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1 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY Company Name : Ball Seed / Pan America / Kieft / BFP/Burpee H G/Selecta USDA Hardiness Zone: Town Rd Ext 3289 West Chicago IL sschmitz@ballhort.com Evaluation of plants received for MassHort Trial Garden = excellent,1 = poor to the categories listed below. Supplier Kieft (K) Pan American Seed (PAS)Ball Floral Plants (BFP) Ball Seed (BS) Selecta New for 201 Supplier Variety Greenhouse Performance Drought Tolerance PAS Impatiens Dazzler Salmon Splash downy mildew took over in late July did well 4 before that great in greenhouse PAS Impatiens SE XP Salmon IPD downy mildew took over in late July did well before that great in greenhouse PAS Petunia Shock Wave Deep Purple Humidity Tolerance Heat Tolerance Plant Vigor Disease/Pest Garden Performance Overall Performance Other Comments great compact spreading mound, early color, did well in greenhouse, good color all summer PAS Petunia Shock Wave Rose IPD great compact spreading mound, early color, 4 did well in greenhouse, good color all summer BURPEE H G Petunia Pop Rocks Coral nice large flowers, compact, great greenhouse 4 crop very uniform BURPEE H G Petunia Pop Rocks Lavender nice large flowers, compact, great greenhouse 4 crop very uniform BURPEE H G Petunia Pop Rocks White nice large flowers, compact, great greenhouse 4 crop very uniform

2 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Deep Red good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Fuchsia good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Orange good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Peppermint good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Pink good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Primrose good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Rosita good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails White good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost PAS Portulaca Happy Trails Yellow good germination, great bright colors, very 5 uniform bloomed all summer till frost Salvia splendens Lighthouse Red excellent plant, great large colorful flower lasting till frost, fast rebloom, little deadheading PAS Salvia splendens Lighthouse Purple excellent plant, great large colorful flower 5 lasting till frost, fast rebloom, little deadheading PAS Verbena Quartz XP Pink good color all summer, some powdery mildew, 4 some deadheading PAS Vinca Jams 'N Jellies Blackberry slow to start in greenhouse, great summer till frost flowering, vivid flower color, visitors 5 favorite, clean foliage, drought tolerant BURPEE H G Zinnia Bridesmaid nice size flower, great bright color, clean foliage all season, good cut flower, quick to 5 rebloom PAS Zinnia Double Zahara Strawberry again a super plant all season, bright flower color, as flower passes no blackening of spent 5 flowers BURPEE H G Zinnia UpTown Orange Blossom great to have a taller profusion type with great color, clean foliage, and consistent color till 5 frost great to have a taller profusion type with great color, clean foliage, and consistent color till BURPEE H G Zinnia UpTown Pink Champagne frost

3 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY BURPEE H G Zinnia UpTown Sunstreak frost BURPEE H G Zinnia UpTown White Wall frost PAS Dianthus Dash Pink foliage, PAS Dianthus Dash Violet foliage, PAS Dianthus Dash White foliage, PAS Angelonia Serena Lavender Pink weather PAS Begonia Baby Wing Pink flowered all season PAS Begonia Baby Wing White flowered all season great to have a taller profusion type with great color, clean foliage, and consistent color till great to have a taller profusion type with great color, clean foliage, and consistent color till nice plant strong spring till fall color, good cut and cum again, very sweet William like, clean nice plant strong spring till fall color, good cut and cum again, very sweet William like, clean nice plant strong spring till fall color, good cut and cum again, very sweet William like, clean great plant spring to fall color, clean foliage, no deadheading, active through hot and cold did well all season, did not blight out in the hot humid weather, tight mound, drought tolerant, did well all season, did not blight out in the hot humid weather, tight mound, drought tolerant, great all season low maintenance plant, great flower power, clean foliage, blight free, did well B S Begonia Whopper Red Grn Fol in ground and pots, drought tolerant great all season low maintenance plant, great flower power, clean foliage, blight free, did well B S Begonia Whopper Red Brnz Fol in ground and pots, drought tolerant great all season low maintenance plant, great flower power, clean foliage, blight free, did well B S Begonia Whopper Rose Brnz Fol in ground and pots, drought tolerant great all season low maintenance plant, great flower power, clean foliage, blight free, did well B S Begonia Whopper Rose Grn Fol in ground and pots, drought tolerant PAS Impatiens Divine White flowers B S Impatiens Divine Cherry Red looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size flowers

