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1 220 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA USA (310) / FAX (310) info@green-fuse.com

2 CATALOG FIRST LOOK Welcome to the 2018/2019 Green Fuse Botanicals catalog. Green Fuse Botanicals collaborates with independent plant breeders from around the world to bring the most innovative plant varieties to our customers. Our goal is to deliver easy to grow genetics that exhibit superior performance throughout their life-cycle; from the moment the commercial grower receives our plants, to the gardening satisfaction of their customers. Green Fuse Botanicals products are available are available from a variety of distributors world-wide. We welcome new ideas. Green Fuse Botanicals operates Calico Genetics which provides services internally and to our breeder partners. Calico Genetics works closely with breeders to assist them in realizing their goals though the product development process. Optimum Annuals Anigozanthos JoeJoe 2 Anigozanthos Kanga 2 Anigozanthos Big Roo 3 Anigozanthos Jump 3 Bidens Doubloon 5 Calibrachoa Cruze Control 6-7 Cordyline Electrics 8 Euphorbia (chamaesyce) Crystal 8 Fuchsia Windchimes Basket 9 Fuchsia Windchimes Upright 10 Ipomoea Sweet Georgia 11 Lobelia Oceanis 11 Nemesia Momento 12 Lobularia Marineland 12 Petunia Blanket 13 Petunia Good & Plenty 14 Petunia QT 15 Purslane Hot Shot 16 Rudbeckia Rising Sun 16 Salvia Cathedral 17 Scaevola Scampi 17 Salvia splendens Grandstand 18 Sutera Betty 18 Verbena Vivid 19 Annual Compatibles Gentiana Gracious Me Blue Cleome Clementine Blush The Green Fuse Botanicals First Look program is designed to give you the opportunity to trial varieties in the breeding program. All of these introductions will be available in commercial quantities in the following growing season. Cleome Clementine Pink Gentiana Gracious Me Pink Cleome Clementine Violet First Look The First Light Perennial program contains first year flowering varieties that require no cold treatment (vernalization) to flower and are consistently the earliest to initiate blooms among all perennials. The goal of First Light Perennials is to offer perennials that can be programmed to flower as you would annual selections. This will remove many weeks of crop time allowing for additional rotations. Lifestyle Plants is our selection of plants designed for the changing life-style needs of our customers. Lifestyle Plants can be grown for outdoor seasonal color or as indoor house plants. There are no boundaries to where we can bring color into our lives! The breeding goal of the Green Fuse Botanicals Optimum Annuals program is to deliver uniformity within each series for ease of production. Extremely early to flower, Optimum annuals will be ready to hit the market in full color regardless of geography. The Equinox plant brand of perennials will not require vernalization but will still have a photoperiodic response. The genus within this collection have defining attributes that set them apart from the competition. As with all Green Fuse perennials, the goal of Equinox is to allow ease of scheduling. Lifestyle Plants Begonia Rex Dibs 4 Begonia Shadow King 5 Echeveria Coral Reef 36 Streptocarpus Ladyslippers 36 Equinox Plants Lavender Paris 28 Monarda Marje 31 Perovskia Caspian Blue 32 Trifolium 4 Luck 33 First Light Perennials Agastache Sunrise 23 Buddleja Leah 24 Delosperma Delmara 24 Dianthus Constant Cadence 25 Dianthus Constant Beauty 26 Dianthus Constant Promise 26 Gaillardia Lunar 27 Guara Bantam 27 Lavender Madrid Lavish 28 Lavender New Madrid 28 Lavender Madrid Magnum 28 Leucanthemum Angel Daisy 29 Leucanthemum Darling Daisy 29 Leucanthemum Mountain 29 Leucanthemum Double Angel 29 Lupine Staircase 30 Scabiosa Giga 31 Salvia nemorosa Swifty 32 Veronica Vernique 33 Perennial Compatibles Plectranthus Lion Pink Leucanthemum Betsy Leucanthemum Darling Daisy Supreme Plectranthus Lion Blue Lavender Madrid Lavish Purple 1 Dianthus Constant Cadence Pink Peppermint Agastache Sunrise Salmon Pink Lavender Madrid Lavish

