The 2020 California Spring Trials take place in late March, but it’s not too early to learn more about some of the new products that will be on display, including perennials that can make a big impact in the spring.
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Silene ‘Carol Jean’ (Green Fuse Botanicals)
This all-new summer blooming ground cover boasts clean white or intense pink flowers. ‘Carol Jean’ will come into bloom as phlox subulate goes out of bloom. This means customers are in stores when it is naturally in color. Its heat and humidity performance will have consumers loving it all summer long.
With glowing light-pink flowers, ‘Cheryl’s Shine’ radiates color in the late winter-early spring, a time of year that can still be a little dreary. Another sister seedling to ‘Anna’s Red’ and ‘Penny’s Pink,’ ‘Cheryl’s Shine’ sports the same marbled foliage with a similar growth habit and bloom time (January-April). Hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 8.
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Lupinus polyphyllus Lupini Series (Hem Genetics)
Lupini is an attractive first-year-flowering, dwarf-hardy perennial with upright flower spikes. It reaches a height of 12 inches and spread of 8 inches and performs well in full sun or partial shaded conditions. Lupini has a short crop time and doesn’t need vernalization to induce flowering. Hardy in USDA Zones 6- to 8, Lupini is available in five colors, plus a mix.
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Dianthus ‘American Pie Cherry Pie’ (PlantHaven International)
A new dianthus for the American Pie line, ‘Cherry Pie’ features deep-cherry blooms that are carried on sturdy stems that do not flop. Great for picking, long-lasting cut flowers, it is ideal for pots and containers, garden borders, and modern landscapes.
‘Hillier Porcelain Blue’ features vibrant, aqua-blue flowers that dance above blue-green and bronze foliage. It blooms from spring to early summer.
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Centaurea ‘Mercury’ (Jaldety)
‘Mercury’ has a wonderful intense color effect. It features silver- white rosettes of decorative wavy, rounded lobes leaves with cushion shape and a mounding habit. It is superb for foliage combo, edging, rock gardens, group planting, and big containers.
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Brunnera ‘Alexandria’ (Terra Nova Nurseries)
‘Alexandria’ is the perfect companion to another Terra Nova Brunnera, ‘Alexander’s Great.’ It features brilliant, mirror-silver leaves with the classic ‘Alexander’s Great’ size and vigor. Tiny clouds of sky-blue flowers in the spring float above the foliage as it emerges.
February 26, 2020 
