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Spring 2020   PREVIEW

111 East Elm Street, Suite D, Sycamore, Illinois 60178
Phone: 815.895.1872 Fax: 815.895.1873
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The New 2020                                                                         We’ve diversified our National Recipe Program to meet the needs of all our North American customers. Choose those that
                                                                                                  are best suited to your region and promote them in any season you wish. Based on our careful trialing of these recipes in the north

               National Recipes
                                                                                                                and south, you can be confident they will deliver the signature Proven Winners all-season performance.

           FRUIT SALAD                         GLORIA ROSE                 NEPTUNE                                                         SUNGLASSES                                         STORM SHADOW
SUPERBELLS GRAPE PUNCH Calibrachoa
           ®             ™
                                          DIAMOND FROST Euphorbia
                                                         ®
                                                                       SUPERBELLS YELLOW
                                                                                  ®
                                                                                               SUGGESTED                         SUPERBELLS Yellow Calibrachoa
                                                                                                                                                ®
                                                                                                                                                                                           FAIRY DUST® Pink Cuphea
SUPERBELLS® LEMON SLICE® Calibrachoa         HIPPO® Rose Hypoestes     CHIFFON™ Calibrachoa     THRILLER:                     SUPERTUNIA® Mini Vista Hot Pink Petunia                  SUPERTUNIA® BORDEAUX™ Petunia
SUPERBENA ROYALE® Iced Cherry Verbena     ROCKAPULCO® Rose Impatiens    LAGUNA® Sky Blue      ROCKIN’® PLAYIN’                  SUPERTUNIA® LOVIE DOVIE™ Petunia                        SUPERBENA® Stormburst Verbena
                                                                             Lobelia
  SUGGESTED THRILLER:                   SUGGESTED THRILLER:                                   THE BLUES® Salvia                  SUGGESTED THRILLER:                                  SUGGESTED THRILLER:
                                                                           SUPERBENA®
     GRACEFUL GRASSES®                   STRATOSPHERE™ White Gaura      Stormburst Verbena                                         TOUCAN® Yellow Canna                                METEOR SHOWER® Verbena
     PRINCE TUT® Cyperus

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2020 National Plant of
                      the Year Program
            Building on the strong success of our National Plant of the Year program, we’ve expanded the campaign to
      highlight seven key categories. Our multimedia marketing campaign is guaranteed to build awareness and excitement
            for this year’s award winners. Watch for promotions at consumer shows, through social media, organic and
                     paid online coverage, on billboards and at www.nationalplantoftheyear.com this spring.

    DIAMOND COLLECTION Euphorbia –
        DIAMOND FROST® Euphorbia
      DIAMOND MOUNTAIN® Euphorbia
        DIAMOND SNOW ™ Euphorbia
                                                                                                                                         ®                   ®
                                                                                                                             BLUE CHIFFON            GEM BOX
                                                                                                                                Hibiscus               Ilex

                     ‘Denim ‘n Lace’ Perovskia                                      SHADOWLAND®                           OSO EASY DOUBLE RED™   INVINCIBELLE® Ruby
                                                                                 ‘Coast to Coast’ Hosta                           Rosa               Hydrangea
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Fancy Leaf Types

                                                                                                                                                  ‘Bottle Rocket’      ‘Creamsickle’        FAST FLASH™                         ‘Flatter Me’                             ‘Lemon Blush’
                                                                                                                                                  Caladium USPPAF      Caladium USPP23991   Caladium ‘RFL 2317-114’ USPP27964   Caladium USPP27946                       Caladium USPP25450

                                                                                                                                                  ‘
                                                                                                                                                    Mesmerized’        ‘Radiance’           ‘Raspberry Moon’                    ‘Rose Glow’                              ‘
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Snow Drift’
                                                                                                                                                  Caladium USPP29545   Caladium USPP27095   Caladium USPP20069                  Caladium USPP20070                       Caladium USPP27072

    Introducing Proven Winners                                                                                                                                         Strap Leaf Types

    Caladiums
    Classic Caladiums, the leading worldwide breeder and supplier of Caladiums, has
    joined the Proven Winners team to offer their most unique, exclusive and top
    performing varieties through our brand. The partnership is a natural fit as Classic
    Caladiums shares our vision of bringing only the very best genetics to market.
    For two decades, Classic Caladiums has refined their production
    methods to guarantee a consistent supply of top-quality bulbs.                                                                                ‘Splash of Wine’     ‘Blushing Bride’     ‘Caribbean Coral’                   ‘Chinook’                                ‘Heart’s Delight’
    Breakthroughs in breeding have resulted in new color patterns                                                                                 Caladium USPPAF      Caladium USPP22213   Caladium USPP29546                  Caladium USPP27094                       Caladium USPP23992
    and shapes, increased disease resistance and sun tolerance,
    and season-long color. Proven Winners will now be the
    exclusive supplier of these improved selections.
    As tropicals trend strongly in the market, there has
    never been a better time to bring Caladiums into your
                                                                                                            ‘Blushing Bride’ Caladium USPP22213
    product lineup. They are the perfect solution for
    gardeners seeking bold “thrillers” for container recipes
    and to plant en masse in shade gardens.                                               ‘Rose Glow’ Caladium USPP20070

    The Spring 2020 selling season will be supported by extensive
    marketing efforts. To support such efforts, branded Proven Winners
                                                                                                                                                  ‘Heart and Soul’     ‘Scarlet Flame’      Tickle Me Pink’
                                                                                                                                                                                            ‘
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                VA VA VIOLET™                            ‘White Wonder’
    containers and labels will be required for all Caladium varieties.
                                                                                                                                                  Caladium USPPAF      Caladium USPP25419   Caladium USPPAF                     Caladium ‘PSY LAV 2322-5668’ USPP28000   Caladium USPP21044

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New Proven Winners
    ANNUALS for 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           SUPERBELLS® Compact Blue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Calibrachoa
                                                                                    ANGELFACE® Cascade Pink
                                                                                      Angelonia angustifolia

                                                                                                                                                                                 SUPERBELLS® Compact Red                                                                                              SUPERBELLS® Double Amber
             CAMPFIRE® Flame Bidens                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Calibrachoa
                                                                                                                                                                                       Calibrachoa
                                                                                         SUPERBELLS® DREAMSICLE®
                                                                                            Improved Calibrachoa

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SUPERBELLS® Compact White
                                                 GOLDILOCKS ROCKS Improved
                                                                    ®                                                                                                                                                                                                            Calibrachoa
                                                                                              SUPERBELLS® HONEYBERRY™
                                                       Bidens ferulifolia
                                                                                                     Calibrachoa

    CAMPFIRE® Flame Bidens ‘INBIDCAMEM’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                  SUPERBELLS® DREAMSICLE® Improved                                                  SUPERBELLS® Compact Blue Calibrachoa ‘INCALCOBLU’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                   SUPERBELLS® Compact White Calibrachoa ‘INCALCOWHI’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
    A more compact, densely mounded habit and improved powdery mildew resistance         Calibrachoa   ‘INCALDRSIM’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                           Tightly branched, early blooming calibrachoa ideal for smaller containers that      Tightly branched, early blooming calibrachoa ideal for smaller containers that
    makes this new bidens easier in production and more manageable in landscapes.        Everything you loved about Dreamsicle, but better! Larger, vivid orange flowers   require less water. Trials demonstrate better longevity without deadheading         require less water. Trials demonstrate better longevity without deadheading
    • Replaces Campfire® Fireburst                                                       bloom early on plants with a tighter, well-branched habit. An essential color     compared to other compact varieties.                                                compared to other compact varieties.
    • Deep orange with radiant yellow eye                                                for summer and fall recipes.                                                      • Deep violet blue flowers                                                          • Sparkling white flowers
    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monoculture hanging baskets,                      • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                           • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                             • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
      window boxes and landscapes                                                        • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monoculture containers,                          • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monoculture containers,
    • 8-14" height; 10-16" spread                                                        • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                        color bowls and window boxes                                                        color bowls and window boxes
    • Full sun                                                                           • Part sun to sun                                                                 • 4-8" height; 10-16" spread                                                        • 4-8" height; 10-16" spread
    • Vigor 2                                                                            • Vigor 2                                                                         • Part sun to sun                                                                   • Part sun to sun
                                                                                                                                                                           • Vigor 1                                                                           • Vigor 1

