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Spartan Selects - 2004

Spartan Selects - 2004. 2004 Annual Trials – The Very Best Horticultural Demonstration Gardens Department of Horticulture Michigan State University. Spartan Selects. Evaluated throughout the summer Special emphasis on overall garden performance Rated on a 1 to 5 scale. Overall Evaluation.

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Spartan Selects - 2004

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  1. Spartan Selects - 2004 2004 Annual Trials – The Very Best Horticultural Demonstration Gardens Department of Horticulture Michigan State University

  2. Spartan Selects • Evaluated throughout the summer • Special emphasis on overall garden performance • Rated on a 1 to 5 scale

  3. Overall Evaluation Numerical scale – 1 to 5 1 – unacceptable 2 – poor 3 – average 4 – outstanding 5 – truly outstanding

  4. Plant Evaluation • Foliage color • Uniformity of growth • Wind and rain resistance • Insect and disease resistance • Problems

  5. Evaluation - Flowering • Quantity • Color • Quality (fading, dead flowers) • Length of bloom • Flower Size • Fragrance (if applicable)

  6. Spartan Selects - 2004 • Gomphrena 'Purple Gomp' • Argyranthemum 'Butterfly Vanilla' • Petunia 'Supertunia Silver' • Coleus 'Aurora Black Cherry‘ • Portulaca ‘Fairytale Sleeping Beauty’

  7. Gomphrena 'Purple Gomp' • Striking all summer • Dark green leaves • Dark purple flowers • Lots of flowers • Rating = 4.8 • Grimes Seeds

  8. Argyranthemum 'Butterfly Vanilla' • Dark green leaves • Uniform growth • Lots of flowers • Blooms mid-July to frost • Rating = 4.8 • Proven Winners

  9. Petunia 'Supertunia Silver' • Good color • Vigorous • Lots of blooms all summer long • Good foliage color • Rating = 4.8 • Syngneta

  10. Coleus 'Aurora Black Cherry' • Great colors • Uniform growth • Excellent all summer • Ground & container • Rating = 4.8 • Ball Flora Plant

  11. Portulaca ‘Fairytale Sleeping Beauty’ • Good deep color • Long bloom time • Rating = 4.8 • Ball Flora Plant

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