4 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY PAS Impatiens Divine Lavender flowers PAS Impatiens Divine Orange flowers PAS Impatiens Divine Orange Bronze Leaf flowers PAS Impatiens Divine Pink flowers PAS Impatiens Divine Scarlet Red looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size looks as good as any vegetative type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size looks as good as any veg type, flowered well from pot crop to ground beds, good size flowers B S Ornamental Millet Jade Princess still a lot of wow in the people seeing it, easy 4 grower,low maintenance, good basil branching PAS Pepper Cute Stuff-Gold no problems with this pepper grew strong start 5 to finish very large prolific producer B S Petunia Debonair Dusty Rose great color large blossom PAS Petunia Sophistica Antique Shades great color, large blossoms PAS Petunia Sophistica Lime Bicolor great color, large blossoms PAS Portulaca Happy Hour Banana did great through the summer till frost great 5 flowering nice bright colors, mounding habit PAS Portulaca Happy Hour Deep Red did great through the summer till frost great 5 flowering nice bright colors mounding habit PAS Portulaca Happy Hour Fuchsia did great through the summer till frost great 5 flowering nice bright colors mounding habit PAS Cucumber Patio Snacker excellent heavy producer, many 5"delicious 5 cucumbers KIEFT Echinacea experimental-name sent in July No Charge Additional Samples: BALL IN. Petunia Debonair Black Cherry Good specialty color, many comments PAS Petunia EZ Rider Deep Pink compact did well in 4" pots,stayed tight in 4 garden compact did well in 4" pots,stayed tight in PAS Petunia EZ Rider Rose garden compact did well in 4" pots,stayed tight in garden PAS Petunia EZ Rider White B S Petunia Pretty Flora Coral compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Flora Pink compact in 4" compact in garden

5 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY B S Petunia Pretty Flora Purple compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Flora White compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Grand Coral compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Grand Deep Pink compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Grand Rose compact in 4" compact in garden B S Petunia Pretty Grand White compact in 4" compact in garden PAS Petunia Sophistica Lime Green outstanding color all season, stand out color all season greenhouse to frost PAS Salvia splendens Lighthouse Red BURPEE H G Pepper Sweet Heat (Boost Variety) lots of fruit good taste not to hot PAS Squash Easy Pick Gold compact good fruiting tasty PAS Squash Easy Pick Green compact good fruiting tasty PAS Pansy Matrix Blue Blotch Ipd PAS Pansy Matrix White Ipd PAS Pansy Spreading Cool Wave Frost they do spread nice, full,lots of flowers PAS Pansy Spreading Cool Wave Violet Wing they do spread nice, full,lots of flowers PAS Pansy Spreading Cool Wave White they do spread nice, full,lots of flowers PAS Pansy Spreading Cool Wave Yellow they do spread nice, full,lots of flowers PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Blue PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Blue Blotch PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Golden Yellow Blotch PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Lemon PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Midnight Glow PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Ocean PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Purple PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Red Blotch PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Rose PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Sangria PAS Pansy Spring Matrix White PAS Pansy Spring Matrix White Blotch

6 BALL 2012 MASS HORT SOCIETY PAS Pansy Spring Matrix Yellow Blotch BURPEE H G Tomato Cherry Punch (Boost Variety) BURPEE H G Tomato Mighty Sweet (Boost Variety) BURPEE H G Tomato Flower Pops (Boost Variety) packs, great colors, easy crop this group did perform great, very fruitful, high yield per plant, no late blight, produced till frost this group did perform great, very fruitful, high yield per plant, no late blight, produced till frost this group did perform great, very fruitful, high yield per plant, no late blight, produced till frost BURPEE H G Tomato Solar Power (Boost Variety) this group did perform great, very fruitful, high 5 yield per plant, no late blight, produced till frost PAS Tomato Topsy Tom did great in 12" hanger, started to fruit in early 5 August and through out the summer PAS Viola Sorbet Midnight Glow looked very good in jumbo 6 pack,huge number of flowers per plant, very uniform, early 5 color PAS Viola Sorbet XP Blackberry looked very good in jumbo 6 pack,huge number of flowers per plant, very uniform, early 5 color PAS Viola Sorbet XP Peach Melba looked very good in jumbo 6 pack,huge number of flowers per plant, very uniform, early 5 color PAS Viola Sorbet XP Pink Halo looked very good in jumbo 6 pack,huge number of flowers per plant, very uniform, early 5 color looked very good in jumbo 6 pack,huge number of flowers per plant, very uniform, early PAS Viola Sorbet XP Yellow Frost color