    GOLDILOCKS ROCKS® Improved Bidens ferulifolia ‘BID 16101’ USPPAF CanPBRAF            SUPERBELLS® HONEYBERRY ™ Calibrachoa ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                         SUPERBELLS® Compact Red Calibrachoa ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                            SUPERBELLS® Double Amber Calibrachoa ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF US Utility US7786342
    Brought down to a more manageable size, this improved bidens will mix much           A vigorous, soft pink selection with a yellow throat and large flowers that       Tightly branched, early blooming calibrachoa ideal for smaller containers that      Elegant gold blossoms with amber venation are fully double, produced on robust
    easier with other medium vigor varieties in recipes. Larger, sunfast, true           appear early. Excellent consumer performance and a trending color for             require less water. Trials demonstrate better longevity without deadheading         plants early in the season. This unique color represents a color expansion to the
    yellow flowers appear from spring to fall.                                           pastel or vintage style recipes.                                                  compared to other compact varieties.                                                Superbells Double line.
    • Heat and drought tolerant                                                          • Replaces Superbells® Sweet Tart™                                                • Flaming red flowers                                                               • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes              • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                           • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                             • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures
    • 8-14" height; 10-20" spread                                                        • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, monoculture containers,                          • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread
    • Full sun                                                                           • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                        color bowls and window boxes                                                     • Part sun to sun
    • Vigor 3                                                                            • Part sun to sun                                                                 • 4-8" height; 10-16" spread                                                        • Vigor 2
                                                                                         • Vigor 2                                                                         • Part sun to sun
                                                                                                                                                                           • Vigor 1
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SUPERBELLS®
                                                               SUPERBELLS®                                                                        BLACKCURRANT PUNCH™
                                                                Double Blue                                                                            Calibrachoa                                                                                         HEAT IT UP™ Scarlet
                                                                Calibrachoa                                                                                                                                                                                    Gaillardia

                                                                                                                                                                             SILVER FALLS™
                                                                                                                                                                           Dichondra argentea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        HEAT IT UP™ Yellow
                                                             SUPERBELLS®
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Gaillardia
                                                             Double Orange
                                                              Calibrachoa                                                                                                                         DIAMOND SNOW™
                                                                                                                                                  SUPERBELLS    ®                                    Euphorbia
                                                                                                                                               WATERMELON PUNCH™
                                                                                                                                                   Calibrachoa

    SUPERBELLS® Double Blue Calibrachoa ‘INCALDOBLU’   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                         US Utility US7786342
                                                                                      SUPERBELLS® BLACKCURRANT PUNCH™ Calibrachoa ‘BBCAL81801’ USPPAF CanPBRAF               SILVER FALLS™ Dichondra argentea                                                             HEAT IT UP™ Scarlet Gaillardia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
    Cool lilac blue, fully double blossoms are produced on robust, well-branched      This outstanding new selection boasts excellent disease resistance, an early bloom     An essential spiller for hanging baskets and upright container recipes.                      Produced vegetatively, Heat it Up™ hybrid Gaillardia are more vigorous,
    plants early in the season. An essential color expansion to the Superbells        time, large flowers that won’t get buried, a dense habit and vivid coloration.         Small, metallic silver leaves on long, silvery stems flow like a waterfall,                  uniform and earlier to flower. Trials have shown excellent resistance
    Double line.                                                                      A real knockout!                                                                       glistening in the summer sun.                                                                to white Gaillardia smut. Extremely long blooming.
    • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                           • Deep wine purple with a black eye                                                    • Exceptionally tolerant of heat, humidity and drought                                       • Orange-red with slight yellow tips
    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures      • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                                • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, baskets,                                  • Heat and humidity tolerant
    • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures              recipes and landscapes                                                                    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, recipes,
    • Part sun to sun                                                                 • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                          • 2-6" height; 18-36" spread                                                                    monocultures and landscapes.
    • Vigor 2                                                                         • Part sun to sun                                                                      • Part sun to sun                                                                            • 12-24" height; 18-36" spread
                                                                                      • Vigor 2                                                                              • Vigor 3                                                                                    • Full sun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vigor 3

    SUPERBELLS® Double Orange Calibrachoa ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF US Utility US7786342   SUPERBELLS® WATERMELON PUNCH™ Calibrachoa ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                         DIAMOND SNOW ™ Euphorbia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                                HEAT IT UP™ Yellow Gaillardia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
    Sunset orange, fully double blossoms are produced on robust, well-branched        This rock star performer is an easy swap for the discontinued Coralberry Punch™        To make our double-flowered euphorbia easier for growers to use in recipes,                  Produced vegetatively, Heat it Up™ hybrid Gaillardia are more vigorous,
    plants early in the season. This zesty hue represents a color expansion to        in recipes. It bears slightly larger, more brightly colored flowers midseason.         we’ve replaced Diamond Delight® with this more vigorous selection whose                      uniform and earlier to flower. Trials have shown excellent resistance
    the Superbells Double line.                                                       • Coral-watermelon flowers with black eye                                              habit and vigor match Diamond Frost.®                                                        to white Gaillardia smut. Extremely long blooming.
    • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                           • Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance                                                • Double, bright white flowers with greater visual impact                                    • Solid sunshine yellow flowers
    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes and monocultures           • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                      • Heat and humidity tolerant
    • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                     • 6-12" height; 12-24" spread                                                          • 12-18" height; 12-18" spread                                                               • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, recipes,
    • Part sun to sun                                                                 • Part sun to sun                                                                      • Part sun to sun                                                                               monocultures and landscapes.
    • Vigor 2                                                                         • Vigor 2                                                                              • Vigor 3                                                                                    • 12-24" height; 18-36" spread
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Full sun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vigor 3
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LUSCIOUS® GOLDENGATE™
                                                                                                                                                                              Lantana camara

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           BRIGHT LIGHTS™
           SUNCREDIBLE Yellow
                        ®                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Berry Rose
               Helianthus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Osteospermum

                                                                                                                                                          PATTI’S PINK™
                                                                                                                                                            Isotoma

                                                            ROCKAPULCO® Orange                                                                                                                                                                                                                             SUNSATIA®
                                                             Impatiens walleriana                                                   Sweet Caroline                                                                            AROMANCE™ Pink                                                              Cranberry Red
                                                                                                                                     RED HAWK™                                                                                Nemesia fruticans                                                             Nemesia
                                                                                                                                   Ipomoea batatas

