From April 20th to 22nd, the 2022 Golden Flower New Excellent Varieties Exhibition was held at the Bannerley Seed Industry (Chengdu) Seedling Breeding Innovation Base in Pidu District, Chengdu. Affected by the epidemic, many people can not go to the scene, in order to live up to this spring date, in addition to the offline display, the organizer will move the exhibition to the online, with everyone to see the exhibition together.
With the theme of "Hui" Gathering New Life, this flower exhibition focuses on nearly 100 kinds of new and excellent flowers from many well-known breeding enterprises such as Bannali, Xileda, Beckenkamp, Danzi, etc., and the product types cover flower bed flowers, potted flowers, garden flowers, cut flowers and other types, to meet the needs of consumers for a variety of applications in different scenes and seasons.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the new varieties that are key to launch.
Australian foxtail 'Matilda': fresh, eye-catching, wild cut flower beauty
'Matilda' is a perennial plant of the Amaranth family, native to central Australia, with stem heights generally ranging from 60 cm to 80 cm, making it ideal for cutting flowers. It is beautiful but not squeamish, has a unique appearance, but also has good heat resistance, drought tolerance.
Production planning guide
In the production process, Matilda needs to use a substrate suitable for deep roots and good drainage, with a planting density of 25 to 35 plants per square meter (i.e. 15 cm to 20 cm spacing), and early selective management of plant branches can promote the production of longer stems.
From sowing to harvest, the total production cycle of Matilda takes 18 to 28 weeks, of which seedling production is 6 to 8 weeks and from colonization to flowering takes 12 to 20 weeks. If planted properly, a secondary harvest can be performed between weeks 16 and 18 after the end of the first stubble harvest.
Caucasian Blue Potted Flowers "Honor" Series: Cut flowers, potted flowers, flower realms can be a universal beauty
Available in white and dark blue colours, the "Honor" series is 50 cm to 60 cm tall, and the flowers are light and flexible, with a natural and wild beauty. It is a root flower, which is sunny and semi-shade-tolerant, and has a production cycle of 15 to 20 weeks. There is no need for low temperature vernalization at the time of planting, and it can flower in the first year, and it can show good adaptability in the greenhouse or open field. Branching is strong, a plant can divide 15 to 25 flower stems.
Bolivian begonia "stunning" series: flowers bloom like waterfalls, suitable for flower beds, landscapes, hanging baskets to watch
The "Amazing" series of flowers are clear and rich, with yellow red background, white, orange red, red, rose red, mixed color, etc., and the flowers and petals are larger than the competitors on the market. As a seed propagation variety, the "amazing" germination rate is high, the seedlings are strong, the survival rate is high, and the flower stem is short and the habit of semi-hanging is easy to transport.
Bulbophyllum "Funny" series: colorful, never stingy to show enthusiasm
"Funny" flowers are rich in color, with 7 colors such as bright pink, orange, pink, red, scarlet, white, and mixed colors, which are suitable for mixed planting. The whole plant is semi-hanging, and single petals and heavy petals can appear at the same time, which is highly ornamental and convenient for transportation.
Bulbophyllum "Eternal" series: rich in decors, with 14 decors to choose from
"Eternal" is a heavy-petaled, large-flowered bulbous begonia variety with a single flower diameter of 7.5 cm to 10 cm. The entire production cycle of "Eternity" is 14 to 15 weeks, the plant height is 25 cm, the plant is well branched, the overall shape is spherical, and it is also easy to transport. And it is shade tolerant and semi-shady, which is very suitable for planting in the shade area.
Bulbophyllum "Eternal Mocha" series: The only copper-leaf bulbous begonia series on the market
The "Eternal Mocha" plant is compact and full of plant type, and there are currently 10 colors of gold flowers for the market. Its dark leaves are impressive in contrast to the bright flowers, and the varieties in the series are highly consistent and can be grown in any combination. In addition, among similar flower products, the seedling transplant survival rate of "Eternal Mocha" is relatively high.
Bulbophyllum Begonia "Eternal Joy" series: a garden protagonist with a large amount of flowers that cannot be ignored
"Eternal Joy" is a new member of the "Eternal" family of bulb begonias, and there are currently 6 decors in the supply market. As a unique semi-hanging begonia, "Eternal Joy" has good branching, heavy petal flowers increase the amount of flowers, very easy to burst pots, and is very eye-catching in the garden.
Dew micro flower "Alice" series: flower delicate and cute flowering machine
"Alice" is heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant, long-flowering, and the flowers can bloom from spring to autumn, making it a veritable flowering machine. The "Alice" plant is about 14 cm tall and is suitable for ornamental planting in small areas such as balconies, and it can flower in the first year of planting. There are currently 4 colors of ruby red, purple red, white and mixed colors, suitable for potted, garden or rock garden applications.
