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gardens for beginners
Everyone wants to have the garden of their dreams, and with this guide from
Suntory, you can make your dream a reality. Inside, you’ll find information
on our most popular varieties, complete with growing tips. Suntory’s
plants will deliver strong performance year-round, from spring to frost.
We’ll also introduce you to SuntoryCollection.com, our online home
where you’ll find everything you need to know about Suntory varieties.
This guide will also teach you about some of the online tools available,
including the Virtual Combo Designer, which lets you see your vision
before even picking up your gardening tools. Not near a computer? Don’t
forget our mobile sites! They’ll give you all the information you need
wherever and whenever you need it.
Suntory’s varieties have been beautifying gardens all over the world for
years. Now you can bring that beauty to your own home and be well on
your way to having the garden you always dreamed of!
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Basic planting and care
Follow these secrets to success to keep your
plants beautiful and healthy.
6Q&A
Find expert answers to frequently asked care
questions.
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YESS! - Your Easy Suntory Solution
All you need to know about Suntory varieties
is available through YESS.
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Suntory breeders bring beauty to life
Discover what sets Suntory varieties apart.
12Senetti
Cool-weather plants offer vibrant, early color.
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Rome
Sun Parasol
Gorgeous, tropical mandevillas come in a wide
range of colors and forms.
16Surfinia
Top-performing petunias go the distance.
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Million Bells
Try these calibrachoas for carefree color. 3
Watering is important, but wait until the soil is dry before
doing so; otherwise this could lead to root rot. Keep pouring
until it drains out the bottom of the pot, but avoid hitting the
flowers or leaves directly.
Most plants need some kind of fertilizer enhancement to
ensure best growth. Ask your garden retailer which kind is
best. Make sure to not touch the flowers, leaves or stems
when fertilizing, as they can be burned by the fertilizer.
'Surfinia Summer Double Pink'
Basic
planting and care
Cut any dead flowers from the plant immediately using
scissors. This makes sure all energy is focused on new
blooms and helps prevent disease and fungus. Be careful to
remove the entire flower and not just the petals, or there will
be fewer flowers later.
For a strong flush of blooms in the future, cut the plants back
boldly. Cut leaves and stems along the pot and leave about 6
inches of growth from the soil line.
Most plants are best kept outdoors where they can get the
most direct sunlight. A 10-inch pot will be the ideal size for
most Suntory plants, filled with well-drained soil and a slowrelease fertilizer. Ask your garden retailer which brand of
fertilizer to use.
If you’re using a pot, you’ll want to keep 1 to 1.5 inches of
space between the top of the soil and the rim of the pot. This
makes it easier to regulate water levels.
To increase the number of shoots that grow, trim the parts
overflowing from the pot with scissors. This will allow new
shoots to grow from the side and multiply the number of
branches and flowers. This process can be repeated two to
three times.
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Q: How should I care for my plants
in the summer?
A: Water in the morning. If you wait
until later, temperatures will climb
and watering can cause root rot. If
temperatures climb past 87°F, water
the floor around pots to help lower
the temperature. Plant stands also
help avoid direct heat from
the ground.
plants don't receive rain, water
the surface of the leaves to wash
anything off.
Q: How do I protect against disease
and insects?
A: Remove dead flowers and leaves
to keep plants clean. Put pots on
racks to keep insects from invading
the soil and improve airflow. If
Q: What do I do if plants are
growing slow or not flowering?
A: Move the plant into stronger
light and make sure you’re not
overwatering.
Q: What do I do if I find disease
or insects?
A: Cut off the affected portions of
the plant immediately, especially if
you find insect eggs. Be sure to
wear gloves.
Answers to common
Q&A:
questions
Q: What should I do about
watering while I’m away?
A: Water plants daily in the
summer, but only every two to three
days in winter. Try putting pots in
a shallow tray filled with water and
move them into the shade. You can
also ask your garden retailer about
automated watering kits.
Q: What do I do in heavy
rain periods?
A: Increase airflow to ward off mold
and other diseases. Cut plants back
to avoid damping or steaming in
hot, humid conditions.
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Q: What do I do if leaves are
turning yellow?
A: This could be a sign of
overwatering, or that plants are
getting too much or not enough
fertilizer.
Q: How should I care for my
plants in the winter?
A: Leave plants in the sun, but
be sure to protect them from
frost. Reduce watering and stop
fertilizing completely. Move your
plants into larger pots in spring.
This gives them more room to
grow. Add a base fertilizer.
Nierembergia 'Summer Spl
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YESS! –Your Easy
Suntory Solution!
Suntory’s digital resources make gardening easy and fun.
Virtual combo designer
Not sure what to do with all of the flowers in your garden or on your patio?
Suntory’s Virtual Combo Designer lets you plan your ideal design virtually.
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Available on any of Suntory’s websites,
the designer comes in a "Container" and a
"Garden" version.
Detailed instructions guide you through
the process, which begins with selecting
your container type. Then select which
varieties you want with a simple drag-anddrop feature. The Designer arranges the
selected varieties in the desired pot, letting
you plan the perfect arrangement
without breaking a sweat.
