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Letter of Introduction...... 3

Historical Weather Patterns...... 3

Standout Varieties...... 3

Evaluation...... 4

2 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens Dow Gardens, a 110-acre botanical garden in Midland, Michigan, annually displays over 250 varieties of annual bedding plants. This report contains a comprehensive evaluation of those varieties as they performed in 2015. It is our hope that these findings assist local homeowners and landscapers select varieties best suited for Central Michigan growing conditions.

Each year the Dow Gardens uses a variety of annual Prior to setting out these annuals, bed preparation bedding plants as part of their summer botanical display. consisted of rototilling in a generous portion of fall This primary source of seasonal , is evaluated three collected and a balanced fertilizer (in most locations.) times throughout the growing season by Floriculturist and Individual horticulturist at the gardens are responsible Greenhouse Manager Scott Schulteis, and Horticulturist for proper planting techniques and care once these Abbey Claerhout. These evaluations were made on July 10, annuals leave the greenhouse. July 31, and August 21, 24 and 26, 2015. This report details the results of the annual bedding The 2015 growing season was slow to start in Central plant evaluations as to vigor, profusion of bloom, and Michigan. A particularly cold winter gave way to a late uniformity of growth habit on a 1-5 scale (1=poor, -arriving spring and summer. Weather data was recorded 5=excellent), and includes plants for the garden’s displays from late May through early September. The month of as well as the trial beds. June recorded an average high of 78 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 55 degrees Fahrenheit. These Standout varieties, as evidenced by ratings for 2015, are: averages nearly mimicked the month of August, which only had a 2 degree swing upward for night time lows. Standout Varieties (Vegetative) Interspecific Impatiens ‘Big Bounce Cherry’ 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Impatiens ‘Sunpatiens Compact Blush ’ 90°+ days 17 25 13 1 7 Cleome ‘Pequena Rosalita’ 80°+ days 74 73 45 54 49 Lantana ‘Landmark Sunrise’ Cyperus ‘Baby Tut’ (foliage) Total Rain 7.9in. 10.2in. 8.29in. 7.04in. 12.9in. Salvia ‘Alblazin Tobasco’ Coleus ‘Lifetime’ (foliage) Rainfall totals recorded were higher than previous years totaling 12.91 inches during the period the first plant was Standout Varieties (Vegetative) out (May 26) to the final evaluation date (August 26.) Above Verbena Bonariensis ‘Buenos Aires’ is a chart representing historical temperature and rain data. Perilla ‘ Shiso’ (foliage) Hibiscus ‘Mahogany Splendor’ (foliage) Annuals of both seed grown and vegetatively propagated Cardoon ‘Porto Spineless’ (foliage) varieties were planted out into beds between the last week Millet ‘ Baron’ of May and first week of June. Petunia x Hub ‘Tital Wave Red Velous’ Exp

Respectfully Submitted, Respectfully Submitted,

Abbey Claerhout, Scott A. Schultheis Horticulturist Greenhouse Manager

We trust that you find this report helpful and we invite your questions or comments at [email protected] or (989) 631-2677.

3 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 2015 ANNUAL EVALUATIONS

Evaluation #1 7/10/15 Evaluation #2 7/31/15 Evaluation #3 8/21, 24, 26/15

SOURCE COMMON NAME 'Variety' Color Height Vigor Profusion Uniformity Comment (S or V) 4 3 4 5 5 5 Ball (S) Agastache 'Arizona Sandstone' Orange 14" 5 4 4 3 3 3 Dusty 5 5 5 Ball (S) Agastache 'Arizona Sunset' Orange 16" 5 5 5 4 4 4 Lavender 5 5 5 Ball (S) Ageratum 'Aloha ' Blue 9" 4 4 4 4 4 x Dusty Lav- 4 4 x Ball (S) Ageratum 'Blue Hawaii 5.0' ender 7" 4 4 x 5 4 5 Lavender 5 5 5 Ball (S) Ageratum 'High Tide Blue' Purple 18" 4 5 5 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 Ball (S) Ageratum 'High Tide Blue' Purple 18" 4 5 5 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 Ball (S) Ageratum 'High Tide Blue' Purple 17" 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 Disease Start- Ball (S) Alyssum 'Giga White' White 8" 3 4 4 ing 8/21/15 3 x 2 3 x 2 Ball (S) Amaranthus 'Carnival' - 48" 2 x 2 3 3 3 Medium 5 5 5 Ball (S) Angelonia 'Serena Blue' Purple 16" 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 Ball (s) Begonia 'Encore IV Mix' Mix 14" 5 5 5 5 x 4 5 x 5 PW (v) Begonia 'Gryphon' 24" 5 x 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 Ball (S) Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' Scarlet Red 12" 4 4 5

4 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 4 5 5 5 4 PW (v) Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' Scarlet Red 16" 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 Ball (s) Begonia, Fibrous 'Bada Boom White' White 15" 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 4 Ball (s) Begonia, Fibrous 'Big Pink w/ Leaf' Soft Pink 28" 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 PW (v) Bidens 'Peter's Gold Carpet' Yellow Gold 16" 4 3 3 x x x x x x Mislabeled at AG3 (v) Canna 50" 5 4 4 Planting 5 2 5 5 4 5 Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Red Shades Orange Red 43" 5 5 5 4 2 5 5 3 5 Flowers Low Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Rose' Light Rose 60" 5 5 5 in Plant 2 1 3 4 4 4 Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Yellow' Yellow 44" 4 3 3 4 1 4 Bright 5 4 5 Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Yellow' Yellow 48" 5 4 5 4 1 4 5 4 4 Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Yellow' Yellow 50" 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 Ball (S) Canna 'Cannova Yellow' Yellow 42" 4 4 4 5 2 5 5 4 5 AG3 (v) Canna 'Endeavor' Scarlet Red 8' 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 x 5 AG3 (v) Canna 'Intrigue' Orange 96" 5 4 5 3 x 4 4 x 4 Ball (S) Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet Scarlet 32" 4 4 5 3 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (S) Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet' Scarlet 36" 4 3 4

5 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 x 4 3 x 4 Ball (S) Canna 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet' Scarlet 30" 5 3 4 5 x 5 5 x 5 Johnny's (s) Cardoon 'Porto Spineless' 40" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 5 PW (v) Carex 'Toffee Twist' 18" 5 x 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 Ball (S) Celosia 'Arrabona Red' Red 14" 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 Ball (S) Celosia 'Fresh Look Yellow' Dusty Gold 16" 4 5 5 x x x x x x Out Com- Ball (S) Celosia 'Sunday Red' Dark Red x x x peted 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 PW (v) Cleome 'Pequena Rosalita' Purple 40" 5 5 5 Stake 3 x 4 4 x 4 Ball (S) Coleus ' Premium Sun Chocolate Splash' 21" 4 x 4 2 x 3 3 x 4 PW (v) Coleus 'Fishnet Stockings' 20" 2 x 3 3 x 3 4 x 4 Ball (S) Coleus Fuseables 'Under the Sun' 20" 4 x 4 3 x 3 4 x 4 Ball (s) Coleus 'Kong Jr. Green Halo' 24" 5 x 5 4 x 3 5 x 5 Ball (s) Coleus 'Kong Jr. Lime Vein' 25" 5 x 5 5 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (s) Coleus 'Kong Jr. Rose' 23" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 4 Ball (s) Coleus 'Kong Jr. Scarlet' 20" 5 x 5 5 x 5 5 x 5 PW (v) Coleus 'Limetime' 24" 5 x 5

6 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 x 5 5 x 4 PW (v) Coleus 'Limetime' 24" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 4 Ball (V) Coleus 'Marquee Box Office Bronze' 26" 5 x 5 3 x 3 4 x 4 Ball (s) Coleus 'Premium Mighty Mosaic' 27" 5 x 4 5 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (V) Coleus 'Redhead' 36" 5 x 5 4 x 4 5 x 5 PW (v) Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' 78" 5 x 5 3 x 4 5 x 5 PW (v) Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' 64" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 5 PW (v) Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' 66" 5 x 5 4 x x 5 x 4 PW (v) Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' 60" 5 x 5 3 x 4 4 x 4 Raker's (V) Colocasia 'Hawaiian Punch' 45" 4 x 4 5 x 5 5 x 5 PW (v) Cyperus ' Baby Tut' 42" 5 x 5 4 x 5 4 x 4 PW (v) Cyperus 'King Tut' 60" 5 x 5 4 x 5 4 x 5 PW (v) Cyperus 'King Tut' 51" 4 x 4 3 x 3 Baker 5 x 5 Creek (S) Cypress Vine 'Feather Mix' Mix Vine 4 x 3

4 3 3 Going out Orange 4 4 3 of Flower Ball (S) Dahlia 'Figaro Orange Shades' Shades 16" 5 3 3 8/20/15

