The 2004 Pack Trials of Kieft Seeds took place on May 3-7 in Holland. This year's colour is said to be Pink and many new introductions follow this trend. The new compact Lavatera 'Twins Hot Pink', for container and garden use, won a Fleuroselect Gold Medal in 2002. 'Valentine' is the name of a unique pink colour combination in F1 Viola. The 3 cm diameter flowers are cherry pink through to light pink with a white face and starry eye, depending on temperature and light level. This variety has small leaves, it is very compact and frost tolerant. Three new colours are added to the Dianthus barbatus 'Noverna'® series. 'Noverna'® Pink, White and Violet. The Purple variety won a Fleuroselect Gold Medal. The series is grown as an annual and no vernalisation is required. Plants are ideal for patio containers and garden borders with a long season of flowering. Lavandula 'Spanish Eyes' is an annual variety with attractive fragrance and long lasting flowers with excellent weather-tolerance. Verbena canadensis 'Toronto Silver Pink' is a new colour and the variety is mildew tolerant. Celosia spicata 'Kosmo Pink' is the third colour to the Kosmo series which is the first genetically dwarf type bred for indoor pot production. Plants produce an elegant central spike, surrounded by smaller spikes and havea long shelf life as pot and patio plant. It can be grown all-year-round and is suitable for sales over the Christmas period. Vegetatively propagated crops will also be on display at the Packtrials. Agastache 'Acapulco' Orange, Rose and Salmon/Pink Bicolor and new additions to the Calibrachoa 'Spring Fling', Other developments include Fuchsia 'Diva'® and 'Windchime'® and multiflora Dahlia 'Dahlstar'® and 'Amazon'. Some of the breeding work for 2005 can be seen in the Aquilegia ('Clementine' series) and Celosia ('Icecream series) For more information and details www.kieftseeds.com