The Greenhouse Grower team of Editor Laura Drotleff, Managing Editor Janeen Wright, Contributing Editor Allan Armitage, and Allan Armitage scholarship winner Andrew Scheldorf visited Syngenta Flowers, Pacific Plug and Liner (PPL), Hishtil, Jaldety, Cohen Propagators, and Nir Nursery today. They went Back to the Jungle at PPL, getting the chance to see the latest products PPL is focusing on in grasses, heuchera, hellebore, and echibeckia. Bailey Nurseries and Sunset Western and Southern Living Plants displayed at PPL as well.
@Janeen_GG: ‘Little Pretty Pink Splash’ geranium @SyngentaFHG is electric. It’s hard to miss the vivid pink color. It’s a little more compact than the Moxie series. There are more colors in the pipeline.
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Adenanthos 'Chris Tal' (Nir Nursery)
@Janeen_GG: I like this idea from Nir Nursery for a friendly Christmas tree without the prickles that you can use year round. Adenanthos can be upright or trailing.
@Janeen_GG: Hishtil has added two more Caloha Classic Calibrachoa trees - Yellow Chocolate Ring and Real Red. It hopes to position them for Mother’s Day sales. Stock will be sent to growers as unrooted graft cuts.
@Janeen_GG: Carex ‘Feather Falls’ (2017 introduction) is still killing it at Pacific Plug and Liner. It’s one tough grass and there is good demand for it.
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Argyranthemum 'Daisini Coral' (Cohen-Propagators)
@Janeen_GG: Three new colors of Daisini Argyranthemum at Cohen Propagators. My favorite is the Coral.
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Hellebore Display at Pacific Plug and Liner
The major offerings from Pacific Plug and Liner include three exclusive products: Helleborus (Frost Kiss series and others), Eckibeckia, and Carex ‘Feather Falls’ and the new ‘Ribbon Falls.’
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Hellebore Display at Pacific Plug and Liner
Pictured: Helleborus 'Penny's Pink' (bottom left), H. 'Glenda's Gloss'
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Gaura ‘Summer Star Baby’ (Hishtil)
@Janeen_GG: Gaura ‘Summer Star Baby’ is a new compact, shorter variety from Hishtil.
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Kirigami Aquilegia Series (Syngenta Flowers)
@Janeen_GG: Wow, wow, wow - Kirigami Aquilegia @SyngentaFHG are amazing. Breeder Todd Perkins deserves a standing ovation. Shorter vernalization requirements make them more programmable.
@Janeen_GG: What do you think of this nemesia Honey series from Cohen Propagators? It’s a completely new generation. Thirteen new colors.
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Nemesia Honey Series (Cohen Propagators)
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Nemesia Honey Series (Cohen Propagators)
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'Rey' (Nir Nursery)
@Janeen_GG: OK, plant nerds, tell me what this is. I bet you’ll never guess. You’ll find it at Nir Nursery. I’ll give you a hint. It’s a wax flower crossed with ????
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Heuchera Display at Pacific Plug and Liner
The major offerings from Pacific Plug and Liner include three exclusive products: Helleborus (Frost Kiss series and others), Eckibeckia, and Carex ‘Feather Falls’ and the new ‘Ribbon Falls.’ It has now added heuchera to its production.
@Janeen_GG: @BaileyNurseries new Endless Summer ‘Summer Crush’ hydrangea is simply stunning. It has tight internodes, waxy foliage, and is the smallest hydrangea in the line so far at around 18 to 36 inches tall. It will be available for retail in 2019.
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Dahlia 'Happy Days Purple' (Syngenta Flowers)
@Janeen_GG: @SyngentaFHG has acquired two new lines of Dahlias from Verwer: Gallery and Happy Days. I love the dark foliage contrast with the bright-colored flowers. Photos don’t do them justice.
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Begonia Top Hat Series
@Laura_GG_Editor: The new large-flowered Top Hat begonia series from @SyngentaFHG is positioned against Bigs and MegaWatts. These have giant, glossy leaves and flowers. I like the white variety. What do you think? #CAST2018#CASpringTrials
Check out some of the new plant varieties that stood out to the team, and be sure to follow them on Twitter @Laura_Editor_GG; @Janeen_GG) for the latest updates from the spring trials trail. Plus, don’t forget to come back later for more in-depth coverage of the trials online and in the June print issue.
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015California Spring Trials 2018: New Intros from Syngenta Flowers, Hishtil, Jaldety, Cohen Propagators, Bailey Nurseries, and More
April 19, 2018 
