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How long has it been on the market?
New to wholesale and retail in 2019
Sun/shade requirements
Garvinea does best in full sun to partial shade.
USDA Zones
6 / 7
Habit
Upright, mounding habit
Grows to height/width
Plant height: 15 to 19 inches
Plant width: 12 to 15 inches
Flower diameter: Up to 3 inches
Consumer care requirements
Taking care of Garvinea is easy: use rich, well-draining soil and keep the soil moist. Remove old flowers to encourage new ones. Fertilize every once in a while. Cover the plant residual in case of frost.
Key features
Garvinea Sweet Fiesta offers long-lasting, large flowers. This robust, weather-tolerant garden plant has an ongoing flowering period from early spring until the first frost. Garvinea Sweet Fiesta is resistant to pests and diseases. Garvinea Sweet Fiesta features pink-white two-toned flowers and hosts colorful festivities in the garden — bees and butterflies will start a party around the plant. It has the same Garvinea robustness and disease resistance retailers and consumers expect. An exciting extra feature of Garvinea: flowers can be picked from the plant and enjoyed as cut flowers.
Retail merchandising/display suggestions
Garvinea Sweet Fiesta works well in garden borders and in outdoor containers. Garvinea is easy to combine with other flowering plants and ornamental grasses and can be the main component in a mixed planter.
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