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Broker Rep - 2024 Certified Training Program Test

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IMPORTANT: All questions must be answered correctly to complete the test. When you click SUBMIT below, your answers will be checked and you will be prompted to correct any wrong answers. SCROLL TO THE TOP OF THE FORM TO REVIEW ANY WRONG ANSWERS, make any corrections needed and click SUBMIT again.

MARKETING

1. The primary focus of Proven Winners’ plant breeding is to develop plants that deliver outstanding garden performance: *

True

False

2. Proven Winners signature white containers help consumers find the brand quickly and easily in stores. They are required for: *

Annuals and caladiums only

Perennials only

Shrubs only

Annuals, caladiums, perennials and shrubs

3. Garden centers can offer their customers a greener gardening solution with Proven Winners Eco+ containers. Two traits of these containers are: *

They are industrial compostable.

They are made of recycled plastic.

They can be planted in the ground along with the plant.

They eliminate the need for a plant label.

4. Proven Winners works with independent garden centers to: *

Execute effective marketing and advertising strategies

Train staff on how to sell Proven Winners plants and products

Provide merchandising solutions

All of the above

ANNUALS

5. Which of the following is the 2024 National Annual of the Year™ by Proven Winners? *

Supertunia Mini Vista® Indigo petunia

Supertunia Vista® Jazzberry® petunia

Superbena® Violet Ice verbena

Heart to Heart® ‘Chinook’ caladium

6. Which of the following traits describe the new Supertunia® Hoopla™ Vivid Orchid™ petunia? (Choose 2) *

It has vivid orchid purple and white picotee patterned flowers.

It has solid vivid orchid purple flowers.

It is not vigorous, so it should not be used in container recipes.

It is self-cleaning, so it requires no deadheading to stay in bloom.

7. Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ verbena was the star of our plant trials. What makes it an outstanding new introduction? *

It is an extra vigorous selection.

It bears huge, soft pink flower umbels.

It is extremely resistant to powdery mildew, which can plague other verbenas.

All of the above

PERENNIALS

8. The newest Summerific® perennial hibiscus introduction for 2024 is our most compact to date, bearing huge 8” round, blush pink flowers with a red eye from midsummer to early fall. What is its name? *

Summerific® ‘Holy Grail’

Summerific® ‘Ballet Slippers’

Summerific® ‘Perfect Storm’

Summerific® ‘All Eyes on Me’

9. The EZ Scapes program is designed to: *

Help home gardeners identify perennial landscape combinations for their growing conditions

Provide easy to grow annual combinations for containers

Help customers choose the correct garden tool for the job

Explain how to use self-watering AquaPots®

SHRUBS

10. White flowers for moon gardens are trending. Which of the following new Proven Winners ColorChoice shrubs produce white flowers? (Choose 3) *

Double Play® Dolly™ spirea

Double Take Eternal White™ quince

Oso Easy Ice Bay™ rose

Let’s Dance Lovable™ hydrangea

Pinky Winky Prime™ hydrangea

11. What are two traits of the new Pinky Winky Prime hydrangea? (Choose 2) *

It is smaller than the original.

It is larger than the original.

The flowers stay white as they mature.

The flowers turn more intense pink as they mature.

12. Which would you recommend to a customer looking for the type of hydrangea that produces large, blue, mophead flowers? *

Hydrangea arborescens (smooth hydrangea) including the Invincibelle® series

Hydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) including the Let’s Dance® series

Hydrangea paniculata (panicle hydrangea) including Limelight Prime®

Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea) including the Gatsby® series

Hydrangea serrata (mountain hydrangea) including the Tuff Stuff™ series

HOUSEPLANTS

13. Consumers have told us that not knowing where leafjoy® houseplants will thrive in their home is a barrier to making a purchase. To solve that, Proven Winners: *

Includes care instructions on every variety-specific plant tag

Divided leafjoy plants into four categories based on light levels

Offers POP signage that clearly indicates where leafjoy plants will thrive

All of the above

14. You can expect leafjoy® houseplant quality in your store to be exceptional because: (Choose 3) *

The plants are grown outdoors in the Florida sunshine.

Crops are virus-indexed on a regular basis before shipping to your store.

The plants are grown to exacting standards in state-of-the-art greenhouses.

Large quantities are required to ship to your store so you can choose the best ones to display.

The plants are cleaned up and ready for retail when they arrive at your store.

15. Exclusive leafjoy® varieties are available only to independent garden centers. *

True