© 2013 Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc. Classification: PUBLIC Proven Winners Presenters:  Lara Rowles  Matt Johnson  Tom Kirby Vendors:  Four Star Greenhouses  Pleasant View Gardens  Euro American Propagators

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 2 Highlights and Notes Positives:  Exciting new introductions for season.  Continued strong marketing push to include TV, print, radio, billboard and on-line campaigns. Negatives:  Many introductions are current successful seed varieties on the market.

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 3 Key Points:  Unique burgundy red flower with a black throat.  Early flowering and good branching.  8”-12” height and 18”-24” spread  Vigor 3  Petunia version of Pomegranate Punch. Supertunia Black Cherry

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© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 5 Key Points:  Total hummingbird magnet  Extreme heat and humidity tolerance.  Drought tolerant  Not prone to oedema  18”-26” height and 12”-24” spread  Full to part sun Cuphea Vermillionaire

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 6 Key Points:  Continuous masses of deep purple flowers.  Darkest purple on the market.  No seed set.  Great cold tolerance.  10-15” height and 18-36” spread.  75% the vigor of the Princess series. Lobularia Dark Knight

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© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 8 Key Points  New addition to the Snowstorm collection.  Double blue flowers create strong color coverage.  Vigor 2  Full Sun  Ideal for 4.25” Grande containers, hanging baskets or upright combinations.  3-6” height; 12-14” spread. Sutera Snowstorm Blue Bubbles

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© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 10 Key Points:  Soft yellow flower  Replaces Supertunia Citrus and, corrects previous pH Issues.  Much better cold tolerance.  Strong vigor, habit and disease resistance.  10-15” height and 20-28” spread  Week 9 bloom time. Supertunia Limoncello

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 11 Key Points:  Most floricifc double Euphorbia on the market.  Great heat tolerance.  75% vigor of Diamond Frost.  10-12” height and 10-12” spread.  Solid canopy fills open voids in combos. Euphorbia Diamond Delight

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 12 Key Points:  A more compact version of Senorita Rosalita.  Great landscape plant in the south because it remains more compact in a longer growing season.  Thornless and Sterile.  Works well in combos  18-36” height and 18-36” spread. Cleome Pequena Rosalita

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 13 Pansiola Anytime Series  A new series for Proven Winners.  Four colors in series.  Features the best traits of pansy and viola.  Cool-season crop blooms, and heat tolerant.  Good for containers, baskets and combos.  6-10” height and 8-12” spread

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 14 Look Familiar?

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 15 New Proven Winner Salvia Varieties  “Playin’ the Blues” ► Rename from Proven Selection’s Mystic Spires  “Ablazin” Series ► New genus for Proven Winners ► Two colors in series: Ablazin Purple-bright purple Ablazin Tabasco-bright red

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© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 17 Key Points:  Bright chartreuse yellow leaves with a prominent burgundy center in spring.  Ivory bottlebrush flowers in late spring.  Zones 4-9.  Full sun to full shade.  Foliage height: 10-12”; flower height: 24” Heucherella Leapfrog

© 2013 SHS Griffin Classification: PUBLIC 18 Key Points:  Naturally short, compact, well branched habit; fits easily into urban gardens.  Foliage emerges with a bronze cast in spring, maturing to grey-green.  Pastel yellow buds and creamy vanilla flowers from late spring to early summer.  Full sun to light shade.  2 1/2’ – 3’ height; 3-3 ½’ spread. Baptisia Decadence Vanilla Cream