

#Petunia supercal cinnamon series
This is a day length neutral series with a spreading growth habit. The large, iridescent flowers were eye popping, specifically in basket production this spring.

This is the most vigorous calibrachoa series offered by Dümmen Orange. What sets a calibrachoa variety or series apart from the competition? We saw a glimpse of a game changer this season with the introduction of the Bloomtastic series for 2018, which included Rose Quartz and Serenity. The National Garden Bureau announced that 2018 was going to be the Year of the Calibrachoa, and that was appropriate considering the diversity of this genus and multiple applications in production. ‘Canary Wings’ is exclusive to Ball Seed Company for 2019.

We need more shade-adaptable flowering annuals, and this is a welcome addition to the portfolio. This is a unique and bold variety with excellent application in baskets and mixed containers.
#Petunia supercal cinnamon full
This is an exciting new vegetative begonia for partial shade with yellow-chartreuse vibrant foliage and sterile red flowers transitioning to deep pink or light red in full shade. This Dragon Wing type variety (pictured above) was a pre-introduction this year and available in selective markets, but the official launch is for 2019. Many plants were worthy of consideration, but these varieties were remarkable and distinctive. They will have high impact at retail with exceptional sell-through potential and successful performance for the consumer. The varieties I have chosen demonstrated these attributes in multiple trials. The Southern Trials this year included stops at Young’s Plant Farm in Alabama, University of Georgia in Athens, and Metrolina in North Carolina.Īs a horticulturist, I am looking for specific attributes in the new annual varieties: uniformity, durability, flower stability, foliage integrity, uniqueness, heat tolerance, flower vibrancy and floriferousness. The Southern Trials are some of the first opportunities to evaluate the new introductions in beds, baskets, and containers under high temperatures, humidity and rain in three different trials sites. This follows the California Spring Trials, which for many years has become a display of pristine introductions. I look forward to attending the Southern Plant Trials in early June.
