Proven Winners® & Proven Selections® Listed in University Trials ToProven Selections® Picks

Trial Managers from sites across North Amercia reveal some of their best performers.

The information obtained for this page was listed in the October 2006 edition of GM Pro

It always helps to get results from University Trials to aid in making decisions on which plants to offer for the upcoming season. Which plants will perform the best in your region of the country? Here is a listing of plants offered by Four Star Greenhouse that recieved top honors during the hot and dry conditions of summer during 2006. These choices were based on plant performance as of mid-July.

Several plants were mentioned as Top Picks multiple times out of the 17 trial sites listed below, Here is a quick summary of those plants:

• Cleome Spirit Varieties - Proven Winners® - 2 Times
• Cleome Senorita Rosalita - Proven Winners® - 5 Times
• Euphorbia Diamond Frost - Proven Winners® - 5 Times
• Agastache Color Spires Pink - Proven Winners® - 2 Times
• Nemesia Opal Innocence - Proven Winners® - 2 Times
• Perilla Gage's Shadow - Proven Winners® - 4 Times
• Cyperus King Tut - Proven Selections® - 2 Times
• Cyperus Baby Tut - Proven Selections® - 2 Times
• Salvia Golden Delicious - Proven Selections® - 2 Times
• Chrysocephalum - Flabe Orange - Proven Winners® - 2 Times
• Chrysocephalum - Fambe Yellow - Proven Winners® - 2 Times

Alaska - Bell's Nursery, Anchorage

Cleome -Spirit™ Series - Proven Winners®

Canada - University of Guelph, Ontario

Cleome - Senorita™ Rosalita - Proven Winners®

Colorado - Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Euphorbia - Diamond Frost® - Proven Winners®
Lobelia - Laguna™ Sky Blue - Proven Winners®

Georgia - University of Georgia, Athens

Phlox - Intensia® Lavender Glow - Proven Winners®

Iowa - Noelridge Park Gardens, Cedar Rapids

Agastache - Color Spires® Pink - Proven Winners®
Nemesia - Opal Innocence® - Proven Winners®
Perilla - Gage's Shadow - Proven Selections®

Kansas - Kansas State University, Olathe

Cleome - Senorita™ Rosalita

Maine - Rogers Farm, University of Maine, Stillwater

Cleome - Spirit™ Frost - Proven Winners®
Cleome - Spirit™ Appleblossom - Proven Winners®
Cyperus - King Tut - Proven Selections®
Cyperus - Baby Tut - Proven Selections®
Lantana - Citrus Blend - Proven Selections®
Perilla - Gage's Shadow - Proven Selections®
Salvia - Golden Delicious - Proven Selections®

Missouri - Kemper Home Demonstration Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

Heliotropium - Nagano - Proven Selections®
Mecardonia - Gold Flake - Proven Winners®
Petunia - Supertunia® Vista Fuchsia - Proven Winners®

Montana - Benson's Farm, Missoula

Chrysocephalum - Flambe® Orange - Proven Winners®
Chrysocephalum - Flambe® Yellow - Proven Winners®
Coleus - Pineapple - Proven Selections®
Laurentia - Beth's Blue - Proven Selections®
Perilla - Magellanica - Proven Selections®
Salvia - Golden Delicious - Proven Selections®

New York - Cornell University, Ithaca

Chrysocephalum - Flambe® Yellow - Proven Winners®
Sanvitalia - Sunbini - Proven Winners®
Verbena - Tukana® Scarlet - Proven Winners®

Ohio - Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Euphorbia - Diamond Frost® - Proven Winners®
New Guinea Impatiens - Infinity® Light Purple - Proven Winners®
Perilla - Gage's Shadow - Proven Selections®

Ohio State University Extension, Clark County, Springfield

Agastache - Color Spires® Hot Pink - Proven Selections®
Cleome - Senorita™ Rosalita - Proven Winners®
Cyperus - King Tut - Proven Selections®
Cyperus - Baby Tut - Proven Selections®
Euphorbia - Diamond Frost® - Proven Winners®

Ohio State University , Columbus

Cleome - Senorita™ Rosalita - Proven Winners®
Euphorbia - Diamond Frost® - Proven Winners®

Tennessee - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Chrysocephalum - Flambe® Orange - Proven Winners®
Perilla - Gage's Shadow - Proven Selections®

Texas - Dallas Arboretum

Euphorbia - Diamond Frost® - Proven Winners®

Texas - A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Overton

Cleome - Senorita™ Rosalita - Proven Winners®

Washington, Sumner

Argyranthemum - Molimba® Mini White - Proven Winners®
Calibrachoa - Superbells® Cherry Blossom - Proven Winners®
Nemesia - Opal Innocence® - Proven Winners®