DeKalb, Illinois
June 2, 2009Source:
Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH
 Engineered
with grower production specifications in mind, the new
‘inspire’™ pansy series offers a strong, dense plant with loads
of blooms. Narrow flowering windows between colors, longer
flowering under short days and a tight compact habit ensure that
‘inspire’™ is the pansy of choice.
Why 'inspire'™?
Over 8 years ago we began the process to develop a Pansy series
specifically for the U.S. market. Our goals were to work on the
following:
• Over-wintering
characteristics and hardiness
• Plant recovery and early flowering in the spring landscape
• Heat resistance for early fall production and plantings
• Decreased stretch in warm weather
• Petal thickness and flower size
• Increased flowering for fall production under short days
• Uniform habit
 These
characteristics are the same that are used by our competitors;
with one exception: We conducted blind trials at the grower
level to ensure that there were no biases.
Grower input was taken
throughout the process; from overwintering and hardiness trials
in the North to heat tolerance and stress conditions in the Deep
South, the ‘inspire’™ genetics were thoroughly tested for all of
the criteria listed above.
With 24 colors, the ‘inspire’™ series offers the best and most
comprehensive color assortment on the market.
For more information on
‘inspire’™, or for information on trialing this new series,
please contact info@benary.com |