     SUNCREDIBLE™ Yellow Helianthus ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                            Sweet Caroline RED HAWK™ Ipomoea batatas ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                         LUSCIOUS® GOLDENGATE™ Lantana camara ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                   SUNSATIA® Cranberry Red Nemesia ‘INNEMCRARE’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     This large, bushy, vegetative sunflower becomes covered in flowers,            Featuring richer red color, improved vigor and rooting, and a more mounding           A large, densely branched, upright lantana that blooms all season with      An excellent pansy replacement for spring and fall sales, and a good match
     blooming continuously from summer through fall. Its fall flower                habit, this new cultivar replaces ‘Sweet Caroline Red’. Boasts superior color         golden yellow flowers. Like all in the Luscious series, it has low to no    for Sunsatia® Blood Orange.™ Greater flower coverage, neater habit and
     production far outperforms its leading competitors.                            retention in full sun and behaves well in recipes.                                    seed set and doesn’t need deadheading.                                      sunfast color are key improvements.
     • Uniform, well-branched habit                                                 • A good match for the well-branched Sweet Caroline Kiwi™ and Raven™                  • Heat and drought tolerant                                                 • Larger, rich cranberry red flowers
     • Semi-indeterminate bloomer                                                   • Specifically screened for oedema                                                    • Attracts pollinators but not deer                                         • Increased heat tolerance over older Nemesia
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                             • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, recipes,                                  • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes,monocultures and landscapes
        monocultures and landscapes                                                    monocultures and landscapes                                                        • 20-30" height; 20-30" spread                                              • 6-10" height; 12-16" spread
     • 24-42" height; 20-32" spread                                                 • 6-16" height; 20-36" spread                                                         • Full sun                                                                  • Part sun to sun
     • Full sun                                                                     • Part sun to sun                                                                     • Vigor 3                                                                   • Vigor 2
     • Vigor 4                                                                      • Vigor 3

     ROCKAPULCO® Orange Impatiens walleriana ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                   PATTI’S PINK™ Isotoma axillaris ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                  AROMANCE™ Pink Nemesia fruticans ‘INNEMAROPI’ USPPAF CanPBRAF               BRIGHT LIGHTS™ Berry Rose Osteospermum ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     A color expansion to the Rockapulco® line. Flashy orange, double blossoms      Pairs perfectly with Beth’s Blue®; get the same look but with slightly larger,        An improvement over Opal Innocence.® Larger, intensely fragrant, brighter   The electric pink flowers of this new Osteospermum are essential
     that resemble miniature roses appear prolifically from spring to frost         pink flowers that don’t require vernalization to bloom. Makes a unique                pink flowers appear early and hold up through the summer heat and rains.    for creating lively spring recipes and holiday promos. It displays
     without deadheading. A must-have for shade recipes.                            accent plant or mass planting in landscapes.                                          A must-have for spring recipes.                                             both cold and heat tolerance.
     • Well-branched, vigorous selection                                            • Heat and drought tolerant                                                           • Increased heat tolerance over older Nemesia                               • Bright pink daisies all season
     • Lights up shade gardens                                                      • Mounded-shaped habit                                                                • Strongly fragrant flowers = impulse sales                                 • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes and monocultures
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets,                            • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, baskets, recipes,                                  • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes,                                 • 8-12" height; 8-12" spread
        recipes, monocultures and landscapes                                           monocultures and landscapes                                                           monocultures and landscapes                                              • Part sun to sun
     • 10-20" height; 12-24" spread                                                 • 10-14" height; 10-14" spread                                                        • 10-18" height; 12-18" spread                                              • Vigor 2
     • Part shade to shade                                                          • Full sun                                                                            • Part sun to sun
     • Vigor 2                                                                      • Vigor 2                                                                             • Vigor 2
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SUPERTUNIA®
                                                                              BRIGHT LIGHTS™                                                                                                                                                                                                                 RASPBERRY RUSH™
                                                                                   Purple                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Petunia
                                                                               Osteospermum

                                                                                                                                                                                     SUNSTAR™ Red
                                                                                                                                                                                    Pentas lanceolata

                                                                                                                                                           SUNSTAR™ Lavender
                                                                                                                                                            Pentas lanceolata

                                                     BRIGHT LIGHTS™
                                                          White
                                                      Osteospermum                                                                                                                                       SUNSTAR™ Rose                                             SUPERTUNIA®
                                                                                                                                        SUNSTAR Pink
                                                                                                                                                  ™                                                     Pentas lanceolata                                          Sharon Petunia
                                                                                                                                       Pentas lanceolata

     BRIGHT LIGHTS™ Purple Osteospermum ‘INOSTBLPUR’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                    SUNSTAR™ Lavender Pentas lanceolata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                SUNSTAR™ Red Pentas lanceolata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                      SUPERTUNIA® RASPBERRY RUSH™ Petunia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     Perfectly paired with Berry Rose, royal purple daisies bloom early and             Breakthrough breeding; easy for both northern and southern growers to                   Breakthrough breeding; easy for both northern and southern growers to    Destined to be a top seller, this dynamite Supertunia has major impulse
     last long into the season due to increased heat tolerance. A must-have             produce without supplemental lighting. Extra-large flower clusters top                  produce without supplemental lighting. Extra-large flower clusters top   appeal. Lush plants are covered in raspberry pink and white patterned
     color for spring holiday promotions and recipes.                                   full plants that present beautifully in containers and landscapes.                      full plants that present beautifully in containers and landscapes.       flowers early and last all season without deadheading.
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes and monocultures                        • Durable in summer heat and humidity                                                   • Durable in summer heat and humidity                                    • Great heat and humidity tolerance
     • 8-12" height; 8-12" spread                                                       • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, upright recipes,                                     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, upright recipes,                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, hanging baskets,
     • Part sun to sun                                                                     monocultures and landscapes                                                             monocultures and landscapes                                              monocultures and landscapes
     • Vigor 2                                                                          • 18-22" height; 16-24" spread                                                          • 18-22" height; 16-24" spread                                           • 6-12" height; 18-24" spread
                                                                                        • Part sun to sun                                                                       • Part sun to sun                                                        • Part sun to sun
                                                                                        • Vigor 2                                                                               • Vigor 2                                                                • Vigor 3

     BRIGHT LIGHTS™ White Osteospermum ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                            SUNSTAR™ Pink Pentas lanceolata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                     SUNSTAR™ Rose Pentas lanceolata ‘PEZZ0003’ USPP25942                     SUPERTUNIA® Sharon Petunia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     Perfectly paired with Berry Rose and Purple, snow white daisies                   Breakthrough breeding; easy for both northern and southern growers to                    Breakthrough breeding; easy for both northern and southern growers to    Best double flowered petunia we’ve trialed. Double, pink and white bicolor,
     bloom early and last long into the season due to increased heat                   produce without supplemental lighting. Extra-large flower clusters top                   produce without supplemental lighting. Extra-large flower clusters top   star-patterned flowers are self-cleaning, avoiding botrytis issues. Delivers
     tolerance. A must-have for spring holiday promotions and recipes.                 full plants that present beautifully in containers and landscapes.                       full plants that present beautifully in containers and landscapes.       a phenomenal garden performance all season.
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes and monocultures                       • Durable in summer heat and humidity                                                    • Durable in summer heat and humidity                                    • Early to flower
     • 8-12" height; 8-12" spread                                                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, upright recipes,                                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, upright recipes,                      • Great heat and humidity tolerance
     • Part sun to sun                                                                    monocultures and landscapes                                                              monocultures and landscapes                                           • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes
     • Vigor 2                                                                         • 18-22" height; 16-24" spread                                                           • 18-22" height; 16-24" spread                                           • 6-12" height; 18-24" spread
                                                                                       • Part sun to sun                                                                        • Part sun to sun                                                        • Part sun to sun
                                                                                       • Vigor 2                                                                                • Vigor 2                                                                • Vigor 3

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SUPERTUNIA® Mini Vista
         Indigo Improved
             Petunia

