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2013 Michigan State University Annual Trial Final Results - October 7, 2013

Prepared by Dr. Art Cameron and Daedre Craig

Genus Series Cultivar CompanyContainer/

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Angelonia Angelface Blue Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 23-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not as erect as other Angelonias in trial

Angelonia Angelface Pink Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 23-May 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.3 Not as erect as other Angelonias in trial

Angelonia Angelface White Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 23-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1 Not as erect as other Angelonias in trial

Angelonia AngelMistSpreading Dark

PurpleBallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 24-May 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.6

Flowers not as showy asother angelonias in trial, hidden

beneath foliage. Possible disease issues late in the summer.

Angelonia AngelMist Spreading White BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 24-May 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3.9Flowers not as showy asother angelonias in trial, hidden

beneath foliage. Possible disease issues late in the summer.

Angelonia Archangel Pink BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.4

Angelonia Archangel Purple BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4.6A little more rangy than the others. Not very floriferous on

Eval #7.

Angelonia Archangel Raspberry Improved BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0Very unique color. Flowers pop more than other Archangel

colors. One of my favorite plants this year.

Angelonia Archangel White BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4.4

Angelonia Sungelonia Blue Suntory ground 12-Apr 23-May 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.3

Angelonia Sungelonia Deep Pink Suntory ground 12-Apr 23-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1

Angelonia Sungelonia White Suntory ground 12-Apr 23-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Antirrhinum Chantilly Velvet Takii Seed ground 18-Mar 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3.9Gorgeous cut flower. Floppy. Going out of flower Aug 7.

Back in flower on Eval #5.

Bacopa Abunda Colossal Pink BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 24-May 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 4.0 Not much color on Eval #5

Bacopa Falls Big Dark Blue Selecta container 2-Apr 24-May 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 3.9 Not flowering Aug 7. Not much color on Eval #5.

Bacopa Falls Big Dark Pink Selecta container 2-Apr 24-May 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 4.1 Not much color on Eval #5

Bacopa Falls Big White 14 Selecta container 24-May 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 4.4

Begonia Breezy Pink Ball Ingenuity container 10-Jun 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.9

Begonia Breezy Red Ball Ingenuity container 10-Jun 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.7

Begonia Breezy Salmon Orange Ball Ingenuity container 10-Jun 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.7

Begonia Breezy White Ball Ingenuity container 10-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4.3

Begonia Breezy Yellow Ball Ingenuity container 10-Jun 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1 Not Uniform

Begonia Dragone Dusty Rose Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Look like silk flowers, they are so perfect!




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8-7

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8-2

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Begonia Dragone Sunset Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Look like silk flowers, they are so perfect!

Begonia

benariensisSurefire Red Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 6-Jun 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0

Formed a hedge of flowers by the end of the summer. Very

upright.

Begonia

benariensisSurefire Rose Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 6-Jun 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0

Formed a hedge of flowers by the end of the summer. Very

upright.

Bidens Bidy Gonzales Dummen ground 17-Apr 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.7Looked good throughout summer, but got swallowed up by

neighborning plants. Not very floriforous on Eval #7.

Bidens Sun Drop BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 10-Jun 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4.1 Would look good in a combo.

Calibrachoa Aloha Canary Yellow 2014 Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May 3 2 2 4 m m m 2.8Not Full. Mostly dead on Eval #5. Removed from trial on

Sept 4.

Calibrachoa Aloha Royal White Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 3 4 m 3.8 Brown leaves on Eval #5

Calibrachoa Aloha Tiki Apricot 71 Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 3 m m 3.8 Not much color on Eval #5. Removed from trial on Sept 4.

Calibrachoa Aloha Volcano Gold Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.3

Calibrachoa Aloha Volcano Neon 2014 Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Calibrachoa Aloha Volcano Sunset Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4.7

Calibrachoa Aloha Kona Volcano Pink Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m 4 5 4 4 5 4 4.3

Calibrachoa Aloha Kona Volcano Sunset Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Calibrachoa Cabaret Bright Red BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Calibrachoa Cabaret Deep Yellow BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 4 3 4 3 4.1 Not much color on Eval #5

Calibrachoa Cabaret Purple Improved BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Calibrachoa Can-Can Coral Reef Burpee Home and Garden container 2-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.3

Calibrachoa Can-Can Dark Purple BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 3.9 Almost no color on Eval #5 or 6

Calibrachoa Can-Can Hot Pink Star BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Calibrachoa Can-Can Purple Star BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.9 Color is faded on Eval #7

Calibrachoa Celebration Banana Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0Great bright yellow. Looked consistently fantastic all

summer.

Calibrachoa Celebration Capri White Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 4.3

Calibrachoa CelebrationDream Kisses Tiger

EyeWesthoff container 20-Mar 22-May 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4.0 Very rangy

Calibrachoa Celebration Mozart Westhoff container 3-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4.4




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Calibrachoa Celebration Purple Rain Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3.9 Lots of brown leaves on Eval #5

Calibrachoa Celebration Red Pepper Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3.9

Calibrachoa Celebration X-treme Blue Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.7

Calibrachoa Million Bells Blue Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 3 3 3 3 3 m 3.0

Calibrachoa Million Bells Bouquet Amethyst Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not full. Rangy.

