Focus Perennials Highlights and focus 2012

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1 Focus 2012 Perennials Highlights and focus 2012

2 Lavandula early First season early flowering P Blue Scent Early New early flowering, highest uniformity, full available in J tray 4 seeds plug P Ellagance Goliath J, G and E tray large flowering, early and vigourios growth P Ellagance Purple J,G and E tray early flowering, high uniformity P Early Hidcote early in flower less uniformity value product, good for culture over the winter

3 Lavandula comparison Blue Scent; Blue Scent Early; Ellagance Purple; Ellagance Pink

4 Lavandula comparison Blue Scent early Large flower Silvery foliage Smaler single plant Ellagance Purple Bigger plants More flowers 3-4 days later Blue Scent Early; Ellagance Purple

5 Lavandula late P Lavance Purple First season flowering (later) Compact growth, best in habit Silvery foliage Deep purple flower P Blue River First season very late (Aug./Sept.) In second year = best in class Silvery foliage Deep purle flower Highest uniformity P Hidcote compact Traditional Hidcote type Value product

6 Lavandula Hidcote early Lavandula Hidcote compact Hidcote Early first season Hidcote Compact (= traditional Hidcote) 2nd year flowering

7 Lavandula C Blue Lance First season flowering Largest flower Longest flower duration Royalty 30,- Competitor = FloriPro Aromatico, Sentivia C Essence Purple Second year flowering Earliest in season Silver leaved, large deep purple flower Royalty 30,- Hidcote variety according profile! Aromatico - Blue Lance

8 Delphinium F1 M Dasante F1 Blue G and J tray also; also as JumboPlug Earliest in first season flowering Uniform Flower start Strong short flower stems M Guardian Blue M Guardian Lavender M Guardian White J tray 1 seed per plug F1 quality for later season Week 18 = optimal to change from Dasante to Guardian

9 Delphinium F1 Magic Spears Outstanding flower quality Large and double flowers Compare TC varieties Flowering first season; as early as Dasante Use as solitary and show the strength Only Jumbo plug

10 Echinacea M PowWow Wild Berry Rose M PowWow White First season flower Exclusive to Florensis Short habit Excellent branching Best in class Available in E and J; also as JumboPlug Special attention to cultural issues

11 Echinacea PowWow Temperature and daylength is influencing the earliness Fertilization and watering has strong influence on plant health Recommendation Keep early weeks 6 to 16 indoors size up the plants Weeks 16 to 22 outdoors Keep plants moist to wet High fertilization + CaCO3 Trials running for JumboPlugs

12 Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit M Cheyenne Spirit Mixture out of Orange Red Yellow Rose and White Shades Compared to PowWow = taller J tray for traditional production scheme E tray starting WK 12 to 20 for first season flower New

13 'Cheyenne Spirit' (PanAmerican Seed Kieft-Pro-Seeds) Samenvermehrte, im ersten Jahr blühende Staudensorte Farbenmix (gelb-orange-magentarot) Fleuroselect Goldmedaille 2011 Kulturdaten LWG Veitshöchheim Kultur im Gewächshaus: Aussaat: KW 9 ( ) Topfen: KW 21 (31.05.) in 19-cm-Topf Substrat: Staudenerde Classic ED Stauden (Erdenwerk Patzer) Kultur im Gewächshaus nach Topfen ohne Heizung Kein Stutzen Bewässerungsdüngung mit 0,05% Ferty 3 Grün ( ) Freilandprüfung: Ausräumen ins Freiland: KW 30 Tröpfchenbewässerung Düngung: 0,1% Fertiplant Acid ( ) Verkaufsreife: KW 35 Tipp: Sehr homogener Pflanzenaufbau Blüten sehr lange haltbar Pflanze blüht bis Mitte Oktober kontinuierlich nach Top-Sorten-Neuheit für 2012 Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau

14 Echinacea Sombrero Echinacea purpurea Sombrero EC06.112TC Hot Coral EC06.116TC Salsa Red EC06.118TC Sandy Yellow Exp. Lemon Yellow PRC Clear separate colors Well branched on short stem 4 layer a trolly Culture challenges same as for PowWow and Cheyenne Spirit

15 Helleborus seed raised From transplanting week 8/10 within 1 season to flower. Helleborus niger Focus on Advent and Christmas Helleborus orientalis Sales in January/February Helleborus lividus Sales in January/February

16 Helleborus niger JM Advent Star 230 plants per tray non gapped New price positioning Different growing concept 9 to 11 cm pot size Early start-up week 10 Just germinated plants Size up plants till June Rest in July till September Force Flower November/ December

17 Helleborus niger JM Advent Star IPD 230 plants per tray non gapped Same culture period More leaves Smaller leave size More flowers PRC Trays available week 10

18 JumboPlugs in Portugal

19 JumboPlugs in Portugal Lavandula Hidcote Blue River Lithodora Heavenly Blue

20 JumboPlugs in Portugal Phlox paniculata = above left = Houttuynia cordata

21 JumboPlugs in Portugal Phlox paniculata Houttuynia Echinacea purpurea Digitalis purpurea NOW Digitalis purpurea at delivery Coreopsis verticillata

22 JumboPlugs in Portugal Advantage of JumboPlugs 4 weeks earlier in flower in an annual cycle Transplant directly on container field Labour in the off-season January-February 1 plug a full container Much better plant quality in varieties; not possible from a normal cutting Phlox paniculata Coreopsis verticillata Houttuynia cordata