Plant Of The Week: Calibrachoa
This year we have 66 new or improved Calibrachoa we are testing in the garden. Most are holding up very well even after 4 months in the garden. Like the petunias, the new raised beds are really letting the plants thrive.
One great color all season has been the IGeneration Deep Yellow. This has been a mass of color all season.
Another great color is Aloha Tiki Mango. This bright orange color really catches your eye.
The Trial Garden however is still finding the weaker varieties. This one died a few weeks ago during the heat wave.
The current rating (5=outstanding 3=average 1=dead or unacceptable)
| Series | Average Rating |
| Aloha Pink Vulcano | 4.0 |
| MiniFamous Double Deep Yellow | 4.0 |
| MiniFamous iGeneration Deep Yellow | 4.0 |
| MiniFamous iGeneration Purple Sand | 4.0 |
| Aloha Tiki Mango | 3.7 |
| Celebration Ocean Blue | 3.7 |
| MiniFamous Double Rose Chai | 3.7 |
| MiniFamous iGeneration Orange | 3.7 |
| Westflowers 9-979 | 3.7 |
| Aloha Cherry | 3.3 |
| Aloha Kona Cherry | 3.3 |
| Aloha Kona Midnight Blue | 3.3 |
| Aloha Neon Vulcano 60 | 3.3 |
| Aloha Rose Vulcano 64 | 3.3 |
| Celebration Banana | 3.3 |
| Celebration Mozart | 3.3 |
| Celebration New Dark Blue | 3.3 |
| Celebration Ocean Pink | 3.3 |
| Celebration Peach Cobbler | 3.3 |
| Celebration Purple Rain | 3.3 |
| Celebration X-treme Blue | 3.3 |
| Celebration X-treme Pink Improved | 3.3 |
| Noa Black Purple Improved | 3.3 |
| Noa Deep Purple | 3.3 |
| Noa Red Improved | 3.3 |
| Aloha Kona Mango | 3.0 |
| Aloha Tiki Lychee | 3.0 |
| Aloha Tiki Soft Pink | 3.0 |
| CA 09 1298 NA | 3.0 |
| Aloha Compact Tiki Soft Pink 62 | 2.7 |
| Aloha Kona Milk and Honey | 2.7 |
| Aloha Kona Mandarin | 2.0 |
Van Wingerden International Trial Garden:
Last week I visited the trial garden at Van Wingerden International near Asheville, NC (4114 Haywood Road, Mills River NC). This is a very nice raised bed and container trial garden. They had just replanted the garden three weeks ago for a fall show they were doing for their customers. Everything was looking good for being in the garden a short time. I
They had 3 of the new Proven Winner items in their garden. The Blue-My-Mind Evolvulus (Left), Picasso In Pink Petunia (middle), and Sunsatia Lemon Nemesia (right) are new items from PW that were looking good in the garden. The Nemesia was probably the slowest to be getting established but did look healthy.
Next Week: My visit to the Ball Trial Garden
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