Calibrachoa Million BellsBouquet Brilliant

PinkSuntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4.3

Calibrachoa Million Bells Bouquet Cream Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4.4

Calibrachoa Million Bells Bouquet Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.1

Calibrachoa Million Bells Bouquet Yellow Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.3

Calibrachoa Million Bells Brilliant Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 3 4 4 3.8 Not much color on Eval #5

Calibrachoa Million Bells Cosmos Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.6

Calibrachoa Million Bells Crackling Fire Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 2 m m m m m 2.0 Dead July 24. Removed from trial Aug 7

Calibrachoa Million Bells Lavender Improved Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.7

Calibrachoa Million Bells Neon Yellow Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 3 3 3 m m 3.3 Removed from trial on Sept 4.

Calibrachoa Million Bells Red Improved Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 1 1 m m m m 1.0 Mostly dead. Removed from trial Aug 7

Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Blue 09 Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.8

Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Magenta Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.8 Not very floriferous on Eval #7

Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Red Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3.9

Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing White Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 3 3 m 3.6

Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Yellow Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 4 5 5 4 m 4.5

Calibrachoa Million Bells Tropical Delight Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Calibrachoa Million Bells Wine Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 3 3 4 4 3 m 3.4 Really rangy. Not much color on top of pot for Eval #5.

Calibrachoa MiniFamousCompact Blue

ImprovedSelecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4.0

Calibrachoa MiniFamous Double Blue Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.6 Almost no color on Eval #5 or 6




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Calibrachoa MiniFamous Double Pink Vein Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3.7 Almost no color on Eval #5 or 6

Calibrachoa MiniFamous Double Red Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3.9 Very small flowers compared to other MiniFamous

Calibrachoa MiniFamous Double White Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Calibrachoa MiniFamous iGeneration Pink Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4.1

Calibrachoa MiniFamousiGeneration Rose

VeinSelecta container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.9 Not much color on Eval #7.

Calibrachoa MiniFamous iGeneration White Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.9 Nice bright white. Great performance all summer.

Calibrachoa Superbells Cherry Star Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Calibrachoa Superbells Dreamsicle Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.4

Calibrachoa Superbells Lemon Slice Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 3 4 m 3.8

Calibrachoa Superbells Pomegranate Punch Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4.9Glowing red color. Perhaps my favorite calibrachoa this

year.

Calibrachoa Superbells Spicy Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Canna South Pacific Scarlet Takii Seed ground 7-Mar 26-Mar 21-May 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4.7

We showcased this plant many places in the garden. Looked

great, but did attract Japanese Beetles (and beetle riddled

flowers detracted from the beauty of the plant).

Celosia First Flame Orange PanAmerican Seed ground 21-May 5 m 4 3 3 3 2 3.3

Not orange, more of a coral color when in bloom. Lumpy

looking. Color has faded a lot on Eval #5. Very faded and

tired on Eval #6 and 7. Not nearly as tidy and upright as

'Yellow' and 'Red'

Celosia First Flame Red PanAmerican Seed ground 2-Apr 21-May 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4.4Color has faded a lot on Eval #5. Very faded and tired

looking on Eval #6 and 7.

Celosia First Flame Yellow PanAmerican Seed ground 2-Apr 21-May 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4.3Color has faded a lot on Eval #5. Very faded and tired

looking on Eval #6 and 7.

Celosia Kurume New Scarlet Takii Seed ground 2-Apr 21-May 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 3.1 Aphids early on. Unique foliage color

Celosia Twisted Ball Ingenuity ground 2-Apr 21-May 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2.9Potential disease or virus issues. Plants never really took off.

Flower heads too heavy for plant, flop over.

Chasmanthium Northern Sea Oats control Fritz - Media Trial container 27-Jun m m larger larger larger larger larger

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Cleome Senorita Rosalita Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 12-Jun 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3.6 Not as colorful as past years, but still an excellent plant

Cleome Senorita Blanca Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1Not as showy as in past years, but looked slightly better

than Senorita Rosalita

Coleus Kong Jr. Green Halo Ball Ingenuity ground 7-Mar 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not uniform, some flowers. Flowering on Eval #7

Coleus Kong Jr. Lime Vein Ball Ingenuity ground 7-Mar 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not Uniform, some flowers. Flowering on Eval #7




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8-7

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Coleus Kong Jr. Rose Ball Ingenuity ground 7-Mar 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not Uniform. Reversion. Many plants are producing flowers.

Coleus Kong Jr. Scarlet Ball Ingenuity ground 7-Mar 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.7 Flowering on Eval #7

Coleus Mighty Mosaic PanAmerican Seed ground 7-Mar 2-Apr 15-May 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3.1 Not uniform, small.

Coleus Henna BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Looked great all summer.

Coleus Honey Crisp BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3.0 Small, not uniform

Coleus Redhead BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Some reversion starting. Revesion Aug 7.

Coleus Sultana BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Looked great all summer.

Coleus Vino BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Flowering on Eval #7. Looked great all summer.

Coleus Wasabi BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Looked great all summer.

Confetti Garden Hawaiian Hilo Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m m 4 4 3 m m 3.7Looks totally fried on Eval #5 (but we planted it in a hot

spot).

Confetti Garden Oktoberfest Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m m 4 5 5 4 4 4.4

Confetti Garden Pineapple Punch Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m m 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Confetti Garden Rockin' Red Dummen container 17-Apr 22-May m m 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Great combo, performed well in a hot location.

