More Pack Trials Highlights

Posted by George

Zinnia 'Zahara Starlight'. I've been watching this one for a year or so and it looks like they have it perfected for 2010. This is the first bicolored flower on a mildew resistant plant. The 'Zahara' series is very similar to the 'Profusion' series but offers this unique color. Tellys will be offering a few of these plants in 2009!

Zinnia 'Profusion Yellow'. This is the best mildew resistant yellow zinnia available. It has good size flowers on plants that grow about 10-14" tall. This is sure to be a very popular plant. By the way, the 'Zahara' series is offering a new yellow that is very similar but from what I have seen thus far, the 'Profusion' version is slightly superior due to its uniformity and flower size.

Ipomoea 'Sweet Talk Light Green' and 'Purple'. These are sweet potato vines - some of the most popular bedding plants on the market - but with a new look. The foliage is exceptionally narrow providing an extra fine texture. This expands the sweet potato vine pallet to include a broad
range of colors as well as textures.

Petunia 'Sophistica Lime Rose Bicolor'. I sowed samples of this seed a few days ago not knowing what they would produce. The striped flowers have a color combination never seen in petunias before - Lime and Rose. I was pleasantly surprised to see this one. The flowers are large and
interesting but the flowers are somewhat variable producing some inconsistant striping. Nonetheless - a breeding breakthrough.