship and lightens up shady areas. Use as a stand alone hanging basket, mixed container or in the landscape.

Begonia ‘Funky Pink’


Terra Nova Annual - Vegetative

Terra Nova Tender Perennial



‘Enchanted Evening’

‘Enchanted Moonlight’


Dummen continues to expand the 'Unstoppable' collection by adding this beautiful salmon pink color. The soft salmon pink flowers are face up on top of its dark bronze foliage and has a long shelf life at retail. 'Upright Salmon' has the same heat tolerance and good branching as 'Upright Fire' and 'Upright White'. Not the best choice for hanging baskets because of the size and habit, growing 28-30” tall.

Begonia ‘Unstoppable

Upright Salmon’

A great complement to the others in the Unbelievable series of begonias from Dummen, 'Tweety Pie' combines great multi-color foliage with soft yellow blooms. Its trailing habit is ideal for hanging baskets or as a component in large mixed containers.

2 great color additions to the 'Mistral' series. These boliviensis types are heat and shade tolerant and bloom from spring throughout the summer. Their semi-trailing habits are great for hanging baskets, mixed containers, or as part of a shade garden.

Begonia ‘Mistral Pink’ & ‘Mistral Yellow’

The 'Megawatt' begonias are big and bold, similar in size to the 'Whopper' series, and aimed at the landscape market. 4 colors so far; 'Rose Bronze Leaf', 'Pink Bronze Leaf', 'Rose Green Leaf', and 'Red Green Leaf'. Non-stop blooming, but to our team's eyes they didn't have

quite the flower power as the 'Whopper' and 'Big' series.

‘Rose Green

Leaf’

‘Pink Bronze Leaf’

‘Red Green Leaf’

Begonia ‘Megawatt’ series

Begonia ‘Unbelievable

Tweety Pie’

PanAm Annual - Seed

Selecta Annual - Vegetative

Dummen/Orange Annual - Vegetative



The first introduction in a new series of more controlled, slower growing bidens from Danziger. Single to semi-double flowers that are sun and heat lovers, but can also handle cold temperatures. Performs well in mixed containers, pots, hanging baskets and flowerbeds.

Bidens ‘Blazing Glory’


This variety of coral, rose and yellow tones is the top seller of the series. The spoked wheel pattern changes color throughout the season as they react to light levels, day length and other seasonal factors. This semi-trailing plant is good for baskets or window boxes. It has a mounding habit with medium vigor. Our favorite in this neat new series of calibrachoas bred by Westhoff and offered by Dummen.

Calibrachoa ‘Chameleon Sunshine Berry’

Calendula ‘Power Daisy’

'Golden Girl' offers a nearly perfect color of gold to go with the outstanding habit expected of the Aloha Kona series. Dummen tells us that this will be used in a number of new Confetti combos for the future.

Calibrachoa ‘Aloha Kona Golden Girl’


Kientzler Annual - Vegetative

Drought tolerant in the landscape, disease resistant, and dense color that fills a basket, container or landscape. Breakthrough breeding that allows you to use calendula plants where you never grew them before. A season opener in cool weather but also extends into early summer and is an excellent plant to use as a fall crop. Perfect for hanging baskets, 4” and larger containers.



Dummen/Orange showed off their newest version of branded container this year. The bright white pots with the showy orange graphics and the catchphrase of ‘Dummen for You’ made an excellent impression on us and made the plants they were displaying look even better. The pots will be available from Summit Plastics, and if you use a different pot manufacturer, Dummen will provide the graphics to them.

Dummen Orange Containers


This new series of compact calibrachoas are bred to be grown in smaller pots such as quarts, and 6" containers. They are very early and need very little to no PGR manipulation. 'Colibri' produce an abundance of large flowers over a long flowering period and will flower in short days (10 hours). Five colors 'Cherry Lace', 'Pink Lace', 'Purple Lace', 'Fuchsia', and 'Orange'.

Calibrachoa ‘Colibri’ series

New coral-pink color for the Superbells series. Noted for being covered with hundreds of flowers from spring until first frost. A cascading mounding plant habit that is excellent for hanging baskets, as a 'Spiller' in combination planters. Requires little or no deadheading and loves the full sun.

The Crave collection from PanAm are seed grown calibrachoas with more novelty colors than the Kabloom series. 2 new varieties this year, 'Persimmon' with orange shades of bloom and 'Red Star' with rose red flowers and a white picotee edge. The Craves are also more vigorous than the Kablooms.

Calibrachoa ‘Crave Persimmon’ &

‘Crave Red Star’

This new series of calibrachoas are going to set new expectations for the grower - very early to flower, and all flowering with 11 hours day length. All have upright, mounding habits with medium vigor and large flower size. They will bloom from early spring and

continue throughout the season making for great 4.5" or hanging basket production. This series will make a

great retail item on the bench. 10 colors in the series.

‘Calitas c

Strawberry Punch’

‘Calitas c Fuchsia’

‘Calitas c Mango’

Calibrachoa ‘Calitastic’ series

Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Coralina’

Westhoff Annual - Vegetative


PanAm Annual - Seed


‘Crave Persimmon’

‘Crave Red Star’

‘Colibri Cherry Lace’

‘Colibri Purple Lace’


Grower-friendly novelty series has a stable star pattern and strong greenhouse and garden performance. As days get longer, the star gets larger. Violet was showing the most prominent star pattern in the display. Available in 5 colors: apricot, blue, cherry, pink, and violet.

Calibrachoa ‘Starshine’ series

2 new additions to the Superbells line with the PW patented star pattern in the flower, 'Hollywood Star', with lavender-pink blooms and 'Morning

Star' with pale pink blossoms and a dark pink edge to the yellow star centers.

Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Hollywood Star’ &

‘Morning Star’

Celosia ‘Kelos Atomic’ series

This new 'Main Street' addition shows the same great performance and heat tolerance as the rest of the series. Leaves are burgundy/red ruffled with lime green margins. Foliage is resistant to fading in high light. Great for landscape or adding texture to any mixed combo.

Coleus ‘Main Street Michigan Ave.’

Here are 3 new additions to the 'Minifamous Neo' family that deliver the same uniform habit, flower power, and summer long performance as the rest of the colors. 'Orange + Red Eye 2017' is a soft orange bloom with a deep red eye. 'White + Yellow Eye' is a clear white flower with a soft yellow eye. 'Yellow + Red Vein' is mix of yellow and light red flower with strong red veins radiating from the eye. The semi-trailing habits make them great for combos, hanging baskets, or mono pots.

Calibrachoa ‘MiniFamous Neo’ series





‘Hollywood Star’

‘Morning Star’

‘Starshine Violet’

‘Starshine Apricot’

‘Orange + Red Eye 2017’

‘Yellow + Red Vein’

New series of compact, heat tolerant, strong growing plants that do not need short days to flower. Five colors available, light pink, neon pink, salmon, purple pink, and violet. Very versatile plants and gardeners will love that they can be indoor and outdoor plants. Beekenkamp

Annual - Vegetative

‘Atomic Violet’

‘Atomic Light Pink’


Three color collection of true dwarf coleus, ‘Copper’, ‘Neon’, and ‘Red’. Perfect for small container gardens and terrariums. Unique mop head shape plant habit, gives great texture with eye catching color combinations.

Coleus ‘Under the Sea - Sea

Urchin’ series

Terra Nova is upping the ante for unusual coleus with these 3 new additions to their dwarf collection. 'Macaw' has deeply cut cream yellow foliage edged in red. 'Mystic Light' has nearly white leaves with splotched green edges and an intense rose in the centers of the newest leaves. And 'Quetzal' features deeply cut foliage with red surrounding lime green.

‘Quetzal’

‘Macaw’

‘Mys c Light’

Coleus ‘Macaw’, ‘Mystic Light’ & ‘Quetzal’


Hort Couture Annual - Vegetative

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Hort Couture's 'Under The Sea' series of vegetatively propagated coleus have changed the landscape for coleus, and this new subseries, 'Sea Monkey' adds to the interest. They are very dwarf varieties with unique and unusual leaf forms, all centered yellow or lime green and edged in red. 'Apricot', 'Purple, and 'Rust' are 3 new intros.

Coleus ‘Under the Sea - Sea Monkey’ series

Hort Couture Annual - Vegetative

‘Sea Monkey Purple’

‘Sea Monkey Apricot’

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What a neat idea for a confetti liner! 3 coleus in 1 combination! This trio consists of Main Street 'Granville Street', 'Wall Street', and 'Riverwalk' creating great color contrasts of light green, bronze, and deep burgundy/green coleus. Performs well in full sun and shade, resisting fading in high light.

Confetti Garden Coleus Fiori Square



Striking new selection featuring cream colored blooms with dark maroon centers, from the coreopsis expert, Darrell Probst. Upright, durable plant is highly resistant to powdery mildew.

Coreopsis

Satin & Lace™ ‘Peach Sparkle’ Confettis were the first multiliners on the market. Each cell contains either a two or three component liner. There are several new Confettis being introduced for 2017. This one was a stand out for us among the others. The purple petunia with the white halo makes this multiliner a perfect tribute for Prince.

Confetti Garden Purple Halo

A beautiful new coreopsis cross with large, double, golden daisies in late spring/early summer. Flowers are held well above the foliage, making a stunning display of color that dances above the plants. Hardy perennial in zones 4-9.

Coreopsis ‘Sun Swirl’


Dummen/Bartels Perennial

Dummen/Bartels Perennial

The gold ball-shaped blooms on this unusual plant tower above the plants and are reminiscent of small golf balls. Performs well in high temps. Blooms all summer. The blooms get more dense as it flowers. Grows 12"-14" tall. Cut flower

breeding.

Craspedia ‘Golf Beauty’


This new series from Darwin Perennials will be known for their large flowers, compact, mounded habit and longer bloom time, making them even more attractive at retail. Blooms from late spring to late summer. Heat tolerant and day neutral. 12-14" tall. 4 colors in the series - 'Yellow & Red' - yellow flower with deep red center ring; 'Cream & Red'- white flower with deep red center ring; 'Gold & Bronze' - yellow flower with bronze center

ring; 'Cream' - cream flower with a hint of yellow in the middle. Hardy Zone 5

‘UpTick Cream’

‘UpTick Gold & Bronze’

‘UpTick Yellow & Red’

Coreopsis ‘UpTick’ series

Darwin Perennial


The Grandahlia series from Syngenta features varieties that develop excellent rounded forms with vibrant flowers held above the plant canopy, and continue developing buds throughout the plants lifespan. 'Rose' is the newest color to the series with fully double, pom-pom like blooms of lavender-rose petals that darken to a true rose at the center.

Dahlia ‘Grandahlia Rose’

Plenty of interest at the CAST trials for this new papyrus selection from Proven Winners. An intermediate size plant that fits between 'King Tut' and 'Baby Tut'. 'Prince Tut' features shiny green feathery flower heads up to 1 inch across. A tough plant that like full sun, heat, and tolerates a good deal of water. Use as a monoculture plant, or a 'thriller' in combo pots and can be used as a bog plant in water gardens.

