6/27/18: Looking good already, large flower size 8/23/18: Wow! Filled in - tons of color Angelonia Angelface Blue Imp Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Wow! Uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Looking good already, large flower size 8/23/18: Wow! Filled in - tons of color Angelonia Angelface Cascade Blue Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Wow! Uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Full good color 8/23/18: Not as uniform as others, flowers beneath foliage Angelonia Angelface Cascade Pink Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.67 9/5/18: Some gaps, not as uniform, good number of flowers 6/27/18: Full good color 8/23/18: Not as uniform as others, flowers beneath foliage Angelonia Angelface Cascade White Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 4 3 4.00 9/5/18: Dieback, not as uniform, good number of flowers 6/27/18: Vigorous 7/26/18: Color not as vibrant as other AngelFace, but still nice. 8/23/18: Very uniform, lots of color! Angelonia Angelface Steel Blue Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Wow! Vigorous, lots of flowers, uniform 6/27/18: Vigorous 7/26/18: Color not as vibrant as other AngelFace, but still nice. 8/23/18: Very uniform, lots of color! Love the 2-tone flower color Angelonia Angelface Wedgwood Blue Imp Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 5 4 5 5 4 4.50 9/5/18: Fewer flowers than others 6/27/18: Not filling out container yet, but see potential 7/12/18: Very low growing. Almost dragging on ground, need to cascade out a bit more. 7/26/18: Tons of color, more color than foliage! 8/23/18: Lots of flowers - really starting to hang over basket Angelonia AngelMist Spreading Berry Sparkler Ball FloraPlant Sun Container 4 4 5 4 5 4 4.33 9/5/18: Some dieback, but still a lot of flowers 6/27/18: Very few flowers currently, but new buds coming 8/23/18: Very uniform, tons of flowers, even faded flowers look nice Argyranthemum Grandaisy Red Suntory Sun Container m 5 5 5 5 4 4.80 9/5/18: Most flowers spent/faded 6/27/18: Lots of blooms (especially compared to container trial), full plants 7/12/18: A lot of faded color on flowers. 7/26/18: Very messy looking when out of flower. 8/23/18: Carpet! Extremely uniform, lots of flowers Argyranthemum Grandaisy Red Suntory Sun Ground 5 4 3 4 5 4 4.17 9/5/18: Few flowers - foliage looks great 6/27/18: Very few flowers currently, but new buds coming 8/23/18: Very uniform, tons of flowers, even faded flowers look nice Argyranthemum Grandaisy Yellow Suntory Sun Container m 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Lots of flowers still 6/27/18: Lots of blooms (especially compared to container trial), full plants 7/12/18: A lot of faded color on flowers. 7/26/18: Very messy looking when out of flower. 8/23/18: Carpet! Extremely uniform, lots of flowers Argyranthemum Grandaisy Yellow Suntory Sun Ground 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Few flowers - foliage looks great Begonia Megawatt Pink Bronze Leaf PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Medium green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers Begonia Megawatt Pink Green Leaf PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Bright green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers Begonia Megawatt Red Bronze Leaf PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Bronze/green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers Begonia Megawatt Red Green Leaf Improved PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Medium green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers Begonia Megawatt Rose Bronze Leaf PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Bronze/green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers Begonia Megawatt Rose Green Leaf Improved PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Nice green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers
Begonia Surefire Red Proven Winners Shade Ground 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Nice green leaf color, no gaps, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Doing very well, have lots a few stems to basal rotting, but very full, so you can't even tell 7/12/18: Less color this evaluation 7/26/18: Recovering well from prior stem rot. 8/23/18: Spilling over, lots of flowers, pretty uniform Begonia Canary Wings Ball Ingenuity Shade Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great spill, uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Not a ton of color yet, but good vigor 7/12/18: Would expect more color than this right now. 7/26/18: More color than Beedance Yellow. 8/23/18: Some dieback, lots of flowers and pollinators Bidens Bee Happy Ball FloraPlant Sun Container 5 4 5 4 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Some foliage diaback, but lots of flowers and spillover great 6/27/18: Not a ton of color yet, but good vigor 7/12/18: Would expect more color than this right now. 7/26/18: Less color this week. 8/23/18: Drought damage? Looks terrible Bidens Beedance Yellow Suntory Sun Container 5 4 4 5 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Not many flowers, but foliage loos great and spill over great 7/26/18: Come chlorosis. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered - going over pot now, lots of flowers Calibrachoa Kabloom Denim PanAmerican Seed Sun Container m 3 4 4 5 4 4.00 9/5/18: Nutrient issues, great spillover and color 7/26/18: Come chlorosis. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered - going over pot now, lots of flowers Calibrachoa Kabloom Pink Deep PanAmerican Seed Sun Container m 4 5 5 5 4 4.60 9/5/18: Nutrient issues, great spillover and color 7/26/18: Compact, but very healthy. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered, very uniform, lots of flowers Calibrachoa Kabloom White PanAmerican Seed Sun Container m 3 4 4 5 5 4.20 9/5/18: Excellent fill and spill and color 7/26/18: Compact, but very healthy. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered, very uniform, lots of flowers Calibrachoa Million Bells Mounding Butter Pop Suntory Sun Container m 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Excellent fill and spill and color; no signs of nutrient issues 7/26/18: Compact, but very healthy. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered, very uniform, lots of flowers Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Apricot Strike Selecta Sun Container m 4 4 4 5 5 4.40 9/5/18: Excellent fill and spill and color 7/26/18: Compact, but very healthy. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered, very uniform, lots of flowers Calibrachoa MiniFamous Uno Double PinkTastic Selecta Sun Container m 4 4 4 4 5 4.20 9/5/18: Excellent fill and spill and color 7/26/18: Compact, but very healthy. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered, very uniform, lots of flowers Calibrachoa MiniFamous Uno Pink Strike Selecta Sun Container m 4 5 5 5 5 4.80 9/5/18: Excellent fill and spill and color; no signs of nutrient issues 7/12/18: Lots of color, nice flower pattern. 7/26/18: Some chlorosis, dry looking. 8/23/18: Drought, but still fpilling over, lots of beautiful flowers Calibrachoa Superbells Cardinal Star Proven Winners Sun Container m 5 4 4 5 4 4.40 9/5/18: Dieback, drought? Lots of flowers
7/26/18: Some chlorosis. 8/23/18: Lots of pollinators, lots of flowers, very uniform Calibrachoa Superbells Evening Star Imp Proven Winners Sun Container m 2 4 4 5 5 4.00 9/5/18: Excellent fill and color, great foliage; no signs of nutrient issues 7/12/18: Huge flower size. 7/26/18: Smothered in flowers. 8/23/18: Spilling over, lots of flowers, very uniform Calibrachoa Superbells Holy Cow!(TM) Proven Winners Sun Container m 3 5 5 5 5 4.60 9/5/18: WOW! Amazing fill and spill and color; no signs of nutrient issues 7/12/18: Huge flower size. 7/26/18: Smothered in flowers. 8/23/18: Spilling over, lots of flowers, very uniform Calibrachoa Superbells Holy Smokes!(TM) Proven Winners Sun Container m 3 4 5 5 5 4.40 9/5/18: WOW! Amazing fill and spill and color; no signs of nutrient issues 7/26/18: Little bit of chlorosis, but getting more full. 8/23/18: Spilling over, fewer flowers, drought? Calibrachoa Superbells Tangerine Punch Proven Winners Sun Container m 4 4 4 4 4 4.00 9/5/18: Some dieback, but great color - drought? 6/27/18: Had aphids in greenhouse, so giving time to recover 7/12/18: Recovering well 7/26/18: Yellowed foliage. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered - very uniform - lots of flowers Calibrachoa Superbells Double Chiffon Proven Winners Sun Container m 4 3 4 5 5 4.20 9/5/18: Great mounding, uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Had aphids in greenhouse, so giving time to recover 7/12/18: Recovering well 7/26/18: Yellowed foliage. 