1. CAST Re-Cap 2016
Syngenta Flowers
Seed
Duane Deibert
Scott Newton

2. Syngenta Flowers Annual Seed
Bee Bright Pentas
Compact Landscape Seed Pentas
Four Colors: Red, Pink, White, Lipstick
Formula Mix of all 4 colors
Garden Ht ”
Early Flowering
Uniform Across the Colors
Competitive Series: Graffiti from Benary

3. Syngenta Flowers Annual Seed
Honey Cluster Pentas
Tall Landscape Seed Penta
Four Colors: Red, Pink, White, Lipstick
Formula Mix of all 4 colors
Garden Ht ’
Early Flowering
Uniform Across the Colors
Competitive Series: Kaleidoscope from Benary; Butterfly from PanAM

4. Syngenta Flowers Annual Seed
Snaptastic Snapdragon
Fall or Spring Snapdragon
Five Colors: Magenta, Orange Flame, Pink, Red, Yellow
Formula Mix of all 5 colors
Garden Ht. 8-10”
Garden Width 18-22”
Day Neutral
Early spring flowering intermediate snap
Strong Root System
Uniform Across the Colors
Competitive Series: Solstice from PanAM

5. Syngenta Flowers Annual Seed
Topspin Green Leaf Begonias
Four Colors: Pink, Red, Rose, White
Formula Mix
Garden Ht. 8-10”
Tolerant of Cool Temperatures
Red is Slightly Less Vigorous in the Series
Competitive Series: Sprint Plus from Benary; Yang from PanAM

6. Syngenta Flowers Perennial Seed
Echinacea Prairie Splendor Compact Rose
First Year Flowering
Seed Available Now
Other Colors to Follow

7. Key Take-Aways Pentas is good breeding
BeeBright claim is 5 – 7 days earlier and more uniform flowering than Graffiti
Need to run trials to prove this to grower as product is priced much higher than Graffiti due to $ savings in bench time
Snaptastic is a day-neutral intermediate
Important for spring flowering especially in CA market and possibly the NW
Garden height is shorter than Sonnet/Liberty
Flowering earlier than Speedy Sonnet (Ball Exclusive!)
Begonia TopSpin tolerates cold production
Limited value to most growers
Could be important in far north
Cold production does slow finish time
Printed Catalog for !!!

8. Top Products / Programs you will promote and why
While the new items from SF are not overly exciting for TX and central MI…
Reps in regions with high volume pentas use should trial BeeBright next to Graffiti to see if bench time savings are realized
Honeycluster for Kaleidoscope/Butterfly should be an easier sell due to closer price point
Reps in need of early spring flowering snaps should promote at least trial orders of Snaptastic to see if they deliver what your customers need
Don’t forget about seedsations for economy combos

9. Box Store Programs Store Product Program Region Lowe’s and Wal-Mart
Seed
Seed Programs won’t be finalized until June-July. Most seed items are in a ‘grower choice program’ so are optional as to series, not mandated.