Cyperus ‘Prince Tut’



‘Sunfire’

‘Berry Impressions’

This new collection of dahlias are sure to be a showstopper! Bred by Georges Delbard's team in France, they are known for their large 4" double blooms in bold, vibrant colors. Strong compact habit will get 24" x 24" in maturity. 4 colors to choose from - 'Berry Impressions' is a vibrant burgundy with splashes of white on petals; 'Pink Kisses' is hot purple pink blooms highlighted by white; 'Romantic France' is bright red; 'Sunfire' is beautiful yellow with red striping throughout each petal. Great for containers or landscape.

Dahlia ‘Painter’ series

PlantHaven Annual - Vegetative

This new Starsister variety caught our eyes from a distance. The double bright yellow flowers are striking with the white tips. This is a great addition to this compact series. The contrasting dark green leaves makes the color pop. It will make a dynamic stand alone plant, or make a showy companion in a mixed container.

Dahlia ‘Starsister Yellow Stripes’




Low growing, two color series, 'Pink + Star', and 'Dark Red + Star'. Flowers bloom close to foliage creating a carpet of color in the garden. No cooling required and it will bloom through three seasons, spring, summer, and autumn. Claims to be the best summer performing dianthus of any other perennial dianthus. Hardy in zones 5-10.

Dianthus ‘Dianthalot’ series

Dianthus ‘Kahori’ has quickly become the standard for long blooming perennial dianthus, with blossoms continuing to show through most of the summer and a strong re-bloom in the fall. Now new from the same breeder are ’Kahori Scarlet’ and ’Kahori Pink’, all with the same great attributes. They are day-length neutral and require no vernalizing for 1st year flowering.

Dianthus ‘Kahori Pink’ & ‘Kahori Scarlet’

Selecta Perennial

HilverdaKooij Perennial

This is a delightful, fragrant, compact carnation with small layered pink and white petals that will bloom all summer long. Its upright, compact habit will reach 12-16" height, and make a great pint or quart pot. Great for retail! Cold hardy to zone 5.

Dianthus ‘Pink Kisses’

Selecta Perennial

‘Pink + Star’

‘Dark Red + Star’

‘Kahori Pink’

‘Kahori Scarlet’

Bicolors are HOT! The most uniform gerbera series - grow, pick, pack, and ship to hit your schedule. Better second flush of flowers assures longer bloom time for the consumer. Colors available: ‘Bicolor Red Lemon’, ‘Bicolor Red White’, and ‘Bicolor Rose White’. Big

holiday selling opportunities.

Gerbera ‘Revolution Bicolor’ series

PanAm Annual - Seed

‘Bicolor Rose

White’

‘Bicolor Red Lemon’

‘Bicolor Yellow Orange’

One of the most surprising things that we learned this year at CAST is that Dianthus ‘Pink Kisses’ is the #1 selling dianthus in the world! It was displayed by Selecta in adorable farmers baskets with handles, which is one of the ways that they are frequently sold in Europe. The flowers are small, fragrant and perfect. If you are looking for something that will create instant interest in a store, we’ve found it for you!

Best Selling Dianthus In the World?


A new selection of the native American false sunflower with huge golden daisies in mid to late summer. Upright, bold habit, growing 3-3 1/2' tall. Won't get powdery mildew, so an excellent choice for summer or fall color crop, and as a hardy garden perennial. Cold hardy to zone 4.

Heliopsis ‘Sole d’Oro’

Delivers an explosion of color in containers or in mass landscape plantings. Easy to produce, drought tolerant, low maintenance. 'Ping Pong' can add height and dimension in planters and landscapes. 3 colors introduced this year, lavender, purple and white.

Gomphrena ‘Ping Pong’ series

Kientzler Perennial

Sakata Annual - Seed

This heliotrope has beautiful deep blue flowers that have a very nice vanilla fragrance. Its compact habit has improved vigor, early flowering and cold tolerant. This is more of a reintroduction, it has been in the trade for some time but hasn’t been seen in years. As a vegetative form it will be more consistent in habit and flower color than seed grown forms.

Heliotrope ‘Nautilus’ Blue

Mounding, semi-trailing groundcover with large, deeply lobed finger-like leaves that are coppery-red with burgundy centers. Color mellows to an olive green later in the season. Flowers are an attractive creamy white in spring on burgundy-rose stems. Will perform beautifully in partial shade to full shade. Hardy zones 4-9.

Heucherella Fun & Games™

’Red Rover’

Proven Winners Perennial

Volmary Annual - Vegetative

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Foliage perennial with changing leaf color. Early spring leaves are purple, changing to green with dark veins as temperatures increase. Good seed vigor and germination allows for more uniform plants. Full to partial sun for zones 3-9. Grows 8-12” tall, with up to 18” spread. No vernalization

required.

Heuchera ‘Marvelous Marble Silver’

A villosa hybrid that exhibits large 4 - 4 1/2”, shiny, jet black leaves with scalloped, ruffled edges and rosy pink undersides. Primo™ ‘Black Pearl' is bred for high heat and humidity tolerance on a big bold dense plant habit. Maintains a constant dark color all season long. Excellent in containers or in the landscape. Hardy to zone 4-9.

Heuchera Primo™ ‘Black Pearl’

This new vegetative iberis has more vigor and more compactness than 'Snowsurfer' and loaded with bright white flowers that will continuously bloom. Plants mature up to 4 times the size of other iberis. Will bloom 2 weeks later than 'Snowsurfer'.

Hardy zones 5-9.

