What were the new plants on show at Ball Golegrave spring trials?

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Spring Open House at the Ball Colegrave Trial Grounds in West Adderbury, Banbury, took place on 11-14 February, showing trials of primroses, pansies and cyclamen as well as a revised perennial range. New, existing and experimental lines on display included anemone, Bellis, calendula, cyclamen, myosotis, pansy (including Trailing Pansy), perennials, polyanthus, primrose, primula, ranunculus and viola.Perennial business unit manager Steve Austin [picture 1] has selected 100 new plants for a supplement to June 2020's main catalogue, as well as 39 for the main catalogue, with several on display as part of the Lasting Beauty range. "We're trying not to categorise as shrubs and perennials," he says."It's just the best garden plants for the consumer to grow on their patio. We're taking away barriers that it's got to be [labelled as a] shrub or got to be a perennial. It's a mix of new and some old favourites." Daphne Perfume Princess from Tesselaar is an example. "It's been out a couple of years and has a fantastic fragrance. I see it as a great addition to our range." Sempervirens are planned too for 2021. Many of the plants will be in Ball's summer trials at West Adderbury. Ball works with DarwinPerennials on the bare root side as well.