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:

Pentas
P. lanceolata,
Star Cluster

Exposure:

Best used for: Garden beds, hanging baskets and patio containers; excellent in butterfly gardens

Butterfly F1 Series
Flowers:
Large, star-shaped flowers on umbels up to 3 in. (7 cm) across
Plant type: Vigorous and upright; 12 in. (30 cm) to 22 in. (56 cm) tall
Finish container:A-18s and 4-in. (10-cm) pots up to gallon containers
Comments: Part of the "Simply Beautiful" program, this exceptional hybrid series can be grown in both northern and southern gardens; attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds


Series colors:

Blush. Light pink and white; earliest of the series.
Cherry Red. Hot cherry red with white eyes.
Deep Pink. Compact, growing 10 to 18 in. (25 to 51 cm) tall.
Light Lavender.
Very light lavender.
NEW! Red. True dark red with white eyes.

Pink Profusion
Flowers: Pink
Plant type: Compact, upright
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots

Ruby Glow
Flowers: Red
Plant type: Upright, medium
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots

Starburst
Flowers: Large clusters of pale pink/hot pink bicolor blooms
Plant type: Horizontal habit
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots


Petunia

P. hybrid

Cascadias Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single, multiflora
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots, hanging baskets
Best used for: Hanging baskets and mixed containers
Comments: Well-matched for flowering time, flower size and plant habit; excellent outdoor performance

Series colors:

Blue Spark. Blue with violet veins; fade-resistant.
Champagne.
Vibrant, deep rose.
Charlie Improved.
Strong true blue without purple tones.
Charme. Soft pink.
Chipper. Salmon pink.
Choice. Clear white; no dark throat.
Pink Spark.
Pink with dark orchid veins.
Pink.
Pure pink.
Red.
Warm coral red.
Yellow Eye.
Large, white blooms with distinctive yellow throats.

Limelight®
Exposure:

Flowers: Large, single, purple
Foliage: Yellow and green bicolor
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4 to 10-in. (10 to 25-cm) pots and 8 to 12-in. (20 to 30-cm) hanging baskets
Best used for: Feature item or in mixed patio planters, hanging baskets and garden beds
Comments: A stunning new look in petunias, this novel variety is sure to build sales at retail!

Petitunia Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single, small, 3/4 to 1-in. (2 to 2.5-cm)
Plant type: Compact and trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots up to gallon containers, baskets
Best used for: Mixed patio planters and hanging baskets
Comments: Lush, low-maintenance, free-flowering plants are covered with "nickel-sized" blooms; good heat and humidity tolerance

Series colors:

Bright Dream. White flowers with dark eye.
Happy Dream.
Pink with purple veins.
Purple Dream.
Small purple blooms.
Sweet Dream.
Rose-purple, very free-flowering.

Surfinia Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots to gallon containers, baskets
Best used for: Patio planters, hanging baskets and garden beds
Comments: Low maintenance, rapid growth

Series colors:

Blue Vein
Brilliant Pink
Mini Brilliant Pink
Mini Pink
Pink Pastel
Pink Vein
Purple Vein
Sky Blue
Violet Blue
White

Sylvana Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single, early
Plant type: Compact and cascading
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots to gallon containers, baskets
Best used for: Patio planters, hanging baskets and garden beds

Series colors:

Belinda. Intense metallic purple with dark eye.
Bianca. Clear white with small violet eye.
Briggite Blue.
White-lilac with violet veins.
Evita.
Blue with white edge.
Fireball. Red.
Gloria.
Intense purple with fine veins, dark eye.
King George. Lavender.
Marina.
Blue.
Milkilila. Blue.
Sofia. Purple with white edge.

