ABBOTSFORD, BC – July 18th, 2025 – Bloomin’ Easy Plants, Inc. is thrilled to announce that its Solar Sisters™ Rudbeckia won a Retailer’s Choice Award during Cultivate ‘25, held July 13-15th in Columbus, Ohio. The Retailer’s Choice Awards are sponsored and hosted by The Garden Center Group, which has members that make up the panel of retail professional judges. These members walk the show looking for new plants and products they believe will be great sellers and successful in their retail stores.
“We’re proud and honored that Solar Sisters Rudbeckia was chosen among so many great new plants at the show,” says Bloomin’ Easy Plants, Inc. President, DeVonne Friesen. “It’s one of our most enticing new releases because the flowers are so bold and unique and it creates a striking retail presentation with the Bloomin’ Easy pot that commands attention and turns heads.”
Bubble Bath™ Hydrangea paniculata, one of Bloomin’ Easy’s new releases for 2026 also garnered a lot of attention during Cultivate ‘25. The playful concourse display, featuring a real claw foot bathtub filled with Bubble Bath blooms, led to high demand for youngplant inputs.
“The brightest star of our booth and Cultivate experience was most definitely Bubble Bath Hydrangea,” says Bloomin’ Easy Plants, Inc. Director of Operations, Kevin Cramer. “Despite Hydrangeas sometimes feeling like a full category, Bubble Bath’s unique value is clear to the growers we serve. It’s notably compact and vigorous at the same time, and it blooms so heavily all you can see is flowers.”
Solar Sisters™ Rudbeckia inputs are available in North America from Van Belle Youngplants and Pioneer Gardens. Bubble Bath™ Hydrangea inputs are available from Van Belle Youngplants. Contact your Bloomin’ Easy finished container growers for availability.
Bloomin’ Easy Plants, Inc. partners with top breeders across the globe to introduce and market improved new low-maintenance genetics. Paired with industry leading support tools such as augmented reality, Care Reminders powered by the Bloomin’ Easy Care+ app and AI chatbot, Daisy Digs, Bloomin’ Easy makes gardening easier and more inviting for young homeowners who seek to Plant, Water, Relax®.