Starry Flowers "Mural 2020" Series: Inflorescences like stars, spirits in full bloom in the summer
Sexy pink strawberry red
"Mural 2020" is currently on the market the earliest flowering period, the plant type is highly unified compact star flower series, and the flowering period and plant height of each flower color in the series are the same, of which the white variety is more lush than the "mural" white, and the sexy pink is the first two-color variety of the star flower.
Compared with other varieties on the market, "Mural 2020" open-field planting performance is good, the branching of the plant is also better, the amount of flowers is larger, the flower color is complete, and in the hot summer, it has a color impact.
Medal Ju "Joker" series: a warm, rich, radiant beauty
The flower color plant type and flowering consistency in the "Joker" series are good, and all flower colors can be fully flowered within 3 days to 5 days. Among them, orange and yellow are more consistent than competing varieties. "Clown" likes the sun, the open field planting performance is good, the plant type is compact and not long, the growth cycle is about 12 weeks to 15 weeks, and there are currently 6 colors supplied.
Pansy "Cat" Series: Unique, avant-garde and cute cat flowers
The "Cats" series is named after the "bearded" cat face on its petals, and the flowers are unique and avant-garde. It is semi-shade-tolerant, has orange, purple and white two-color, red and gold two-color, white, yellow and mixed color and other colors, plant height 10 cm to 15 cm, single product or combination planting can be, spring production cycle of 27 weeks to 28 weeks.
Arabidopsis "Cat Step" White Series: The flowers are small and delicate, and the bright white in spring
The "Cat Step" white series is compact and hemispherical in shape, and has excellent performance in open-field planting, and can be used for combining potted plants, rock gardens and window sills for ornamental planting, complementing the optional variety of spring flower products. Its plant height is about 15 cm, light-loving, semi-shady, and the growth cycle is about 5 months.
Margaret "Alice" "Heavy Petal Alice" series: interwoven with flowers, gardening generalists
Apricot yellow lemon pink
"Alice" and "Heavy Petal Alice" single petal, heavy petal a total of 13 flower colors, bright color, charming flower shape, good branching and compact plant type, long flowering period, suitable for potted ornamentation, the production cycle is 8 weeks to 10 weeks.
Grass Sea Tong "Intimate" Series: The flower blooms half a flower, but it is not delicate
Dark blue Light blue
White Pink
"Intimate" has 4 colors such as dark blue, light blue, white and pink, with fresh colors and unique inflorescences. Its branches are woody, the plants are strong, barren and drought tolerant, and the potted and ground plants perform well, with a planting cycle of 10 to 12 weeks.
Carnation "Oscar" series: splendid big flowers, warm and energetic
Pink and purple two-tone red white edge
"Oscar" has 13 flower colors, bright flower colors, the entire series of flowering period is highly consistent, good branching, strong continuous flowering ability, suitable for potted plants, flower beds and garden gardens of medium and large flower carnations, planting cycle of 12 weeks to 15 weeks.
Carnation 'Peach Pie': Lovely and delicate, with a touch of sweet pink
The "Peach Pie" has attractive pink single-petaled flowers with long, re-flowering periods ranging from 12 to 15 weeks.
Carnation 'First Kiss': Flowers as their name suggests, sweet memories
The 'first kiss' has semi-heavy petaled flowers with long flowering periods that can be re-flowered, compact and hardy, with a growth cycle of 12 to 15 weeks.
Super Sunflower 'Glory Years': a veritable flowering machine that can sustain more than a thousand flowers per plant
'Brilliant Years' is an interspecific hybrid sunflower, with good branching, strong growth potential, long flowering period, and more than 1,000 flowers per plant under suitable conditions of cultivation environment and climate. In the southern part of the continent, it can flower normally in winter, not affected by short daylight, can be cultivated perennially, suitable for flower beds, flower seas, flower landscapes, flower bowls and other scenes, with a crown width of up to 1.2 meters or so, and a planting cycle of 8 weeks to 10 weeks.
Geranium 'Jesse': A new decor from the Sunrise series
'Jesse' is a modern hoofed variety with large, bright flowers and green leaves. The plant has good neatness, heat resistance, strong adaptability and simple management.
Hanging geranium "Aurora" series: small butterflies with long, narrow petals and flying butterflies in the garden
Lilac Red
Pink Pink and white two-tone
"Aurora" has lilac, red, pink, pink and white two-color and other flower colors, the plant is vine, good branching, large plant type, suitable for large hanging basket ornamentation, planting cycle of 12 weeks to 14 weeks.
In addition to the indoor display, the organizer also displayed in the outdoor exhibition area through the form of flower landscape and sketch landscaping, so that everyone can better understand the characteristics of the variety. The exhibition was hosted by Chengdu Jinpin Flower Seedling Co., Ltd. and co-organized by Bannali Seed Co., Ltd. (Germany) and Xiamen Aiken Horticulture Co., Ltd.
(Written by Zhang Qiang, a reporter of this newspaper)
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