New 2021 Variety Intros From Green Fuse Botanicals
2020 is a big year of introductions for Green Fuse Botanicals, with more than 67 new varieties of perennials and annuals. This year also marks the launch of Calico Genetics, a research and breeding division at Green Fuse Botanicals and a liaison with its breeding partners. Check out this small sample of new introductions for 2021, and visit Green Fuse Botanicals’ website to see all of its new introductions for 2021.
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Picotee'
- First Light Perennial
- No cooling required
- Day length neutral
- Zone 5
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Pink'
- First Light Perennial
- No cooling required
- Day length neutral
- Zone 5
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Shell Pink'
- First Light Perennial
- No cooling required
- Day length neutral
- Zone 5
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Iberis 'Chill Lavender'
- NOT a First Light Perennial; requires vernalization
- Blooms later seasonally when foot traffic in stores is higher
- Darker foliage
- Lavender flowers
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Georgia Green Splash'
- Optimum Annual
- All new breeding selections in the series for 2020/2021
- Developed for uniformity among the series
- Unrooted cutting production in both Michigan and California
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Georgia Purple Splash'
- Optimum Annual
- All new breeding selections in the series for 2020/2021
- Developed for uniformity among the series
- Unrooted cutting production in both Michigan and California
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Lavandula 'Madrid Purple Star'
- First Light Perennial
- Multi-bract Spanish lavender
- Earliest of all stoechas to initiate under natural days
- Flower retention of five to six weeks
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Leucanthemum 'Carpet Angel Daisy'
- First Light Perennial
- Day length neutral
- Strong basal branching, making it the first ever groundcover for leucanthemum
- Fully double flowers sit tightly onto the plants strong chasis
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Lupine 'Staircase Red/White'
- First Light Perennial
- Strong new bicolor in full production for 2020/2021
- Day length neutral, zero cooling required
- Flower initiation based on temperature and maturity
- First ever programmable lupine
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Rudbeckia 'Dakota Gold'
- First Light Perennial
- Day length neutral
- Deep golden color welcomes spring just as easily as fall
- Zone 5 Rudbeckia hirta
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Rudbeckia 'Dakota Red Shield'
- First Light Perennial
- Trial quantities available
- Day length neutral
- Deep golden color welcomes spring just as easily as fall
- Zone 5 Rudbeckia hirta
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Salvia splendens 'Grandstand Creamsicle'
- Day length neutral, but absolutely geared for summer heat
- Full color range
- Five new additions to the series
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Vinca 'Quasar Deep Space Blue'
- Optimum Annual
- Series bred for unique, stable colors
- Excellent disease resistance
- Four colors in series: Deep Space Blue (pictured), Orange Target, Red Target, Plum Swirl
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Begonia 'Bewitched Cherry'
- Lifestyle Plant
- Uniform series with cut leaf
- Strong basal branching creates full pot with numerous leaves
- Fastest of all Rex Begonias to finish
- New for 2021: Lavender, Silver, Cherry (pictured), Pink
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Begonia 'Bewitched Lavender'
- Lifestyle Plant
- Uniform series with cut leaf
- Strong basal branching creates full pot with numerous leaves
- Fastest of all Rex Begonias to finish
- New for 2021: Lavender (pictured), Silver, Cherry, Pink
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Begonia 'Bewitched Pink'
- Lifestyle Plant
- Uniform series with cut leaf
- Strong basal branching creates full pot with numerous leaves
- Fastest of all Rex Begonias to finish
- New for 2021: Lavender, Silver, Cherry, Pink (pictured)
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Begonia 'Bewitched Silver'
- Lifestyle Plant
- Uniform series with cut leaf
- Strong basal branching creates full pot with numerous leaves
- Fastest of all Rex Begonias to finish
- New for 2021: Lavender, Silver (pictured), Cherry, Pink
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Begonia 'Curly Cherry Mint'
- All new series for 2021
- Classic Escargot-type leaf
- High vigor to match Dibs series
- Colors: White, Peppermint, Chocolate (formerly 'Dibs Strawberry Chocolate'), Cherry Mint (pictured)
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Begonia 'Curly Peppermint'
- All new series for 2021
- Classic Escargot-type leaf
- High vigor to match Dibs series
- Colors: White, Peppermint (pictured), Chocolate (formerly 'Dibs Strawberry Chocolate'), Cherry Mint
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Begonia 'Curly White'
- All new series for 2021
- Classic Escargot-type leaf
- High vigor to match Dibs series
- Colors: White (pictured), Peppermint, Chocolate (formerly 'Dibs Strawberry Chocolate'), Cherry Mint
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Calibrachoa 'Cruze Control Yellow Delicious'
- Massive blossoms
- Tight internode spacing reduces, if not eliminates the need for plant growth regulators
- Day length neutrality in all 19 colors brings consistent finish times year round
- New colors: Blue Splash, Orange Splash, Yellow Delicious (pictured)
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Dianthus 'Constant Beauty Yellow'
- First Light Perennial
- Well-matched with other solids like Red and Pink
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Echeveria 'Coral Reef Dark Chocolate'
- URC Production online via Quality Cuttings of Mexico
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Fuchsia 'Windchimes Basket Pink Lilac'
- Optimum Annual
- Day length neutrality eliminates the need for lighting so the Windchimes Basket fuchsia are always ready when the season hits
- Compact habit allows for more baskets on the rack
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Fuchsia 'Windchimes Upright Pink Lilac'
- Optimum Annual
- Day length neutral
- Large flowers on self-branching plant
- Excellent retail hold
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Gaillardia Lunar Series
- First Light Perennial
- Day length neutral
- Strong lateral branching resists splitting all season long
- Vibrant colors
- Series uniformity allows for multicolored combinations
- Seven colors in series
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Gaillardia 'Lunar Blood Moon'
- First Light Perennial
- Day length neutral
- Strong lateral branching resists splitting all season long
- Vibrant colors
- Series uniformity allows for multicolored combinations
- Seven colors in series
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Blue'
- First Light Perennial
- No cooling required
- Day length neutral
- Zone 5
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Picotee'
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Pink'
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Shell Pink'
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Iberis 'Chill Lavender'
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Georgia Green Splash'
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Ipomoea 'Sweet Georgia Purple Splash'
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Lavandula 'Madrid Purple Star'
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Leucanthemum 'Carpet Angel Daisy'
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Lupine 'Staircase Red/White'
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Rudbeckia 'Dakota Gold'
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Rudbeckia 'Dakota Red Shield'
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Salvia splendens 'Grandstand Creamsicle'
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Vinca 'Quasar Deep Space Blue'
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Begonia 'Bewitched Cherry'
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Begonia 'Bewitched Lavender'
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Begonia 'Bewitched Pink'
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Begonia 'Bewitched Silver'
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Begonia 'Curly Cherry Mint'
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Begonia 'Curly Peppermint'
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Begonia 'Curly White'
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Calibrachoa 'Cruze Control Yellow Delicious'
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Dianthus 'Constant Beauty Yellow'
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Echeveria 'Coral Reef Dark Chocolate'
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Fuchsia 'Windchimes Basket Pink Lilac'
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Fuchsia 'Windchimes Upright Pink Lilac'
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Gaillardia Lunar Series
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Gaillardia 'Lunar Blood Moon'
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Hydrangea 'Game Changer Blue'
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Janeen Wright is former Editor for Greenhouse Grower. . See all author stories here.
