Calibrachoa Caloha Series   Greenhouse Product News July 2010   By Asaf Cohen
This Israel-bred calibrachoa boasts bright colors and a good habit — and strict adherence to quality
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Physostegia virginiana ‘Crystal Peak White’   Greenhouse Product News July 2010   By Paul Pilon
This first-year-flowering perennial produces numerous bright white spikes that are sure to get attention in the garden
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Iris germanica ‘Fall Fiesta’   Greenhouse Product News April 2010   Paul Pilon
Availability Iris ‘Fall Fiesta’ was bred and introduced to the market by Schreiner’s Iris Gardens (www.schreinersgardens.com). Three-inch liners are available from Walter’s Gardens, Inc. (www.waltersgardens.com)
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PowWow Echinacea   Greenhouse Product News April 2010   Lisa Lacy
This 2010 All-America Selections winner is sure to turn heads with its compact habit and intense color combinations.
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Maximizing PGR Spray Applications   Greenhouse Product News April 2010   Erik Runkle
Despite the availability of many different plant growth regulators, their spraying methods are generally similar. How can you get the most out of each application?
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Kwik Kombos   Greenhouse Product News March 2010   Eric Pitzen
Syngenta Flowers’ new custom-grown mixed liners make producing beautiful mixed planters simple.
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Oriental Lily ‘After Eight’   Greenhouse Product News February 2010   By Paul Pilon
With a sweet, heady scent and enticing pink blooms, this Oriental lily will delight consumers at all hours of the day.

Saxifraga arendsii Touran Series   Greenhouse Product News December 2009   By Paul Pilon
With a compact habit, long bloom time and stunning flower power, this perennial works wonders in cool climates.
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Cyclamen ‘Something Magic’   Greenhouse Product News November 2009   By Paul Pilon
They aren’t just for the holidays anymore: Cyclamen are winter hardy and a great addition to many perennial gardens.
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Heuchera ‘Melting Fire’   Greenhouse Product News October 2009   By Paul Pilon
Propagated from seed, Fleuroselect’s Novelty Award winner makes gardens smolder with bright crimson, maroon and purple foliage and bold white coral bell–shaped blooms.
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Dianthus ‘Coconut Punch’   Greenhouse Product News September 2009   By Paul Pilon
Ideal for container, border or mass plantings, this deep-red member of the Fruit Punch family packs a wallop in the garden.
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Penstemon barbatus Pinacolada Series   Greenhouse Product News August 2009   By Paul Pilon
Showy flowers and a compact habit make the six colors in the penstemon Pinacolada series an intoxicating pick for containers and border plantings.
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Veronica x hybrida ‘Christy’   Greenhouse Product News July 2009   By Paul Pilon
With lovely blue-violet blooms and low mounds of highly serrated foliage, this fernlike plant is perfect for border plantings, along walkways and in patio planters.
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Dryopteris erythsora ‘Brilliance’   Greenhouse Product News June 2009   By Paul Pilon
This showy autumn fern loves to be the center of attention. And its dazzling tricolor fronds provide season-long interest your customers won’t be able to resist.
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Prunella hybrid ‘Summer Daze’   Greenhouse Product News May 2009   By Paul Pilon
Count on ‘Summer Daze’ to deliver irresistible appeal for retail shoppers.
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Lavandula angustifolia Ellagance Series   Greenhouse Product News April 2009   By Paul Pilon
These lavenders’ outstanding garden performance and rich flower colorations have earned the Ellagance series numerous awards.
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Aubretia hybrida Axcent series   Greenhouse Product News February 2009   By Paul Pilon
With its flower power and early bloom, the Axcent series is an impressive complement to any perennial program.
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Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’   Greenhouse Product News January 2009   By Paul Pilon
Nothing brightens up a landscape quite like this ornamental grass’ cascading foliage — reminiscent of golden waterfalls — and varying, vibrant leaf colors. Already a popular category, this striking series is sure to inspire your customers.
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Geum coccineum ‘Cooky’   Greenhouse Product News December 2008   By Paul Pilon
With its cheerful burst of color and ease of production, ‘Cooky’ offers untapped potential to jump start your early sales.
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Dianthus barbatus Barbarini Series   Greenhouse Product News November 2008   By Paul Pilon
With its compact habit and consistency, this popular series of Sweet William always delivers.
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Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’   Greenhouse Product News October 2008   By Paul Pilon
This attention-grabbing series is sure to set the landscape ablaze with its bright-yellow, uniquely fluted blooms.
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Papaver nudicaule ‘Garden Gnome’   Greenhouse Product News September 2008   By Paul Pilon
Gardeners and retailers alike have been warming up the Iceland poppy’s appeal in recent years. With its undeniable fl ower power, compact habit and ease of production, ‘Garden Gnome’ is quickly gaining popularity.
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Agastache ‘Raspberry Summer’   Greenhouse Product News August 2008   By Paul Pilon
This summer staple series is a breeze to produce and boasts an abundance of colorful flower clusters. Once established, ‘Raspberry Summer’ is also fairly drought tolerant.