4 3 4 Going out 4 4 3 of Flower Ball (S) Dahlia 'Figaro Violet Shades' Shades 16" 5 2 3 8/20/15

7 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 5 x x Purple 5 x 5 Ball (S) Dolichos ' Moon' Shades Vine 4 3 4 4 x 4 4 x 5 Ball (S) Dusty Miller 'Silverdust' 17" 5 x 5 4 x 4 4 x 4 Ball (S) Dusty Miller 'Silverdust' 16" 4 x 4 5 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (S) Dusty Miller 'Silverdust' 17" 5 x 5 2 1 3 3 1 3 Late to Ball (S) Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' Sun Shades 28" 4 2 2 Flower 3 x 4 3 x 3 Ball (S) Eucalyptus 'Silverdrop' 39" 4 x 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 Ball (S) Euphorbia 'Glitz' White 16" 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 5 4 Ball (S) Euphorbia 'Glitz' White 19" 4 5 5 5 4 5 Dark Pink 5 5 5 Ball (V) Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink' Blush 12" 5 5 5 Flops in Bed 5 5 5 5 4 5 Ball (S) Geranium 'Bullseye Red' Cherry Red 20" 5 4 4 5 4 5 Medium 4 3 4 Ball (s) Geranium 'Pinto Premium Lavender' Lavander 21" 4 2 4 5 4 5 Rose with 4 3 4 Ball (s) Geranium 'Pinto Premium Rose Bicolor' Pink 19" 4 2 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 Ball (s) Gomphrena 'Fireworks' Violet 45" 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 5 4 Ball (s) Gomphrena 'Qis Carmine' Dark Pink 30" 5 5 5 4 2 4 Dusty 4 5 4 Ball (S) Gomphrena 'Qis Orange' Orange 30" 5 5 5

8 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ball (S) Helenium 'Dakota Gold' Yellow Gold 17" 3 3 3 3 x 5 4 x 4 PW (v) Helichrysium 'Icicles' 15" 4 x 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 Ball (S) Heliotrope 'Marine' 20" 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 Ball (S) Heliotrope 'Marine' Dark Purple 16" 4 4 4 5 x 5 5 x 5 Ball (S) Hibiscus 'Mahogany Splendor' 64" 5 x 5 2 x 2 4 x 3 Height as Johnny's (s) Hyacinth Bean 'Ruby Moon' Light Fushia Vine 5 2 4 High as Trellis 3 x 4 4 x 4 Ball (S) Hypoestes 'Splash Select Pink' 15" 4 x 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 PW (v) Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact Blush Pink' Blusing Pink24" 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 PW (v) Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact Deep Rose' Rose 23" 5 5 4 5 3 5 Bright 5 5 5 PW (v) Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact Orange' Orange 30" 5 5 5 4 4 4 Bright 5 5 5 PW (v) Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact White' White 26" 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 Ball (v) Interspecific Impatiens 'Big Bounce' Cherry Hot Pink 24" 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 Ball (v) Interspecific Impatiens 'Big Bounce' Lilac 13" 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 Ball (v) Interspecific Impatiens 'Big Bounce' Red Bright Red 25" 5 4 5

4 5 5 Blush in Bright 4 4 5 Flower Ball (v) Interspecific Impatiens 'Big Bounce' White White 16" 5 4 5 8/26/15

9 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 x 4 4 x 5 Rabbit dam- PW (v) Ipomea 'Sweetheart Red' 15" 4 x 5 age 5 x 4 5 x 5 PW (v) Ipomoea 'Sweetheart Light Green' 14" 5 x 5 2 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (S) Iresine 'Purple Lady' 9" 5 x 5 4 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (s) Iresine 'Purple Lady' 10" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 5 PW (v) Juncus 'Blue Mowhawk' 36" 5 x 5 5 5 5 Violet to 4 5 5 PW (v) Lantana 'Bandana Cherry Sunrise' Orange 15" 5 5 5 5 5 5 Golden 5 5 5 Ball (V) Lantana 'Landmark Citris' 14" 5 4 5 5 5 5 Gold to 5 5 5 Ball (V) Lantana 'Landmark Sunrise Rose' Violet 16" 5 5 5 3 3 3 Bright 5 5 4 Ball (v) Lantana 'Lucky Yellow' Yellow 17" 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 PW (v) Lantana 'Luscious Grape' Light Purple 14" 5 4 5 4 4 4 Orange to 5 5 5 PW (v) Lantana 'Luscious Marmalade' Red 16" 5 5 5 4 4 4 Orange to 5 5 5 PW (v) Lantana 'Luscious Marmalade' Red 17" 5 5 5 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 PW (v) Lobularia 'Blushing Princess' White 12" 4 5 4 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 PW (v) Lobularia 'Blushing Princess' White 12" 4 4 4 5 5 5 Golden 4 5 5 Needs Dead- Ball (S) Marigold, African 'Antiqua Orange' Orange 16" 5 5 5 head

