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VAUGHN'S VIEW
for heat and drought tolerance, balance and potential recipes. The
accompanying photograph is from the Penn State container trial in
late August.
7. LANTANA 'BANDOLISTA RED CHILI'
Syngenta
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The demand for manageable, trailing lantana for basket and
container production continues unabated, and flower breeders
are introducing more series and selections that meet this
criteria. Syngenta has introduced a new trailing series for
2023 with four striking varieties having bright and highly
saturated flowers. The varieties in this series are Coconut,
Mango, Red Chili and Pineapple, which I highlighted in my May
article on the Costa trial. This series demonstrated a mounded,
slightly trailing habit with tight internodes and large rounded
umbels. The series was consistent in form, large inflorescences,
vibrant transitional florets and performance in multiple trials this
summer including Costa, Young's Plant Farm, Texas A&M, Colorado
State University and Plantpeddler. Red Chili was a trial favorite in the
Texas A&M field trial and a top 10 performer in the Plantpeddler trial.
The accompanying photo was from the Penn State container trial.
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8. LANTANA 'LUSCIOUS ROYALE LEMON TART'
Proven Winners
Proven Winners has introduced two new lantana selections for
2023, 'Luscious Royale Lemon Tart' and 'Luscious Basket Tangelo'.
Both varieties were entered in multiple trials. The Royale series
is compact and mounded, and Lemon Tart demonstrated these
characteristics in trial beds and containers. This variety replaces
Bananarama, providing a new selection that is more compatible
with the Luscious series. The umbels are bright lemon yellow, and
the florets have a deeper yellow throat that creates dynamic and
energetic visual intensity. The accompanying photograph was taken
at the Costa Premier trial in late April.
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9. LANTANA 'EVITA RED'
Benary+
The Lantana Evita series was introduced to the American market
in 2010 by the European breeder Volmary and has had an uphill
battle to gain attention and market share in the competitive
lantana world. Benary+ was formed in 2017 to promote and sell
selective Volmary and additional generic vegetative items in
the American market. This partnership has been significant
for the promotion of the lantana Evita series. There are eight
colors available, and the attributes include a compact and
rounded habit, a prolific flower canopy and uniformity. I have
evaluated this series for many years in trials throughout the
country; what has impressed me is the production versatility in
quarts and consumer application of this series in mixed containers.
The accompanying photograph was taken at the Costa Premier trial in
late April.
10. LANTANA 'GEM CITRINE'
Danziger
Danziger made a splash in the lantana world with the introduction
of the vigorous Gem series and the Gem compact subseries in 2020.
The vigorous Gem series is comprised of four varieties, including
the new Diva Pink and Citrine, which were in multiple trials this
summer. Both varieties manifested the characteristics we are familiar
with in this series: vigor, floriferousness, large striking umbels and
transitional multicolored flowers.
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