PanAmerican Seed 3 seasons of Viola Trials

Viola Comparison Trial Highlights 3 viola sales seasons 2016 to 2017

Photo taken 30 Sep2017, Venhuizen, Netherlands

New varieties per 1May2018

New! Sorbet XP Pink Wing

New! Sorbet XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up

New! Sorbet Yellow Blue Jump Up

XP= EXTRA Performance + Precision + Profit Performance: Fast Flowering; Floriferous; Short Stem, Strong Branching Precision: Uniform & Consistent in color, habit, timing and location Profit: More Sales with Low Cost • Grower: Shorter Crop Time, No picking, No waste • Retailers: Attractive Color Impact leads to Fast Sell-Through New! Sorbet XP Yellow Improved

Trial setup 2016 - 2017 Left photo: Yellow Blotch comparison in 10 pack, week 10 2017, Sorbet XP front Right photo: comparison overview, week 39 2017, Sorbet XP is in the front line

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Consistent trial setup for 3 Viola sales seasons • Autumn 2016: sown week 31 (Thu); Transplant week 34 (Fri) • Spring 2017: sown week 39 (Tue); Transplant week 43 (Fri) • Autumn 2017: sown week 31 (Thu); Transplant week 35 (Mon) Color by color comparison trial to 2-3 relevant colors from other breeders • 2 trays of 9cm pot, in total 36 plants • 2 times 10 pack, in total 20 plants A complete color range of Sorbet XP and Sorbet Standard • Current commercial: 32 colors in XP; 16 colors in Sorbet • New intro available per 1May2018: 4 colors

Climate overview in 3 seasons 2016 August and September were very bright, sunny and warm, but 2017 August and September were rainy, dark and cold

New! Sorbet® XP Yellow Improved - Pure yellow, fast, floriferous, uniform and strong Photo Spring 2017, week 11,Holland

Sorbet XP Yellow Improved: • Pure golden yellow • Round flower, thick petal • Early and fast flowering • Best color impact • Best branching • Best uniformity Sorbet XP Yellow Improved New! 1May2018

Penny Clear Yellow

Admire Yellow Imp.

Floral Power Yellow Surprise

Photo Autumn 2016, week 39, Holland

Sorbet XP Yellow Improved

Penny Clear Yellow

Admire Yellow Improved

Floral Power Yellow Surprise

New! SorbetÂŽ XP Yellow Improved - Pure yellow, fast, floriferous, uniform and strong Photo Spring 2017, week 11,Holland

Photo Autumn 2017, week 40 Holland

Sorbet XP Yellow Improved

Floral Power Yellow Surprise

Sorbet XP Yellow Improved (New)

Sorbet XP Yellow (Drop)

New! Sorbet® XP Pink Wing

Sorbet Pink Wing (Drop)

Sorbet XP Pink Wing (New!)

Floral Power Persian Pink

Sorbet XP Pink Wing: • Better seed quality • Both raw and primed • Consistent and intense pink cap and clean white face.

• Fresh and attractive • No stretching

Floral Power Persian Pink Sorbet Pink Wing (Drop) Sown week 31 (Thu); Transplant week 35 (Mon); Photo taken 1Oct2017

Sorbet XP Pink Wing (New!)

New! Sorbet® XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up Sorbet XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up:

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Sorbet XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up (New)

Penny Red Wing

Better branching Stronger plant body Better uniformity No stretching

Floral Power Yellow Blotch Red Wing

New! Sorbet XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up

Sown week 31 (Thu); Transplant week 35 (Mon); Photo taken 1Oct2017 Sorbet XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up New! 1May2018

SorbetÂŽ XP Yellow Jump Up & Yellow Violet Jump Up

Sorbet Yellow Violet Jump-Up

Sorbet XP Yellow JumpUp

Sorbet XP Lemon Jump Up

Penny Yellow Jump Up

Earliest, brightest violet cap, no such colour currently on the market.

Strong color contrast, early and floriferous

Unique colour only available in the Sorbet XP series!

