CAST – Day 3
Day three of my excursion to the California Spring Trials (CAST) was jam packed full of fun stops and lots of plants like the Evening Scentsation™ petunia (Petunia) seen above at Takii America, Inc. This is one we’ve grown and enjoyed for vigor, color and scent! It’s also an All-America Selections (AAS) winner! Our group of Diane, Gail, Steve, Mark, Jeff and I enjoyed great weather and the hospitality of folks at each location meeting with us and giving us a tour. The photo at the very top is an experimental kale (Brassica oleracea) used for cutting (seen at Takii America) and was amazing to see for it’s size and color. There was no shortage of fun things to photograph and observe. Fading as I type so more tomorrow after CAST – Day 4 is complete!
Diane Blazek (AAS/NGB) and Tim Hodson (Editorial director at GPN, Lawn & Garden Retailer and Big Grower magazines)
‘Pink Panther’ foxglove (Digitalis x hybrida) – perennial
awesome kale basket!
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wheelbarrow of kale at Takii America (above)
Don’t ask…long story…but funny
Gail (left) from AAS/NGB and her daughter Allison (Takii America)
Petunia hybrida SuperCal® Premium Caramel Yellow (xPetchoa) – above
Petunia hybrida SuperCal® Premium French Vanilla (xPetchoa) – above
Brassica ‘Miz America’ (mustard) – above
our crew with Bob Croft (foreground) from SAKATA this morning
Gerbera ‘Majorette Bright White w Dark Eye’ (above)
always love the floating flowers!
Viking™ Series (awesome!) above
Impatiens hawkeri SunPatiens® XL Tropical White (above)
Impatiens hawkeri SunPatiens® Compact Royal Magenta (‘SAKIMP029’) – above
cool planter of pansies!
Brassica ‘Nagoya White’ (kale) – above
one of MANY cool arrangements I saw today
Coleus PartyTime™ ‘Reggae Salmon’ (above)
Coleus PartyTime™ ‘Red Bolero’ (above)
Begonia Viking™ XL Red on Chocolate (above)
mix of poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) at SAKATA – above
‘Fire Fresh’ Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) – above
Dahlia MEDIO FUN ‘Orange Flame’ (above)
Pericallis SENETTI® ‘Magenta Bicolor’ (above)
Begonia DREAMS BK Collection ‘Chloe Coral Pink’ (above)
Dahlia MAGGIORE ‘Fire’ (above)
Camouflage™ Variegated Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica ‘Variegata’)
‘Ghostly Princess’ French lavender (Lavandula pedunculata) – above
Dianthus hybrida DIANA ‘Loving White’ (above)
Barry Ruta (far left) with our crew seeing Hem Genetics plants
Verbena rigida ‘Dazzling Nights’ (above)
Coleus ‘Pineapplette’ (above)