October 14, 2009

Express Seed + Syngenta Flowers

Garden Mums Summit at Lucas Greenhouses

The key varieties everyone should know

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The Best of the Best

DO● Focus on the

Recommended charts for specific crops

● Use the Platinum varieties

● Add new varieties at least at a small level

DO NOT● Do not use a “Top Selling”

list or “Sub” list to select varieties

● Try to avoid the Silver varieties

● Do not just book the same thing every year because everything was ok

An often asked question….

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How does a “Family” differ from a “Group”

Family● Collection of color sports from an

original seedling variety

● Variety name includes the original seedling name

● Very reliable to flower together with similar plant size in all crops and all regions

Group● Collection of seedlings or sports

and seedlings that do not all come from one original plant

● Variety names will not have an “easy-to-see” association

● May be similar for some crops but not all

● Likely to see differences from year to year in fall crops

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Key Families and other Families of Interest

●Cheryl – WH (2), YL (2), PK (3), OR, and RD

●Victoria – YL (?), PK, CO (2), OR

●Ursula - YL, PK, CO (2), OR (2)

●Jacqueline – WH, YL, PK, PKTT, COTT, ORTT

● Gigi – WH, GD, PK – all two-tone

● Stacy - PK, OR – both two-tone

● Barbie - PK, BZ

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Gigi Family – Mid Fall - Sep 26, Late 6wk

Strong and compact

Perfect for shallow combos like window boxes, color bowls, and hanging baskets

Pictured here with Tabitha in the fall

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Key Individual Varieties by Color

● White- Marilyn, Wilma, Alexis, Mildred, Frosty Jeanette, Vanna

● Yellow- Diana, Elena, Dawn, Yolanda, Mary, Lisa, Okra, Wilma Yellow,

Bethany, Golden Andrea, Michelle, Bernadette, Monica, Hankie

● Lavender- Jillian, Beth, Wanda, Marsha, Priscilla, Alisha

● Coral/Salmon- Fiona, Lindsay, Emma

● Orange/Bronze- Hannah, Miranda, Harmony, Ashley, Andrea

● Red- Helen, Tabitha, Sly Jenna, Foxy Marjorie, Raquel, Bonnie, Regina

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Yoder Garden Mums

● The broadest range of varieties from one source

- To allow for fresh material throughout the season

● Varieties that work well for growers, retailers, and consumers

- We focus on making things better for all groups

● Best information on what varieties work for each crop

- Varieties that work together for shaded programs

- Varieties for other pot sizes in shaded and natural programs

● Clean stock means clean cuttings

● Selecting varieties in the key regions to find the best varieties for your programs

What’s New

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Opportunity - Container Cover Upgrades

Same crop schedule as the regular pot, just add a cover to increase the price point and retail interest

And they are reusable for the consumer!

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Frosty Cheryl – ESE Fall – Oct 5, 7wk Spr+Sum

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Frosty Cheryl – 2010●Clean white for all programs

- Even at the bud stage

●Well matched to the Cheryl Family with slightly slower response than Cool Cheryl

●Best white Cheryl option for anyone selling at tight flower stage

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Mildred – ESE Fall – Oct 10, 7wk Spr+Sum

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Mildred – 2009●Uniform and consistent

●Large flower size

●Excellent shaded but slower response

●Same flower with better plant than Ingrid

●Bit faster then Brigitte with better KQ

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Bernadette – Early Fall – Sep 13, Late 6wk

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Bernadette – 2010●Early flowered “daisy” with good plant size

- Better plant performance than Anna

●Large flower size

●Works in all natural season crops (including West Coast)

- Too tall and upright in blackcloth crops

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Yolanda – Mid Fall – Sep 17, Late 6wk

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Yolanda – 2009●Rich yellow (bz bud) sphere to follow Elena

●Works for summer but as a second choice

●Better plant and KQ than Janice

●Great option instead of Sunny Gretchen

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Crazy Victoria – Mid Fall – Sep 22, Late 6wk Spr +Sum

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Crazy Victoria – 2009

●Yellow reverse two-tone becoming more orange in cooler conditions

●Just yellow in summer shaded crops

●Bit smaller and bit faster than the other Victoria’s (less so in summer)

●Excellent fall colors itself or in Victoria combo’s

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Wilma Yellow – Late Fall – Sep 29, Late 6wk Spr+Sum

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Wilma Yellow – 2010

●Yellow sport of Wilma for the late fall natural season

- Fits in after Lisa/Okra and before the yellow Cheryl’s

●Can also work in shaded crops, but may be clubby

- The yellow in the Vibrant Group

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Jacqueline Family – Early Fall – Sep 14-18, L6wk Spr+Sum

Jacqueline Peach Fusion

Jacqueline PearlJacqueline

Yellow

Jacqueline Orange Fusion

Jacqueline Pink

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Jacqueline Family – 2010

●Perfect European style plants

●Fusion side of the family provides two-tones for retail excitement

●Solid colors express slight two-tone in cool crops

- Two-tones will express more secondary color in hot crops

●Uniform carts or color combos in larger pots

- Will not make premium size in 14-inch pots

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Marsha – Early Fall – Sep 16, Early 6wk Spr+Sum

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Marsha – 2010●Flowering response with Priscilla but better plant

strength

●Upgrades the plant habit and flower form of Megan

- Flowers earlier than Megan in the south

●Earlier with longer lasting flower color than Cecilia

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Lindsay – Late Fall – Sep 26, Late 6wk

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Lindsay – Euro Prophet – ’09●Perfect plant shape in strong coral color

●Shaded potential but looks better in larger pots

●Use Fiona, Penelope (small), Lindsay, and Emma for a steady flow of fresh CO/SN

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Fancy + Jazzy Ursula – Early – Sep 14+13, L6wk Spr+Sum

Warm Ursula

Festive Ursula

Fancy Ursula

Jazzy Ursula

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Spring Ursula Group – w/Alexis and Bravo (use Tabitha for fuller plant)

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Fancy + Jazzy Ursula – 2010

●Upgrades current Ursula colors by making them more distinct

- Fancy Ursula more distinct orange even in hot shaded crops

- Faster than Warm Ursula so better match with the rest of the family

- Jazzy Ursula more distinct coral in all crops and stays coral in warm crops

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Nutty Fiona – Early Fall – Sep 15, 7wk

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Nutty Fiona – 2009

●Bronze-red for fall

- Almost red at bud stage

- Becomes a rich bronze with age – nice for fall

●Not for summer because of flower quality and uniformity

●Bit faster and bit smaller than Fiona

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Brunette Barbie – LSE Fall – Oct 16, 7wk

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Brunette Barbie – 2009

●Bronze sport of Barbie

- More of a fall color for the end of the season

●Not for summer – too slow, too upright

●More sphere/less spread than Andrea with redder color

●Color may not be the best in hot climates