Danziger reveals CAST 2025 visitors’ top picks
Visitors to Danziger’s California Spring Trials (CAST) display in Gilroy, California, were given a backstage pass to a greenhouse full of color and creativity. From new genetics to retail inspiration, eye-catching combos to elegant novelties, the mood was energetic for this season and beyond.
“CAST is a great opportunity not only to showcase our new genetics, but to connect with our customers and partners,” said Mike Fernandez, market manager for Danziger North America. “We’re working hard to create varieties that meet every grower need. Our lineup for 2026 really delivers on that promise.”
Here is a look at what visitors chose as their top picks for the 2026 season:
Osteospermum Dynamic Bicolor Besties
The Besties series captured everyone’s attention with its multi-hued blooms that glow with peachy-orange and lavender pink blooms. This new osteospermum series celebrates everything we love about true friendship, bringing vibrancy and charm to the garden. Each of the seven colors in the series were bred and selected for their consistent habit and bloom timing. Besties can be grown in a warm greenhouse along other spring annuals, offering more flexibility for growers.
New Guinea Impatiens ‘Harmony Colorfall Flamingo’
Visitors were drawn to ‘Harmony Colorfall Flamingo’, with an up-close look at the impact this first trailing New Guinea Impatiens series brings to larger containers and hanging baskets. Flamingo brings a hot pop of pink to any garden space with loads of long-lasting blooms. ‘Harmony Colorfall Flamingo’ is available in seven colors. This series can also handle sun better than most other NGI.
Petunia ‘Capella Hello Sunshine’
The perfect sunny yellow petunia made its debut at CAST. ‘Capella Hello Sunshine’ is an early variety with loads of light-yellow flowers. It’s one of 23 colors in the Capella series, known for excellent performance in propagation, early bloom power and its ability to create a tidy pot with minimal PGR use. Great for growers, Capella continues to grow and gain size in the garden, blooming all season long.
Hybrid Impatiens Series Sol Luna Prime
The CAST display of hybrid impatiens series Sol Luna Prime showcased the unmatched uniformity across all colors. Sol Luna Prime is a garden game-changer with blooms arriving up to seven days earlier and its flexibility to perform in both sun and shade.
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