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Trials Pass with Flying Colors

American Farms in Naples runs new plant trials from numerous breeders around the world. They commit valuable production space and efforts to discover: How will they grow here, are they really improved, and lastly, do consumers like them? Here are a few outstanding plants from those trials that concluded in January, 2019.

My compliments to growers Justin Orion and Steffi Hugo and the many workers whose talents and labor go into producing this massive, beautiful crop of color.

  • Bidens ‘Duo Firewheel’
  • Flame-like plumes of Celosias
  • Celosia ‘Atomic Neon Pink’
  • Proven Winners ‘Eternal Love’ combo’
  • Strawberry ‘Berried Treasure’
  • Cool colors: ‘Rainy Days Mix’
  • Plant-namers have fun with ‘Brainwave Purple’ celosia
  • Striking two tone Gerbera daisy ‘Color Bloom Bicolor’
  • Lobelia ‘Hot Snow Flurries Mix’
  • A bowl of embers: Celosia ‘Kelos Fire’
  • Gerbera daisy ‘Color Bloom Deep Rose’
  • More warm colors with coleus, bidens and calibrachoa.
  • This verbena has excellent plant form but will bloom more with warm days.
  • ‘Color Bloom’ gerbera daisy
  • This open, rangy celosia will fit well in a combination.