Page 6 - Griffin Gazette - June 2023

Bred for outstanding outdoor performance, consumers love Florencio begonias
because they flower all season long and provide garden value with less maintenance.
For premium hanging baskets, plant four cuttings per 10-inch basket. When potting,
transplant liners with the leaf tips facing towards the outside of the container for
best plant growth and flower presentation. Florencio grows best in part shade for
continuous summer flowering.

Syngenta Flowers' Kapok Farm in Guatemala supplies unrooted cuttings. The series
includes six bright colors – Cerise, Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow, and White.

ADORA™ SERIES
The Adora hybrid begonia series is new from Syngenta Flowers for 2023-2024. Adora
begonias have a mass of double flowers on top of plants with dark green foliage. At
first launch, the series includes Moon Dance, Satin Rose, and Velvet Red – all with
petite double flowers. Plants produce tons of brightly colored blooms all season that
stand out against the dark leaves. Adora has medium vigor and mounded habits that
work across various container sizes and hanging baskets. Plants are best grown in
part sun.
Adora begonias are propagated from unrooting cuttings, and the production team
at Syngenta Flowers has been working hard to deliver the highest quality cuttings to
growers. Adora has strong rooting and uniform propagation in trays. Crop time for
finishing 1.25 quarts (5.5-inch pots) is 8-9 weeks. If growth control is needed, spray Adora Series at CAST,
Altercel at 500–1,000 ppm. Syngenta Flowers, Gilroy,
®
CA, April 2023
Long-day lighting is recommended during propagation and finishing for the highest-
quality plants. Short days (less than 12 hours) trigger tuber formation, reducing
their vegetative growth and branching and delaying flowering. For complete culture
information and growing schedules, please visit www.syngentaflowers-us.com.

Florencio Series at
CAST, Syngenta
Flowers, Gilroy,
CA, April 2023