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As 'Scene' at
CALIFORNIA Spring Trials
2019
BY TIM HODSON
CALIFORNIA
Spring Trials
The 2019 edition of California Spring Trials took place a few weeks earlier than in years past, but
that didn't slow down the breeders and exhibiting companies from putting on an amazing show.
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his year, for the first time
in several years, California
Spring Trials took place
in March.
The team from GPN and Lawn
& Garden Retailer made our way
down the California coast over five
days visiting all of the stops to see
what the breeding companies and
other exhibitors have in store for
the coming year.
Even for the experienced
veteran, attending CAST can be
a sensory overload - there is so
much to see, smell, touch and
even taste - that it can sometimes
be a bit overwhelming.
There is something for everyone
up and down the state but it may
not always be obvious to see
some of the things so this month
we want to show you a sampling
of a few of the categories we
thought seemed to be trending
this year.
We logged a lot of miles, saw
a lot of plants, talked to a lot of
people and took a ton of photos
to give you an idea of what is on
the horizon.
In the July issue, we have many
more new variety introductions
lined up for you - so stay tuned ...
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Perennial
Popularity
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California Spring Trials
served as a coming out
party for a lot of perennials
with the introduction of
ThinkPlants - a new
marketing initiative created
to bring exceptional
perennials to the North
American marketplace.
The consortium is made
up of Syngenta Flowers,
Terra Nova Nurseries,
Danziger, Kiwiflora, Unex
and Kapiteyn.
In addition to joining the
ThinkPlants consortium,
Terra Nova Nurseries also
put together an attractive
display of its latest
perennial introductions
at the Pacific Plug & Liner
location.
Dümmen Orange
introduced Rock Crystal, a
new series of delosperma
with seven colors. Rock
Crystal produces large,
vivid flowers that are
suitable for 1 quart to gallon
production. It flowers
under short and long days
and produces retail color
throughout the season.
One perennial that was
really attracting attention
was digitalis 'Pink Panther'
from American Takii.
This first-year flowering
plant is compact for easy
shipping. Its foliage is well
balanced, and the flowers
are sterile. 'Pink Panther's'
sturdy branches help
produce multiple colorful
flower spikes.
Darwin Perennials believes
it has " cracked the code "
for hardiness with the new
digitalis 'Arctic Fox Rose'.
It is a beautiful, longflowering
hybrid that is
hardy in northern gardens
but also flowers all summer
long in southern gardens.
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