2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Best in Show: Begonia ‘Vermillion Red’
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Sponsor Bed at Raker 2016 Field Trials
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Basil 'Snow White'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Begonia 'California Sunlight'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Begonia 'Megawatt Bronze Leaf Pink'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Begonia 'Summerwings Dark Elegance'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Bidens ‘Beedance Painted Red’
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Celosia 'Dracula'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Gomphrena 'Pink Pong Purple'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Best in Show: Asclepias 'Monarch Promise'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Lophospermum ‘Lofos White’
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Petunia 'ColorRush Pink'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Salvia 'Lighthouse Red'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Salvia 'Sallyfun Sky Blue'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Selecta Sponsor bed at the 2016 Raker & Sons Field Trials.
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Sponsor beds at the 2016 Raker & Sons Field Trials.
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Zinnia 'Zowie Yellow Flame'
2016 C. Raker & Sons Field Trials Results
Canna trials
The field trials at C. Raker & Sons had drought-like conditions from May through most of August. When it did rain, it put down 2 to 5 inches in a very short period. This happened a few times over the summer. The lack of rain stalled many of the trial plants. Despite Raker’s use of inline watering, the plants still suffered.
Best In Show
Begonia ‘Vermillion Red’
Asclepias ‘Monarch Promise’
Top Performers
Salvia ‘Lighthouse Red’
Basil (Ocimum) ‘Snow White’
Gomphrena ‘Ping Pong Purple’
Lophospermum ‘Lofos White’
Begonia Megawatt Series
Petunia ‘ColorRush Pink’
Bidens ‘Beedance Painted Red’
Begonia ‘California Sunlight’
Janeen Wright is former Editor for Greenhouse Grower. . See all author stories here.