7 Pleasant View Gardens Proven Winners Main Annual Assortment Company Name : Pleasant View Gardens Proven Winners Evaluation of plants received for MassHort Trial Garden. Rate each plant on a scale of = excellent,1 = poor to the categories listed below. Plant Name Series Variety New? Drought tolerance Humidity Tolerance Heat Tolerance Plant Vigor Disease/Pest Garden Performance Overall Performance Greenhouse Performance Other Comments Genus Series Variety New? Calibrachoa Superbells Lemon Slice yes one of the best Caliesthis year, did well from greenhouse to 5 garden container, had the most positive comments in trial Cleome Cleome Senorita Blanca yes nice addition, good color, compact with height, 5 continuations color all season till frost Evolvulus Blue My Mind yes Lantana Luscious Berry Blend yes compact, full, good color, looked great all season Lantana Luscious Pina Colada yes compact, full, good color, looked great all season Lobularia Frosty Knight yes great addition great color all season even through several 5 early frosts Lobularia Blushing Princess yes great new color all season start to a late finish Petunia Supertunia Pink Charm yes full season of color easy vary good grower Petunia Supertunia Watermelon Charm yes full season of color easy very good grower Petunia Supertunia Picasso in Pink yes good color, good drought tolerance, made it through the dry 5 hot summer in flower

8 Pleasant View Gardens Proven Winners Main Annual Assortment Scaevola Whirlwind White Imp yes did well until the downy mildew came in Solenostemon ColorBlaze Marooned yes did great from greenhouse to garden till frost; didn't flower 5 till frost Bidens Goldilocks Rocks tight full always in color great container companion not too 5 aggressive Calibrachoa Superbells Cherry Star many exciting comments on flower stripe Calibrachoa Superbells Coralberry Punch grew well all season in 14in container Calibrachoa Superbells Dreamsicle grew well all season in 14in container Calibrachoa Superbells Grape Punch grew well all season in 14in container Calibrachoa Superbells Saffron grew well all season in 14in container Calibrachoa Superbells Sweet Tart grew well all season in 14in container Calibrachoa Superbells Yellow Chiffon grew well all season in 14in container Cleome Senorita Rosalita again another full season of color and great comments Cyperus Graceful GrassesKing Tut did great growing to 4.5 ft looked great Euphorbia Diamond Frost full season of color easy very good grower Ipomoea Illusion Emerald Lace great coverage, great ground cover Ipomoea Illusion Garnet Lace great coverage, great ground cover Ipomoea Illusion Midnight Lace great coverage, great ground cover Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Bewitched great tight growth and leaf shape a stand out Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Raven great coverage, great ground cover Lantana Luscious Citrus Blend great color blend and easy season long flowering Lantana Luscious Lemonade great color blend and easy season long flowering Lantana Luscious Tropical Fruit great color blend and easy season long flowering Lobularia Snow Princess full season of color easy very good grower Mecardonia GoldDust great for a crowded container full season of color Petunia Supertunia Bordeaux did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Indigo Charm did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Pretty Much Picasso did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Raspberry Blast did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Sangria Charm did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Vista Bubblegum did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Vista Fuchsia did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Petunia Supertunia Vista Silverberry did great all season continued to bloom through the hot 5 summer with little care Phlox Intensia Blueberry good blue color

9 Pleasant View Gardens Proven Winners Main Annual Assortment Scaevola Whirlwind Blue good tight growth and season long bloom easy and good 5 container plant Solenostemon ColorBlaze Alligator Tears very nice color blend looked great all season and grew like 5 decorated Xmas tree Solenostemon ColorBlaze Velvet Mocha very nice plant all season held up great till frost Verbena Superbena Coral Red did well all season stayed in blossom with some 5 deadheading Verbena Superbena Royale Chambray did well all season stayed in blossom with some 5 deadheading Verbena Superbena Royale Iced Cherry did well all season stayed in blossom with some 5 deadheading Verbena Superbena Royale Peachy Keen did well all season stayed in blossom with some 5 deadheading Verbena Tukana Scarlet Star great plant many good comments the flower is a stand out Proven Selections Calibrachoa Over Easy yes great flower color and unique lasting the season Eupatorium Baby Joe yes Nice to see a good dwarf Joe Pye Hibiscus Mahogany Splendor yes great large 3ft foliage plant for the border, great leaf all 5 season, color, no care easy Solenostemon Neptune's Net yes a great leaf great all season color very late flowering Solenostemon Spumoni yes a great leaf great all season color very late flowering