Tidal Wave™ Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single
Plant type: A whole new type of petunia, "hedgiflora" ‘Tidal Wave’ grows according to the space it’s given - the closer the spacing, the taller the plant. At 12-in. (30-cm) centers, it forms a dense mounded hedge from 16 to 22-in. (40 to 55-cm) tall. Planted tight and given support, it will vine upward another 2 to 3 ft. (60 to 90 cm). With plenty of space, it will make a floriferous groundcover 2 1/2 to 3 ft. (75 to 90 cm) wide.
Finish container: 4 to 8-in. (10 to 20-cm) pots, 10-in. (25-cm) hanging baskets
Best used for: Versatile plants are well-suited to pots, baskets, garden beds, annual groundcover
Comments: Excellent Botrytis resistance and quick recovery from rain.

Series colors:

Cherry. Gold Medal Winner, 1999, University of Georgia.
Hot Pink. Slightly taller than Cherry.

Wave™ Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Single, 2 to 3-in. (5 to 7-cm) blooms along the length of each branch; flowers all season without being trimmed back
Plant type: A spectacularly different, trailing habit. These low-growing "waves" of brilliant color reach a height of only 6 in. (15 cm), but spread as much as 3 to 4 ft. (0.9 cm to 1.2 m) .
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10-cm) pots, 10-in. (25-cm) hanging baskets
Best used for: Baskets, color bowls and beds where brilliant groundcovers are desired
Comments: More Botrytis tolerant than most petunias; stands up well to the heat and humidity of Summer in the North or South.

Series colors:

Misty Lilac. Largest blooms of the series; extremely free-flowering. Light lavender flowers fade to pale lavender or white. Under high light or with growth regulator applications, irregular white patterns or "splashes" appear on blooms.
Pink.
Deep pink.
Purple.
Magenta purple.
Rose.
Bright rose.

Petunia integrifolia
Exposure:

Flowers: Pure white
Plant type: Trailing
Finish container: 4-in. (10-cm) pots to hanging baskets
Best used for: Mixed hanging baskets


Double Petunia
Petunia hybrid

Doubloon Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Fully double, carnationlike blooms
Plant type: Vigorous and uniform spreading growth
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots, baskets
Best used for: Mixed pots and baskets
Comments:
Very weather tolerant

Series colors:

Blue Star. Blue with orchid veins.
Lilac Star.
Purple with violet veins.
Pink.
Solid pink.
Pink Star.
Pink with orchid veins.

Marco Polo Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Fully double
Plant type: Vigorous; spreading and mounded
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots, hanging baskets
Best used for: Well-suited for baskets and mixed containers
Comments: Very uniform plants are blanketed in flowers

Series colors:

Adventurer. Large, deep rose flowers.
Odyssey. Pink.
Silk Road. White flowers, dark green foliage.
Traveller.
Unique, violet blue blooms.

Meteor Pink
Exposure:

Flowers: Fully double, pink
Plant type: Trailing, vigorous
Finish container: 4 to 6-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots, baskets
Best used for: Mixed pots and baskets

Ruffle™ Series
Exposure:

Flowers: Ruffled double and semidouble, up to 3 1/2 in. (9 cm) across
Foliage: Small, deep green
Plant type: Trailing and mounded
Finish container: 4 to 10-in. (10 to 15-cm) pots and 8 to 12-in. (20 to 30-cm) hanging baskets
Best used for: Patio planters, hanging baskets and garden beds
Comments: This fast-finish, four-color series is ideal for building beautiful baskets and containers - every plant stays filled in without any "bald" centers. Sleeving is easy - plants arrive at retail looking full, lush and ready to sell.

Series colors:

Bright Purple. P.P.A.F.
Light Lavender. P.P.A.F.
Plum Veined. P.P.A.F.
Purple. Unique purple and white bicolor. P.P.A.F.


Plectranthus
See Accent Plant Section.


Plumbago

Imperial Blue
P. auriculata
Exposure:

Flowers: Light blue, five-petalled, phloxlike
Plant type: Bushy, upright shrub
Finish container: 6-in. (15-cm) pots or larger
Best used for:
Large containers; can also be used as a shrub border and trained over an arch or pergola


Portulaca
(Purslane)
See Portulaca Section.

 

 

 


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