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unique color pattern. I have highlighted many varieties
in the Glassworks collection in the past, and this new
introduction is outstanding with application in landscape
beds and large patio containers. I used it in my container
trial last summer and it maintained its bright and nonfading
foliage until frost. The accompanying photograph
is from my container trial in the Kansas City area on
Sept. 23, 2022.
11. LANTANA 'BANDOLISTA RED CHILI'
Syngenta Flowers
This new trailing lantana series, comprised of Mango,
Pineapple, Coconut and Red Chili, was eye-catching in the
Costa Premier spring trial in February and April 2022, and
later in the summer trial locations. What was eye-catching,
you ask? The flower clusters and umbels are large with
high color saturation and brightness. The habit is mounded
and semi-trailing, with a prolific flower canopy that rises
above the foliage. The Syngenta lantana portfolio is
significant and diverse with this new trailing series adding
a new class to the program with production application in
baskets, mixed containers and landscape beds. The series
is sterile, except for Coconut, and will continue to produce
flowers prolifically throughout the summer. Red Chili, with
its polychromatic umbels, was rated number three in the
Plantpeddler trial and was the best pollinator-friendly
series in the Mast trial. The enclosed photograph, from
the Raker-Roberta's basket trial in mid-August last year,
demonstrates the semi-trailing habit.
12. LANTANA 'SHAMROCK PEACH IMPROVED'
Ball FloraPlant
When I reflect on the Shamrock series, what comes to
mind is symmetry, timing and uniformity. This medium
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vigor series is comprised of five colors for 2023: Orange
Flame, Rose, White, the new Butterscotch Glow and Peach,
which has been improved with a better habit to match the
series. Peach has bicolor peach and yellow flowers that are
distinctive, stable and positioned above the foliage, creating
a colorful canopy. This series, which entered the market last
year, has tight internodes, a mounded habit and more vigor
than Little Lucky. It was a top performer in numerous trials
last summer and offers versatility with application in quarts,
combinations, baskets, and beds. The enclosed photograph
is from the Colorado State container trial on Sept. 9, 2022.
13. NEMESIA 'AROMANCE MULBERRY'
Proven Winners
I highlighted this new nemesia variety in my Costa
Premier spring trial article last June. I included it because
of its intoxicating fragrance, prolific flowering, impactful
lobed bicolor lavender and fuchsia flowers with the yellow
center, and superior summer performance. This is the
first nemesia I have included in my top 25 annuals of the
trial season and, based on its performance last summer, it
deserves recognition. Nemesia sales have been declining
the past few years for many reasons, including seasonality,
production applicability and insufficient heat tolerance.
What distinguished this new introduction throughout the
summer was the floriferousness; heat, rain and humidity
tolerance; habit; and color stability in multiple trials until
late September. I received samples of this variety for my
Kansas City container trial. It flowered continually all
summer and, as I write this article on Nov. 6, 2022, it is
still in flower with dark green foliage. This new introduction
is definitely worthy of its Proven Winner recognition. The
accompanying photograph is from the Raker-Roberta's
container trial in mid-August 2022.
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