DarwinCatalog2018
152Pages

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 XI, 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. And, we are into...

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

Global Product Manager KBatschke@ darwinperennials.com 630 588-3373 Sales and Marketing Manager LToering@darwinperennials.com 630 588-3127 GREG SOLES Key Accounts and Perennial Product Manager GSoles@darwinperennials.com 610 869-2426 Darwin Colombia General Manager CBrusco@ darwinperennials.com Darwin Colombia Production Manager VRamirez@ darwinperennials.com Customer Service Manager info@darwinperennials.com 630 588-3209

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’ NEW Dianthus Mountain Frost™ Collection, page XI NEW Pink Carpet NEW Pink PomPom NEW Pink Twinkle NEW Rose Bouquet NEW Silver Strike NEW White Twinkle Armeria Dreameria ‘Daydream’, p. 17 Echinacea Sombrero® Series, page XII NEW Granada Gold NEW Lemon Yellow Improved NEW Sangrita NEW Erysimum ‘Bowles Me Away’, page 34 Erysimum Cheers™ Series, page 32 NEW Florange NEW Sun-kissed...

Echinacea Sombrero Sangrita, p. XII Erysimum ‘Bowles Me Away’, p. 34 Erysimum Cheers Florange, p. 32 Erysimum Cheers Sun-kissed Amethyst, p. 32 Helianthus ‘Autumn Gold’, p. 42 Leucanthemum ‘White Magic’, p. 56 PERENNIALS WITH STAYING POWER™ Phlox ‘Cherry Cream’, p. 76 Scabiosa Flutter Pure White, p. 94 To order, please see back cover

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. Heuchera ‘Carnival Rose Granita’, p. 4 Digitalis Foxlight™ Series, page 31 Plantarium 2016 Silver Medal Heuchera ‘Carnival Rose Granita’, page 4 Colorado State University Flower Trial 2016 “Top Performer Perennials” Monarda Balmy™ Purple, page 60 Plantarium 2016 Bronze Medal Perovskia ‘CrazyBlue’, page 72 Colorado State University Flower Trial 2016 “Top Performer Perennials”...

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. Buddleia Humdinger ‘Magenta Munchkin’, p. 20 Coreopsis Sizzle & Spice ‘Zesty Zinger’, p. 28 Leucanthemum ‘Whoops a Daisy’, p. 57 Monarda Sugar Buzz ‘Cherry Pops’, p. 62 Phlox ‘Fashionably Early...

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 VARIETIES FEATURING THE FINEST DARWIN PERENNIALS GENETICS DIANTHUS MOUNTAIN FROST™ COLLECTION ECHINACEA SOMBRERO® SERIES ECHINACEA DOUBLE SCOOP™ SERIES HEUCHERA CARNIVAL SERIES GRASSES (MISCANTHUS BANDWIDTH, MISCANTHUS MY FAIR MAIDEN & PANICUM RUBY RIBBON

Dianthus Mountain Frost Pink Carpet Dianthus Mountain Frost White Twinkle Dianthus Mountain Frost Pink Twinkle Dianthus Mountain Frost Rose Bouquet DIANTHUS (CHINA PINKS, CHEDDAR PINKS) Dianthus hybrida MOUNTAIN FROST™ COLLECTION NEW FOR 2018 DARWIN PERENNIALS Height: Varies by Variety Bloom Months: March to October USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a Available as a liner only • Requires no vernalization to flower. • Will rebloom consistently from early Spring until Fall. • Tolerant of rainy and wet conditions. • A great landscape border collection. • Tidy, mounding habit is great for landscape...