1
2
3	Jimmy Turner Director of Horticulture Research Plant Trials Collections Garden Design Purchase plants Budget Plant Geek….
4	2007 Sponsors THANK YOU!!!! GOLD SPONSORS Abbott-Ipco Calloway's Nursery Powell's Plant Farm Green Lake Nursery SILVER SPONSORS Floranova Green Valley Growers Jackson's Wholesale Pottery Proven Winners S&G Flowers Sakata Seed Southwest Landscape Raker's Acres, C.Raker & Sons, Inc. Texas Nursery & Landscape Association TruGro Expanded Shale Mesa Design Group BRONZE SPONSOR American Takii Benary Seed Berger Peat Moss Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc. Goldsmith Seed Greenleaf Nursery Company PanAmerican Seed Southwest Perennials Syngenta Professional Products COPPER SPONSOR Akron Garden Club Ball Seed Denton Co. Master Gardeners Kinney Bonded Warehouse Lifestyle Gardens Steve's Leaves
5	Your Questions… Why can’t I find it? Why do you promote plants I can’t fine? My nursery doesn’t have labels that tell the variety? Why can’t grow anything? I don’t know how to design? What’s the best use of your money? What is the secret ingredient of the Dallas Arboretum? Will Jimmy speak slowly? Where is the handout? The secret of all great gardens is the compost of their failures!
6	Arboretum by the numbers 1/2 million spring bulbs 300,000 pansies/violas & others 100,000 Transition plants 350,000 summer color 20,000 fall mums 66 acres 380,000 visitors 25 people!!!!
7	Women’s Garden Phase II
8	McCaslan Sunken Garden
9	Boswell Family Garden
10	First Men’s Garden Club Hardy Palm and Tropical Collection
11	WaterWise Demonstration Bed Texas Nursery & Landscape Region IV
12	Dallas Blooms 2007
13
14
15
16	Dallas Blooms Flower Power!
17
18
19
20	Transition planting
21
22
23	Pumpkin Fest
24
25	Container Trials sponsored by Calloway’s Nursery (Still taking data)
26	Dallas Arboretum Plant Trials Bulb Trials All America Selection (only Trial in Texas) Annual Trials Perennial Woody Collections
27	AWARDS Arboretum Approved North Texas Winners Circle
28	Why Trial Plants Here? We have a unique climate! If we can’t KILL it no one can! Hot & Cold Night & Day? Wet & Dry Long growing season Soil- pH Zone
29	Weather Summaries
30	Weather Summaries
31	Weather Summaries
32	Weather Summaries
33	Weather Summaries
34	Weather Summaries
35	Weather Summaries
36	Weather Summaries
37
38	Texas Shade…..
39	Texas Snow Flake…
40	Grasshopper….
41	Weather Station New this year Ability to long Rainfall Windspeed Sunlight Hi’s & Lo temperatures Soil moisture Humidity
42	What is drought tolerant? No water? 1 X a week water Cactus and Lava rocks? Concrete? Astro-Turf! What time of year are we talking about? Everyone has their own definition! Mine…
43	Ageratum ‘Artist’ series Proven Winners Vegetative I too was skeptical Blue Purple Blue-Violet Rose Imp. Alto Blue Self cleaning…
44
45
46	Arctotis ‘Lemon Drop’ Ball Floraplant Annual-Veg Not the showiest, but the longest lived. Yellow daisies up through summer Thick foliage Spread to 3 ft Arboretum Approved
47	Balsam Impatiens balsamina Underused annual Full sun Great for adding color to perennial borders Reseeds
48	Begonia ‘Stara’ or ‘Sun Devil’Series FloraNova Annual Seed Green leaf type Flowered in full sun throughout summer Beat out bronze leaf types! 5 colors White scored highest Plant Early!
49
50	Caeselpinia pulcherrima Pride of Barbados Slow growing until it gets hot Best bought in a 1 gallon or larger Flowers all summer Can grow it from seed Red/Yellow or either
51	Celosia ‘Fresh Look’ AAS Winner Benary (annual-seed) Red & Yellow & Orange & Gold Only one that has ever really done well for me Don’t growth regulate Continuous flowering I like ‘New Look’ too
52	Celosia ‘Kurume’ Series Annual-Seed American Takii Sun Cut flower!!! This plant can flower!!
53	Celosia ‘Wonderland’ Series Annual-Seed American Takii Sun Brains! Big Brains! Once you have it …. Great dried flower Plant it from seed for best growth… Why?
