2014 Spring TrialsHighlights
Something for everyone.
This year’s California Spring Trials featured many companies and hundreds of new varieties – all fueled by innovation. All designed to inspire.
No matter what you are looking for, there’s most likely at least one great new plant for you. And if it’s marketing ideas you want, look no further.
From industry firsts to critical upgrades in all categories from annuals and perennials to ornamentals and holiday potted plants, here’s the best from the 2014 Spring Trials.
Ball FloraPlant
Ball FloraPlant
OSTEOSPERMUMBLUE EYED BEAUTY
AMAZING Bicolor Perfect for endcaps Early-season impulse
Ball FloraPlant
CALIBRACHOA CONGAStrawberry BurstBlushOrangeLemon
Compact for pot-tight programs No pinch or PGRs Stick it and forget it!
Ball FloraPlant
VERBENA ENDURASCAPEEIGHT COLORS!
Best landscape verbena! Hardy to the LOW TEENS! Stays in flower to 100 degrees!
*Formerly Enduro
Ball FloraPlant
MIXMASTERSTWELVE colorful new combos!
All sourced from one farm Perfectly balanced recipes
Ball FloraPlant
LOBELIA TIDEPOOLBlueDark BlueLavenderWhite
Best Lobelia for baskets! Compact in the greenhouse Spreading in the garden
Ball FloraPlant
COLEOSAURUS
Full sun coleus Great landscape performer Everyone loves the name!
Selecta
Selecta
BOUNCE & BIG BOUNCEInterspecific Impatiens
Key colors!(Bounce = 5 Big Bounce = 6)
SHADE. Thrives in shade and sun! GARDEN. Bounces back after wilt! CONFIDENCE. IDM Resistant!
BounceHeight: 14-20 in.Spread: 14-20 in.
Big BounceHeight: 20-30 in.Spread: 20-36 in.
Selecta
Selecta
CALIBRACHOA MINIFAMOUS DOUBLEPurpleChiffon
Most colors of any double! Double Purple is a MUST HAVE!
Selecta
TRIXI12 NEW COMBOS!
Trialed & Tested from greenhouse to garden
Order by Trixi Name!
Burpee Home
Gardens
Burpee Home
Gardens
18 New Culinary Herbs available from Florexpo!
(Basil, Lemon Balm, Mint, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon, Thyme and more.)
Burpee Home
Gardens
BASILEmerald Frills & Ruby Frills
Easy-to-grow Vegetative Basil 4-inch to Gallon
Burpee Home
Gardens
SMALL SPACE VEGGIESTomato Sweetheart of the PatioTomato ‘Super Sauce’Pepper Tangerine DreamCucumber Cutecumber
Burpee Home
Gardens
MARQUEE COLLECTION COLEUSBlonde BombshellBox Office BronzeRed Carpet
Superstar colors & unique leaf forms steal the spotlight!
PanAmericanSeed
PanAmerican Seed
EASY WAVE VELOURSRed VelourBurgundy VelourBerry Velour
Deep, distinctive, designer colors
Free POP and tons of marketing support!
PanAmerican Seed
COOL WAVE PANSIESBlueberry SwirlSunshine ‘N WineMixture Improved
Sunshine ‘N Wine named by Southern Living readers!
Tons of marketing support for The Best Pansy Ever!
PanAmerican Seed
CALIBRACHOA KABLOOMThe FIRST Calibrachoa from seed!
Core color options Ideal premium container input Supplied as pelleted seed
AND… CRAVE SUNSET! The first introin a future collection…
PanAmerican Seed
THINK OUTSIDE THE PACK!Premium mixed combos made from SEED
NEW Fuseables mixes – the only combo program from a single pellet!
Wave Medleys – Multi-color magic in one pot! (POP Available)
PanAmerican Seed
SNAPDRAGON SNAPSHOTSunset
Great pack product Excellent landscape performance Awesome Fall color!
PanAmerican Seed
EUPHORBIA GLITZFirst seed annual E. graminea!
Perfect no-pinch habit Seed in the bag!
PanAmerican Seed
HEIRLOM MARRIAGESTwo heirlooms crossed to create a better tomato!
