The ‘Proven Winners’ brand, launched in 1999, is today represented in Europe, USA, Japan and S. Africa. It concerns a leading range of patio plants to provide spring and summer colour.  Their web site shows the exciting introductions for 2002.  These include Nemesia Karoo®, a blue and a pink flowered variety with a sweet scent. The flowers are carried on loose airy stems and because they are sterile the plants continue to flower and there are no unsightly seed pods.  Of particular note is the introduction of  the Conchita® Doble Petunias bred by Ushio Sakazaki, the same breeder to constitute the Surfinia series. Flowers are fully double and there are so far 4 varieties in the series: dark-blue, lavendar, pink and white. Plant habit is the same as the ordinary Conchita® series: a  uniform vigorous but controlled training habit.  A deep violet flower colour has also been added to the ordinary Conchit® series.  Another Japanese breeder Mr. Sekiguchi has created 5 beautiful Osteospermum varietiezs in the Symphony® series: milk, cream, peach, orange, lemon all with a contrasting violet blue centre. These plants produce masses of flowers all summer and are tolerant of well hot conditions.  Wolfram Gotz adds 2 new varieties to the early flowering compact series of Fuchsias ‘Shandow Dancer®. These plants produce small leaves and single flowers which are carried above the leaves. The series now numbers 12 varieties. More news to come.  www.pweurope.com  E-mail: info@psenner.it