Spring Trials

Some of the photos taken @ ABZ Seeds during 2016 California Spring Trials. Pass your mouse over them to see details.

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From ABZ Seeds, Spring Trials 2016: The Delizz®, an AAS-Award-Winning Variety with excellent performance and sweet prolific fruit. From the World Specialist of F1 Hybrid Gourmet Strawberries.

'Delizzimo®'

'Delizz®'

'Elan'

'Milan'

'Tarpan'

Some of the photos taken @ American Takii during 2016 California Spring Trials. Pass your mouse over them to see details.

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From Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: the Arizona® Agastache series offers first-year-flowering perennial flowers hardy to Zone 6. Highly uniform in flowering and habit. Good for quarts and gallons. Fast crop time from spring sow – 13 – 14 weeks. Blooms like an annual, tough tough like a perennial. Attracts pollinators.

'Sandstone'

'Sun'

'Sunset'

From Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: the Cannova® Canna F1, a seed-propagated hybrid series, featuring an improvement over open-pollinated varieties with better germination, vigor and branching; more tolerant of low light and cooler night temperatures; foliage is cleaner and blemish-free longer. Stunning in gardens, containers, pots and shallow areas of water gardens.

'Bronze Orange Experimental'

'Flame Experimental'

'Mango'

'Orange Shades Experimental'

'Rose'

From Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: Welcome to the Zombie Zone, featuring Armor™ Celosia with a Hallloween-themed presentation.

'Orange'

'Purple'

'Yellow'

New from Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: Melampodium 'Jackpot Gold' featuring large, well-shaped golden yellow flowers. A heat and humidity tolerant variety that produces an abundance of flowers from early summer until first frost.

'Jackpot Gold'

'Appleblossom Experimental'

'Red Experimental'

'Salmon Experimental'

'Scarlet Experimental'

'White Experimental'

New from Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: Trilogy Petunias requiring less growth regulators and responds well to less light/shorter daylengths to flower. Takes longer to reach 36-inch width, can be grown “pot tight” throughout entire finish sequence. Significantly less shrink at retail due to broken branches and damaged plants. Uniformity across all colors. Blooms prolifically all season long.

'Deep Purple'

New from Takii Seed @ Spring Trials 2016: a new addition to the Summer Jewel™ Series of Salvia, 'Lavender', a regional AAS Winner great for attracting pollinators such as hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Now an entire AAS-Winning series with 'Red', 'Pink', 'White' and new 'Lavender'. A quick crop, with a mere 7-9 weeks from sow to flower, blooming abundantly all season.

'Lavender'

Some of the photos taken @ Ameriseed during 2016 California Spring Trials. Pass your mouse over them to see details.

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Some of the photos taken @ Athena Brazil during 2016 California Spring Trials. Pass your mouse over them to see details.

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'Sunburst'

'Chamaleon'

'Firesticks'

'Rose'

'Grace Ward'

'Lilac'

Welcome to Athena Brazil® @ GroLink Spring Trials 2016. Some of the dainty, colorful and showy Agastache specimens available. Great by themselves or in combinations.

'Raspberry Summer'

'Summer Glow'

'Luca'

'Pepper Pot'

Some of the photos taken @ Ball during 2016 California Spring Trials. Pass your mouse over them to see details.

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New from Ball FloraPlant® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. An excellent Season Extender.

'Blue Bicolor'

'Cherry Red'

'Pink Improved'

New from Ball FloraPlant®, Spring Trials 2016. The Grandessa™ Argyranthemum from Suntory Flowers is considered The Grand Daisy, featuring big, beautiful blooms in a kaleidoscope of colors, perfect for large planters to hep decorate your patio or anywhere outdoors. Available in 'Pink Halo', 'Red', 'White' and 'Yellow'

'Pink Halo'

'Red'

'White'

'Yellow'

'Bee Alive'

'Compact'

'Improved'

New @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, MixMasters™ Combinations from BallFloraPlant®. These combinations ignite with color in eleven new and 2 improved combos that rock! Thoroughly tested and monitored to ensure consistency ad efficiency.

'Bejeweled'

'Circus Parade'

'Eye Caramba'

'Fashionista'

'Flower Child'

'Gimme Some Sugar'

'I Heart Pink'

'Jazzberry Jam'

'Orange'

As seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, Conga™ Calibrachoa from BallFloraPlant®. The Conga line starts here for compact color bowls.

'Coral Kiss'

'Deep Yellow'

'Orange'

'Pink Kiss'

'White'

'French Quarter'

'Inferno'

'Ruby Slipper'

'Habernero'

'Appleblossom'

'Flamingo Rose Improved'

'Pink'

'Scarlet Improved'

New @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, Spotlight™ Ipomoea from BallFloraPlant®. The first compact vegetative ipomoea series is ideal for packs, small pots and mixed combos. Holds its color – even in extreme heat. Height: 8-10 inches; Spread: 12-18 inches. A great Season Extender.