3 Anigozanthos JoeJoe Orange Big Roo Jump Kanga JoeJoe Anigozanthos Anigozanthos Kanga Anigozanthos Kanga and JoeJoe are great in containers where they showcase a more compact habit than Jump or Big Roos. They will finish quickly, easily allowing multiple turns in a season. Finished height for Kanga is 17 to 20 and JoeJoe is 12 to 15. Anigozanthos Jump Anigozanthos Jump and Big Roo are excellent in landscapes and for large containers. These two series are larger growing plants with excellent disease resistance and drought tolerance. Hummingbirds find the brightly colored tubular flowers of these Anigozanthos irresistible. Finished height for Jump, 24 to 36 and Big Roo is 48 to 60. Burgundy NEW Cherry Pink Anigozanthos Big Roo Orange 2 3

4 Begonia Begonia Rex Dibs Begonia Dibs are spectacular! Naturally large and fast growing, the Dibs have bright colored leaves in interesting shapes and patterns. The strong vigor of the Dibs series allows anyone to be a rex begonia grower. Expect fast crop times and strong sales. Finished height will be 12 to 18. Begonia Shadow King The Green Fuse Shadow King series have smaller leaves and are heavily branched making them the perfect fit for smaller containers. They are uniform within the series to ensure predictable scheduling and shipping The large, textural color selection will enhance any retail bench. Finished height will be 8 to 12. Bred by Koppe. Plants protected under USPP 24,717; USPP24,738; USPP23,468; USPP27,483 and USPPAF Begonia Black Cherry Strawberry Sherbet Pink Rothko Moonlight Strawberry Chocolate GFNew SERIES Rose Frost Cherry Mint Lava Spearmint Tuxedo Butterscotch Cool Winter Green Bidens Doubloon TM Doubloon puts on a show of gold in the garden that lasts the entire summer. Doubloons compact size allows for perfect containers without the need for growth regulators. Their large yellow flowers are a perfect highlight for mixed planters. Finished height is 4 to 6. Doubloon TM 4 Cherry Mint 5

5 Dark Blue Orange Delicious Calibrachoa Blue Pink Violet NEW Delicious Calibrachoa Cruze Control Calibrachoa Cruze Control series boast enormous flowers and a more controlled habit than other Calibrachoa. Plants have shorter internodes producing more branching for a beautifully full container. Cruze Control are among the earliest of all to flower, so they are perfect for any part of the world. Mature height is 6 to 10. Orange Rose Delicious NEW Lemon NEW Giant Rose Pink Delicious Grape Delicious 6 7

6 Star Cordyline Pink Fuchsia Pink Lilac Dark Eyes Euphorbia Flash Cordyline Electric TM The Cordyline Electric are unique not only for their striking colors, but also for their fountainlike form. Their intense coloring has proven retail sell through performance. Extremely well branched for easy container fill and can reach a garden height of 4 feet. Euphorbia Crystal TM Euphorbia Crystal flowers non-stop and is a great impact plant with its sparkling white blossoms. Their incredible branching structure produces near perfect small pots. This Euphorbia is the perfect drought and heat tolerant component plant for mixed containers and hanging baskets. Mature height is 8 to 12. / Fuchsia Windchimes Basket The Windchimes Baskets flower under short days and continue to perform as high summer temperatures approach. They are perfect for all sizes of baskets and great for mixed containers, too. Their tight internode structure equates to higher density production and shipping. Huge flowers are reminiscent of older style fuchsia, but still deliver the uniformity of new breeding. Finishing height is 8 to 14. Neon / Rose / Purple NEW Double Dark Eyes NEW Double Pink / Lilac 8 9

7 Fuchsia Ipomoea Sweet Georgia Ipomoea Sweet Georgia is a high quality, freely-branched series with a uniformly compact habit and proven performance. Their combination friendly habit extends their use easily into mixed containers. The Sweet Georgia includes selections with both palmate and heart shaped leaf forms, as well as the variegated Bullfrog. Mature height is 4 to 6. Bullfrog Ipomoea Fuchsia Windchimes Upright The Windchimes Upright are sturdy enough to hold their upright habit while loaded with massive blooms; making them perfect for pot crops and combinations. They will flower in short days for extremely early spring sales. Finished height is 10 to 16. Lilac / Rose / Heart Purple Heart Heart Light Green Light Green Bronze Deep Purple NEW Pink / Lilac / Rose / Purple Lobelia Oceanis Lobelia Oceanis is a heat tolerant series with exciting, break-through colors like our Lavender and Pink. All four Oceanis varieties flower so heavily that they create sensational mixed baskets and can also be used in containers and landscapes as featured, stand-alone plants. Mature height is 4 to 7. Lobelia Lavender Shine Neon / Blue Pink 10 11

