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SUPERCAL ROYAL RED TRIAL

The bicolor flowers were an attractive combination of pink with dark-burgundy eye.Īngelonia (ground): ‘Archangel Raspberry’ from Ball FloraPlant: Rosey-pink flowers were very abundant and made a very attractive show. “Best Of…” by ClassĪngelonia (container): ‘Serenita Pink’ from PanAmerican Seed: Masses of beautiful spikes of pink flowers filled the container while maintaining a very uniform appearance all season. The color held up very well in the high light intensity of Colorado. It was noted for having the best yellow of any petunia in the trial. It was highly visible in the garden and very uniform.īest Container: Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ from Ball FloraPlant: The abundant flowers and great two tone yellow color provided exceptional flower power on very vigorous and well branched plants. The beautiful gray color made a great combination with other plants. Large, velvety leaves added an interesting textural element.

SUPERCAL ROYAL RED FULL

It does best in full sun.īest New Variety: Centaurea ‘Snowy Owl’ from Terra Nova Nurseries: Unique silvery foliage made this plant a standout in the garden. It is grown for the beautiful foliage which makes a great structure plant in the garden. The impressive size and shape creates a very tropical and exotic appearance. Plants did not have having any sign of powdery mildew even late in the season.īest Novelty: Colocasia ‘Heart of the Jungle’ from Proven Winners: This plant makes a dramatic statement to any landscape with its large, dark foliage.

Blooms had single petals which attracted many bees. The prolific flowers were held high above the plants to create maximum show. Plants were extremely attractive all by themselves with the dark foliage coloring and uniform compact growth habit.

Best Container: Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ from Ball FloraPlantīest of Show: Dahlia ‘Lubega Dark Velvet’ from Benary+: This was a ‘show stopper’ due to the strong contrast between the dark purple/velvet foliage and beautiful bicolor blooms.

Best New Variety: Centaurea ‘Snowy Owl’ from Terra Nova Nurseries.

Best Novelty: Colocasia ‘Heart of the Jungle’ from Proven Winners.

Best of Show: Dahlia ‘Lubega Dark Velvet’ from Benary+:.

Here’s a closer look at some other highlights (check out the slideshow above as well).

SUPERCAL ROYAL RED TRIAL

Overall, given a pandemic and lack of volunteers, we had a great trial at Colorado State University. Hopefully we will see some improvements in combo plant selections from major companies in the future. We will continue to have field trials at our university setting for a real unbiased evaluation under our high light conditions and low humidity.

Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ from Ball Flora Plant: The two-tone yellow flower gave great flower power on vigorous well branched plants and great yellow flower color for a petunia.

Coleus ‘Main Street Beale Street’ from Dümmen Orange: This is a multiple year winner due to rich, velvety burgundy leaf color with excellent vigor and a uniform growth habit.

Bracteantha ‘Granvia Gold’ from Suntory Flowers: Flowers were large, along with plant size and abundant throughout the season.A couple plants that really impressed me this summer included: