PanAmerican Seed products on show during IPM
Sorbet XP Viola
Sorbet XP genetics deliver a uniform plant habit and the tightest bloom window, so you grow and ship the highest-quality violas. Plants cover the soil at flowering, with more blooms on every plant and less stretching. Fully available in a range of colours, and this year there are even more. The company will introduce: Deep Orange, True Blue, Red Blotch, Blue Blotch Improved, Yellow Blotch Improved and 3 mixes.
Pansy Cool Wave
The spreading pansy series delivers easy spreading colour for Spring and Autumn, so you can extend your growing season for the popular Wave Brand. There are 10 Cool Wave varieties and 3 mixtures available, including new Cool Wave Morpho.
French Marigold – Fireball & Strawberry Blonde
Fireball and Strawberry Blonde are the first French Marigolds with uniform multicolour blooms on the same plant. An all-new look for premium packs, pots, and decorative containers: Fireball flowers open red, then turn fiery bronze and dark gold as they age, while Strawberry Blonde flowers open a deep pink shade with rustic yellow crest. As the flower ages, it changes to more of a straw yellow colour. Both products are ideal for Spring and Autumn sales in temperate climates.
Ornamental Oregano Kirigami
This non-culinary oregano features large purple-green bracts, rose flowers and clear, light green foliage, with a delicious fragrance to attract pollinators. Dense, mounded, slightly trailing plant has a tighter and fuller habit than standard vegetative varieties, so it holds better in shipping and on the retail bench. Exceptional heat and drought tolerance and flowering from Spring until Autumn.
Further products that PanAmerican Seed wants to highlight are:
Easy Wave Petunia
Petunia Easy Wave is suitable for solo and mixed planters and baskets, gardens and landscapes. Bring in the widest array of decorator colours. There are 16 Easy Wave varieties and 9 mixtures available.
Osteospermum Akila
Choose Osteospermum Akila for easy, no-pinch production, uniformity and popular colours. This year PanAmerican Seed introduces new Grand Canyon Mixture; this first multicolour segregating mix includes popular colours like yellow, magicians and rose-reds, as well as purple, lavender, creams and whites. The Akila series currently consists of 5 separate colours and the new mix.
Plug & Play Combos
The Plug & Play combo program debuted during Summer 2016 to wide acclaim. This collection is built upon internal and external testing in multiple regions. Trialing in saleable sizes begins at the PanAmerican Seed research greenhouses and in outdoor Summer containers. Then every potential introduction heads out to commercial greenhouses and to real-life gardens. This fully vetted collection of 60+ Plug & Play combos – including 9 newcomers – promises easy, economical production; big retail shows and gardener-satisfying results. All the details are in the brochure at panamseed.com/PlugandPlay
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For more information visit: www.panamseed.com or visit the company at IPM Hall 2 at stand B29.