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2018 DARWIN PERENNIALS QUALITY UNROOTED CUTTINGS PRODUCED BY DARWIN COLOMBIA!

BIGGER AND BETTER Welcome to the 2018 Darwin Perennials catalog. Our breeding and product development pipeline is full and growing, with exciting new introductions that will provide you with Perennials With Staying Power™ for continued and repeat retail sales, plus performance in the garden and in patio containers. You’ll find exciting introductions like the new Mountain Frost™ Collection Dianthus on page XV, a great landscape border option that reblooms consistently from early Spring to Fall. NEW Dreameria™ Armeria on page 17 can take the heat for season-long flowering. Expanding on a...

DARWIN COLOMBIA We have invested over $2 million in improvements to Darwin Colombia, our unrooted cutting production farm outside of Bogotá, to bring you a reliable supply of outstanding genetics. We are committed to maintaining our status as a leading supplier of perennial cuttings for the North American and European markets. The farm has reliably produced unrooted cuttings since 2002, and we continue to make a number of significant infrastructure investments, including new water treatment and storage systems, and a new fertigation system for all of our greenhouses. We also have installed...

DARWIN TEAM EVERYWHERE YOU NEED THEM YOUR DARWIN PERENNIALS TEAM OF PLANT-LOVING PROFESSIONALS IS DEDICATED TO HELPING YOU GROW AND SELL SUCCESSFULLY! II DARWIN TEAM Product information and culture charts at darwinperennials.com

MIKE KLOPMEYER General Manager MKlopmeyer@ballhort.com 630 588-3107 BRAD HARVEY Product Representative BHarvey@ballhort.com 740 815-6154 KARL BATSCHKE Global Product Manager KBatschke@ballhort.com 630 588-3373 KAREN BUNTING Perennial Business Manager KBunting@ballhort.com 630 588-3348 SARAH SWOFFORD Trials Coordinator SSwofford@ballhort.com 630 588-3351 CATHERINE BLANEY Operations Manager CBlaney@ballhort.com 630 588-3168 KATIE ANDERSON Business Manager Perennial Inputs KAnderson@ballhort.com 630 588-3177 CRISTINA BRUSCO Darwin Colombia General Manager CBrusco@ darwinperennials.com LELAND...

DARWIN 2018 NEW VARIETIES HERE ARE THE LATEST VARIETIES FROM DARWIN PERENNIALS TO SATISFY THE DEMANDS OF AN EXPANDING PERENNIALS MARKET. NEW Armeria Dreameria™ Series, page 17 NEW ‘Daydream’ NEW ‘Sweet Dreams’ Armeria Dreameria ‘Daydream’, p. 17 Dianthus Mountain Frost Pink PomPom, p. XV Echinacea Sombrero Granada Gold, p. XVI Erysimum Cheers Florange, p. 32 Leucanthemum ‘White Magic’, p. 56 NEW Dianthus Mountain Frost™ Collection, page XV NEW Pink Carpet NEW Pink PomPom NEW Pink Twinkle NEW Rose Bouquet NEW Silver Strike NEW White Twinkle Salvia ‘Rose Marvel’, p. XII Echinacea Sombrero®...

DARWIN PERENNIALS 2016 TRIAL AND AWARD WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE TOP-PERFORMING VARIETIES FROM DARWIN PERENNIALS, AWARDED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF TRIALS AND COMPETITIONS HELD THROUGHOUT 2016 IN VARIOUS REGIONS. Coreopsis UpTick Cream&Red, p. X Coreopsis UpTick Gold&Bronze, p. X Digitalis Foxlight Plum Gold, p. 31 Heuchera ‘Carnival Rose Granita’, p. 4 Monarda Balmy Purple, p. 60 Salvia Arctic Blaze Red, p. 86 Salvia ‘Blue Marvel’, p. 89 Coreopsis UpTick™ Series, page X • Four Oaks “Best New Nursery Stock Plant Introduction” • Louisiana State University 2016 Field Trials “Top...

WALTERS GARDENS EXPANDING ON THE FINEST GENETICS We are pleased to be partnering with a wellrecognized North American perennial young plant supplier, Walters Gardens, in offering their varieties as unrooted cuttings out of Darwin Colombia. The Walters Gardens lineup includes more than 40 varieties covering 10 popular classes, expanding our unbeatable selection of the finest genetics in perennials. Agastache ‘Mango Tango’, p. XIII Buddleia Humdinger ‘Magenta Munchkin’, p. 20 Coreopsis Sizzle & Spice ‘Zesty Zinger’, p. 28 Leucanthemum ‘Whoops a Daisy’, p. 57 Monarda Sugar Buzz ‘Cherry Pops’,...

MUST HAVE PERENNIALS™ TRIED & TRUSTED™ We continue to build on our relationship with Must Have Perennials as the exclusive unrooted cutting supplier of their perennial program. Must Have Perennials is the rename and relaunch of the Blooms of Bressingham program. We offer more than 40 of these high-quality varieties that have been tested for years – in gardens and pot trials – at secure trial sites, leading perennial growers, universities and botanical gardens throughout North America. These comprehensive trials establish reliability and provide valuable information on regional performance...

FLORENSIS GLOBAL PARTNERS We have had a long-standing partnership with Florensis, a breeder and young plant producer in The Netherlands. Florensis has been providing professional growers with excellent plant propagation material and solutions since 1941. We are pleased to offer more than 25 top-quality varieties in this catalog from our partners at Florensis. Be sure to check out these notable offerings: Gaillardia Gallo Peach, p. 37 Iberis Monte Bianco, p. 49 Phlox Fabulous Rose, p. 79 Euphorbia Red Velvet, page 35 Gaillardia Gallo™ Series, page 37 Gaura Gaudi™ Series, page 40 NEW Iberis...

2018 EXCLUSIVES FROM DARWIN PERENNIALS & WALTERS GARDENS COREOPSIS UPTICK™ SERIES SALVIA 'ROSE MARVEL AGASTACHE 'MANGO TANGO' AGASTACHE 'PEACHIE KEEN' AGASTACHE 'ROSIE POSIE'

DARWIN PERENNIALS Coreopsis UpTicI Cream&Red BIG, COLORFUL, LONG-LASTING BLOOMS LIGHT UP THE LANDSCAPE FROM SPRING TO FALL.

COREOPSIS (TICKSEED) Coreopsis hybrida UPTICK™ SERIES DARWIN PERENNIALS Height: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm) Bloom Months: March to November USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9b Easy-to-finish series has bigger flowers and longer blooming for more color at retail and in the garden. • Tidy, mounded habit is easier to ship and shows better at retail. • Keeps its shape – and color – in the landscape all Summer long. • Cream is a clean, creamy white that’s much sought-after for landscape design. • Low maintenance and very mildewresistant. Louisiana State University 2016 Field Trials “Top Performer”;...