Dahlia XXL Alamos Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Flowers hidden beneath foliage

Dahlia XXL Durango Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.9 Lots of blooms. Perhaps the showiest of the XXL series

Dahlia XXL Hidalgo Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.6

Dahlia XXL Taxco Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.3

Dahlia XXL Veracruz Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4.4

Dianthus Sweet Black Cherry PanAmerican Seed ground 25-Mar 22-May 4 5 5 4 2 2 m 3.7

Not showy, nice cut flower, color is like red velvet. Going

out of flower Aug 7. Spent flower heads look gross- black

and slimy. Trimmed to ground on Eval #6

Diascia Sundiascia Upright Blush Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 24-May 5 5 4 4 4 m m 4.4 Started getting tired towards end of summer.

Diascia Sundiascia Upright Orange Suntory container 12-Apr 24-May 3 3 3 3 4 3 m 3.2 Started getting tired towards end of summer.

Diascia Sundiascia Upright Rose Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 24-May 4 4 3 3 4 4 m 3.7 Started getting tired towards end of summer.

Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit Kieft ground 18-Mar 5-Apr 22-May 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 3.4Second year looks awesome, not in flower this year. Some

plants starting to flower on Eval #5. Most plants flowering

on Eval #7.Euphorbia Star Dust Super Flash Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 3.4

Rabbit damage early on, recovered and looked great.

Compact.




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8-7

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Euphorbia Star Dust White Sparkle Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4.0 Compact.

Euphorbia Starblast Softpink Westhoff ground 20-Mar 22-May 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.1Unique dark stems and foliage, but I prefer the nice crisp

white color of other varieties. Compact.

Evolvulus Blue My Mind Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0Nice true blue color! Not particularly showy on it's own in a

container, but would look good in a combo or in masses.

Fuchsia Angel Earrings Cascading Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.3Very showy, but would look better in a hanging basket than

a container.

Fuchsia Angel Earrings Mauve Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1Very showy, but would look better in a hanging basket than

a container.

Gaillardia Mesa Peach Kieft ground 18-Mar 2-Apr 21-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 m 4.0Not many blooms early on. Not as nice as Mesa Yellow and

Arizona Apricot. Was majorly effected by sclerotinia disease

late in the season.Gaura Experimental White Blush Kieft ground 12-Mar 1-Apr 21-May 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4.3

Not very floriferous at certain times. Looks very weedy and

rangy by end of summer.

Geranium Cumbanita Deep Rose Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4.0 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Fanzone Dark Red 78 Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3.3 Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Has not filled out

Geranium Fanzone Deep Rose 76 Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Fanzone Fuchsia 74 Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3.7 Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Has not filled out

Geranium Fanzone Light Pink 71 Dummen container 17-Apr 2-Jan 5 5 5 2 4 3 4 4.0

Geranium Fanzone Rose Dummen container 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Fanzone So Amazing! Neon Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 3.6 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Fanzone So Fierce! Fuchsia Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 3.6Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

blooms @ Eval #5

Geranium Fanzone So Sultry! Dark Red Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 3.9Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

blooms @ Eval #5

Geranium Great Balls of Fire Blue Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2.9Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Looks

purple/pink. Not many blooms @ Eval #5. Aging blooms

look tatty.Geranium Great Balls of Fire Dark Red Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3.1

Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

blooms @ Eval #5. Aging blooms look tatty.

Geranium Great Balls of Fire Deep Rose Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3.7Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many


Geranium Great Balls of Fire Lavender Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3.0Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many


Geranium Great Balls of Fire Merlot Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3.7Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many


Geranium Great Balls of Fire White Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3.9Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many


Geranium Quantum Red Floranova container 2-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.1 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Quantum Rose Floranova container 2-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.




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8-7

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Geranium Salsarita Dark Red Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4.4Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

blooms @ Eval #5

Geranium Salsarita Hot Pink 60 Dummen container 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not pink, red.

Geranium Salsarita Light Pink 70 Dummen container 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4.3 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Salsarita Lilac Splash Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.7 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Salsarita Punch Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 4.0 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Salsarita Soft Pink 60 Dummen container 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.1 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Salsarita Sunstar Red Dummen container 6-Jun 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 3.7 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Salsarita Wild Salmon Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.7 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Savannah Carmine Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3.3Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

blooms @ Eval #5, plants still very small at final eval., not

filling out pot.Geranium Savannah Light Salmon Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4.1 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Savannah Orange Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not orange, red.

Geranium Savannah Red Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 3.7Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not many

flowers, but lots of buds

Geranium Survivor Baby Face Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4.0 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Survivor Dark Red Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4.3 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Geranium Survivor Indigo Sky Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4.1Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Very few flowers

and buds @ Eval #7

Geranium Survivor Pink Passion Dummen container 17-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 4.0 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Gerbera Jasmina Florist Holland ground 24-May 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.9Very unique candycane colored flowers. Looked consistently

good all summer.

Gerbera Layla Florist Holland ground 24-May 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.1 Looked consistently good all summer.

Gerbera Lisa Florist Holland ground 24-May 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.1 Looked consistently good all summer.

Gerbera Orangina Florist Holland ground 24-May 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.9 Looked consistently good all summer.

Gerbera Sophie Florist Holland ground 24-May 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.1Not as floriferous as the other Gerberas. Looked

consistently good all summer.

