Overview of series 2010 Endurio Viola

2 Endurio TM Viola - A Breakthrough in Viola Breeding! ●Less day length sensitivity ●Continuous flowering under low light and short-day conditions of winter ●Mounded, trailing habit ●Great for patio gardening ●Top performance in garden landscapes ●Ideal for small space gardening ●In Mild Climates: ●Flowers through winter ●Fast flower recovery after snow events ●In Cold Climates ●Survives Winter to emerge from ground in Spring

3 3 ●Unique, semi-trailing mounded habit ●Ideal for use in hanging baskets, mixed combos, and color bowls ●Fast pot fill and early flowering even in short days ●Excellent choice for your earliest spring sales or for extending the fall sales window ●Endurio is very free flowering and has a slight fragrance for maximum retail appeal Viola Endurio TM Series

4 What’s the Endurio difference? ● Mounded, spreading habit ● Fast fill ● Free flowering ● Continuous Flowering ● Maximum ground coverage Endurio Yellow Red Wing Upright Variety Endurio Pure Yellow Pansy

5 Endurio ® Viola ● Endurio Yellow with Red Wing won ‘Best of’ award at CSU Winter Trial ● Noted excellent flowering and controlled vigor along with perfect winter survival ● Endurio Pure Yellow and Endurio Blue Yellow Purple Wing made ‘Top 10 Performers’ list at NCSU Winter Trial

Viola Endurio® Lavender New for 2010!

7 Viola Endurio ® Sky Blue Martien ●2010 Cool Season Winner ●Named in honor of breeder, Martien Gutter New for 2010!

8 Viola Endurio ® Sky Blue Martien Photos taken 2/19/09 at Dallas Arboretum

9 AAS Comparisons – Dallas Arboretum Rain Blue & Purple Sorbet YTT Rocky Blue For You Sorbet Icy Blue Endurio Sky Blue Martien

10 Viola Endurio TM Color Assortment Yellow w/Violet Wing Pure Yellow Yellow w/Red Wing Blue Yellow w/Purple Wing Red with Yellow Face Pure Violet White

11 Endurio™ F1 ●Yellow with Red Wing: In flower-pouch In Hanging Basket

12 Endurio™ F1 ●Blue Yellow with Purple Wing : In flower-pouch In 12” Patio pot

13 Endurio ™ F1 ●Pure Yellow: In flower-pouch In Hanging Basket

14 CSU Viola Trial Day 2009 Endurio Pure Yellow Rebelina Extra Early Golden Yellow

15 Cornell University Viola Overwintering Trial 2009 Endurio Viola Not covered Endurio Viola Covered w/straw Rebelina Viola Not covered Rebelina Viola Covered w/straw Photos taken 4/20/09 ●Endurio has more consistent and reliable rebloom after overwintering, with and without straw covering than does Rebelina

16 Cornell University - Influence of straw cover Endurio Not covered Rebelina Covered w/straw Rebelina Not covered Endurio Covered w/straw Photos taken 4/20/09

17 Endurio Viola with Tricolor Sage accent

18 Endurio Viola with Festuca grass accent

19 Endurio Viola with Dianthus Accent