2027 Media Kit - Top Picks

SUPERBELLS^® Double Mardi Gras Calibrachoa

In a never-before-seen pattern you’ll only find at Proven Winners, this thrilling new double Calibrachoa blooms prolifically in lavender purple with fun splashes of yellow and white. Despite its novel look, it delivers the same outstanding performance as all Superbells^®.

• Early blooming in time for spring promotions
• Screened for Thielaviopsis resistance
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ containers, hanging baskets, window boxes, container recipes and monocultures

• 6-12” height; 12-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 2

Superbells^® continue to thrill with breakthrough new varieties like Superbells^® Double Mardi Gras Calibrachoa. Satisfying consumer demand for bicolor/multicolor flowers, this double-flowered cultivar bears a never-before-seen pattern. Lavender purple flowers are covered in fun splashes of yellow and white, but don’t let its novel look fool you. This early, facultative long day variety is a true workhorse —incredibly floriferous and long-blooming, flowering non-stop from spring to frost with no deadheading. Its mounded habit makes an attractive Grande^™ for individual branded container sales and is airy enough to mix well with other medium vigor plants in recipes. As with all Superbells, it has been screened specifically for resistance to Thielaviopsis. Don’t miss this new staff favorite!

Broker Pitch: A first of its kind pattern for Calibrachoa, with the reliable performance everyone expects from the Superbells^® series. A novel, new variety that will surely be in demand.

Grower Pitch: An early, facultative long day Calibrachoa that flowers under 11-13 hours. Despite its novel pattern, it is as vigorous and easy to grow as all Superbells^®.

Retailer Pitch: A first of its kind pattern for Calibrachoa, with the reliable, easy nature consumers expect from the Superbells^® series. A novel, new variety that will stop people in their tracks as they peruse retail benches.

SUPERTUNIA^® BORDEAUX^™ II Petunia

Improved genetic stability with enhanced branching and flower coverage and earlier blooming ensure this improved selection delivers a consistent performance. Slightly lighter lavender blooms with dark veining and an occasional white picotee edge exhibit improved weather tolerance.

• Resolves somaclonal variation issues including foliar distortion and blind shoots
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ and 1.0 Royale^™ containers, recipes, baskets, window boxes and landscapes
• 4-12” height; 18-24” spread
• Part sun to sun
• Vigor 3

At Proven Winners, we aren’t solely focused on bringing you innovative new varieties – we are also constantly improving our existing lineup. Upon noticing somaclonal variations, including foliar distortion and blind shoots as well as funneled flowers, on our top-selling Supertunia^® Bordeaux^™ petunia, we have worked diligently on a solution.

Supertunia^® Bordeaux^™ Improved petunia resolves all of the somaclonal variations seen in the earlier version, delivering a consistent performance in small pot production and recipes. We’ve also refined the plant’s structure to form a fuller, more compact, well-branched habit covered in blooms for excellent retail presentation. An earlier bloom time ensures it will be ready to shine during the critical early-season window - ideal for programs focused on peak spring sales.

You will notice that Supertunia Bordeaux Improved petunia bears slightly lighter lavender flowers with a dark throat and veining. Occasionally, a faint white picotee margin also appears on the petal edges. Since its color is so similar to the original Supertunia Bordeaux, it is an easy swap in recipes where an enhanced flowering performance will result in even greater floral presence.

Like all Supertunia petunias, breeding for thicker petal substance and rigidity results in blooms that are more durable in adverse weather conditions and resilience after rainfall. Plus, strong disease resistance keeps Supertunia Bordeaux Improved petunia growing strong all season long.

Broker Pitch: A true improvement over a well-loved classic. All somaclonal variations have been resolved while retaining the classic light lavender flowers with dark veining and throat that everyone loves. An earlier bloom time ensures it will be ready for peak spring sales.

Grower Pitch: Resolving all somaclonal variations seen in recent years with the original Supertunia^® Bordeaux^™, this improved selection has a fuller, more compact, well-branched habit and flowers earlier to hit peak spring benchmarks. Similar coloring ensures an even swap in top-selling recipes.

Retailer Pitch: Everything you’ve loved about the original Supertunia Bordeaux, now delivered with consistency and refinement, early enough for peak spring sales.

OUTSHINE^™ Orchid Salvia

Solving the issues that have held Salvia greggii hybrids back in the past, this exclusive, game-changing selection shines with a plethora of bright orchid pink flowers. They are carried just above the well-branched, rounded ball-shaped foliage non-stop from spring to frost in most climates.

• Deer resistant and pollinator-friendly
• Flourishes in both northern and southern climates
• Grow in 4.25 Grande^™ and 1.0 Royale^™ containers, monocultures and landscapes
• 12-24” height; 24-36” spread
• Full sun
• Vigor 3

Salvia greggii hybrids have always been popular with pollinators and hummingbirds, but their less than stellar flower coverage and non-uniform habit have held them back from becoming strong sellers. That all changes with the new OutShine^™ series. With consistent flower power from spring to frost in most climates, these game-changing salvias perform equally well in both cooler northern climates and hot, humid southern landscapes. OutShine^™ Orchid Salvia shines with bright orchid pink flowers carried just above the well-branched, rounded ball-shaped foliage. It is slightly more compact than OutShine^™ Red, but the two blend beautifully together in the landscape. Both fulfill consumers’ needs for deer resistant, pollinator-friendly, heat and humidity tolerant, long-blooming landscape plants.

Broker Pitch: An exclusive, game-changing Salvia greggii hybrid that blooms prolifically non-stop from spring to frost in most climates. Works in multiple applications including commercial landscapes, public spaces and home gardens.

Grower Pitch: Consistent, prolific flower coverage and a well-branched, rounded ball-shaped habit make this a game-changing Salvia greggii hybrid worth growing. Works in multiple applications including commercial landscapes, public spaces and home gardens.

Retailer Pitch: Fulfilling consumers’ needs for deer resistant, pollinator-friendly, heat and humidity tolerant, long-blooming landscape plants, this is a must-have new Salvia.

Warm Hearted^™ Pink Camellia x sasanqua

Warm Hearted Pink camellia delivers bright pink blooms with cheerful yellow centers on an upright, slightly taller-than-wide form. Flowers stay clean and attractive for a long time, and the plant offers excellent heat tolerance, making it a standout choice for prominent garden spots for gardeners in warm climates.

Top reasons to grow Warm Hearted Pink camellia:

• Heat tolerant
• Long-lasting blooms
• Striking pink-and-yellow coloring
• Zone 7-10
• Part shade

Warm Hearted^™ Ruby Camellia x sasanqua

Warm Hearted Ruby camellia features palm-sized, frilly red blooms with pops of yellow stamens. Flowers appear among glossy evergreen leaves and tight buds for an extended season, offering lasting elegance with minimal care.

Top reasons to grow Warm Hearted Ruby camellia:

• Attractive ruffled flowers
• Long bloom period
• Attractive evergreen
• Zones 7-10
• Part shade