Dark vibes from Syngenta Flowers are catching looks at CAST
Syngenta Flowers is celebrating the theme, “Flowers Connect Us” at California Spring Trials 2026. See how these new varieties can easily fit into your 2027 production schedule.
Sedum ‘Hot Rocks Dark Leaf Red’
Hot Rocks offers a compact habit, with a vibrant deep red flower, adorning dark chocolate foliage. Great branching keeps ‘Hot Rocks Dark Leaf Red’ (shown above) looking great all season long, with more flowers and reduced lodging.
Begonia ‘iCandy XL Deep Yellow’
Deep Yellow has similar strong vigor to ‘iCandy Coral Pink.’ It has a mounding habit with dark chocolate foliage and deep yellow cascading flowers. Ideal for quarts and larger pots, as it grows 10- to 14-inches tall and 12- to 16-inches wide.
Dahlia ‘Coffee Shop Lavender Latte’
The coffee-dark foliage creates dramatic contrast in borders while complementing the fully double blooms that hold their shape throughout the season. It has strong garden performance with excellent powdery mildew resistance. Perfect for patio pots, cutting gardens and landscape beds, these robust dahlias deliver continuous waves of café-inspired colors on strong stems.
Pelargonium ‘Pretty Little White Splash’
Interspecific breeding delivers the perfect combination of multi-bloom flowering, enhanced branching and exceptional garden performance. Naturally compact and early to flower, Pretty Little excels in small container programs, making it the premium choice for branded jumbo packs and quart programs. Very floriferous with rose splash on flowers, compact vigor and great for small pots.
Zinnia ‘Zydeco Gold’
Fully-double flowers increase flower longevity for lasting impact. Zydeco have excellent heat, drought and disease tolerance, bringing season-long garden performance where other zinnias fail. Vigorously branched plants are adaptable to production in packs as well as premium pots and baskets.
Lavender ‘Scent Mini Blue’
A First-year flowering perennial, this is the next generation of Scent lavender with more consistent and earlier flowering. Easy to program for spring sale dates, and now with the mini variety to extend sales options in smaller formats. Mini Blue matches the original blue for fill and flower timing but finishes 33% more compact, offering a great option for packs and smaller pot, and optimization of retail appeal and shelf-life.
Photos courtesy of Syngenta Flowers.