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<strong>LoGro®</strong><br />
Get The<br />
Lowdown<br />
LoGro
Short<br />
LoGro ® : Garden<br />
COMPACT PLANTS WITH<br />
FULL FLOWER SIZE<br />
Not tall…..just short and full of life.<br />
Even though LoGro plants are<br />
genetically compact the flower size<br />
is full. You get normal flower size<br />
on every plant.<br />
FOR GROWERS WHO<br />
LOVE SHORT SHORTS<br />
The classic dwarfness of LoGro<br />
plants is perfect for wholesalers<br />
who want to maximize their shipping<br />
capacity.<br />
LoGro<br />
LoGro FROM SEEDS,<br />
PLUGS AND CUTTINGS<br />
54 LoGro<br />
LOW GROWING<br />
PRODUCT LINE<br />
These little guys are made for<br />
growers who want controlled<br />
growth. All LoGro plants are one<br />
third smaller so there is never<br />
stretch or overgrowth during long<br />
periods of cloudy weather. Small<br />
stuff has big benefits.<br />
LESS IS MORE<br />
While your costs are lower you still<br />
get more...More quality, more shelf<br />
life, more growing options, more<br />
space to grow and more profit<br />
because you spend less to get more.
Story<br />
Leader Shorts<br />
SMALL WORLD<br />
Take advantage of all that LoGro<br />
offers. This is a product line<br />
designed for growers who want to<br />
cut production costs and improve<br />
their logistics efficiency. Enjoy<br />
the benefits of LoGro’s small,<br />
small world.<br />
NO CULTURE<br />
CHANGES NEEDED<br />
Just grow LoGro like any other<br />
crop. No PGR is required and<br />
you end up with beautiful results.<br />
When they are growing-on remember<br />
that these varieties will not stretch.<br />
They are just the right plants for<br />
cloudy weather.<br />
NO REGULATOR<br />
REQUIRED<br />
With every Garden Leader LoGro<br />
no chemicals are required. That<br />
means you save money, time and<br />
labor. Enjoy the benefits of natural<br />
abbreviation!<br />
It’s A<br />
Small, Small<br />
®<br />
WORLD<br />
LoGro 55
Both Grandifloras<br />
And Florabundas<br />
How Low Can You Grow?<br />
• Naturally Dwarf Petunia<br />
• Compact, Non-Stretching<br />
• No Application of PGR’s<br />
• Early Flowering<br />
• Long Shelf Life<br />
• Great Weather Tolerance<br />
Petunia F1 Hybrid<br />
www.hemgenetics.com<br />
56 LoGro
LoGro Product List<br />
LoGro<br />
Product List<br />
A part number is listed following the varieties<br />
that are available in seed. You can use this<br />
number for ordering or reference purposes for<br />
your convenience.<br />
Where “Liner Only” follows the variety name,<br />
these varieties will be available in 102/34 half<br />
pak, 102/51 half pak , full 50 trays, full 72 trays,<br />
and full 102 trays.<br />
Garden Leader seed varieties are also available in<br />
plug sizes of 512, 288, and 144.<br />
If a variety is available in an enhanced seed form,<br />
it will be stated as such at the end of the varieties<br />
description.<br />
Enhanced seed forms include Pelleted, Detailed,<br />
and Refined.<br />
LoGro<br />
Annuals<br />
Antirrhinum<br />
LoGro Fruit Salad Litchi<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro FRUIT SALAD SERIES. Trailing<br />
Snapdragon. 6 to 8” plant height, 14 to 22”<br />
spread. No need for growth regulating chemicals.<br />
Plants will resist stretch even in lower light and<br />
warm temperatures.<br />
Bidens<br />
LoGro Raspberry<br />
S1839971<br />
LoGro White<br />
S1839972<br />
LoGro Yellow S1839973 LoGro Scarlet S1839975<br />
LoGro Yellow Empire<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Yellow Empire. Plant height is 8 to10”<br />
and spreads from 18 to 28”. Plants stay compact<br />
naturally and are covered with a canopy of<br />
flowers. No pinching and no growth regulators<br />
necessary.<br />
Gazania<br />
LoGro Yellow Stripe<br />
S1839974<br />
LoGro Fruit Salad Carambola<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1829889<br />