10 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 5 5 5 5 5 5 Splitting Ball (s) Marigold, African 'Marvel Gold' Yellow Gold 28" 3 5 5 8/21/15 5 5 5 Bright 5 5 5 Splitting Ball (s) Marigold, African 'Marvel Orange' Orange 28" 4 5 5 8/21/15 2 3 3 Light Or- 2 2 2 Being eaten Ball (S) Marigold, French 'Safari Orange' ange 9" 3 4 3 by slugs 4 4 3 4 3 3 Ball (S) Marigold, French 'Safari Red' Red Orange 17" 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 Ball (S) Marigold, French 'Safari Scarlet' Orange Red 18" 5 5 4 3 4 4 Bright 2 2 2 Shade im- Ball (S) Marigold, French 'Safari Tangerine' Orange 10" 3 3 4 pacted 4 5 4 Bright 5 5 5 Ball (s) Marigold, French 'Safari Yellow' Yellow 18" 5 4 4 3 4 3 Bright 3 3 4 Ball (S) Marigold, French 'Safari Yellow' Yellow 10" 4 4 5 4 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (S) Millet 'Jade Princess' Maroon 32" 5 x 5 5 5 5 Dark Ma- 5 5 5 Ball (S) Millet 'Purple Baron' roon 40" 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 3 4 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine Burgandy' 17" 5 4 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine Cherry Red' Cherry Red 14" 4 4 4 Late Disease 3 3 4 Scarlet 3 3 3 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine Orange' Orange 15" 2 3 3 Late Disease 4 3 4 5 4 5 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine Scarlet Red' Bright Red 22" 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 3 4 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine Violet' Violet 21" 5 4 4

11 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 4 3 4 4 3 3 Ball (S) New Guinea Impatiens 'Divine White Blush' White 15" 3 3 3 3 4 4 Medium 4 3 3 Ball (S) Nicotiana 'Perfume Deep Purple' Purple 28" 4 3 4 4 x 3 Light Ma- 4 3 3 ECG/v Pennisetum 'Cherry Sparkler' roon 40" 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 x 4 ECG/v Pennisetum 'Fireworks' Tan Maroon34" 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 PW (v) Pennisetum 'Red Riding Hood' Tan Maroon22" 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 Ball (S) Penstemon 'Arabesque Violet' Violet 32" 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 PW (v) Penta 'Butterfly Deep Pink' Bright Pink 26" 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 PW (v) Penta 'Butterfly Deep Rose' Deep Rose 24" 5 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 PW (v) Penta 'Butterfly White' White 22" 5 4 4 4 x 5 4 x 4 Ball (S) Pepper 'Cayennetta' 16" 4 x 4 5 x 4 5 x 4 PW (v) Perilla 'Magellanica' 36" 5 x 4 5 x 5 5 x 5 Johnny's (S)Perilla 'Red' (Shiso) 42" 5 x 5 4 3 3 Dark Salm- 5 5 5 Ball (S) Petunia 'African Sunset' on 24" 3 3 5 3 2 4 2 2 2 Out Com- Ball (S) Petunia 'Easy Wave Red Velour' Wine Red 11" 2 2 2 pleted 3 3 3 4 5 4 Ball (S) Petunia 'Moonlight Madness Mix' Mix 23" 5 5 5

