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SERIES Tumbles™ MGII Matrix® Frizzle SizzleOUTSTANDING FEATURES

The best trailing pansies for baskets and beds

Well established series have all been upgraded. Extra large flowers on a compact plant

Superior plant structure and most uniform series under long days

Specialty ruffled flower form

HABIT & VIGOUR Vigorous plants ultimately spread up to 45 to 60 cm in the ground

Superior lateral branching fills pots and packs quickly. Maintain flower size under warm conditions

Less stretch due to unique plant architecture that grows out rather than up

Moderate vigour; upright, mounding habit

COLOUR RANGE Clear: 2 Novelty: 2 Mixture: 2

Clear: 1 Blotch: 13 Mixture: 3

Clear: 9 Blotch: 7 Novelty: 7 Mixture: 19

Clear: 1 Novelty: 5 Mixture: 1

TYPE & FLOWER SIZE

Multiflora pansy, 5 cm

Extra-large pansy, 9 cm

Extra-large pansy, 9 cm


With the exciting addition of Tumbles spreading pansies, and a broad range of exciting pansy and viola series, Ball Australia breaks it down for you right here so you can cut through the clutter and find the easiest way to Autumn profits.

Pansy & Viola quick reference chart

Dynamite Magic Performer Sorbet® XP Sorbet® StandardDay length neutral. Flower from Autumn through to Spring, large clear colours

Consistent landscape performance with a wide colour range

Good choice for green seedling sales. Superior performance and flower quality. Day length neutral series

Uniform, bench-run viola series in top-selling colours

Novel colours round out the widest viola offering

Strong lateral branching, fills pots and packs fast. Flowers well under short days

Moderate vigour; upright, mounding habit

Good branching habit, superior performance compared to traditional varieties used for green seedling sales

Compact and most uniform viola for habit, vigour and timing

Moderate vigour; can be grown along with Sorbet XP



Clear: 8 Blotch: 6 Mixture: 5



Large pansy, 8 cm


Large pansy, 8 cm

Viola cornuta, 3 cm

Viola cornuta, 2.5 cm

Making selection easy2 | Pansy & Viola Solutions Pansy & Viola Solutions | 3

288 Plug Tray 512 Plug Tray

PLUG SIZES AVAILABLE

Tumbles™

Tumbles – easy spreading colour for Autumn and Spring!

4 | Tumbles Tumbles | 5

Mixture

Frost NEW Violet Wing

White

Yellow

Pastel Mix

Scientific Name:Viola x wittrockiana

Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 60 to 75 cm

Available in:288 and 512 plug trays

The best spreading/trailing pansies on the market make incredible cool-season baskets for Autumn and early Spring programs.

Also makes a great groundcover in the garden.

Blooms hold up in rain and weather better than larger-flowered types.

Easy spreading colour for Spring & Autumn baskets

NEW Violet Wing

Pictured: Mixture

Actual size: 5 cm

Pictured: Rose Wing

MGII

Pictured: MGII Yellow Blotch

Actual size: 10 cm

MGII Fire

MGII Sherry


Height: 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


The well established Majestic Giants II series have been upgraded from the original and offer extra large flowers size on a more compact plant.

Superior lateral branching fills pots and packs quickly.

Maintains flower size under warm conditions.

Strong flower stems and upright blooms that don’t flop for maximum colour.

17 Colours available are:• Blotch Mix• Blue & White• Blue Jeans• Clear Yellow• Deep Blue Blotch• Fire• Full Mix• Marina• Mix• NEW Mid Blue with Blotch• Red with Blotch• Rosalyn• Rose Blotch• Sherry• White with Blotch• Yellow Blotch


Height: 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


Superior plant architecture for holdability, and most uniform series under long days.

Similar habit, timing and performance across the series means less handling and simplified crop management.

A 7-day bloom window in Autumn production means all colours from the same sowing ship together.

Superior branching without stretching assures more flowers per plant so you can deliver a better-looking product at retail.

