Proven Winners 2011-12

Prepared for 2011 California Spring Trials

Superbells® Grape Punch

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Grape Punch

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"

• Large Grape Flower with deep velvet ring around a yellow eye

• Mounding habit• Strong performer

with good overall flower coverage

• Great heat tolerance for all summer flowering

Superbells® Miss Lilac

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Miss Lilac

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"

• Abundant soft lilac pink flowers cap this mounding Superbells®

• Great for baskets and containers with all season color

• Like all Superbells® disease tolerant and prolific bloomer

Superbells® Tequila Sunrise Imp.

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Tequila Sunrise Imp

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"

• Selected for color intensity and easy to grow habit

• Rich vibrant mix of yellows, oranges, and reds

• Mounding habit far superior over original “terracotta” types

• Easy to grow

Superbells® Cherry Star

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Cherry Star

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10"

• Unique flower color and flower pattern

• Stable “ yellow star” that radiates across petals

• Great mounding habit

• Easy to grow with all season color

Superbells® Sweet Tart

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbells® Sweet Tart

• Superbells® superb color, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and large blooms make this series a star performer.

• Superbells® create endless possibilities in the landscape and in containers. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Superbells®.

Growing Tips:• Preventive fungicides are recommended at

transplant.• Requires high light in production.• Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.• Keep pH between 5.5 and 6.2 • Exposure: Full sun• Height: 7-10"• Spacing: 8-10“

• Wonderful soft salmon-pink flower accented with large yellow eye

• Mounding habit that cascades over the edge of the baskets or containers

• Full flower coverage all season

Rockapulco® Coral Reef

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Rockapulco® Coral Reef

Rockapulco® varieties feature unbeatable performance, plus the biggest, brightest, and most abundant flowers you’ll find in double Impatiens. Rockapulco® varieties have excellent branching, uniformity, and a full range of color options, making them an ideal choice for premium containers.Growing Tips:•Deadheading isn’t necessary, but the removal of spent flowers keeps the foliage clean.•Exposure: Partial shade or shade•Height: 10-20"•Spacing: 10-12“•pH/EC: 5.8 - 6.2/ .75 - .80•Growing Temperature: 68-74º/65-75º•Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth.•Avoid high ammonium and phosphorous fertilizers and do not overwater

• Bright coral pink addition to the Rockapulco® Series

• Large “rose shaped flower”

• The most floriferous of all Rockapulco®

• Continuous flowering is partial to deep shade

Infinity® Electric Coral

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Infinity® Electric Coral

Infinity® varieties really are the best. Their large, brilliantly colored flowers and attractive dark green foliage have made plants in this series the new focal points of the shade garden. Endlessly versatile and superior in every way to other New Guinea Impatiens.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.•Exposure: Partial shade to shade•Height: 10-14"•Spacing: 6-8“•Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant.•Plants are sensitive to high-soluble salts.•Light shade is optimal for best growth•pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5 / 0 - .6•Growing Temperature: 68-72º/70-75•Be sure not to overwater while plants are still rooting to the pot edge

• Huge vibrant flowers

• Great bright coral- red color which is accented by a small white eye as the flower ages

• Vigorous upright growth capped in all season color

Infinity® Electric Cherry

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Infinity® Electric Cherry

• Sizzling hot cherry pink flowers

• Strongly upright growth habit

• All season performance in the shade garden

• Wonderful in the landscape or in container gardens

Infinity® varieties really are the best. Their large, brilliantly colored flowers and attractive dark green foliage have made plants in this series the new focal points of the shade garden. Endlessly versatile and superior in every way to other New Guinea Impatiens.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.•Exposure: Partial shade to shade•Height: 10-14"•Spacing: 6-8“•Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant.•Plants are sensitive to high-soluble salts.•Light shade is optimal for best growth•pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5 / 0 - .6•Growing Temperature: 68-72º/70-75•Be sure not to overwater while plants are still rooting to the pot edge

Infinity® Salmon Bisque

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Infinity® Salmon Bisque

• Great new flower color

• The salmon-red petals are accented with a soft splash of white in the eye

• Dark foliage makes these huge flowers pop in the garden

Infinity® varieties really are the best. Their large, brilliantly colored flowers and attractive dark green foliage have made plants in this series the new focal points of the shade garden. Endlessly versatile and superior in every way to other New Guinea Impatiens.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.•Exposure: Partial shade to shade•Height: 10-14"•Spacing: 6-8“•Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant.•Plants are sensitive to high-soluble salts.•Light shade is optimal for best growth•pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5 / 0 - .6•Growing Temperature: 68-72º/70-75•Be sure not to overwater while plants are still rooting to the pot edge

Infinity® Lavender Imp.