8/23/18: Nicely recovered - very uniform - lots of flowers Calibrachoa Superbells Doublette LoveSwept Proven Winners Sun Container m 4 4 5 5 5 4.60 9/5/18: Great mounding, uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: No color yet, and flower development the slowest of the Cannovas 7/12/18: All flowering now. 18-24" tall. 7/26/18: Canna virus likely, lots of streaky (and some necrotic) foliage. Flowers are so heavy they are sagging over. 8/23/18: Not uniform, some short, some tall - virus? Lovely flowers Canna Cannova Bronze Orange Ball Ingenuity Sun Ground m 5 4 4 4 4 4.20 9/5/18: Some virus, all in flower or past 6/27/18: No color yet, and flower development the slowest of the Cannovas 7/12/18: All flowering now. 18-24" tall. 7/26/18: Canna virus likely, lots of streaky (and some necrotic) foliage. Flowers are so heavy they are sagging over. 8/23/18: Not uniform, some short, some tall - virus? Lovely flowers Canna Cannova Bronze Scarlet Ball Ingenuity Sun Ground m 5 4 5 5 4 4.60 9/5/18: Some virus, all in flower or past 6/27/18: No color yet, and flower development the slowest of the Cannovas 7/12/18: All flowering now. 18-24" tall. 7/26/18: Canna virus likely, lots of streaky (and some necrotic) foliage. Flowers are so heavy they are sagging over. 8/23/18: Not uniform, some short, some tall - virus? Lovely flowers Canna Cannova Red Flame Ball Ingenuity Sun Ground m 5 4 5 5 4 4.60 9/5/18: Some virus, all in flower or past 6/27/18: Unique color, not vigorous yet 7/12/18: Very unique color. 7/26/18: still small, size is variable, but great unique color. 8/23/18: Lots of gaps, the remaining ones look ok Celosia First Flame Purple PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 3 3 3 3 3.33 9/5/18: Dieback, gaps 6/27/18: Uniform height. 7/26/18: Good color 8/23/18: Very uniform -lots of spikes Celosia Intenz Dark Purple Ball Ingenuity Sun Container 5 5 4 4 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Nice upright form, fill in, lots of flowers and color 6/27/18: Differences in vigor between plants, possible reversion? 7/12/18: Flowers don' show up well against foliage. 7/26/18: Messy looking due to variability. 8/23/18: Not uniform-some much taller than others Celosia Intenz Lipstick Ball Ingenuity Sun Container 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.00 9/5/18: Not uniformly sized, some dieback
6/27/18: Have not filled out much yet, leggy 7/12/18: Still no filling out block. 7/26/18: Still not filling bed. 8/23/18: Completely filled in, very uniform, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Proven Winners Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, great fill, no flowers 6/27/18: some variation in color, will keep monitoring 7/26/18: Variation in color. 8/23/18: Super uniform, great color, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Golden Dreams Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing uniform, no flowers, vigorous 6/27/18: some variation in color, will keep monitoring 7/26/18: Variation in color. 8/23/18: Super uniform, great color, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Rediculous Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing uniform, flowers, vigorous 6/27/18: some variation in color, will keep monitoring 7/26/18: Variation in color. 8/23/18: Super uniform, great color, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Sedona Sunset Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing uniform, flowers, vigorous 6/27/18: Have not filled out much yet, leggy 7/12/18: Still no filling out block. 7/26/18: Still not filling bed. 8/23/18: Completely filled in, very uniform, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Strawberry Drop Proven Winners Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, great fill, no flowers 6/27/18: some variation in color, will keep monitoring 7/26/18: Variation in color. 8/23/18: Super uniform, great color, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Torchlight Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing uniform, no flowers, vigorous 6/27/18: some variation in color, will keep monitoring 7/26/18: Variation in color. 8/23/18: Super uniform, great color, no flowers Coleus ColorBlaze Royale Cherry Brandy Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Amazing uniform, no flowers, vigorous 6/27/18: Have not filled out much yet, leggy 7/12/18: Still no filling out block. 7/26/18: Still not filling bed. 8/23/18: Completely filled in, very uniform, no flowers Coleus FlameThrower Salsa Roja Ball FloraPlant Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, great fill, no flowers 6/27/18: Have not filled out much yet, leggy 7/12/18: Still no filling out block. 7/26/18: Still not filling bed. 8/23/18: Completely filled in, very uniform, no flowers Coleus FlameThrower Serrano Ball FloraPlant Shade Ground 5 5 5 4 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Uniform, great fill, no flowers 6/27/18: Have not filled out much yet, leggy 7/12/18: Still no filling out block. 