Aug 26, 2008
Around the IndustrySource: Southern Living Plant Collection

Southern Living Plant Collection Adds Bulbs to Mix

Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living recently announced the addition of the Southern Bulb Company’s bulbs to the Southern Living Plant Collection.

Three bulbs will be introduced into the collection this fall: Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo,’ Narcissus tazetta ‘Golden Dawn’ and Leucojum aestivum ‘Snowflakes’. These bulbs grew in Southern soils generations ago, are uniquely suited for warm climates and require virtually no maintenance.

Treasured for its long-lasting blooms and robust foliage, the Grand Primo multiplies year after year and offers a pleasantly sweet fragrance without the overpowering muskiness of paperwhites. ‘Golden Dawn’ is a must-have daffodil, producing two to three sweet-smelling flower stalks per bulb – year after year. Termed ‘Snowflakes’ by the gardening public, the Leucojum aestivum is one of the most adaptable bulbs ever offered in the South.

The Southern Living Plant Collection, first introduced in spring 2008, provides consumers with innovative new plants designed to solve specific landscape challenges. Each plant in the collection is the result of years of plant evaluations, plant trials and consumer research. For more information, visit www.southernlivingplants.com.