During the 7th edition of the Beijing Florascape Flower Show, Technical Executive Phoebe Xie gave a speech on the Syngenta Flowers range of Pelargonium Calliope Series. Her introduction to the series and her growing tips on April 10th were watched by hundreds of people via the live stream on the Chinese online platform WeChat. The entire presentation can be seen via this playback link (in Chinese, no subtitles).
Mrs. Xie introduced the background of the interspecific pelargonium and the advantages they bring to the grower. Interspecific hybrids offer the best qualities from two types of pelargonium. Ivy geraniums contribute the characteristics of great heat tolerance, glossy leaves, trailing habit, shorter flower stems and denser inflorescences. This is combined with zonal geraniums that bring large flowers and flower color to the varieties. Syngenta offers a full color range of Geraniums in the Calliope series. The Calliope L, M, Landscape and Cascade.
The Calliope L was the first to be introduced in China and made an impression with its outdoor performance and flower power under all weather conditions. This unique type is an ideal plant for pot, garden and landscape.
Since this first introduction, the range has been widened by many segments and colors. Like the Pretty Little Pink Splash that offers striking colors, compact habit and excellent branching habit and flower power. And the best heat tolerance Calliope Landscape, which was just launched on BJFC flower show.
The landscaping performance of Calliope L is shown in the project of Tian An Men Square in Beijing where thousands of Calliope L Deep Red make an impression.
At the Beijing Expo the color range of Calliope L, M and Landscape are shown.
In her presentation Mrs. Xie gave growing tips on fertilizers & pH, PGR & plant performance and provided solutions for the most common problems growers face in growing Pelargonium. She illustrated some symptoms caused by wrong pH, EC and bad climate. For more information, you can find culture guides of Calliope below.
The presentation was backed up by two videos of the Calliope brand. Product manager Edwin and breeder Ronald Snijder introduced the breeding history and the plant habits of the Calliope series.