Gerbera Sweet Dreams Florist Holland ground 24-May 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.6 Looked consistently good all summer.

Gomphrena

haageanaForest Carmine Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.4 not uniform

Helichrysum Silverstar Westhoff container 20-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4.4Looked very uniform throughout summer. Not overly showy

on it's own, but would add texture to a combo pot.




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Ipomoea FloraMia Nero Dummen ground 17-Apr 6-Jun 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.0Rabbits like them, lost in landscape. Still scrawny on July 24.

Looks good in places, but very variable. Still scrawny on Eval

#5Isotoma Beth's Blue Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 15-May 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3.9 Not in flower Aug 7. Not much color on Eval #5.

Lantana Little Lucky Hot Pink BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3.9 Not much color

Lantana Little Lucky Red BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3.9 Not much color

Lobelia Bella Blue Dummen ground 17-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 4 4 m 4.5

Lobelia Bella Donna Dummen ground 17-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 4 m m 4.6

Lobelia Hot Bavaria Westhoff ground 20-Mar 21-May 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.1 Performed well into the summer heat.

Lobelia Hot Waterblue Westhoff ground 20-Mar 21-May 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.4 Performed well into the summer heat.

Lobelia Magadi Basket Dark Blue Selecta ground 15-May 5 4 4 3 4 m m 4.0 Too much sun? Some Dieback.

Lobelia Magadi Blue Eye Selecta ground 15-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1 Too much sun?

Lobelia Magadi Compact Blue Selecta ground 15-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1 Too much sun?

Lobelia Magadi Compact White Selecta ground 15-May 5 4 3 3 3 m m 3.6 Too much sun? Some Dieback

Lobelia Star Cobalt Star Westhoff ground 20-Mar 21-May 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4.4 Performed well into the summer heat.

Lobelia Star Deep Blue Star Westhoff ground 20-Mar 21-May 4 4 5 5 4 4 m 4.3 Performed well into the summer heat.

Lobelia Star Purple Star Westhoff ground 3-Apr 21-May 5 5 5 4 4 m m 4.6Some die off. Held up in the heat for a long time, but zero

flowers on Eval #6 and 7.

Lobelia Sunbelia Compact Pink Suntory ground 12-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 4 m m 4.6 Not pink, lavender.

Lobelia Sunbelia Compact Sky Blue Suntory ground 12-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.4

Lobelia Sunbelia Compact White Suntory ground 12-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 3 3 m 4.2

Lobularia Blushing Princess Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 12-Jun 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.7 Looked great all summer, nice mounded habit.

Lobularia Frosty Knight Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 12-Jun 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4.3Variegated foliage was very showy at beginning of summer,

but just looks chlorotic at end of summer.

Lobularia Snow Princess Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 12-Jun 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.7 Looked great all summer, nice mounded habit.

Lobularia White Knight Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 12-Jun 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0Not much different from Snow Princess. Looked great all

summer, nice mounded habit.

Lophospermum Lofos Compact Rose Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 4.3

Not many flowers on July 24. Not many flowers on August 7,

but foliage still interesting. Zero flowers on Eval #7. Overall,

gorgeous plant! Flowers came in waves with some

downtime in between flushes. However, the foliage is also

attractive when the plant is not in flower.




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Lophospermum Lofos Compact White Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4.7

Not many flowers on August 7, but foliage still interesting.

More flowers than Rose on Eval #5. More compact that

Rose. Zero flowers on Eval #7. Overall, gorgeous plant!

Flowers came in waves with some downtime in between

flushes. However, the foliage is also attractive when the

plant is not in flower.

Mandevilla Sun Parasol Cream Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4.3Took quite a while to get going but looked impressive once

it did. Full blast flowering on Eval #6 & 7.

Mandevilla Sun Parasol Crimson Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.4

Aphids early. Took quite a while to get going but looked

impressive once it did. Full blast flowering on Eval #6 & 7.

Not nearly as floriferous as other Sun Parasol cultivars.

Mandevilla Sun Parasol Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.4Took quite a while to get going but looked impressive once


Mandevilla Sun Parasol Pretty Crimson Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.6Took quite a while to get going but looked impressive once


Mandevilla Sun Parasol Pretty Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.7Aphids early. Took quite a while to get going but looked

impressive once it did. Full blast flowering on Eval #6 & 7.

Mandevilla Sun Parasol Red Emperor Suntory container 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1Took quite a while to get going but looked impressive once


Marigold Alumia Deep Orange Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.7

Marigold Alumia Gold Floranova ground 2-Apr 21-May 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.9

Marigold Alumia Red Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.3

Marigold Alumia Vanilla Cream Floranova ground 2-Apr 21-May 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4.0

Nice soft yellow color, not as harsh as most yellow

marigolds. Not as self cleaning as the other marigolds. Not

uniform.

Marigold Alumia Yellow Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4.4

Marigold Cresta Flame Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1 Not Uniform

Marigold Cresta Gold Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4.7 Not Uniform

Marigold Cresta Harmony Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3.6Variable, uneven. Some plants dying Aug 7. Many plants

removed due to Pythium and Rhizoctonia on Eval #5

Marigold Cresta Orange Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Marigold Cresta Spry Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4.6Not uniform. Red coloration was mostly gone by end of

summer, looked very similar to 'Gold' by end of summer

Marigold Cresta Yellow Floranova ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1 Very harsh yellow color.

