SPIRIT Cleome hassleriana This series offers a variety of colors in a traditional Cleome, also called a Spider Flower. The leaves have a silvery cast, and the delicate, feathery flowers add grace to the space. It is an outstanding series for garden performance with fantastic colour from spring all through summer. A wonderful landscape plant in dry conditions. Growing Tips for SPIRIT Needs 300 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Take care not to overwater. Pinch once, two weeks after liner planting. A second pinch may be necessary for large containers. PGRs should not be necessary. Spirit, Señorita Rosalita, and Señorita Blanca should NOT have oedema problems. Cleome Comparison AWARD WINNERS SPIRIT Appleblossom Cleome hassleriana with SUPERTUNIA Vista Bubblegum Petunia hybrid, ANGLEFACE White Angelonia hybrid, and COLORBLAZE Dipt in Wine Solenostemon scutellarioides Variety Deadheading Flower Flower Seed/ Foliage Oedema Plant or Series Needed? Colour Size Foliage Stems Sterile Odor Stickiness Resistant? Height Señorita Rosalita No Deep lavender pink Medium Rich green, Thornless Sterile Scentless Clean Yes 24-48" and Señorita Blanca White with pale medium size foliage lavender blush Spirit Yes White, pink, Large Light green, Thorned Seed Odor Sticky Yes 24-48" series lavender, purple, large produced foliage deep pink Señorita Rosalita and Señorita Blanca Advantages: Lush green foliage, ever-blooming with great heat and humidity tolerance as well as improved tolerance of cooler conditions. Spirit Advantages: Huge masses of spider-like blooms, great for spring and early summer flowering. Very statuesque in the garden. 24-48" Additional Culture Information for SPIRIT 5.8-6.2 / 1.0-2.0 50-60º outdoors Dry to Moderate Mid-Spring through Summer Finish. Finish Times in Weeks: For 4-5, 5-6; for 6 /gallon, 6-8; for 8, 8-10; for 10-12, 10-12 Do not finish outside SPIRIT Cleome 33 Awards Including: Leader of the Pack, North Carolina State; Gardeners Choice, National Arborteum; Top Performer, Michigan State SPIRIT Appleblossom Cleome hassleriana SPIRIT Frost Cleome hassleriana SPIRIT Violeta Cleome hassleriana Robspifro USPP15994 Robspivio USPP15969 Robspiapp USPP15970 How We Help You Boost Sales Branded Containers Proven Winners tags definitely catch the consumer s eye, but the very best way to make the most sales of Proven Winners plants is to use our branded container. Independent research from StandPoint Market Research proves it. Visit our website for the full results of this important study. Good: Proven Winners plants in unbranded containers Better: Proven Winners container with tag + Best: Proven Winners in branded containers with POP Take Action: Today s gardener is looking for more ideas and validation that they are purchasing the right items. POP and packaging can greatly aid in these efforts. Be sure to order your materials 2 months prior to the season. 50 51
NEW SEñoRITa BLaNCa and SEñoRITa RoSaLITa Cleome hybrids 24-48" SEÑORITA BLANCA INCLESNABL USPPAF CanPBRAF Cleome hybrid Señorita Blanca has the same exceptional habit and performance of its cousin, Señorita Rosalita, but with lovely white blooms with a pale lavender blush. A great landscape performer, this beauty has excellent heat and humidity tolerance and flowers all season from last frost to first frost. A sterile variety, so no seed set and no cycling out of flower. Best in 1.0 Royale, 14" uprights, and larger containers. New this year. SEÑORITA ROSALITA Inncleosr USPP19733 Can3290 Cleome hybrid Lavish dark green foliage creates a dramatic backdrop for the vivid pink blooms. Señorita Rosalita distinguishes itself with its dark foliage and large flowers. Plus, it has minimal oedema issues and is a vigorous grower. It has a strong upright habit and flowers from the ground up, overgrowing old flower spikes. This variety requires high fertility to keep foliage at its darkest. Best grown in 1.0 GL Royale and planted in the landscape. Growing Tips for SEÑORITA ROSALITA and SEÑORITA BLANCA Needs 300 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Take care not to overwater. Pinch once, two weeks after liner planting. A second pinch may be necessary for large containers. PGRs should not be necessary. These varieties should NOT have oedema problems. Additional Culture Information for SEÑORITA ROSALITA and SEÑORITA BLANCA 5.8-6.2 / 1.0-2.0 50-60º outdoors Dry to Moderate Mid-Spring through Summer Finish. Finish Times in Weeks: For 4-5, 5-6; for 6 /gallon, 6-8; for 