                                                                                                                                                 SUPERTUNIA VISTA®
                                                                                                                                                 SNOWDRIFT™ Petunia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ROCKIN’® BLUE SUEDE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          COLORBLAZE®
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SHOES™ Salvia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          WICKED HOT™
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Solenostemon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          scutellarioides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (Coleus)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      UNPLUGGED™
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SO BLUE™
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Salvia
                                                           MOJAVE® Fuchsia Improved
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       farinacea
                                                                 Portulaca                                                                                                                                                                     WHIRLWIND® Blue Improved
                                                                                                                                               MOJAVE® Red Improved                                                                                Scaevola aemula
                                                                                                                                                    Portulaca

      SUPERTUNIA® Mini Vista Indigo Improved Petunia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                MOJAVE® Fuchsia Improved Portulaca umbraticola ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF          ROCKIN’® BLUE SUEDE SHOES™ Salvia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                    WHIRLWIND® Blue Improved Scaevola aemula ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
      A rock solid performer in containers and landscapes with a dense, rounded habit.   Greatly improved with much larger, showier flowers produced above the        Like our other S. guaranitica hybrids, this is a refined, well-branched plant             A new benchmark in Scaevola breeding. Retains its excellent vigor,
      Blooms early with dark indigo purple flowers that transition through gradients     foliage for better color impact. A must-have plant for warm climates;        with extraordinary crisp blue flowers that pop against black calyxes.                     but now with better branching and flower coverage very similar
      of purple shades.                                                                  perfect for areas with water restrictions.                                   A striking landscape plant and pollinator magnet.                                         to Whirlwind White. A favorite of our trial managers.
      • Great heat and humidity tolerance                                                • Brilliant fuchsia pink flowers                                             • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ for early season sales and in                                      • Heat, humidity and drought tolerant
      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, recipes,                        • Heat, humidity and drought tolerant                                           1.0 Royale™ containers for bigger impact                                               • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,
         baskets, monocultures and landscapes                                            • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes      • Also grows well in upright recipes, monocultures and landscapes                            recipes, monocultures and landscapes
      • 6-12" height; 18-24" spread                                                      • 4-8" height; 12-16" spread                                                 • 30-40" height; 24-30" spread                                                            • 8-14" height; 18-24" spread
      • Part sun to sun                                                                  • Full sun                                                                   • Part sun to sun                                                                         • Full sun
      • Vigor 3                                                                          • Vigor 2                                                                    • Vigor 4                                                                                 • Vigor 3

      SUPERTUNIA VISTA® SNOWDRIFT ™ Petunia ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                         MOJAVE® Red Improved                                                         UNPLUGGED™ SO BLUE™ Salvia farinacea ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                 COLORBLAZE® WICKED HOT ™ Solenostemon scutellarioides
      Everything you love about Bubblegum but in snow white. Huge, vigorous,
                                          ®
                                                                                         Portulaca umbraticola   ‘POR 16000’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                      Smaller than Playin’ The Blues,® this cultivar is easier to include in upright            New frilled selection with rich sunset orange foliage, a full habit and good
      wide spreading plants are blanketed in self-cleaning flowers early in the          Greatly improved with much larger, showier flowers produced above the        container recipes. True blue flower spikes appear prolifically all season                 downy mildew resistance. Like all ColorBlaze,® it blooms very late or not
      season. Matches performance of other Supertunia Vistas.                            foliage for better color impact. A must-have plant for warm climates;        on well-proportioned plants. A pollinator magnet.                                         at all, extending its garden performance.
      • Vistas: outstanding petunias for landscapes                                      perfect for areas with water restrictions.                                   • Heat and humidity tolerant                                                              • Versatile in sun or shade
      • Excellent heat and humidity tolerance                                            • Much closer to true red flowers                                            • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                        • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,
      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers, recipes,                        • Heat, humidity and drought tolerant                                          upright recipes, monocultures and landscapes                                               recipes, monocultures and landscapes
        baskets and landscapes                                                           • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes, monocultures and landscapes      • 14-24" height; 12-16" spread                                                            • 24-34" height; 12-16" spread
      • 12-24" height; 24-36" spread                                                     • 4-8" height; 12-16" spread                                                 • Part sun to sun                                                                         • Sun or shade
      • Part sun to sun                                                                  • Full sun                                                                   • Vigor 2                                                                                 • Vigor 4
      • Vigor 4                                                                          • Vigor 2
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Spring 2020 PREVIEW - 111 East Elm Street, Suite D, Sycamore, Illinois 60178 Phone: Fax: provenwinners.com - Proven Winners
SUPERTUNIA®
         Sharon Petunia
                                                                                                                                                                                     SNOWSTORM® Rose
                                                                                                                                                                                       Sutera cordata

                                                                      COLORBLAZE®
                                                                     WICKED WITCH™                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SUPERBENA SPARKLING®
                                                                                                                                                             SNOWSTORM®
                                                                      Solenostemon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Amethyst Improved
                                                                                                                                                             GLACIER BLUE™
                                                                      scutellarioides                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Verbena
                                                                                                                                                             Sutera cordata
                                                                         (Coleus)

                                                                SNOWSTORM®
                                                                Blue Improved
                                                                Sutera cordata                                                                            SNOWSTORM®                                         SNOWSTORM® SNOW GLOBE®                          SUPERBENA SPARKLING®
                                                                                                                                                           Pink Improved                                       Improved Sutera cordata                           Rosé Verbena
                                                                                                                                                          Sutera cordata

     COLORBLAZE® WICKED WITCH™ Solenostemon scutellarioides                             SNOWSTORM® GLACIER BLUE™ Sutera cordata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                            SNOWSTORM® Rose Sutera cordata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                            SUPERBENA SPARKLING® Amethyst Improved Verbena ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     Striking burgundy coleus with electric green, frilled edges, a full habit and      Ideal for mixing with other pastel colors in recipes, this light blue, large-flowered   A unique color for Sutera; easy to mix in recipes. Large, bright rose          A trial manager favorite. Large clusters of bicolor amethyst and white flowers
     good downy mildew resistance. Like all ColorBlaze,® it blooms very late            selection creates a snowstorm of color all summer long. Displays good heat              pink flowers create a snowstorm of color all summer long. Displays             appear early and continue all season. Screened and selected for exceptional
     or not at all, extending its garden performance.                                   tolerance and vigor.                                                                    good heat tolerance and vigor.                                                 resistance to powdery mildew.
     • Versatile in sun or shade                                                        • Essential component in recipes                                                        • Essential component in recipes                                               • Enduring garden performance
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                 • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                             • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes,
        recipes, monocultures and landscapes                                               hanging baskets, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                                   hanging baskets, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                          hanging baskets, monocultures and landscapes
     • 24-34" height; 12-16" spread                                                     • 4-10" height; 12-24" spread                                                           • 4-10" height; 12-24" spread                                                  • 6-12" height; 18-30" spread
     • Sun or shade                                                                     • Part sun to sun                                                                       • Part sun to sun                                                              • Part sun to sun
     • Vigor 4                                                                          • Vigor 2                                                                               • Vigor 2                                                                      • Vigor 3

