Cyclamen 'Latinia Success Candy Pink' (Ball Ingenuity)
Contiga Cyclamen (Syngenta Flowers)
Donatello Cyclamen Series (Schoneveld Breeding)
Dianthus chinensis 'Lavender Picotee' (Hem Genetics)
Diascia 'Trinity Sunset' (Danziger)
Nemesia 'Escential Pinkberry' (Westhoff)
Nemesia 'Nesia Denim' (Danziger)
Nemesia 'Sunsatia Cranberry Red' (Proven Winners)
Bright Lights Osteospermum (Proven Winners)
Pericallis 'Senetti Magic Salmon' (Suntory Flowers)
Snapdragon 'Speedy Sonnet Purple' (Sakata Ornamentals)
Viola 'Cats White' (Ernst Benary of America)
Viola 'Cats Yellow' (Ernst Benary of America)
Viola 'Freefall Morpho' (Syngenta Flowers)
Viola Spring Grandio Clear Mix (Sakata Ornamentals)
Cool-weather annuals planted in the spring or fall can extend the gardening season on either side of the summer months in cooler areas of the country. Whether they are frost tolerant, freeze tolerant, or semi-hardy, cool-season flowers can help you make the most of the shoulder seasons for plant sales, and the options for plants to offer go far beyond the traditional spring pansies and fall mums.
Here are 15 cool-weather annuals breeders introduced during California Spring Trials 2019.
Janeen Wright is former Editor for Greenhouse Grower. . See all author stories here.