Vista, California, March 2010 – The past few years gardeners all over the
country have been adding a colorful zing to their gardens with petunia Lemon
Zest. Now there is a new flavor to try – Orange! Petunia Orange Zest has the
same great garden performance as the best selling original Lemon Zest but with
juicy orange blooms.
Lemon Zest looks so good in the landscape that it will pop out from a
distance, comments Lisa Heredia, program coordinator for VIVA!, Add in Orange
Zest and you have the dynamic duo of petunias. These bold citrusy hues are hard
to miss.
Both Orange Zest and Lemon Zest look great in a patio pot, a hanging basket
or in the garden. As annuals, Orange Zest and Lemon Zest are hardy to 32F.
All petunias do best with a regular dose of fertilizer, slow release plant food
is best. Add in an optional liquid feed for exceptional growth and color. A
mounded plant growth habit assures that the bright flowers of Lemon Zest and
Orange Zest will form balls of color up to 12 high and 18 wide.
Lemon Zest and Orange Zest will be available nationally this spring in The
Home Depots VIVA! line of plants.
VIVA! program introduces a variety of new and noteworthy flower varieties into
the U.S. and Canadian markets and contains a mixture of annuals, perennial and
woody color for use in home landscapes by home gardeners or landscapers. By
looking at new flower breeding from around the world, VIVA! and The Home Depot
bring innovative new garden ideas to homeowners from coast to coast.
Floragem is a horticultural marketing company that works with The Home Depot on
the VIVA! collection of flowers grown by The Home Depot grower network and sold
exclusively through The Home Depot. Consumer information on VIVA! plants is
available at www.vivagarden.com or to the press in the press room of
www.floragem.com.
For more information on Lemon Zest and Orange Zest, please contact Lisa
Heredia at Floragem, 941-483-3134 or
lheredia@floragem.com.
Source: Floragem