California Spring Trials 2025: A Final Sneak Peek at New Varieties

By Dianne Munson|March 22, 2025

For a final preview before the start of California Spring Trials 2025 (CAST 2025), from March 25 to 29, here’s a look at all of the extra varieties and selections we didn’t include in Parts 1, 2, and 3, of our previous CAST 2025 preview coverage. So, here’s one last look at what to expect at CAST 2025, straight from the breeders.

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Begonia ‘Mega Cool’ Series (Benary) | Benary
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Pentas ‘Graffiti Falls Rose’ (Benary) | Benary
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Rudbeckia ‘Tablemate Gold’ (Benary) | Benary
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Impatiens ‘Harmony Colorfall Flamingo’ (Danziger) | DanzigerOnline.com
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Osteopermum ‘Dynamic Bicolor Besties’ (Danziger) | DanzigerOnline.com
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Petunia ‘Capella Hello Sunshine’ (Danziger) | DanzigerOnline.com
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Thunbergia ‘SunnySusy Amber Stripes’ (Green Fuse Botanicals) | Green Fuse Botanicals
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Thunbergia ‘SunnySusy Cherry’ and Thunbergia ‘SunnySusy Orange Eye’ (Green Fuse Botanicals) | Green Fuse Botanicals
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Thunbergia ‘SunnySusy White Halo’ (Green Fuse Botanicals) | Green Fuse Botanicals
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Dianthus chinensis F1 ‘Divinity Scarlet Picotee’ (Hem Genetics) | Hem Genetics
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Echinacea ‘MOOODZ Fearless’ (HilverdaFlorist) | HilverdaFlorist
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Bracteantha ‘SunBrero Orange’ (Kientzler) | Kientzler North America
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Loropetalum ‘Purple Charm’ (Plant Development Services, Inc.) | Plant Development Services
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Lisianthus ‘Viviana Pink’ (Sakata Ornamentals) | Sakata Seed America
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Gerbera ‘Joybera’ (Schoneveld) | Schoneveld Breeding
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Catharanthus ‘Soiree Flamenco Plum Velvet’ (Suntory Flowers) | Suntory Flowers
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Viola ‘Penny Pro Blue Marina’ (Syngenta Flowers) | Syngenta Flowers
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Petunia ‘Crazytunia Inkblot’ (Westhoff) | Westflowers by Westhoff