2013 Combination Guide for Professional Growers

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1 0 Combination Guide for Professional Growers Supplement to Greenhouse Canada

2 LUSCIOUS BERRY BLEND Lantana camara 'LAN 876 USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBELLS Lemon Slice 'USCAL50M' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERTUNIA Watermelon Charm USTUN4760 USPPAF CanPBRAF Suggested combinations featuring Superbells Doubles HER MAJESTY SUPERBELLS Double Ruby DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid SNOWSTORM GIANT SNOWFLAKE Sutera cordata GARDEN GRACE SUPERBELLS Double Rose SUPERBELLS Lemon Slice DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid LILAC LANE SUPERBELLS Double Lavender LUCIA Lavender Blush Lobelia hybrid SUPERTUNIA Mini Blue Veined GENTLE ARTISTRY CATCH A SUNBEAM DOUBLEYOUR PLEASURE SUPERBELLS Double Plum DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid SUPERBENA Royale Chambray Verbena hybrid SUPERBELLS Double Rose SNOWSTORM GIANT SNOWFLAKE Sutera cordata SUPERBENA Pink Parfait Verbena hybrid SUPERBELLS Double Plum LUCIA Lavender Blush Lobelia hybrid DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid

3 What Will Consumers Want in 0? Velvet Skies and New Introductions from Proven Winners Consumers, growers, and retailers chose Velvet Skies as the Proven Winners national combination for 0. In fact, of the six combinations presented to the public and the industry for online voting, Velvet Skies was the overwhelming favourite. With that kind of endorsement as well as extensive media exposure in print and on radio, Velvet Skies is sure to be in big demand for the coming season. Plus, as the first national combination to feature a first-year introduction, Blushing Princess Lobularia, Velvet Skies will be a real attention-getter. And this beautiful trio of plants won t be the only combination must-have for 0. For the first time, we are introducing our newest varieties in combinations, not just monos. Now, not only will you have beautiful new plants to produce for consumers, you'll also have proven combination recipes that you can use for the first year of introduction, instead of trying to make your own determination of what plants work best together. That means more opportunities to capitalize on the excitement of new, innovative plants matched with established favourites. The following pages feature more than a dozen of these soon-to-be popular duos and trios. Be sure you re ready to take advantage of the sales and profits these new combinations will provide by ordering plenty of the Proven Winners plants shown here. Front cover and at right: Velvet Skies BLUSHING PRINCESS Lobularia hybrid '** USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERTUNIA Mini Silver ''PETWIBLV' USPP747 Can594 'Kakegawa S8 USPP887 Can09 4% The percentage of consumer votes received for Velvet Skies, making it the overwhelming favourite to be named our 0 national combination.

4 Royale Highness FROSTY KNIGHT Lobularia hybrid 'INLBUPRIPR' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBENA Royale Chambray Verbena hybrid 'AKIV57' USPPAF CanPBRAF Spice of Life DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid 'INNEUPHDIA' USPP7567 Can80 SUPERBELLS Sweet Tart 'CBRZ000' USPPAF CanPBRAF LUSCIOUS BERRY BLEND Lantana camara 'LAN 876 USPPAF CanPBRAF Mighty Fine GOLDILOCKS ROCKS Bidens hybrid 'BID 79' USPP7 CanPBRAF SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle 'USCALI47' USPP949 Can6 LUSCIOUS BERRY BLEND Lantana camara 'LAN 876 USPPAF CanPBRAF San Tropez SUPERBELLS Lemon Slice 'USCAL50M' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBELLS Yellow Chiffon 'USCALI40' USPP9480 Can6 LUSCIOUS BERRY BLEND Lantana camara 'LAN 876 USPPAF CanPBRAF

5 Blissful Beginning FLIRTATION Orange Diascia hybrid 'Dala Oran' USPP0905 WHIRLWIND White Improved Scaevola hybrid '**' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBENA Royale Peachy Keen Verbena hybrid VEAZ000' USPPAF Can7 Amore SUPERBELLS Miss Lilac 'USCAL8750' USPPAF CanPBRAF FLIRTATION Pink Diascia hybrid 'Indiaimpab' USPP0886 Can86 WHIRLWIND White Improved Scaevola hybrid '**' USPPAF CanPBRAF Sugar Cookie SUPERBELLS Lemon Slice 'USCAL50M' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBELLS White 'USCALI86' USPP974 Can60 Sweet Caroline Light Green Ipomoea batatas USPP508 Can975 Blessing in Disguise Sweet Caroline Raven Ipomoea batatas 'NCORNSP05SCPI' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERTUNIA PICASSO IN PINK 'USTUN4800' USPPAF CanPBRAF 4

6 Dreamboat SUPERBELLS Sweet Tart 'CBRZ000' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUNSATIA Lemon Nemesia hybrid 'INTRAIGOLDTWO' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERTUNIA Watermelon Charm USTUN4760 USPPAF CanPBRAF Southern Hospitality SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle 'USCALI47' USPP949 Can6 SUPERTUNIA Watermelon Charm USTUN4760 USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERBENA Royale Peachy Keen Verbena hybrid VEAZ000' USPPAF Can7 Heart's Desire SUPERTUNIA PICASSO IN PINK 'USTUN4800' USPPAF CanPBRAF WHIRLWIND White Improved Scaevola hybrid '**' USPPAF CanPBRAF SUPERTUNIA PICASSO IN PINK 'USTUN4800' USPPAF CanPBRAF 5