MixMaster Jewel Tones BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 4.0Got a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held

up well.




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MixMaster Laguna Beach BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 4.3Got a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held

up well.

MixMaster Sundance BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4.4Got a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held

up well.

New Guinea

ImpatiensDivine Cherry Red Ball ground 26-Feb 2-Apr 16-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Nice color

New Guinea

ImpatiensDivine Lavender Ball ground 26-Feb 2-Apr 16-May 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 3.9 Not floriferous early in summer.

New Guinea

ImpatiensDivine Orange Bronze Leaf Ball ground 26-Feb 2-Apr 16-May 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4.0 Not floriferous early in summer.

Osteospermum Akila White Improved PanAmerican Seed ground 18-Mar 2-Apr 16-May 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3.9 Not flowering Aug 7 or 21, but in shady area.

Osteospermum Passion White Takii Seed ground 18-Mar 2-Apr 16-May 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3.7 Not flowering Aug 7 or 21, but in shady area.

Osteospermum White Lightning Burpee Home and Garden ground 2-Apr 16-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Not flowering Aug 7 or 21, but in shady area.

Oxalis vulcanoides Molten Lava Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 22-May 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3.7Unusual color. Would shine in a combo, but just too odd on

its own.

Panicum Chyenne Sky control Fritz - Media Trial container 27-Jun m m larger larger larger larger larger

Panicum Chyenne Sky test Fritz - Media Trial container 27-Jun m msmalle

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Pansy Cool Wave Golden Yellow PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 21-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 3 m 3.5Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.

Removed close to Eval #6.

Pansy Cool Wave Purple PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 21-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 4 4 m 3.8Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Pelargonium Boldly Burgundy Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.3 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Boldly Dark Red Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.1 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Boldly Hot Pink Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 4.4 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Boldly Lavender Rose Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3.6 Japanese beetle. Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Boldly Scarlet Fire Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4.3 Japanese beetle. Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Timeless Deep Red Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3.3Peak bloom occurred first week of August. Not very

floriferous. Not many blooms @ Eval #5

Pelargonium Timeless Lavender Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3.4 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Timeless Orange Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 3.7 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Timeless Pink Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3.6 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pelargonium Timeless Rose Proven Winners container 27-Mar 6-Jun 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3.9 Peak bloom occurred first week of August.

Pennisetum Graceful Grasses Fireworks Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 6-Jun 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.9Although the size of the plants was not uniform, they looked

great all summer.




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Pennisetum Graceful Grasses Vertigo Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 6-Jun 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0One of my favorite foliage plants this year. Very striking

black color.

Pennisetum Rubrum control Fritz - Media Trial container 27-Jun m m same same same same same

Pennisetum Rubrum test Fritz - Media Trial container 27-Jun m m same same same same same

Penstemon Carillo Red Kieft ground 4-Mar 25-Mar 22-May 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 4.0 Not as many blooms on Eval #5 and 7.

Petunia Crazytunia Cherry Cheesecake Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.1

Petunia Crazytunia Knight Rider Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.1 Unique!

Petunia Crazytunia Pulse Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 5 4 4 4 3 3 m 3.8

Petunia Crazytunia Star Jubilee Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Crazytunia Twilight Blue Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 5 5 4 4 4 m m 4.4 Removed from trial on Sep 4.

Petunia Crazytunia Twilight Lime Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Espresso Blue Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 m 4.2Possible disease Sept 4. Removed on Sept 10 after

Rhizoctonia confirmed.

Petunia Espresso Rose Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 3 3 m 3.7Occasional white flower. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia Espresso Ruby Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 3 m 3.8Possible disease Sept 4. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia Espresso Sweet Pink Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 3 3 4 4 3 m 3.5Possible disease Sept 4. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia Espresso Grande Blue Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3.9 Looks wilty, despite recent water.

Petunia Espresso Grande Deep Rose Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.4 Huge blooms, looked especially good late in the summer.

Petunia Espresso Grande Pink Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Espresso Grande Purple Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 3 m 3.8 Removed on Sept 10 after Rhizoctonia confirmed.

Petunia Espresso Grande White Floranova ground 26-Mar 24-May 5 3 5 4 4 3 m 4.0 Removed on Sept 10 after Rhizoctonia confirmed.

Petunia EZ Rider Blue PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 5 3 4 3 3 3 m 3.5Possible disease Aug 7. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia EZ Rider Deep Pink PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 3 3 2 2 2 m 2.7Possible disease? Possible disease Aug 7. Removed on Sept

10 after Rhizoctonia confirmed.

Petunia EZ Rider Deep Salmon PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 5 3 3 3 2 2 m 3.0Possible disease Aug 7. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia EZ Rider Rose PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 3 4 4 4 3 m 3.7Possible disease Aug 7. Removed on Sept 10 after


Petunia EZ Rider White PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 3 4 4 4 4 m 3.8Possible disease Sept 4. Removed on Sept 10 after





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Petunia Fame Violet Dark Eye 14 Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 4 3 m m 4.2 Looks scraggly on Eval #5. Removed from trial on Sept 4.