Gazania LoGro. Plants stay compact without<br />
the need for growth regulators through LoGro<br />
breeding technology. Garden height 4 to 6”. Sell<br />
in six packs or 4” pots. Customers will enjoy<br />
them in rock gardens and arid zones.<br />
Geranium Zonal<br />
LoGro Bronze<br />
S1839970<br />
LoGro Fruit Salad Cranberry<br />
LinerOnly<br />
LoGro Orange<br />
S1829890 LoGro Orange Stripe<br />
S1829891<br />
LoGro Appleblossom<br />
S1829900<br />
LoGro 57
Gomphrena EZ Gro LoGro. Tight compact<br />
mounds 6 to 8” that will not stretch in high<br />
temperature and humidity. Plants are heat and<br />
drought tolerant. LoGro is the most compact<br />
of our three Gomphrena series.<br />
Hollyhock<br />
LoGro Red S1808164 LoGro Pink S1808166<br />
New<br />
LoGro Lavender S1807876 LoGro Orange<br />
S1807881<br />
LoGro Pink S1807882 LoGro Punch S1808393<br />
LoGro Salmon<br />
S1808174<br />
Geranium LoGro. Great small container and low<br />
border plant. Garden height 8 to 10”. Crop time<br />
from seed to flowering pack is 15 wks. Chemical<br />
growth regulators are not required to maintain<br />
compact growth. Great late season Geranium for<br />
a second turn in the greenhouse.<br />
Gomphrena<br />
NEW LoGro Mix<br />
S1840180<br />
HOLLYHOCK LOGRO SERIES. Alcea rosea.<br />
Naturally dwarf plants approximately 30 in. tall.<br />
Full sun to part shade. Blooms in 15 weeks from<br />
sowing and is also perennial in moderate zones.<br />
The plants produce many strong side branches<br />
and extends flowering over a long season.<br />
Blooms are fully double. This strain has been a<br />
consistent traffic-stopper in our trials. 288 plugs<br />
are ready for transplanting 5 weeks from sowing.<br />
Available in Advanced Vigor seed, 288 plugs and<br />
34 size liners.<br />
Impatiens<br />
LoGro Red<br />
S1807883 LoGro Red Wine S1808395<br />
LoGro Rose S1807884 LoGro Salmon S1807877<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Pink<br />
S1808222<br />
LoGro Scarlet S1807878 LoGro Violet S1807879<br />
LoGro Blue<br />
S1807880<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Purple<br />
S1808221<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Rose<br />
S1808220<br />
LoGro Violet Star<br />
S1808396<br />
LoGro White<br />
S1807885<br />
EZ Gro LoGro White<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Mix<br />
S1839966<br />
S1839931<br />
LoGro Coral Star<br />
S1808391<br />
LoGro Deep Pink<br />
S1811441<br />
LoGro Blue Water Mix S1829929<br />
LoGro Deep Salmon<br />
S1810923<br />
LoGro Lilac S1810924<br />
58 LoGro
New<br />
New<br />
Marigold African<br />
LoGro LoRider Mix<br />
S1807887<br />
NEW EZ Gro LoGro<br />
Soft Pink S1839579<br />
New<br />
NEW EZ Gro LoGro<br />
Pink<br />
S1839578<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Gold<br />
S1808710<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1807888<br />
Impatiens LoGro. These beauties stay tight and<br />
compact even in ferocious southern heat and<br />
humidity. Garden height 6 to 8”. Genetically<br />
compact plants need no growth regulator<br />
applications. This means you save money, you<br />
have longer shelf life and your customers receive<br />
a healthier plant.<br />
Ipomoea<br />
NEW Mix<br />
S1839581<br />
Sweet Pea is a compact series for use in<br />
containers, baskets and bedding. Plants cover<br />
themselves with fragrant blooms throughout the<br />
season. Because they are cool weather tolerant<br />
they are easy to grow. The LoGro breeding<br />
means no growth regulators are needed to<br />
maintain strong yet compact plants. Plant height<br />
is 6 to 8 in. the mounds will spread to 14 in. Sell<br />
in 606 trays, 4 in. pots and larger containers<br />
including baskets. Seeds sown after March 15<br />
will flower in 6 to 8 weeks. Earlier sowings<br />
will take more time to flower but produce larger<br />
