CAST 2024 Lobelia 'Masterpiece Blue with Eye' | Benary Geranium 'Glory Days Red Orange Bicolor' | Dümmen Orange Petunia 'Painted Love Purple' | Syngenta Flowers ANNUALS In the annuals category, breeders are boasting vibrant flower colors with long bloom times and stable colors and patterns. Did you know there is a lobelia hybrid from seed? Benary is bringing the first to market with Masterpiece lobelia. It has a strong mounding habit with good branching and large flowers that bloom early. It is best suited for pot and container production but can be an option for the landscape too. The seed has a minimum germination rate of 80%, and should be planted at four pellets per plug; light is required for germination. 22 JULY 2024 GPNMAG.COM FEBRUARY 2024 GPNMAG.COM 'Glory Days Red Orange Bicolor' drew a lot of attention during CAST at the Dümmen Orange stop. The dark green foliage on this new geranium stood out among other varieties and the singleflowered blooms are so vibrant. The Glory Days series is known for heat tolerance, great branching and medium vigor that works well in hanging baskets and containers. Syngenta Flower's new 'Painted Love Purple' petunia produces bicolor, stable flowers that perform through the summer. Its mounding habit is great as a standalone, or in combinations for hanging baskets and containers.http://www.GPNMAG.COM