Check out this photo gallery of top selections from the second day of the 2024 California Spring Trials, direct from the Greenhouse Grower team.

Our editorial team spent the second day of California Spring Trials at the Santa Barbara Polo Club and Dümmen Orange.

To get you primed for what you can expect to discover this year (whether you attend or not), Greenhouse Grower highlights some favorites directly from the breeders.

Today we visited PlantHaven, Pacific Plug and Liner (PP&L), Southern Living, and Dummen Orange, and were treated to the future, both in plant material and in programs being developed.

As investors and consumers seek sustainable corporate practices and products, this breeder incorporates new social responsibility strategies.

All-America Selections has awarded Colocasia ‘Royal Hawaiian Waikiki’ with a National Winner designation.

The latest round of All-America Selections winners include first-timers for coleus and colocasia, as well as a few different tasty garden snacks.

The Greenhouse Grower team saw several exciting new plant varieties at this site that offer lots of opportunities for growers.

The relationship with PlantHaven ensures that growers requiring liners can easily access J. Berry genetics through PlantHaven’s network of young plant producers.

Learn more about what you can expect to see from breeders on display at the Santa Barbara Polo Club.

Both Robert and Jeanette Bett have a long relationship with PlantHaven International, going back to the early 2000s.

PlantHaven Plant Project Manager Amanda Flint discusses the company’s new plant introductions for 2021 with Greenhouse Grower Editor Janeen Wright.

Proven Winners, Ball Horticultural Company, PlantHaven International, and Terra Nova Nurseries share trends, advances, as well as some new introductions.