2023 CAST preview: Green Fuse Botanicals

Preview introductions from the breeder at the 2023 California Spring Trials.

A plant with light purple and dark pink flowers and green leaves.

Notable new varieties to be introduced at CAST 2023 by Green Fuse Botanicals:

An exciting new addition to the Blanket Petunia family, Double Surprise produces a combination of color from a single plant! Flowers of silver, white, purple, lavender and even bicolors pop all season long! This milliflora double petunia will self-clean and will envelop the landscape all growing season! 

The all-new Arctotis MAJEC Yellow/Red produces the brightest-colored flowers you've ever seen! With silver foliage, the mounding plant looks brilliant in containers as well as the landscape. Daylength neutrality makes programming a breeze. This series is well known for its low water requirements for consumer success!


The explosion of popularity in house plants helps us all have strong off-season sales. The all new Streptocarpus Lady Slippers Cherry Ice will keep this trend going strong! Deep cherry-colored blossoms will bloom everyday indoors or a shady spot on the porch. Ease of care for the consumer ensures years of flowers. 

A crowd favorite in trials, it’s easy to fall in Love. The Begonia Rex Love series is extremely grower friendly with high vigor and predictable finish times. Colors of Lemon, Lime, Burgundy, Vintage and Turtle all produce bright colors in solid and marbled leaves. They are all right at home on the porch or in the home for yearlong texture and color.

The name says it all! Hosta Gator Cup Gold maintains highly corrugated leaves all season in an eye-catching bright gold color. Thick leaves maintain their tidy appearance in all climates and their extreme vigor fills the garden space. Zone four performance will delight gardens for years to come!

Stop location: 8220 Stockton Road, Somis, California, 93066

Dates: Wednesday, March 29 - Saturday, April 1 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.