2024 California Spring Trials preview: Syngenta Flowers

Check out Syngenta Flowers' offerings at CAST 2024.

2024 California Spring Trials (CAST): With ThinkPlants Perennials. 2280 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy, California 95020; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. March 20-24. For questions, contact Melanie Fernandes at 1-800-549-0158 or register at syngentaflowers-us.com/flower-festival-registration.

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Painted Love Petunia Petunia Hybrida: Painted Love’s unique bicolor flower pattern presents a dramatic new look in the garden, planted alone or in combinations. Its mounded habit makes it perfect for hanging baskets and patio containers.

Dekko Maxx Petunia Petunia Hybrida: Maximum vigor ideal for landscape coverage and color. Smaller flower size and low spreading habit deliver outstanding durability in the toughest landscape conditions.

 

Birthday Bash Begonia Begonia x hybrida: Sweet double flowers against dark chocolate foliage. Add a surprise to retail programs with elegant charm and captivating flowers, perfect for gifting.

 

Sunfinity Double Sunflower Helianthus annuus: Double the sun and double the garden fun with this truly innovative double flowered vegetative sunflower. Vigorous plants with well-branched habits are versatile in both large patio containers and in-ground.

 

Calliope Large Dark Salmon Interspecific Geranium Pelargonium interspecific: Vigorous habits and maximum flower power make Calliope Large the perfect choice for high-impact baskets and large pots. This year, Dark Salmon joins the series.

 

Hunky Dory Delphinium Delphinium grandiflorum: Large blooms create an abundance of color, flowering uniformly within each variety and across the series, for a speedy and efficient crop. F1 vigor provides excellent germ and young plant performance, eliminating the need to multi-sow.

 

SeeWhy Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum: SeeWhy is a best-in-class mini-series of cyclamen for reliable and efficient production. This series tolerates higher temperatures without sacrificing quality or flower timing.

 

Bright Sparks Celosia Celosia plumosa: Bright Sparks Celosia boasts large plumes of brilliant color on an ultra-branched, intermediate plant. This series resists color fade and excels in quarts, gallons and larger upgraded planters.

 

Bright and Early Ornamental Kale Brassica oleracea: Genetically compact and tidy for small pot and pack production requiring less PGRs. Bright and Early colors are clean and crisp, coloring up early and offering a shorter production cycle to a wider range of growing conditions.

 

Mojo White Splash Interspecific Geranium Pelargonium interspecific: Brilliant colors and large flowers set against dark green foliage deliver a striking combination. This year, Mojo White Splash joins the series.

To explore more offerings from other growers, check out our full 2024 California Spring Trials coverage.

Check out Syngenta Flowers' past CAST offerings:

2023 / 2023

2022 / 2022

2021

2018