California Spring Trials…Here We Come

Every spring, breeders from around the world bring their brightest and newest varieties for the next growing season (2019) to California to get the horticulture industry drooling over next year’s new offerings. It’s a mind-blowing week with literally hundreds of exciting new varieties that will be coming to the market (and your garden!) in 2019.

Hop on board April 14th through April 19th as National Garden Bureau and our four #NGBPlantNerds uncover all the California Spring Trials has to offer. Follow National Garden Bureau on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for daily discoveries. #NGBPlantNerds #NationalGardenBureau #CAspringtrials

The NGB Plant Nerds are selected for being excellent garden communicators and gardeners that will share their finds with their gardening followers.  Join Tracy Blevins, Plantsmap; Karen Chapman, Le Jardinet and Fine Foliage; Erin Schanen, The Impatient Gardener; and Marianne Willburn, The Small Town Gardener on our adventure.

This fall, many of these new varieties will be featured in National Garden Bureau’s New Plants program on the NGB website. This is a one-of-a-kind single source for new varieties. Check back this winter for plants that you will want to have in your 2019 garden!

Many of our hosts are NGB members/sponsors and have provided a sneak peek at some of their new 2019 introductions:

Ball Horticultural Company

Dümmen Orange

I’Conia Portofino Yellow
 Oversized, double vibrant flowers, clean foliage, strong branching, excellent flower power, and shade/part-sun tolerance.

Suntory

Soiree Ka・wa・i・i®
Three new colors are added to this Catharanthus series – White Peppermint, Pink Peppermint, and Red. Plants produce a profusion of micro blooms.

Sakata

Senator iQ Begonia
This series of six colors from Sakata Ornamentals is offering the darkest bronze foliage on the market plus large and bold blooms on a compact plant.

American Takii

South Pacific Orange
This 2018 AAS Winner has a compact habit, brilliant flower color, and excellent repeat blooming from canna that are grown from seed.

Benary

Marigold Super Hero Spry
 This new 2018 AAS Winner is a powerhouse French marigold with dark maroon lower petals and golden yellow upper petals.

Syngenta

Dahlia Midalio Yellow  
The compact and controlled habit of this new Dahlia makes it ideal for small containers.

Proven Winners

Kniphofia Pyromania ‘Orange Blaze’
Bring unique drama to your landscape with bright orange spiky flowers and upright habit of this perennial.

Harris Seeds

Pro Cut White Nite Sunflower
This pollen-free variety will have no pollen dropping from the blooms, for stain-free tablecloths and extended vase life.