purple petunia flowers with white speckles

Sep 10, 2025
Dümmen Orange highlights top performers from 2025 summer trial season

As Dümmen Orange wraps up its summer trials season in North America, these annuals and perennials represent the best in class for color, habit and overall garden performance. These selections rose to the top across multiple regions, showing exceptional resilience, bloom power and consumer appeal.

Dümmen Orange Begonia I’Conia® Bacio Lemon at Metrolina Greenhouses — Begonia ‘I’Conia Bacio Lemon’ at Metrolina Greenhouses.

Begonia ‘I’Conia Bacio Lemon’ is new for 2026 and already a winner, earning the Retailers’ Choice Award at Cultivate’25. This variety features soft yellow blooms with peach undertones, striking dark foliage and a compact habit, which makes it suitable for smaller containers and ideal for strong retail appeal.

Dümmen Orange Coleus Main Street Franklin Street at Young’s Plant Farm — Coleus ‘Main Street Franklin Street at Young’s Plant Farm.

Coleus ‘Main Street Franklin Street’ is new to the Main Street series. Franklin Street is a true landscape performer, thriving in both full sun and full shade. It features a large, full-figured habit with bright rose and orange tones accented by chartreuse edges.

Dümmen Orange Confetti Garden Cosmic Blues at Colorado State University — Confetti Garden Cosmic Blues at Colorado State University.

Confetti Garden Cosmic Blues is a Trio Mix that brings the magic of Milky Way to the garden with moody blues and a splash of sparkle. Featuring well-timed blooms from spring through early summer, this multi-species combo shines with petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Blue Vein’ and it has built-in TMV resistance powered by Intrinsa for confident performance.

Dümmen Orange Petunia Surprise Sparkle Blue Vein — Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Blue Vein’.

Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Blue Vein’ is the most stable sparkle yet. Holding its color from early spring through the heat of summer, it is powered by Intrinsa. Sparkle Blue Vein offers TMV resistance and medium-high vigor, making it suitable for mixed combinations and hanging baskets. Retailers and gardeners can expect strong flower power and outstanding garden performance.

Dümmen Orange Scaevola Scala Cappello White at Plantpeddler — Scaevola ‘Scala Cappello White’ at Plantpeddler.

Scaevola ‘Scala Cappello White’ is heat- and drought-tolerant. This variety features crisp, white-fan shaped blooms that create a carpet of color. With excellent branching, medium vigor and a bushy habit, it is suitable for premium pots, baskets and the landscape.

Dümmen Orange Agastache FlutterFriendly Orange at Colorado State University — Agastache ‘FlutterFriendly Orange’ at Colorado State University.

Agastache ‘FlutterFriendly Orange’ is first-year flowering and part of a new series. Vibrant, large flowers that bloom all summer long make it ideal for pollinator programs. Thriving in hot and humid conditions, this variety is suitable for a 2.5-quart or 2-gallon program with its large growing habit and even larger flowers. It performs well in Zones 5 to 9.

Dümmen Orange Lavender La Diva Eternal Grace at Smith Gardens — Lavender ‘La Diva Eternal Grace’ at Smith Gardens.

Lavender ‘La Diva Eternal Grace’ is a new addition to the Eternal series. Eternal Grace complements Elegance with the same outstanding performance. Now in a larger, standard-sized English lavender, it has a bigger habit and larger blooms. First-year flowering, it is hardy in Zones 5 to 9.

Dümmen Orange Leucanthemum Sweet Daisy Kylie at Smith Gardens — Leucanthemum ‘Sweet Daisy Kylie’ at Smith Gardens.

New for 2026, leucanthemum ‘Sweet Daisy Kylie’ features oversized white blooms with a striking double row of petals. This first-year flowering Leucanthemum offers 8 to 10 weeks of color and standout garden performance. It is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.

Dümmen Orange Nepeta Serene Frost at Metrolina Greenhouses — Nepeta ‘Serene Frost’ at Metrolina Greenhouses.

Nepeta ‘Serene Frost’ features a compact habit and continuous blooms all season long. This white-flowering variety offers exceptional landscape performance and reliable perennial color from May through September. It is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.

Dümmen Orange Viola Spring Morning Bumblebee at Colorado State University — Viola ‘Spring Morning Bumblebee’ at Colorado State University.

Viola ‘Spring Morning Bumblebee’ is part of the new Spring Morning series of perennial violas. It brings the promise of a sunny, colorful day to any garden. Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, Bumblebee’s early, long-lasting blooms, heat tolerance and medium-sized flowers provide vibrant color throughout the season.

Photos courtesy of Dümmen Orange.