The document introduces 18 new plant varieties for 2022, including trailing begonia, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, petunia, sunflower, tomatoes, torenia, and watermelon. Key features highlighted are traits like disease resistance, yield, fruit size and quality, flowering, and suitability for containers or different regions. The varieties offer options for gardens, landscapes, and retail with attractive, productive plants.

1. Newest of
the New for
2022!

2. Begonia Viking Explorer Rose on Green F1
• New trailing begonia
• Part of popular Viking series
• Large rose flowers
• Good disease and weather
resistances
• Perfect in 14-16” hanging
baskets and containers

3. Eggplant Icicle F1
• Slender white fruits, 7” long
• Fewer spines on plant
• Nice yield, 7 – 8 per plant,
with less seeds
• Durable, vigorous plants
• White skin does not yellow

4. Lettuce Bauer
• Darker green leaves
• Uniform, 8”compact head
• Deliciously sweet, crunchy
leaves
• Can be grown successfully
in aeroponic system

5. Pepper Buffy F1
• Hot pepper with delicious
taste
• Juicy, thick-walled fruits
• Great yield, 250 – 280
fruits per plant
• Slightly larger fruits than
comparisons
• Matures in 70 days from
transplant

6. Pepper Dragonfly F1
• A thick walled, great
tasting purple pepper
• Fruits held high on the
plant for easier harvest
• Matures from green to
purple to red
• Matures in 75 days from
transplant

7. Petunia Bee’s Knees
• Outstanding yellow color
on a petunia
• Very floriferous
• Non-fading
• Versatile mounding habit
is great for containers,
landscape and baskets

8. Sunflower Concert Bell F1
• Unique multiple flowered
sunflower on strong
sturdy stems
• A ready made bouquet
with one cut!
• 10-12 golden yellow
flowers per stem

9. Tomato Pink Delicious F1
• Appearance and taste of an
heirloom with yield and
disease resistance of a
hybrid.
• Regional winner for the
Heartland and Southeast
• Higher than average Brix
for a beefsteak tomato

10. Tomato Purple Zebra F1
• Rich complex flavor profile
from a deeply colored
mahogany tomato
• High disease resistance
• Fun and unusual striping
makes for a high-value
tomato at retail

11. Tomato Sunset Torch F1
• Another unusual striped
tomato
• Great disease resistance
package
• Sweet and fruity flavor
• Early to ripen (75 days from
transplant)

12. Torenia Vertigo Deep Blue F1
• Very floriferous
• Vibrant non-fading petals
• Performed exceptionally
well in the warmer climates
such in in the Mountain/
Southwest and Florida.
• Compact habit
• Glossy green foliage

13. Watermelon Century Star F1
• Seedless version of Moon
and Stars
• 10 lb. fruits
• Perfect for Great Lakes
region
• Healthy plants, spotted rind
• Great tasting, crisp, sweet
flesh

14. Thank you!
See press release for
purchasing