The "Gallery of Innovations" is the best starting point for your tour of Benary's wonderful world of novelties. Just like a living sculpture, the "Novelties Bench" strikes the visitors' fancy for Benary's 2005-2006 new introductions, displaying the wide range of Benary's works of art. The profitable AAS and Fleuroselect double winner Salvia 'Evolution' stands out from the crowd for its unique flower color, long flowering period and excellent habit. An absolute novelty, the green cut aster 'Hulk', petalless with sturdy bracts and a pale yellow center, is the new sensation in floristry. Its enormously high yield and up to four-week vase life make 'Hulk' a long-lasting hit at the retail and place it way up at the top of the green lifestyle trend. Just like in painting, landscape is a major genre at Benary. A vigorous habit combined with excellent garden performance and great flower production is in high demand. Benary's response to this issue is brief and succinct: The new Begonia 'Lotto'® quartet, Impatiens 'Candy'®, Pentas 'Kaleidoscope' and Celosia 'Fresh Look' make for perfect landscape items. In terms of perennials, Benary has long since made the transition to modernity. The FastraX novelties Lychnis 'Lumina', Lobelia 'Fan® Salmon' and Scabiosa 'Ritz Blue' ensure Benary the pole position in the “Formula One Race of Perennials”. The unprecedented ApeX Seed quality of the new classic perennial Penstemon 'Mystica' shows just how close together the Art of Breeding and High Tech are. In a display of plug trays, Benary's "Art of Science" will be illustrating that the high standard of transplantable plugs that is met by all ApeX varieties is not just some vision but profitable, down-to-earth reality in state-of-the-art plant production. Before leaving the "Show of Innovations", you won't want to miss the chance to study the enlightening display of experimental varieties and cultivation methods. The "Solara Power Performance" is bound to attract a lot of attention, as are the Pentas temperature comparison and other trials from Benary's experimental box.

The "Hall of Impressionism" will be featuring impressions of Benary's spring range. New introductions and experimental varieties of 'Cats'® and 'Fancy' F1 pansies, the aquilegia team and the large Bellis Edition will be showing off their excellent plant quality. 'Spring Fling' will be illustrating how special spring perennials can combine to create a charming work of art. Benary's "Alternative Spring Perennials" are of special interest because they can be grown along with pansies without a great deal of trouble. Counteracting the price pressure during the spring season, these prime perennials offer new sales opportunities. Supported by extensive cultivation trials, Benary presents Scabiosa 'Ritz Blue' as a motor likely to drive a trend reversal in the price-sensitive mass market.

Summer compositions will be the big topic in the adjoining "Hall of Compositions". Here, the spotlight will be focused on perennial gardens and newcomer perennials. Benary's FastraX Program occupies the largest area, reflecting its steadily increasing market share. Along with the large field of classic perennials, Benary will be showing lots of popular FastraX items such as double winner Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun', the Delphinium 'Summer' trio, the early Campanula 'Pearl' duo and the Lobelia 'Fan'® community. Impressive color-coordinated summer plantings will be representing different styles of art. "Classicism" features clear contrasts in yellow, red and grey, whereas the "Romanesque" exudes its lovely charm in pink and white shades. The epoch of "Expressionism" lends vivid colors in purple and yellow to the scene. The transitions to "Pop Art" come smooth, yielding garish plantings that reflect the general positive feeling that prevailed during the period of economic wonder. While the multi-faceted plantings of perennials have been designed to simulate epochs of art history, the nearby presentation of rudbeckias creates a style of its own. A summer assortment representing a higher Art of Breeding and greater variety in color and form combined with supreme plant quality is hardly going to be found anywhere. Offering several cultivation options, rudbeckias 'Prairie Sun', 'Maya' and the 'Toto'® trio are just at the start of a remarkable career. Before leaving the show, visitors to Benary's Pack Trials will have the opportunity to enjoy yet another piece of Benary art - double winner Salvia 'Evolution', the crowning variety of the salvia range. Laurels on which Benary has certainly no intention to rest...

The "Art of Breeding" plant show is bound to confirm once again that Benary's competence lies in breeding innovative and market-driven items. Benary's competence will also be manifest in the great number of cultivation trials on display with annual and perennial varieties and in the continuous expansion of the ApeX Seed Technology Program. Last but not least, Benary acts as a driving force behind mutually profitable cooperations between growers and retailers by offering marketing programs and point-of-sale concepts.