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Enjoy Perennials for More Than one Growing Season

Prepare to be amazed by a dazzling exhibition of vibrant flowers. Our collection features exceptional perennials that have been meticulously nurtured and selected to deliver stunning color throughout the entire season, whether in areas with abundant sunshine or shade. Join us to discover this enchanting variety of magnificent blossoms!

Grower Solutions

Liners & Sizes

As a grower, you know that each plant variety is unique. Four Star recognizes these distinct traits and offers tray sizes intended to maximize the performance of each plant.

Learn which liner works best for your needs by using
THE LINER SIZES FLOW CHART

Liner sizes chart

104 liners
Trialed and tested for three years,

the innovative design of the 104 tray allows for more plugs per square foot using the same space. Grown using the same methods, these liners result in robust plants with a finish time equal to that of our previous 84 Liner.
  • Perfect for hanging baskets, gallon and small container production
  • 24% more plants per tray
  • Plug volume – 1.23 Cu inches
  • “Endless” tray format for automated transplanting
  • Trays per box: 8

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Specialty LINERS

50 Liner

Trays per box: 6
Pegasus® Begonia, Grasses and Colocasia

20” x 10” x 1.625”

72 Liner

Trays per box: 8
Begonia and Toucan® Canna

20” x 10” x 2”
* 72 Liners are sold as 70 in a 72-cell unit.

75 Liner

Trays per box: 6
Pelargonium

20” x 10” x 1.625”
Ideal for producing large quantities at lower input costs.

465 Plug Tray

Trays per box: 12

21.37” x 11.04” x 0.75”
465 Begonia liners sold as 440

Unrooted Cuttings

Direct shipped from Costa Rica.
Fuchsia are available to all customers.

Ipomoea, New Guinea Impatiens and Portulaca are available to only Key Accounts.

Caladium Bulbs

Direct shipped from Florida
Available Sizes: Jumbo, #1, #2

The Supernova®
solution

Supernova® liners are programmed liners with a treatment of intensive lighting, spacing to encourage growth, pinching, PGRs and heat – all of which help the liners flower faster and consistently with thicker branching.

Growers will enjoy:

  • Shorter crop times
  • Consistent and faster flowering
  • Less pinching and fewer PGRs
  • Increased branching

Supernova® 52
liner SIZES

Designed for small container production, Supernova® 52 liners are only offered in Annual varieties that benefit from the Supernova treatment and show a strong response to the programmed care. All of Four Star’s finished Grande™ and Royale™ production is grown from Supernova® liners when available for consistent, on-time color and maximum flowering.

Our Specialty
SUPERNOVA® SIZES

SunShade
Begonia
Surefire© Cherry Cordial™

Height: 12-24 inSpacing: 12-18 in
Zone: 10, 11Vigor: 4
Sizes: Eco+ Grande, Royale

Surefire© Cherry Cordial™
SunShade
Calibrachoa
Superbells© Prism™ Pink Lemonade

Height: 6-12 inSpacing: 8-12 in
Zone: 9, 10, 11Vigor: 2
Sizes: Eco+ Grande

Superbells© Prism™ Pink Lemonade
SunPartial Sun
Ipomoea
Sweet Caroline Upside Black Coffee™

Height: 36-72 inSpacing: 18-24 in
Zone: 11Vigor: 4
Sizes: Royale

Sweet Caroline Upside Black Coffee™
Sun
Lantana
Luscious© Royale Lemon Tart™

Height: 12-26 inSpacing: 12-24 in
Zone: 9, 10, 11Vigor: 2
Sizes: Eco+ Grande

Luscious© Royale Lemon Tart™
SunPartial Sun
Salvia
Rockin’© Deep Purple

Height: 24-36 inSpacing: 18-24 in
Zone: 9, 10, 11Vigor: 3
Sizes: Royale

Rockin'© Deep Purple

Choose the best plants

for your site

Creating successful combinations can be a puzzling situation. Will the plants grow well together? What are the most popular colors?
Will home gardeners like the combination once you’ve spent weeks growing it?

Here are some simple tips to creating successful combinations.

Pay Attention to the Color Trends
Predicted by Experts

The “Color of the Year” from Pantone has embodied the spirit of the modern consumer from fashion to home decorating. For 2019, Pantone chose Living Coral, a color that “embodies our desire for playful expression.” For gardeners looking to express themselves in a lighthearted color like Living Coral, try these varieties:
  • Illumination® Salmon Pink Begonia
  • Nonstop® Deep Salmon Begonia
  • San Francisco™ Begonia
  • Heart to Heart™ ‘Chinook’ Caladium
  • Superbells® Coralina Calibrachoa
  • Toucan® Coral Canna
  • Rockapulco® Coral Reef Impatiens
  • Infinity® Salmon New Guinea Impatiens
  • Supertunia® Bermuda Beach® Petunia
  • Superbena Royale® Peachy Keen Verbena
  • Primo® ‘Peachberry Ice’ Heuchera

Track Winning
COMBINATIONS

Four Star’s bar code tracking of retail sales gives accurate data on real buyers’ preferences.
This information can help you plan for solid 2020 sales by growing the most popular combinations.

