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Standout Plants from the 2017 Ohio State University Field Trials

Posted by Robin Siktberg|August 7, 2017

Cultivate’17 attendees had a chance to visit the annual and container trials at The Ohio State University. Heavy winds, hail, and 3 inches of rain pounded Columbus just days before Cultivate. Despite that, many of the varieties at the trials not only survived, but looked good. Here are a few highlights.

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OSU Container Trials
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Begonia 'Whopper Rose Green Leaf' (Ball Ingenuity)
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Calibrachoa 'Superbells Rising Star' (Proven Winners)
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Confetti Garden Glossy Blueberry (Dümmen Orange)
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Confetti Garden Walk in the Clouds (Dümmen Orange)
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Salvia 'Playin the Blues Rockin' (Proven Winners)
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Scaevola 'Pink Blessing' from (Danziger)
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Scaevola 'Pink Blessing' from (Danziger)
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Impatiens Sunpatiens Series (Sakata Ornamentals)
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Zinnia 'Double Zahara Rasperry Ripple' (PanAmerican Seed)
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Zinnia 'Profusion Red' (Sakata Ornamentals)
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Zinnia 'Zany Rose Picotee' (Dümmen Orange)
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Zinnia 'Zany Rose Picotee' (Dümmen Orange)

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Robin Siktberg is a contributing editor for Meister Media Worldwide. You can eMail her at [email protected]. See all author stories here.