12 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 5 5 5 3 4 4 Major Botry- Ball (S) Petunia 'Pretty Flora Mix' Mix 8" 2 2 2 tis 8/21/15 4 5 5 5 5 5 Botryis PW (v) Petunia 'Supertunia Limoncello' Light Yellow 17" 3 2 3 8/26/15 5 5 5 4 5 5 PW (v) Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Magenta' Magenta 8" 2 2 2 Botrytis 5 5 5 Sliver 5 5 5 Ball (S) Petunia 'Tidal Wave Silver' Purple 24" 4 5 5 4 x 3 4 x 4 PW (v) Plectranthus 'Cervaza-n-Lime' - 15" 5 x 5 5 x 4 5 x 5 Ball (v) Plectranthus 'Nico' - 17" 5 x 5 4 x 5 5 x 5 Ball (S) Plectranthus 'Silver Shield' 50" 5 x 5 5 x 4 5 x 5 Seed Pod Grimes (s) Ricinus 'Carmencita Red' (Castor Bean) Coral Red 8' 5 5 5 Color 4 2 3 4 3 4 Ball (S) Rudbeckia 'Indian Summer' Gold Yellow 40" 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 Ball (S) Rudbeckia 'Praire Sun' Yellow Gold 33" 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 Ball (S) Rudbeckia 'Prairie Sun' Yellow Gold 27" 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 PW (v) Salvia 'Ablazin Tabasco' Scarlet Red 30" 5 5 5 4 2 3 4 4 4 Ball (S) Salvia farin. 'Victoria Blue' Purple Blue 26" 5 5 5 x x x x x x Out Com- Ball (V) Salvia 'Icterina' x x x peted 4 2 4 4 4 4 Ball (S) Salvia spl. 'Lighthouse Purple' Dark Purple 34" 5 x 1

13 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 5 3 4 5 5 5 Ball (S) Salvia spl. 'Lighthouse Red' Scarlet Red 35" 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 Ball (S) Salvia spl. 'Lighthouse Red' Scarlet Red 50" 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 Ball (S) Salvia spl. 'Lighthouse Red' Bright Red 34" 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 4 4 Ball (S) Salvia spl.'Lighthouse Red' Scarlet Red 42" 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 Ball (S) Salvia spl.'Red Hot Sally II' Scarlet Red 23" 5 5 5 4 x 5 3 x 4 Ball (S) Stipa 'Pony Tails' 12" 3 x 5 4 x 4 4 x 3 PW (v) Strobilanthus 'Persian Shield' 37" 4 x 4 4 4 x Salmon 4 4 5 Ball (v) SunPatiens 'Compact Deep Rose' Rose 16" 5 5 5 3 5 3 Bright 4 5 3 Ball (v) SunPatiens 'Compact Electric Orange' Orange 18" 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 Ball (v) Sunpatiens 'Compact Lilac' Light Violet 17" 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 Ball (v) SunPatiens 'Compact Lilac' Purple Lilac 20" 5 5 5 Fades 4 4 4 5 5 4 Ball (v) SunPatiens 'Compact Royal Magenta' Magenta 22" 5 5 5 3 4 3 Carmine 4 4 5 Ball (V) Sunpatiens 'Spreading Carmine Red' Red 27" 5 5 5 5 5 5 Salmon 5 5 5 Ball (V) Sunpatiens 'Spreading Corona' Orange 32" 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 3 5 Ball (V) Sunpatiens 'Spreading White' White 23" 5 5 5

14 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens 3 2 3 Gold Or- 2 2 2 Growth not Ball (S) Thunbergia 'Susie Orange with Black Eye' ange Vine 2 2 2 consistant 3 2 3 Golden 4 2 3 Ball (S) Thunbergia 'Susie Orange with Black Eye' Orange Vine 4 3 5 5 5 5 Lavender 5 5 5 Ball (S) Verbena bonariensis 'Buenos Aires' Purple 50" 5 5 5

3 3 3 Diseased 4 4 4 and Rabbit Ball (S) Verbena 'Quartz XP Merlot Mix XP' Mix 9" 2 3 3 damage 5 4 5 Peach 5 4 4 Rabbit dam- PW (v) Verbena 'Royal Peachy Keen' Shades 13" 5 5 5 age 2 3 4 4 4 4 Diseased Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Burgandy' Magenta 13" 2 2 3 8/21/15 4 3 4 4 5 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Deep Lavender' Light Purple 14" 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Lavender' Lavender 14" 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Pink' Pink 14" 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Punch' Light Rose 14" 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Red' Cherry Red 14" 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 Ball (S) Vinca 'Cora Violet' Violet 14" 2 2 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 Ball (S) Zinnia 'Double Zahara' Duo Mix Mix 18" 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bright 5 5 5 Ball (S) Zinnia 'Profusion Yellow' Yellow 19" 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 Botrytis Ball (S) Zinnia 'Zahara Lemonade Mix' Mix 18" 3 3 3 8/26/15

15 2015 Bedding Plant Evaluation The Dow Gardens