Summary and Notes from the 2013 Demonstration Garden Surveys Detailed Plant Rating Averages (alpha by botanic name)

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Summary and Notes from the 2013 Demonstration Garden Surveys Over 70 public gardens around the Rocky Mountain and High Plains region are currently partners with the Plant Select program.

conditions. To learn more about these garden partners, visit www.plantselect.org. Maps, images, driving directions, and more information about each garden are posted and updated regularly.

1 Summary and Notes from the 2013 Demonstration Garden Surveys Over 70 public gardens around the Rocky Mountain and High Plains region are currently partners with the Plant Select program. Education of visitors is a high priority for all of these gardens, offering opportunities for communities to learn about appropriate garden and landscape choices for their unique, local environmental conditions. To learn more about these garden partners, visit Maps, images, driving directions, and more information about each garden are posted and updated regularly. Highlights 63 Demonstration gardens participated in the 2013 plant evaluations 118 plants were rated on a 1-9 scale o Rating average of : 5 o Rating average of : 65 o Rating average of : 41 o Rating average of : 6 o Rating average of : 1 The overall winner (scoring 7.89 out of possible 9.00 points) reported by 75% of the gardens was Blonde Ambition blue grama grass. 61 gardens reported a combined total of 1,665,125 visitors during the 2013 season! 2013 Detailed Plant Rating Averages (alpha by botanic name) Acer tataricum 'GARANN' PP 15,023 HOT WINGS Tatarian Maple Agastache aurantiaca CORONADO Hyssop Agastache 'Pstessene' CORONADO Red Hyssop Agastache cana 'Sinning' PP 13,673 SONORAN SUNSET Hyssop Agastache rupestris SUNSET Hyssop Amsonia jonesii Colorado desert bluestar Anchusa capensis Cape forget-me-not Anthemis marschalliana Filigree daisy Aquilegia chrysantha DENVER GOLD Columbine Aquilegia 'Colorado Violet & White' REMEMBRANCE Columbine Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis 'Chieftain' Chieftain Manzanita Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Mock Bearberry Manzanita Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Panchito Manzanita Artemisia versicolor 'Sea Foam' Sea Foam Artemisia

2 Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP 22,048 Blonde Ambition blue grama grass Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea' Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush Calamagrostis brachytricha Korean Feather Reed Grass Callirhoe involucrata Winecups Calylophus serrulatus 'Prairie Lode' Prairie Lode sundrops Cercocarpus intricatus Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush Chrysothamnus nauseous var. nauseous Baby blue rabbitbrush Clematis integrifolia MONGOLIAN BELLS Clematis Crambe maritima Curly leaf sea kale Crataegus ambigua Russian hawthorn Cytisus purgans SPANISH GOLD Broom Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie' Carol Mackie Daphne Delosperma dyeri 'Psdold' RED MOUNTAIN Ice Plant Delosperma 'John Proffitt' TABLE MOUNTAIN Ice Plant Delosperma 'Kelaidis' PP 13,876 MESA VERDE Ice Plant Delosperma floribundum STARBURST Ice Plant Delosperma 'Psfave' Lavender Ice ice plant Delosperma 'P001S' FIRE SPINNER ice plant Dianthus 'First Love' FIRST LOVE Dianthus Diascia integerrima CORAL CANYON Twinspur Digitalis obscura SUNSET Foxglove Digitalis thapsi SPANISH PEAKS Foxglove Echinacea tennesseensis Tennesee purple coneflower Dolichos lablab 'Ruby Moon' Ruby Moon Hyacinth Bean Echium amoenum Red Feathers Ephedra equisetina Bluestem Joint Fir Epilobium fleischeri Alpine Willowherb Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns' KANNAH CREEK Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. wrightii Snow Mesa buckwheat Erodium chrysanthum Golden storksbill Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume Gazania krebsiana TANAGER Gazania Gazania linearis COLORADO GOLD Gazania Geranium magniflorum LA VETA LACE Geranium Heptacodium miconioides Seven-Son Flower Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca Heuchera sanguinea 'Snow Angel' Snow Angel Coral Bells Jamesia americana Waxflower Kniphofia caulescens Regal torchlily Linum narbonense Narbonne blue flax