54	Chrysocephaum ‘Flambe’ Series Annual-Veg Proven Winners 2 colors Orange-Yellow Sun Neat factor Drought tolerant Great in containers! Arboretum Approved
55	Chrysocephalum ‘Flambe Yellow’ Proven Winners
56	Cleome ‘Senorita Rosalita’ Proven Winners Annual-Veg. Full Sun Heavy flowering Compact habit Better branching
57
58	Cosmos ‘Cosmic Orange’ Annual 18” tall Reseeds Only cosmos we’ve tested that lasted all summer Short compact plants Bright golden-yellow flowers are self cleaning Best variety in our trials
59	Cuphea ‘David Verity’ Will perennialize 3 ft., but can be pruned Why don’t you use it? Ugly when small Fast growing Heat tolerant Flowers constantly Can be hedged
60	Cuphea ‘Caribbean Sunset’ Perennial-Sun Attracts Hummingbirds Peach orange flowers Gets 3 ft tall! Flowers super heavily in the fall
61	Cuphea ‘Tiny Mice’ Annual for Sun Bright red flowers Bushy growth habit 12” tall and 14” wide Very heat tolerant Great in combo containers (won’t eat the whole pot)
62	Cuphea ‘Lavender Lace’ Annual for Sun Mexican Heather The BEST fine textured annuals for sun Has any one here NOT grown this? Indispensable
63	Cuphea ‘Flamenco’ series Rhumba, Samba & Tango Proven Winners Annual-Veg. Full Sun Heavy flowering Compact habit Gets 2 ft. across Better branching Large up-facing flowers Arboretum Approved
64
65	Cuphea Flamenco Cha-Cha Annual-Veg Proven Winners Sun New Purple for this year!
66	Cuphea Flamenco Totally Tempted Annual-Veg Proven Winners Sun New introduction! Short full and compact Red Red Red BEST NEW INTRO 2007
67
68	Duranta ‘Sapphire Showers’ 5 ft. tall Great fountain shaped plant Blue flowers edged with lavender Butterflies love it White scored 2nd!
69
70	Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’ Annual-Veg. Proven Winners Heat & Humidity no problems! Sun or shade Fine textured Goes with everything
71
72
73	Eragrostis elliottii ‘Wind Dancer’ Perennial-Sun Blue Love Grass Easily grown from seed 4ft. Blue fine textured grass Drought tolerant Perennial Wonderful in containers
74	Gaillardia ‘Torch’ series Ball Floraplant Annual - Veg. My favorite Gaillardia Flowers all summer Doesn’t die like the others Red & Yellow
75	Hamelia patens Firebush Summer annual Fast Growing Native to Mexico Hummingbirds love it! Drought tolerant One of the best sources for fall color I know of!
76	Helenium amarum ‘Dakota Gold’ Ball Seed Annual-Seed Full sun Mounding Gold flowers all summer Tough Yes, it really is Bitterweed! Best New Introduction 2005!
77
78	Helichrysum ‘Helicia’ Series Annual-Veg Danziger Silverleaf & Yellow Sun Neat factor Drought tolerant Great in containers! Arboretum Approved
79	Hibiscus trionum Flower of an Hour Van Hemert Annual-Seed Sun Reseeding annual Flowered all summer on spreading plants 1 ft. tall Lacy leaves
80	Dolichos lablab Hyacinth Bean Annual Vine Full Sun Purple flowers Purple beans Grows fast Attractive foliage What you didn’t think of vines as color annuals?
81	Lantana ‘New Gold’ Annual-Sun Old but still the best Depends on what you want “Dare to be boring”!
82	Lantana Landmark Peach Ball Floraplant Annual Sun Compact habit and heavy flowering Excellent high scoring series Arboretum Approved
83	Lantana Landmark Rose Glow Ball Floraplant Annual Sun Compact habit and heavy flowering Best for containers Excellent high scoring series Arboretum Approved
84
85	Marigold ‘Zenith’ series Floranova Annual-Seed Triploid Most vigorous marigold we’ve tested Plants get to 2 1/2 ft. tall and never go out of bloom.
86
87	Marigold ‘Sunburst series Floranova Annual-Seed Triploid Sterile plants covered in flowers Most vigorous marigold we’ve tested Plants get to 2 1/2 ft. tall and never go out of bloom.
88
89	Pentas ‘Graffiti’ Series Benary Annual-Seed Compact plants stay under 12” and are covered in large clusters of flowers in vivid colors Sun or light shade Arboretum Approved
90
91	Pentas ‘Kaleidoscope’ Series Benary Annual-Seed Sun or Shade Well branched plants that are intermediate between ‘Graffiti’ and ‘Butterfly/Galaxy’ types Arboretum Approved
92
93	Purslane ‘Yubi’ Series Annual 8” by 3 ft. Best Purslane variety Will grow with almost no extra water Great in hanging baskets! Many colors
94	Purslane ‘Fairytale Cinderella’ Bright yellow flowers with hot pink pom-pom centers Arboretum guest favorite Flowered heavily all summer.
