2020 top-rated annuals from CSU trials |
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Written by Colorado Green NOW |
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 02:00 AM |
Approximately 95 professional and advanced Master Gardeners rated over 1,150 flowering and foliage plants over the week of August 3-8, 2020 as part of the Colorado State University (CSU) Annual Trials. Not able to have an official ‘evaluation day’ due to COVID-19 restrictions for large public gatherings at the university, plants were rated by professionals over the span of several days, which allowed individuals to participate in a safe, socially distanced manner. The garden is planned and maintained each year by the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture with guidance from a committee of growers, flower seed companies, and public garden horticulturists. For more information on these and other outstanding annuals from 2020 trials visit www.flowertrials.colostate.edu. [Photos courtesy of CSU.]
This plant buries its dead well. No deadheading is required. It provides excellent cut flowers—fresh or as dry flower.
Its great foliage and taller size make it a good choice for patio containers.
This single-bloom flowers attract bees and other pollinators.
The plants performed well in both the ground and in containers. Plant it to fill a container to the max. This article is excerpted from an article that appeared in the November/December issue of Colorado Green magazine Read more in this issue of Colorado Green NOW: |