3 Lonicera korolkowii 'Floribunda' BLUE VELVET Honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata KINTZLEY'S GHOST Honeysuckle Marrubium rotundifolium Silverheels Horehound Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson' Hummingbird red trumpet mint Muhlenbergia reverchonii UNDAUNTED ruby muhly Nepeta 'Psfike' PP18,904 LITTLE TRUDY Catmint Oenothera macrocarpa subsp. incana SILVER BLADE Evening Primrose Origanum libanoticum Hopflower Oregano Osteospermum barberiae var. compactum PURPLE MOUNTAIN Sun Daisy Osteospermum sp. LAVENDER MIST Sun Daisy Osteospermum Avalanche' PP 22,705 Avalanche white sun daisy Paxistima canbyi Mountain Lover Penstemon grandiflorus PRAIRIE JEWEL Penstemon Penstemon linarioides var. coloradoensis SILVERTON Bluemat Penstemon Penstemon mensarum Grand Mesa penstemon Penstemon x mexicali PIKES PEAK PURPLE Penstemon Penstemon x mexicali RED ROCKS Penstemon Penstemon x mexicali 'Carolyn's Hope' PPAF Carolyn's Hope pink penstemon Penstemon x mexicali WINDWALKER garnet penstemon Penstemon x mexicali 'Psmyers' SHADOW MOUNTAIN Penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Bridges' Penstemon Philadelphus lewisii CHEYENNE Mock Orange Phlomis cashmeriana Cashmere Sage Phlox bifida SNOWMASS phlox Picea glauca Pendula Weeping white spruce Prunus besseyi PAWNEE BUTTES Sand Cherry Rhamnus smithii Smith Buckthorn Ribes uva-crispa 'Red Jacket' Comanche Gooseberry Rosa Ruby Voodoo Ruby Voodoo rose Rosa glauca, R. rubrifolia Red leaf rose Rudbeckia 'Denver Daisy' Denver Daisy Salvia argentea Silver Sage Salvia daghestanica PLATINUM Sage Salvia darcyi 'Pscarl' VERMILION BLUFFS Mexican Sage Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red' Furman's Red Sage Salvia greggii Wild Thing Sage Salvia pachyphylla Mojave Sage Satureja montana var. illyrica Purple Winter Savory Scrophularia macrantha Red Birds in a Tree Scutellaria resinosa 'Smoky Hills' Smoky Hills blue skullcap Scutellaria suffrutescens Cherry Skullcap Sedum sediforme Turquoise Tails sedum Seseli gummiferum Moon Carrot

4 Sibiraea laevigata Siberian Spirea Sporobolus wrightii Giant Sacaton Tanacetum cinerariifolium Dalmatian daisy Tanacetum densum ssp. amani Partridge Feather Verbena bipinnatifida VALLEY LAVENDER Plains Verbena Veronica liwanensis Turkish Veronica Veronica x 'Reavis' CRYSTAL RIVER Veronica Viola x wittrockiana BLUE VELVET Pansy Viola x wittrockiana Northern Lights Pansy Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' Alleghany Viburnum Viola corsica Corsican Violet Vitis x 'St. Theresa Seedless' St. Theresa Seedless Grape Xanthoceras sorbifolium 'Psgan' CLEAR CREEK Golden Yellowhorn Zauschneria garrettii ORANGE CARPET Hummingbird Trumpet Plant Select Petites Rating Averages Androsace sarmentosa 'Chumbyi' Chumbyi rock jasmine Clematis scottii Scott's sugarbowls Geranium dalmaticum Dalmatian pink cranesbill Heuchera pulchella Sandia coralbells Primula elatior Oxlip primrose Plant Select Demonstration Garden 2013 Top Ten Plants Top Plants for ft Elevations (reported by at least half of participating gardens at this elevation range) (Out of 34) Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP 22,048 Blonde Ambition blue grama grass Sporobolus wrightii Giant Sacaton Salvia pachyphylla Mojave Sage Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea' Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush Veronica x 'Reavis' CRYSTAL RIVER Veronica Acer tataricum 'GARANN' PP 15,023 HOT WINGS Tatarian Maple Agastache cana 'Sinning' PP 13,673 SONORAN SUNSET Hyssop Zauschneria garrettii ORANGE CARPET Hummingbird Trumpet Agastache rupestris SUNSET Hyssop Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower

5 Top Plants for ft Elevations (reported by at least half of participating gardens at this elevation range) (Out of 22) Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea' Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush Acer tataricum 'GARANN' PP 15,023 HOT WINGS Tatarian Maple Agastache rupestris SUNSET Hyssop Ephedra equisetina Bluestem Joint Fir Agastache cana 'Sinning' PP 13,673 SONORAN SUNSET Hyssop Penstemon grandiflorus PRAIRIE JEWEL Penstemon Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower Lonicera reticulata KINTZLEY'S GHOST Honeysuckle Origanum libanoticum Hopflower Oregano Top Plants for Elevations over 7500 ft (reported by at least half of participating gardens at this elevation) (Out of 5) Nepeta 'Psfike' PP18,904 LITTLE TRUDY Catmint Aquilegia 'Colorado Violet & White' REMEMBRANCE Columbine Philadelphus lewisii CHEYENNE Mock Orange Artemisia versicolor 'Sea Foam' Sea Foam Artemisia Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns' KANNAH CREEK Buckwheat Lonicera reticulata KINTZLEY'S GHOST Honeysuckle Marrubium rotundifolium Silverheels Horehound Penstemon grandiflorus PRAIRIE JEWEL Penstemon Echium amoenum Red Feathers Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush Top 20 Plants by Overall Rating (reported by at least half of gardens participating) 1. Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea' Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP 22,048 Blonde Ambition blue grama grass Acer tataricum 'GARANN' PP 15,023 HOT WINGS Tatarian Maple Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume Agastache rupestris SUNSET Hyssop Agastache cana 'Sinning' PP 13,673 SONORAN SUNSET Hyssop Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower

6 8. Penstemon grandiflorus PRAIRIE JEWEL Penstemon Origanum libanoticum Hopflower Oregano Zauschneria garrettii ORANGE CARPET Hummingbird Trumpet Salvia pachyphylla Mojave Sage Sporobolus wrightii Giant Sacaton Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns' KANNAH CREEK Buckwheat Prunus besseyi PAWNEE BUTTES Sand Cherry Marrubium rotundifolium Silverheels Horehound Lonicera reticulata KINTZLEY'S GHOST Honeysuckle Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush Penstemon x mexicali RED ROCKS Penstemon Nepeta 'Psfike' PP18,904 LITTLE TRUDY Catnip Rosa glauca, R. rubrifolia Red leaf rose 7.41 Gardens Participating in Survey Alamosa Community Greenhouse CSU Extension Elbert County Natrona County ARLC Aurora Xeriscape Demonstration Garden CSU Extension Gilpin County Otero County Courthouse Garden Betty Ford Alpine Gardens CSU Extension Gunnison County Fairgrounds Parker, Town of PACE garden Pueblo West Xeriscape Demonstration Gdn BLM-Anasazi Heritage Center CSU Extension Jefferson County Gardens Butterfly Pavilion CSU Extension Morgan County Red Butte Garden & Arboretum Carnegie Public Library Demo Garden CSU Extension Phillips County Riverside Cemetery Cheyenne Mountain Zoo CSU Remington Sanctuary Center Cliffrose Plant Select Demo Garden Durango Public Library Demonstration Gdn SE Colorado Water Conservancy District Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape Erie Community Park Sedalia Demonstration Gardens Conservation Garden Park Fort Collins Xeriscape Garden Sister City Plaza Garden Sound Garden at Glenwood Spgs Comm. Ctr Conservation Gardens at Northern Water Gardens on Spring Creek Greeley Water Department Xeriscape Converse County Master Gardeners Garden Thompson Park Garden Crowley County Courthouse Garden Harlequin's Gardens Plant Select Garden Thornton Fire Station 5 Water-Wise Gdn CSU Ext San Miguel County Fairgrounds High Plains Environmental Center Town of Basalt Main Entrance Garden CSU Ext Summit County,Sue Cruth Memorial Highlands Garden Village Treasure Island Garden CSU Extension Adams County Fairgrounds Home on the Range Gardens University of CO at Colorado Springs CSU Extension Arapahoe County Horticultural Art Society of CO Spgs Western Colorado Botanic Gardens CSU Extension Broomfield Xeriscape Garden Idaho Botanical Garden Westminster/The Heritage Golf Course CSU Extension Denver CSU Extension Douglas County CSU Extension Eagle Left Hand Water District/WaterWise Garden Monarch Spur Park Montrose Botanical Society Yampa River Botanic Park For more information about Plant Select, please visit 6

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