     SNOWSTORM® Blue Improved Sutera cordata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                       SNOWSTORM® Pink Improved Sutera cordata ‘INSUTSNPIM’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                    SNOWSTORM® SNOW GLOBE® Improved                                                SUPERBENA SPARKLING® Rosé Verbena ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     Key improvements include an upgraded spring and summer flowering                   Ideal for mixing with other pastel colors in recipes, this light pink, large-flowered   Sutera cordata ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF                                            Large clusters of bicolor soft and dark pink flowers similar in size to
     performance and larger, lavender blue flowers. This plant displays                 selection creates a snowstorm of color all summer long. Noticeably improved             Key improvements include an upgraded spring and summer flowering               Violet Ice appear early and continue all season. Screened and selected
     noticeably improved vigor and a fully rounded habit.                               vigor with a fully rounded habit.                                                       performance and larger, snow white flowers. This plant displays noticeably     for exceptional resistance to powdery mildew.
     • Essential component in recipes                                                   • Essential component in recipes                                                        improved vigor and a fully rounded habit.                                      • Enduring garden performance
     • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                 • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                      • Essential component in recipes                                               • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, recipes,
       hanging baskets, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                               hanging baskets, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                                • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™ containers,                                hanging baskets, monocultures and landscapes
     • 4-10" height; 12-24" spread                                                      • 4-10" height; 12-24" spread                                                             hanging baskets, recipes, monocultures and landscapes                        • 6-12" height; 18-30" spread
     • Part sun to sun                                                                  • Part sun to sun                                                                       • 4-10" height; 12-24" spread                                                  • Part sun to sun
     • Vigor 2                                                                          • Vigor 2                                                                               • Part sun to sun                                                              • Vigor 3
                                                                                                                                                                                • Vigor 2
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COMPARISON PHOTOS OF IMPROVED
     AND NEW VARIETIES FOR 2020

                             NEW

                                                                                                                                                                    NEW
                                                                                                NEW                                                                                                                                                    NEW

     CAMPFIRE® Flame Bidens vs. CAMPFIRE® Fireburst Bidens            SUPERBELLS® WATERMELON PUNCH™ Calibrachoa vs.                       SUPERTUNIA® Mini Vista Indigo Petunia vs.                           SNOWSTORM® Blue Sutera vs. SNOWSTORM® Blue Improved Sutera
                                                                      SUPERBELLS® CORALBERRY PUNCH™ Calibrachoa                           SUPERTUNIA® Indigo Charm Petunia

                                                                                       NEW

                                                             NEW                                                                                                                                                                     NEW
                                                                                                                                                                      NEW

     GOLDILOCKS ROCKS® Bidens vs. GOLDILOCKS ROCKS® Improved Bidens   DIAMOND SNOW ™ vs. DIAMOND FROST® vs. DIAMOND DELIGHT® Euphorbia    MOJAVE® Fuchsia Improved Portulaca vs. MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca    SNOWSTORM® Pink Improved Sutera vs. SNOWSTORM® Pink Sutera

                                                                                                                                                  NEW                                                                                 NEW
                              NEW
                                                                                                                          NEW

     SUPERBELLS® BLACKCURRANT PUNCH™ Calibrachoa vs.                  ‘Sweet Caroline Red’ Ipomoea vs. Sweet Caroline RED HAWK™ Ipomoea   MOJAVE® Red Improved Portulaca vs. MOJAVE® Red Portulaca            SUPERBENA SPARKLING® Amethyst Improved Verbena vs.
     SUPERBELLS® BLACKBERRY PUNCH™ Calibrachoa                                                                                                                                                                SUPERBENA SPARKLING® Amethyst Verbena

                              NEW
                                                                                                                                NEW
                                                                                                                                                                                                      NEW

     SUPERBELLS® DREAMSICLE® Improved Calibrachoa vs.                 SUNSATIA® Cranberry Nemesia vs. SUNSATIA® Cranberry Red Nemesia     ROCKIN’® PLAYIN’ THE BLUES® Salvia vs. UNPLUGGED™ SO BLUE™ Salvia
     SUPERBELLS® DREAMSICLE® Calibrachoa

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SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®                        SUNPATIENS®
                                                                                                                                Compact Blush Pink                Compact Deep Rose                 Compact Fire Red                   Compact Neon Pink
                                                                                                                                Impatiens ‘SAKimp013’ USPP19597   Impatiens ‘SAKimp017’ USPP21753   Impatiens ‘SAMKIMP039’ USPP28590   Impatiens ‘SAKIMP033’ USPP26669

                                                                                                                                SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®                        SUNPATIENS®
                                                                                                                                Compact Orange                    Compact Orchid                    Compact Pink Candy                 Compact Purple
                                                                                                                                Impatiens ‘SAKimp011’ USPP19498   Impatiens ‘SAKIMP041’ USPP28417   Impatiens ‘SAKIMP046’ USPPAF       Impatiens ‘SAKIMP044’ USPP27995

                                                                                                                                SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®                       SUNPATIENS®

     Sunpatiens Compact Impatiens
                                                              ®
                                                                                                                                Compact Royal Magenta             Compact Tropical Rose             Compact White
                                                                                                                                Impatiens ‘SAKIMP016’ USPP26692   Impatiens ‘SAKIMP037’ USPP28027   Impatiens 'SAKIMP027' USPP24230

     Proud to Promote the Best Genetics
                                                                                                                                SUNPATIENS® Compact Impatiens
     Our #1 goal is to bring the very best genetics with tried and true garden performance to market under the Proven Winners
                                                                                                                                An industry leader in sun-loving impatiens, robust SunPatiens® Compact varieties bloom
     name. SunPatiens fit that model and are being elevated from Proven Selections to Proven Winners. These outstanding         non-stop from spring through fall in full sun to part sun landscapes and containers.
     impatiens have proven to deliver a consistently exemplary performance for everyone from the producer to the consumer.      Their bushy, well-branched foliage is not affected by downy mildew, making them
     Take advantage of the unparalleled power of Proven Winners consumer marketing by offering SunPatiens through               an ideal replacement for Impatiens walleriana, especially in Southern climates.
     our brand. Watch how we drum up excitement for SunPatiens with consumers with our far-reaching, multi-media                • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers, hanging baskets, recipes,
                                                                                                                                  monocultures and landscapes
     marketing campaign and get ready to meet the demand.
                                                                                                                                • 16-30" height; 14-20" spread
                                                                                                                                • Part sun to sun
                                                                                                                                • Vigor 2

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PROVEN HARVEST ™

         Proven Harvest Collection
                                                                              ™

             Expands for 2020
     When we entered into the food market last year with the launch of the Proven Harvest™ Collection, our goal was simple.
      We wanted to offer incredibly flavorful, high yielding, disease resistant food crops to a new generation of gardeners
                            that is eager to grow and share healthy food with the ones they love.
        This year, a new hot pepper and cocktail tomato join our first four introductions whose popularity has delightfully
                     exceeded our expectations. We’re predicting exceptional sales for these newcomers, too.

                      FIRE AWAY™ Hot and Heavy                                                  GOODHEARTED™
                      Capsicum annuum                                                           Lycopersicon esculentum
                      This compact hot pepper packs a sweet and spicy                           A compact, flavorful cocktail tomato best suited to
                      punch into 2 ½-3 ½" long fruits that start green,                         growing in upright containers and hanging baskets.
                      then mature through yellow, orange and red shades.                        Heart- to pear-shaped fruits appear abundantly on
                      Shows good resistance to Blossom End Rot.                                 sturdy plants. Juicy fruits have a Brix value of 9,
                      • Proven Winners NA Exclusive                                             twice that of ‘Garden Treasure’, a perfect blend
                      • Vigorous with prolific fruiting                                         of sweet and acidic flavors.
                      • Heat: a bit hotter than jalapeño                                        • Semi-determinate in the north, determinate
                      • Early fruits are larger and longer; later fruits                           in the south                                                BERRIED TREASURE™ Red                 ‘Garden Gem’                                         ‘Garden Treasure’                                 AMAZEL™
             NEW         are smaller and rounder                                       NEW      • Crop time from young plant to red fruit:                     Fragaria ananassa                     Lycopersicon esculentum                              Lycopersicon esculentum                           Ocimum basilicum
                      • Crop time from transplant to red fruit: 65-72 days                         65-72 days
                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™                                    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0 Royale™
                         containers, monocultures and landscapes                                   containers, hanging baskets, monocultures
                      • 16-24" height; 12-18" spread                                               and landscapes                                     BERRIED TREASURE™ Red                         ‘Garden Gem’                                          ‘Garden Treasure’                                        AMAZEL™ Basil
                      • Full sun                                                                • 8-12" height; 12-18" spread                         Fragaria ananassa                             Lycopersicon esculentum    USPVP 201400052
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lycopersicon esculentum       USPVP 201400065
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ocimum ‘**’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Unauthorized propagation                                 Unauthorized propagation
                      • Vigor 2                                                                 • Full sun                                                                                                                     prohibited                                               prohibited

