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Dæhnfeldt - Pack trial 2000
Platycodon grandiflorus Astra Pink and Blue w/double

Pot-plant, bedding plant or perennial. The Platycodon grandiflora Astra series bred by Dæhnfeldt has many alternative uses.

In the Astra series Dæhnfeldt introduces two new varieties: Astra Pink and Astra Blue w/double – the latter with double flowers. Besides these, the series offers Astra Blue with single flowers.

The two blue Astras are welcome additions to the bedding plant assortment, as the number of blue-flowering varieties are limited.

The two new Astras have both been awarded a Fleuroselect Quality Mark for their excellent performance in the 1999 in- and outdoor Fleuroselect trials in 11 European countries. Fleuroselect is an independent organisation, which tests new seed-propagated varieties in Europe.

Astra has 5-7 cm. large star-shaped flowers and a healthy dark green foliage. The plant has excellent branching ability and develops numerous buds allowing it to flower continously for many months. The Astras develop few blind plants making the production cost effective for the end grower.

Grow the Astras in 9-11 cm. pots with one plant per pot. However, use two plants per pot when growing Astra Pink.

Under North European conditions, it can only be recommended to grow the Astras during the summer (sowing from March and onwards) as the production of Astra requires high light levels. Production during the summer is no problem as Astra is heat tolerant. Fertilize well to obtain dark green and rigid shoots.

Planted outside, Astra thrives well in sun or part shade. Use Astra in garden beds or patio containers.

Please contact Dæhnfeldt to request our new product sheet with cultural guidance.

Festival Gerbera Yellow semi-double and other new Festivals

Festival Yellow semi-double is an introduction in the Festival gerbera series, that will create attention at both grower and consumer level. It is yellow, it is semi-double, it is large-flowered and it produces many flowering stems per pot ! Besides this variety, Dæhnfeldt introduces Festival Yellow imp., which compared to the previous Festival Yellow has a shorter production time which fits the series.

Other new interesting and unique colours are Festival Cherry w/eye and Festival Peach w/eye.

Use Festival gerberas as pot-plants or as bedding plants in containers on the patio. Mix them in strong sparkling colours or plant the Festivals in matched shades. Remove withered flowers and fertilize regularly - this will ensure a continual flowering throughout the summer.

Phlox drummondii Diamond series

Another exciting introduction from Dæhnfeldt is the Phlox drummondii series Diamond. The Diamonds solves the problem number one that growers face when growing Phlox: Weak roots. The Diamond series has truly strong roots and a very vigorous performance. In outdoor trials in Europe and South Africa the Diamonds outperformed any other Phlox series on the market. While other series were struggling to survive heavy rain or strong heat, the Diamonds continued to grow and form dense flowering carpets. And the Diamonds continued to flower long after the other varieties had died.

Besides a vigorous and bushy growth habit, the Diamond series offers a beautiful colour display of seven bright, shiny colours: White w/carmine eye, Pink, Coral, Rose w/lilac eye, Red, Carmine and Blue w/dark eye. Try out a product that makes a big difference in Phlox: The Diamond series. The series is available from harvest Autumn 2000.

Begonia tuberosa Fortune Golden-Shades and Apricot-orange Shades

Dæhnfeldt’s tuberous Begonia Fortune series was – as in previous years – highly complemented as a true improvement over Nonstop. An improvement that might boost the tuberous market. The Fortunes offer many advantages to the grower and the retailer. Compared to the Nonstops the Fortunes have smaller, but more flowers. This makes the shipability of the Fortunes much better: Loosing one or two flowers during shipment is no problem.

The Fortunes can be produced about 2 weeks faster than the Nonstop and without the use of growth regulator. Because the Fortunes have a compact habit, more plants can be grown per square meter and the series can be produced in packs and pots.

Two new colours from Dæhnfeldt’s breeding attracted great attention: Fortune Golden Shades and Fortune Apricot-Orange Shades.

Impatiens walleriana Carnival Neon Rose and Carnival Lavender Blue

In the Carnival Impatiens series, Dæhnfeldt introduces two new colours: Lavender Blue and Neon Rose. As the name of the latter implies Neon Rose has a luminous eye-catching colour. With the introduction of these colours the series comprises no less than 18 colours.

Kalanchoë blossfeldiana Revolution series

Dæhnfeldt has intensified breeding activities in Kalanchoë. The initial result of this is the first colours in a new series called Revolution: Revolution White w/rose, Revolution Light Apricot and Revolution Apricot. The Revolution series is truly a revolution of Kalanchoë as we know it. Until now, large-flowering varieties meant having to cope with large plants. Growing Revolutions makes it possible to combine big flowers with a compact habit. The Revolution series is available as clean material from Dan-Elite. Please contact Dan-Elite directly, phone: +45 7594 4711.

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