October 1, 2018

New annuals 2019

Calibrachoa hybrida
MiniFamous Uno Double Pinktastic

Mini petunia

This Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner features heavily contrasted double flowers and a ball-shaped habit that is half trailing. The MiniFamous Uno series is filled with medium-compact calibrachoa with uniform flower timing across the series. Grows best in baskets or mixed containers.
Selecta One

 

 

 

 


Begonia semperflorens Senator iQ

Wax begonia

This wax begonia has a uniform and compact plant habit and dark bronze foliage. Its tidy habit and large, bold blooms are well-suited for containers and mass landscape plantings. The Senator iQ series includes Deep Rose, Pink, Rose, Rose Bicolor, Scarlet and White.
Sakata

 

 

 


Impatiens hawkeri Wild Romance Red

New Guinea impatiens

Last year, Dümmen Orange introduced the novel Wild Romance series, featuring flowers that resemble a rose as the bud opens and a gardenia when fully open. Now, Wild Romance Red joins the existing Blush Pink and White.
Dümmen Orange

 

 

 


Coleus scutellarioides
PartyTime Pink Fizz

Coleus

PartyTime Pink Fizz boasts a vibrant leaf colour and a naturally compact habit that performs well in both full sun and shade. Pink Fizz is an accent plant or component for mixed containers. The PartyTime series is now available in eight colours.
Sakata

 

 

 


Ipomoea batatas SolarPower Black Heart

Sweet potato vine

New heart-shaped leaf types join the Solar Power series in 2019. Densely branched, it holds its shape and colour in the landscape and in mixed combos all summer long. Medium vigor and efficient during production, its tidy habit works great in hanging baskets or small pots.
Ball FloraPlant

 

 

 


Angelonia angustifolia Angelface Steel Blue

Summer snapdragon

Growers and gardeners in even the hottest climates have a new colour option in Angelface Angelonia this year. Proven Winners is expanding the palette to include a unique, silvery-lavender shade that pairs beautifully with pastel pinks and silvers.
Proven Winners

 

 

 


Impatiens hawkeri SunPatiens Vigorous Red

Impatiens

SunPatiens have delivered flourishing colour in both sun and shade, spring through fall, for over 11 years. The new Vigorous Red features even better branching, with strong plant vigor.
Sakata

 

 

 


Coreopsis hybrida Electric Sunshine

Tickseed

Electric Sunshine flowers beautifully from spring until late-fall in a non-stop display of colour. Use as an annual in the North. Doesn’t require cleaning or cutback to flower.
Darwin Perennials

 

 

 


Solenostemon scutellarioides
Colorblaze Golden Dreams

Coleus

This robust coleus grows vigorously to form a bushy mound of radiant gold foliage with red venation. Like all ColorBlaze selections, it performs well in both sun and shade. In lower light, Golden Dreams will have more extensive red colouring; in brighter light it will be more gold.
Proven Winners

 

 

 


Begonia x hybrida
Canary Wings Begonia

Begonia

Canary Wings offers a unique take on a staple plant in gardens around the world. Canary Wings has bright chartreuse foliage with beautiful red blooms all season long. Grows best in 60 per cent shade and makes great shade baskets, pots and combinations.  
Ball Ingenuity

 

 

 


Interspecific Pelargonium Big EEZE Foxy Flamingo

Geranium

Foxy Flamingo features the rounded habit of a zonal but the heat tolerance of an ivy. With flamingo pink variegated flowers, Foxy Flamingo is a new addition to the Big EEZE series. 
Dümmen Orange

 

 

 


Celosia plumosa First Flame Purple

Woolflower

First Flame has brightly-coloured blooms that finish 10-14 days earlier than its competition, according to PanAmerican Seed. It is well-suited for borders and containers. Purple is a unique colour to this type of celosia.
PanAmerican Seed

 

 

 


Verbena peruviana Cadet Upright

Verbena

Cadet Upright flowers one week earlier than other upright verbenas, according to Ball FloraPlant. This verbena features the same heat performance as EnduraScape, but in a compact patio pot or window box habit. Available in seven colours.
Ball FloraPlant

 

 

 


Calendula hybrid Lady Godiva Yellow

English marigold

Expanding on the success of Lady Godiva Orange, which made its debut last year, Proven Winners is broadening its Calendula line with this bright yellow, double-flowered selection. These double varieties have greatly reduced seed set, which encourages them to continue blooming throughout the season.
Proven Winners

 

 

 


Petunia cultivars Headliner Starry Sky Burgundy

Petunia

The Headliner series of mounded petunia boasts early flowering and a fast finish with a dramatic colour range. The new, Starry Sky Burgundy features large flowers with a star and spots in attractive burgundy and yellow colours. The Star pattern is more pronounced in cool weather.
Selecta One

 

 

 


Gypsophila muralis Gypsy White Improved

Low baby’s-breath

Gypsy White Improved features larger, semi-double blossoms and produces more flowers than its predecessor. This plant also provides better branching and a better growth habit, and is well-suited for containers, small spaces and garden beds.
Sakata

 

 

 


Dahlia hybrida City Lights

Dahlia

This dark-leafed garden dahlia comes from Dalaya breeding. The dark leaf makes it pop with contrast and its bold, bicolour blooms last all season long. Available in four colours.
Selecta One

 

 

 


Osteospermum hybrid Bright Lights Pink African daisy

Daisy

A breakthrough colour for Osteospermum, this pink selection is ideal for spring container recipes. Though its flower is the classic Osteospermum form and it thrives in cool seasons, this plant has also been bred for increased heat tolerance, so it blooms all season in most climates.
Proven Winners

 

 

 


Petchoa hybrida SuperCal Premium Petunias

Petunia

The SuperCal series of 13 trusted varieties is joined by five next-generation colours that feature larger flowers and a stronger mounding habit. New colours include: Bordeaux, Caramel Yellow, Cinnamon, French Vanilla and Sunray Pink.
Sakata

 

 

 


Lobularia maritima Easy Breezy Alyssum

Alyssum

Easy Breezy provides bright flowers that continuously bloom through early-spring conditions and features a non-split habit.
Ball FloraPlant

 

 

 


Hypoestes phyllostachya Hippo Pink

Polka dot plant

The Hippo series of super-sized, vegetative selections does what Snow Princess did to seed alyssum, according to Proven Winners. They’re big and bushy with an upright habit, making them suitable for use as a thriller or filler in containers and landscapes.
Proven Winners

 

 

 


 

 


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