Here are the Top 20 combinations from Spring 2019:

  • 1. Above & Beyond
  • 2. Taste of the Tropics
  • 3. Sunset Dream
  • 4. Beach Blanket Bingo
  • 5. Gypsy
  • 6. Lilac Festival
  • 7. Blind Love
  • 8. Grand Traverse
  • 9. Sparkle and Glow
  • 10. Candyland
  • 11. Thinking Out Loud
  • 12. Chippewa Hotel
  • 13. Salzburg Shadow
  • 14. Peppermint Twist
  • 15. Grape Fusion
  • 16. Belle Ambition
  • 17. Fairy Fun
  • 18. Bahama Beach
  • 19. Rocket’s Red Glare
  • 20. Flashbulb Fuchsia
To see more of our best-selling combination varieties, visit our Combinations page:

Combinations

Grow Proven Winners

nationally
promoted recipes

Take advantage of Proven Winners national advertising and millions of marketing impressions by growing one or all of the 2020 recipes.

FRUIT SALAD

Superbells® Grape Punch™
Superbells® Lemon Slice®
Superbena Royale® Iced Cherry

GLORIA ROSE

Diamond Frost®
Hippo® Rose
Rockapulco® Rose

NEPTUNE

Superbells® Yellow Chiffon™
Laguna® Sky Blue
Superbena® Stormburst

STORM SHADOW

Fairy Dust® Pink
Supertunia® Bordeaux™
Superbena® Stormburst

SUNGLASSES

Superbells® Yellow
Supertunia® Mini Vista Hot Pink
Supertunia® Lovie Dovie™

Previous nationally promoted combinations continue to have excellent sales at retail.

Don’t forget to continue to grow Above & Beyond, Bahama Beach and Bermuda Skies, which continue to be best sellers.

Give Customers the
Colors they love

  • PURPLE – 22%
  • PINK – 15%
  • BICOLOR – 16%
  • RED – 9%
  • BLUE – 10%
  • YELLOW – 7%
  • CORAL – 6%
  • WHITE – 4%
  • ORANGE – 5%
  • BLACK – 1%
  • OTHER – 3%

Select Varieties Using
VIGOR RATINGS

Choose varieties with the same vigor rating to ensure all plants will grow at the same rate.

FAIRY FUN

Superbells® Evening Star™ – Vigor 3
Fairy Dust® Pink – Vigor 3
Superbena® Stormburst – Vigor 3

Mix Traditional
ANNUALS COMBINATIONS

Who doesn’t love surprises? Creative growers are introducing non-traditional elements to make combinations more versatile for home gardeners with evolving tastes. Mixing in perennials, shrubs, tropical, even herbs and vegetables, can add value for gardeners interested in getting more out of their combinations.

THANK ME LATER

Lady Godiva® Orange
Lady Godiva® Yellow
Amazel™

Dont Forget Combinations
FOR THE SHADE!

Combinations with shade-loving varieties continue to grow in popularity, especially when retailers highlight them with P.O.P. Many new varieties have been developed to thrive in both sun and shade, and are ideal for both hanging baskets and upright containers.

DRAMATIC DRAGON

Dragon Wing® Pink
Sunpatiens® Compact Royal Magenta
ColorBlaze® Strawberry Drop

Plant Vigor Ratings for

COMBINATION
PLANNING

Quick Reference Guide for Plant Growth Rates
When making combinations, we recommend pairing up vigor ratings of the plants to help achieve the most uniform overall look of your combinations.
  • All plants are given a vigor rating on a scale of 1 to 4 based on how big and quickly they grow.
  • Plants with the least vigor—slower, smaller growers—are rated lower on the vigor scale, while fast-growing plants with the greatest vigor are rated higher.
  • Vigor ratings for each plant can be found in the variety descriptions of the Four Star catalog.
* Disclaimer: Our vigor ratings are meant to be used as a guide only.
Four Star does not guarantee the actual results.

EXAMPLE SERIES

INFINITY®
SOPRANO®
SHADOW DANCERS®

EXAMPLE SERIES

ARTIST®
ANGELFACE®
ROCKAPULCO®
CATALINA®

EXAMPLE SERIES

SUPERBELLS®
SUPERBENA®
INTENSIA®

EXAMPLE SERIES

SUPERTUNIA® Vista series GRACEFUL GRASSES®
KING TUT®
Margarita Ipomoea

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