Petunia Famous Firestorm 14 Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4.6 Great color, smothered in flowers

Petunia Flash Mob Bluerific Burpee Home and Garden container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Petunia Flash Mob Redtastic Burpee Home and Garden container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 3 3 3 3 m 3.3 Not filling out

Petunia Fuseable Burgundy Starlight PanAmerican Seed ground 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.9Rain damage. The mix was maintained throughout the

summer, but not as interesting as others.

Petunia Fuseable Healing Waters PanAmerican Seed ground 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.9Almost completely dominated by one type of flower by Eval

#5

Petunia Fuseable Strawberry Wine PanAmerican Seed ground 24-May 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4.3 Mix was maintained throughout summer.

Petunia Kermit Piggy Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4.4Rangy habit. Would be great in a combo, but not

monoculture.

Petunia Kermit Rose Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 5 4 4 3 3 m 3.8 Looks scraggly on Eval #5

Petunia Peppy Blue Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 2.9 Habit issues, but not necessarily the plant's fault.

Petunia Peppy Lavender Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May m 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.7 Best looking of the 3 Peppy's

Petunia Peppy Red Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May m 3 3 3 3 m m 3.0Mildew on Eval #5. Struggled all summer. Removed from

trial Sept 4.

Petunia Perfectunia Orange Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Rain damage, Appears that our Peachy Keen and Orange got

mixed together, however neither are tyruly orange (more of

a pink or salmon color)

Petunia Perfectunia Peachy Keen Westhoff container 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.4 Looks scraggly on Eval #5

Petunia Perfectunia Rose Westhoff container 20-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Petunia Potunia Plus Papaya Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4.6

Petunia Potunia Plus Pinkalicious Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.6 Smothered in flowers

Petunia Potunia Plus Yellow Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.6 Smothered in flowers

Petunia Sun Spun Purple Star BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 5 3 3 3 3 m m 3.4 Removed from trial on Sep 4.

Petunia Suncatcher Vintage Rose BallFloraPlant container 22-May 4 3 3 3 3 4 m 3.3 Love the color, but plant habit bad.

Petunia Supertunia Flamingo Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.7Really liked this supertunia. Reminds me of Vista

Bubblegum, but with a smaller flower

Petunia Supertunia Indigo Charm Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3.6 Color really fading on Eval #5

Petunia Supertunia Orchid Charm Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Supertunia Pink Charm Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.7




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Petunia Supertunia Sangria Charm Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Petunia Supertunia Watermelon Charm Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.7

Petunia Supertunia White Improved Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.6Great performance all summer. There's a reason this variety

is still around!

Petunia Supertunia Vista Silverberry Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 24-May 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4.4Some reversion noticed. Great performance all summer.

There's a reason this variety is still around!

Petunia Surfinia Baby Deep Purple Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4.4 Lots of color variation/fading on Eval #5

Petunia Surfinia Blue Veined Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Petunia Surfinia Bouquet Denium Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.4 Cute small flowers, great color. Not as floriferous on Eval #5

Petunia Surfinia Bouquet Hot Pink Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.6

Petunia SurfiniaBouquet Lemon

ImprovedSuntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.1

Petunia Surfinia Bouquet Red Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 5 5 5 m 4.8

Petunia SurfiniaBrilliant Pink, White

Improved, Rose

Veined

Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4.3 Nice and full. Looked great for a very long time period.

Petunia Surfinia Giant Blue Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4.3

Petunia Surfinia Giant Purple Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 m 4.0

Petunia SurfiniaGiant Purple, White

Improved, Giant

Blue

Suntory container 12-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4.4 Nice and full. Looked great for a very long time period.

Petunia Surfinia Heavenly Blue Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Lots of color variation/fading on Eval #5.

Petunia Surfinia Purple Majesty Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 4 4 4 m 4.3

Petunia Surfinia Rose Veined Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4.6

Petunia SurfiniaVariegated Baby

PurpleSuntory container 12-Apr 22-May 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.1

Unique. Treading a fine line between looking

interesting/unique and looking chlorotic/sick.

PetuniaSurfinia Summer

DoublePink Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3.6 Looks ragged. Spent flowers detract from overall look.

Petunia Sweetunia Black Satin Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4.7Very unique velvet black color. Lots of positive comments

from visitors. Definitely catches your attention.

Petunia Sweetunia Electric Violet Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 4 4 3 m 4.3

Petunia Sweetunia Fuchsia Queen Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4.6 Nice purple with dark green foliage

Petunia Sweetunia Johnny Flame Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May m 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.7 Rangy




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Petunia Sweetunia White Merlot Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 m 4.0 Some dieback

Petunia Sweetunia White Ring Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Petunia Trilogy White Takii Seed ground 26-Mar 24-May 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.9Very impressive white petunia. Huge blooms, very eye-

catching bright white.

Petunia Blue a Fuse Burpee Home and Garden container 2-Apr 22-May 3 3 3 m m m m 3.0 Dying, looks bad Aug 7. Removed from trial on Aug 7.

Petunia Cha- Ching Cherry BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 3 3 3 m m 3.4 Removed from trial on Sept 4.

Petunia Lime Light BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 3 3 3 m m 3.4 Some dieback. Removed from trial on Sep 4.

