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Flower Variety Evaluations

Dusty Miller Feather Grass Fountain Grass Gaillardia
Gazania Geranium Globe Amaranth Gypsophilia
Hypoestes Impatiens New Guinea Impatiens Lavender
Linaria      
Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Dusty Miller Cirrus

7.6

6

Silver Dust

7.7

11


Grass Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Feather Grass Angel Hair

9.2

6


Grass Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Fountain Grass species

9.3

10


Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Gaillardia Red Plume

7.6

16


Gazania *Cultivars Evaluated: Chansonette Mix; & Ministar Tangerine & Talent Yellow

Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Geranium Blush Pinto

7.5

6

Cardinal Orbit

7.4

18

Cherry Orbit

7.9

7

Coral Maverick

7.6

11

Coral Orbit

6.6

10

Deep Salmon Orbit

6.8

18

Freckles

7.5

13

Hot Pink Orbit

7.9

18

Light Salmon Maverick

7.5

11

Orchid Orbit

7.3

8

Pink Elite

6.6

15

Pink Maverick

7.6

14

Pink Multibloom

7.0

12

Pink Orbit

7.6

11

Quicksilver Pinto

7.3

6

Red Elite

7.9

14

Red Maverick

6.9

14

Red Orbit

7.3

11

Red Pinto

7.8

10

Rose Orbit

6.6

16

Salmon Elite

7.0

14

Salmon Maverick

7.9

14

Salmon Orbit

7.0

11

Salmon Ringo 2000

7.2

5

Scarlet Elite

6.6

14

Scarlet Maverick

7.2

13

Scarlet Orbit

7.2

10

Scarlet Eye Orbit

7.1

10

Scarlet Pinto

7.4

5

Star Maverick

8.0

15

Tango

7.1

8

Tango Neon Purple

8.0

5

Violet Maverick

7.9

11

Violet Orbit

6.5

12

Violet Pinto

7.4

5

White Maverick

7.4

15

White Orbit

6.6

16

White Pinto

7.4

7

*Other Cultivars Evaluated: Orange Appeal; Red Avanti; Elite: Cherry & White; Orbit: Appleblossom, Glow & Light Salmon;  Multibloom: Bright Rose, Capri, Lavender, Red, Salmon, Scarlet, Scarlet Eye & White; Pinto Blush

Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Globe Globosa Bicolor Rose

9.5

8

Amaranth Globosa Mix

7.6

7

Lavender Lady

7.2

5

Strawberry Fields

8.1

14


Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Gypsophilia Gypsy

6.5

12

*Other Cultivar Evaluated: Garden Bride

Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Hypoestes Confetti Mix

7.1

7


Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Impatiens Bright Eye Accent

7.6

8

Burgundy Accent

7.4

5

Coral Accent

7.7

7

Coral Fanciful

8.6

5

Cranberry Accent

8.3

7

Deep Pink Accent

7.9

11

Deep Rose Carnival

7.3

6

Lavender Blue Accent

7.5

11

Lilac Accent

7.7

13

Lilac Blue Impulse

8.0

5

Lilac Carnival

7.3

7

Lilac Mosaic

7.2

9

Metal Deep Salmon Carnival

7.8

8

Orange Accent

7.8

13

Orange Carnival

8.2

6

Orange Dazzler imp

7.6

5

Orange Tempo

7.4

5

Pastel Mix Accent

7.6

5

Pink Accent

7.5

8

Red Accent

7.5

12

Red Fanciful

7.8

5

Rose Accent

8.2

11

Rose Impulse

7.6

5

Rose Mosaic

7.5

8

Rose Star Accent

7.3

6

Salmon Accent

8.3

11

Scarlet Carnival

7.0

7

Victorian Rose

8.0

11

Violet Accent

8.3

11

Violet Mosaic

7.4

5

Watermelon Accent

8.8

6

White Accent

7.2

13

White Carnival

6.9

8

*Other Cultivars Evaluated: Accent Limited Edition Mix; Carnival, Deep Pink, Mix, Red, and Rose

Flower Cultivar

Rated Good or Better (10 excellent)

Trials (5+)

Impatiens Amethyst Sonic

6.8

5

New Guinea Deep Salmon Sonic

6.6

5

Lavender Supersonic

7.0

5

Light Pink Sonic

6.8

5

Scarlet Blush Sonic

7.8

5

*Other Cultivar Evaluated: Sweet Cherry Sonic

Lavender *Cultivar Evaluated: Lady

Linaria *Cultivars Evaluated: Fantasia: Blue, Magenta Rose, White & Yellow

* Received less than a 6.5 (good+) rating in 5 or more trials

This page was last updated January 2004


Todd Weinmann, Extension Horticulturist & Master Gardener Coordinator
Phone: (701) 241-5707
E-mail: tweinman@ndsuext.nodak.edu

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