7/26/18: Still not filling bed. 8/23/18: Completely filled in, very uniform, no flowers Coleus Kong Jr. Green Halo PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Uniform, great fill, flowers 6/27/18: Not branching, not filling space yet 7/12/18: Not as vigorous as other Kong Jrs 8/23/18: Not uniform, some gaps Coleus Kong Jr. Lime Vein PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 3 4 4 4 4 3.83 9/5/18: Not as uniform as others, small and large leaves 6/27/18: Not branching, not filling space yet 7/12/18: Almost all plants are flowering. 7/26/18: Doesn't even look like coleus with the tall, multi-branching flowers. 8/23/18: Compact, faded colors, some gaps, some flowers Coleus Kong Jr. Rose PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.00 9/5/18: Fading color 6/27/18: Not branching, not filling space yet 7/26/18: No flowers, some plants still small. 8/23/18: Compact, no gaps, no flowers, great color Coleus Kong Jr. Scarlet PanAmerican Seed Shade Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Nice fill, 1 flower 6/27/18: Very full already 8/23/18: Amazing color - uniform, no gaps, no flowers Coleus Pinksplosion Ball FloraPlant Shade Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Some flowers, uniform, great color and fill
6/27/18: Very upright, some color, but not much 7/12/18: Spindly, spent flowers have faded color. 7/26/18: Powdery mildew, spent flowers look bad. Cosmos Sonata Purple Shades PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 3 2 2 2 2 2.50 8/23/18: Lanky, few flowers 8/23/18: Foliage not uniform, no flowers Dahlia City Lights Golden Yellow Selecta Sun Ground 5 4 4 3 3 3 3.67 9/5/18: Powdery mildew, few flowers 8/23/18: Powdery mildew, foliage not uniform, no flowers Dahlia City Lights Pink Selecta Sun Ground 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.50 9/5/18: No flowers, powdery mildew? 8/23/18: Powdery mildew, foliage not uniform, no flowers Dahlia City Lights Purple Selecta Sun Ground 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.50 9/5/18: No flowers, powdery mildew? 8/23/18: More compact than others, not uniform, no flowers Dahlia City Lights Red Selecta Sun Ground 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.50 9/5/18: Not uniform, few flowers 8/23/18: Nicely filled in, some gaps, lots of flowers Dianthus Floral Lace Lilac PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 5 5 5 3 4 5 4.50 9/5/18: Wow! Nicely filled in, great flowers 8/23/18: Nicely filled in, some gaps, lots of flowers Dianthus Floral Lace Picotee Improved PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 5 5 3 4 5 4.33 9/5/18: Wow! Nicely filled in, great flowers 8/23/18: Nicely filled in, some gaps, lots of flowers Dianthus Floral Lace Purple Improved PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 3 4 4 3.83 9/5/18: Some gaps still - but great flower # 6/27/18: Large buds, but no blooms yet, healthy looking 7/12/18: Not much green in the flowers this year, still nice though. 7/26/18: Some green on certain plants, but other are mostly solid purple. 8/23/18: Uniform, lots of flowers Echinacea Green Twister Jelitto Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.67 9/5/18: Flowers gone, powdery mildew starting 6/27/18: Flowering, nice mix of white, cream, yello 7/12/18: Flowering, but rosette still small at base 8/23/18: Mostly spent flowers, not uniform Echinacea Mellow Yellows Jelitto Sun Ground 5 4 4 4 4 4 4.17 9/5/18: Some flowers still 6/27/18: More vigor than Diamond Mountain, filling out bed 8/23/18: Nice mounding - tons of flowers Euphorbia Diamond Frost Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing uniform mound of flowers 6/27/18: More vigor than Diamond Mountain, filling out bed 8/23/18: Nice mounding - tons of flowers Euphorbia Diamond Mountain Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Amazing uniform mound of flowers 6/27/18: Flowers are double and pretty pink, no fruit yet, some runnering 7/12/18: Lots of unripe fruit, no color. 7/26/18: Coming back into flower, some fruit sizing up and ripening. 8/23/18: Filling in nicely, lots of flowers, lots of mature fruit Fragaria Berried Treasure Pink Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 3 3 4 5 5 4.00 9/5/18: Filled in, lots of color either in flowers or fruit