Very late flowering especially in spring Light yellow cap

Photo: Week 8, 2016, Holland

Front left: Sorbet Xp Yellow Jump Up Front right: Penny Back left: Admire Yellow, later flowering Back right: Floral Power Yellow Purple Wing. Stretchy plants, not clean yellow face Photo: week 40, Holland

New! Sorbet® XP Yellow Blotch Improved – spring 2017, NL - Fast flowering with sturdy plant and full color Floral Power Admire

Penny

Front line: Sorbet XP Yellow Blotch Sown week 39 (Tue); Transplant week 43 (Fri); left photo week 10 2017 in 9cm, right photo week 11 in 10-pack

New! SorbetŽ XP Yellow Blotch Improved – Autumn 2017, NL - Fast flowering with sturdy plant and full vibrant color

Sorbet XP Yellow Blotch Improved (best!)

Penny (very late, variable)

Admire (variable stretchy)

Floral Power (light, stretchy)

Sorbet® XP True Blue True and consistent blue color, floriferous, short & sturdy Autumn 2016

➢ Sorbet XP True Blue has consistent true blue color and best plant habit! ➢ ➢ ➢

Penny has upright habit and late Admire has small plant, variable Floral Power is darker blue to purple, less flowers, small flower with long stems

* Photo left back week 39 2016, left front week 40 2017, right front week 11 2017 NL

Sorbet XP True Blue

Penny Blue

Admire Blue

Floral Power True Blue

Autumn 2017

Sorbet XP True Blue

Penny Blue

Admire Blue

Sprint 2017

SorbetÂŽ XP True Blue True and consistent blue color, floriferous, short & sturdy

Sorbet XP True Blue

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Admire Blue

Autumn 2017, week 40 Holland

Sorbet® XP Blue Blotch Improved – Autumn 2016 & 2017 Holland -Faster with more flowers, best colour and habit Photo 30 Sep 2016, Holland

Photo 28 Sep 2016 10 Pack

Admire Deep Blue

Sorbet XP Blue Blotch Ipd.

Sorbet XP Blue Blotch Improved

Penny Deep Blue

Admire Deep Blue

Floral Power Deep Blue Blotch

Penny Deep Blue

Floral Power Deep Blue Blotch

➢ Sorbet XP Blue Blotch Improved has strong and a decent blue color. Fastest to flower, best branching, and more flowers open at the same time. ➢ ➢ ➢

Penny Deep blue is late flowering, has less flowers per plant, and produces some small plants.

Admire has the darkest colour (almost purple), and the flowers are very small.

Floral Power Deep Blue Blotch has a purple denim colour with bronzey centre, plus very long and stretched stems.

Sorbet XP Blue Blotch Improved, 30 September 2017

SorbetŽ XP Blue Blotch Improved – Spring 2017, Holland - Faster with more flowers, best colour and habit

Faster Consistent Floriferous Sorbet XP Blue Blotch Improved

Very dark to almost purple Small flowers

Late flowering Fewer flowers Lighter color Penny Deep Blue

Admire Deep Blue

Sorbet® XP White – Week 39, 2017, Holland - Earliest, Floriferous , uniform and pure white ➢ Sorbet XP is the earliest, the most floriferous, uniform in habit & color

Admire White

Sorbet XP White Sown week 31 (Thu); Transplant week 35 (Mon); Photo taken 1Oct2017

Floral Power Pure White

Penny White

➢ Penny is not uniform in plant habit. Some vigorous/upright, some small plants ➢ Admire is late flowering and small plant ➢ Floral Power is very late flowering, some flowers have big yellow creamy color on the lower petal

SorbetŽ XP White – Week 6 & 8, 2017 Holland - Earliest, Floriferous , uniform and pure white Week 6 2017

Sorbet XP White

Penny White

Admire White

Week 8 2017

Sorbet XP White

Penny White

Admire White

Sorbet® XP Denim Jump Up – Week 39 2016, NL - Earliest, floriferous and uniform Admire

Penny

Photo 15 Sep 2016, 9cm

Sorbet XP Denim Jump UP

Photo 23 Sep 2016, 9cm

Sorbet® XP Denim Jump Up – Week 39 2016, NL - Earliest, floriferous and uniform ➢ Sorbet XP is the earliest and the most floriferous. True and uniform denim color pattern, consistent in both seasons ➢ Penny is late flowering in autumn, has a lighter colour, has an off type in white face ➢ Admire Denim is dark and dull, plus the colour pattern is variable.