Monarda Didyma ‘Pink Lace’   Greenhouse Product News July 2008   By Paul Pilon
With an enticing aroma, burst of lipstick-pink flowers and compact habit, this old-fashioned garden perennial manages to remain fresh and exciting. ‘Pink Lace’ is a perfect candidate for the current container craze.

Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Stella’   Greenhouse Product News June 2008   By Paul Pilon
This red-blooming daylily has earned a reputation for its stamina, reliability and tough nature. Like its well-known sister, ‘Stella D’Oro’, ‘Ruby Stella’ is a surefire winner.
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Polemonium ‘Bressingham Purple’   Greenhouse Product News May 2008   By Paul Pilon
Compact and colorful, Jacob’s ladder’s vibrant purple foliage adds oomph to any landscape.

Myosotis sylvatica ‘Rosylva’   Greenhouse Product News April 2008   By Paul Pilon
As a cool-season plant, this cultivar does not tolerate extreme summer heat or extended dry periods. But when produced for early spring programs, this familiar border plant provides an unforgettable burst of color in the landscape.
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Arabis caucasica ‘Little Treasure Deep Rose’   Greenhouse Product News March 2008   By Paul Pilon
With its abundance of rose-pink blossoms and reliable garden performance, this cool-season rock cress radiates strong flower power.
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hybrid   Greenhouse Product News January 2008   By Paul Pilon
This versatile perennial exhibits an extended bloom time and can withstand intense heat, allowing the prize-winning hybrid to thrive continuously in diverse climates across the country.
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Campanula glomerata Bellefleur Series   Greenhouse Product News December 2007   By Paul Pilon
This compact and colorful series loves to show off and is ideal for production in small containers. With its first-year flowering, floriferous nature and uniform growth habit, it is sure to breathe new life into any perennial program.

Caryopteris divaricata ‘Snow Fairy’   Greenhouse Product News November 2007   By Paul Pilon
‘Snow Fairy’, an herbaceous perennial that grows and performs like a shrub, can be beneficial for growers. With its striking green-and-white foliage, few cultural problems and ease of production, it’s a must-have in the landscape. Just keep them away from wet sites.

Achillea millefolium Tutti Frutti Series   Greenhouse Product News October 2007   By Paul Pilon
The heat-loving and low-maintenance Tutti Frutti series is easy on the eyes and easy to grow. Beneficial attributes include uniform flowering, a long bloom time, great plant habit for container production and robust, disease-resistant foliage.

Perennial Solutions: Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’   Greenhouse Product News September 2007   By Paul Pilon
‘Prairie fire’, a perennial red switch grass, is expected to catch on like wildfire. Learn how to propagate, produce and protect this increasingly popular species.
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Crop Culture Report: Petunia Mini-Me Series   Greenhouse Product News September 2007   By Asaf Cohen
This series presents a natural petunia with attributes similar to calibrachoa while maintaining all the benefits of growing petunias.
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Verbascum x hybrida ‘Southern Charm’   Greenhouse Product News August 2007   By Paul Pilon
Formerly recognized only as a weed, verbascum is gaining popularity with gardeners and growers. ‘Southern Charm’ will bloom the first year when started from seed without the need for vernalization.
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Salvia x sylvestris ‘Marcus’   Greenhouse Product News June 2007   By Paul Pilon
This dwarf meadow sage is well suited for container production. Avoid crown and root rots by refraining from excessively moist or wet conditions.
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Perennial Solutions: Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’   Greenhouse Product News May 2007   By Paul Pilon
‘Blackbird’ has a compact, bushy habit and dark-purple foliage. Once established, this euphorbia is heat and drought resistant with few cultural problems.
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Perennial Solutions: Aquilegia Vulgaris Winky Series   Greenhouse Product News April 2007   By Paul Pilon
This award-winning columbine series is uniform in growth and flowering habit. Its dwarf size reaches 10-12 inches in containers and 15-18 inches in the landscape.
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Primula Acaulis Harlequin Series   Greenhouse Product News March 2007   By Paul Pilon
Breeding efforts throughout the past few decades have helped produce primula varieties with improved attributes, such as those in the Harlequin series.
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Asiatic Lily: Lily Looks Series   Greenhouse Product News February 2007   By Paul Pilon
Lily Looks, a new series of Asiatic lilies, contains numerous dwarf cultivars with various flower colorations that are all well suited for commercial production.
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Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’   Greenhouse Product News January 2007   By Paul Pilon
Thanks in part to ease of production and landscape appeal, nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ has been named the 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association.
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Viola ‘Starry Night’   Greenhouse Product News November 2006   By Paul Pilon
This cool-season perennial has great landscape appeal and no vernalization requirement, which means producing flowering plants is mostly a function of temperature and time.
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