6/27/18: Not full yet, wimpy, but will look good later 7/12/18: Flowering, basal rosette is filling out. 7/26/18: Filling out more, flowering. Gaura Cool Breeze Jelitto Sun Ground m 4 4 4 5 5 4.40 9/5/18: Nice fill and lots of flowers 6/27/18: Has potential, huge ball of flowers, dark foliage does not pop in shade 7/12/18: Unique, looking really nice, although not super full yet. 7/26/18: Pretty floriferous for shade. 8/23/18: Filled in, lots of flowers Geranium Super Moon Red Selecta Shade Ground 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.33 9/5/18: Lots of flowers, very uniform Gerbera Sweet Fiesta Florist Holland Sun Ground 4 4 5 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Uniform, good fill, great flowers Gerbera Sweet Love Florist Holland Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Uniform, good fill, great flowers Gerbera Sweet Memories Florist Holland Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Uniform, good fill, great flowers Gerbera Sweet Smile Florist Holland Sun Ground 4 5 3 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Uniform, good fill, great flowers Gerbera Sweet Sunset Florist Holland Sun Ground 4 5 4 4 4 5 4.33 9/5/18: Uniform, good fill, great flowers Gomphrena Truffula Pink Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Aggressive, full, no gaps, uniform, lots of flowers 6/27/18: Flowering, nice dark foliage adds contrast 7/12/18: Spindly, 18-24" tall, dark foliage is really striking. 7/26/18: Still lots of color. 8/23/18: Filling in nicely, lots of flowers Heliopsis Bleeding Hearts Jelitto Sun Ground 5 4 4 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Amazing! Lovely color and flower power 6/27/18: In full bloom, no powdery (yet), approx. 4' tall 7/12/18: Not drought tolerant, very wilty looking most of the time. 8/23/18: Uniform, lots of flowers Heliopsis Burning Hearts Jelitto Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Amazing fill and color 6/27/18: Some plants in blooms, others just have buds, some height variability 8/23/18: Uniform, lots of flowers Heliopsis Prima Ballerina Jelitto Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.67 9/5/18: Still looks good, but getting powdery mildew 6/27/18: Still kind of rangy, some stems blooming already, doing well in full sun 8/23/18: Wonderful carpet of colored foliage Hypoestes Hippo Pink Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Awesome fill 6/27/18: Still kind of rangy, some stems blooming already, doing well in full sun 7/12/18: Spindly, not happy in full sun right now. 7/26/18: Reproductive growth is less attractive. 8/23/18: Not uniform, gaps Hypoestes Hippo White Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 3 3 4 4 4 3.67 9/5/18: Funky tips on some
6/27/18: unique fine texture, red edge to leaves 7/12/18: Wow! Tidy, not spreading all over. 8/23/18: A carpet! Very uniform Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Kiwi Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, vigorous 6/27/18: Nice red/orange combo, fuller than Havanas 7/26/18: Lots of buds coming along. 8/23/18: Lumpy, lots of flowers, filled in Lantana Luscious Citrus Blend Imp Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 4 4 4.17 9/5/18: Not uniform, but no gaps, lots of flowers 6/5/18: Tons of buds, small than Folgate but also very large/full plants, Buds almost ready to open (earliest of all varieties) 6/15/18: Flowers fully open. Flower spikes about 12-18 tall. Dark blue color, very vibrant. 6/26/18: In full bloom, tons of flower spikes. 14-20 in bloom. Nice dark blue color 7/3/18: Still in full bloom 7/12/18: Flopping over after rain last night, brown on inflorescenses, uniform plants. 7/20/18: Still some good color, but some brown on inflorescenses. Growers 7/26/18: Done flowering. Big Time Blue Association Sun Ground 5 4 4 5 4.50 8/23/18: Completely filled in, no purple left 6/5/18: Tons of buds, plants look huge and full, no die back over winter 6/15/18: Flowers fully open, gorgeous plants. Flower spikes about 2 tall. Light blue color. 6/26/18: Fantastic color of fullness. Many many flower spikes on each plant. 25 tall in bloom 7/3/18: Still in full bloom 7/12/18: Brown on inflorescenses, flopping over after rain last night, uniform plants. 7/20/18: Beyond the harvestable stage now. Growers 7/26/18: Starting to get yellow foliage in the middle of clumps. Done flowering. Folgate Association Sun Ground 5 4 4 5 4.50 8/23/18: Completely filled in, tiny bit of purple left in front 6/5/18: A couple plants almost dead after winter, lots of immature buds 6/15/18: Flowers not open yet. 6/26/18: Not in bloom yet, but almost, dead parts are looking better (concealed by new growth), about half the plants are 30 tall in bloom, while other half are 17 tall in bloom 7/3/18: Just starting to bloom 7/12/18: In full bloom. Lots of dead lower branches still showing. 