It’s only a few more months until the petunia season, and designers will be planning annual displays before that. If you need fresh ideas for containers and annual beds, take inspiration from the top choices from the Hardy Boy annual trials, held in August. Among the top 5 plants were 3 flowers and two coleus.

Kwik Combos™ Cherry Blossom Mix probably ranked in the top 5 annuals because of its showy colors combining dark rose and white. It takes full sun and blooms continuously all summer – and will be available for the 2016 growing season. Kwik Combos is a multi-species mix of Calibrachoa Callie White Rose Vein, Petunia Whispers Star Rose and Verbena Lanai Twister Pink.

See all 5 of the top winners in the January issue of Colorado Green.

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