A Game Changing Pink in Poinsettias

Princettia^® poinsettias—vibrant and beautiful

You need to see ‘Princettia^® Max White’ and ‘Princettia^® Light Pink’ in person to understand what a game changer Princettias^® are for poinsettias. A quick Google will reveal quite a buzz about this series—it’s lit a Christmas fire beneath the holiday growers. Many reviewers discuss how different ‘Princettia^® Pink’, in particular, is from the standard pinks seen in the market, but they don’t seem to fully grasp what makes this pink so very unique. We have a few theories on the matter, so let’s take a closer look at this cultivar.

Fiery magenta radiates out into the white 

We’ve added a new color to our line of Ideal Select dianthus for early spring: ‘White Fire’. Notice the pretty mottling on these lacy-edged flowers, with the bright magenta centers radiating out into the white. It’s a cool effect—kind of like a bouquet of little pinwheels.

Ideal Select is one of our favorite series for providing brilliant color even under tough conditions. These dianthus prefer the cooler weather of early spring but are both heat and drought tolerant as well. You might recall that we plant them when we plant pansies for the best flowering performance.

‘White Fire’ looks striking planted en masse in a sunny area of the landscape. It also adds charm and visual interest to containers and rock gardens. We find that deadheading keeps the pretty blooms coming.

 This variety is available in the 1203 flat.

Young and mature flowers over the tops of the plants

The extra large blooms of Pansy ‘Mammoth™ Pink Berry’

We seem to be in the pink today, so here’s a new pink pansy for early spring: ‘Mammoth™ Pink Berry’. You get double the pink with this variety—pale rose pink flowers have striking dark pink whiskered faces. We like the huge blooms on ‘Pink Berry’—they make a big impression, especially from a distance. As a matter of fact, Mammoth™ is the most uniform, extra large pansy on the market.

These plants are vigorous and extremely heat tolerant. They also have a nice mounding habit with strong branching so they quickly fill a container. For maximum visual impact plant them en masse in the landscape—set them in part shade to sun.

‘Pink Berry’ is available in the 8-inch pot.