Carlsbad, Calif. – Looking to time annuals and perennials for maximum profit and product appeal? McGregor is making it easy with a full line of first-year blooming perennials that can be grown and sold alongside annuals.
“Pair these perennials with your popular annuals to add product depth, variety and a higher price point item,” said Cathy McClintock, McGregor Plant Sales CEO. “It’s a great opportunity to expand your market, upgrade mixed containers with unique flowering features, and use production space after annuals have been shipped.”
Optimizing production space isn’t the only benefit, though it’s certainly a key—since these perennials bloom readily, growers can use greenhouses over a longer period.
Growing first-year blooming perennials offers other benefits as well, including reduced production costs thanks to shorter crop times since vernalized perennials are often started the summer before the season they’re sold. Plus, because no vernalization is necessary, first-year bloomers are easier to produce.
Minimum quantity per variety is 100 cuttings. A typical box of cuttings is 5,000 cuttings.
For more details on first-year blooming perennials or any of McGregor’s quality cuttings and young plants, contact your McGregor Plant Sales representative, call 760.431.1006 or email Shaunna Junge at shaunna@mcgregorps.com.
About McGregor
McGregor Plant Sales is recognized as a leading horticultural distributor in North America. The company supplies professional greenhouse growers and nurseries with the most reliable source of unrooted cuttings and other young plant starts. In 2010 McGregor is proud to celebrate 25 years of outstanding service and integrity in the horticulture industry. For more information, visit www.mcgregorplantsales.com
Source: McGregor Plant Sales