                                                                                                • Vigor 2                                             • Everbearing patio strawberry                • Heirloom flavor with moderate disease               • Heirloom flavor but disease                            • The first downy mildew-resistant
                                                                                                                                                      • Perfect for containers; reduced runners       resistance and high yields                            resistant plants                                         variety of Italian sweet basil
                                                                                                                                                      • Ornamental and edible;                      • Semi-determinate variety with                       • Indeterminate with high yield                          • Sterile, vegetative selection
                                                                                                                                                        daylength neutral                             snack-size fruit                                      of large fruits                                        • Vigorous grower; quick to mature
                                                                                                                                                      • Semi-double, red flowers                    • Firm, juicy fruit with smooth flavor                • Firm, juicy fruit with balanced flavor                   with high yields
                                                                                                                                                      • Highly flavorful, snack-sized fruits        • Thrives in heat and humidity                        • Delicious in salads and sauces                         • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0                        • Thrives in heat and humidity                             1.0 Royale™ containers,
                                                                                                                                                      • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ containers,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Royale™ containers, monocultures                                                                               monocultures and landscapes
                                                                                                                                                        monocultures and landscapes                                                                       • Grow in 4.25 Grande™ and 1.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                      and landscapes                                        Royale™ containers, monocultures                       • 20-36" height; 12-24" spread
                                                                                                                                                      • 12-16" height; 18-24" spread
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 30-42" height; 12-20" spread                          and landscapes                                         • Full sun
                                                                                                                                                      • Full sun; zones 4-9
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Full sun                                            • 34-48" height; 12-20" spread                           • Vigor 4
                                                                                                                                                      • Vigor 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vigor 4                                             • Full sun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vigor 4

                                                                                                                                                      Proven Harvest Branded Containers                                                                                    Only ‘Garden Gem’ and ‘Garden Treasure’ seeds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           are available as organic for 2019-2020.
                                                                                                                                                      Attractive variety specific branded containers tell
                                                                                                                                                      the story of each Proven Harvest item to motivate
                                                                                                                                                      consumers to buy. Co-ex containers are available
                                                                                                                                                      through East Jordan Plastics. (not shown)

                                                         FIRE AWAY™ Hot and Heavy                                   GOODHEARTED™
                                                         Capsicum annuum                                            Lycopersicon esculentum

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New Proven Winners
     PERENNIALS for 2020

     ‘Firefly Amethyst’                                        ‘Firefly Diamond’                                    ‘Firefly Peach Sky’                                    ‘Jack of Diamonds’ Brunnera                          ‘Queen of Hearts’ Brunnera                           ‘Pink Diamonds’ Dicentra USPPAF CanPBRAF
     Achillea   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                  (Yarrow)                     Achillea   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                            (Yarrow)                Achillea   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                 (Yarrow)                  macrophylla USPPAF CanPBRAF (Heartleaf Brunnera)     macrophylla USPPAF CanPBRAF (Heartleaf Brunnera)     (Fern-leaved Bleeding Heart)
     Bright lavender pink flowers age to light pink on tall,   Ivory white flowers are produced on tall, sturdy     Like a fresh peach, the flowers of this yarrow are a   Similar to ‘Jack Frost’ but more resistant to        Large, heart-shaped leaves with a pronounced         Not for shade! This alpine variety thrives in sun,
     sturdy stems that won’t lodge like some yarrows.          stems that won’t lodge like some yarrows. Forms      blend of light peachy orange and soft yellow tones.    anthracnose with larger leaves that overlap          silver overlay and dark green veining are more       producing masses of fragrant, two-toned pink
     Forms a billowy mound of broad textured foliage.          an upright, columnar mound of deep green,            They are produced on tall, sturdy stems that won’t     dramatically at the base like ‘Escargot’ Begonia.    resistant to anthracnose. Forms a full mound         flowers above the ferny, blue-green foliage.
     • Blooms early summer-late summer;                        ferny textured foliage.                              lodge like some yarrows.                               Finishes from small plugs the same season.           that fills out the pot fully for spring sales.       Good grower; large plugs finish the same season.
        good rebloom when cut back                             • Blooms early summer-late summer;                   • Blooms early summer-late summer;                     • Blooms mid-spring – late spring                    • Blooms mid-spring – late spring                    • Blooms late spring – early summer; reblooms until fall
     • Deer and rabbit resistant                                  good rebloom when cut back                           good rebloom when cut back                          • Deer resistant, bee-friendly                       • Deer resistant, bee-friendly                       • Deer resistant
     • Attracts pollinators                                    • Deer and rabbit resistant                          • Deer and rabbit resistant                            • Average to consistent moisture                     • Average to consistent moisture                     • Attracts pollinators
     • Zones 3-8                                               • Attracts pollinators                               • Attracts pollinators                                 • Zones 3-8                                          • Zones 3-8                                          • Requires well-drained soil
     • 18-22" height; 32-36" spread                            • Zones 3-8                                          • Zones 3-8                                            • 14-16" foliage height; 30" flower height;          • 16-18" foliage height; 30" flower height;          • Zones 3-9
     • Full sun                                                • 24-28" height; 32-40" spread                       • 32-36" height; 28-32" spread                            28-32" spread                                        28-36" spread
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • 12-16" height; 16-18" spread
                                                               • Full sun                                           • Full sun                                             • Part shade to shade                                • Part shade to shade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • Part sun to sun

     ‘Firefly Sunshine’                                        ‘Serendipity’ Allium USPPAF CanPBRAF                 ‘Crested Surf’                                         COLOR CODED™ ‘Orange You Awesome’ COLOR CODED™ ‘Yellow My Darling’                                        SHADOWLAND® ‘Sound of My Heart’
     Achillea USPPAF CanPBRAF (Yarrow)                         (Ornamental Onion)                                   Athyrium niponicum USPPAF CanPBRAF                     Echinacea USPPAF CanPBRAF (Coneflower)               Echinacea USPPAF CanPBRAF (Coneflower)               Hemerocallis USPPAF CanPBRAF (Daylily)
     One of the very best yarrows for summerlong color.        A sport of the popular ‘Millenium’ with blue-green   (Crested Japanese Painted Fern)                        Selected for its excellent basal branching, long-    Selected for its excellent basal branching, long-    From the breeder of ‘Going Bananas’, Chris Meyer,
     Bright yellow flowers top the tall, sturdy stems          foliage and rosy purple flowers. Easy to produce     A beautiful shade loving addition to the Proven        lasting bloom performance and large, full flowers.   lasting bloom performance and large, full flowers.   comes this outstanding reblooming, fragrant,
     that won’t lodge like some yarrows. Beautifully           with no PGRs needed and quick to bloom from          Winners Perennials lineup. Similar to Japanese         Produced from tissue culture to ensure uniformity    Produced from tissue culture to ensure uniformity    pastel pink daylily with a knockout purple eye
     contrasting, deep gray-green foliage.                     bare root in spring.                                 painted fern, but taller and much more vigorous        in color and habit.                                  in color and habit.                                  and picotee edge.
     • Blooms early summer-late summer;                        • Blooms midsummer – late summer                     with double crested frond tips.                        • Tangerine orange flowers with faint red            • Fully petaled, rich to creamy yellow               • Blooms midsummer – late summer;
        good rebloom when cut back                             • Deer and rabbit resistant                                                                                    halo remain attractive as they age                   flowers remain attractive as they age                reblooms in early fall
                                                                                                                    • Fantastic foliage element for the
     • Deer and rabbit resistant                               • Attracts pollinators                                 landscape or containers                              • Earlier to bloom, midsummer – late summer          • Blooms midsummer – late summer                     • 5" wide flowers open flat for best display
     • Attracts pollinators                                    • Low water needs                                    • Rabbit resistant                                     • Deer resistant; attracts pollinators               • Deer resistant; attracts pollinators               • Dormant tetraploid
     • Zones 3-8                                               • Zones 4-8                                          • Best in moist, shaded conditions                     • Zones 4-8                                          • Zones 4-8                                          • Zones 3-9
     • 28-30" height; 24-28" spread                            • 15-20" height; 10-15" spread                       • Zones 3-8                                            • 18-22" height; 16-20" spread                       • 18-24" height; 16-20" spread                       • 28" height; 18-24" spread
     • Full sun                                                • Part sun to sun                                    • 20-22" height; 28-30" spread                         • Part sun to sun                                    • Part sun to sun                                    • Part sun to sun
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New Proven Winners
     PERENNIALS for 2020

