Frequently Asked Questions

A new Ball FloraPlant catalog is launched each year around mid-June. You will first see a virtual catalog at our websites to View & Download, and use for quick-reference from your mobile devices.

To request a printed catalog, please visit our online form to provide your delivery information. You can also reach out to your Ball Seed sales representative. Thank you for your interest in our products! 

You can sign up for our Ball FloraPlant marketing emails by filling out the form at the link below.

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The Ball FloraPlant image library is readily available for promotional use with hi-res downloadable images. Photos may not be licensed or resold. The correct variety name and series name must be listed with any reproduction.

You can also request images from our Image Archivists by emailing the Ball Photo Library at photolibrary@ballhort.com.

Ball FloraPlant is happy to offer marketing support for its products. Many Point Of Purchase (POP) signs, posters, cart banners, and bench cards can be ordered through our graphics partners or requested through your grower and sales representative.

Browse our Logos & Signage webpage to start, or reach out to our Sales & Marketing team members for assistance.

Check out the Tropica™ collection of Mandevilla and Dipladenia. This page has all the information you need from bush to medium and large-vining varieties.

This helpful Tropic sell sheet can also shed some light on which varieties might best suit your needs.

Our Lantana is available in a wide range of habits and sizes. Check them all out on our Lantana page.

The trailing habit of PassionFruit Lantana makes excellent hanging baskets. Be sure to try that one!

Ball FloraPlant sells to the horticultural industry, with greenhouse customers across North America. If you are a home gardener, we are unable to sell directly to the public, but we encourage you to contact your local garden retail store OR search your favorite mail-order catalog companies for our flowers.

If you are a commercial greenhouse or flower farmer, please contact Ball Seed at 800 879-BALL or visit www.ballseed.com for avenues for purchase.

Ball FloraPlant launches dozens of new plants each year! Visit our New Varieties section at our website, which features the latest new varieties available for retail.

Check out the Tropica™ Series of Mandevilla and Dipladenia. This page has all the information you need from bush to medium and large-vining varieties.

Our FunFusions™ recipes can offer some inspiration on what works best with this sun-loving tropical plant.

The fantastic MixMasters multi-liners from Ball FloraPlant give you better finished performance because they are perfectly balanced. These recipes are ordered as 100% complete multi-stuck liners. Each is trialed for national performance, even flower timing and similar vigor.

Our dedicated sales force through Ball Seed and Ball ColorLink is here to help you through your order process, including when to order a certain variety.

Please call our customer service department for assistance locating a sales rep in your area: 800 879-BALL.

Our Ball FloraPlant regional territory managers have many answers! Contact the TM in your area for more information.

In addition, our dedicated sales force through Ball Seed and Ball ColorLink is here to help you through your order process, including when to order a certain variety.

Please call our customer service department for assistance locating a sales rep in your area: 800 879-BALL.

If you’re looking for specific product support from our tech services team, they have many great resources online: Videos, Guides, Presentations and more.

Browse them all at our Culture A-Z listing page.

You can also learn more about our Tech Support here. You can also reach out to our experts directly by contacting them in our “Ask a Tech Question” queue.

Commercial greenhouse growers can explore plant culture, production guidelines, trial research and more through our Culture A-Z page here.

In addition, our Ball Seed Tech Support Team is standing by to help! Please reach out to our experts.

If you are a home gardener with a question about your flowers, we highly recommend reaching out to your local university extension office. They can provide you the most regional information on how to treat your plants. Find the USDA Co-Op Directory here. Ball FloraPlant is always happy to hear from you, too. Please fill out our Contact Us form and we'll respond during our business hours.

You're in luck! We have a phenomenal guide to help you "Grow a Better Liner". Download the guidelines here.

We also have a three-part video series available at BFPtv. You can view the playlist at our Technical Support page.

The fastest way to get an answer from our customer service team is to call us during business hours. Monday thru Friday, 8 am – 5 pm Central … 800 879-2255

See our Product Forms section at our website, which lists our wide variety of liner choices. Ball FloraPlant offers the most flexible options of any producer from the top regional supply network.

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See how Genesis™ direct-stick callused cuttings offer an advantage over other cuttings by visiting our designated Genesis section of our website.

In general, Genesis cuttings:

• Require less labor
• Have a shortened crop time
• Leads to less shrink/loss
• Reduce input costs
• Have better branching and more flowers
• Require no propagation
  

Ball FloraPlant has a number of varieties available as Genesis cuttings. Check them out at our Genesis webpage.

Bracteantha Dreamtime®
Interspecific Geranium Solera™
Ivy Geranium Precision™
Zonal Geranium Dynamo™
Zonal Geranium Fantasia®
Zonal Geranium Presto™
Osteospermum Blue Eyed Beauty
Osteospermum Sunshine Beauty
Osteospermum Voltage™ Gold
Osteospermum Voltage™ White
Osteospermum Voltage™ Yellow
Osteospermum Serenity™
Scaevola Bondi™
Scaevola Blue Brilliance
Scaevola Blue Fan
Scaevola White Sparkle

We are a leading breeder of vegetatively propagated flowers and plants that has won critical acclaim for our ability to produce clean, healthy cuttings for the horticultural industry. Our products are not available from seed inputs.

Learn about our farms and why they’re the most reliable source of unrooted cuttings, with an impressive 99.9% order fill rate – on time and in full!

Explore our Product Forms for other options to purchase our genetics.

We hope to serve your greenhouse facility in the best, most efficient way possible. Our operations and logistics teams are working hard for you! For more information, reach out to our experts, or contact your Ball Seed or Ball ColorLink representative.

If you've forgotton or misplaced your Ball Seed customer number or WebTrack login, please fill out the form at this link and a customer service team member will contact you with assistance.

Certain crops are more sensitive to the stresses that are incurred during transit from the stock farm to your dock. It’s important that you have a priority list of crops to determine the order of sticking when they arrive. Ball FloraPlant product experts have developed a helpful URC Priority Sticking List that calls out which the order of importance you should stick.

Crops like geraniums, euphorbia, lantana, thunbergia and purslane are very sensitive to transportation stress and tend to perform best if they’re stuck the same day they arrive. If you cannot stick them the same day, be sure that they’re unpacked and stored appro- priately to minimize the stress.

More information on planning, preparing, and receiving your cuttings can be found in our "How to Grow a Better Liner" guide.

Ball FloraPlant is a leading breeder of vegetatively propagated plant varieties. Unfortunately, we do not sell directly to home gardeners. However, you can find our fabulous flowers at your local garden center or through your favorite mail-order catalog and online retailers.

The Gardens at Ball in West Chicago, Illinois have been the evaluation and testing grounds for the world’s wealth of horticulture since 1933. Visits to The Gardens at Ball are encouraged for customers of Ball Seed and industry partners.

Garden writers, photographers or members of the press should contact Public Relations Manager Katie Rotella.

The Gardens at Ball are open to organized garden groups, such as master gardener groups and garden clubs, by appointment only, weekdays in August, between 8:00am and 4:00pm. Learn more about scheduling a visit at our corporate website.

Ball FloraPlant is proud to say that its offshore cuttings farms do not use neonicotinoid-based pest management chemicals during crop production, and they will continue to be neonic-free as part of our environmental stewardship goals. Instead, Ball FloraPlant relies on alternative means to supply insect-free cuttings to our global customer base.

Learn more about Our Farms and read our announcement about neonics here.