8 Lobularia Lobularia Marineland Marineland varieties will take the spring chill and the summer heat and flower abundantly, from top to bottom. Their well behaved habit makes them perfect for season long combinations. The introduction of Frosty Lavender combines both bright foliage contrast and deep flower highlights. Finished height is 3 to 5. Lemon Glow Petunia Midnight Velvet NEW Pink Blue Star Rose Purple Lavender Nemesia Burgundy Frost NEW Frosty Lavender Nemesia Momento Momento are compact, making them ideal for 4 or quart production. Customers love the sweet fragrance of Momento, growers love their ability to initiate flowers under higher night temperatures. Expect early spring flowers with great performance into the summer. Mature height is 6 to 8. NEW Zinfandel Violet Double Zinfandel Rose Star Double Rose Petunia Blanket Every garden bed needs a Blanket Petunia to keep it covered with beautiful colors through the most extreme summer conditions. Blanket Petunias are also great in containers that grow to dramatic proportions throughout summer. The ideal quick crop petunia to allow multiple turns within the season. Their miliflora flowers require near zero maintenance for the consumer, even the doubles are excellent at self-cleaning. Plants will reach 6 to 8 in height with an impressive 36 spread. Double Chardonnay Double Midnight Velvet Double 12 13

9 Petunia Petunia Good & Plenty Good & Plenty varieties flower early, even when grown in the shortest of days. But what really makes Good & Plenty a must grow choice for growers is their near perfect habit. Plants wrap containers in bouquets of flowers. Garden height is 8 to 12. Purple Splash Pink Ice NEW Blue Petunia Orange Salmon Cherry NEW Pink Star Nightlife NEW Mahogany Blue Ice Blue Purple Rose Purple Skirt Strawberry Flash Petunia QT Petunia QT can hold their tight, uniform habit for weeks without excessive use of growth regulating chemicals. This gives QT s a longer selling window, so growers have more flexibility when plants must ship to customers and how they hold on retail shelves. Consumers will love their proven landscape performance. A truly versatile petunia series. Mature height is 8 to 11. NEW Grape Ice NEW Blue Star Peach Flamingo Grape Ice 14 15

10 Purslane Purslane Hot Shot Hot Shot are very early and have eye catching, large flowers. Their strong self branching habit eliminates multiple pinches to create full baskets. Rose Flambeau is a must grow in your Purslane assortment with its variegated foliage and bright pink flowers it looks outstanding alone or in a combination. Mature height is 4 to 6. Shining Sea Salvia Cathedral Salvia Cathedral is a true outdoor performer for all regions, including hot and humid environments. The series is early to flower with a wide range of colors. Their consistently uniform habit throughout the series allows row run shipping. Also perfect for multicolored mixed containers. Garden height is 12 to 16. Deep Blue Salvia Rose Flambeau Purple Sky Blue Lavender Rose Fuchsia Orange Pink Grapefruit NEW Tangerine Glow NEW Blue Bi-Color Rudbeckia GFNew SERIES Rudbeckia Rising Sun Chestnut Gold A remarkable breeding breakthrough delivers Rising Sun Chestnut Gold. A completely day-length neutral hirta, this rudbeckia can hit the market in full bloom anytime of year. The flowers are 5 to 6 across and one plant can easily produce twenty five blooms at a time. Height is 24 to 30. Zone 7. Scaevola Scampi Scaevola Scampi have large flowers and short internodes that will maintain a tidy plant habit for months. The well-matched Scampi series can be planted together or with other genus to created beautiful, long lived containers. Finished height is 6 to 10. Pink Blue Scaevola 16 17

