HGTV Home Plant Collection launches Expressions Annuals

The HGTV HOME Plant Collection unveiled its new Expressions Annuals for 2014 during the OFA Short Course in Columbus, Ohio. The new annuals collections include Shady Showoffs, So Gorgeous! geraniums; Fine Vines mandevilla; and WonderCalis calibrachoa, according to Randy Hunter, managing partner of Agricola Management Group, the exclusive licensee for the Plant Collection.

“For 2014, we’re branching out in new directions with three of the new annuals collections. There’s big demand for hardy shade annuals, zonal geraniums and mandevillas and these varieties answer that demand. Our fourth collection WonderCalis™ is our new calibrachoa group with additional tropical hues. They join our original calibrachoa collection called Confetti Craze that’s been very popular this year,” Hunter said.

Each of the new Expressions Annuals varieties address different gardening needs. Shady Showoffs feature floriferous begonias, impatiens and shade-loving petunias, designed to thrive in shady garden areas. So Gorgeous! geraniums satisfy the need for “thrillers” in containers and hanging baskets. Fine Vines mandevillas are a bush form of mandevillas that are disease resistant and vigorous growers with heavy flowering, while WonderCalis provide constant color and extra large blooms with low maintenance. The new Expressions Annuals join the original six collections – Confetti Craze, Friendly Fusions, Sassy Sweethearts, Big & Bold, Pop N’ Polish Petunias and Chic Black N’ White.

All the Expressions Annuals are available as mixes in gallons and decorative containers and as individual components or accent plants in quarts. By pre-selecting complementary annuals for the container garden and hanging basket mixes, HGTV and Agricola have performed the planning and plant coordination for the consumer, eliminating the need for customers to go through the nursery searching for plants that work together well. Consumers simply select their favorite Expressions mix, buy the components that are pre-selected to go together and they’re on their way. They know the Expressions container mixes will look beautiful and grow well with proper care for the entire season.

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