2016 Ball Seed Spring Trials Highlights

2016 Spring TrialsHighlights

Mirage Series SalviaPhoto by Karl Batschke

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New varieties are the engine that drives excitement throughout the industry and California Spring Trials is the first big opportunity to see what the breeders and plant introducers are introducing and promoting for the coming year.

As you can see, this year’s trials offered not just something for everyone but tons of excitement for growers, retailers, landscapers and home gardeners.

Ball FloraPlant

Ball FloraPlant

BACOPA (SUTERA) MEGACOPAWhite, Pink, Sky Blue

Amazing heat performance! Spectacular habit for

baskets and mixes Super-sized blooms

Ball FloraPlant

MEGACOPA VERSA WHITE

Versatile for Quart production! Excellent flower coverage The same large blooms and great

basket habit as MegaCopa

That’s a Half Dollar!

Ball FloraPlant

PETUNIA COLORRUSHPink, Blue, Pink Star

Big vigor and amazing garden performance!

Gigantic, vibrant mounds of color

Perfect series for landscapes and large hanging baskets

Ball FloraPlant

ANGELONIA ARCHANGELCherry Red, Blue Bicolor, Pink Improved

Cherry Red is the FIRST RED ANGELONIA!

Big blooms 10 BOLD colors

Ball FloraPlant

GERANIUM PRESTODeep Scarlet Improved

Better branching Darker zone Tighter uniformity to match

the series

Selecta

Selecta

CALIBRACHOA STARSHINEApricot, Blue, Cherry, Violet

Novelty series with a striking star pattern!

Grower-friendly plants with strong colors

Excellent in hanging baskets

Selecta

PETUNIA NIGHT SKY

Completely unique color pattern! Fits Selecta’s Headliner petunia

series 150,000+ Google hits!

Selecta

PHLOX GISELEHot Pink, Light Pink, Light Violet, Pink, White

Huge flower clusters that fill the landscape!

Strong Summer performance

Great presentation at retail

Burpee Home

Gardens

Burpee Home

Gardens

BASIL PESTO PARTY

Latest-flowering Basil from seed! Intermediate mildew resistance 4X yield of standard Genovese

Burpee Home

Gardens

TAKE 2 TOMATO COMBOSLights, Camera, Action

Each combo has a slicing type and small-fruited type!

Trialed to grow together Perfect for small spaces and

patios

PanAmericanSeed

PanAmerican Seed

BEGONIA MEGAWATTPink Bronze Leaf, Rose Bronze Leaf, Red Green Leaf, Rose Green Leaf

Pink Bronze Leaf is unique! Super-uniform and

programmable Easy color for baskets, patio pots

and landscapes

PanAmerican Seed

WAVE PETUNIA COMBOSNew EXPERIMENTAL Wave Medleys!

Trialing and testing new mixes! Capitalize on the Wave name

with new premium combos Tons of marketing support

PanAmerican Seed

CELOSIA DRACULA

One MASSIVE bloom per plant! Deep maroon foliage Large richly-colored bloom adds

interest to deco pots

Kieft Seed

Kieft Seed

GAILLARDIA MESA RED

Redder than other gaillardias! Earlier than other gaillardias! F1 Seed – fits with the other three

Mesa colors

Zone 6-10

Kieft Seed

PEROVSKIA BLUE STEEL

FIRST professional seed perovskia! Best Summer color AND late-

season garden performance! Sturdy habit in the landscape

Zone 6-10

Ball Ingenuity

Ball Ingenuity

CELOSIA TWISTEDOrange, Red Improved

Bold, new Orange is perfect for Fall! Distinctive look for patio pots Unique series with season-long

performance

Ball Ingenuity

STRAWBERRY SWEET KISS

Multiple blind taste test winner! Ever-bearing Large, dark red fruit from June until

the first frost

Ball Ingenuity

REX BEGONIA JURASSICRed Splash

Brings much-needed red to this deep shade series!

Unique foliage shape and color New retail POP available

Darwin Perennials

Darwin Perennials

COREOPSIS UPTICKCream, Cream & Red, Gold & Bronze,Yellow & Red

Day neutral flowering Zone 5 hardy Tidy, mounded habit Bigger flowers for great color at

retail!