7 Top-Selling Hanging Basket Combinations Proven Winners has already created hanging basket tags for the combinations you see here, as well as many others. So plan your liner orders according to your own growing requirements, and leave the tags to us. All you have to do is let us know that you would rather have hanging basket tags instead of variety tags. Not only will these tags make your job easier, they ll also make your customers happier because they won t have to look for tags that may be buried beneath the plants when the basket is grown. ABOVE & BEYOND SUPERTUNIA Vista Bubblegum SUPERTUNIA Vista Fuchsia SUPERTUNIA Vista Silverberry EASY ON THE EYES SUPERTUNIA Mini Rose Veined SUPERTUNIA White SUPERBENA Burgundy Verbena hybrid GLORY DAYS DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid SUPERBENA Large Lilac Blue Verbena hybrid BERMUDA SKIES SUPERBELLS Yellow Chiffon LAGUNA Sky Blue Lobelia hybrid SUPERTUNIA Bermuda Beach FIRED UP! SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle GOLDILOCKS ROCKS Bidens hybrid TUKANA Scarlet Verbena hybrid HULA HOOPS SUPERTUNIA Mini Strawberry Pink Veined BABYLON Neon Rose Verbena hybrid SUPERBENA Pink Shades Verbena hybrid MEXICAN FIESTA SUPERBELLS Blue SUPERBELLS Red SUPERBELLS Yellow NEW ATTITUDE SUPERTUNIA Mini Strawberry Pink Veined LUCIA Dark Blue Lobelia hybrid SNOWSTORM GIANT SNOWFLAKE Sutera cordata 6 ROCK STAR LAGUNA White Lobelia hybrid SUPERTUNIA Raspberry Blast TUKANA Raspberry Verbena hybrid ROYAL PRINCESS SNOW PRINCESS Euphorbia hybrid SUPERBENA Dark Blue Verbena hybrid

8 CALYPSO SUPERTUNIA Royal Magenta SUPERTUNIA White SUPERBENA Dark Blue Verbena hybrid CLASS ACT SUPERBELLS Yellow Chiffon LUCIA Dark Blue Lobelia hybrid BABYLON Deep Pink Verbena hybrid CONFETTI SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle LAGUNA White Lobelia hybrid SUPERBENA Purple Verbena hybrid FIREWORKS FRUIT FUSION GENEVA TERRACE LAGUNA White Lobelia hybrid TUKANA Scarlet Verbena hybrid SUPERBELLS Plum SUPERBELLS Yellow Chiffon SNOWSTORM GIANT SNOWFLAKE Sutera cordata SUPERTUNIA Bordeaux SUPERBENA Large Lilac Blue Verbena hybrid INSPIRATIONAL COLOR ISLAND LUAU LIVELY IN LAVENDER SUPERTUNIA Royal Magenta SUPERTUNIA White LUCIA Dark Blue Lobelia hybrid SUPERTUNIA Bermuda Beach SUPERTUNIA Citrus SUPERTUNIA Mini Blue Veined SUPERBENA Large Lilac Blue Verbena hybrid PRAIRIE FIRE RAINBOW SHERBET ROBINS AND RAINBOWS ILLUSION Garnet Lace Ipomoea batatas SUPERTUNIA Red SUPERBENA Royale Peachy Keen Verbena hybrid SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle SUPERBELLS Pink SUPERBELLS Yellow SUPERTUNIA Raspberry Blast SUPERTUNIA Royal Magenta SNOWSTORM GIANT SNOWFLAKE Sutera cordata SANTA BELLE TROPICAL PARADISE WEDDING SONG SUPERBELLS Yellow LUCIA Dark Blue Lobelia hybrid TUKANA Scarlet Star Verbena hybrid SUPERBELLS Dreamsicle SUPERBELLS Scarlet SUPERBELLS Yellow SNOW PRINCESS Lobularia hybrid SUPERTUNIA White TUKANA White Verbena hybrid 7

9 Canadian Proven Winners /Proven Selections Plant Suppliers Dentoom s Greenhouses (40) sales@dentooms.com Nordic Nurseries (604) info@nordicplants.com (905) info@sobkowich.com Sobkowich Greenhouse 8

10 8-count 4.50 Classic Self-Symetricize Containers and Display Tray (9 7 /6" x 0") -count.0 GL Royale Containers and Display Tray (0" x 6 5 /8") 8-count 4.5 Grande Self-Symetricize Containers and Display Tray (7 7 /8" x 9") 6-count 6.50 Containers and Display Tray (9 /6" x /4") 9

11 How to create your own custom tag How it s done Contact your customer service representative at the Proven Winners propagator of your choice. They will get the information needed to set up the tag, including the name of the combination and the ingredients list. This information is then communicated by your Proven Winners propagator to the tag company, and the tags are ordered and then sent to you by the propagation company. Quantities? Can be ordered in 0 or 008 per combo. Minimum run size is a total of 60 for the 0 increment and 6,8 for the 008 increment. These runs can be put on press as needed. Your order may be able to be combined with those of other companies to meet the run minimum. Your Proven Winners propagator representative will work with you to fulfill run requirements. Limitations (# of plants)? No more than 5 varieties can be shown on the tag, but we can list 6. Bundled? They come in bundles of. UPC? A barcode can be added if you provide one. Price can also be added if you provide one. There will also be three scheduled tag runs: Run One New Combos must be in by: Week of Nov. 5th Orders in by: Week of Dec. rd Ship by: Week of Dec. 7th Run Two New Combos must be in by: Week of Dec. 7th Orders in by: Week of Jan. 4th Ship by: Week of Jan. 8th Run Three New Combos must be in by: Week of Feb. 4th Orders in by: Week of Mar. 4th Ship by: Week of Mar. 8th If new varieties are submitted after in-by date, they will be held until the following run. East Elm Street, Suite D Sycamore, Illinois 6078 Toll-free: Fax: Proven Winners All rights reserved.