Two Gold Medal-Winning Plants From Fleuroselect
January 17, 2024 
Coreopsis ‘Corusco Cream-Red’
Fleuroselect, an international organization for testing and evaluating new bedding plants, has announced its latest Gold Medal winners.
During last year’s annual trial, these breeding breakthroughs obtained an outstanding score in innovation, beauty, and garden performance and convinced judges to award the coveted Gold Medal.
Here’s a closer look at the latest winners.
Coreopsis tinctoria ‘Corusco Cream-Red’ (Van Hemert & Co.)
Looking for a distinctive, early-flowering plant? Coreopsis ‘Corusco Cream-Red’ from Van Hemert & Co is a true must-have. Showing many cream with burgundy flowers, this innovative dwarf variety is a welcome addition to the existing Coreopsis range. Corusco Cream-Red is low-maintenance, attracts bees and butterflies, and is drought tolerant. This new winner with striking color combination and compact plant shape can be enjoyed as of early spring throughout summer. Judges praised the unique, eye-catching color combination and the early flowering habit. This brand-new Coreopsis is not only suited for direct sowing but also for easy production of young plants in pots and containers.
Corusco Cream-Red is suited for both professional production and home gardening. Growers will appreciate this seed-raised Coreopsis for its cost-effective and sustainable production process, as it can be grown in small pot sizes at low temperatures. Retail will marvel over its sparkling color combination which will surely stand out on the benches. Corusco Cream-Red not only performs well in containers on the patio but also looks spectacular in beds and fields. Home gardeners will be amazed by this Coreopsis tinctoria that brings color to the garden early in the season, attracts pollinators, and needs little water.
Lobelia erinus ‘Masterpiece Blue with Eye’ (Benary)
‘Masterpiece Blue with Eye’ from Benary is the first F1 Lobelia from seed on the market that can truly keep up with vegetative F1 hybrids in terms of performance. This Lobelia flowers very early with larger, striking blue flowers with a white eye and displays a well-formed, mounding plant habit. Masterpiece Blue with Eye truly stands out thanks to its excellent heat tolerance in summer and impressive field performance. This winner not only looks at its best in beds and fields but is also very suitable for pot and container production.
The Fleuroselect jury praised its luminous and eye-catching innovative color and was impressed by the early flowering and strong garden performance. The flexibility of seeds in terms of sowing combined with the outstanding performance of cutting-raised varieties and intense blue large flowers is a true breeding achievement indeed.
Growers will appreciate the flexibility in ordering compared to cuttings, fast delivery, and attractive price of this seed-raised Lobelia. Sowing is easy, thanks to the availability of pelleted seeds. With a short crop time of only 12 to 14 weeks and a very early flowering habit, Masterpiece Blue with Eye enables a maximal growing capacity in the greenhouse. The compact plants are easy to ship and save space on the trolley. Retail appreciates the larger flowers in the key color over the pot and container sizes. Consumers will love this variety because of the excellent heat tolerance, impressive summer performance regardless of the weather conditions, and versatile use in beds, pots, and mixed containers.
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