11 Salvia Brilliant Rose NEW Blue Delicious NEW Verbena -Pink Lipstick Lavender Salvia splendens Grandstand TM Grandstand are real show-offs when it comes to color. Grandstand flower continuously until the first frost of fall. The multiple spikes of flowers display masses of color on compact plant frames. Grandstand are perfect for both landscapes and containers. Garden height is 15 to 20. NEW Swirl -Lavender Deep Blue Salmon NEW Cherry Delicious NEW Rose Deep Purple Sutera Blue Bicolor Purple Sutera (Bacopa) Betty Sutera (Bacopa) Betty are best known for their incredible heat performance that has been showcased in trials across North America. Their extra large flowers completely cover the plant all season. Mature height is 6 to 8 with a 10 to 12 spread. Verbena Vivid Verbena Vivid have proven to be Powdery Mildew resistant after years of spring and summer trials in all areas of the country. Their wide color range makes Vivid perfect for a complete Verbena program. Garden height is 5 to 8. Peach NEW Dark Blue NEW Pink (Lower Left) NEW Purple Delicious 18 19

12 Compatibles - Annuals Cruze Control Arizona Sky // Delicious NEW Cruze Control Pinata Grape Delicious/Orange/ Cruze The Green Fuse Botanicals multiple variety mixes are not only striking in appearance but are appropriately named Compatibles for their perfectly balanced performance. Compatibles also feature a carefully selected color palette to complement any environment. The new Patio Collection brings predictable performance for patio containers. Control Hawaiian Luau Blue// Cruze Control Key West Shore Blue//Violet NEW Patio Paradise Cathedral Deep Blue/ G&P Flamingo/ Cruze Control Grape Delicious 4th of July G&P / Cruze Control / Lobelia Oceanis Blue Bubbilicious Mix G&P Flamingo/ QT Cherry/ Vivid Brilliant Rose Ferriswheel Cruze Control Pink Delicious/ G&P Night Life/ Vivid Peach Compatibles - Annuals Cruze Control Malibu Sunset Pink Delicious//Violet Cruze Control Mountain Meadow /Blue/Violet Blanket Lazy Days Purple/Violet/ Blanket Midnight Stargazing Rose Star//Zinfandel Flamenco QT / Cruze Control / Lobelia Oceanis Shine Fireworks Cruze Control Violet/ Betty / Vivid Peach Blanket Sidewalk Chalk Rose/Zinfandel/ Blanket Summer Sizzler Lemon Glow/Midnight Velvet/Rose Blanket Marti Gras Midnight Velvet Double/ Rose Double/ Double Good & Plenty Monarch / NEW Fruit Swirl QT Cherry/ Cruze Control / Vivid Swirl -Lavender NEW Summer Snow Cruze Control Dark Blue/ Cruze Control Orange/ Marineland Good & Plenty Summer Camp /Blue Flipflop Doubloon TM / G&P / Betty Grape Frost G&P Grape Ice/ Petunia QT / Lobelia Oceanis Shine Good & Plenty Firefly /Nightlife 20 Good & Plenty Honeybee Peach/Blue Ice Scampi Barbi Mix /Pink/Blue 21

13 Compatibles - Annuals Roman Candle Cruze Control / G&P / Vivid Peach Monet G&P Pink Star Cruze Control / Lobelia Oceanis Pink MoonShadow Cruze Control Blue/ G&P / Vivid Sandy Beach Doubloon TM / Cruze Control Violet/ G&P Peach Snowcone Cruze Control / G&P / Vivid Deep Blue Strawberry Shortcake G&P Flamingo/ Cruze Control / Lobelia Oceanis Pink GFNew SERIES Orange Agastache Sunrise Sunrise Agastache flower continuously from early spring until autumn frost. This all new series was bred for color intensity and strong branching. Sunrise offer great heat and drought tolerance. Perfect in both perennial and annual mixed containers. A must have for all perennial programs. Garden height is 18 to 24. Zone 5 Blue Violet Agastache NEW Patio Popper Cathedral Deep Blue/ QT Orange/ Cruze Control Delicious Tiki Torch Cruze Control / G&P / Vivid Peach Water Balloon Doubloon TM / Cruze Control Violet/ G&P 22 23

