2008 UF Spring Trial Garden

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Awards

Three awards were handed out for the Spring season (based on April and May performance) -
Best of Trials (Spring), Best New Varieties, and Outstanding New Varieties.

Two awards were handed out for the Summer season (based on June and July) -
Best of Trials (Flowering) and Best of Trials (Non-flowering).

2008 Spring Award Winners

Best New Varieties

Cultivar	Breeder/Marketer
Calibrachoa ‘MiniFamous Tangerine’	Selecta First Class
Coleus ‘Indian Summer’	Ball Horticultural Co.
Geranium ‘Caliente Fire ‘09’	Syngenta Flowers
Heliotrope ‘Scentropia Dark Blue’	Syngenta Flowers
Lobelia ‘Techno Heat Dark Blue’	Syngenta Flowers
Ornamental Pepper ‘Calico’	Ball Horticultural Co.
Petunia ‘Potunia Lobster’	Dummen
Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Silverberry’	Proven Winners
Ptilotus ‘Joey’	Benary
Verbena ‘Empress Strawberry Charme’	Dummen

Outstanding New Varieties

Cultivar	Breeder/marketer
Argyranthemum ‘LaRita Double Lemon’	Selecta First Class
Bracteantha ‘Mohave Yellow’	Selecta First Class
Caladium ‘Starburst’	Classic Caladiums
Calibrachoa ‘Million Bells Trailing Yellow’	Suntory
Coleus ‘Henna’	Ball Horticultural Co.
Coleus ‘Mariposa’	Proven Winners
Euphorbia ‘Silver Fog’	Dummen
Ipomoea ‘Desana Bronze’	Suntory
Ipomoea ‘Sidekick Lime’	Syngenta Flowers
Lobelia ‘Magadi Ocean Blue’	Selecta First Class
Osteospermum ‘Asti Purple’	Goldsmith Seeds
Petunia ‘Famous Lilac Picotee’	Selecta First Class
Petunia ‘Picobella Light Lavender’	Goldsmith Seeds
Salvia ‘Fizz Grape’	American Takii
Verbena ‘Lanai Blue ‘09’	Syngenta Flowers

Best of Trials (Spring)

Cultivar	Breeder/Marketer
Basil ‘African Blue’	McGregor Plant Sales
Ageratum ‘Patina’ series – Burgundy, Delft, Purple, & White	Syngenta Flowers
Cleome ‘Sparkler’ series – Blush, Lavender, Rose, & White	Goldsmith Seeds
Cleome ‘Senorita Rosalita’	Proven Winners
Ornamental Pepper ‘Calico’	Ball Horticultural Co.
Pennisetum ‘Princess’	Emerald Coast Growers
Salvia ‘Sarina Blue Emotion’	GroLink
Gaura ‘Geyser White’	Syngenta Flowers
Geranium ‘Apache Deep Rose’	Hem Genetics
Geranium ‘Beth’	J.P. Bartlett
Geranium ‘Caliente Coral’	Syngenta Flowers
Lobelia ‘Magadi Blue’	Selecta First Class
Petunia ‘Supertunia Vista Bubblegum’	Proven Winners
Begonia ‘Braveheart Rose Bicolor’	Syngenta Flowers
Verbena ‘Papiyon’	GroLink

2008 Summer Award Winners

Best of Trials (Summer) - Flowering

Cultivar	Breeder/Marketer
Begonia ‘Big Red Green Leaf’	Benary
Begonia ‘Braveheart Rose Bicolor’	Syngenta Flowers
Geranium ‘Caliente Coral’	Syngenta Flowers
Impatiens ‘Fanfare’ series – Bright Coral, Fuchsia Improved, Orange, & Orchid Improved	Ball Horticultural Company
New Guinea Impatiens ‘Super Sonic Magenta ‘08’	Syngenta Flowers
Pentas ‘Starla Appleblossom’	Goldsmith Seeds
Purslane ‘Toucan’ series – Fuchsia, Scarlet Shades, & Yellow	Ball Horticultural Company
Salvia ‘Sarina Blue’	GroLink
Scaevola ‘Fairy’ series – Blue Evol., Violet, & White	Selecta First Class
Scaevola ‘ToppoT White’	McGregor Plant Sales
Verbena ‘Tapien Purple’	Suntory
Vinca ‘Nirvana Cascade Pink Splash’	Syngenta Flowers

Best of Trials (Summer) - Non-Flowering

Cultivar	Breeder/Marketer
Acalypha ‘Bourbon Street’	Proven Winners
Caladium Raspberry Moon’	Classic Caladiums
Caladium ‘UF-404’	University of Florida - IFAS
Coleus ‘Four Ever’	GroLink
Coleus ‘Limon Blush’	Proven Winners
Colocasia ‘Elena’	Agri-Starts I
Euphorbia ‘Burgundy Wine’	Proven Winners
Musa ‘Siam Ruby’	Agri-Starts I
Ornamental Pepper ‘Calico’	Ball Horticultural Company
Pennisetum ‘Princess’	Emerald Coast Growers

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