Check out 50+ new varieties from 2018 CA Spring Trials! There were hundreds but your friends at Ball Seed have identified some highlights.

1. 2018 Spring Trials
Highlights

2. THE LATEST IN UNIQUE INNOVATIONS &
CORE CROP IMPROVEMENTS!
Breeders continue to step up their game and bring
amazing new products to market to solve grower pains
and meet consumer demand.

3. Ball
FloraPlant

4. Ball
FloraPlant
VERBENA FIREHOUSE SERIES
NINE COLORS!
 Perfect medium-mounded basket and mixed
container verbena
 Full range of colors to replace the Aztec Series
 Same superior heat performance as
Endurascape and less cycling for more
Summer color!

5. Ball
FloraPlant
VERBENA CADET UPRIGHT SERIES
SEVEN COLORS
 Most uniform series for pot-tight production
 Flowers one week earlier than other uprights
on the market

6. Ball
FloraPlant
IPOMOEA SPOTLIGHT BLACK HEART & LIME HEART
IPOMOEA SOLAR POWER BLACK HEART, LIME
HEART & RED HEART
 Spotlight has a compact habit perfect for packs and small pots –
now with heart-shaped varieties
 SolarPower has a mounded habit for landscape and combo
performance – now with heart-shaped varieties

7. Ball
FloraPlant
COLEUS FLAMETHROWER SERIES
NEW SALSA ROJA & SERRANO
 Bold foliage colors and compact habit
 Striking coleus for small pots and mixed
containers

8. Ball
FloraPlant
COLEUS PINKPLOSION
 Vigorous habit similar to
Campfire and Inferno
 Retains stunning pink coloration
through the Summer

9. Ball
FloraPlant
LOBULARIA EASY BREEZY SERIES
PINK AND WHITE
 3 to 4 weeks longer flowering than other
lobularia
 Medium habit for perfectly balanced mixes and
baskets

10. Ball
FloraPlant
CALIBRACHOA CABARET
NEW GOLDEN YELLOW, MIDNIGHT BLUE &
NEON ROSE
 3 new colors joins the most uniform
series on the market
 Early flowering to target Week 14 and
earlier timing
 Perfect for tight basket production

11. Selecta
One

12. Selecta
One
MINIFAMOUS UNO SERIES
8 NEW COLORS FOR THIS EARLY, COMPACT SERIES
 Large flowered series for quarts and baskets
 Core colors and novel flower forms
 Extremely uniform in timing

13. Selecta
One
DAHLIA CITY LIGHTS SERIES
 City Lights is the NEW dark-leaf series – 4 colors
 Golden Yellow, Lavender Pink, Purple and Red
 Magnet for butterflies and birds

14. Selecta
One
DAHLIA DALAYA SERIES
NEW PINK+WHITE & RED
 Green leaf series with big, bold flowers
 Huge retail appeal
 Pink+White is a unique bicolor

15. Selecta
One
GERANIUM SUPER MOON RED
 Standalone variety – heat-tolerant for landscapes
 Vigorous, large-flowered zonal with dark red blooms
 Ultra-dark green leaves with a black zone

16. Selecta
One
PETUNIA HEADLINER SERIES
NEW STARRY SKY BURGUNDY & RASPBERRY SWIRL 19
 Starry Sky Burgundy joins other Sky types in this series
 Mounded series is gaining popularity quickly
 Perfect for amazing baskets and large pots

17. Selecta
One
SALVIA SKYSCRAPER SERIES
DARK PURPLE, ORANGE & PINK
 Medium vigor series for gallons and patio pots
 Season Extender for late-Spring to Fall sales
 Large, long-lasting blooms with great flower power

18. Burpee
Home
Gardens

19. Burpee
Home
Gardens
TOMATO ATLAS
BURPEE EXCLUSIVE BEEFSTEAK – 65 days to harvest
 Excellent for containers or in the ground - determinate
 Big yield of extra large tomatoes
 Resistant to Fusarium, Verticillium and Bacterial Spot

20. Burpee
Home
Gardens
FRESH FLAVORS PROGRAM
 Display package for fresh herbs
 Contact Burpee Program Reps to order plastic sleeves

21. PanAmerican
Seed

22. PanAmerican
Seed
PETUNIA EASY WAVE SERIES
NEW RED AND VIOLET IMPROVED!
 Red Improved is a MAJOR upgrade
 SIX mixes updated with improved colors!
 Perfect for solo and mixed planters and baskets,
gardens and landscapes

23. PanAmerican
Seed
SALVIA BIG BLUE
 First of its type from seed
 Ideal for mid-Summer large
container sales
 Hummingbirds, bees and
butterflies love Big Blue!

