Check out some of the top 2016 California Spring Trials picks available from Ball Seed. Find more information at http://www.ballseed.com

1. 2016 Spring Trials
Highlights
Mirage Series Salvia
Photo by Karl Batschke

2. GET THE INSIDE SCOOP
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.

3. Ball
FloraPlant

4. Ball
FloraPlant
BACOPA (SUTERA)
MEGACOPA
White, Pink, Sky Blue
 Amazing heat performance!
 Spectacular habit for
baskets and mixes
 Super-sized blooms

5. Ball
FloraPlant
MEGACOPA VERSA WHITE
 Versatile for Quart production!
 Excellent flower coverage
 The same large blooms and great
basket habit as MegaCopa

6. Ball
FloraPlant
PETUNIA COLORRUSH
Pink, Blue, Pink Star
 Big vigor and amazing
garden performance!
 Gigantic, vibrant mounds of
color
 Perfect series for landscapes
and large hanging baskets

7. Ball
FloraPlant
ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL
Cherry Red, Blue Bicolor,
Pink Improved
 Cherry Red is the FIRST RED
ANGELONIA!
 Big blooms
 10 BOLD colors

8. Ball
FloraPlant
GERANIUM PRESTO
Deep Scarlet Improved
 Better branching
 Darker zone
 Tighter uniformity to match
the series

9. Selecta

10. Selecta
CALIBRACHOA STARSHINE
Apricot, Blue, Cherry,
Violet
 Novelty series with a striking
star pattern!
 Grower-friendly plants with
strong colors
 Excellent in hanging baskets

11. Selecta
PETUNIA NIGHT SKY
 Completely unique color pattern!
 Fits Selecta’s Headliner petunia
series
 150,000+ Google hits!

12. Selecta
PHLOX GISELE
Hot Pink, Light Pink,
Light Violet, Pink,
White
 Huge flower clusters that fill
the landscape!
 Strong Summer
performance
 Great presentation at retail

13. Burpee
Home
Gardens

14. Burpee
Home
Gardens
BASIL PESTO PARTY
 Latest-flowering Basil from seed!
 Intermediate mildew resistance
 4X yield of standard Genovese

15. Burpee
Home
Gardens
TAKE 2 TOMATO COMBOS
Lights, Camera, Action
 Each combo has a slicing type
and small-fruited type!
 Trialed to grow together
 Perfect for small spaces and
patios

16. PanAmerican
Seed

17. PanAmerican
Seed
BEGONIA MEGAWATT
Pink 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

18. PanAmerican
Seed
WAVE PETUNIA COMBOS
New EXPERIMENTAL Wave Medleys!
 Trialing and testing new mixes!
 Capitalize on the Wave name
with new premium combos
 Tons of marketing support

19. PanAmerican
Seed
CELOSIA DRACULA
 One MASSIVE bloom per plant!
 Deep maroon foliage
 Large richly-colored bloom adds
interest to deco pots

20. Kieft Seed

21. 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

22. 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

23. Ball Ingenuity

24. Ball Ingenuity
CELOSIA TWISTED
Orange, Red Improved
 Bold, new Orange is perfect for Fall!
 Distinctive look for patio pots
 Unique series with season-long
performance

25. Ball Ingenuity
STRAWBERRY SWEET KISS
 Multiple blind taste test winner!
 Ever-bearing
 Large, dark red fruit from June until
the first frost

26. Ball Ingenuity
REX BEGONIA JURASSIC
Red Splash
 Brings much-needed red to this
deep shade series!
 Unique foliage shape and color
 New retail POP available

27. Darwin
Perennials

28. Darwin
Perennials
COREOPSIS UPTICK
Cream, Cream & Red, Gold & Bronze,
Yellow & Red
 Day neutral flowering
 Zone 5 hardy
 Tidy, mounded habit
 Bigger flowers for great color at
retail!