Iberis ‘Snowsurfer Forte’

Syngenta Perennial


Syngenta Perennial

Three new varieties in the ever popular SunPatiens™ compact series. Known for continuous blooming spring through fall in full sun to part shade. 'Tropical Rose' with variegated leaves was a very popular pick among the

EHR CAST participants. Other new varieties are 'Fire Red' and 'Orchid'.

‘Fire Red’

‘Tropical Rose’

‘Orchid’

Impatiens SunPatiens™ ‘Compact’ series

Sakata Annual - Vegetative

This newest addition to the largest growing group of SunPatiens™ features a gorgeous soft pink bloom with a distinct rose eye. Foliage is a deep, dark green and a perfect backdrop to show off the blossoms. The spreading forms of SunPatiens™ are big and bold, making a magnificent display in the garden.

Impatiens SunPatiens™ ’Spreading Pink Kiss’

Sakata Annual - Vegetative


A new French lavender type, extremely fragrant, with heavily textured foliage for containers. French lavenders are grown for their foliage rather than flowers, and this is an improved variety over other forms. Makes a wonderfully fragrant 'thriller' for combination planters or use in an herb program.

Lavandula dentata ‘Calm Breeze’

Rich, dark purple foliage with new growth emerging a deep red makes this new intro a must have for combos. The 'Sweet Caroline Bewitched' series are more upright and compact growers, and are the best choice for smaller pot production as well as being more behaved in combos.

This sweet potato vine's heart shaped foliage starts out lime green, then matures to a marbled purplish-black with vibrant lime green color. No two leaves are alike making this a kaleidoscope of swirling color. Fast growing selection, ideal for larger mixed containers or planted in the garden.

Ipomoea ‘Kelly Ray’

New Guinea impatiens hybrids from Dümmen Orange that have been carefully selected for compact uniformity without PGR requirements. Bred for full sun tolerance, 'SunStanding' New Guinea Impatiens add a burst of liveliness with a tropical feel. The ‘Aurora’

varieties have highlights in the blossom colors. They are an outstanding landscape performer, and also

suitable for pots and packs. 14 color options available. POP material available. This new series is Dümmen’s answer to Sakata’s Sunpatiens.

‘Light Lavender’

‘Orange Aurora’

‘Purple’

Impatiens ‘SunStanding’ series

Ipomoea ‘Sweet Caroline

Bewitched Jet Black’


PanAm Annual - Seed

PSI Annual - Vegetative


An all summer bloomer that will be covered with dark purple flower clusters. Does well in dry planting sites and is perfect for brightening and softening rock garden plantings. All 4 colors in the Sweetness series offer good branching and compact habits. It will fit perfectly in a mix or as a stand alone plant. Trailing habit, up to 24″. Height can reach 4-8″. Attracts butterflies. Heat and humidity tolerant.

Lobularia ‘Sweetness Dark Purple’

What a great color addition to the Stream series. Same habit and flower power as the other Streams but with a bi-color of deep purple and white. Trialed in a number of locations throughout the US last year, and winner of awards at several! Great for combos and hanging baskets.

We were surprised to learn that 7% of all of Westhoff's plants sold worldwide are Lobelia 'Hot Waterblue'. This new combo features the 'Hot Waterblue' mixed with 'Hot White'. The sample we were shown was dynamic, and will be an eye-catcher for consumers.

Lobelia ‘Hot Snow Flurries’

combo

Dummen introduces a brand new series of lantanas that feature controlled, tightly mounding, upright habits and excellent colors. Heat loving, and ideally suited for container production and garden performance. 'Gold' is the only single color variety. 'Full Moon' is white with

yellow throats, 'Sunshine' is a yellow and white bicolor, 'Sunset' is a blend of pink, orange and yellow, and

'Sunrise' is a yellow, white and pink tricolor.

‘Sunshine’

‘Sunrise’

‘Sunset’

Lantana ‘Havana’ series

Lobularia ‘Stream Deep Lavender’


Cohen Annual - Vegetative





Pan Am introduces a never seen before marigold that puts multicolor blooms on the same plant. Its multicolor blooms go from dark (almost bronze) to medium (almost coral) then to light (almost light yellow). In early spring flowers age and change colors slowly with maximum contrast. In warmer conditions, the colors change faster with less contrast. Good for quart production, and a nice choice for larger mono-culture containers.

Marigold ‘Strawberry Blonde’

'Fireball' is the 1st intro from groundbreaking new genetics from PanAm. Part of the 'New World Marigolds' that puts multi-color blooms on the same plant. Flowers will be in shades of orange to yellow, and are ideally suited for being offered as a premium plant at the garden center. Well suited for 4” or 6” production.

Excellent branching, vigorous growing climber with bold foliage and beautiful apricot flowers. Will require less pinching and will finish fast. This selection should be ideal for growing in 10” or larger containers on a trellis. Very large flowered form, similar in size to the Giant series from Suntory.

Mandevilla Sun Parasol™ ‘Apricot’

Syngenta has created a new category for Calliope geraniums known as 'medium'. The Calliope Medium have medium vigor and controlled habit. These are ideal for quart or hanging basket production. 3 new colors - ‘Dark Red’, ‘Pink Flame’, and ‘Scarlet’, for a total of 6 colors in the series. Look for even more colors in 2018.

‘Medium Dark

Red’

‘Medium Pink Flame’

‘Medium Scarlet’

Pelargonium ‘Calliope Medium’ series

Marigold ‘Fireball’


PanAm Annual - Seed

Suntory Annual - Vegetative

PanAm Annual - Seed


Cherry bi-color, bold balls of lightly scented flowers. Dark green leaves with brown zoning throughout the season. Excellent color contrast between flower color and dark green foliage, ideal for 6" and larger patio pots. The stunning blooms will be excellent complements in mixed containers.