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Infinity® Lavender Imp

• Improved flower size and color

• Rich lavender flowers with clear, large white eye

• Flowers overlap each other creating a crown of color

• Great in the shady landscape or in containers

Infinity® varieties really are the best. Their large, brilliantly colored flowers and attractive dark green foliage have made plants in this series the new focal points of the shade garden. Endlessly versatile and superior in every way to other New Guinea Impatiens.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.•Exposure: Partial shade to shade•Height: 10-14"•Spacing: 6-8“•Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant.•Plants are sensitive to high-soluble salts.•Light shade is optimal for best growth•pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5 / 0 - .6•Growing Temperature: 68-72º/70-75•Be sure not to overwater while plants are still rooting to the pot edge

Sweet Caroline Raven

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Sweet Caroline Raven

• The Sweet Potato Vine has become a gardener’s favorite because of the variety it adds in color and form. However, its rapid growth can also be overpowering in the garden. The Sweet Carolines are showy plants that behave themselves on the retail bench They have few pests or diseases and are generally trouble free. Warmer temperatures and regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer will help to produce the most attractive plants. They are easy to grow and are a perfect contrast plant to use as a stand alone or to highlight other plants in the garden. Illusions and Sweet Caroline varieties are more vigorous in full sun but still a beautiful addition to a partial shade garden

• Great new foliage plant

• Replaces Sweet Caroline Purple

• Richer, darker purple-black foliage

• Mounding trailing habit

• Great addition to any combination planting

Illusion® Garnet Lace

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Illusion® Garnet Lace

• Our new Illusion® line adds a unique leaf form in Sweet Potato Vines with a more controlled growth habit. Garnet. Midnight Lace and Emerald Lace are mounding growers that have compact, very dense, lacy foliage, which will not overrun the garden or containers. These are showy plants that will behave themselves on the retail bench

• pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5/ .6 - .9• Growing Temperature: 65-72º/65-72• Needs 200-250 ppm fertilizer for

optimal growth.• Keep air circulation up and foliage dry.

Prolonged wet foliage may lead to bacterial leaf spotting

• A garnet red addition to the successful Illusion® line of Sweet Potatoes

• Compact growth habit, very dense branching with deeply cut foliage

• Great in containers or landscape

Sweet Caroline Bewitched Imp

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Bewitched Imp

• Improved foliage texture and richer, darker leaf color

• Rippled foliage that shimmers in the sunlight

• Clumping growth habit without runners

• Perfect for baskets and landscape

• The Sweet Potato Vine has become a gardener’s favorite because of the variety it adds in color and form. However, its rapid growth can also be overpowering in the garden. The Sweet Caroline Bewitched is a showy plant that behaves well on the retail bench They have few pests or diseases and are generally trouble free. Warmer temperatures and regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer will help to produce the most attractive plants. They are easy to grow and are a perfect contrast plant to use as a stand alone or to highlight other plants in the garden. Sweet Caroline Bewitched is a clumping form of Sweet Potato and is a beautiful addition to a partial shade or sun garden.

Supertunia® White Russian

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Supertunia® White Russian

Supertunia® varieties are exceptional performers no matter how and where you use them. They create extraordinary hanging baskets and containers because their compact habit means they fill in quickly and don’t get leggy. Plus, they’re so easy to maintain that they’ll still look great even when you forget to water and fertilize.Growing Tips:•Supertunia are self-cleaning so no deadheading is necessary.•Exposure: Full sun•Height: 16-24"•Spacing: 18-24•pH/EC: 5.5 - 5.8 / 1.0 - 2.0•Growing Temperature: 65-72º/55-65•Needs 250+ ppm fertilizer.

• Unique flower color• An antique white

petal with dark chocolate veins accented by a dark eye

• Mounding, trailing growth habit

• All summer performance

ColorBlaze™ Velvet Mocha

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of ColorBlaze™ Velvet Mocha

With vibrant color and exceptional performance, the ColorBlaze® collection of Coleus is a must-have for your spring line-up. These plants are bold, versatile, easy to grow, and extremely popular with gardeners. All are late-flowering varieties that hold their form throughout the season. They are tolerant of varying light conditions and are among the fastest-selling plants in any programGrowing Tips:•Exposure: Sun or shade•Height: 12 – 24” based upon the variety•Spacing: 12-18”•pH/EC: 6.0 - 6.5 / 0.6 - 0.9•Growing Temperature: 65-72º/65-72º•Needs 150-200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth

• Rich mocha leaf color

• Great upright growth habit

• Phenomenal performer in the sun garden or in semi-shade

• A strong addition to the ColorBlaze® Series

Superbena® Royale Iced Cherry

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbena® Royale Iced Cherry

Superbena® Royale with their large flower clusters, vivid colors, and controlled growth habit, are the Verbena to have on the retail bench. These plants are extremely vigorous, producing clusters of flowers all season and filling the landscape with a carpet of vibrant color. Resistant to powdery mildew and easy to maintain. Superbena attracts butterflies and is deer resistant.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading •Exposure: Full sun•Height: 6-12"•Spacing: 12-14“•pH/EC: 5.5 - 6.2/.6 - .9•Growing Temperature: 65-72º/60-70

• Great vibrant cherry flower color

• Another color addition to the more compact Royale series of Superbenas®

• Superb shelf life yet strong garden performance

Superbena® Royale Peachy Keen

Features, Benefits & Cultural Tips of Superbena® Royale Peachy Keen

• The best “peach” Verbena on the market

• Flowers open in rich salmon colors and turn a beautiful blush peach

• Superb shelf life yet strong garden performance

Superbena® Royale with their large flower clusters, vivid colors, and controlled growth habit, are the Verbena to have on the retail bench. These plants are extremely vigorous, producing clusters of flowers all season and filling the landscape with a carpet of vibrant color. Resistant to powdery mildew and easy to maintain. Superbena® attracts butterflies and is deer resistant.Growing Tips:•Self-cleaning, no deadheading •Exposure: Full sun•Height: 6-12"•Spacing: 12-14“•pH/EC: 5.5 - 6.2/.6 - .9•Growing Temperature: 65-72º/60-70

New Proven Winners Perennial Varieties for

2011/2012

Walters Gardens, Inc.

Baptisia ‘Decadence Series’Blueberry Sundae PPAF

Cherries Jubilee PPAF Dutch Chocolate PPAF

Lemon Meringue PPAF

Baptisia Decadence™ Series• Rich, spikes in strong colors held above deep blue green

foliage, Excellent floral display, Upright mounding habit. Native plant in the USA.

• Height: 2.5-3 ft., USDA Zones 4-8, late spring early summer flowering.

• Low maintenance, drought tolerant.• High light levels are essential to quality production.• Compact plant with better branching than any other

Baptisia on the market

Dianthus Fruit Punch SeriesApple Slice PPAF Black Cherry Wild PPAF Coconut Punch PPAF

PomegranateKiss

PPAF

Dragon Fruit

PPAF

• Fragrant, intricately patterned, double flowers measure 1½” across, glaucous, blue-green, grassy foliage.

• Height: 8-12 in, Zones: 4-9. Blooms late spring through summer.

• Cold vernalization beneficial, can be moved outside in spring in first group, but must be hardened off before going into freezing temperatures.

• Growers should avoid too much water and do not plant liners deep this causes issues with root rots and stem disease.

Dianthus Fruit Punch Series

Echinacea p. ‘Little Annie’ PPAF

Echinacea p. ‘Little Annie’ PPAF

• The most dwarf, compact Echinacea to date; sport of ‘Kim’s Knee High’. Petite, well-branched plants are perfectly sized for containers.

• 2½ in, bright lavender pink flowers with an orange cone are produced prolifically

• Height: 10-12 in, Zones 3-8, Blooms from midsummer into early fall.

• Cold vernalization helpful, and 24 hr. lighting best for liner build up in early production.

• Fertilization 75-100 ppm, so lower than annual feed levels.

Perennial Grasses

‘ Cheyenne Sky’ PPAF

‘Dust Devil’ PPAF

Pennisetum ‘Desert Plains’ PPAF

Perennial Grasses• Cheyenne Sky PPAF is a shorter red switch grass, foliage begins

to turn wine red in early summer, but must have full sun to develop red coloration. Measuring just 2 ft. before blooming (wine-red panicles). More open habit.

• Dust Devil PPAF is a dense, compact blue-green to green form. Leaf tips turn deep purple-red in fall. Fall foliage interest.• Both are clumping grasses, reaching 3.5-4.5 ft., Zones 4-9.

Both bloom in late summer. Panicles (flowers) are red-purple especially in fall.

• Desert Plains PPAF is later to flower than Hameln, but showier with larger inflorescences. 3-4 ft. in bloom, zones 5-9. Blooms in mid-late summer.

Gypsophila ‘Festival Star’ PPAF

Gypsophila ‘Festival Star’ PPAF

• Best and most compact bedding Gypsophila for the industry.

