Terra Nova Nurseries ' Begonia T Rex ‘ Ruby Slippers ’ variety receive gamey honors at the Annual Flower Trial Garden at Colorado State University ( CSU ) and Agastache Poquito Butter Yellow and Begonia Silver Treasure industrial plant won accolade from the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia ( UGA ) . The trials took place during the recent originate time of year , sweep May to October 2019 .
Terra Nova ’s Begonia T Rex ‘ Ruby Slippers ’ was selected as “ Best Novelty ” in the Annual Trial at CSU base on its energy , uniformness , floriferousness , and tolerance to environmental and biotic stresses .
“ vast red farewell have silvery bound that make a great line for colour and texture with other plant in the garden , ” write CSU test garden staff in a September newssheet . “ produce primarily for the leafage , it would make a very eye - catching plant for areas with dry shade and can be used in either the ground or container . ”
CSU ’s 2019 “ honest of ” yearly were pass judgment by select gardening students , faculty , industry representatives , public horticulturalists , and advanced Master Gardeners August 6 , and winners were determined by the trial garden ’s consultatory citizens committee September 12 .
This is the 2nd year in a row that Terra Nova has win the “ Best Novelty ” award at CSU ’s Annual Flower Trial Garden . In 2018 , Artemisia Makana Silver was recognized .
Terra Nova ’s Agastache Poquito Butter Yellow received the “ Classic City Award ” from the Trial Gardens at UGA September 20 , 2019 . This prestigious honor was given to the top 13 variety in the test garden , as ascertain by the trial gardens ’ staff , based on yr - round performance and heart - catching dish .
“ ‘ Butter Yellow ’ brought it ’s ‘ A ’ biz to the garden with showy strong yellow-bellied blossom spike , ” harmonize to UGA trial gardens ’ stave . “ While many hyssops run to blend into their surroundings due to wispy stem and leaves , this works did not . Despite it being the shortest of the seven cultivar we trialed this twelvemonth , ‘ Butter Yellow ’ stand up out from the rest of the cultivars due to its sheer ocular appeal . ”
Begonia Silver Treasure represented Terra Nova in the “ Best of the skilful ” category . UGA awarded this accomplishment to the varieties that survive and outperformed most other plant in the trials . Begonia Silver Treasure has oblique , Ag folio and soft - pinkish blossom , with a large , dumb and shrubby substance abuse .
The CSU Annual Flower Trial Garden measure the execution of dissimilar yearly plant cultivar under the alone Rocky Mountain environmental and grow circumstance , characterized by high elevation , acute solar radiation , drying winds , severe hailstorms , large variation between day and nighttime temperatures , and a season - foresighted need for irrigation .
The Trial Gardens at UGA are located on the University of Georgia ’s south campus in Athens , Ga. The garden trial the new varieties of annual from top plant breeders from all over the world and put perennial to the psychometric test to find those that stand up to southeastern heat and humidity .
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