Petunia Queen Bee Dummen container 17-Apr 24-May m 4 5 5 5 4 4 4.5

Petunia Rose and Shine BallFloraPlant container 2-Apr 22-May 4 3 3 m m m m 3.3 Dying, looks bad Aug 7. Removed from trial Aug 7

Petunia SurfiniaPatio Coral Pink,

Patio Yellow, Patio

Blue

Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May 5 5 5 5 4 3 m 4.5 Crispy in places, mildewy in others on Eval #5

Phlox Phloxy Lady Hot Pink Dummen ground 17-Apr 12-Jun 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 3.9

Not full for much of the summer (possibly due to rabbit

damage). Finally starting to fill the space on Eval #5. Look

great eval #6

Phlox Phloxy Lady Purple Dummen ground 17-Apr 12-Jun 3 2 3 4 4 5 5 3.7



great eval #6

Phlox Phloxy Lady Purple Sky Dummen ground 17-Apr 12-Jun 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 3.3



great eval #6. Light purple color looks washed out.

Phlox Phloxy Lady White Dummen ground 17-Apr 12-Jun 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3.6



great eval #6

Portulaca Cupcake Carrot Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.6Loved the cupcake series. All cultivars very similar in

performance and habit. Very eye-catching glowing flowers.

Portulaca Cupcake Cherry Baby Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.3Loved the cupcake series. All cultivars very similar in


Portulaca Cupcake Peachy Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.3Loved the cupcake series. All cultivars very similar in


Portulaca Cupcake Yellow Chrome Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.3Loved the cupcake series. All cultivars very similar in


Portulaca oleracea Mojave Tangerine Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 22-May 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.3 Flowers stay open later in afternoon than Cupcake series

Rosa Veranda Brilliant Ball Ingenuity container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4.0 No flowers. Finally looked great on Sept 4.

Rosa Veranda Chica Ball Ingenuity container 2-Apr 22-May 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3.6 No flowers, possibly due to rabbit damage

Rosa Veranda Lavender Ball Ingenuity container 2-Apr 22-May 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.1 Too vigorous for container, no flowers




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Rosa Veranda Sunbeam Ball Ingenuity container 2-Apr 22-May 4 3 m 3 3 4 4 3.5 Rabbit damage, no flowers

Rose Sunrosa Red Suntory ground 12-Apr 6-Jun 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3.4Very few blooms on Eval #5 or #7. Very cute when in flower,

but overall, not very floriferous

Rose Sunrosa Yellow Suntory ground 12-Apr 6-Jun 5 3 3 2 3 2 2 2.9not as floriferous as Red. Very few blooms on Eval #5, 6, and

7. Overall, not very floriferous. Less floriferous than Sunrosa

'Red'.Salvia Summer Jewel Red Takii Seed ground 18-Mar 2-Apr 22-May 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4.4

Second flush of color on Eval #5. Benefitted from

deadheading to promote next flush of flowers.

Sanvitalia Sunvy Super Gold Dummen ground 17-Apr 22-May 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2.6Severe rabbit damage, took a long time to recover. Very

cute dainty flowers

Scaevola Fairy Blue 14 Selecta ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.3Looked great early to mid-summer. Some die-off (disease?)

towards the end of the season.

Scaevola Fairy Pink Selecta ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4.6

Flowers pop more than blue or white. Looked great early to

mid-summer. Some die-off (disease?) towards the end of

the season.

Scaevola Fairy White 14 Selecta ground 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1

Flowers turned from white to lavender from Eval #5

onward. Looked great early to mid-summer. Some die-off

(disease?) towards the end of the season.

Scaevola Amethyst Westhoff ground 3-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1Looked great early to mid-summer. Some die-off (disease?)

towards the end of the season.

Scoparia IlluminaLemon Mist

ImprovedSuntory container 12-Apr 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 3.7 Not in bloom on Eval #5 or #7.

Solenstemon Limon Blush Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 15-May 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4.4Color/texture reminds me a little of rust fungus or spider

mide damage

Tomato Trailing Red Profusion Floranova HB 9-Apr 22-May 4 m 4 4 3 3 m 3.6Dropping fruit? Looking bad, spotted leaves on Eval #5. Nice

compact habit, fruit not particularly tasty.

Torenia Catalina Grape-o-licious Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.9

Torenia Catalina Midnight Blue Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 m 4.0 Chlorotic looking compared to others Eval 5 and 6

Torenia Catalina Pink Proven Winners container 27-Mar 22-May m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0Brownish-yellow foliage. Chlorotic looking compared to

others Eval 5 and 6.

Torenia Summer Wave Bouquet Blue Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.2

Torenia Summer WaveBouquet Cream

YellowSuntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 4 4 5 3 4.0

Torenia Summer Wave Large Violet Suntory container 12-Apr 22-May m 4 4 3 3 5 4 3.8 Floppy habit with not much color Aug 7.

Trixi Blueberry Parfait 14 Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4.0Got a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held

up well.

Trixi Double Date 14 Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4.0Got a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held

up well.

Trixi Twinkle Star 14 Selecta container 2-Apr 22-May 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.7

The spent Bidens flowers detract from the overall look. Got

a little tired looking by the end of the season, but held up

well.

Verbena Enduro Purple BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 3-Jun m 4 m 4 4 5 5 4.4 Rabbit damage

Verbena Enduro Rose BallFloraPlant ground 3-Jun m 3 3 m 3 3 m 3.0 Rabbit damage. Not filling out.