24. PanAmerican
Seed
NEW HANDPICKED COLLECTION PEPPERS
HABANERO PRIMERO RED & SNACKABELLE RED
 Primero Red is the earliest habanero – perfect for
Northern gardens
 Primero Red has 1/3 the heat of traditional habaneros
with the same great flavor
 Snackabelle Red is a mini bell with thick walls for grilling
or stuffing

25. PanAmerican
Seed
SIMPLY HERBS
NOW AVAILABLE AS PRECISION MULTI-PELLETS
 Curled Parsley
 Large-leaf Italian Flat Leafed Parsley
 Dill
 Rosemary

26. PanAmerican
Seed
VINCA TATTOO SERIES
FOUR AWESOME COLORS!
 Each petal looks inked or airbrushed – the art
of plants!
 3-5 day flowering window across the series
 Best color contrasts under warm conditions
with higher light

27. PanAmerican
Seed
DIANTHUS CORONA SERIES
THE “KING OF SPRING” - FIVE COLORS
 Biggest blooms of any dianthus of this type
 Multiple flowers on a compact, mounded plant
 Best performance in cool weather makes it
perfect to plant with pansies

28. PanAmerican
Seed
CELOSIA FIRST FLAME SERIES
NEW PURPLE
 Beautiful new color addition to top-selling
medium-height series
 Non-fading in high light and high heat
 About one week earlier than First Flame
Red and Yellow

29. Kieft Seed

30. Kieft Seed
LAVENDER ANGUSTIFOLIA
BLUE SPEAR
 The showiest English Lavender you can
grow and sell!
 Bigger, taller spikes than the competition
 High uniformity, good habit and earliness
Zones: 6a to 8b

31. Ball Ingenuity

32. Ball Ingenuity
GARDEN MUM MORGANA SERIES
RED, WHITE, YELLOW, ORANGE, PURPLE
 Rich colors on large 2-in. flowers that stand
out against other mums in the early October
flowering window
 For black cloth growers, Morgana offers a
wider range of vibrant colors than other
marketed families with uniform flower
response and exceptionally high flower
count per plant
 Extremely reliable and adaptable to all
container sizes

33. Ball Ingenuity
NEW HYDRANGEAS
POTTED HYDRANGEAS
KANMARA SERIES – PATIO VARIETIES
 Modern, European-style potted hydrangeas
bred by the Hydrangea Breeder’s
Association
 10+ vivid colors available exclusively from
Ball Seed
 With large, elegant blooms, Kanmara is ideal
for terraces, doorsteps and balconies – four
colors (Champagne, Deep Pink, Pink, White)

34. Ball Ingenuity BEGONIA CANARY WINGS
 Bright chartreuse green foliage and red
flowers for shade gardens
 Perfect for shade baskets and combinations
 Unique look on a global garden staple

35. Darwin
Perennials

36. Darwin
Perennials
SALVIA BLUE BY YOU
HYBRID BETWEEN SALVIA NEMOROSA AND SALVIA PRATENSIS
 Excellent Winter hardiness and heat tolerance
 Repeat flowers throughout Spring and Summer
 Sterile hybrid means longer shelf life
Zones: 4b to 9a

37. Darwin
Perennials
SALVIA SKY BLUE MARVEL
SALVIA NEMOROSA
 Light Blue addition to the Marvel series – same
great habit as Rose and Blue
 Largest flowers of any nemorosa on the market
 Stunning color display in Spring and Summer with
little to no maintenance for gardeners
Zones: 4a to 9b

38. Darwin
Perennials
NEW COREOPSIS
ELECTRIC SUNSHINE – Zone 8a to 9a
GOLDEN STARDUST – Zone 5a to 9b
SUPER STAR – Zone 5a to 9a
 Electric Sunshine blooms nonstop from Spring through
late Fall with excellent vigor
 Golden Stardust produces abundant star-shaped
flowers with excellent heat and mildew tolerance
 Super Star has the largest flowers of any coreopsis on
the market with a similar habit to UpTick

39. Morel
Cyclamen
NEW DREAMSCAPE CYCLAMEN SERIES
 Best long-lasting outdoor landscape performance
 Tight bloom window for growers
 Seven colors in the series
 Exclusively from Ball Seed

40. Morel
Cyclamen
NEW CYCLAMEN – HALIOS & SMARTIZ SELECTIONS
 Halios Select Victoria 50 Rose with Eye and White Silver Leaf are
eye-catching fancy varieties
 Smartiz Fantasia Red is extra-small for mini and micro programs
 Exclusively from Ball Seed

41. Floranova
VINCA BLOCKBUSTER
 10-color series with huge flowers
 Habit similar to Vitesse with
flowers up to 2.5 inches
 Excellent color retention in full sun

42. Floranova
CELOSIA BRIGHT SPARKS
 5-color series with 3 inch by 3 inch
flower plumes
 Extra branching means more flowers
 Less fading than competitive varieties

43. Ameriseed
VINCA MEGA BLOOM
2017 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS FLOWER WINNER
 13-color series with 3-inch flowers
 Excellent disease and heat tolerance
 Fast germination and high germ percentage

44. Westhoff
CALIBRACHOA CANDY SHOP COLLECTION
 Unique calibrachoa colors and patterns
 For premium baskets and patio pots
 Vigorous, upright habit

45. Westhoff
CALIBRACHOA CHAMELEON SERIES
NEW SKYWALKER
 Beautiful pink to purple colors that change
throughout the season
 Vigorous grower for baskets and patio pots
 Skywalker joins a unique series of color
changers