MGII Blue Jeans

Matrix | 76 | MGII

Matrix for longer days…Large flowers for power

Actual size: 9 cm

Pictured: Matrix Rose Wing

Matrix®

8 | Matrix Matrix | 9

Rose BlotchYellow BlotchWhite Blotch Red Blotch

RoseOrangeYellowLemonPrimroseWhite Improved

Red Wing*

Ocean Deep Blue BlotchBlue Blotch ImprovedTrue BlueLight BluePurple

NEW Lavender ShadesBlue Frost*

Autumn Blaze Mixture Blotch Mixture Citrus Mixture

Sunfire MixtureClear Mixture Coastal Sunrise Mixture Halloween Mixture

Harvest Mixture Ocean Breeze Mixture Raspberry Sundae Mixture Tricolour Mixture

Mixture

Amber Mixture Amethyst Mixture Ruby Mixture Tanzanite Mixture

Sangria*

Rose Wing*

Total uniformity across 21 mixes…and extra-large blooms

MATRIX GEMSTONE MIXTURES

MATRIX MIXTURESMATRIX CLEAR, BLOTCH & NOVELTY

Jewels Mixture Opal Mixture Topaz and Garnet Mixture

*Natural variation and colour interest.

Sunrise*Morpheus*

Frizzle Sizzle

Burgundy

Raspberry

Blue Yellow-Blue Swirl

Yellow Orange

Pictured: Mixture

Actual size: 6 cm

Dynamite®

Pictured: Mixture

Actual size: 8 cm


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


A frilly flower form makes Frizzle Sizzle a retail standout!

More unique and bold colours than any other of this type!

Looks fantastic in containers and landscapes.

Stronger ruffling occurs in cool conditions.

Frilly flower form10 | Frizzle Sizzle

Large blooms for long floweringDynamite | 11


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


Large flowered Dynamite does not require cool temperatures to initiate buds, so blooms under short and long days.

Compact and free flowering from Autumn through to Spring.

28 Colours available are:• Beacon Blue• Blotch Mix• Blue Blotch• Blue Centre• NEW Blue Jeans• Blueberry Thrill• Clear Mix• Clear Rose• Cream• Daffodil Mix• Deep Blue with Blotch• Deep Rose with Blotch• Lavender• Light Blue• Orange• Pink Shades• Pure White• Purple Rose & White• Purple• Red & Yellow• Red Blotch• Scarlet• Silhouette Mix• Strawberry• Waterfall• White Blotch• Wine Flash• Yellow

Novelties

Pansy Jumbo Giants Pansy Can Can Pansy Swiss GiantMixture of giant flowering Swiss types. Good rich colour blend. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Formula mix of selected blotch and fancy types in large flower size. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Mid season mix of large flowering, blotched flowers. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

NEW Pansy Fizzy ‘Grape’NEW Pansy Fizzy ‘Lemonberry’NEW Pansy Fizzy ‘Fruit Salad’


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


Stronger ruffling occurs in cooler contitions in this range. Ideal for packs, pots and baskets.

Assorted pansies for all12 | Novelties Novelties | 13

garden types

Pansy Whiskers Pansy Waterfall Pansy Joker MixEach bloom in this mid sized pansy series has the unique “whiskers” effect. Great garden performance and flower power. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 15 to 20 cm

Ever popular blend of large, clear, cool colours. Lavender, White, Blue, Purple, Light blue Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Hardy pansy with a mid-sized flower with unique blotched patterns. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 10 to 15 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Pansy Regal Ruffles Pansy Rain Pansy Clear CrystalsLarge flowered ruffled blooms in red, blue, purple and yellow shades, all with blotches. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Small flowered, with a mounded and trailing habit, the Rain series is perfect for baskets and containers. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 25 to 40 cm Spread: 25 to 40 cm

Open round flowers in clear colours without blotches. Suitable for punnet production. Viola x wittrockiana Height: 15 to 20 cm Spread: 20 to 25 cm

Magic

Pictured: True Blue XP

Actual size: 6 cm

Purple XPTrue Blue XP Deep Blue Blotch XPYellow Blotch XPWhite Blotch XP

Blotch Mixture XP Mixture XP Clear Mixture XPAutumn Blaze Mixture XP

Citrus Mixture XP

NEW Baby Boy

NEW Halloween Mix NEW Jewels N Jazz

Blackberry Sundae Mixture XP

Scarlet XP

Beaconsfield XPSunburst XP Marina XP*Purple Face XP*Rose Picotee XP* Fire XP*

Lilac Shades

Silhouette Mixture

Deep Orange XPYellow XPWhite XP

Primrose

with wide colour rangeConsistent landscape performance14 | Magic Magic | 15


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


Bred to handle the weather, Magic is the ultimate multi-season landscape pansy.

