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VAUGHN'S VIEW
2. FASHION SERIES
Green Fuse Botanicals
This variety is commonly called
Fuchsia Sage due to the long, bright
and pendulous fuchsia-shaped
flowers. This new series comprised of
five unique colors was introduced last
year and was an impressive standout
in multiple trials from south to north
in 2018 and 2019. This is a 'Wendy's
Wish' type but with a more compact
form. The long inflorescence develops
well above the foliage with a striking
calyx and corolla contrast creating an
eye catching canopy. The series is day
length neutral, matures at 24 to 30
inches, and its production application
will include quarts, gallons, landscape
beds and as a thriller in large
containers. The series is adaptable
in full sun and even partial shade. It
is also a wonderful pollinator with a
hummingbird and butterfly presence
throughout the summer, and the
entire series continued to flower
through early fall. I have seen all
the colors in performance trials, and
Cherry and Burgundy were especially
eye-popping with the contrasting
calyx and corolla. Cherry was the
highest rated interspecific salvia in
the Young's trial.
3. SKYSCRAPER SERIES
Selecta One
This interspecific series debuted in
2018, was trialed in many regional
trials, and was in many spring
programs, landscape sites and public
gardens this year. The Pink, Orange
and Dark Purple varieties have a
prodigious flower count, large tubular
corollas, and durable branching with
a persistent spire-like inflorescence
with differing calyx and corolla colors.
They will go the distance and provide
season long interest and color in
landscape sites and large containers,
and are a wonderful pollinator
series. The plants will mature at
18 to 36 inches with outstanding
uniformity. Consumer applications
include landscape beds and in large
containers as a thriller.
4. 'ROMAN RED'
Ball FloraPlant
This new annual variety is described
by the breeder as the the most
vibrant red interspecific on the market
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and, based on its performance
in multiple regional trials in the
ground and in containers, I would
have to concur. It has superior
vigor, excellent semi-mounding
habit, a striking red corolla with
a deeper tone of calyx, and the
inflorescence towers over the
foliage creating an extremely
colorful canopy. This variety will
have exceptional application in
large containers and specifically in
landscape sites as a background
planting. The mature size ranges
from 24 to 40 inches predicated on
the planting location.
5. 'UNPLUGGED SO BLUE'
Proven Winners
'Unplugged So Blue', a farinacea
species, is a 2020 introduction and
complements the farinacea varieties
'Evolution' and 'Blue Frost' currently
in the Proven Winners program. It
was in multiple trials this summer,
HOMERUN SERIES
Featuring large flowers and bred
from a family mutation for a
perfectly matched mid-season
program, Homerun has a fast
blackout response time of six
weeks and excellent shelf life.
VITALITY
The Vitamum assortment
shines with large flowers in bold
and fresh colors, selected for
disease resistance and extended
color retention for simplified
production and a long shelf life.
INNOVATION
Years of development have
resulted in an assortment suited
for all customers and conditions,
including unique novelty varieties
and family combinations.
PERFECTION
Small details build the foundation
for a strong program, and we
focus on perfecting those details
in our variety collections, Confetti
Gardens™
, and retail solutions.
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