'Black'

'Lime'

'Red'

'Red'

'Appleblossom'

'Orange'

'Orange Stripe'

'Pink Star'

'Purple'

'Red'

'White'

New @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, ColorRush™ Petunia from BallFloraPlant®. Big vigor and even bigger garden performance! Mounds of color hold up in the heat and rain. Ideal for landscapes and large baskets. Height: 10-12 inches; Spread: 24-36 inches.

'Blue'

'Pink'

'Pink Star'

As seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. The MegaCopa™ Series of Bacopa holds up to the heat.

'Blue'

'Pink'

'Sky Blue'

'White'

'Pink Bicolor'

'Purple Improved'

'Amina'

'Ariane'

'Feline'

'Cream'

'Peach'

From Ball Ingenuity® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. Jurassic™ Rex Begonia offering colossal color for deep shade. Prefers less than 3 hours of sun daily. Space 6-10 inches apart and watch it grow to a height of 10-16 inches with a spread of 8-12 inches. This carefree plant with exotic patterns provides striking foliage to fill out beds and containers. The new 'Red Splash' has a lighter green color with a raspberry-red center and fantastic branching. These bright, cool foliage plants grow in the deepest of shade. Supplied as liners.

'Green Streak'

'Red Splash'

From Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, the Whopper® Begonia. The Landscape Begonia. Plant this beautiful specimen in partial shade with at least 3 hours of sun. Space 10-14 inches apart and watch it grow 32 inches tall and 22 inches wide. The super-sized plants have extra-large 3-inch flowers: perfect for garden beds and containers. Make sure to plant where Whopper® has room to row, and maintain water and fertilizer throughout the summer for a stunning result.

'Rose'

New from Ball Ingenuity® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. The new 'Twisted™ series of Celosia cristata offering all season garden performance with two new colors: 'Orange' which offers a bold new color for fall, and the new 'Red Improved' which has better branching and a more uniform habit than the original version. Height: 16-20 inches. Spread: 12-14 inches. Supplied as unrooted cuttings and rooted liners.

'Orange'

'Rainbow'

'Red'

'Copper Coin'

'Fireglow'

'Jazzberry'

'Key Lime'

'Pop Eye Pink'

'Falbala® Rose'

'HD White'

'Deep Magenta Silverleaf'

'Magenta'

'Purple'

'Rose'

'Deep Magenta'

'Sweet 16'

New from Ball Ingenuity® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. The new 'Sweet Kiss' Strawberry with lip-smacking flavor all summer long. This ever-bearing plant yields large, dark-red fruit from June until frost. Its great flavor beats other berries in blind taste tests. It loves at least 6 hours of sun a day with a height of 6-8 inches, spreading 24-36 inches.

'Sweet Kiss'

'Debbie'

'Estelle'

'Isabella'

'Leonore'

From DarwinPerennials® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. Alyssum 'Golden Spring' ...... gold and bold! Zones 4-9.

'Golden Spring'

New from DarwinPerennials® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. Rhythmix™ Perennial Combinations, easy steps to growing success! Premium perennial combos combine seed and vegetative varieties to help manage cost, put on a good retail show and provide lasting color through the summer heat. Available for three shipping weeks to meet key finish dates: Wk 9 → finish 20; Wk 12 → finish 23; Wk 15 → finish 26. Supplied as liners from Ball Tagawa Growers, Green Leaf Plants and James Greenhouses.

'Boogie Blues'

'Cheery Charleston'

'Fiery Foxtrot'

'Paso Doble Pink'

New from Selecta® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, the Calm Breeze™ Lavender series offers fragrant foliage that says “Touch Me!”. It is easy to grow and is a great addition to any herb program.

'SuperBlue'

'Pink'

'Experimental 2018'

'Marrakech'

'Burgundy'

'Cherry Red'

'Cream'

'Deep Purple'

'Hot Pink'

'Neon Rose'

'Pink'

'Soft Pink'

'Violet'

'Dark Blue'

From KieftSeed™ as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. A full range of Coreopsis, featuring the new 'SunKiss' and exsting 'Sunfire', 'Sun Up', 'Rising Sun' and 'Early Sunrise'. The new 'SunKiss' is a color breakthrough! Brightest yellow with large blotch. Controlled habit – fewer PGRs needed or none in certain conditions. Times like 'Rising Sun' with larger flowers and blotch than 'Sunfire'. Height: 12-14 inches. Spread: 14-16 inches. Supplied as primed seed. Fist-year flowering perennial.