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Verbena Enduro White Blush BallFloraPlant ground 2-Apr 3-Jun m 4 m 4 4 5 5 4.4 Rabbit damage

Verbena Estrella Pink Star Westhoff ground 20-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 5 4 4.2 Rabbit damage

Verbena Estrella UP Blueberry Westhoff ground 20-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 m m m m 4.0Rabbit damage most of summer. Completely engulfed by

neighboring plants.

Verbena Estrella UP Pink Ballet Westhoff ground 20-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Verbena Estrella Voodoo Red Westhoff ground 20-Mar 3-Jun m 4 m m m m m 4.0 Rabbit damage most of summer, could not evaluate.

Verbena Estrella Voodoo Star Westhoff ground 20-Mar 3-Jun m 3 m m m m m 3.0 Rabbit damage most of summer, could not evaluate.

Verbena Fuego Magic Burgundy Selecta ground 2-Apr 3-Jun m 4 m m 3 4 4 3.8 Rabbit damage

Verbena Superbena Royale Chambray Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 5 5 4 5 5 4 4.7 Nice blue/purple

Verbena Superbena Royale Iced Cherry Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 4 5 5 4 4.3

Verbena Superbena Royale Peachy Keen Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 3 3 m m m m 3.0Looks healthy, but needs to fill. No flowers due to rabbit

damage from Aug 7 onward.

Verbena Superbena Royale Plum Wine Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 3 4 4 4 4 4 3.8

Verbena Superbena Royale Silverdust Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 4 3 3 4 4 4 3.7 Not Floriferous. Looks like 2 different varieties were planted.

Verbena Superbena Royale Whitecap Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0

Verbena Superbena Violet Ice Proven Winners ground 27-Mar 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 4 5 4.2

Verbena Tapien Lilac Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 4 5 4.2 Need to fill out early in season.

Verbena Tapien Patio Blue Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4.3

Verbena Tapien Patio Hot Pink Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 4.3

Verbena Tapien Patio Rose Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.4

Verbena TapienPatio White

ImprovedSuntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4.1

Verbena Tapien Pink Improved Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 3 m 3 3 3 3.2 Rabbit damage, not flowering at Eval #7

Verbena Tapien Purple Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun m 4 3 2 2 2 m 2.6 Need to fill out early in season. Very sparse

Verbena Tapien Salmon Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun m 4 4 4 4 4 5 4.2 Need to fill out early in season.

Verbena Temari Patio Red Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun m 3 m m m m m 3.0 Rabbit damage most of summer, could not evaluate.

Verbena Temari Candy Stripe Suntory ground 12-Apr 3-Jun 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4.1 Very unique flowers, no color on Eval #7




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Vinca Titan Burgundy Improved PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 25-Mar 22-May 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.6Lots of flower power all summer. Makes me wonder why

Vincas aren't more popular!

Vinca Titan Rose Halo PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 25-Mar 22-May 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.6Lots of flower power all summer. Makes me wonder why


Vinca Vitesse Lavender Morn Floranova ground 12-Mar 22-May 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.6

Color looks faded on Eval #7. Lots of flower power all

summer. Makes me wonder why Vincas aren't more

popular!

Vinca Vitesse Rose Morn Floranova ground 12-Mar 22-May 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.9Lots of flower power all summer. Makes me wonder why


Viola Four Seasons Blue Takii Seed ground 26-Feb 4-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Four Seasons Yellow Takii Seed ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Popsicles Frost Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Popsicles Purple Face Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 2 m m 3.4Very dry looking on Eval #5. Held up fairly well through

hottest part of summer. Removed close to Eval #6.

Viola Popsicles Purple/ Yellow Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 5 4 3 3 m m 3.8Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Popsicles Red/Fire Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Popsicles White Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Popsicles Yellow Burpee Home and Garden ground 26-Feb 22-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Sorbet XP Denim Jump Up PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 25-Mar 15-May 4 4 4 3 4 m m 3.8Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Sorbet Red Blotch PanAmerican Seed ground 26-Feb 25-Mar 15-May 4 3 3 3 3 m m 3.2Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Viola Violina Cobalt Blue Suntory ground 12-Apr 15-May 4 4 4 3 3 m m 3.6Held up fairly well through hottest part of summer.


Zinnia Dreamland Coral Takii Seed ground 8-Apr 16-May m 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.2 Great color! Not Uniform in habit or flower color.

Zinnia Dreamland Scarlet Takii Seed ground 8-Apr 16-May m 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.0 Flowers are hidden by foliage, not uniform

Zinnia Profusion Double Deep Salmon Sakata ground 8-Apr 16-May 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 4.0 Color fading a lot on Eval #5 and 6, Not uniform

Zinnia Profusion Double Double Hot Cherry Sakata ground 8-Apr 15-May 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.4 Color fading. Not uniform

Zinnia Profusion Double Yellow Sakata ground 8-Apr 16-May 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4.3 Not uniform

Zinnia UpTown Grape Burpee Home and Garden ground 8-Apr 16-May 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.7 Faded flowers on Eval #6.

Zinnia Zahara Cherry PanAmerican Seed ground 8-Apr 16-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4.0 Color fading on many flowers eval #5, 6, and 7.

Zinnia Zahara Sunburst PanAmerican Seed ground 8-Apr 16-May 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.1 Variation in seed, uniformity issues

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