DS Cole Growers Open House Brings Out Top Performers
September 20, 2022 DS Cole Growers opened its doors to plant lovers for its annual open house in August. The Loudon, NH-based operation welcomed more than 300 guests, despite the high temperatures topping 90°F. Attendees were able to view both new and old varieties of spring flowering pots, along with exciting summer blooming plants such as Sunbeckia that continue to bloom into autumn.
One area that drew much focus was the company’s expanding line of houseplants that are propagated from both cuttings and tissue cultures. DS Cole has been trialing and growing this line of young plants each year to meet rising demand.
In a video posted on the company’s YouTube channel, owner Doug Cole highlighted a few favorite performers, including a bidens from Kientzler, new lines of calibrachoa from multiple breeders, and thunbergia.
Other top picks, based on attendees marking their favorites with flags, included:
- Calibrachoa ‘Chameleon Blueberry Scone’ (Westhoff)
- Heliopsis ‘Sole Scuro’ (Kientzler)
- Supercal Premium Sunset Orange (Sakata)
- Begonia ‘Belleconia Soft Orange’ (Proven Winners)
- Begonia ‘Elatior Borias’
- Echinacea ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ (Proven Winners)
- Lantana ‘Bandolista Mango’ (Syngenta Flowers)
- Petunia ‘Sureshot Blueberries and Cream’ (Ball FloraPlant)
- Scaevola ‘Surdiva Blue Violet’ (Suntory Flowers)
- Trixi Lip Sync (Selecta One)
- Trixi Old Glory (Selecta One)
Learn more in the video below.
Subscribe to eNewsletter