The Virtual Combo Designer is
even available as an app for the iPad
or Android tablet, letting you design
beautiful combinations on-the-go.
Suntory mobile sites
Get all the planting information you need when
you need it by visiting Suntory’s collection of
mobile websites from your smartphone.
m.suntorycollection.com is a great place to
start! The home page displays each Suntory
Collection brand of varieties. Select a plant
brand and you’ll have access to videos, plant
characteristics, planting and care tips and more.
If a particular brand has its own website
(such as Senetti or Sun Parasol), you’ll be linked
directly to that site.
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Suntory websites
Visitors can find information easily across all of Suntory’s websites, from
suntorycollection.com, to senetti.com and sunparasol.net.
The landing pages offer two entrances for users, one for gardeners and one
for professional growers.
With a navigation menu on the left and colorful links to other parts of
the “Your Easy Suntory Solution” portal, easy-to-find information is just one
click away!
Video channel
The Video Channel on the Suntory
Collection website offers a wide
variety of helpful videos, including
tips on planting and caring for
your garden.
Search for videos by category
through a dropdown box on the left
navigation menu.
The channel’s Video Catalog
contains complete information on
The Suntory Collection lineup.
A “Before and After” section
features details and ideas on how to
brighten up a garden display at the
home, whether at a front entrance,
balcony or back patio.
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Suntory breeders
bring
to
beauty life
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s the world leader in the food,
beverage and hospitality
industries, Suntory enjoys
sharing its zest for life. Based in
Osaka, Japan, Suntory is best known
for introducing whiskey to Japan and
has built a reputation for introducing
the finer things in life. As a result,
Suntory’s breeders have created “topshelf” varieties by putting customer
satisfaction and enjoyment first.
The biotech boom in the 1980s led
Suntory’s breeders to take an interest
in flowers. Before, they were focused
on ingredients for whiskey, wine, beer
and nonalcoholic beverages. Suntory
approached the flower business
with a fresh perspective without any
preconceived ideas or traditions in the
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horticultural trade.
Embracing their corporate
motto, “Yatteminahare!” (Go for
it!), Suntory’s breeders left their
laboratories in Japan and ventured to
find the most promising plants. They
scaled rocky cliffs, trudged through
low marshes and jungles — even
risked their lives to find plants with
promising characteristics. While
most flower breeders were selecting
varieties that could produce seed,
Suntory chose plants for the best
garden performance and impact.
All Suntory varieties are produced
vegetatively from cuttings.
The first big introduction was
Surfinia — the first vigorous,
vegetative petunia, which reinvented
the category. Next came Million Bells
calibrachoa — a completely new
genus with a wide color range and
high flower count. Soon to follow were
beautiful vegetative verbenas — Tapien
and Temari — creating a whole new
category, and then Summer Wave
torenias. Exciting recent introductions
are Sun Parasol mandevillas and
Senetti pericallis. Each year, Suntory’s
breeders evaluate thousands and
thousands of hybrids in the search for
something truly special and new.
Beauty, performance and
innovation are what you’ll find in
Suntory’s breeding. The breeders, who
are the artists and scientists behind it
all, get the most satisfaction when you
enjoy their creations.
Learn more
Suntory Flowers’ message,
“Kantan, Kirei, Jobu,” means
“Easy to grow, gorgeous,
longevity” in Japanese.
With a passion for making
gardening easy and enjoyable for
you, Suntory develops:
• The best-performing varieties
• Exciting new plants and forms
• Resources to help you succeed
For education and inspiration,
visit www.suntorycollection.com.
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Senetti®
Unmatched color
for early spring in vivid
blues, magentas
and violets.
Baby Blue Bicolor
Thrives in cool
temperatures
down to 35o F.
Cut back for a fresh
reblooming.
Full sun/Partial sun.
Blue Bicolor
Baby Senetti®
Compact plants
covered with
smaller flowers.
Same conditions
as Senetti.
Kick off spring with Senetti pericallis! These plants
are cool. In addition to thriving in lower temperatures
down to 35°F, Senetti provides high-impact color when
you need it the most. In vivid blues, magic magentas,
ultraviolets and stunning bicolors, Senetti is unique for
its vibrant color early in the season. Plant Senetti in
early spring with other cool companion bedding plants,
such as pansies, primulas, violas, osteospermums and
nemesias.
The best season to grow Senetti is early spring
through early summer. In climates where frost does not
occur, it will safely grow through the winter months
outside. Plants thrive in full sun to partial shade.
After blooming has finished, you can cut back the
old blooms by removing 50 percent of the height of the
plant and then repot into a larger container or into the
landscape. Reblooming will start again in three to four
weeks, provided temperatures during the day and night
are kept as cool as possible. High summer temperatures
(85-90°F) will stop the reblooming. Make Senetti part of
your early spring tradition!
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Baby Magenta
For more information about Senetti, visit www.senetti.com.
