C. Raker & Sons, Inc. (Litchfield, Mich.) 2015 Field Trial Results
November 18, 2015 The 2015 Raker Trial Gardens expanded to cover almost 9 acres of public trials, as well as approximately 8 more acres of private breeder trials. Raker trialed around 108,000 plants in the public area, covering more than 3,200 varieties. The gardens are also a trial and display site for All-America Selections. Petunia ‘Night Sky’ was a visitor favorite, along with Begonia ‘Nonstop Red.’
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Weather conditions from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July were extremely wet and cool with almost 16 inches of rain. Once the rain stopped and the sun came out, conditions were excellent for the rest of the season.
Photos and data collection were taken each week starting week 28 and continued through week 34.
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Top Performers
■ Begonia ‘Santa Cruz Sunset’
■ Begonia ‘Waterfall Encanto Red’
■ Coleus ‘Stained Glassworks Big Blonde’
■ Flowering Kale ‘Peacock Red’
■ Torenia ‘Moon Blue’
■ Begonia ‘Bossa Nova Red’
■ Canna ‘Cannova Rose’
■ Helichrysum ‘Silverstar’
■ Ipomoea ‘Jade Masquerade’
■ Petunia ‘Surfinia Sumo Pink’
Visitor Favorites
■ Begonia ‘Nonstop Red’
■ Celosia ‘Fresh Look Red’
■ Petunia ‘Night Sky’
■ Petchoa ‘Experimental Yellow with Dark Eye’
■ Dahlia ‘Dahlegria A128 Red Yellow’
■ Helichrysum ‘Silverstar’
■ Canna ‘Cannova Red’
■ Dahlia ‘Mystic Enchantment’
■ Dahlia ‘Starsister Scarlet and Yellow’
■ Calibrachoa ‘Crave Sunset’
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