plants as Lathryus flowers faster under long days.<br />
Lisianthus (Eustoma)<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Orange<br />
S1839935<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Yellow<br />
S1808749<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Lemon<br />
Liner Only<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Lemon. Full sun/partial shade,<br />
Warm conditions. Foliage accent plant. A very<br />
compact ‘Sweet Potato Vine’ only 4 to 6” plant<br />
height, 10 to 14” spread; 4” pots, hanging basket<br />
and combination containers. No pinching not<br />
chemicals required to maintain the tidy habit.<br />
Lathyrus , Sweet Pea<br />
EZ GRO LOGRO SWEETPEA<br />
LoGro Pink<br />
S1839978<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Mix<br />
S1808747<br />
Marigold African EZ Gro LoGro. LoGro breeding<br />
technology produces large flower-heads but plant<br />
stays compact even in hot weather. Height 10 to<br />
12”. Full sun plant. Warm temperatures. Crop<br />
time from seed to pack, 11 wks; 288 size plug to<br />
4 inch pot, 5 wks. Flowers are large, abundant<br />
and fully double. Plants are well branched and<br />
exceptionally sturdy. Shipping full flowering<br />
plants is no problem because there is no flower<br />
stem breakage. Detailed seed.<br />
Petunia<br />
New<br />
LoGro Purple S1839979 LoGro White S1839980<br />
NEW EZ Gro LoGro Red<br />
S1839580<br />
Lisianthus LoGro. Hot temperatures. Crop time<br />
from seed to pack, 20 wks; 288 size plug to 4<br />
inch pot, 10 wks. At last, a semi-dwarf series<br />
with enough vigor to last in the garden! It shows<br />
its best performance in the garden where it<br />
reaches 8 to 10 inches and “bring on the heat”,<br />
this Garden Leader likes it hot! Pelleted seed.<br />
LoGro Potunia Deep Purple<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro 59
LoGro Potunia Neon<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Potunia Pink<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Lilac S1810455 LoGro Pink S1809905<br />
heavy PGR treatments needed by all other<br />
grandiflora petunias. Not a trailing type. LoGro<br />
forms a very neat and tight mound 10 inches wide.<br />
Excellent to get extended petunia performance into<br />
the late spring down south. In the North, LoGro<br />
flowers early and stays tidy on the bench and in the<br />
garden. Available in pelleted, Advanced Vigor seed.<br />
288 size plug to 4 inch pot, 6 wks. Pelleted seed.<br />
Petunia Miniature<br />
LoGro Purple S1810456 LoGro Red S1809912<br />
LoGro Potunia Dark Red<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Potunia CS White<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Milli Blue<br />
S1830098<br />
LoGro Milli Carmine<br />
S1830099<br />
New<br />
New<br />
LoGro Rose S1809904 LoGro Salmon S1810458<br />
New LoGro Potunia yellow<br />
Liner Only<br />
New<br />
New LoGro Potunia Lemon<br />
Drop Liner Only<br />
New<br />
LoGro Violet S1810459 LoGro White S1810460<br />
LoGro Milli Light<br />
Lavender S1830100 LoGro Milli Rose S1830103<br />
New<br />
New LoGro Potunia<br />
Capacino Liner Only<br />
New LoGro Potunia<br />
Lobster Liner Only<br />
LoGro POTUNIA SERIES. Plants stay compact<br />
with short internodes without the use of growth<br />
regulators. Full size petunias with large size<br />
blooms. 6 to 10” plant height, 12 to 16” spread;<br />
4” pots, hanging baskets, ground beds and<br />
combination containers.<br />
Petunia Grandiflora<br />
LoGro LoRider Mix<br />
S1810463<br />
NEW LoGro Milli Rose Morn<br />
New<br />
S1839656<br />
LoGro Blue<br />
S1810453<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1809913<br />
Petunia Grandiflora LoGro. 3 1/2 to 5” flowers on<br />
very compact plants even at full maturity. LoGro<br />
stays short 3-5” and grows tight even without the<br />
NEW LoGro Milli Rose Star<br />
LoGro Milli Mix<br />