Darwin Perennials

RHYTHMIX COMBOSFive New Mixes

Easy-to-grow mixes! Premium combinations using seed and

vegetative perennial inputs Available three shipping weeks:

Week 9 for finish week 20 Week 12 for finish week 23 Week 15 for finish week 26

MorelCyclamen

Morel Cyclamen

CYCLAMEN ABANICO SERIESLight Purple, Salmon, Magenta

Fan-shaped flowers Medium size Unique and premium gift item!

Morel Cyclamen

CYCLAMEN SMARTIZ SERIESBright Red, Deep Magenta, Deep Rose, Light Purple, Purple, Rose

6-8 inch mini Two-tone foliage and bright

blooms Fantastic gift plant!

Rancho Espinoza

BE CONFIDENT!Proven bulb quality

New colors – solid and bicolor! New Compact lines See the full selection at

http://coastalcallas.com/

Takii

CANNA CANNOVA Orange Shades

Awesome color combination – dark foliage, bright orange flower

Fits F1 Seed Cannova series Award-winning performance!

Westhoff

PETUNIA CRAZYTUNIACitrus Twist

Amazing, unique color combinations

Huge retail appeal Grow a diverse range!

Cohen

LOBULARIAAwesome White Improved

Vigorous, clear white blooms Early to bloom Big visibility at retail

Planthaven

SALVIA VIBE IGNITIONPurple

Salvia Greggii x Jamensis hybrid yields masses of medium-sized purple flowers!

Perfect for low water use landscapes

Suntory

PETUNIA SURFINIAHeartbeat

Heart-shaped Pink over white petals!

Available as URC From Dummen/Oro

Unique addition to the Surfinia collection

DummenOrange

DummenOrange

CALIBRACHOA CHAMELEONBlueberry Scone

Tricolor blooms – a blend of red, yellow and purple

Medium vigor Mounded habit

DummenOrange

IMPATIENS SUNSTANDINGImpaEx Orange Aurora

Unique Orange/Red Bicolor One of 14 colors in the series Very large blooms!

DummenOrange

GERANIUM SAVANNAHWhite and Cerise Sizzle

Dark foliage Medium vigor Expands color range

DummenOrange

SUCCULENTSFull Assortment

Major retail trend Good supply Year-round sales

Danziger

CRASPEDIAGolf Beauty

Unique spherical blooms on tall stems!

Fine, grass-like foliage Cool thriller plant for mixes

Danziger

PETUNIA AMOREQueen of Hearts

Yellow blooms with heart-shaped red on the outer petals

Nice, mounded habit Medium vigor

Syngenta

Syngenta

PENTAS BEEBRIGHT SERIESRed, Pink, White, Lipstick

Compact, uniform habit for large packs and quarts

Large blooms that sit on top of the plant Red has an intense, saturated color

Syngenta

PENTAS FALLING STARSPink Bicolor, Rose, White

Attractive, trailing habit Thrives in heat Summer-long clusters of star-shaped

flowers

Syngenta

GERANIUM CALLIOPEMed. Dark Red, Med. Pink Flame, Med. Scarlet

Controlled habit – ideal for quarts Mounding, semi-trialing for deco

pots and baskets Excellent heat tolerance in full sun

and part shade

Syngenta

GERANIUM CALIENTECoral Salmon, Lavender Improved

Amazing heat tolerance Drought-tolerant Vigorous habit to fill beds and

baskets

Syngenta

PERENNIALSSeed and Vegetative

Growing assortment Careful trialing and selection Focus on color and retail appeal

Sakata

GERBERA MAJORETTE

Nice improvement to the Festival Series

Larger blooms! Smaller foliage for better flower show

Sakata

SUNPATIENSTropical RoseSpreading Pink Kiss

Bright Rose bloom with darker edge Variegated Foliage

Soft Pink blooms with dark red center The same Sunpatiens performance!

Benary

BEGONIA FUNKY PINK(Boliviensis)

Show stopping color! Unique one-off Great in hanging baskets and

large mixed containers