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Morel Diffusion Company – Midi type Cyclamen Tianis® Deep rose
The Tianis® series of Morel Diffusion is expanding with a new Deep rose cyclamen. This deep rose is part of the new colors presented by Morel in their midi type series. This new genetic has a very short culture time, an abundant and central flowering, a good resistance to heat, therefore easy to grow at the beginning of the season. Also tested and approved this new Deep rose becomes part of the Outstanding Cyclamen® Selection, this new genetic is perfect to use outdoors. (Visit Morel in Ball Ingenuity Section at Ball Santa Paula to see more novelties at 335 South Briggs Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060, Click here to email the company for more information)
Beekenkamp - Dahlia LaBella®
Beekenkamp will present the LaBella Dahlias series at the California Spring Trials. This series, has a plant for every potsize from packs to the 9 inch and is available in many colors, even bicolors. "Due to their many petals, the flowering will be endless." (Visit Beekenkamp to see more novelties at Floricultura, 25425 Esperanza Road, Salinas, CA 93908, Click here to email the company for more information)
Ernst Benary of America, Inc. – Calocephalus brownii Bed Head
Benary proudly presents Bed Head; "the first Calocephalus from seed". According to Benary, the Bed Head is made for people who love the unusual; who like to set new accents in their gardens and on their terraces – both in the cold and warmer season. "Bed Head stands for an exclusive appearance and is a perfect combination plant with an extravagant character." It is heat and cold tolerant, well suited as fall crop and accent plant in beds. Calocephalus originally stems from Australia and therefore can be combined particularly well with Ptilotus Joey®. Bed Head prefers sunny to semi-shady areas, and does well in cold and dryness. Water logging should be avoided. (Visit Ernst Benary of America, Inc. to see more novelties at 195 Paulsen Road, Watsonville, CA 95076, Click here to email the company for more information)
Dümmen Orange - Verbena Empress Sun Series
Dümmen Orange introduces the Empress Sun Verbena. It is developed to fill the landscape Verbena niche, these vigorous growers feature early flowering, a reduced cyclical blooming pattern, and impressive heat, humidity, and mildew tolerance. Trialed at over 8 locations in 2016 and according to Dümmen Orange, with excellent results, "this new Verbena line is an unmistakable win for growers, retailers, and consumers alike". (Visit Dümmen Orange to see more novelties at 2585 Biddle Ranch Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Click here to email the company for more information)
Suntory Flowers - Petunia ‘Surfinia Trailing Red’
Rev up your reds with the new ‘Surfinia Trailing Red’ petunia from Suntory Flowers. Compared to the ‘Surfinia Deep Red,’ plants are fuller and more vigorous and the flower color is brighter and larger. "This essential red will be perfect in patriotic combinations." (Visit Suntory Flowers to see more novelties Grolink at 4107 West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036. Click here to email the company for more information)
Royal Van Zanten - Trailing Gardenmum Skyfall series
Fill up your hanging baskets after summer with Skyfall®. According to Royal van Zanten, it is the first true hanging basket garden mum series that provides an exciting new product that will enable the consumer to continue enjoying their garden in autumn when the spring baskets have lost their splendour. The Skyfall® series are available in 5 bright colors, these can be used as single colored and as mixed colored arrangements for a spectacle of colors in autumn! (Visit Schoneveld Breeding to see more novelties Grolink at 4107 West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036. Click here to email the company for more information).
Kientzler - Red Hot New Bidens for the Cool Season
Kientzler North America is excited to announce the new introductions of Bidens Beezar!™ 'Fire Wheel' for the 2018 season. These Bidens, like the other novelty 'Funny Honey', can be easily grown with other cool season crops like, Baby Cakes™ Nemesia and Marshmallow Plus™ Diascia. With an upright, mounding habit these bidens are easy to root and have a quick cool season finish. se in mono culture containers, or combo kits for eye catching displays. (Visit Kientzler to see more novelties at Windmill Nursery at 925 W Hwy 246, Buellton, CA 93427, Click here to email the company for more information.)
Planthaven - Blue Waves
Blue Waves is from UK’s Hillier Nurseries breeding stable. It has large intense steel-blue deeply divided flower heads with very good blue stems, and deeply divided silver green foliage. It blooms from early summer May - June. It has a branched habit giving it a longer flowering period compared to other Sea Holly. Blue Waves is sturdy, upright and clumping, with a finishing size of 3’ x 2’ and an estimated USDA Zone 4. (-30°F or -34°C). Blue Waves is a proud member of PlantHaven’s WaterSaver™ program. (Visit PlantHaven’s display to see more novelties at Grolink, 4107 W. Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036. Visit our website, www.planthaven.com for more information)
Schoneveld Breeding - Ranunculus Sprinkles
Sprinkles of Schoneveld is a genetically compact pot ranunculus with fresh, bright colors. The plant has large fully double blooms, a fine leaf structure and a full compact habit . Sprinkles performs best at low temperatures. In addition, this variety requires less growth regulator. Ranunculus Sprinkles is available in 9 colours, violet is new this season. (Visit Schoneveld Breeding to see more novelties Grolink at 4107 West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036. Click here to email the company for more information).
There is no fee to participate, but when visiting a company making a reservation is recommended (and sometimes required). Click here to visit the online reservation system to schedule your appointments at www.horticultureevents.com.
The official dates are through April 6 but the closing date may vary at some locations. Most locations are open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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