Slideshow: Ball's PanAmerican Seed and Kieft Pro Seeds in Rijsenhout
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PanAmerican's Sophistica petunias are the most striking grandifloras to come from seed in a long time, with large flowers and the rose-lime color combination.© 2011 -
Plentifall pansies are positioned for baskets and as a spreading groundcover. They were selected for their overwintering ability, too.© 2011 -
Sorbet violas have been upgraded to Sorbet XP to deliver a tight bloom window and uniform habit. 'Delft Blue XP' has a charming blue and white face and is a Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner.© 2011 -
Kieft continues to offer an assortment of high quality first-year blooming perennials from seed, including heuchera, salvia, armeria and scabiosa.© 2011 -
Kieft's grasses are now part of PanAmerican's Fantastic Foliage collection.© 2011 -
A vintage window frame divides the new Akila osteospermums from seed and Serena angelonia.© 2011 -
The full collection of Wave petunias were on display, including the Shock Waves and hedgiflora Tidal Waves.© 2011 -
Selecta's osteospermum 'Flower Power Double Berry White' was in the running for the FleuroStar award, but the strawberry, 'Toscana,' won. Ball was one of eight locations hosting the display and encouraging votes.© 2011 -
Kieft-bred perennials planted as a cottage border in a raised bed.© 2011 -
'Moreno' is a gorgeous mahogany-red rudbeckia with golden orange tips. It can be marketed as an annual or tender perennial.© 2011 -
New Day gazanias upgrade the Daybreak series with larger flowers, shorter peduncles and beefier plants. Pink Shades is pictured.© 2011
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While Ball's vegetative varieties were showcased at Florensis, its seed-based breeding divisions presented their new and tried and true varieties. Since acquiring Kieft, ball has sorted the varieties and put all the annuals under PanAmerican and perennials under Kieft.
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