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recipe with excellent timing and balance,
and prolific flowering.
3. PLUG & PLAY AFTER DARK
PanAmerican Seed
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This mono species is a combination of
the iconic Easy Wave petunias Burgundy
Velour and Neon Pink. These cool hues
blend well to create an eye-catching
combination. This duo has a proven record
in spring programs for its timing, dark
contrasting centers, floriferousness and
summer performance.
4. KWIK KOMBO DEKKO
MOODY BLUES
Syngenta Flowers
This mono species combination of
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petunias 'Dekko Blue', 'Dekko Deep
Lavender Vein' and 'Dekko White'
manifested the excellent uniformity,
branching, timing and balance of the
Dekko series, which was introduced
in 2017. This series consists of 11
colors that are used in many early and
mid-season Kwik Kombos. They have
trumpet-shaped midsize flowers with tight
internodes. In trials and spring programs
the series has manifested versatility,
prolific flowering and outstanding garden
performance.
5. TRIOMIO SUPERBELLS SALSA
Kientzler
I know what you are thinking: another
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calibrachoa designer recipe program to
consider for spring production. Since the
introduction of the calibrachoa Million
Bells series over 20 years ago, we have
seen the development and introduction
of multiple calibrachoa series from
international breeders. We now have
hundreds of varieties, including doubles,
multicolored, bicolors and core colors.
We have seen breeding advances in
color stability, pH tolerance, day length
neutrality, habit, and heat and drought
tolerance. Kientzler introduced the
calibrachoa Unique series in 2015, and
it now comprises 12 colors for 2021.
It is difficult to gain sales traction
and market share in this competitive
calibrachoa market, but the Unique series
has demonstrated excellent late-season
performance in regional trials the past
three years. The Superbells Salsa is
composed of three Unique colors: Dark
Red, Golden Yellow and White. The colors
were stable, the timing was excellent,
and the flower canopy was prolific. There
are three outstanding TrioMio Superbells
calibrachoa mixes for 2021: Salsa,
Zumba and Mango Punch. The entire
TrioMio combo program is available from
InnovaPlants and incorporates not only
Kientzler genetics, but Sakata and Suntory
to provide a wide range of varieties.
6. KWIK KOMBO BEACH BOUND
Syngenta Flowers
Beach Bound is a multi-genera early
season recipe consisting of petunia
'Dekko Star Rose', calibrachoa 'Cabrio
Yellow' and verbena 'Lanai Peach'. This
combination demonstrated the branching,
floriferousness and heat tolerance of
the multiple components. The Dekko
and Cabrio series were important
introductions to the Syngenta portfolio
offering earliness, compactness and
season-long flowering. These new series
created the opportunity to offer Kwik
Kombos with improved timing, habit and
floriferousness. Verbena 'Lanai Peach',
as well as the entire Lanai series, offers a
selection of solids, bicolors and tricolor
varieties with vigor and heat tolerance,
and they are components in many of the
early and midseason combinations.
7. PLUG & PLAY INK'D
PanAmerican Seed
The Plug & Play program, introduced
in 2017, was revolutionary following
the development of vegetative designer
recipes many years before. The Plug &
Play combinations are now a significant
spring production program nationwide.
There are over 80 Plug & Play recipes
available for 2021, which include six
current and new categories. These
recipes, which have a full complement of
annuals, herbs, vegetables and perennials,
demonstrate the diverse seed portfolio of
PanAmerican Seed and their applicability
in these creative combinations. Some of
the attributes include programmability,
floriferousness, timing, balance and
proven garden performance. I will
highlight five Plug & Play recipes and one
Plug & Play Fuseable that demonstrated
these qualities in mid-August last year.
The first is Plug & Play Ink'd, which is
a summer combination of vinca 'Tattoo
Raspberry' and angelonia 'Serena Blue'.
The Tattoo series has proven to be one
of the most unique Vinca introductions,
with unique vibrant colors with dark
centers. This series has been excellent
in trials the past two years and in spring
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