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CALIFORNIA SPRING TRIALS NEWS

2015 Perennial Plant of the Year™
  PPA Selects Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ (3/6/15) -- The Perennial Plant Association membership has voted and the 2015 Perennial Plant of the Year™ is Geranium xcantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’. Yes, that is a big name for this excellent groundcover type perennial that only reaches 6-10” high.

’Biokovo’ is a naturally occurring hybrid of Geranium dalmaticum and Geranium macrorrhizum found in the Biokovo Mountains of the Dalmatia region of present-day Croatia.

Blooming in late spring ‘Biokovo’ has delightful masses of 5-petaled white flowers, about ¾” diameter, that are tinged pink at the base of each petal and have darker pink center stamens. The overall effect is that of a blushing pink geranium. An interesting attraction is the flower ‘bud’ that is somewhat inflated – actually made up of the sepals which are redder than the petals.... READ MORE

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PPA Perennial of the Year, 2015


Clockwork™ Series by Ball Horticultural

New @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, Clockwork™ New Guinea Impatiens from BallFloraPlant®. Just like clockwork! Thius new series features big blooms, with high uniformity of habit and flower timing across all colors – all blooms in the same week. Ideal for quart and gallon containers. Hight: 8-10 inches, Spread: 10-12 inches.

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