New Annuals for 2024
Petchoa EnViva series
is an intergeneric hybrid of petunia and calibrachoa, combining the best attributes of both. Plants have excellent cold/hot/rain weather performance and a more controlled habit compared to market standards. This series launches with four colours for 2024 – with EnViva Pink as the rock star.
Diascia Trinity Grace
is a robust hybrid cross with great tolerance to heat, cold, wind and rain and shows resistance to damping-off. Trinity Grace is a prolific producer of white- or blush-coloured blooms and has a mounding-upright habit suitable for containers and the landscape.
Petchoa SuperCal Premium Red Maple
is an exciting new colour in this popular series, with large, iridescent flowers of scarlet to an orange glow and a well-branched, mounding plant habit. SuperCal Premium Red Maple has exceptional weather tolerations making it an excellent choice for a season extender (early spring through autumn).
Coleus Down Town series
offers finely-textured and multi-toned foliage on a compact habit that gives small spaces a bold look, plus it has great sun and shade tolerance. The series currently has seven colours.
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ FuzzyFern Frizz
was developed by PanAmerican Seed to create a reliable supply of improved seed to meet high market demand for asparagus fern. FuzzyFern Frizz has an 80 per cent germination rate. It brings a fun texture to mixed containers, hanging baskets, landscapes and indoor planters
Petunia SweetSunshine Magenta Sky
is unique in being the first “sky” pattern in double petunias. The flowers of this series hold up in all weather conditions. Magenta Sky is a unique, eye-catching colour and pattern that will impress in mixed plantings.
Angelonia Aria Angelonia Pink Bicolour
is a new and exciting bicolour flower addition to the Aria series. This selection provides non-stop colour in the garden and withstands the summer heat
Capsicum Onyx Orange
has striking black/dark purple foliage that contrasts with the vibrant, round, orange fruit produced in clusters all over the plant. Onyx Orange has an attractive compact, branching habit that makes a lovely presentation even without fruit. It is best in six-inch and gallon pots.
Petchoa Caliburst Yellow
is a vibrant yellow new petchoa from seed that supplies an economical choice for greenhouses wanting the same easy production and maintenance in large containers of petunias, plus the colour intensity of calibrachoa. Caliburst has a naturally compact/medium habit, and it makes a great mixed container component.
Bidens Campfire Marshmallow
is a new pure white bidens that adds a cool touch to full sun landscapes. A showy tuft of gold in the centre of each blossom draws in pollinating bees. Petals shed cleanly once spent, leaving the plant with a tidy appearance — no deadheading required.
Zinnia Belize and Zinnia Belize Double
are two new series of interspecific Zinnias that are floriferous, have a naturally compact, branching habit and have excellent heat tolerance. They thrive in containers and gardens. The single Belize flowers are available in cherry, orange, rose and white, while Belize Double is available in orange, rose, scarlet, white and yellow.
Bidens Blazing Star
has a vigorous mounding-upright growth habit. Its semi-double bloom is golden yellow with red slashes in the centre of the petal. This patterning is very consistent throughout the spring to fall bloom period.
Cuphea Sweet Talk series
produces beautiful blooms that are a natural source of pollinator-attracting nectar. Sweet Talk is available in three colours for 2023: Lavender Splash, red and pink. These plants have a nice tight branching habit with few gaps, lots of bloom and low susceptibility to oedema. They are suitable for both container and landscape applications
Dahlia Darlin Abstract Fuchsia
freely produces stunning bicolour fuchsia and white blooms. The plant is well-branched and has excellent performance in both containers and beds
Verbena Superbena Pink Cashmere
has a delicate pink flower colour, extremely vigorous growth and huge umbels that rival Superbena Whiteout and Violet Ice in size. Mounded trailing plants produce loads of continuous blooms all season without deadheading.
Dianthus Capitán
is a new series of large, upright dianthus that has XL vigour and novel bicolour double blooms. It is also prized for its lovely fragrance, and holds up well during shipping. The series launches with seven colours, including Magnifica.