14 Dianthus Cadence Dianthus Constant Cadence are another easy to program First Light Perennials from Green Fuse. This uniform series of fully double flowers deliver a pot carnation look with landscape vigor. Garden height is 6 to 8. Zone 4 Buddleja GFNew SERIES Blue Dianthus Buddleja Leah Extremely quick to flower, the Leah series maintains heavy branching on a stout plant making it perfect for high density production. Both the blue and white will bloom continuously through the growing months making it perfect for sales any season. Height is 20 to 24. Zone 5. NEW Milk Cherry Cherry Salmon Delosperma Delosperma Delmara Large, bright flowers are the highlight of this mounding delopserma. The Delmara series produces an abundance of blooms all over the plant body, not just the outer tips. This ice plant series has performed in not only dry deserts, but also the most humid of climates. Spread is 18 to 24. Zone 4 Orange Pink Raspberry NEW Peach Milk NEW GFNew SERIES 24 25

15 Dianthus Gaillardia Moon NEW Honey Moon NEW Pink / Garnet NEW Dianthus Constant Beauty Constant Beauty flower constantly even in the warmest summer conditions. These beauties have double flowers and delightfully subtle fragrance. Strong landscape performance and full color range make these a standard for all dianthus programs. Garden height is 6 to 10. Zone 4 Gaillardia Lunar Gaillardia Lunar are sturdy garden performers even in the most arid of climates. Their massive flowers are early to bloom and sit tightly on top of their well-rounded habit. They are excellent in our Perennial Compatibles mixes. Garden height is 6 to 10. Zone 5 NEW Crimson Picotee NEW Pink GFNew SERIES Dianthus Constant Promise This series of a D. chinensis x D. barbados is landscape and zone hardy. It promises to bring season long color on extra large blooms that sit neatly on top of the foliage. Like all Green Fuse Botanicals dianthus, it s neutrality and zero vernalization requirements make scheduling a snap. Garden Height is 10 to 12. Zone 4 Strawberry Gaura Bantam Gaura Bantam have compact flower stems and mounded plant shape. Bantam will flower easily under short days, hitting the early spring market. Garden height is 10 to 14. Zone 5 NEW Pink Gaura Raspberry 26 27

16 Lavender Madrid Lavish Lavish Pink is our first cultivar in this break-through breeding. Lavish have compound flower heads that produce ridiculous amounts of beautiful bracts. Among the earliest of all lavender to flower, Lavish are sure to make a strong retail statement. Garden height is 12 to 18. Zone 7. Utility Patent No. ius9,301,463b1 NEW Pink New Madrid New Madrid series has been improved with selection for earliness to flower and plant uniformity across the series. The New Madrid have larger flowers and larger bracts. Garden height is 12 to 18. Zone 7 Leucanthemum Mountain Mountain is early to flower. Mountain boasts large blooms on stout plants and can be programmed to flower for retail sales from early spring to well into fall. Ideal for larger container, Mountain is the flagship of the Green Fuse Botanicals Leucanthemum program. Garden height is 18 to 24. Zone 4 Angel Daisy Mountain Leucanthemum Angel Daisy Angel Daisy is so early to flower, it makes production planning a snap. Angel Daisy has anemone flowers that transitions to pure white. Excellent for containers or as a mixed element. Garden height is 8 to 12. Zone 4 Leucanthemum Leucanthemum Double Angel Daisy The newest addition to the Green Fuse Botanicals Leucanthemum, Double Angel Daisy delivers a completely double shasta bloom. This compact selection delivers strong basal branching making it nearly a groundcover type of shasta daisy. Height is 6 to 10. Zone 4. Rose Purple Blue NEW Double Angel Daisy NEW Blue Madrid Magnum Purple Madrid Magnum Purple is a larger growing Lavender stoechas, ideal for 2 gallon production. The Madrid Magnum flowers produce an abundance of colorful bracts, resulting in a stunning display. Garden height is 15 to 20. Zone 7 Leucanthemum Darling Daisy Leucanthemum Darling Daisy has a short stature and a small, pure white daisy flower. Darling Daisy are continuous flowering, so they are easy to finish for early sales. Perfect for quarts and gallon containers. Garden height is 6 to 8. Zone 6 Magnum Purple Paris Blue Lavender Paris Blue has a naturally compact habit making it ideal for gallon production. The strong basal branching produces more shoots, for unparallel season long color compared to all other Dentata. Garden height Zone 7 Darling Daisy 28 29

