Supercal royal red trial#

Blooms had single petals which attracted many bees. The prolific flowers were held high above the plants to create maximum show. Plants were extremely attractive all by themselves with the dark foliage coloring and uniform compact growth habit. Best Container: Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ from Ball FloraPlantīest of Show: Dahlia ‘Lubega Dark Velvet’ from Benary+: This was a ‘show stopper’ due to the strong contrast between the dark purple/velvet foliage and beautiful bicolor blooms.Best New Variety: Centaurea ‘Snowy Owl’ from Terra Nova Nurseries.Best Novelty: Colocasia ‘Heart of the Jungle’ from Proven Winners.Best of Show: Dahlia ‘Lubega Dark Velvet’ from Benary+:.Terra Nova Nurseries Names Companion Plants for Select 2024 Colors of the Year Here’s a closer look at some other highlights (check out the slideshow above as well).

Supercal royal red trial#

Overall, given a pandemic and lack of volunteers, we had a great trial at Colorado State University. Hopefully we will see some improvements in combo plant selections from major companies in the future. We will continue to have field trials at our university setting for a real unbiased evaluation under our high light conditions and low humidity.

Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ from Ball Flora Plant: The two-tone yellow flower gave great flower power on vigorous well branched plants and great yellow flower color for a petunia.

Coleus ‘Main Street Beale Street’ from Dümmen Orange: This is a multiple year winner due to rich, velvety burgundy leaf color with excellent vigor and a uniform growth habit.

Bracteantha ‘Granvia Gold’ from Suntory Flowers: Flowers were large, along with plant size and abundant throughout the season.

A couple plants that really impressed me this summer included: