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CAST Re-Cap 2016
Suntory
Barbara Lassen
Emily Corey
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Suntory
• Petunia surfinia Heartbeat
• An adorable novelty petunia
• Heart shaped pattern on petals
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Great for baskets and
containers
Mounding and trailing great
growth habit
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Heartbeat Petunia
• Little to no PGR’s needed
• Good availability for 2017
season
• To get more heart shape in
petunia:
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Cooler temps
Higher fertilizer
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Petunia Surfinia Heartbeat
• This will be an easy sell as it is adorable. 80% of my buyers
are women and over 95% of the consumers are women
buying the flowers
• Has a great growth habit
• Tip for growers and consumers is that she likes to eat.
Better heart shape on leaves when fed properly
• Great as a monoculture and also would be great for mixed
containers
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Soiree Catharanthus
• Likes cool nights and warm
days
• For later spring or summer
sales
• Coral color highest seller
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Petunia Sumo Glacial Pink
• A great opportunity for sales to
landscape companies
• Vigorous mounding growth
• Perfect for large containers
and landscape beds
• Vigorous growth
• Great plant for a grower who
needs huge hanging baskets
Sumo Pink a 2015 top 10 award and performer
Sumo Glacial pink - The next up an coming winner
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Key Take-Aways
Sun Parasol Apricot Mandevilla
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High flower count
Great heat tolerance
Great for hanging basket and trellised
New color in the flower world
Great thriller for a large container
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Top Products / Programs you will promote and why
• Petunias
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Surfinias well known series
• Deep red and heavenly blue best
sellers
Sumos
• Great landscape petunia
– Petunia surfinia Sumo Glacial
pink
» More vigor than pink,
plum and lilac
» Great use as a
landscape petunia
» Would make a great
huge hanging basket
Summer Doubles
• Very low maintenance
Heartbeat
• Interesting new look
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