• Vernalization helps with increasing flower number but warmer summer temps give best stem elongation.

• Slower growing plant with summer flowering, so don’t push for spring crop mixes.

• Once established keep plants on the dry side and avoid overwatering.

‘Going Bananas’

PP17164 CPBR3454

Proven Winners Daylily Collection

‘Nosferatu’

‘Primal Scream’

‘Ruby Spider’‘Siloam Peony Display’

Proven Winners Daylily Collection

• Great collection of colors and forms for the both the landscape and containers. Selections were made for maximum bud count, flower size and shape along with outstanding consumer garden performance.

• Height: 18-30 in, Zone 3-9, blooms early-mid summer.• Going Bananas is almost a continuous rebloomer from

early summer into early fall• Most of the collection has large fragrant flowers• Rust free northern production.• Do not bury the crown more than 1” below the surface

when transplanting.

Cranberry Crush

PPAF CPBRAF

Hibiscus Summerific™ Series

Summer Storm

PPAF CPBRAF

Berrylicious

PPAF CPBRAF

Hibiscus Summerific™ Series• Series contains a compact type (Cranberry Crush), a

bronze foliage form (Summer Storm) and a large flowered (Berrylicious). Glossy, leathery, maple-like foliage.

• Height: 3-5 ft., Zone 4-9, Blooms from midsummer to fall. • When transplanting match new soil level to original liner

level.• Must have high light in production, and once growth

begins pinching is best way to control initial stem stretch.• These Hibiscus are indeterminate bloomers so there are

flower buds at many of the leaf nodes rather than just the terminal, creating a huge flowering display

‘Autumn Frost’

Proven Winners Hosta Collection

‘Empress Wu’ PP20774 CPBRAF‘Goodness Gracious’ PPAF

Hosta ‘Hudson Bay’ PPAF Hosta ‘Seducer’ PPAF Hosta ‘Wheee!’ PPAF

Proven Winners Hosta Collection• Phenomenal variety of this popular perennial classic,

looking at both large landscape varieties (Empress Wu, Hudson Bay, Seducer), and smaller collector types (Autumn Frost, Goodness Gracious, Wheee!).

• Zone 3-9, late summer flowering but primarily grown for foliage interest.

• Many growers try to move these plants outside too early in spring and damage emerging growth, so for bedding plant growers be sure to caution them on avoiding frost damage.

‘Banana Cream’ PPAF CPBRAF

‘Banana Cream’ PPAF CPBRAF

• Flowers open lemon yellow, then brighten to white as they mature. Many axillary buds ensure summer-long bloom. Nicely compact, dark green foliage with increased disease resistance.

• From liners – can be produced in both quarts and gallons• Vernalize under short days at 40F for 6-8 weeks, then

raise temperatures and shift to long days flowering and stem elongation.

• Height: 15-18 in, Zone 5-9, blooms from early to mid summer.

Phlox ‘Shockwave’ PPAF

Phlox ‘Shockwave’ PPAF

• Stable variegation makes for great component plantings, and landscape interest. From mildew resistant breeding.

• Leaves are deep green with sunny yellow margins, as the plant ages margins lighten to creamy yellow.

• Height: 12-18 in, Zone 4-8, Large clusters of lavender pink blooms, mid summer.

• Soft pinch after planting, do not pinch after early summer as this will remove emerging flowers. High light levels and good air circulation are key to quality production.

Sedum ‘Maestro’ PPAF

Sedum ‘Maestro’ PPAF

• Very sturdy, upright plants with large, blue-green leaves, bright purple stems. Foliage turns purple as season progresses.

• Excellent branching, better to finish under cooler conditions to maximize foliage and stem color. Better foliage color and presentation than ‘Matrona’.

• Height: 24-30 in., Zones 3-9, blooms mid-late summer with clusters of light pink flowers.

• Avoid overwatering and do not in use in poorly drained landscapes.

Veronica Hocus Pocus PPAF

& Sweet Lullaby PPAF

Veronica ‘Sweet Lullaby’ PPAF Veronica ‘Hocus Pocus’ PPAF

Hocus Pocus & Sweet Lullaby

• Perfect perennial for retail; uniform habit, clean foliage, and branched flowers which extend the bloom time. Incredibly showy flowers, colorful spikes top the short, green plants.

• Hocus Pocus is a larger plant (with longer spikes of flowers) and more upright, Sweet Lullaby more basally branched and spreading. But flower timing is the same.

• Must be vernalized for flowering.• Both are great in quarts and gallons.• Height: 16-20 in., Zone 4-8, blooms mid to late summer.