     SUMMERIFIC® ‘Candy Crush’                               SUMMERIFIC® ‘Evening Rose’                          ‘Opening Act Pink-a-Dot’                          ROCK ‘N GROW® ‘Pride and Joy’                         ROCK ‘N GROW® ‘Yellow Brick Road’                            MAGIC SHOW® ‘Purple Illusion’
     Hibiscus   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                  (Rose Mallow)              Hibiscus   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                          (Rose Mallow)          Phlox   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                           (Hybrid Phlox)          Sedum USPPAF CanPBRAF (Stonecrop)                     Sedum   USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (Stonecrop)                        Veronica USPPAF CanPBRAF (Spike Speedwell)
     Similar to ‘Cranberry Crush’ in its upright, columnar   A must-have for impulse sales, this cultivar with   A color expansion for the series, this early      A sport of ‘Pure Joy’ with the same impeccable        This new groundcover sedum bridges the gap                   Color expansion for the series. Matches the
     habit, this heavy bloomer produces loads of huge        near-black foliage is covered top to bottom         blooming hybrid phlox is near-white with a dark   low mounded habit but darker green, serrated          between summer and fall sales with its midsummer             sturdy habit and large flower size of ‘Enchanted
     8", bright bubblegum pink flowers with a dark           with huge 8", hot pink flowers with puckered        pink, star-patterned eye. Mildew and disease      foliage and a stronger pink flower color.             to late summer bloom time. Glowing yellow                    Indigo’ but in rosy purple. Quick to finish with
     red eye in summer.                                      textured petals in summer.                          resistant; reblooms if cut back.                  Fantastic presentation in containers.                 flowers blanket the low mounded foliage.                     good vigor and mildew resistant foliage.
     • Blooms from top to bottom of plant                    • Blooms midsummer – late summer                    • Blooms early summer – midsummer;                • Blooms late summer – fall                           • Dark green leaves with red stems                           • Blooms early summer – midsummer
         in midsummer – late summer                          • Dense, rounded habit                                 reblooms into early fall                       • Attractive seed heads extend the                    • Tight habit; no lodging                                    • Requires vernalization to bloom;
     • Forms a shrub-like clump of bright                    • Dark, dissected foliage; requires UV              • Narrow, dark green, glossy foliage                 season of interest through fall                    • Great for landscapes and containers                           bulks up quickly in production
         green, dissected foliage                               light to develop deep coloration                 • Stoloniferous habit                             • Rabbit resistant; attracts pollinators              • Rabbit resistant; attracts pollinators                     • Deer resistant; attracts pollinators
     • Zones 4-9                                             • Zones 4-9                                         • Zones 4-8                                       • Zones 3-9                                           • Zones 3-9                                                  • Zones 4-8
     • 4-4 ½' height; 4-4 ½' spread                          • 4' height; 4 ½-5' spread                          • 22-26" height; 30-36" spread                    • 10-12" height; 16-20" spread                        • 6-8" height; 22-24" spread                                 • 16-18" height; 16-18" spread
     • Part sun to sun                                       • Part sun to sun                                   • Full sun                                        • Full sun                                            • Full sun                                                   • Part sun to sun

     ‘Opening Act Ultrapink’                                 ‘White Profusion’                                   ROCK ‘N GROW® ‘Boogie Woogie’
     Phlox USPPAF CanPBRAF (Hybrid Phlox)                    Salvia nemorosa         USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                 Sedum USPPAF CanPBRAF (Stonecrop)
     A color expansion for the series, this early            (Perennial Salvia)                                  An exciting new summer blooming sedum with
     blooming hybrid phlox bears masses of                   A color expansion for the series, this prolific     stable variegated, green and creamy yellow
     fluorescent pink flowers. Mildew and                    salvia is covered in white flowers in spring.       foliage. Forms a full, low mound topped with
     disease resistant; reblooms if cut back.                It has excellent rebloom throughout the summer      bright yellow flowers that attract pollinators.
     • Blooms early summer – midsummer;                      if cut back, resulting in a long sales season.      • Blooms early summer to midsummer
        reblooms into early fall                                                                                 • Great for rock gardens and troughs
                                                             • Blooms late spring – early summer; rebloomer
     • Narrow, dark green, glossy foliage                                                                        • Rabbit resistant
                                                             • Neatly rounded, mounding foliage
     • Stoloniferous habit                                                                                       • Zones 3-9
                                                             • Easy to grow in production
     • Zones 4-8                                                                                                 • 6-8" height; 16-18" spread                                                                                                                    ‘Crested Surf’
                                                             • Zones 3-8
     • 22-28" height; 32-36" spread                                                                              • Full sun                                                                                                                                      Athyrium niponicum
                                                             • 16-20" height; 16-20" spread                                                                                                                                                                                                          ‘Queen of Hearts’
     • Full sun                                                                                                                                                                                              ‘Jack of Diamonds’
                                                             • Full sun                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Brunnera macrophylla
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Proven Winners
     COLORCHOICE SHRUBS for 2020
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                                                                                                                                                                                  CASTLE KEEP™                                            MONTANA MOSS™                                               RIKKI TIKKI™ series
                                                                                                                                                                                  Ilex x meserveae ‘SMNIFA’ USPPAF CanPBRAF               Juniperus chinensis       ‘SMNJCHM’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lagerstroemia indica
     SUNJOY SEQUINS                  ™
                                                             WAX WINGS series Coprosma repens
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                                                                                                                      WINECRAFT GOLD                ™                             • 3-5' tall and 3-4' wide                               •   2-4' tall and wide                                      •   3-5' tall and wide
     Berberis thunbergii     'SMNBTSA' USPPAF
                                                             •   1-3’ tall and 3' wide                                Cotinus coggygria       'MINCOJAU3' USPPAF CanPBRAF         • USDA zones 5-7                                        •   USDA zones 4-9                                          •   USDA zones 6-10
                                                             •   USDA zones 9-11                                                                                                  • Year-round color                                      •   Moss-like, cool blue evergreen                          •   Dense, rounded habits
     •   2-3' tall and 3-4' wide                                                                                      •   4-6' tall and 4' wide
                                                             •   Colorful, high gloss broadleaf evergreens                                                                        • Dense, well-branched broadleaf evergreen              •   Soft, highly textured foliage                           •   Attractive dark purple-green foliage
     •   USDA zones 4-8                                                                                               •   USDA zones 5-8
                                                             •   Dense, well-branched habits may be shaped                                                                        • Compact, rounded habit; perfect for shaping           •   Durable ground cover for sunny spots                    •   Saturated flower color
     •   Splashy white, green, and pink variegated foliage                                                            •   Improved burn resistance
                                                                                                                                                                                    into balls or used as low hedging                     •   Deer resistant                                          •   Excellent resistance to powdery mildew
     •   Pink autumn color                                   •   Low growing                                          •   Better branching for superior container presentation
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Red autumn and winter fruit                           •   Drought tolerant                                        •   Deer resistant
     •   No reversions or leaf burn                          •   Excellent patio plants or house plants               •   Orange-red new growth in spring
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Female; use CASTLE WALL® holly                                                                                    •   Available in two varieties:
     •   Compact, mounded habit                              •   Deer resistant                                       •   Fluffy green flowers age to pink                          as a pollinator.                                                                                                      RIKKI TIKKI™ Pink and RIKKI TIKKI™ Rouge
     •   Disease resistant                                   •   Available in three vivid colors: WAX WINGS™ Gold,    •   Deer resistant
     •   Deer resistant                                          WAX WINGS™ Lime, and WAX WINGS™ Orange

