Culture
Culture Report: Calibrachoa
Home gardeners are looking for vibrant, easy-care color. Calibrachoa offers so many bold color options and style forms, it’s easy to see why it is becoming a grower and a consumer favorite. Calibrachoa also offers... more »
AGRS releases honors the winners of its 2024 garden rose selections
The American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS), an organization dedicated to promoting exceptional garden roses, has announced the winners of its highly anticipated 2024 AGRS garden rose selections. The winning roses embody all the characteristic's that... more »
Culture Report: Senetti Pericallis
Senetti pericallis has been one of our most vibrant and unique brands. In addition to improving tried and true colors, the breeders at Suntory Flowers have been working their magic creating color-changing varieties, such as... more »
Culture Report: Silene Carol Jean Series
We have become complacent with ground cover that supplies the landscape with little more than taking space. Classic options of ivy, pachysandra and the like show little more than a green mat that may fill... more »
Culture Report: Hydrangea ‘Eclipse Bigleaf’
The market for Hydrangea macrophylla continues to grow with exciting innovations. ‘Eclipse Bigleaf’ hydrangea is the first Hydrangea macrophylla cultivar to retain its dark foliage all summer, even in warm climates. Consumers and the trade... more »
Culture Report: Sorghastrum ‘Golden Sunset’
Sorghastrum ‘Golden Sunset’ is a gorgeous earlyflowering form of Indiangrass originally selected at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. With its full, densely packed golden burnished bronze plumes held high above wide, olive-green blades and its tight, upright... more »
Culture Report: Geum Tempo series
Bearing the common name avens, the geum genus is experiencing a renewed interest from the gardening public. The moniker avens has a muddled origin with roots in Ireland, England and France. Its Medieval Latin name... more »
Culture Report: Santana Interspecific Geraniums
Interspecific breeding equals zonal geranium aesthetics with extra large umbels, dark green foliage, and the heat and drought tolerance of ivy geraniums. In a large class of interspecific breeding in today’s market, Santana are special,... more »
Culture Report: Ornamental kale Crystal series
Ornamental kale has long been a staple for the fall market, and American Takii is leading the way with the recently released Crystal series from seed. The unique glossy leaf enhances the overall appearance of... more »
Culture Report: Hellebore Frostkiss and Winter Angels series
One of the first plants I noticed in the trials area when I started working at Pacific Plug & Liner more than 10 years ago was a hellebore. Being from Texas, I had no clue... more »