Culture
Culture Report: Impatiens SunStanding Series
A true innovation in breeding, SunStanding hybrid impatiens from Dümmen Orange feature families that are reliably uniform and predictable. This superior uniformity has been achieved through fresh breeding techniques using radiation therapy, which allows expression... more »
Culture Report: Primula Paradiso and More
There are several types of primula available in today’s garden centers. Primarily known as a cool season plant, primula is versatile for indoor and outdoor use. With longer shelf life, improved uniformity and a whole... more »
Culture Report: Dianthus Constant Beauty Crush Series
Traditionally, dianthus breeding programs’ mother plants share lineage from temperate climates. All dianthus may look absolutely fantastic in the spring as cool nights and days promote intense flowering. We all see our garden centers become... more »
Culture Report: Opening the Door to Seed Salvia
With the tallest spikes and the deepest blue color, the new Salvia nemorosa ‘Salvatore Blue’ from Kieft Seed is an excellent alternative to vegetative salvia. ‘Salvatore Blue’ offers a critical daylength of 10 hours for... more »
On Trend: Ornamental Grasses
Back in the mid-to-late 1980s when I entered the green industry full time, ornamental grasses were beginning to enjoy their time in the spotlight, just as perennials had a couple of years earlier. I remember... more »
Culture Report: FanciFiller Program
The FanciFiller program is a concept from Westhoff that intends to draw attention to the hardest working, but often underappreciated, plants in our industry: The Fillers. In a mixed... more »
Culture Report: Gomphrena ‘Truffula Pink’
OK so maybe you did not get the Dr. Seuss reference in the name of this plant. So just do a quick internet search for “Dr. Seuss, Truffula Tree,” and you’ll catch on pretty quickly.... more »
Culture Report: Argyranthemum Grandaisy Series
Why settle for a standard argyranthemum? Grandaisy is a new intergenerichybrid that produces larger plants with flowers twice the size! Bred by Suntory Flowers through its partnership with Bonza Botanicals in Australia, Grandaisy is a... more »
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