S1839657<br />
S1830101<br />
60 LoGro
36” and is slightly more mounded in appearance.<br />
Advanced Vigor seed is pelleted for easy<br />
sowing. Pelleted seed.<br />
Plectranthus<br />
LoGro Trailing Pink Morn<br />
S1839982<br />
LoGro Trailing Purple<br />
S1809907<br />
LoGro Milli White<br />
S1830104<br />
LoGro MILLI SERIES. Compact basket ball size<br />
plants. No growth regulators required to achieve<br />
or maintain their size. Height 6 to 8” Spread<br />
10-12”. Flower size is 1 1/2”. Pelleted seed.<br />
LoGro Trailing Red<br />
S1839983<br />
LoGro Trailing Rose<br />
S1839984<br />
New<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Silver<br />
Liner Only<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Silver. Accent foliage plant, 3 to<br />
4” in plant height, 14 to 22” spread for 4” pots,<br />
hanging baskets and combination containers. The<br />
dwarf counterpart to our HiGro Silver which has a<br />
height and spread of over 2 ft. and is best suited for<br />
large combination containers and garden plantings.<br />
Portulaca Compact<br />
LoGro Pocketunia Hot Pink<br />
Liner Only<br />
NEW LoGro Trailing Violet<br />
S1839745<br />
New<br />
LoGro Coral<br />
S1807844<br />
LoGro Pocketunia<br />
Strawberry Vein Liner Only<br />
LoGro Pocketunia White<br />
Liner Only<br />
NEW LoGro Trailing White<br />
S1839746<br />
LoGro Trailing Yellow<br />
S1839985<br />
LoGro POCKETUNIA SERIES. Perfectly<br />
mounded plants. Covered with small Calibrachoa<br />
size blooms. Plants stay compact with short<br />
internodes without the use of growth regulators. 4<br />
to 6” plant height, 8 to 10” spread; 4” pots, borders<br />
in ground beds and small combination containers.<br />
Petunia Trailing<br />
LoGro Fuchsia<br />
S1807845<br />
LoGro Trailing Pink<br />
S1839981<br />
LoGro Trailing Mix<br />
S1839986<br />
LoGro TRAILING SERIES. Comparisons<br />
are Easy Wave and Rapide. Compact genetics<br />
eliminates the need for growth regulators and less<br />
day length sensitivity so blooming is faster in<br />
short days. These plants are fast growing in both<br />
cool and warm conditions. Compared to Garden<br />
Leader Trailing Series, LoGro Trailing spreads to<br />
LoGro Lemon Yellow<br />
S1807843<br />
LoGro 61
Ruellia<br />
LoGro Orange S1807847 LoGro Pink S1807842<br />
LoGro Blue<br />
Liner Only<br />
LoGro Red<br />
LoGro Rose<br />
S1807852<br />
S1807850<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1807846<br />
Portulaca Compact LoGro SERIES. LoGro<br />
breeding technology results in a compact plant<br />
without the need for growth regulators and it’s<br />
early to flower! Crop time from seed to pack, 11<br />
wks; 288 size plug to 4 inch pot, 6 wks. Large,<br />
extra double flowers. F-1 hybrid series with<br />
great heat tolerance. LoGro plant height is best<br />
described as something between Margarita which<br />
is too short and late and Extra which is a nice<br />
vigorous basket variety. Height is 2 to 3 inches<br />
spreads to 8 inches. In the greenhouse, use warm<br />
temperatures and avoid over-watering early in the<br />
plant production process. Pelleted seed.<br />
Rudbeckia<br />
LoGro Pink<br />
Liner Only<br />
Ruellia LoGro SERIES. Plant height 12”. Use<br />
in smaller combination plantings. Works well<br />
in southern landscapes. No need for pinching<br />
or chemicals to maintain a compact height.<br />
Verbena Hybrid<br />
LoGro Rose Ripple<br />
S1807851<br />
LoGro Two-Tone<br />
S1811433<br />
LoGro Burgundy Eye<br />
S1830209<br />
LoGro Sunset<br />
S1807849<br />
LoGro Apricot<br />
S1810743 LoGro Lavender S1810748<br />
LoGro White S1807853 LoGro Yellow S1807854<br />
62 LoGro<br />
LoGro Orange S1811434 LoGro Sunny S1811435<br />
Rudbeckia LoGro SERIES. R. hirta x hardy<br />
species. Very large flowers 4 – 6” on compact<br />
8 – 10” plants. Interspecific cross of large flower<br />
and winter hardy species. Thrives in hot, dry<br />
summer conditions. Hardy to northern reaches<br />
of Zone 7 when grown in well drained soil.<br />
LoGro Pink S1830211 LoGro Orchid S1830210
New<br />
New<br />
New<br />
LoGro Purple S1810783 LoGro Rose S1810784<br />
NEW LoGro Purple Eye<br />
S1839634 NEW LoGro Red S1839635<br />
New<br />
LoGro Scarlet S1830212 LoGro White S1830213<br />
NEW LoGro Lavender<br />
New<br />
S1839661<br />
NEW LoGro Violet<br />
S1839662<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1810780<br />
Verbena Hybrid LoGro SERIES. Needs little or<br />
no PGR’s to maintain a compact classic hybrid<br />
Verbena shape. Finish in 12-13 weeks in flats<br />
or 4” pots. Grow for use in containers, and<br />
landscape in hot and dry conditions. Plant height<br />
is 9” and spreads to 20”.<br />
Vinca Compact F1<br />
New<br />
New<br />
NEW LoGro Orange<br />
New<br />
S1839628<br />
NEW LoGro Orchid<br />
S1839629<br />
NEW LoGro Peppermint<br />
S1839630<br />
New<br />
New<br />
New<br />
New<br />
NEW LoGro Watermelon<br />
S1839636 NEW LoGro White S1839637<br />
New<br />
New<br />
NEW LoGro Apricot<br />
S1839626<br />
NEW LoGro Burgundy<br />
S1839659<br />
NEW LoGro Pink<br />
S1839631<br />
NEW LoGro Punch<br />
S1839632<br />
New<br />
New<br />
NEW LoGro Deep Lavender<br />
S1839660<br />
NEW LoGro Purple<br />
S1839633<br />
NEW LoGro Mix<br />
S1839627<br />
New Vinca F-1 LoGro Series stays compact<br />
and strong without growth regulating chemicals.<br />
They resist disease and produce very large<br />
flowers. Plant finishes in packs or pots at a height<br />
of 5 in. In the landscape the plants will reach 12<br />
in. The vigor of F1 genetics gives this series the<br />
ability to perform well in sub-optimal conditions,<br />
whether it is low light and low temperature or<br />
high temperature and high humidity. Flowers up<br />
to 2 1/2”. Fast growing seedlings are ready to sell<br />
in packs or 4 in pots in only 8 weeks from seed.<br />
LoGro 63
Zinnia Elegans<br />
Gaillardia LoGro Red. G. aristata. Compact<br />
plants flower in full sun and thrive in dry weather<br />
and even poor soil. Flowers reach 8 to 10”.<br />
Plants stay short without the use of growth<br />
regulators. Hardy to Zone 4.<br />
Geum<br />
LoGro Orange<br />
S1810794<br />
LoGro Mix<br />
S1810793<br />
Zinnia Elegans LoGro SERIES. Plants are<br />
10” tall with 2 1/2” flowers, compact growing<br />
without the need for growth regulators and<br />
disease tolerant in the landscape. Perfect for large<br />
cell packs and smaller containers. Excellent full<br />
sun border plant. Thrives in hot temperatures.<br />
LoGro Pink<br />
S1810795<br />
LoGro<br />
Perennials<br />
Achillea<br />
LoGro Orange<br />
S1815891<br />
LoGro Orange. Full sun plant blooms from June<br />
to frost. Finish in 4 or 6” pots. Blooms first<br />
season. Plants stay dwarf and well branched<br />
needing no support or staking. Height 12”.<br />
Hardy to Zone 4.<br />
Gypsophila<br />
LoGro Red<br />
S1810796<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Goldie tomentosa<br />
S1815872<br />
EZ Gro LoGro Goldie tomentosa. Full sun plant<br />
blooms from mid-summer to fall. Finish in 4 to<br />
6” sized containers. First year bloomer. Flower<br />
heads measure a full 3” across, plant height is<br />
only 12 to 14”. LoGro Goldie needs no plant<br />
growth regulators to maintain a compact and<br />
well branched habit. Zones 3-8.<br />
Gaillardia<br />
LoGro Rose<br />
S1815892<br />
LoGro White<br />
S1810797<br />
LoGro Yellow<br />
S1810798<br />
LoGro Red<br />
S1829884<br />
LoGro White<br />
S1815893<br />
Gypsophila LoGro SERIES. Full sun plant<br />
blooms from June to frost. Finish in 4 or 6”<br />
containers. Blooms first season. Baby’s Breath,<br />
and a breath taking garden or container specimen<br />
it is. Mounds of clear, bright, double blooms.<br />
Hardy to Zone 4.<br />
64 LoGro