Our editorial team spent the third day of California Spring Trials at Sakata Seed and American Takii.

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.

The Medallion of Honor, presented to Hiroshi Sakata, is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the gardening industry.

During the 2023 California Spring Trials, Greenhouse Grower’s Julie Hullett and Allan Armitage marvel at the color of Sakata’s new line of daisies.

During the 2023 California Spring Trials, Michael Wiebe of Sakata offered an update on new varieties Sunpatiens ‘Compact Red Candy’ and ‘Supercal Premium Red Maple’ petunia.

Visits to Sakata Ornamentals, Kientzler, American Takii, Danziger, and others included new series and updates to familiar names.

Here are a few plants that caught my eye on our third day of CAST 2023, when we visited Sakata, American Takii, and Danziger.

Kris Carlsson comes to Sakata with extensive technical production, marketing, sales, team building, and management experience in the North American ornamentals market.

As more growers produce cut flowers, they are looking for new varieties and growing tips.

Learn more about what you can expect to see from breeders on display at Sakata Ornamentals and Syngenta Flowers’ CAST host locations.

Sakata Ornamentals’ new-and-improved website officially went live this past week, reimagined with enhanced design, functionality, and a better user experience.

SakataCEA.com is a full-scale, online resource cataloging of all that Sakata’s controlled-environment agriculture program has to offer.

John Lindbo will be responsible for the management of the biotechnology team, which includes a new tissue culture lab.