10 Pleasant View Gardens Proven Winners Main Annual Assortment

11 Syngenta Flowers Donation Seed Mass Hort Company Name : Syngenta Flowers Inc USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 Gilroy California Goldsmith Seeds Evaluation of plants received for MassHort Trial Garden. Rate each plant on a scale of = excellent,1 = poor to the categories listed below. Plant Name Series Variety New? Drought tolerance Humidity Tolerance Species Series Color /IMPR great easy geranium, good zone color and 5 bloomed early Geranium Bulls Eye Red Gazania Frosty Kiss Red great plant all season, great foliage color, contrast well with flower Kiss Yellow IMPR great plant all season, great foliage color, contrast well with flower Petunia milliflora Picobella Cascade Coral good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop Heat Tolerance Plant Vigor Disease/Pest Garden Performance Overall Performance Greenhouse Performance Other Comments

12 Syngenta Flowers Donation Seed Mass Hort Purple Lavender Pink Glo Red Salmon White good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop good season, long flowering, good mounding habit, compact, did well in greenhouse pot crop Petunia Duvet Blue nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season Pink Red Salmon nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season White Bravo Blue IMPR nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season nice sized flower for a compact plant, flowered early in greenhouse, lasted the season

13 Syngenta Flowers Donation Seed Mass Hort Vinca Cora Red Cora Cascade Strawberry great plant all season, vivid flower color, great heat tolerance, drought tolerant great plant all season, vivid flower color, great heat tolerance, drought tolerant

14 Syngenta Flowers Donation Seed Mass Hort

15 Hortcouture Plants Hort Couture Plants USDA Hardiness Zone: Rainey Rd Litchfield MI Milliskowski Evaluation of plants received for MassHort Trial Garden. Rate each plant on a scale of = excellent,1 = poor to the categories listed below. Plant Name Series New? Drought Humidity Heat Tolerance Plant Vigor Disease/Pest Garden Overall Greenhouse Other Comments Plant Variety Upright South Beach Lantana camacompact Bullion Yes Great color all season, good compact container plant Lobularia Snow Globe Yes All summer color, compact habit Petunia Panache Hells Bells Yes great red flower, long season of bloom Coleus Under the Sea Bone Fish Yes unique leaf, great color combination, very late flowers Under the Sea Gold Coleus Anemone Yes unique leaf, great color combination, very late flowers Coleus Under the Sea Langostino Yes unique leaf, great color combination, very late flowers Under the Sea Molten Coleus Coral Yes unique leaf, great color combination, very late flowers

16 Hortcouture Plants Coleus Under the Sea Sea Scallop Yes unique leaf, great color combination, very late flowers

17 Terra Nova Company Name : Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. USDA Hardiness Zone: S. Macksburg Rd Canby OR Evaluation of plants received for MassHort Trial Garden. Rate each plant on a scale of = excellent,1 = poor to the categories listed below. Plant Name Series New? Drought tolerance Humidity Tolerance Heat Tolerance Plant Vigor Disease/Pest Plant Variety Cyclamen Sweetheart Silver yes did not complete trial Cyclamen Sweetheart Sparkle yes did not complete trial Echinacea Cranberry Cupcake yes good plant and flowering lasting the season Echinacea Firebird yes many comments on great flower color lasting the 5 season Echinacea Flame Thrower yes good plant and flowering lasting the season Echinacea Maui Sunshine yes huge large flower lasting the season Echinacea Quills and Thrills yes unique petals, interesting flower head lasting the 5 season Garden Performance Overall Performance GreenHouse Performance Other Comments

18 Terra Nova Echinacea Secret Lust yes Bright color able to be seen from a great distance, should brighten any border

19 Terra Nova

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PROGRAM * H:Height S: Spread B: Bloom 2018 PROGRAM AGERATUM ARTIST SERIES This new vegetative line of Ageratum is especially uniform and long blooming, and very heat tolerant. It works equally well in baskets, containers and in the landscape.