7/20/18: Inflorescences starting to turn brown, but still pretty good looking. Growers 7/26/18: Still some good color, covered in bees, still harvestable. Gros Bleu Association Sun Ground 2 3 4 4 3.25 8/23/18: Some dieback, still has purple 6/5/18: Good survival over winter, a few stems dead but good overall, Lots of immature flower buds 6/15/18: Flowers not open yet. 6/26/18: Not quite full bloom, but very close. 15-16 in bloom. Very pale dusty color 7/3/18: Full bloom 7/12/18: Showing some brown on inflorescences, very tidy and compact/uniform. 7/20/18: Beyond the harvestable stage now. Growers 7/26/18: Done flowering. Mailette Association Sun Ground 3 4 4 5 4.00 8/23/18: Very uniform, all flowers dead 6/5/18: Many buds almost mature, a little bit of die back 6/15/18: Flowers just starting to open. Flower spikes about 12 tall. Very pale silver/blue, not very vibrant or eye-catching, but maybe they ll color up more as they mature. 6/26/18: In full bloom. Pale purple color in comparison to Folgate and Big Time Blue. 19 tall in bloom. Flowers are more sparse than Folgate and Big Time Blue, but still good fullness. 7/3/18: Still in full bloom 7/12/18: Completely done blooming already, lots of brown, little blue left. Uniform plants. 7/20/18: Done, first variety to be done. Growers 7/26/18: Done flowering. Munstead Association Sun Ground 4 3 3 4 3.50 8/23/18: Some dieback, some purple, some gaps 6/5/18: Still very small compared to other varieties, lots of variability in plant size, bud quantity, and bud development 6/15/18: Flowers are open on larger plants, but not quite open on smaller plants 6/26/18: Full bloom, pale dusty purple, 17 in bloom. 7/3/18: Still in full bloom 7/12/18: Starting to get some brown on inforescences. 7/20/18: Beyond the harvestable stage now. Growers 7/26/18: Done flowering. Violet Intrigue Association Sun Ground 3 4 4 4 3.75 8/23/18: Not uniform, but still has purple flowers
6/5/18: Lots of die back over winter, few buds so far, several plants almost entirely dead 6/15/18: Flowers not open yet. Lots of die back. 6/26/18: Not in bloom yet, 23 tall flower spikes. Flower spikes are kind of sparse. Lots of dead showing still. 7/3/18: Just a few buds starting to open 7/12/18: Some plants just starting to bloom, still some unopened infloresences. 7/20/18: Flowers are finally open, but not impressive show, few flowers, pale blue, very elongated stems. White Spike Growers Association Sun Ground 1 3 3 4 7/26/18: Still some inflorescences still to open. Not nearly as many flower stems as other varieties (even on the healthiest plants) 2.75 8/23/18: Some dead plants, tiny bit of purple left Leycesteria formosa Jealousy PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 6/27/18: Spider mite in greenhouse still showing, nice color though as a foliage plant 7/12/18: Recovering from spider mite well. A nice lookin foliage plant, has a lot of promise. 7/26/18: New growth looks really good. 8/23/18: A carpet of foliage 4.50 9/5/18: Amazing fill Lobularia Passionaria White Improved Ball Ingenuity Sun Container 4 5 5 5 5 5 6/27/18: Very vigorous, but not much color yet 7/12/18: Lots of color now. 8/23/18: Very uniform, loads of flowers and pollinators 4.83 9/5/18: Wow! Mound of white, spilling over Lycopersicon Garden Gem' Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 4 4 6/27/18: Ripe fruit already, but flowered and fruited while still in the greenhouse 7/12/18: Lots of fruit and flowers. 7/26/18: Big, vigorous, lots of fruit. 8/23/18: All falling over, lots of fruit 4.67 9/5/18: Tipping over, full though, lots of fruit Lycopersicon Garden Treasure' Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 4 4 6/27/18: Ripe fruit already, but flowered and fruited while still in the greenhouse 7/12/18: Lots of fruit and flowers. 7/26/18: Big, vigorous, lots of fruit. 8/23/18: All falling over, lots of fruit 4.67 9/5/18: Tipping over, full though, lots of fruit Ocimum Amazel Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 6/27/18: Doing really well, flowering 7/12/18: Lots of flowers. 7/26/18: Lots of Japanese Beetles. Lots of flowers. 5.00 9/5/18: Very uniform, lots of flowers and pollinators Osteospermum Bright Lights Pink Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 3 3 5 5 5 6/27/18: Little color 7/12/18: No color. 