A-Z Listing

From A to Z, look to Ball for all your plant needs!
Talk to your Ball sales rep for more information on any
of the following products, including the exciting line
of Simply Beautiful™ varieties:

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Calceolaria

Brigar Elite
Exposure:
Flowers: Golden yellow, "pocketbook" type flowers appear all season long
Foliage: Green, rough-textured
Plant type: Upright, compact
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots, baskets
Best used for: Combination planters and baskets


Calibrachoa

Exposure:

Plant type: Trailing, mounded
Vigor: Strong
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots, baskets
Best used for: Window boxes, baskets, annual groundcover

Comments:
Versatile, self-cleaning plants grow very fast and bloom from Spring through late Fall; small petunialike flowers with yellow eyes cover the trailing stems

Celebration Series

Flowers: Brightly colored, self-cleaning flowers have a metallic shine
Plant type: Uniform and compact
Comments:
A new generation in Calibrachoa! Ships well without breaking.

Series colors:
Apricot
Blue
Cherry
Pink
Yellow

Colorburst™ Series
Comments:
Flowers stay open later in the evening than other calibrachoas

Series colors:
Cherry.
Cherry red.
Red
Rose
Violet.
Rich violet.

Liricashower Series
Comments:
Spreading habit is well-suited to baskets, window boxes and pots.

Series colors:
Blue.
Clear, mid-blue flowers; early blooming.
NEW! Lemon Yellow
Pink.
Soft pink.
NEW! Pure White. Clear white with good heat tolerance.
Rose.
Warm rose with soft yellow throat.
White Blush.
White flowers on delicate foliage.

Million Bells Series

Series colors:
Trailing Blue
Cherry Pink
Trailing Pink
Terra Cotta
Trailing White
Yellow Trailing


Centradenia

Pink
C. grandiflora

Exposure:

Flowers: Magenta
Foliage: Rough textured, dark green with bronze tones; turns red in cool weather

Plant type: Semi-trailing; moderately vigorous
Finish container: 4 to 10-in. (10 to 25-cm) pots and baskets
Best used for: Baskets, containers

Comments:
Grown mainly for its colorful foliage; flowers are striking but inconsistent


Chenille

Acalypha pendula

Firetail
Exposure:
Flowers: Fuzzy, fire-red blooms up to 5-in. (13-cm) long at the tips of the foliage
Foliage: Dark green
Plant type: Low, trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots and baskets
Best used for: Beautiful and unusual plants work well in baskets, combination plantings, window boxes and landscapes


Coleus
See Coleus Section.


Cuphea

C. hyssopifolia
(Mexican Heather)
Exposure:
Flower: Pink
Foliage: Tiny, dark green leaves
Plant type: Small, dense, shrublike
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Mixed containers

Alysson Heather
C. hyssophifolia

Exposure:

Flower color: Purple
Foliage: Waxy, solid green
Plant type: Compact, upright; 14 to 16 in. (35 to 40 cm) tall

Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Mixed containers

Firecracker
C. purpurea

Exposure:

Flower color: Bright red and purple
Foliage: Solid green
Plant type: Trailing; 12 to 14 in. (30 to 35 cm) in the garden
Finish container: 4-in. (10 cm) pots, baskets

Best used for: A great choice for baskets and mixed containers; also works well as a groundcover

Purple Trailing
C. hybrida

Exposure:

Flower color: Profusion of dark lavender blooms
Foliage: Dark green
Plant type: Trailing, prostrate, very vigorous
Finish container: 4-in. (10 cm) pots, baskets

Best used for:Perfect for baskets, mixed containers or as a groundcover
Comments: Performs well in heat and humidity; no growth regulators are needed; pinching helps to initiate branching. P.P.A.F.


Dahlia

Dahlietta Series
D. hybrida

Exposure:

Flowers: Semi-doubles
Plant type: Upright and mounding
Vigor: Strong
Finish container: 4 to 8-in. (10 to 20-cm) pots
Best used for: Indoor flowering pot plants; landscapes, hanging baskets and patio planters outdoors

Garden height: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm)
See the
Ball FloraPlant Product Catalog or visit ballfloraplant.com for complete details and photos for all 14 ‘Dahlietta’ varieties.

Series colors:
NEW! Anna. Scarlet. P.P.A.F.
Betty.
Violet. P.P. 7762.
Caroline.
Light burgundy. P.P.A.F.
Connie.
Scarlet. P.P. 6768.
Emily.
Light pink. P.P.A.F.
Grace.
White. P.P.A.F.
Lauren.
Dark burgundy. P.P.A.F.
Linda. Apricot. P.P. 7779.
Lizzy.
Burgundy. P.P. 9846.
NEW! Mandy. Purple and white. P.P.A.F.
Margaret.
Yellow. P.P. 6769.
Rachel.
Orange. P.P.A.F.
NEW! Susanne. Light pink; blooms deepen in color when light intensity increases. P.P.A.F.
Wendy. Pink. P.P. 8459.


Daisy

Exposure:
Bloom time: Continuous flowering all Summer
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots, gallon containers
Best used for: Bushy, bright plants are ideal for combination containers and borders; excellent garden cutflower. Excellent heat tolerance, yet withstands cool temperatures.

Butterfly
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Single, 2 to 3-in. (5 to 7-cm), yellow
Plant type: Compact, 16 to 24 in. (41 to 61 cm)
Bloom time: Spring through Fall

Comet Series
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Single, 2 1/2-in. (6-cm)
Plant type: Upright
Comments: Unique, showy gray-green foliage

Series colors:
Pink
White

Dana
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
3-in. (7-cm), white, daisylike flowers
Plant type: Upright

Felicia San Gabriel
F. amelloides,
Felicia Daisy

Flowers:
Small, single, blue
Plant type: Compact, 12 to 16 in. (30 to 41 cm)

Pink Dwarf
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Daisylike, 3-in. (7-cm), pink
Plant type: Upright

Sonnenschein
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Bright yellow, up to 2-in. (5-cm) across
Plant type: Upright

Summer Daisy Stars Pink
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Soft pink, anemone-type with double center and single outer petals
Plant type: Upright, 12 to 14 in. (30 to 35 cm)

Comments: Free-branching plants are more compact and full with pinching

White Star
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Yellow-eyed, white daisies up to 3 in. (7 cm) across
Plant type: Compact, 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)

Yellow Star
Argyranthemum frutescans

Flowers:
Yellow
Plant type: Upright, moderate growth


Dianthus
D. hybridus

Romantic Morn
Exposure:
Limited quanitities available January 1, 2001.
Flowers:
Vibrant magenta pink blooms continuously all season
Plant type: Bushy and semi-trailing
Vigor: Strong
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Puts on a glorious show in 10 to 14-in. (25 to 35-cm) baskets and containers of all types
Comments: Heat tolerant. Well-branched plants fill out quickly. P.P.A.F.


Diascia

Exposure:
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Heat-tolerant plants put on a Summer-long show in baskets, patio pots and landscapes

D. elegans
Flowers: Clusters of small, soft pink blooms

Sun Chimes Series
D. hybrid

Flowers:
Large and showy

Series colors:
Coral
Red


Dracaena
See Accent Plant Section.

 

 

 


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