Genuwine - slicerBig Brandy - beefsteakPerfect Flame – saladette
Higher yielding, earlier maturing, with all the great flavor!
PanAmerican Seed
HANDPICKED VEGETABLESUnique veggies for hobby gardeners and fresh market farmers!
Eggplant Patio Baby Butternut Squash Honeynut
Kieft Seed
Kieft Seed
LOBELIA STARSHIPScarlet
F1 Seed Lobelia Amazing uniformity Tons of flower power!
Zone 6-10
Kieft Seed
LOBELIA VULCANRed
Pro-quality alternative to Queen Victoria!
Controlled habit Striking bronze foliage
Zone 6-10
Kieft Seed
COREOPSIS SUN UPFlowers WEEKS earlier than others!
Faster turns, better margins Brightest, cleanest flowers Naturally compact
Zone 4-9
Kieft Seed
IBERIS WHITEOUTBetter-looking = sell through!
No pinch Reblooms!
Zone 3-8
Kieft Seed
PERENNIAL COMBOSFirst-year flowering perennials!
Stand out from the crowd Solid Summer performance Fresh color palettes
Ball Ingenuity
Ball Ingenuity
CANNA CANNOVARed Shades RoseYellowBronze Leaf Red
First SEED F1 Series Works in 4” to Gallons Ideal for cart programs
Ball Ingenuity
JURASSIC REX BEGIONIA5 Color Series!
Bold colors and patterns For DEEP shade Super uniform, fast to finish
Ball Ingenuity
SUMMER ROMANCE COLLECTIONMandevilla & Dipladenia
Double Pink Mandevilla! UNIQUE Vining Yellow! Bush Pink, Red and White!
Darwin Perennials
Darwin Perennials
DIGITALIS FOXLIGHT Plum GoldRose IvoryRuby Glow
Bolder flower colors + 20% lower input costs = Higher retail margins + better sell-through!
Zone 7-10
Darwin Perennials
ERYSIMUM CHEERSLemon YellowMighty Mauve
More flowers! Richer colors! Better habits!
Zone 6-10
Darwin Perennials
ALYSSUM GOLDEN SPRING
Yellow for Early Spring Frost/freeze tolerant Takes the heat, too!
More Mature
Zone 4-9
Darwin Perennials
GAURA
Little JanieCompact Bicolor
Whiskers Deep RoseContrasting colorsLong filaments
Zone 6-10
Darwin Perennials
SALVIABlue Marvel
Largest flowers of any s. nemerosa! No PGRs needed Cut back & reflush if not sold
Zone 4-9
Ball Ornamentals
Ball Ornamentals
HYDRANGEA L.A. DREAMIN’Blue, pink and everything in between!
No aluminum sulfate or special fertilizer needed!
Rebloomer Branded pot and tag
Zone 5-10
MorelCyclamen
Morel Cyclamen
HALIOS SELECTCurly Mix FlameFantasia Magenta SilverleafFantasia Purple Silverleaf
Curly is fringed Fantasias are extra-long
lasting bicolors!
Morel Cyclamen
METISPure White Silverleaf
Strong, mini plants Dark foliage with
silver mottling Great retail appeal!
Suntory
Suntory
PETUNIA SURFINIA SUMOBold LilacPinkPlum
Vigorous and mounding Designed for large containers,
baskets and landscapes Bold bloom color
Suntory
DIPLADENIA SUNDENIACoralRedWhite
Large “Mandevilla” blooms with the controlled habit of a Dipladenia!
Cohen
Cohen
TORELUSTorenia x Mimulus
EIGHT colors!
Cohen
PETUNIA HAPPY• Magic Blue w/ GreenBlue/Purple & Green Edge
• Dark Caramel StarYellow, Mocha & Purple
GroLink
GroLink
JASODA GARDEN MUMS SIX varieties!
Late-season varieties when grown under a natural season program
No pinch required
Dummen
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
CANNA CANNASOL
NINE color series!
Compact habit Long bloom time
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
VERBENA WICKEDCool Blue
Hot new color! One of six “twister” types from
Dummen
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
GERANIUM BIG EZEE
FOUR color Zonal series!