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     FLYING MACHINE™                                         LEGEND OF THE FALL™                                      Magenta CHIFFON®                                            RED ZEPPELIN® (Goji Berry)                              INTERSTELLA™                                                BLACK HAT™
     Forsythia koreana     ‘Sunny’
                                                             Fothergilla x intermedia 'ALICE' USPPAF CanPBRAF         Hibiscus syriacus 'Rwoods5' USPP29683 CanPBRAF              Lycium barbarum       ‘SMNLBBB‘ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pieris japonica   ‘FARROWPJRF' USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rhododendron x ‘NCRX2’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
     • 5-8' tall and wide                                    •   4-5' tall and wide                                   •   8-12' tall and 4-6' wide                                •   10' tall and 5-7' wide                              •   3-4' tall and wide                                      •   3' tall and wide
     • USDA zones 6-8                                        •   USDA zones 5-9                                       •   USDA zones 5-9                                          •   USDA zones 5-9                                      •   USDA zones 5-8                                          •   USDA zones 4-8
     • Largest flowers on a forsythia                        •   Exceptional red, orange, and yellow fall color       •   New color to the series: dark, rich magenta             •   In-demand superfruit                                •   Flowering evergreen                                     •   Extra-long blooming, pink to purple blooms
     • Self-cleaning blooms create a carpet                  •   Native                                               •   Double blooms with low seed set                         •   High yields of extra-large, red fruit               •   Lantern-like, ruby blooms last for weeks                •   Early to bloom
       of gold when they fall                                •   Fragrant white spring flowers                        •   Long blooming                                           •   Vigorous growth                                     •   Star-shaped, red new growth                             •   Dramatic purple-black winter foliage
     • Deer resistant                                        •   Landscape-friendly size                              •   Graceful, uniform habit                                 •   Very easy to harvest                                •   Deer resistant                                          •   Compact ‘PJM’-type rhododendron
     • Shade tolerant                                        •   Excellent production plant                           •   Deer resistant                                          •   No pollinator needed
                                                             •   Shade tolerant
                                                             •   Deer resistant

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2019 Shrubs of the Year

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     DANDY MAN COLOR WHEEL™                                RINGO™ Rosa ‘ChewBullseye’ USPP28394 CanPBRAF         OSO EASY PLEASY ™ Rosa ‘Phyllis Sherman’ USPP29167 CanPBRAF   LOW SCAPE MOUND™                                           SONIC BLOOM® series                                  FIRE LIGHT®
     Rhododendron x       ‘NCRX1’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                           • 3-4' tall and wide                                  • 2.5-3.5' tall and wide                                      Aronia melanocarpa       'UCONNAM165' USPP28789 CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Weigela florida                                      Hydrangea paniculata 'SMHPFL' USPP25135 Can5160
     • 4-8' tall and wide                                  • USDA zones 4-8                                      • USDA zones 4-9                                              • 1-2' tall and 2' wide                                    • USDA zones 4-8                                     • 6-8' tall and wide
     • USDA zones 5-9                                      • Unique two-toned flowers with distinct eye          • Very floriferous floribunda-type rose                       • USDA zones 3-9                                           • Blooms abundantly in late spring,                  • USDA zones 3-8
     • Flowers start red, open to deep pink,               • Flowers age to cream and pink for a                 • Sprays of dragon fruit colored blooms                       • The solution to landscape problems!                        then reblooms to frost                             • White flowers transform to
       and finally turn bright white                         multi-colored effect                                • Flowers early summer through frost                          • Tough-as-nails native groundcover or edging              • Extended seasons of interest                         pomegranate-red in late summer
     • Heat tolerant                                       • Flowers all season with no deadheading                with no deadheading                                         • Dwarf, mounded habit                                     • No deadheading                                     • Abundant blooms every year,
     • Resists root rot diseases                           • Glossy, disease resistant foliage                   • Glossy, disease resistant foliage                           • White spring flowers, black summer fruit,                • Deer resistant                                       even after harsh winters
     • Handsome evergreen foliage                          • Winner of six international awards                  • American Rose Society Award of Excellence                     and red fall color                                       • Available in five colors: Sonic Bloom® Ghost,®     • Strong stems do not flop
                                                                                                                                                                               • Adaptable to wet or dry soils                              Sonic Bloom® Pearl, Sonic Bloom® Pink,             • Early to flower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sonic Bloom® Pure Pink, Sonic Bloom® Red           • Reliable and easy to care for

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     SCENTARA PURA™                                        STONEHENGE™                                           MY MONET PURPLE EFFECT™                                       AT LAST® Rosa 'HORCOGJIL' USPP27541 Can5631                GEM BOX® Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' USPP27554 Can5629   Blue CHIFFON®
     Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘SMNSHSO’ USPPAF CanPBRAF    Taxus x media      ‘SMNTHDC’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                 Weigela florida   ‘Verweig8’ USPPAF CanPBRAF
                                                                                                                                                                               •   3' tall and wide                                       • 2-3' tall and wide                                 Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodthree' USPP20574 Can3583
     •   4-6' tall and wide                                •   8-10' tall and 2-4' wide                          • 1.5-2.5' tall and wide                                      •   USDA zones 5-9                                         • USDA zones 5-9                                     • 8-12' tall and 4-6' wide
     •   USDA zones 2-8                                    •   USDA zones 5-7                                    • USDA zones 4-6                                              •   The first fragrant, disease-resistant rose             • Native boxwood substitute                          • USDA zones 5-9
     •   Classic lilac fragrance                           •   Narrow columnar habit                             • Variegated leaves take on purple tones                      •   Classic rose blooms in irresistible orange             • Dense ball shape can be trimmed for a              • Large, blue flowers with a lacy,
     •   Dense, semi dwarf habit                           •   Dense evergreen foliage                           • Abundant pink spring flowers                                                                                             formal effect or left alone for a relaxed look       anemone-like bloom
                                                                                                                                                                               •   Glossy, disease resistant foliage
     •   Double violet to purple florets                   •   No burning in winter                              • Faster growing and more heat tolerant                                                                                  • Good branching to ground; never leggy              • Low seed set
                                                                                                                   than My Monet® weigela                                      •   Blooms all season with no deadheading                  • Red new growth                                     • Long blooming
     •   Mildew resistant                                  •   Fast-growing
                                                                                                                 • Resistant to burning                                        •   True rose fragrance                                    • Deer resistant                                     • Graceful, uniform habit
     •   Deer resistant                                    •   Perfect for space-saving hedges
                                                               or specimen plantings                             • Deer resistant                                                                                                                                                              • Deer resistant

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