‘Amistad’ stole the show with its ‘elegant and classic’ appeal! A light pink double Oriental lily presented by Sun Valley Floral Farms captured the prestigious honor of Best in Show at SAF’s Outstanding Varieties Competition held at the SAF Convention this month. ‘Amistad’ is a statement maker with its large stunning double soft pink petals borne on long strong stems! See the list of SAF winners!
Suntory Flowers, the Japanese pioneer in botanical research and innovation, announces the launch of the BluOcean Chrysanthemum. This captivating flower, featuring shades of violets and blues, is the result of a collaboration between Suntory Flowers, Suntory Global Innovation Center and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) in Japan. See the Greenhouse Magazine and Floral Daily articles on these fun new varieties!
Soapwort to many Victorian gardeners but Baby’s Breath to most, has been cultivated and used in the United States since 1828. But the last 30 years has seen the greatest innovation, use and improvement in gypsophila. BallSB brings us two new improved varieties; Polar Bear & Alba. Polar Bear has big pure white flowers and thousands of times improved over ‘Coven Garden’ introduced in 1936 by the Grand Junction Seed Company. See the BallSB Polar Bear and Alba!
The new series of Callistephus Buttons from Marginpar are larger and taller!. The blue, white and pink China asters thrive in their Kenyan flower fields, producing stems of up to 80 centimeters. The new series was breed by Sakata and will be available year-round. See the new Callistephus Button Series!
Santini chrysanthemums provide lots of flowers and excellent shelf life and even better when it is a velvet red color in December! Santini ‘Jinda Red’ from breeder Floritec provides a rich red flower, perfect for traditional Christmas season designs. Floritec was all the rage at Chrysanthemum Week sharing their new varieties of Japanese disbud chrysanthemums, so there’s more to excite us in 2023! See More
Oh how spectacular Italian anemones cane be! Mistral Bordeaux and Mistral Panda make for glorious Christmas centerpieces. Mistral Panda’s pure white petal always stand out. Mistral Bordeaux surprises the eye with a touch of violet in an otherwise wine red flower! RosaPrima finally found anemones to match the quality of their roses, see the RosaPrima anemones.
Passion Ruby was among the top 10 new varieties at Danziger’s Chrysanthemum Week new variety expo. The top 10 were chosen by visitors to the open house. Passion Ruby has great fall color, foliage and long pedicels (lateral stems)! See the Danziger Top Ten!