Large umbelsVigorous habitGreat outdoor performance
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
PETUNIA SWEETUNIAMoonlight Bay
Yellow edges Black/purple throat
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
LOBULARIA YOLOTHREE color series
YOLO = You Only Live Once! Compact habit
Dummen -Red Fox &
Bartels
BEGONIA LUCKY STRIKE
Larger flowers than others on the market!
Fides
Fides
DAHLIA DAHLINOVA HYPNOTICASangria
Beautiful yellow & orange bicolor!
Danziger
Danziger
PETUNIASalmon Ray
More true orange than salmon!
Danziger
PETUNIA CASCADIAAutumn Mystery
Mocha, yellow &purple blend!
Danziger
BACOPA SCOPIADouble Indigo
*Same as PW Snowstorm Blue Bubbles
Proven Winners
Proven Winners
CUPHEA VERMILLIONAIRE
Well branched & mounding Deep orange bloom! Not susceptible to Edema
Proven Winners
CLEOMEPequena Rosalita
A more compact versionof Senorita Rosalita!
Proven Winners
LOBULARIADark Knight
Dark purple blooms No seed set; continuous
blooming
Syngenta
Syngenta
DAHLIA GRANDAHLIASEVEN color series!
Includes two bicolors Designed for 6” and up
Syngenta
GAZANIA BIG KISSRedYellow
Big blooms! Big plants! Great container item
Syngenta
GERANIUM PINTO PREMIUMLavender Rose
Improved earliness Less stretch at retail Bench runs
Syngenta
IMPATIENS FLORIFICSweet Orange
New Guinea series from seed 2014 AAS Winner! Unique salmon-orange bicolor Bronze-green foliage
Syngenta
TOMATO CARMELLO
High yielding French-type slicer Great sugar-acid balance
Floranova
Floranova
BEGONIA BOSSANOVAMixOrangeRedRose White
Great vigor Strong branching, long-flowering Baskets, containers and borders!
Floranova
TOMATO RAPUNZEL
Magnificent, long trusses 40 bright red, small fruits on each Indeterminate
Floranova
PETUNIA ESPRESSO FRAPPERoseRuby
Frilly edges attract attention Colors stand out at retail
Takii
Takii
AGASTACHE ARIZONAMixSandstoneSunSunset
Compact & uniform Drought-tolerant Extremely floriferous
Takii
PETUNIAAfrican Sunset
2014 AAS Winner! Rich orange color Holds color all season
Takii
SUNFLOWER SUNRICHLimoncello
Cut flower White-yellow with dark center 10-14 days earlier than Sunbright
Sakata
Sakata
SUNPATIENS SPREADINGTHREE new colors
SUNPATIENS COMPACTTWO new colors (including Royal Magenta)
And FULL MARKETING SUPPORT!
Sakata
SUPERCALTHREE new colors (including Grape)
Sakata
PETUNIA Pink Radiance
*Was PW Cotton Candy
(Available at Oro Farms & Danziger)
Sakata
ASTER BONITA SERIESSIX colors!
Cut flower or potted plant! Button-type flowers Fusarium tolerant
Sakata
CARNATION CAN Rose
(Categorized as an Annual) Fragrant! Large flowers Also makes a great cut flower
Sakata
PEPPER SPICY SLICE
Extra-large jalapenos Perfect to cut into rings! Highly prolific
Sakata
PANSY MAGESTIC GIANTS IIClear PurpleClear White
New clear colors join Clear Yellow!
Sakata
PRIMULA DANESSATEN colors!
2-3 weeks earlier Heat-tolerant!
Sakata
SNAPDRAGONCANDY SHOWERSMixWhite
First-ever trailing series Now SEVEN colors!
Sakata
SUNFLOWER VINCENTChoice Dark EyeFresh Light Eye
Cut flower Daylength neutral Extra ring of petals!
Sakata
VIOLA COLORMAXBerry PieLemon SplashPopcorn
Flower size like“small pansies”
Excellent weather &heat tolerance
Benary
Benary
BEGONIA BIGPink Green Leaf
Large flowers Landscape impact Early & well branched
Benary
VIOLA ADMIREBlackberry MixCalifornia MixPink Surprise
Early flowering Great for packs Fall or Spring use
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