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:

Evolvulus

Blue Daze
C. grandiflora
Exposure:

Flower color: Small, single, blue
Foliage: Dark green
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm)
Best used for: Good "combo" item for baskets and patio planters

Comments: Thrives in heat


Felicia

See Daisy.


Fuchsia
F. hybrida
Exposure:

Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots; 10-in. (25-cm) hanging baskets
Best used for: Versatile fuchsias work well in hanging baskets, pots and containers
Comments:
Marketed at a premium price, fuchsia brings more dollars per sq. ft. than many other basket items

Trailing Fuchsia

Blue Eyes
Flowers:
Red fading to pink over blue; double

Blush Of Dawn
Flowers:
White pink over lavender blue; double

Dark Eyes
Flowers:
Red over purple; double

Deep Purple
Flowers:
White over purple; double

Dimples (Mini Swingtime)
Flowers:
Red over white; double

LaCampanella
Flowers:
Mauve and white; semidouble

Lena
Flowers:
Ivory pink over pale purple; semi-double

Marinka
Flowers:
Red over red; single

Pink Marshmallow
Flowers:
Pink over light pink; double

Southgate
Flowers:
Pale pink over pink; double

Starry Trails
Flowers:
Purple over pink; single

Swingtime
Flowers:
Red over white; fully double


Upright Fuchsia

Dollar Princess
Flowers:
Scarlet over rich purple; double

Gartenmeister
Flowers:
Bright orange blooms, bronze foliage; single

Cornelissen
Flowers:
Red over white; single mini


Gazania

Sonnengold
Exposure:
Flowers: Daisylike, gold-yellow
Foliage: Gray-green
Plant type: Upright and compact
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Containers, borders and garden beds
Comments:
Tolerates heat, drought and wind well; bloom Summer to frost


Gerbera

G. jamesonii

Exposure:
Best used for: Mixed containers, garden beds and landscapes

Comments:
An excellent choice to offer with pansies for cool-season sales

Samurai Series
Flowers: High-quality flowers in bright colors, many with dark eyes
Plant type: Upright; Micro Mini & Mini - compact, Standard - medium
Finish container: Micro Mini - 2 to 31/2-in. (5 to 9-cm) pots; Mini — 4-in. (10-cm) pots; Standard - 5 to 6-in. (13 to 15-cm) pots
Comments: Popular and very dependable series has a short bench time of 12 to 16 weeks


Series colors:
NEW! Mini Dark Pink Shades
NEW! Mini Dark Pink Shades With Black Eye
NEW! Mini Light Pink Shades
NEW! Mini Orange Shades
NEW! Mini Red Shades
NEW! Mini Red Shades With Black Eye
NEW! Mini White Shades
NEW! Mini Yellow Shades
NEW! Standard Dark Red Shades
NEW! Standard Double Creme Shades.
Creamy whites with green tint.
NEW! Standard Orange Shades
NEW! Standard Red Shades
NEW! Micro Mini Mix
Mini Mix
Standard Mix


Glechoma

G. hederacea Variegated
Exposure:
Foliage: Round, serrated, green leaves with white accents
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Excellent structural plant for mixed baskets, window boxes and patio planters
Comments:
Fills in quickly, great in cool-color combinations


Grass

St. Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum 'Variegatum'

Exposure:

Foliage: Pale green leaves with ivory-white stripes; oblong and flat, up to 6 in. (15-cm) long
Plant type: Trailing, mounds to just 6 in. (15 cm) tall
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Attractive foliage makes a great "mixer" in large containers and baskets
Comments: Hardy in the South; will not overwinter at temperatures below 54°F (12°C); spikelike, greenish-brown racemes are produced in late Summer and early Fall


Helichrysum

H. apiculatum
Exposure:
Flowers: Small, yellow, ball-shaped
Foliage: Silver-gray
Vigor:
Strong
Plant type: Bushy and trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Hanging baskets, combination planters, window boxes, landscapes

H. bracteatum Type
(Strawflower)
Exposure:
Plant type: Upright
Finish container: 4 to 61/2-in. (10 to 16-cm) pots
Best used for: Gardens, patio planters, hanging baskets

Comments: Stand up well to hot, dry conditions; long-lasting, papery blooms; excellent as dried flowers

Dreamtime Series
Plant type:
Upright and very free flowering

Series colors:
Antique Shades. Bubble gum pink blooms edged in creamy yellow. P.P.A.F.
Cream.
Creamy yellow. P.P.A.F.

Florabella Series
Plant type: Compact and moundingg

Series colors:
Gold
NEW! Lemon
Pink
White

Nullabor Golden Buttons
Flowers: Small, golden orange, button-type
Plant type: Prostrate

Matilda Yellow
Flowers: Clear, golden yellow, 2 in. (5 cm)
Plant type: Compact, mounding

Sun Blaze
Flowers: Yellow
Plant type: Upright

H. petiolatare
See Accent Plant Section.

H. thianschanicum
See Accent Plant Section.


Heliotrope

Heliotropum arborescens
Exposure:

Foliage: Semi-glossy, dark green, finely wrinkled
Plant type:
Upright, semi-shrub
Finish container: Jumbo packs, 4-in. (10-cm) pots
Best used for: Feature item or "solo" variety in baskets, containers and mixed garden plantings

Comments: Old-fashioned favorite is popular for the fruity, vanilla fragrance

Fragrant Blue
Flowers:
Blue

Fragrant Delight
Flowers:
Deep purplish-blue

Marine
Flowers:
Fragrant, small, marine-blue flowers
Foliage: Large leaves turn bronze in cooler weather
Comments:
18-in. (46-cm) garden height

Marine Mini
Comments:
Dwarf, compact version of 'Marine,' growing to just 10 in. (25 cm) tall in the garden.

Sweet Vanilla
Flowers:
White

 

 

 


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