The perfect ‘Sunbeckia’ for Bowls and Barrels needs to be a compact growing type for a good proportion between plant and container.
To achieve a perfect proportion in 8-10″ Bowls and Whisky Barrels, you have to look for more compact varieties.
For this purpose, the ideal choices can be found in the ‘Sunbeckia Compact’ Group.
‘Sunbeckia Compact’ Group
It is only the ‘Mia’ which needs a little more attention for not getting too “stretchy”. All other varieties in this group stay compact, making a great plant in Bowls and ‘Whisky Barrels’.
Requierments for this product:
- perfect branching
- this ends in a lot of flowers as to see on the pictures
- branches coming from down below the plant
- short stems
- no pinches
The ‘Compact Sunbeckia’ in the crop
Below you see some pictures of the compact growing ‘Sunbeckia’ which have been grown in Hartwig Bull’s standard 21cm / 8″ – 1 gal container. Those would be fitting perfectly on Bowls and Barrels with the same diameter of 8″ and 1 plant per pot.
‘Sunbeckia Caramel’
- great budcount
- almost double flower
- warm color
- perfect for fall programs
‘Sunbeckia Marilyn’
- super big flower
- nice orange in the center is surrounding the cone
- perfect build up
‘Sunbeckia Emma’
- semi double flower
- modern look with
- clear yellow with green center
- great budcount
‘Sunbeckia Stella’
- a new “Stella” in the skys
- a color like ‘Marilyn’
- smaller flowers
- triple layer flower petals
- great plant shape
‘Sunbeckia Isabella’
Devinitely a top variety in this compact group of ‘Sunbeckia’ is the ‘Isabella’. This cultivar stands out for its unique flower form, resembling a chrysanthemum as shown in the photo.
“Furthermore, ‘Isabella’ is a very robust variety and, like all others in this group, it tolerates rough handling without any problem.”
‘Sunbeckia’ for Bowls and Barrels you find in the compact group of the ‘Sunbeckia’ from Bull Plant Genetics.
More informations about ‘Sunbeckia’ you find under:
The FULL BULL assortment
The full assortment of the Bull Plant Genetics products you find in our 2025/26 Catalog.