'SunKiss'

'Blue'

'Blue'

'Lanvender'

'White'

'Cheyenne Spirit'

'Wild Berry'

'Blue Steel'

'Orange with Light Eye'

'Scarlet Red with Light Eye'

'White with Light Eye'

'Yellow with Dark Eye Improved'

From Kieft Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. Revolution™ Gerbera. The most uniform gerbera series – grow, pick, pack, ship to fit your schedule. Better second flush of flowers vs. competitors assuring longer bloom time for consumer. Supplied as coated seed. New 'Bicolor Red Lemon', 'Bicolor Red White' and 'Bicolor Rose White'. Height: 8-12 inches. Spread: 5-6 inches.

'Bicolor Red Lemon'

'Bicolor Rose White'

'Carmine Star'

'Pink'

'Pink Blush'

'White'

'Crimson'

'Magician'

'Pink'

'Violet'

'White'

'Cherry'

'Pink'

From PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016..

'Denim'

From PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016..

'Beaconsfield'

New from PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball ®ultural Spring Trials 2016 shown in amongst Dianthus.

'Purple Improved'

Part I. Three new tomatoes from Ball Horticultural, of the F1 Red Slicer, F1 Orange Paste (both Determinate or Bush-type) and Red Current (Red Currant type) variety type of tomato.

'Homeslice'

'Perfect Flame'

'Blotch Mixture'

New from PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016: the Megawatt™ series of F1 Begonia, 'Red Green Leaf' featuring sturdy stems that hold flowers above foliage for superior shows versus others. Plug into huge growing power! Megawatt™ Bronze Leaf varieties finish 5 – 15 days faster than competition. 'Pink Bronze Leaf' is unique to this type – a 'Must have” color! Super uniform and programmable – glows with premium, easy color in landscapes, baskets and big tubs from spring to fall. Height: 2028 inches. Spread: 16-24 inches. Supplied as pelleted seed.

'Red Green Leaf'

'Rose Green Leaf'

'EXP Annual Combo: #sPDMx 64'

'EXP Vegetable Combo: #VgMx 1'

'EXP Vegetable Combo: #VgMx 3'

'EXP Vegetable Combo: #VgMx8'

From PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. Fuseables® Combinations. Grow your own price point with the ONLY combo program from a single patented, Precision Multi-pellet that delivers better-looking, more consistent mixes. Instant and innovative combo solutions - one pellet, into one plug, into one 6-8 inch pot.

'Blueberry Lime Jam'

'Lime Coral'

New HandPicked Vegetable from PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. The 'Gherkingi' Cucumber is a bitter-free pickling cucumber that is disease-resistant and early. Mmmmmm.

'Gherking'

New HandPicked Vegetable from PanAmerican Seed® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016. The 'Martini' Cucumber is a high-quality white slicing cucumber which has a sweet, crunchy flavor...no need to peel!

'Martini'

'Deep Pink Maxine'

'Mesa Red'

'Strawberry Blonde'

'Fire'

'Flame'

'Gold'

'Harmony'

'Mixture'

'Orange'

'Spry'

'Yellow'

'Orange Improved'

'Gold Improved'

'Blue'

'Orchid'

'Purple Star'

'Purple'

'Sedona Sun'

'After Dark'

'Red, White and Blues'

'Surfin' Safari'

'Twinkle Twinkle'

'Orange'

'White'

Part I. Three new tomatoes from Ball Horticultural, of the F1 Red Slicer, F1 Orange Paste (both Determinate or Bush-type) and Red Current (Red Currant type) variety type of tomato.

'Candyland Red'

'Stellar.'

'Sunrise Sace'

'Blush Improved'

'Really Red'

'Brilliant Mixture'

'Pink'

'Carribean Cocktail 17'

'Electric Avenue'

'Gold & Bold 17'

'Night Watch'

'Prime Time'

'Soul'

'Starlight Starbright'

'Pink 17'

'Apricot'

'Blue'

'Cherry'

'Violet'

From Selecta as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016: The No. 1 choice of perennial gardeners because it's tough as nails and it has more days of color.

'Lavender Lace'

'Light Pink with Eye'

'Raspberry Cream'

'Red and Pink'

'White wih Eye'

'Pink'

New from Selecta® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, the Calm Breeze™ Lavender series offers fragrant foliage that says “Touch Me!”. It is easy to grow and is a great addition to any herb program.

'Calm Breeze'

New from Selecta® as seen @ Ball Horticultural Spring Trials 2016, the LaVela™ Lavender series offers big, showy blooms which are early to flower and provide a vivid color for the landscape.

'Compact Dark Pink'

'Dark Violet'

'Pink 17'

'Spider Purple 17'

'Red 17'

'Hot Pink'

'Light Pink'

'Light Violet'

'Pink'

'White'

'Lavender'