29. Darwin
Perennials
RHYTHMIX COMBOS
Five 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

30. Morel
Cyclamen

31. Morel
Cyclamen
CYCLAMEN ABANICO
SERIES
Light Purple, Salmon, Magenta
 Fan-shaped flowers
 Medium size
 Unique and premium gift item!

32. Morel
Cyclamen
CYCLAMEN SMARTIZ
SERIES
Bright Red, Deep Magenta, Deep
Rose, Light Purple, Purple, Rose
 6-8 inch mini
 Two-tone foliage and bright
blooms
 Fantastic gift plant!

33. Rancho
Espinoza
BE CONFIDENT!
Proven bulb quality
 New colors – solid and bicolor!
 New Compact lines
 See the full selection at
http://coastalcallas.com/

34. Takii
CANNA CANNOVA
Orange Shades
 Awesome color combination –
dark foliage, bright orange flower
 Fits F1 Seed Cannova series
 Award-winning performance!

35. Westhoff
PETUNIA CRAZYTUNIA
Citrus Twist
 Amazing, unique color
combinations
 Huge retail appeal
 Grow a diverse range!

36. Cohen
LOBULARIA
Awesome White Improved
 Vigorous, clear white blooms
 Early to bloom
 Big visibility at retail

37. Planthaven
SALVIA VIBE IGNITION
Purple
 Salvia Greggii x Jamensis
hybrid yields masses of
medium-sized purple flowers!
 Perfect for low water use
landscapes

38. Suntory
PETUNIA SURFINIA
Heartbeat
 Heart-shaped Pink over white
petals!
 Available as URC From
Dummen/Oro
 Unique addition to the
Surfinia collection

39. Dummen
Orange

40. Dummen
Orange
CALIBRACHOA CHAMELEON
Blueberry Scone
 Tricolor blooms – a blend of red,
yellow and purple
 Medium vigor
 Mounded habit

41. Dummen
Orange
IMPATIENS SUNSTANDING
ImpaEx Orange Aurora
 Unique Orange/Red Bicolor
 One of 14 colors in the series
 Very large blooms!

42. Dummen
Orange
GERANIUM SAVANNAH
White and Cerise Sizzle
 Dark foliage
 Medium vigor
 Expands color range

43. Dummen
Orange
SUCCULENTS
Full Assortment
 Major retail trend
 Good supply
 Year-round sales

44. Danziger
CRASPEDIA
Golf Beauty
 Unique spherical blooms on tall
stems!
 Fine, grass-like foliage
 Cool thriller plant for mixes

45. Danziger
PETUNIA AMORE
Queen of Hearts
 Yellow blooms with heart-shaped
red on the outer petals
 Nice, mounded habit
 Medium vigor

46. Syngenta

47. Syngenta
PENTAS BEEBRIGHT SERIES
Red, 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

48. Syngenta
PENTAS FALLING STARS
Pink Bicolor, Rose, White
 Attractive, trailing habit
 Thrives in heat
 Summer-long clusters of star-shaped
flowers

49. Syngenta
GERANIUM CALLIOPE
Med. 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

50. Syngenta
GERANIUM CALIENTE
Coral Salmon, Lavender Improved
 Amazing heat tolerance
 Drought-tolerant
 Vigorous habit to fill beds and
baskets

51. Syngenta
PERENNIALS
Seed and Vegetative
 Growing assortment
 Careful trialing and selection
 Focus on color and retail appeal

52. Sakata
GERBERA MAJORETTE
 Nice improvement to the Festival
Series
 Larger blooms!
 Smaller foliage for better flower show

53. Sakata
SUNPATIENS
Tropical Rose
Spreading Pink Kiss
 Bright Rose bloom with darker edge
 Variegated Foliage
 Soft Pink blooms with dark red center
 The same Sunpatiens performance!

54. Benary
BEGONIA FUNKY PINK
(Boliviensis)
 Show stopping color!
 Unique one-off
 Great in hanging baskets and
large mixed containers