Pelargonium ‘Savannah Cerise Sizzle’


Syngenta has created 2 sub-series within the incredibly popular ‘Calliope’ geranium line, ‘Calliope Large’ and ‘Calliope Medium’. The 3 original ‘Calliope’ varieties, ‘Dark Red’, ‘Burgundy’ and ‘Scarlet Fire’, will now be part of the ‘Large’ sub-series. 2 new additions are being added to the ‘Large’ group, ‘Pink’ and ‘Light Pink’.

Pelargonium ‘Calliope Large’ series

Newest addition to the award winning 'Caliente’ series. This single coral flowers on this interspecific hybrid geranium will give constant summer color with strong drought tolerance. Extremely edema resistant. Excellent for hanging baskets, landscapes or in combos.

Pelargonium ‘Caliente Coral Salmon’

Outstanding evergreen tender perennial with long flowering season. Its masses of pink flowers bloom from early spring to late autumn. This variety is drought resistant, attracts butterflies and is low maintenance. Ideal for hanging baskets, trails over the side of containers, small groundcover, rock gardens, window and patio boxes.

Pelargonium ‘Pinki Pinks’



Jaldety Tender Perennial

‘Large Light Pink’

‘Large Pink’ Syngenta Annual - Vegetative

Calliope Dark Red Geranium is the best selling geranium in the world, and by a lot! They are so successful that Syngenta has decided to make 2 groups of Calliopes - the originals are now referred to as Calliope Large, and there is now a 2nd group called Calliope Medium, with the same great attributes on a more compact plant. They are introducing a more compact Dark Red that will be included in the Mediums, so there will be selections of the best-selling Dark Red in both groups.

Pelargonium Calliope Changes


Another beautiful introduction to the Cascadias series of petunias from Danziger, ‘Rim Fantasy' features large, bright violet flowers with a sharp white edge. Like the rest of the series, this will have a mounding, semi-trailing habit. Well suited for hanging baskets, pots, and in combos.

Petunia ‘Cascadias Rim Fantasy’

‘Amore’ is a new series of petunias from Danziger. Semi-trailing growth habit with large colorful flowers featuring dark pink hearts with contrasting yellow stripes. They are very striking and eye catching. Blooms early spring until late autumn. Bred for stability, uniformity and high color. Performs well in pots, baskets, and mixed containers. The entire series got rave reviews, most

especially the ‘Queen of Hearts’.

This new intermediate pentas is pollinator-friendly and provides continuous flowering with great heat tolerance. More vigorous than other intermediate pentas, and 'HoneyCluster' will flower up to 1 week earlier. 4 new colors - red, white, deep rose, and pink.

Pentas ‘HoneyCluster’ series

One of several new series of seed grown pentas being introduced by Syngenta this year, the 'BeeBright' series features compact plants with a tight, well-branched habit. All varieties have large blooms that are presented on top of the plants and flower within 5

days of each other. 4 colors so far, ‘Lipstick’, ‘White’, ‘Pink’ and ‘Red’.

‘BeeBright

White’

‘BeeBright Lips ck’

‘BeeBright Pink’

Pentas ‘BeeBright’ series

Petunia ‘Amore Queen of Hearts’

Syngenta Annual - Seed

Syngenta Annual - Seed




THE 10 FT PLANT! This plant draws your attention from 10’ away. Its dark electric blue throat threads out to the white petals, and is very striking. ‘Fortunias’ are Dummens compact growing, early blooming series.

Petunia ‘Fortunia Electric Blue’

New series of landscape petunias bred to compete with the 'Supertunia Vista Series'. Flowers early, grows taller , spreads wider, and are more vigorous than other petunia series in the Westhoff collection.

Five colors: 'Flamenco Dancer', 'Freaky Fuchsia', 'Salmon Shimmer', 'Pinkadilly Circus', and 'Roaring Raspberry'.

Petunia ‘Big Deal’ series

A bright salmon pink color, combined with a vigorous horizontal branching plant habit that will fill a hanging basket quickly. Now there are 3 varieties in Westhoff’s line of ‘Hell’s’ petunias, all with similar habits and timing. This is one Hell of a petunia to add to your program!

Petunia ‘Hell’s Flamin’ Rose’

The brightest petunia mix ever! This is a combo using Petunia 'Hell's Glow' and 'Hell's Fruit Punch', 2 of the newer colors in Westhoff's popular 'Hells' series of petunias. Startling bright, your customers will see this from across the greenhouse.

Petunia ‘Hell’s Fury’ combo

Crazytunias are getting crazier with these 2 new additions that will stop customers in their tracks! 'Moonstruck' is an EHR favorite showing blooms of maroon edging with bright yellow throats. Its upright, mounding habit is good for 4-6" pots as well as hanging baskets. 'Citrus Twist' is a nice yellow with orange striping, also good for 4-6" pots and hanging baskets. Colors change depending on conditions.

Petunia ‘Crazytunia Citrus Twist’ & ‘Crazytunia Moonstruck’





Westhoff Annual - Vegetative ‘Pinkadilly Circus’

‘Freaky Fuchsia’ ‘Salmon Shimmer’

‘Roaring

Raspberry’

‘Moonstruck’

‘Citrus Twist’


'Sanguna' petunias are Syngenta's top of the line for vegetative petunias, and the ‘Patio’ series are more compact forms. These 2 new intros have traffic stopping power with their appearance. 'Blue Morn' is a purple-blue with a near star shaped white center, and 'Blue Vein' is the softest of lavenders with intense purple veins.

