Dummen

Dummen-  This was a wow stop last year, and they keep this as a top stop this year too.  The amount and quality of intros has made this the most interesting stop yet. They seemed to add good colors to every series, including a Dark Red replacement for Ivy Geranium Barock that Syngenta dropped last year, and two new colors to the Magnum series, the largest flowering New Guinea Impatien on the market.  The Magnum series still does not have enough colors to replace any other large flowered basket New Guinea but it has a good start.

Interspecific Geranium Cumbia Series-  Watch out Calliope, the Cumbia Dark Red was identical in color and vigor to the Calliope Dark Red, and the Cumbia series also has a Hot Pink/Rose that matches the Dark Red in vigor unlike the Calliope Scarlet that is a smaller variety. 

Perry from Dummen says the big difference is the number of flws in the umbels in the two series.  In the picture below you can see this. Cumbia on left, Calliope on right.

Petunia Sweetunia Series-  A lot of new and exciting colors in this smaller flowered mounded/trailing petunia.  The three biggest colors to catch my attention, were the  Burgundy, Orange Flash and Black Jack.  I think the Burgundy really was a great combo item in their displays.

Petunia Potunia Series-  Three new colors were added to the compact mounded series, this and the Sun Spun still remain the top two series for a petunia to use in a 10"combo that won't take over the basket.  My favorite of the new three was a soft lavender with deep lavender veining.

Confetti Mixes-  The confetti mixes were celebrating their 5th bday this Pack Trials and Dummen was celebrating this and their new Utility Patent.  About 4 new mixes that all looked great. Kir Royal was my favorite of the new intros.

Upright Fuschia Artes Mojo-  You wouldn't think an upright fuchsia (4" or combo pot production) would make it in to a select few I would talk about at this supplier, but this variety scream Easter Basket color!  Every combo they used it in looked great.

Food: A lot of different appetizers, halibut, risotto, green beans and birthday cake. And a cool glass of lemonade meet us at the door when we got there, which hit the spot... It got warm today.