2016 Iowa State University Field Trials Results

Reiman Gardens’ field trials consisted of approximately 250 entries and comparisons this season. A new addition to the space was a three-winter perennial trial through All-America Selections. The growing season started with very little rainfall and higher than average temperatures in May and June, an average July, and then a very wet August. Basil downy mildew, which hadn’t been seen since 2014, infected many of the basil plants in late August.

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Plectranthus (Coleus) ‘Premium Sun Pineapple Splash’
Capsicum annuum ‘Sedona Sun’

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Celosia argentea var. plumosa ‘Asian Garden’
Celosia ‘Dragon’s Breath’
Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Red Kingdom’
Impatiens hawkeri Bounce Series
Cucumis sativis ‘Martini’
Lantana camara ‘Lucky Red’
Calibrachoa ‘MiniFamous White+Yellow Eye’
Alternanthera brasiliana ‘Purple Prince’
Angelonia angustifolia ‘Archangel Cherry Red’
Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sun Kiss’

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