Photo courtesy of RHS
Danziger announced that two selections from its Gem Lantana Series — Gem Compact Yellow Topaz and Gem Diva Pink — have received the RHS Recommended Award of Garden Merit following the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lantana Trial at RHS Garden Wisley.
The trial featured 74 Lantana entries, with only 11 cultivars receiving the award. Two of them are from Danziger’s Gem Series.
“Receiving RHS recognition for two selections from our Gem Series is an important acknowledgment of the work behind our breeding,” said Ori Danziger, deputy CEO of Danziger. “We aim to develop varieties that combine strong visual appeal with reliable performance and real value for growers and the market. Seeing two Gem selections, each with its own distinct characteristics, recognized in the first-ever RHS Lantana Trial reinforces that direction.”
The RHS trial was designed to evaluate how Lantana perform in real garden conditions, looking beyond flower color alone to assess the qualities that make a plant valuable throughout the season.
Entries were evaluated for floriferousness and length of flowering season, flower-to-foliage balance, attractiveness of foliage, health and vigor.
Each selection was grown both in containers and in the ground, with minimal intervention and no pruning, allowing judges to assess its natural performance and habit.