5 to 7-day flowering window, uniform habit and shorter peduncles let you mix and match to create custom mixtures.

Magic outperforms other medium-flowered pansies in all kinds of conditions.

Early-blooming Magic is the best choice for overwintering guaranteed pansy programs.

Free-flowering, well-branched and compact plants maintain their garden height with less stretch in warm climates.

*Natural variation and colour interest.

Red BlotchLavender Blotch Yellow & Purple

Pink Shades

MAGIC

Pictured: Sorbet Mix XP

Sorbet®

Actual size: 3 cm

Sorbet | 17

Uniform Viola…

Yellow Blotch Blotch Mix

Blue Blotch

Waterfall

Pure White Orange

Pictured: Performer Citrus Mix

Performer

The perfect punnet pansy16 | Performer

Actual size: 8 cm


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 20 to 25 cm


Performer is a unique series of large flowered high quality, well priced pansies, ideal for green seedling sales.Excellent garden performance and broad colour range.

Perfect for punnets.

19 Colours available are:• Blotch Mix• Blue with Blotch• Citrus Mix• Clear Mix• Deep Rose with Blotch• Form Mix• Lavender• Light Blue• Orange• Pure White• Purple Rose White• Purple• Red with Blotch• Rose• Scarlet• Waterfall Blotch• White with Blotch• Yellow Improved• Yellow with Blotch


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 15 to 25 cm


Uniform Sorbet XP lets you send the best-looking violas to retail.The most uniform plant habit and tightest flowering window in top-selling colours.

Fewer PGRs and superior holdability for more profit.

Plants cover the soil at flowering with less stretch for more blooms on every plant.

Performs in a range of climatic conditions with excellent overwintering – great for custom landscape mixes.


Height: 15 to 20 cm

Spread: 15 to 25 cm


Sorbet Standards round out your offering with 23 more colours including novelties.

Standards have moderate vigour, but can be grown along with Sorbet XP.

…in best-selling colours18 | Sorbet XP Sorbet Standard | 19

…plus the novelties

Marina XPPurple Face XPYellow Frost XPYellow Blotch XP

NEW Denim Jump Up XP

Lavender Vein XP Orange XPYellow XPWhite XP

Beaconberry Mixture XP Blackberry Sundae Mixture XP Blueberry Frost Mixture XP Citrus Mixture XP

Orchidberry Frost Mixture XPMixture XP Select Mixture XP

Yellow Jump Up XPwas Yellow Duet XP

Delft Blue XP

Raspberry XP NEW Pink Halo XPPurple Ice XP

Sunny Royale

Orange Jump Upwas Orang Duet

Lilac Ice

Coconut Swirl

Black Jump Upwas Black Duet

Purple Jump Upwas Purple Duet

Ruby & Gold Babyface

Blueberry Cream

Lemon Chiffon

White Babyface

Black Delight Peach Melba

Antique Shades

Blue Heaven

Icy BlueBanana Cream YTT (Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow)

YTT Babyface

Babyface Mixture

Primrose Babyface

Lemon Blueberry Swirl

Carmine Rose

NEW Red Blotch Midnight Glow

Pink Wing

Harvest Mixture XP

Jump Up Mix - was Duet Mix

Ocean Breeze Mixture

SORBET XP SORBET STANDARD

Lemon Jump Up XPwas Lemon Royale XP

White Jump Up XPwas Coconut Duet XP

Blue Blotch XP Blackberry XPViolet Beacon XPPurple XP Beaconsfield XPOrchid Rose Beacon XP

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Sales Manager 0402 155 356

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