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California Pack Trials 2011Focus Varieties
Express Seed Company
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Top 5Picks!
• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Cuphea Cuphoric
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• New Confetti• Osteo Sideshow Yellow
Glow• Osteo Akila• Dianthus Kahori• Dianthus Diana Lavender
Picotee
Top 10Picks!
• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Cuphea Cuphoric
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• Sunpatiens Spreading Carmine
• Verbena Lanai Twister Pink
• Superbells Cherry Star• Dianthus Kahori• Gazania New Day• Dianthus Diana Lavender
Picotee• Penstemon Riding Hood
Top 15Picks!
• Geranium Salsa/Cumbia• Lobularia Silver Stream• Patio Edibles at Vegetalis• Pansy Freefall/Plentifall• Cuphea Cuphoric• New Confetti• Osteo Sideshow Yellow
Glow• Osteo Akila
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Dummen Geranium Salsa
• New series: 2 colors• Dark foliage • Interspecific• Single flowers• Suitable for all pot sizes
• Approx. URC price: 0.2667 each including royalty
• Timing – 4”: 8 – 10 weeks 6”: 12 – 14 weeks
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Dummen Geranium Cumbia
• New: 2 colors• Vigorous• Interspecific• Large, double flowers
• Approx. URC price: 0.2667 each including royalty
• Timing – 4”: 8 – 10 weeks 6”: 12 - 14 weeks
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Oro FarmsDanziger’s Lobularia
• New Variety: Lobularia Silver Stream
• Excellent flower power• Very fragrant• Minimum flower shatter• Great performance in
baskets• Lower cost alternative to
Proven Winner variety
• Approx. URC price: 0.1282 each including royalty
• Timing – 4”: 10 weeks
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Floranova – Patio Edibles
• Container Gardening is a continuing trend
• Compact varieties with great taste
• Heavy fruiting• Earliness
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Floranova – Pansy Freefall
• Available in 5 colors and a mix• Unique mounding habit
cascades as it develops• Versatile habit for use in
landscapes, combo pots, and baskets
• Less day length responsive
• Approx. price: .032 each• Timing – 4”: 5 wks. 6”: 6 wks. (3 ppp)
10”: 8 wks. (5 ppp)
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Pan American – Pansy Plentifall
• New colors: Frost and Yellow• The first trailing series of
pansies from seed• Outstanding overwintering
hardiness• Grow like a multiflora pansy
with no special culture required
• Approx. seed price: .033 each• Timing – 4”: 5 wks. 6”: 6 wks.
10”: 8 wks. (3-4 ppp)
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Syngenta Flowers Cuphea
• New Variety: Cuphoric Cuphea Pink
• Unique fine-leaf plant with a compact habit
• Exceptionally floriferous• Heat loving & drought
tolerant• Compact semi-trailing habit
• Approx. URC price: 0.2077 each including royalty
• Timing – 4”: 8 – 9 weeks 6”: 9 – 10 weeks
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DummenConfetti
• Early to Flower• Pre-programmed color
coordination
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SakataOsteo Yellow Glow
• Early to Flower• Bright Color for Retail• Compact and Floriferous
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Pan American – Osteo Akila
• Colors: Lavender Shades, Purple, White, and Mix
• Best seed-raised osteo for both habit and seed quality
• Easiest for high density production and allows for mechanization
• Excellent performance in the landscape
• Approx. seed price: .117 each• Timing – Packs: 11-13 wks. 4”: 11-13 wks.
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Sakata - SunPatiens• New color – Spreading Carmine
Red• Thrive in full sun & have
excellent garden vigor• Plant habit similar to Spreading
Salmon• Root in 2 weeks versus 4 weeks• Produced at Oro Farms
• Approx. URC price: 0.24 each including royalty
• Direct stick 8 – 10”: 10 – 12 wks from 72c – 6”: 6 wks. 8”: 7 wks. 10”: 9 wks.
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Superbells® Cherry Star
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Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Cherry Star
• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.
• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.
Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at
transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"
• Unique flower color and flower pattern
• Stable “ yellow star” that radiates across petals
• Great mounding habit
• Easy to grow with all season color
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Syngenta Flowers Verbena Lanai
• New Color: Twister Pink• Unique one of a kind flower
color• Great component plant• Strong semi-trailing habit• Mildew resistant
• Approx. URC price: 0.2077 each including royalty
• Timing – 4”: 6 – 7 weeks 6”: 8 – 9 weeks
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Fides Kahori
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Panamerican SeedGazania New Day
• Early to flower• Compact plant habit• Large flowers
• Approx. seed price: .018 each• Timing – Packs: 10 wks. 4”: 10 wks.
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Hem Genetics - SpeedlingDianthus Diana
• Unique new color: Lavender Picotee
• Early to flower• Compact plant habit• Large flowers
• Approx. seed price: .018 each• Timing – Packs: 10 wks. 4”: 10 wks.
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Hishtil – PP&L Penstemon Riding Hood
• Colors: Blue, Hot Pink, Marble, Purple, & Red
• Flowers all summer• Good basal branching• Bell shaped flowers w/ thick
glossy leaves• Drought tolerant• Superb garden & container
performance
• Approx. URC price: 0.1307 each
• Timing – 6”: 10 – 12 weeks 8”: 10 – 12 weeks