Admire Denim

Sorbet XP Denim Jump Up

Comparison in 9cm pots, photo taken 28Sep2016

Penny Denim Jump Up

Sorbet® XP Red Blotch – Autumn 2016 & 2017, Holland - Early and fast flowering with bright red color Admire

Penny Red Blotch week 39 2017

Sorbet XP Red Blotch

Floral Power

Penny 28 Sep 2016 in 10 pack

➢ Sorbet XP Red Blotch is faster in autumn. More flowers open at the same time with showy scarlet red color ➢ Admire has smaller plants and less uniform population to flower ➢ Floral Power has very open flower petals, color is very varibale, long flower stem

Sorbet XP Red Blotch week 39 2017

Admire Red Blotch week 39 2017

Sorbet® XP Red Blotch – Week 39, 2016, NL - Early and fast flowering with bright red color

Sorbet Red Blotch (dropped)

Sorbet XP Red Blotch (New 1May2017)

Penny

Admire

Sorbet® XP Orange Jump Up – week 39 2016 & 2017, Holland - Richest orange face with stable purple wing Admire

Floral Power

Floral Power

➢ Sorbet XP has deepest orange face and purple wing. Stable & consistent color pattern ➢ Penny is late flowering ➢ Admire has tiny flowers, lighter orange ➢ Bel Viso is very vigorous, not stable pattern (apricot, yellow, blotch) ➢ Flower Power is very stretchy, not stable pattern (yellow orange and purple spots the face)

Floral Power

Sorbet XP Orange Jump Up

Penny

2017

Sorbet XP

Bel Viso Sorbet XP Orange Jump Up

Penny

Admire

2016

SorbetÂŽ XP Deep Orange = Best orange color Sorbet XP Orange = Best plant habit Autumn 2016 Holland

Sorbet XP Deep Orange

Sorbet XP Orange

Sorbet XP Deep Orange

Floral Power

Penny Orange

Bel Viso Padparadja

Bel Viso Penny Orange

Sorbet XP Deep Orange

Autumn 2017

Penny

Autumn 2016

Sorbet XP Deep Orange

Penny Orange

Autumn 2017

week 8 2015 UK

Days to flowering comparison Sorbet XP is the earliest and fastest to flowering, floriferous, uniform and consistent

Viola Sorbet速 XP and Sorbet速 color range

Sorbet XP Yellow Pink Jump Up

New! Sorbet Yellow Blue Jump Up week 39 Holland

Sorbet速 XP variety list 1.

New XP Pink Wing 2.

New XP Yellow Burgundy Jump Up 3.

New XP Yellow Improved 4.

BEACONSFIELD 5.

BLACKBERRY 6.

BLUE BLOTCH IMPROVED 7.

COCONUT SWIRL 8.

DEEP ORANGE 9. DELFT BLUE 10. DENIM JUMP UP 11. LAVENDER PINK 12. LEMON ICE BLOTCH 13. LEMON JUMP UP 14. MARINA 15. MORPHO 16. ORANGE 17. ORANGE JUMP UP 18. PINK HALO 19. PRIMROSE BLOTCH 20. PURPLE 21. PURPLE FACE 22. RASPBERRY 23. RED BLOTCH 24. TRUE BLUE 25. WHITE 26. WHITE BLOTCH 27. WHITE JUMP UP 28. YELLOW BLOTCH IMPROVED 29. YELLOW FROST 30. YELLOW JUMP UP 31. YELLOW PINK JUMP UP 32. YTT

Sorbet速 Standard variety list 1. New Yellow Blue Jump Up 2. ANTIQUE SHADES 3. BLACK DELIGHT 4. CARMINE ROSE 5. FIRE 6. HONEYBEE 7. ICY BLUE 8. LEMON BLUEBERRY SWIRL 9. LEMON CHIFFON 10. LILAC ICE 11. MIDNIGHT GLOW 12. ORCHID ROSE BEACON 13. PHANTOM 14. RUBY GOLD BABYFACE 15. VIOLET BEACON 16. YELLOW VIOLET JUMP UP Please click on this link to see all Sorbet and Sorbet XP colors