Petunia ‘Sanguna Patio Blue Morn’ & ‘Patio Blue

Vein’ ‘Peppy Piccolo’ is Dummen’s line of compact petunias with star patterns in the blooms. These 2 new additions to the line are bright and vibrant. The habits are semi-upright, and will work well in containers and hanging baskets, and we’ve been told that there will be several new Confetti mixes using them.

The newest, and possibly the most beautiful, of the ‘Happy Classic’ series of petunias from Cohen in Israel. They feature a classic growth habit with natural basal branching for production in hanging baskets and containers. ‘Marble Yellow’ has flowers that glow in a beautiful shade of yellow, accented by an orange spotted throat. And although the pattern on ‘Orange Yellow Stripes’ is not consistent, it still makes a stunning basket.

Petunia ‘Happy Classic Marble

Yellow’ & ’Yellow Orange Stripes’

'Success!' petunias are proving to be just that…a success! Earlier to flower than its competition with a mounded habit and most uniform flowering. 3 new colors added: ‘Coral’, ‘Pink Chiffon’ (soft pink with white throat), and ‘Pink Vein’ (dark pink with darker pink veins).

‘Success! Pink

Vein’

‘Success! Coral’

‘Success! Pink Chiffon’

Petunia ‘Success! Coral’, ‘Pink Chiffon’ & ‘Pink Vein’

Petunia ‘Peppy Piccolo

Strawberry’ & ‘Peppy Piccolo Pink’



Cohen Annual - Vegetative

Dummen /Orange Annual - Vegetative

‘Piccolo Strawberry’

‘Picollo Pink’


Exhibits far greater vigor, excellent garden performance, improved red flower color, and thicker petal substance over 'Supertunia Red'. Matches up well in vigor with 'Supertunia Limoncello'. Tremendous heat and humidity tolerance. Use as a hanging basket, combination baskets with other medium vigor varieties.

Petunia ‘Supertunia Really Red’


New for 2017. ‘Suntunia’s are a cross between petunias and calibrachoas. Bred to be vigorous with all varieties having matching timing and habit. More heat and sun tolerant than traditional petunias, but more adaptable than calibrachoas. Eight colors in the series so far. Great for baskets and landscape use.

Petunia x Calibrachoa (Petchoa) ‘Suntunia’ series

‘Supertunia Vista Fuchsia’ was one of the original landscape forms from Proven Winners, but it didn't perform nearly as well as ‘Bubblegum’ or ‘Silverberry’. This improved form, being introduced this year, has the same great attributes of the series, and giving the deep fuchsia colored blossoms. PW is so confident of its performance that they are recommending the 3 together in large combos.

Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Fuchsia Improved’

With the same habit, early flowering and cold tolerance of the 'Whispers', orange is a great addition. The color is an almost shocking orange with white throat. Will work well in mixed containers, landscape or even by itself.

Petunia ‘Whispers Orange’





‘Vanilla’

‘Electric Apricot’ ‘Neon Rose’

‘Purple Sky’

Proven Winners containers are being used more frequently and are changing the dynamics at retail. This year the folks at Proven Winners showed off some new containers aimed at specialty crops, such as ornamental grasses and the fall season.

PW Containers

8” x 5” Fall Color Pan

Ornamental Grass Container - 2 Sizes


Presents deep burgundy-black blooms with a white border, and a stable flower pattern. Matches well with Petunia 'Johnny Flame' and Petunia 'Suzy Storm' to create wonderful combination containers and baskets. Photos don’t do this one justice, you’ll do a double take when you see the blooms in person.

Petunia ‘Sweetunia Miss Marvel’

This eye-catching variety is a pretty greenish yellow with pink frost on the petal tips. The color combination is truly striking and caught our attention. Yellow petunias are usually difficult to get started, but we have been assured that these will grow just fine. Will make an excellent hanging basket or well suited as a landscape bedding plant.

It's a novelty petunia! 'Surfinia Heartbeat' is a soft white flower with pink heart shaped pattern around the edges. It is compact (8-12" height), mounding and trailing that will make it charming in containers or hanging baskets.

Petunia ‘Surfinia Heartbeat’

New five color series that feature large flower clusters with tons of color, summer to fall. Colors are hot pink, light pink, light violet, pink, and white. Unbeatable in summer, well suited for semi shade to full sun areas. 'Gisele' is broad, with a well branched plant habit, ideal

for containers and in the landscape. ‘Gisele Light

Violet’

‘Gisele Hot Pink’

‘Gisele White’

Phlox ‘Gisele’ series

Petunia ‘Surprise Lemon Frost’






‘Magic Wand’ is a new hybrid cross with a wild salvia. It has long spikes of dark blue flowers on a full, dense plant that blooms from spring through autumn. This plant looks great in the garden. It stands 3 - 4’ tall. Give it plenty of room to grow.

Salvia ‘Magic Wand’

The 'ColorBlast' series of vegetatively propagated portulacas add an entirely new range of colors and forms for this drought-tolerant, all

summer blooming annual. 6 single flowered forms available, with vibrant colors and several bi-colors. 2 striking mixes of singles offered. Also 4

double flowered forms available with almost pom-pom like flowers. Will make excellent 4” and 6” pots, and ideal for hanging basket production.

Portulaca ‘ColorBlast’ series

These are big salvias that grow 2 to 3' tall and wide, and are sterile and self cleaning, 3 colors in the series, Red, Coral, and Purple all with lush green foliage and flower spikes from April to November. Use as an accent , container or mass planting. Attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Salvia ‘Saucy’ series

'Summer Jewel Lavender' is the latest AAS winner in this impressive series of salvias! All 4 members of this series have won the award. The color is a smoky lavender, and the height and bloom time is consistent with the other colors. It's a hummingbird and other pollinator magnet.

