Drawing M of visitors each yr , Colorado State University provides the industry witha top - snick trial run siteand valuable feedback on top - performing variety of annual , perennials , roses , and woody plant . At its Perennial Trial Garden , industrial plant go through a thorough visitation encompassing three summer and two winters to test how new diversity perform in the Rocky Mountain climate . To become a honest CSU Top Performer , perennial must have great survival over the two winters of the trial as well as score splendid throughout each of the three summers — no prosperous feat , writes Sarah Greenwood , Global Product Development Manager at Darwin Perennials .
For those of you following along over the years , you might experience that Darwin Perennials has been an active participant in these trials and has had many variety get this prominent distinction , including ;
This twelvemonth we are unrestrained to herald that Armeria Dreameria Dream Clouds and Phlox Ka - Pow White have connect this starring lineup as CSU Top Performers for 2022
Armeria Dreameria Dream CloudsThe beautiful , kinky white flowers of Dream Clouds are a welcome plus to the kitchen stove of flower color in the Armeria Dreameria series . The in high spirits efflorescence look and pushing new flowers into the summertime set the Dreameria serial publication apart . For young plant manufacturer , look to our Genesis callused cutting programto cut down on propagation time and increase your succeeder . For ruined agriculturalist , while this series is first - twelvemonth flowering , the product really shines as a bulked , overwintered plant to get the high flower count for maximum retail ingathering . An excellent choice for that early Spring sales window .
From the official CSU announcement:“Heavy first flush of pure white-hot flowers give a crisp , impressive show with plenty of “ Wow ! ” from visitor . The pom - pommy flowers give a singular coming into court and form for the garden . outgrowth habit is very uniform , and the tidy , dark green foliage is attractive even without efflorescence . ”
Phlox Ka - Pow WhiteNot surprisingly , Ka - Pow White , which was a late color increase to the original launch of the Phlox Ka - Pow series , has joined the other colors as a CSU Top Performer . The Ka - Pow series was choose for increased branching , mellow flower counting , wide rosiness window , and powdery mold resistor . Phlox Ka - Pow White was no elision and round out the coloration mountain chain quite nicely .
From the prescribed CSU announcement:“The season of bloom was mention for being exceptionally long as it flowered early and stayed attractive for a foresightful time . plant were compact , uniform , sturdy , and maintained excellent drug abuse despite overhead watering . branch was very good , which create an copiousness of kinky , white prime that were very showy . The foliage was very attractive and never had any powdery mould . ”
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