17 Pink Lupine Lupine Staircase The Lupine Staircase Series is the pure definition of First Light perennials. They are able to flower under any daylength without the need for vernalization. Let the growing temperature dictate your finish date, not the plant requirements. They will also continue to produce impressive flower displays until the heat of summer. Once the night time temperatures cool, the Staircase series will reinitiate their attention-grabbing blooms. This also allows for a fantastic new fall crop. Garden height is 18 to 24. Zone 3 Monarda Marje While the Marje series does require long days, but it does not need vernalization. This compact plant series has strong branching, producing an enormous amount of large flowers. It is also highly resistant to mildew after blooming. Height is 12 to 15. Zone 4. GF New SERIES Monarda Rose / Purple Rose NEW Blue Orange Sky Blue Scabiosa Giga Scabiosa Giga Blue showcases exceptionally large flowers with excellent garden performance. Giga Silver may have more traditional sized scabiosa flowers, but in a very untraditional quantity. Both are early to flower. These larger framed plants fill containers quickly and can be programmed to meet a spring through summer sales schedule. Garden height is 16 to 20. Zone 4 Blue Scabiosa NEW Dark Blue / NEW Silver 31

18 Green Salvia Coco Mint Trifolium Violet Blue Salvia Swifty Salvia nemorosa Swifty is early flowering and delivers more flower spikes on a compact plant frame. Garden performance is absolutely outstanding as they resist foliage stretch after the first flower set. Garden height is 8 to 12. Zone 3. Trifolium 4 Luck Trifolium 4 Luck are exceptional component plants for annual or perennial mix containers. Their landscape performance is fantastic as a border or a perennial groundcover. The multicolored plants will form a tight, mounded canopy that is both heat and cold tolerant. 4 Luck have been bred to develop four leaves per petiole for enhanced grower luck. Finished height is 2 to 4. Zone 4 Green Glow NEW Stripes Pervoskia Deep Rose Perovskia Caspian TM Blue Caspian Blue is a compact form of Perovskia reaching a garden height of 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm). This variety has large tubular flowers for increased color in the landscape. Caspian Blue is more columnar in its growth habit, reducing the tendency for lodging. Zone 4. Dark Blue Veronica Vernique The Veronica Vernique is first year flowering and can be scheduled to finish from early spring through fall. Vernique are a uniform, compact series of plants and with six colors, creates endless gardening and mixed container possibilities. The Vernique series is a must have for both annual and perennial growers. Garden height is 10 to 14. Zone 4 Shining Sea Pink Veronica Blue Rose 32 33

19 Compatibles - Perennials First Light Perennial Compatibles First Light Perennial Compatibles can be scheduled and finished just like annual mixes. No more worrying about forcing varieties out of season or planning for special cold requirements. The First Light Perennial Compatibles are completely programmable, since all our components flower at the same time. NEW Hot Tamale Peach Cobbler Skipping Rocks Compatibles - Perennials NEW Painter s Pallet NEW Season s Nectar Pretty In Pink Bottle Rocket Stars & Stripes NEW Summer Crisp NEW Rising Moon NEW Berry Bowl Butterfly Alert Sails NEW Cherry Blues 34 35

20 Chocolate Echeveria Echeveria Coral Reef A truly fantastic Lifestyle Plant that is just as happy indoors as out. The Coral Reef series features strongly pronounced ruffled foliage producing awesome texture for bowls and combinations. Height is 2 to 6. Aqua Blue Ice Strawberry Ice Grape Ice Blue Eye Streptocarpus Streptocarpus Ladyslippers Ladyslippers, a Green Fuse Lifestyle Plant, will perform with a burst of continuous blooms indoors near a window or in shady areas out of doors. An ideal mixed shade container could include Ladyslippers with other components such as Shadow King Begonia, Fuchsia Windchimes and other shade tolerant plants. Finished height is 6 to 10. Deep Blue Vein Pink Cap Scarlet Ice Blue Center 36 Dianthus Constant Cadence Milk Cherry