Update [2/4/2010]: Follow annual flower research at Bluegrass Lane on Facebook.
Images, ratings and other data from the 2009 annual flower trials at Bluegrass Lane Turf and Landscape Research Center are now available online.
The 2009 trials tested nearly 200 cultivars of recently released or not-yet-available annual flower and foliage plants. Researchers and staff photographed and rated each cultivar through the growing season on flowering impact, foliage, uniformity and overall landscape value.
The cream of the crop — best overall, best in category and honorable mentions — are featured on the site’s Recognition page.
Seven companies helped sponsor the 2009 trials:
- Ball FloraPlant (11 entries)
- Burpee (42 entries)
- Oro Farms (28 entries)
- Pan American Seed (23 entries)
- Proven Winners (51 entries)
- Syngenta Flowers (74 entries)
- Takii (12 entries)