46. Westhoff
CALIBRACHOAS + PETUNIAS
 CHAMELEON TYPES
 CRAZYTUNIAS
 CONSTELLATION SERIES
 CALITASTIC SERIES

47. Greenfuse
IPOMOEA SWEET GEORGIA
BOOK FROM BALL SEED AFTER JUNE 1, 2018!
 Compact – bred for small pots and mixed
combos
 Maintains mounded habit in the landscape
 Seven types to choose from

48. Greenfuse
ANIGOZANTHUS
JUMP & BIG ROO – FOR LANDSCAPE
KANGA AND JOEJOE – FOR CONTAINERS
 JoeJoe comes in four colors perfect for 5-inch
to gallons with unique flower forms
 Kanga comes in five colors with unique
flowers – larger than JoeJoe
 Jump features three colors available on large,
drought-tolerant plants
 Big Roo comes in three colors and is larger
than Jump for hot, dry landscapes

49. Greenfuse
LEUCANTHEMUM
DARLING DAISY, ANGEL DAISY, WHITE MOUNTAIN
 Darling Daisy is a long-blooming tender perennial perfect for
small pots and mixed combos – stays tidy in the landscape
 Angel Daisy is larger than Darling and ideal for patio pots and
landscape spaces
 White Mountain is the largest of the three and looks fantastic in
the landscape

50. Greenfuse
PETUNIA GOOD AND PLENTY SERIES
 More than 12 colors – unique and core
 Daylength neutral series for multiple pot sizes
 Mounded habit for quarts, baskets, patio pots
and mixes

51. Proven
Winners
CALIBRACHOA SUPERBELLS
NEW HOLY SMOKES AND HOLY COW
NEW DOUBLE LOVE SWEPT AND CHIFFON
 Holy Smokes has fun blooms with a soft yellow base patterned
with blue-purple splotches
 Holy Cow is like Holy Smokes but with pink splotches
 Love Swept features double deep pink flowers with a fine white
rim on each petal
 Chiffon Yellow has buttery yellow flowers with green veins and
dark centers

52. Proven
Winners
CALENDULA LADY GODIVA
YELLOW & ORANGE
 Blooms all Summer and into Fall!
 Excellent heat tolerance
 Ideal for Quarts and Gallons

53. Proven
Winners
SEDUM LEMON CORAL
 2019 National Plant of the Year
 Trendy spiky yellow foliage
 Drought tolerant filler for baskets,
combos and landscapes

54. Proven
Winners
VEGETABLES AND SMALL FRUITS
NEW TOMATO GARDEN GEM
NEW STRAWBERRY BERRIED TREASURE
 Scientists say Garden Gem is the “best
tomato in the world”!
 Buried Treasure has dark foliage and
beautiful, delicious strawberries

55. Dummen
Orange
NEW LANTANA HAVANA
 Bred for minimal seed set
 Naturally compact habit
 Five heat-tolerant colors

56. Dummen
Orange
NEW BEGONIA SPRING FLING
BALL SEED EXCLUSIVES
NEW PINK TULIP
NEW BUTTERCUP
 Instant, elegant color for patio pots
 Dark, clean foliage and very strong branching
 Tight habit means big retail appeal

57. Dummen
Orange
NEW VERBENA EMPRESS SUN
 Six heat and cold tolerant colors
 Vigorous, featuring early flowering, a
reduced cyclic blooming pattern, plus
impressive heat, humidity, and
mildew tolerance

58. Danziger
CALIBRACHOA COLIBRI
 Compact for quarts and small pots with
vigorous growth
 Five vivid colors
 Colibris flower in short days (10 hours) and
bloom early from spring until late Fall

59. Danziger
CALIBRACHOA LIA
 Trailing for baskets
 Early flowering varieties with bigger blooms
 Will flower in a 10-hour day

60. Jaldety
THUNBERGIA ARIZONA
NEW Orange Red and Rose Sensation
 Vigorous trellis plant
 Eye-catching, unique colors
 Retail impulse show stopper!

61. Syngenta
AQUILEGIA KIRIGAMI SERIES
NEW Seed Columbine
 Five upright bicolors
 Newest Aquilegia breeding
 Can be forced for any Spring program needs

62. Syngenta
PANSY DELTA SPEEDY SERIES
 Reliable and programmable production
with near day-neutral flowering
 Ideal for winter flowering in the South
and West and early spring in the North
 Fast crop times and a tight bloom
window

63. Syngenta
GERANIUM MOXIE COLLECTION
 Collection of Interspecific Geraniums
 Some are more Zonal, some are more Ivy

64. Sakata
SUPERCAL PREMIUM SERIES
 New breeding for better heat tolerance
 Stronger roots for better disease tolerance
 5 new unique colors

65. Sakata
NEW SUNPATIENS COLORS
HUGE CONSUMER AWARENESS!
*SPREADING SERIES IS DROPPED
*VIGOROUS SERIES IS EXPANDED
 Sun or shade, rain or shine, Spring through frost
 Assortment simplified to Compact and Vigorous
 Spreading varieties incorporated into each series

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