Top Performing Annuals for 2007
Neil Anderson, Steve Poppe, Karyn Vidmar, Shengrui Yao
University of Minnesota, Department of Horticultural Science
St. Paul (USDA Winter Hardiness Z4; Heat Z5; 169 growing days)
1. Begonia ‘Bada Bing Rose’
2. Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’
3. Ocimum (Basil) ‘Pesto Perpetuo’
4. Petunia ‘Opera Supreme Coral’
5. Petunia ‘Opera Supreme Pink Morn’
6. Petunia ‘Opera Supreme Purple’
7. Petunia ‘Purple Wave’
8. Petunia ‘Shock Wave Ivory’
9. Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Bubblegum’
10. Vinca ‘Cora Violet’
Grand Rapids (USDA Winter Hardiness Z3; Heat Z3; 109 growing days)
1. Ageratum ‘Patina Blue’
2. Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Dreamsicle’
3. Cleome ‘Senorita Rosalita’
4. Pelargonium (Geranium) ‘Fidelity XL Bright Scarlet’
5. Penstemon ‘Phoenix Red’
6. Perilla ‘Magilla Purple’
7. Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Bubblegum’
8. Rudbeckia ‘Praire Sun’
9. Solenostemon (Coleus) ‘Electric Lime’
10. Verbena ‘Magalena Ultra Hot Pink’
Morris (USDA Winter Hardiness Z3/4; Heat Z4; 144 growing days)
1. Ageratum ‘Artist Blue’
2. Angelonia ‘Angelmist Dark Rose’
3. Begonia ‘Bada Bing Rose Bicolor’
4. Catharanthus (Vinca) ‘Nirvana Rose’
5. Impatiens ‘Double Fiesta Salsa Red Improved’
6. Impatiens ‘Jambalaya Lilac’
7. Lantana ‘Landmark Rose Glow Improved’
8. Petunia ‘Music Purple Twist’
9. Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Bubblegum’
10. Viola (Pansy) ‘Whiskers Light Blue’
