Apr 8, 2025

Dümmen Orange wraps up CAST 2025, raises $20K for children’s nonprofit

Dümmen Orange recently welcomed guests from around the world to celebrate 25 years of operation in North America and show off its extensive product lineup at the California Spring Trials (CAST) 2025.

Highlights of the display included:

• The new dahlia Summer Bees series, a pollinator-friendly plant that flowers from May to August.
• Begonia I’Conia Bacio Lemon, a new addition to the hybrid begonia series that features soft yellow blooms with delicate peach undertones.
• Cosmic Blues, a new addition to Confetti Garden combinations that featured new petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Blue Vein’, which is powered by Intrinsa, making it TMV-resistant and the most stable sparkle in the series.
• Five new introductions in the La Diva Lavender collection, as well as a new series called Spirit, which has three colors: Purple Blue, Pink (which are both Zone 4 hardy) and White.
• Several new flowering perennials: New genera include the sedum Cloudburst Series, nepeta Serene Series and campanula UltraViolet. New varieties and series include the agastache FlutterFriendly series, leucanthemum Sweet Daisy Kylie and Chloe, salvia Clarity, salvia NoblePrincess and achillea Sea Breeze Series.

At the completion of CAST 2025, Dümmen Orange donated all its plants to the Tolosa Children’s Dental Center, a nonprofit located in San Luis Obispo, California, who held a sale to raise funds for its organization. The organization provides comprehensive dental care for underserved children throughout San Luis Obispo county. Over $20,000 was raised, intended to help provide vital dental services to children in need.

Photo courtesy of Dümmen Orange.