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in the Kwik Kombo program for 2023.
It is considered a mid-season recipe
with three outstanding single species
components: petunia 'Itsy White', petunia
'Itsy Magenta', and petunia 'Shortcake
Blueberry'. I highlighted these three
varieties in various trial articles last
year for their superb attributes. In my
visit to the Dallas Arboretum trial in late
June, these three varieties demonstrated
exceptional flowering under extreme
temperatures. The Itsy colors offer
small but prolific flowers, excellent
color coverage, dense branching,
floriferousness and superior weather
tolerance. The petunia 'Shortcake
Blueberry' is a standalone variety that
offers mid-sized flowers with a distinct
and sharp bicolor color pattern and
remarkable summer performance.
The result is a recipe with three topperforming
varieties that will endure and
thrive under extreme summer conditions.
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3. 'SURFIN SAFARI'
Proven Winners
This new national recipe for 2023 is
comprised of calibrachoa 'Superbells
Double Amber', Jamesbrittenia 'Safari
Dawn', and petunia 'Supertunia Royal
Magenta'. This recipe manifested
component balance, excellent flower
coverage and timing. The Jamesbrittenia
series is native to South Africa and
demonstrated exceptional heat tolerance
and late summer performance in multiple
trials last year and early this year in
the Costa trial. It will provide another
colorful component as a filler in patio
containers and landscape beds. The
petunia 'Supertunia Royal Magenta' and
calibrachoa 'Superbells Double Amber'
are widely used in container programs and
combination baskets. This multi species
recipe is in the Proven Winners bundled
program, and the combination of these
three components produces an eyecatching
recipe.
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4. 'TRIXI STAR SPANGLED
GLAMOUR'
Selecta One
This new Trixi for 2023 combines three
mono species' core colors, calibrachoa
'MiniFamous Uno Double Dark Blue',
calibrachoa 'MiniFamous Uno Double Red',
and the new calibrachoa 'MiniFamous
Uno Double White 23'. This recipe offers
superior timing, color retention, earliness,
flower coverage, vigor and a semi-trailing
habit. The new Double White for 2023
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has larger flowers, increased vigor and
uniformity to match the series. Three
other colors have also been added for
2023, Orange+Red Vein, Pink 23 and
White Gold, which was highlighted in my
Costa trial article in May GPN.
5. 'DURABELLA MEET ME IN MIAMI'
Danziger
The rapid development, trialing and
introduction of the DuraBella recipe
program is derived from the extensive
diversity of the Danziger vegetative
portfolio. The program has expanded from
its initial launch in 2021 to more than
70 creative two- and three-plant recipes,
including six new introductions for 2023.
The multi-species 'DuraBella Meet Me in
Miami' was new in 2021 and combines
petunia 'Ray Sunshine Improved',
calibrachoa 'Lia Bubblegum', and verbena
'Vanessa Purple'. Danziger has added
verbena 'Vanessa Lime', verbena 'Optik
Grape' and calibrachoa 'Lia Yellow'
improved for 2023.
6. 'MIXMASTER SUNNYSIDE IMP'
Ball FloraPlant
This multi-species MixMaster sun combo
recipe was trialed last year throughout
the country in university, public, and
private trials, and it was one of the highest
rated and a top summer performer in
multiple trials. The components are the
incomparable petunia 'Bee's Knees', the
improved verbena 'Firehouse White' and
the new calibrachoa 'Cabaret Yellow'.
This was one of the most floriferous and
bright calibrachoas in the Costa trial in my
February and April visits, and its addition
to this MixMaster augments the brightness,
luminosity, and color saturation of the
combination. The petunia 'Bee's Knees'
has won many awards, including the 2022
All-America Selections Gold Medal and,
in June, the prestigious FleuroStar award
for 2022-23. The verbena 'Firehouse
White Improved' offers better branching,
a fuller habit, more vigor, increased
floriferousness, and better timing to
match the series. The combination of
these award-winning, new and improved
components produced an eye-catching
Mix Master recipe.
7. ZINNIA ZYDECO MIX
Syngenta Flowers
The Syngenta Kwik Kombo program
consists of a wide assortment of vegetative
components. The new interspecific zinnia
Zydeco seed series was included in the
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