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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

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