7/26/18: Very little color right now. 8/23/18: Tons of flowers 4.17 9/5/18: Good fill and number of flowers Pentas Lucky Star Dark Red PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 6/27/18: Very vigorous, but not much color yet 7/12/18: Lots of color now. 8/23/18: Very uniform, loads of flowers and pollinators 5.00 9/5/18: Lots of color, uniform, no gaps Pentas Lucky Star Pink PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 6/27/18: Very vigorous, but not much color yet 7/12/18: Lots of color now. 8/23/18: Very uniform, loads of flowers and pollinators 5.00 9/5/18: Lots of color, uniform, no gaps Pentas Lucky Star Raspberry PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 6/27/18: Very vigorous, but not much color yet 7/12/18: Lots of color now. 8/23/18: Very uniform, loads of flowers and pollinators 5.00 9/5/18: Lots of color, uniform, no gaps Pepper Snackabelle Red PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 5 4 6/27/18: Buds and some flowers 7/12/18: Small fruits showing. 7/26/18: Lots of little green fruits! 8/23/18: Lots of mature fruit, starting to fall over from weight though 4.33 9/5/18: Tipping over - lots of color in fruit
6/27/18: Small buds, no open flowers yet 7/12/18: Tiny fruits have set. 7/26/18: Lots of little green fruits! 8/23/18: Very uniform, lots of fruit Pepper, Habanero Primero Red PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 5 5 5 4.50 9/5/18: Amazing fill and upright, lots of color in fruit 6/27/18: Rangy, nice true red 7/12/18: Not full. 7/26/18: Not filling out, but possibly in a shadier spot than other Easy Waves. Petunia Easy Wave Red Improved PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 3 3 3 4 3 m 3.20 8/23/18: Dieback, nutritional issues Petunia Easy Wave Silver PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! Petunia Easy Wave Violet Improved PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! Petunia Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! Petunia Supertunia Vista Paradise Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! Petunia Supertunia White Charm Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! Petunia Supertunia Blue Skies Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Great fill - flower power! 6/27/18: Aphid and thrip damage from greenhouse still visible, but new growth looks good 7/12/18: Recovering well Petunia Surfinia Rose Vein Suntory Sun Container m 4 4 5 5 4 4.40 9/5/18: Some dieback, lots of flowers, and great spillover 6/27/18: Aphid and thrip damage from greenhouse still visible, but new growth looks good 7/12/18: Recovering well Petunia Surfinia Trailing Red Suntory Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 4 4.83 9/5/18: Some dieback, lots of flowers, and great spillover 6/27/18: Huge 7/26/18: Less color this week, kind of inbetween flushes of flowers. 8/23/18: Uniform, tons of flowers and pollinators, vigorous Salvia Rockin' Deep Purple Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 4 4 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Great fill - huge number of flowers and pollinators; very uniform 6/27/18: Huge 7/26/18: Less color this week, kind of inbetween flushes of flowers. 8/23/18: Uniform, tons of flowers and pollinators, vigorous Salvia Rockin' Fuchsia Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 4 4 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Great fill - huge number of flowers and pollinators; very uniform 6/27/18: Huge 7/26/18: Less color this week, kind of inbetween flushes of flowers. 8/23/18: Uniform, tons of flowers and pollinators, vigorous Salvia Skyscraper Pink Selecta Sun Ground 5 5 4 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Great fill - huge number of flowers and pollinators; very uniform 6/27/18: Huge 7/26/18: Less color this week, kind of inbetween flushes of flowers. 8/23/18: Uniform, tons of flowers and pollinators, vigorous Salvia Big Blue PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 4 5 5 4.33 9/5/18: Great fill - huge number of flowers and pollinators; very uniform
6/27/18: Lots of buds 7/12/18: Spider mite infestration, will be flowering soon. 7/26/18: Flowering now, but look ruined by extreme spider mite. 8/23/18: Dieback of leaves, few flowers are open Solidago Golden Rockets Jelitto Sun Ground 3 4 3 3 3 1 2.83 9/5/18: Dieback, bacterial blight 6/27/18: No flowers yet, spreading a little 7/12/18: Flowering, but no female flowers yet, no powdery mildew. 7/26/18: Lots of little fruit forming. Some yellowed older leaves. No powdery mildew yet! 8/23/18: Dieback, lots of flowers and fruit Squash Butterbaby PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 4 4 4 3 3 3.67 9/5/18: Melting down, powdery mildew?, lots of fruit 6/27/18: In full bloom 7/12/18: Still flowering. 7/26/18: Done flowering for the time being. Hopefully will come back into bloom later. 8/23/18: Powdery mildew, few flowers Sunflower SunBuzz PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 3 1 1 1 2.67 9/5/18: Powdery mildew 6/27/18: Bloom almost over already, profuse flowering this year 7/12/18: Done flowering for the season. 