8/24/2010
New Products
Adriana Heikkila
Abbott-Ipco Inc.
Caladium Cinderella PAF is a short to intermediate delicate pink lance-leafed (strap) variety. It displays a nice full-mounding habit with or without de-eyeing in 4-in. and larger pots. (De-eyed plants are more compact with more and smaller leaves.) It has a similar crop time to Sweetheart and finishes one to two weeks faster than Pink Symphony. In the landscape, Cinderella makes an excellent border plant in shaded landscapes.
Conrad Fafard Inc. 
Fafard has introduced a new germinating mix conveniently packaged in compressed bales. Fafard Young Plant Mix features superfine, stick-free, horticultural-grade peat, perlite and vermiculite, specially formulated for plug production and liner production, including Ellepots. Young Plant Mix is available from Canada in a 110-cu.ft. Hi-Rise compressed bale and smaller bale sizes. Packaging the new germinating mix in a compressed bale provides the grower with a consistent, high-quality formula, while saving time and labor.
Hamilton Engineering Inc.
Hamilton Engineering, manufacturer of the EVO product line, has released a new, improved version of their low-loss header, the Hamilton System Separator. The System Separator allows for an infinite number of heating zones and loads with precise water temperature control, while maintaining boiler efficiency through turbulent flow. It functions as the heating system’s hub, removing air, separating flows and acting as the primary dirt and sludge separator. It also eliminates pump conflict, extra boiler room plumbing and protects your boiler from fluctuating pressures, thereby increasing your boiler’s efficiency.
Terra Nova Nurseries Inc.
Terra Nova Nurseries introduced the world’s first trailing heucherella varieties in July 2010. The two new varieties include Heucherella Yellowstone Falls and Heucherella Redstone Falls, making for the start of a new series called Heucherella Falls. Yellowstone Falls (pictured) provides chartreuse leaves with deep crimson markings. Stems will trail 3 ft. in containers, making full and eye-catching hanging baskets. It is also well used as a ground cover with a foliage height of 6 in., foliage spread of 24 in., and flowering height of 10 in.
Suntory Flowers Ltd.
One of Suntory’s most successful bedding plant introductions in 20 years, Million Bells hybrids are exceptionally vigorous calibrachoa cultivars. Heat tolerant, cold hardy, self-cleaning and amazingly prolific, they produce the most blooms and continue well into fall. Million Bells Crackling Fire has a mounding habit. These stunning and brilliant yellow-orange striped blooms are outstanding. To keep plants happy, give them full sun, well-drained soil, and feed them regularly.
Syngenta Flowers Inc.
With excellent fall colors, Yoder Pot Mum Honey Durango is the latest addition to the popular Durango family. Growers and retailers like Durango for the great plant strength, foliage, flowering uniformity and, of course, its shelf life. Honey Durango makes a great eye catcher in combinations within the family.