Salvia ‘Summer Jewel Lavender’

This new salvia is a small leaf variety bred for its vibrant deep purple flowers. Its compact, well branched habit is heat and drought tolerant. Show-stopping color and habit! It is a fast grower from cutting. First of a new series, with more colors to come.

Salvia Vibe™ ’Ignition Purple’


Kientzler Annual - Vegetative

Takii Annual - Seed

PlantHaven Tender Perennial


‘Double Yellow’

‘Lemon Twist’ ‘Watermelon Punch’

‘Grenadine’


AAS National Winner 2016 - First Strawberry winner ever! The variety has conical, mid-sized, well-shaped fruit produced on strong stems, keeping the fruit upright-facing to start, which helps with sales at retail. The berries are very sweet and the plants are compact. Fruit set is uniform with very little pollination required. Will make an interesting and valuable hanging basket.

Strawberry ‘Delizz’

3 new colors for the popular line of fairly compact growing scaevolas from Suntory, that are known for their drought tolerance and continuous summer bloom. 'Blue Violet' is nearly purple. 'Light Blue' contrasts well with the rich green foliage. The gem of the series is the 'Fashion Pink', with rich pink blooms all summer. Great for combos.

A vigorous, strong stemmed scaevola packed with large purple flowers at the top of the plant that continue along the stems. More upright plant habit than other Scaevola aemula types. Very suitable for rockeries, borders, combination planters and hanging baskets.

Scaevola ‘Purple Haze’

Scaevola ‘Surdiva’ series

ABZ Perennial - Seed



TrixiLiners are multiliners that include 3 plants per cell used to create combination pots. There are 11 new

varieties for 2017 and 10 improved varieties. Three stood out to our team this year at CAST. Trixi ‘Night Watch’, Trixi ‘Prime Time’, and Trixi ‘Salt Water Taffy’. Many combinations available to satisfy your customer's

desire. ‘Salt Water

Taffy’

‘’Prime Time’

‘Night Watch’

TrixiLiners



A new color thunbergia addition with chocolate brown-red blooms. The same habit, early flowering, and fast grower as Jaldety's other thunbergias. Great for hanging baskets or large containers with trellises as a focal point.

Thunbergia ‘Sunny Susy Brownie’

Baby pink flowers cover the top half of plant. Deep green foliage forms a rounded, low habit that is packed full of flowers. Requires vernalization

to bloom. A better performing pink flowering veronica that replaces 'Sweet Lullaby' in the Proven Winner lineup. Hardy zones 4-8.

Veronica Magic Show™ ‘Pink Potion’

Australian bred series that performs well in heat, and are very dry tolerant once established. Excellent mildew resistance. Extraordinary bi-colored flowers with little white eyes.

Verbena ‘BeBop Lavender’ & ‘BeBop Pink’

Empress varieties are Dummen Orange's best genetics for verbenas, and the ‘Flair' series are compact forms of them. 'Cherry Charme' is the newest addition to the series, with bright cherry-red flowers centered by a white eye.

Verbena ‘Empress Flair Cherry Charme’

Jaldety Annual - Vegetative




What is this? An interspecific, vegetatively propagated zinnia series! Very vigorous, with a spreading habit. Excellent all summer performer. Resistant to powdery mildew. 1 liner in 6 inch pot, finish in 5 weeks planted mid March.

Zinnia ‘Zany Rose Picotee’ &

‘Zany Scarlet’



Breeder Plant Name Page

ABZ Strawberry 'Delizz' 25

Beekenkamp Celosia 'Kelos Atomic' Series 8

Benary Begonia bol. 'Santa Barbara' 3

Benary Begonia 'Funky Pink' 4

Benary Begonia 'Nonstop Mocha White Improved' 4

Benary Petunia 'Success! Coral', 'Pink Chiffon' & 'Pink Vein' 21

Cohen Lobularia 'Sweetness Dark Purple' 16

Cohen Petunia 'Happy Classic Marble Yellow' 21

Cohen Petunia 'Happy Classic Yellow Orange Stripes' 21

Danziger Bacopa 'Scopia Great Violet Glow' 3

Danziger Bidens 'Blazing Glory' 6

Danziger Calibrachoa 'Colibri' series 7

Danziger Craspedia 'Golf Beauty' 10

Danziger Lobularia 'Stream Deep Lavender' 16

Danziger Petunia 'Amore Queen of Hearts' 19

Danziger Petunia 'Cascadias Rim Fantasy' 19

Danziger Salvia 'Magic Wand' 24

Danziger Scaevola 'Purple Haze' 25

Darwin Coreopsis 'UpTick' series 10

Dummen/Bartels Coreopsis 'Satin & Lace Peach Sparkle' 10

Dummen/Bartels Coreopsis 'Sun Swirl' 10

Dummen/Orange Begonia 'Unbelievable Tweety Pie' 5

Dummen/Orange Begonia 'Unstoppable Upright Salmon' 5

Dummen/Orange Calibrachoa 'Aloha Kona Golden Girl' 6

Dummen/Orange Calibrachoa 'Chameleon Sunshine Berry' 6

Dummen/Orange Coleus 'Main Street Michigan Ave.’ 8

Dummen/Orange Confetti Coleus Fiori Square 9

Dummen/Orange Confetti Purple Halo 10

Dummen/Orange Dahlia 'Starsister Yellow Stripes' 11

Dummen/Orange Impatiens 'SunStanding' Series 15

Dummen/Orange Lantana 'Havana' Series 16

Dummen/Orange Pelargonium 'Savannah Cerise Sizzle' 18

Dummen/Orange Petunia 'Fortunia Electric Blue' 20

Dummen/Orange Petunia 'Peppy Piccolo Strawberry' & 'Pink' 21

Dummen/Orange Petunia 'Suntunia' series 22

Dummen/Orange Petunia 'Surprise Lemon Frost' 23

Dummen/Orange Petunia 'Sweetunia Miss Marvel' 23

Dummen/Orange Verbena 'Empress Flair Cherry Charme' 26

Dummen/Orange Zinnia 'Zany Rose Picotee' & 'Scarlet' 26


HilverdaKooij Dianthus 'Kahori Pink' & 'Scarlet' 12

Hort Couture Basil 'Pesto Bambino Purple' 3

Hort Couture Basil 'Pesto Black Patina' 3

Hort Couture Coleus 'Under the Sea- Sea Urchin' series 9

Hort Couture Coleus 'Under the Sea-Sea Monkey' series 9

Jaldety Pelargonium 'Pinki Pinks' 18

Jaldety Thunbergia 'Sunny Susy Brownie' 26

Kientzler Calendula 'Power Daisy' 6

Kientzler Heliopsis 'Sole d' Oro' 13

Kientzler Salvia 'Saucy' series 24

PanAm Begonia 'Megawatt' series 5

PanAm Calibrachoa 'Crave Persimmon' & 'Red Star' 7

PanAm Gerbera 'Revolution Bicolor' series 12

PanAm Lavandula dentata 'Calm Breeze' 15

PanAm Marigold 'Fireball' 17

PanAm Marigold 'Strawberry Blonde' 17

PlantHaven Adenophora 'Gaudi Violet' 2

PlantHaven Dahlia 'Painter' series 11

PlantHaven Salvia 'Vibe Ignition Purple' 24

Proven Winners Angelonia 'Angelface Perfectly Pink' 2

Proven Winners Angelonia 'Angelface Super' series 2

Proven Winners Argyranthemum 'White Butterfly' 2

Proven Winners Calibrachoa 'Superbells Coralina' 7

Proven Winners Calibrachoa 'Superbells Hollywood Star' & 'Morning Star'

8

Proven Winners Cyperus 'Prince Tut' 11

Proven Winners Heuchera 'Primo Black Pearl' 14

Proven Winners Heucherella 'Red Rover' 13

Proven Winners Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Bewitched Jet Black' 15

Proven Winners Petunia 'Supertunia Really Red' 22

Proven Winners Petunia 'Supertunia Vista Fuchsia improved' 22

Proven Winners Veronica Magic Show ‘Pink Potion' 26

PSI Ipomoea 'Kelly Ray' 15

Sakata Gomphrena 'Ping Pong' series 13

Sakata Sunpatiens 'Comp. Fire Red', 'Orchid', & Tropical Rose'

14

Sakata Sunpatiens 'Spreading Pink Kiss' 14

Selecta Begonia 'Mistral Pink' & 'Yellow' 5

Selecta Calibrachoa 'MiniFamous Neo Orange + Red Eye' 2017', 'White + Yellow Eye', & 'Yellow + Red Vein'

8

Selecta Calibrachoa 'Starshine' series 8

Selecta Dianthus 'Dianthalot' series 12

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Selecta Dianthus 'Pink Kisses' 12

Selecta Phlox 'Gisele' series 23

Selecta Trixi Night Watch, Prime Time, & Salt Water Taffy 25

Selecta Verbena 'BeBop Lavender' & 'Pink' 26

Suntory Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Apricot' 17

Suntory Petunia 'Surfinia Heartbeat' 23

Suntory Scaevola 'Surdiva Fashion Pink', 'Blue Violet' & 'Light Blue'

25

Syngenta Bacopa 'Calypso Jumbo Pink Eye' & 'Deep Lavender'

3

Syngenta Dahlia 'Grandahlia Rose' 11

Syngenta Heuchera 'Marvelous Marble Silver' 14

Syngenta Iberis 'Snowsurfer Forte' 14

Syngenta Pelargonium 'Caliente Coral Salmon' 18

Syngenta Pelargonium 'Calliope Large Salmon', 'Light Pink', & 'Pink'

18

Syngenta Pelargonium 'Calliope Medium Dark Red', 'Pink Flame', & 'Scarlet'

17

Syngenta Pentas 'BeeBright' series 19


Terra Nova Begonia 'Angel Blush' 4

Terra Nova Begonia 'Cocoa Enchanted' series 4

Terra Nova Begonia 'Revelation Maroon' 4

Terra Nova Coleus 'Macaw', 'Mystic Light', & 'Quetzal' 9

Volmary Heliotrope 'Nautilus Blue' 13

Westhoff Calibrachoa 'Calitastic' series 7

Westhoff Lobelia 'Hot Snow Flurries' Combo 16

Westhoff Petunia 'Big Deal' series 20

Westhoff Petunia 'Crazytunia Citrus Twist' & 'Moonstruck' 20

Westhoff Petunia 'Hell's Flamin Rose' 20

Westhoff Petunia 'Hell's Fury' Combo 20

Westhoff Portulaca 'ColorBlast' Series 24

Syngenta Pentas 'HoneyCluster' series 19

Syngenta Petunia 'Sanguna Patio Blue Morn' & 'Blue Vein' 21

Syngenta Petunia 'Whispers Orange' 22

Takii Salvia 'Summer Jewel Lavender' 24

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