7/26/18: Foliage is good, but spent flowers detract. 8/23/18: Uniform foliage, no flowers (just dead ones) Trifolium Frosty Feathers Jelitto Sun Ground 4 3 3 3 3 3 3.17 9/5/18: Good fill, no color 7/26/18: No color now, bad powdery mildew. 8/23/18: Gaps, powdery mildew? Few flowers Verbena EnudraScape Pink Fizz Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers 7/26/18: No color now, bad powdery mildew. 8/23/18: Gaps, powdery mildew? Few flowers Verbena EnudraScape White Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers 6/27/18: One of the best looking verbena right now 8/23/18: Nice foliage carpet, few flowers Verbena Firehouse Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.00 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers, some dieback Verbena Firehouse Pink Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 4 5 4 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Great carpet, lots of flowers 8/23/18: Not uniform in flower numbers Verbena Firehouse Purple Fizz Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 4 5 3 4 4 4 4.00 9/5/18: Great carpet, medium amount of flowers 8/23/18: Not uniform in flower numbers Verbena Firehouse Red Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 4 5 4 4 4 4 4.17 9/5/18: Great carpet, medium amount of flowers 8/23/18: Excellent foliage carpet, few flowers Verbena Firehouse White Ball FloraPlant Sun Ground 4 5 3 4 4 3 3.83 9/5/18: Dieback, no flowers 8/23/18: Not uniform in flower numbers Verbena Superbena Raspberry Proven Winners Sun Ground 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.50 9/5/18: Great carpet, medium amount of flowers 6/27/18: One of the best looking verbena right now 8/23/18: Nice foliage carpet, few flowers Verbena Superbena Red Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.67 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers, some dieback 6/27/18: One of the best looking verbena right now 8/23/18: Nice foliage carpet, few flowers Verbena Superbena Scarlet Star Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.67 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers, some dieback
7/26/18: Still looking great. Almost all other verbenas in trials have bad powdery mildew and few flowers right now. 8/23/18: Nice carpet of foliage, few flowers Verbena Superbena Whiteout Proven Winners Sun Ground 4 4 5 5 4 4 4.33 9/5/18: Nice carpet, few flowers 6/27/18: Unique flower pattern, I like the dark eye. 7/12/18: Less vigorous than Raspberry and Tangerine. 7/26/18: Looking great, full now, tons of flowers. Slightly less vigorous than other three. Vinca Tattoo Black Cherry PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 4 4 5 5 5 4.67 9/5/18: Uniform, lots of flowers, no gaps 6/27/18: Unique flower pattern, I like the dark eye. 7/12/18: Less vigorous than Raspberry and Tangerine. 7/26/18: Looking great, full now, tons of flowers. Slightly less vigorous than other three. Vinca Tattoo Papaya PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 4 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Uniform, lots of flowers, no gaps 6/27/18: Unique flower pattern, I like the dark eye. 7/12/18: Less vigorous than Raspberry and Tangerine. 7/26/18: Looking great, full now, tons of flowers. Slightly less vigorous than other three. Vinca Tattoo Raspberry PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, lots of flowers, no gaps 6/27/18: Unique flower pattern, I like the dark eye. 7/12/18: Less vigorous than Raspberry and Tangerine. 7/26/18: Looking great, full now, tons of flowers. Slightly less vigorous than other three. Vinca Tattoo Tangerine PanAmerican Seed Sun Container 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00 9/5/18: Uniform, lots of flowers, no gaps 6/27/18: Large flower size 8/23/18: Excellent flower number Zinnia Double Zahara Bright Orange PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 5 5 4.83 9/5/18: Lots of color! 6/27/18: Large flower size, fullest of the three Double Zaharas 7/12/18: Flowers are slightly hidden under foliage, compared to other two varieties. 8/23/18: Some dieback, but lots of flowers on remaining Zinnia Double Zahara Salmon PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 5 5 5 4 4 4 4.50 9/5/18: Scleretonia? Remaining have lots of flowers 6/27/18: Large flower size, fullest of the three Double Zaharas 7/12/18: Flowers are slightly hidden under foliage, compared to other two varieties. 8/23/18: Some dieback, but lots of flowers on remaining Zinnia Double Zahara White PanAmerican Seed Sun Ground 4 5 5 5 4 3 4.33 9/5/18: Scleretonia?