CSU Releases ’15 Trials Results
Colorado State University has released the results of its 2015 Annual Flower Trials.
The outdoor display and test areas at the Annual Flower Trial Garden were established to allow students, researchers, industry representatives, homeowners and extension personnel to learn, teach and evaluate through horticultural research and demonstration projects conducted in the unique environmental conditions of the Rocky Mountain/High Plains region.
The entire garden is planted with annuals from late May through October. Pansies are planted in the fall and are on display through early spring. The perennial trials are displayed year round across the street in front of the Center for the Arts.
The top scoring varieties this season are:
- Best of Show – Sun New Guinea Impatiens Sunpatiens Spreading Tropical Orange from Sakata
- Best Novelty Celosia Dragon’s Breath from Sakata
- Best New Variety – Lobularia Raspberry Stream from Danziger
“Best Of…” in Class
- Best Angelonia – Archangel Dark Rose from Ball FloraPlant
- Best Begonia boliviensis – ‘Sparks Will Fly’ from Ball Ingenuity
- Best Begonia semperflorens – ‘Whopper Red Green Leaf’ from Ball Ingenuity
- Best Calibrachoa – Superbells Evening Star from Proven Winners
- Best Coleus – ColorBlaze Apple Brandy from Proven Winners
- Best Combo – Trixi Fairy from Selecta
- Best Dahlia – XXL Sunset from Red Fox by Dümmen Orange
- Best Geranium (Interspecific) – Big Ezee Neon from Red Fox by Dümmen Orange
- Best Geranium (Zonal) – Allure Purple Rose from Ball FloraPlant
- Best Impatiens – Big Bounce Lavender from Selecta
- Best Lobelia – Hot Night Blue from Westhoff
- Best Lobularia – Lavender Stream from Danziger
- Best New Guinea Impatiens – Magnum Red Flame from Red Fox by Dümmen Orange
- Best Osteospermum – 4D Lemon Ice from Selecta
- Best Petunia (Veg Mound) – Perfectunia Orange Morn from Westhoff
- Best Petunia (Veg Spread) – Cascadia Indian Summer from Danziger
- Best Petunia (Seed Spreading) – Opera Supreme Pink Morn from American Takii
- Best Portulaca – Cupcake Yellow Chrome from Red Fox by Dümmen Orange
- Best Salvia farinacea – Cathedral Shining Seas from Michell’s
- Best Salvia splendens – Mojave Improved Red from Flora Nova
- Best Sun New Guinea Impatiens – SunPatiens Spreading Tropical Orange from Sakata
- Best Verbena – Endurascape Hot Pink from Ball FloraPlant
- Best Vinca – Mega Bloom Deep Lavender from Ameriseed
- Best Zinnia – Zahara Double Fire from PanAmerican Seed
Other Outstanding Plants include :
- Angelonia Alonia Pink Romance from Danziger
- Lantana Lucky Sunrise Rose from Ball FloraPlant
- Petunia (Seed Spread) Tidal Wave Silver from PanAmerican Seed
- Verbena Meteor Shower from Proven Winners
To learn more about these varieties and the CSU Trials, please visit www.flowertrials.colostate.edu
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