8, 8-10; for 10-12, 10-12 Do not finish outside SENORITA BLANCA and SENORITA ROSALITA Cleome hybrids planted together. Growers need to choose a Proven Package when ordering Señorita Rosalita or Señorita Blanca. When you order Señorita Rosalita or Señorita Blanca liners, you must order the white Proven Winners branded container for each plant in one of the available sizes or when ordering Señorita Rosalita, you can choose a Señorita Rosalita specific, 4-colour 1.0 GL Royale container for each plant. Orders for liners placed without orders for containers will not ship.visit www.provenwinners.com for more information. SENORITA BLANCA Cleome hybrid SENORITA ROSALITA Cleome hybrid AWARD WINNER NEW SENORITA ROSALITA Cleome 72 Awards Including: Excellent Rating, Boerner Botanical Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Outstanding Rating, Disney Trials; Top Performer, Colorado State Proven Package Sizes: 4.50 Classic, 4.25 Grande, or 1.0 GL Royale Señorita Rosalita specific 1.0 GL Royale container SENORITA BLANCA Cleome hybrid SENORITA ROSALITA Cleome hybrid 52 53
FLIRTaTIoN and FLYING CoLoRS Diascia hybrids FLIRTATION 8-12" Flirtation Orange and Pink have been quick to become consumer and industry favorites because of their vibrant colour, sturdy, semi-trailing habit, and exceptional performance. With layers of flowers, Flirtation fills baskets and containers. FLYING COLORS Coral Diascia hybrid Diastis USPP13950 Can2055 FLIRTATION Orange Diascia hybrid Dala Orange US20905 FLIRTATION Pink Diascia hybrid Indiaimpab USPP20886 Can3863 FLYING COLORS Red Diascia hybrid Diastured Can2773 Growing Tips for FLIRTATION and FLYING COLORS AWARD WINNERS FLYING COLORS Diascia 68 Awards Including: Excellent Rating, Boerner Botanical Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Top Performer, Ohio State; Excellent Rating, Massachusetts Horticultural Society FLIRTATION Diascia 28 Awards Including: Excellent Rating, Boerner Botanical Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Outstanding Rating, Disney Trials; Top Performer, Michigan State Compatible to grow with: Nemesias Symphony Babylon Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant. Grow cool with good air circulation once established. Requires high light in production. Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Darker, smaller foliage varieties like Flying Colors Trailing Antique Rose and Flying Colors Red have greater heat tolerance. Be careful to not overwater and use a well-drained media. FLYING COLORS Finish Times in Weeks: Early-blooming varieties with large flowers in a range of brilliant colors and a sturdy, compact habit, Flying Colors varieties have everything you could want in a combo, hanging basket, or window box plant. 5.8-6.2 /.6 -.9 55-65º 40-50º outdoors Moderate to Moist Early Spring through Fall Finish. For 4-5, 4-6; for 6 /gallon, 5-7; for 8, 7-9; for 10-12, 10-12 Second to go outside For pots 6 and smaller, pinch at transplanting only. For hanging baskets and pots larger than 6, soft pinch at planting and trim around pot just prior to hanging. 3-10 ppm Sumagic is effective. Winter flowering occurs in Sunbelt states. 54 Additional Culture Information for FLIRTATION and FLYING COLORS 8-12" FLYING COLORS Trailing Antique Rose Diascia hybrid Diastu USPP13949 Can2056 55
DIaMoND FRoST Euphorbia hybrid 10-14" A True Original The buzz about Diamond Frost continues years after its introduction. That's because everything about this near-perfect variety makes it a winner from its exceptional heat and drought tolerance to its nonstop clouds of airy white blooms. Diamond Frost is an exceptionally versatile plant because of its texture, colour, and performance. It lights up the landscape when planted in mass, creates stunning containers all on its own, or provides just the right accent when combined with one, two, three, or more other Proven Winners varieties. Growing Tips for DIAMOND FROST High light is required in production. Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Preventive fungicides are recommended at transplant. Warm and slightly dry conditions after transplanting speeds root-in and growth. Can have an adverse reaction to shipping in a box, but even plants that look bad will rebound in a short time. Severe dry down can cause foliage to drop; however, the plant will recover. Benefits from a light shearing 2-3 weeks after transplanting. Gem Dandy DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid with ROCKAPULCO Coral Reef Impatiens walleriana Additional Culture Information for DIAMOND FROST Finish Times in Weeks: 5.8-6.2 /.6 -.9 50-60º outdoors Moderate to Moist Early Spring through Summer Finish. For 4-5, 4-6; for 6 /gallon, 5-7; for 8, 7-9; for 10-12, 10-12 Do not finish outside Top 5 Top O the Morning DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid with SUPERTUNIA Mini Blue Veined Petunia hybrid No pinch necessary, but plants can be pinched to shape. Winter flowering occurs in Sunbelt states. Very sensitive to Florel. AWARD WINNER DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia 146 Awards Including: Rising Star, Dallas Arboretum; Best of the Best, University of Georgia; Superior Rating, Colorado State; Top Performer, Ohio State DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid INNEUPHDIA USPP17567 Can2830 April Showers DIAMOND FROST Containers and POP Items Create Strong Retail Impact Compatible to grow with: Superbells Rockapulco Supertunia Superbena 18"x18" Sign 56 DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia hybrid with Opal INNOCENCE Nemesia fruticans hybrid Since Diamond Frost tags will match the look of the 4-colour 1.0 GL Royale container, we recommend that growers purchase the special Diamond Frost container option for the greatest retail impact. 57
Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrids 'Imprefant' USPP16908 Can2725 Efanthia Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid 10-14" Zones 6-9 This beauty has brilliant chartreuse flower spikes in spring and smooth, evergreen foliage that gradually develops maroon and scarlet edges as the weather cools. Efanthia also has a bushy, compact habit and non-drooping, non-curling leaves. 'Inneuphhel' USPP17555 Can2829 Helena s Blush Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid 10-14" Zones 6-9 A variegated form of Efanthia, Helena s Blush is a colorful, eye-catching addition to beds and containers. The vivid chartreuse and white flowers are especially attractive and contrast well with lush, green and cream variegated foliage that has pink undersides. AWARD WINNERS Efanthia Euphorbia 3 Awards Including: Classic City Awards, University of Georgia Helena s Blush Euphorbia 4 Awards Including: Best of Breed, North Carolina State Growing Tips for Efanthia and Helena s Blush Winter vernalization is a plus, if possible. Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. High light is required in production. Watch these plants for spider mites. Finished spring plants can be moved outside to take advantage of cool temperatures for holding purposes only. Additional Culture Information for Efanthia and Helena s Blush 5.8-6.2 /.6 -.9 60-70º 40-50º outdoors Moderate to Moist Early Spring through Fall Finish. Finish Times in Weeks: For 4-5, 6-8; for 6 /gallon, 8-10; for 8, 8-10; for 10-12, 10-12 First to go outside No pinch necessary, but plants can be pinched if desired. Florel is effective at increasing branching. Plants that are allowed to bulk up over the winter will flower in the spring of the first season. Those plants brought in for spring production without vernalization will not bloom uniformly until the next season. How We Help You Boost Sales attractive Point-of-Purchase Materials Proven Winners POP makes it so easy and eye-catching to organize your garden centre. Choose from dozens of styles and sizes. Here are our Top 5 POP Sellers: 1. No Work. All Play. Benchtape 2. Amazing Annuals Benchcard 3. Proven Winners Pricing Benchcard 4. Plants for Sun Benchcard 5. Annuals 23" x 23" Poster Efanthia Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid Efanthia Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid in bloom Helena s Blush Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid Take Action: Don t let spring sneak up on you. Order POP from the Proven Winners online store two months prior to the beginning of your spring. 58 59
NEW How We Help You Boost Sales BLUE MY MIND Evolvulus hybrid 6-12" The hotter the better for this stunning deep-sky-blue bloomer. Its drought, heat, and humidity tolerance makes it an excellent choice for southern growers. Because it also needs to be protected from even a light frost, northern growers should use care and not order in too early. Better branched, larger flowered, and more impactful than Blue Daze, Blue My Mind is great in 4.25 Grande and 1.0 Royale containers as well as hanging baskets. New this year. Growing Tips for BLUE MY MIND This is a HOT season crop. When night temperatures are below 65º, the plant s growth drops off. Also low light levels severely weaken the growth, so plan to order when you can meet or exceed these conditions. Reduce your fertility to 50-75 ppm to avoid high ph levels. Tough, durable, drought tolerant but requiring heat Blue My Mind provides a shade of blue that consumers love! Needs to be protected from even a light frost. A good dose of compost or slow-release fertilizer will improve performance. Water well during root development and keep consistently watered for best growth and flowering. Widespread Magazine advertising Sweet Judy Blue Eyes Additional Culture Information for BLUE MY MIND Finish Time in Weeks: BLUE MY MIND Evolvulus hybrid with LAGUNA White Lobelia hybrid 6-6.5/.6 -.9 70-75 50-60 F outdoors Dry to Moderate Spring through Summer Finish. For 4-5", 6-8; for 6, 10-12; for 8 10-12; for 10-12, 12-14 Last to go outside NEW Proven Winners reaches millions of consumers through our targeted magazine advertising campaign. From February through April 2013, our ads will run in a variety of popular lifestyle and fine gardening magazines across the U.S. and Canada. Pinch twice; once two weeks after liner planting and then 5 weeks later. PGRs are not necessary. Watch for botrytis. BLUE MY MIND Evolvulus hybrid Blown Away BLUE MY MIND Evolvulus hybrid with LUSCIOUS PIÑA COLADA Lantana camara 60 Take Action: Our national advertising for 2013 will feature the Velvet Skies combination shown here. Be prepared for the sales this product and its advertising will generate by growing or buying the combo and the specific combination tags for hanging baskets and uprights to accompany it. 61
annual GRaCEFUL GRaSSES GRACEFUL GRASSES VERTIGO Pennisetum purpureum Tift 8 USPP22254 CanPBRAF 36-72" Our Graceful Grasses Collection has earned the praise of consumers because these plants are easy to grow and add height, texture, and colour to the landscape and containers. Industry experts are fans as well, with the eight plants in the Collection continuing to pick up awards for performance and beauty. GRACEFUL GRASSES Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum 12-36" GRACEFUL GRASSES Toffee Twist Carex flagellifera 18-24" GRACEFUL GRASSES Red Riding Hood Pennisetum GRACEFUL GRASSES Fiber Optic Grass Scirpus cernuus 8-12" 62 GRACEFUL GRASSES BLUE MOHAWK Juncus inflexus 12-18" 36-48" 63
GRaCEFUL GRaSSES Growing King Tut and Baby Tut in a Container Gardeners who don t have ponds or water elements but still want to display the elegance of these Cyprus plants can grow them successfully in an upright container, without drainage, by placing a garbage bag inside the container to hold the water. This acts like a bog every time the plant is watered. GRACEFUL GRASSES KING TUT Cyperus papyrus 48-72" Culture Information for GRACEFUL GRASSES For cultural information on each of the Graceful Grasses, go to www.provenwinners.com, go to the Professionals link, click on Growers, then Plants/Culture, then Culture Search, and enter the specific variety name. AWARD WINNER GRACEFUL GRASSES 139 Awards Including: Excellent Rating, Massachusetts Horticultural Society; Leader of the Pack, North Carolina State; Top Performer, Michigan State 1.0 Quart Specialty Containers for Graceful Grasses Gardeners are looking for our Graceful Grasses Collection, and our new optional specialty containers make it easy for customers to find them. Plus, when you use these specialty containers, you have the option of charging a different price for Graceful Grasses than for annuals. The unique UPC code on these containers is also beneficial for scanning purposes. Also available in 4.25 Grande size as a special order with a 25,000 minimum. Specialty Graceful Grasses 1.0 Quart container How We Help Educate Home Gardeners Building Relationships on a Daily Basis Proven Winners has built an online community of gardeners on Facebook and Twitter, which reaches over 59,000 fans and followers. Each day, we commit staff to help answer consumer gardening questions and respond to their posts. In addition to helping with their horticultural needs, we share our love of gardening and educate them about new and old Proven Winners plants as well as urge them to frequent their local, independent garden centers. GRACEFUL GRASSES BABY TUT Cyperus involucratus 18-24" King Tut is the Number 1 Consumer-Rated Proven Winners Plant Take Action: Make posting on your social media platforms easier and share Proven Winners latest Facebook post on your page. 64 65
STRaToSPHERE and KaRaLEE Gaura hybrids 10-14" Zones 6-11 These Wand Flowers bring motion to the garden as bees light on the blooms and they gracefully bend. They are showy beauties that are heat and drought tolerant with nonstop blooms. Growing Tips for Gaura Requires high light in production. Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. In response to cool temperatures, spots can appear on Gaura foliage during normal production. This is a physiological response not a viral infection. Additional Culture Information for KARALEE Petite Pink and STRATOSPHERE Finish Times in Weeks: For 4-5, 6-8; for 6 /gallon, 7-10; for 8, 8-11; for 10-12, 12-14 First to go outside Pinch once, two weeks after liner planting. Growth regulation not needed. Winter flowering occurs in Sunbelt states. SIMPLY SCENTSaTIoNaL Heliotropium hybrid Growing Tips for SIMPLY SCENTSATIONAL 5.8-6.2 /.6 -.9 AWARD WINNERS KARALEE Petite Pink Gaura STRATOSPHERE Gaura 55-65º 7 Awards Including: Excellent Rating, Disney Trials 20 Awards Including: Notable Performer, University of Tennessee; Excellent Rating, Chicago Botanic Garden 40-50º outdoors Moderate to Moist Early Spring through Fall Finish. Standard Plants Per Pot. 24-30" Simply Scentsational combines the beauty and sweet fragrance of a Heliotrope with the heat and drought tolerance and exceptional performance of a Lantana. Plus, it doesn t have the shipping and handling issues of traditional Heliotrope. Sweetly fragrant. Requires high light for production. Needs 150-200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Pinch once, two weeks after liner planting. Best suited for large pot production and landscape planting. This plant can be toxic. Do not ingest any parts of this plant. Additional Culture Information for SIMPLY SCENTSATIONAL Finish Time in Weeks: 6-6.5/.6 -.9 65-72 50-60 outdoors Moderate to Moist Spring through Summer Finish. For 4-5", 4-6; for 6"/Gallon, 6-8; for 8", 8-10; for 10-12", 10-12 Last to go outside B-9 at 2,500 ppm or Sumagic at 5 to 10 ppm will help control growth, if necessary. Watch for white flies. A preventative fungicide drench at planting will be helpful. In poor weather conditions, avoid wet soil and moisture on the foliage. AWARD WINNER SIMPLY SCENTSATIONAL Heliotropium 2 Awards Including: Gardener's Choice, University of Florida; Consumer Favourite, Cornell University SIMPLY SCENTSATIONAL Heliotropium hybrid USHTRP0303 USPP21681 Can4140 STRATOSPHERE Pink Picotee Gaura hybrid Gaudpin USPP18237 Can3031 KARALEE Petite Pink Gaura hybrid Star Pink USPP19446 Can3424 66 STRATOSPHERE White Gaura hybrid Gautalwhi USPP16565 67
RoCKaPULCo Impatiens walleriana ROCKAPULCO Appleblossom Impatiens walleriana Balfieplos USPP13637 Can1520 ROCKAPULCO Dark Orange Impatiens walleriana Balfiedeor USPP13643 Can1519 10-16" Rockapulco varieties feature unbeatable performance, plus the biggest, brightest, and most abundant flowers you ll find in Double Impatiens. Rockapulco varieties have excellent branching, uniformity, and a full range of colour options, making them an ideal choice for premium containers. Growing Tips for ROCKAPULCO Needs 200 ppm fertilizer for optimal growth. Avoid high ammonium and phosphorous fertilizers and do not overwater. Requires moderate light intensity for optimal growth. Reduce light intensity when temperatures are high to prevent flower and leaf burning as well as bud drop. Apply Bonzi (3-10 ppm) once or twice to control growth. Higher rates may be necessary in Southern production areas. Moderate drying of media will enhance flowering and control stretch. Too much drying can cause leaf scorch under high light. Leach periodically to keep salt levels in pot low. Additional Culture Information for ROCKAPULCO Finish Times in Weeks: 5.8-6.2/.75 -.80 68-74º 65-75º 50-60º outdoors Moderate to Moist Early Spring through Fall Finish. For 4-5, 6-9; for 6 /gallon, 7-9; for 8, 7-9; for 10-12, 10-12 Do not finish outside ROCKAPULCO Coral Reef Impatiens walleriana Balcoree USPPAF CanPBRAF ROCKAPULCO Red Impatiens walleriana Balfiedaled USPP16626 Can2549 No pinching needed. Watch for thrips. ROCKAPULCO Purple Impatiens walleriana Balfiepurp USPP18867 Can3361 AWARD WINNER ROCKAPULCO Impatiens 30 Awards Including: Leader of the Pack, North Carolina State; Prairie Star, Kansas State; Top Performer, Smithsonian ROCKAPULCO Orchid Impatiens walleriana Lavendar Orchid USPP9615 ROCKAPULCO White Impatiens walleriana BFP-7812 USPP11365 Can0643 ROCKAPULCO Rose Impatiens walleriana Balolestop USPP13639 Can1525 68 69