From color to cold hardiness, here’s what was new from Sakata, Dümmen Orange, Green Fuse Botanicals, and more.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage show off the new ‘Mooodz Courage’ well-branching echinacea from Hilverdaflorist.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage are excited about recent additions to the already popular Zinnia Profusion series from Sakata.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage check out Sakata’s SuperCal and its ability to withstand the elements.

Check our Dr. A’s top picks from Dummen Orange, Green Fuse Botanicals, and several others during California Summer Trials.

After a lost travel year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greenhouse Grower team was eager to get back to the West Coast for the 2021 California Summer Trials.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage go up close with an updated ptilotus from Benary during the 2021 California Summer Trials.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage check in on the latest developments in herbs from Benary during the 2021 California Summer Trials.

As a former Greenhouse Grower editor and plant lover at heart, I jumped at the chance to once again attend CAST, the California Spring-Turned-Summer Trials.

The quality of new begonias, echinacea, and zinnias continues to improve. Here are some of Dr. A’s favorites on the second day of the 2021 California Summer Trials.

Greenhouse Grower’s Janeen Wright and Allan Armitage get the scoop on new petunias and geraniums series from Syngenta Flowers.

Our team was thrilled to be back admiring some of the greatest genetics in the world, but it was even more special to catch up with many of the great people in our industry after a long absence.

From mixed herb containers to petunias, here are some plants that caught the eye of Dr. Allan Armitage on the first day of California Summer Trials.