Annuals - 2017

Every two weeks, every annual cultivar is evaluated for "horticultural" performance. The performance ratings are based on:

  1. number of flowers
  2. leaf color
  3. uniformity of habit and flower
  4. resistance to insects and diseases and
  5. overall appearance.

This allows us to follow the performance of each cultivar through "good times and bad." The data are combined into a single performance rating, based on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being exceptional, 1 being almost dead. The ratings are then used to generate a graph of performance over time, and are updated at every evaluation date. This allows a real time viewing of performance and more importantly, an in-depth understanding of how a plant performed from spring to fall.

Botanical Name     Common Name
A B C D E F-G H I J-L M-O P Q R S T U-Z
Acalypha 'Jungle Cloak'
Common Name:
Achellia millefolium 'Ritzy Rose'
Common Name:
Agastache 'Blue Boa'
Common Name:
Agastache 'Morello'
Common Name:
Agastache acapulco 'Orange'
Common Name:
Agastache acapulco 'Peach'
Common Name:
Alternanthera 'Purple Prince (BH)'
Common Name:
Alternanthera 'Purple Prince (PW)'
Common Name:
Amsonia 'Stormcloud'
Common Name:
Angelonia 'AngleMist Blue Bird'
Common Name:
Argyranthemum frutescens 'Golden Butterfly'
Common Name:
Argyranthemum frutescens 'Pure White Butterfly'
Common Name:
Argyranthemum frutescens 'Vanilla Butterfly'
Common Name:
Armeria 'Dreameria 'Daydreams''
Common Name:
Armeria 'Dreameria 'Sweet Dreams''
Common Name:

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