Green Leaf evaluates 800 varieties of perennials, herbs, grasses, shrubs and annuals in its trial gardens. All plants are in the ground. Trials Manager Melanie Neff says the trials had a normal spring with a lot of rain and cool temperatures. The summer was also cooler than in the past few years.
Top Performers:
Anemone Pretty Lady Series
Clematis ‘Sapphire Indigo’
Delosperma Jewel of Desert Series
Echinacea ‘Supreme Elegance’
Gaillardia Galya Spark Series
Heucherella ‘Cracked Ice’
Physostegia ‘Pink Manners’