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Begonia
‘Bellfire’ is the sister variety to the successful begonia ‘Bonfire’. ‘Bellfire’ has a more upright habit and is vigorous, and therefore ideal for outdoor containers and in the landscape. It has glossy, dark-green leaves and an abundance of cerise-red, pendulous flowers measuring to 1-2 inches across. ‘Bellfire’ performs best when planted in full sun, where it grows large quickly. It flowers from early summer through early frost and recovers easily from water stress.
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Selecta First Class, Inc. |
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Phlox
Ideal for mixed baskets, ‘Astoria Peach’ is a new introduction for 2009. With a mounding and very compact habit, Astoria varieties perform well in landscapes as well. Other new colors in the series include Pink Splash and Hot Pink.
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Jackson & Perkins Wholesale - Suntory Corp. |
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Rudbeckia
TigerEye is a new series of F1 hybrid rudbeckia. Bred for incredible strength in the garden, TigerEye has numerous branches and long-lasting flowers. It also has reduced sensitivity to powdery mildew. Reaching a mature height of 16-24 inches, it performs best in full sun exposure.
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Goldsmith Seeds, Inc. |
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Cyperus
An ideal plant for landscapes, ‘King Tut’ reaches a height of 6-9 feet in a single season. Available in 50-count liners, this plant is ideal for gallon production. Posters, bench cards and branded containers help complete the retail destination, providing customers with valuable growing information and photos. Hardy to Zone 10, ‘King Tut’ prefers full sun.
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Four Star Greenhouse |
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Vinca
Viper vincas are vigorous, well-branched plants bred for 6-inch and landscape use. ‘Viper Orchid Halo’ is a new addition to the series and features lavender flowers with a large white eye. In the landscape, this variety grows into a large, mounded plant covered in massive flowers with overlapping petals. It is bred to perform through hot and humid conditions.
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Floranova Limited |
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Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe has shown to be a perfect garden and border plant. ‘Banda’ is a new introduction that exhibits a high tolerance to diseases and pests. It has good branching and boasts bright-orange flowers. Its bright colors and low water requirement make it a pleasure in the garden.
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Fides North America |
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Juncus
Known for its narrow, soft, round stems and vertical growth, ‘Quartz Creek’ adds strong green foliage to the landscape and an artistic structure to any container. In early summer, noticeable flowers are borne at the stem tips. This variety grows best in moist, peaty soils in light shade. Hardy to Zones 4 to 11, it can reach between 15 and 24 inches.
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EuroAmerican Propagators |
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Pentas
Kaleidoscope varieties are bred to perform well even in hot and dry conditions. Two new colors, ‘Kaleidoscope Deep Rose’ (shown) and ‘Kaleidoscope Pink’, bring depth and beauty to the series. Large, vibrant flower umbrels and a vigorous habit make this series ideal for the landscape.
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Ernst Benary of America |
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Petunia
The Blanket series, in seven colors, is bred to cover swaths of garden beds with color all season long. They do not “bald” in the middle; rather, they maintain color over the entire plant. All Blanket petunias feature quarter-sized flowers and may be used in hanging baskets as well, where they spill over the sides creating a billowing, draping basket. Choose from Purple (shown), Pink, White, Zinfandel, Rose, Double Rose and Double White.
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Bodger Seeds/Botanicals |
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Lantana
‘Landmark Blaze’ features brightly colored flower clusters over mounds of dark-green foliage. Vigorous Landmark lantanas are ideal for mass plantings. They attract butterflies and hummingbirds and are heat and drought tolerant. Landmark lantanas reach 15-20 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide. Prune after the main flower flush to shape the plant and promote vigor.
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Ball Horticultural Company |
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Petunia
‘Soprano Rose Pink’ is a new introduction for 2009. Soprano petunias have a spreading/mounding habit and will attain a width of about 3 feet and a height of 18 inches. With the vigor inherent in these petunias, they are ideally suited for landscape use, where a taller feature is desired with a long-lasting and low-maintenance mass of color. The plants branch heavily and the branches intermingle, forming a structure that supports the entire plant well to show off the colorful flowers.
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American Takii, Inc. |
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