Annuals - 2011

Every two weeks, every annual cultivar is evaluated by meg 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
Begonia 'Bonita Shea'
Common Name:
Begonia 'Cowardly Lion'
Common Name:
Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'
Common Name:
Begonia 'Edinburgh'
Common Name:
Begonia 'Gryphon'
Common Name:
Begonia 'Marmaduke'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Emperor Pink'
Common Name: semperflorens
Begonia semperflorens 'Emperor Red'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Emperor Rose'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Emperor Soft Pink'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Emperor White Improved'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Eureka Bronze Leaf Scarlet'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Fairyland Coral Picotee'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Fairyland Pink'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Fairyland Red'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Fairyland White'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Inferno Mix'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Nightlife Red'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Nightlife Rose'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Nightlife White'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Sprint Deep Pink'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Sprint Scarlet'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Sprint White'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Whopper Red Bronze Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Whopper Red Green Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Whopper Rose Bronze Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia semperflorens 'Whopper Rose Green Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia x benariensis 'Big Red Bronze Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia x benariensis 'Big Red Green Leaf'
Common Name:
Begonia x benariensis 'Big Rose Bronze Leaf'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Bidy Gonzales 2011'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Bidy Gonzales Big'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Bidy Gonzales Trailing'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Giant Sun'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Mexican Gold Improved'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Mexican Gold Semi-Double'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Sunball'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Sunbeam'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Yellow Charm'
Common Name:
Bidens ferulifolia 'Yellow Crown'
Common Name:
Brachyscome 'Brasco Violet'
Common Name:
Bracteantha 'Helica Purple Halo'
Common Name:
Bracteantha 'Helica Snow'
Common Name:

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