Violet Bicolor
For a fresh reblooming, cut back Senetti
by 50 percent after flowers start fading
Magenta Bicolor
Blue and Magenta
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Pink
Sun Parasol®
Original Group
Revolutionary genetics
bring new colors
and superior garden
performance.
Sun Parasol®
Garden
Crimson
Compact, upright habit.
Bush type but also
a natural climber.
Full sun.
The very first bedding
plant mandevilla!
Bred for landscapes.
Plant in baskets,
patio containers
and beds.
No trellis required!
Full sun.
Stars & Stripes
Sun Parasol Garden Crimson is
perfect for your landscape beds
From the Mediterranean to the Swiss Alps, sunny
Florida to cool Canada, Suntory’s Sun Parasol
mandevillas are captivating gardeners all over
the world and have become the most fashionable
plant for patios, balconies and hanging baskets.
Mandevilla is now a major plant category, thanks to
revolutionary Sun Parasols that demonstrate superior
performance and offer the widest range in colors and
forms, including the first true reds. The Sun Parasol
collection has grown to include nearly 20 varieties in
four different types. While some are more upright and
bushy, others have the classic trailing vine. Find Sun
Parasol at your favorite garden center.
Sun Parasol®
Giant Group
Pretty Pink
Gorgeous, premium
mandevilla for
stunning display
all summer.
Perfect for trellis.
Biggest flower.
Full sun.
Sun Parasol®
Pretty Group
Beautiful vining plant,
with glossy thin foliage
and high flower count.
For more information about Sun Parasol, visit
www.sunparasol.net.
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Giant Crimson
Giant White
Giant Pink
Pretty Crimson
Perfect for baskets,
trellises & balconies.
More cold tolerant
than other
dipladenia types.
Full sun/Partial sun.
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Surfinia®
Trailing
Bouquet Salmon
Surfinia®
Bouquet
Searching for a garden superstar? Look no further
than Surfinia, the world’s leading petunia based on
outstanding garden performance. Surfinia petunias
literally changed the global landscape when they
debuted, reinventing petunias and gardening with
annuals in general. While traditional seed-based
petunias would be finished by August, Surfinia was
bred with unprecedented vigor from wild species to go
the distance from early spring through fall.
Flower petals and leaves are more durable to
withstand weather extremes and disease. And plants
fill out beds, baskets and containers quickly. Surfinia
is actually named after the surf for its spreading habit,
creating colorful drifts, like waves on the shore.
Gorgeous in beds
and baskets.
Stunning all season.
Most vigorous,
fastest growing on
the market.
Low-growing plants.
Height - 5-7"
Spread - up to 8'
Surfinia petunias are an excellent choice for
beginning gardeners. Just water, fertilize and
place in full to partial sun.
Summer Double White
For more information about Surfinia, visit
www.suntorycollection.com.
Petunias stay full but
more contained.
Easy to maintain.
Full of flowers.
Height - 8-12"
Spread - 12-15"
Surfinia®
Mounding
Perfect for patio
planters.
Surfinia®
Summer Double
Weather tolerant.
Produce beautiful
mounds of blooms.
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Lavender Lace
Deep Red
Height - 12"
Spread - 15"
Baby varietiesDeep
haveRed
smaller flowers.
Double-flowered petunias.
Tidy mounding habit.
Outstanding heat and
rain tolerance.
Patio Coral Pink
Height - 8-12"
Spread - up to 15"
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Terra Cotta
Million Bells
Mounding®
Bouquet Pink
Gorgeous
mounding habit.
Impervious to heat
and rain.
Easy to maintain.
Height – 9-12”
Spread – up to 20”
Full sun.
Bouquet Brilliant Pink
Bouquet Cream
Trailing Magenta
Million Bells are the perfect choice for
carefree, colorful baskets.
Million Bells
Bouquet®
Compact plants full of
flowers.
Bloom profusely.
Easy to maintain.
Height – 8-12”
Spread – up to 12”
Full sun.
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Million Bells
Trailing®
Did you know colorful calibrachoas were not available
to gardeners until Suntory introduced Million Bells
in 1993? Before then, no one had ever heard of
calibrachoa and the plants were not commercially
available. Today, the Million Bells line has grown to
include five classic trailing varieties, 14 mounding and
four compact Bouquet types across the entire color
spectrum. And the entire world affectionately refers to
calibrachoas as Million Bells. Try them in your baskets,
patio containers and window boxes this spring.
For more information about Million Bells, visit
www.suntorycollection.com.
Beautiful in baskets,
profuse bloomers.
Amazing, lush
cascades of color.
Height – 2-6”
Spread – up to 48”
Full sun.
Wine
Tropical Delight
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A dozen more
delightful Suntory varieties!
Violina viola
Sungelonia angelonia
Marietta bidens
Summer Splash
nieremebergia
Princettia
euphorbia
Surdiva scaevola
Lofos lophospermum
Ilumina scoparia
Temari verbena
Find your
favorite today!
www.SuntoryCollection.com
Angel Earrings fuchsia
Crackling Fire begonia
Sunvillea
bouganvillea