95	Purslane ‘Fairytale’ Series
96	Purslane ‘Rio’ Series Annual-Veg Ball Floraplant Sun Tough as nails and edible! Arboretum Approved
97	Portulaca grandiflora ‘Samba’ series Annual-Veg. Gro-Link & Yoder Sun Large growing plants that are underused for landscape or containers Huge flowers in the worst heat! Why has this plant been forgotten? Arboretum Approved
98
99	Salvia ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ Ball Floraplant Annual/Perennial-Veg. Basically dwarf form of Indigo Spires Perfect as annual or use as perennial Best blue salvia I’ve tested!!!! Best new introduction 2006 Arboretum Approved
100	Salvia farinacea ‘Henry or Augusta Duelberg’ Greg Grant Perennial 4 ft. tall Taller with bluer and more floriferous flowers and larger greener leaves than modern cultivars. Best flowering Salvia I know
101	Saliva farinacea ‘Evolution AAS Winner Best flowering S. farinacea Great color Repeats Semi-Perennial
102	Senecio confusus Mexican Clock Vine Tropical vine Use as an annual Orange flowers all summer Drought tolerant Try it draped on Agaves! Or on chainlink!
103
104	Tecoma stans ‘Esperanza’ Annual Full sun 5 ft. Fast growing Flowers all summer
105	Torenia ‘Summer Wave’ series Proven Winners Annual-Veg Sun or Shade The largest at 5ft. Across My favorite Arboretum Approved
106
107	Torenia ‘Moon’ series Danziger Annual-Veg Sun or Shade Golden, Yellow, White, Purple, Violet, Arboretum Approved
108	Torenia ‘Catalina’ series Proven Winners Annual-Veg Sun or Shade Arboretum Approved
109	Turnera ‘Eldorado’ Proven Winners Annual-Veg Sun or Shade 3 ft. by end of season Arboretum Approved
110	Verbena ‘Ipanema Silver’ S&G Annual-Veg Sun Has done well for us in 2006 Arboretum Approved
111	Verbena ‘Lanai Compact Pink’ Fischer Annual-Veg Sun Has done well for us in 2006 Arboretum Approved
112	Vinca ‘Nirvanna’ & ‘Cora’ Goldfisch - Goldsmith Annual Veg - Seed Ok, apparently miracles in plant breeding does occur Aerial Phytophora resistant Upright and Trailing Varieties Best new introduction & Best Vinca Trialed historically Yeah, and I didn’t believe it either 23 weeks in the garden.. Compared to… 8 Arboretum Approved
113
114	Zinnia elegans ‘Magellan’ Series Goldsmith Best scoring Z. elegans variety Taller plants will fully double flowers Good disease resistance Even flowering How long will they last? Don’t plant until it’s dry! Arboretum Approved
115	Zinnia ‘Profusion Coral Pink’ Sakata Annual-Seed Sun New addition to the series Great color that doesn’t fade as bad as cherry Arboretum Approved
116
117	Zinnia ‘Profusion Deep Cherry’ Sakata Annual-Seed Sun Darker version of ‘Cherry’ that doesn’t go “brown”. Still fades but it’s attractive. Arboretum Approved
118	Zinnia ‘Profusion Deep Apricot’ Sakata Annual-Seed Sun Darker version of ‘Apricot’ Great heat and disease resistance My Beef!!!!!!! Arboretum Approved
119	Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Cherry’ Sakata Annual-Seed Sun Double version of Cherry. Arboretum Approved
120	Zinnia ‘Zinnita’ Benary Annual-Seed Sun Meatballs with pom-poms of flowers Flowered heavily
121	Wedelia trilobata Yellow Dots or Creeping Daisy Texas Native Annual Roots like a weed 12 ft. in a year Heat? No problem Full sun Will grow on concrete!
122	FOLIAGE ANNUALS
123	Acalypha ‘Inferno’ Annual Full Sun All season color More compact and bushy than others Excellent in small containers Arboretum Approved
124	Acalypha ‘Ceylon’ Annual-Veg Proven Winners Full Sun Arboretum Approved
125	Acalypha ‘Beyond Paradise’ Copperplant Cool color Just as tough as any other Try it in containers Wonderful as a backdrop
126	Acalypha ‘Bourbon Street’ Copperplant Annual Sun Large rounded leaves Bronze color Great backdrop
127	Acalypha ‘Brazen’ Copperplant Annual Sun One of my favorites Coppery bronze all the time! Large leaves
128	Acalypha wilkesiana Macafeana Annual-Veg Proven Winners Full Sun Orange salmon peach foliage Arboretum Approved
129
130	Alternanthera ‘Purple Knight’ Annual-Seed Pan American Sun You can’t kill it Grows like Kudzu Shear it Arboretum Approved
131
132	Alternanthera ‘Red Runner’ Annual-Veg. Gro-Link Sun or Shade Fast growing Trailing Excellent in containers Reseeds
133	Alternanthera ‘Royal Tapestry’ PanAmerican Annual-Veg Trailing foliage Bronze leaves Very vigorous!
134	Alternanthera ‘Burgundy’ Annual-Veg. AgriStarts Sun or Shade Fast growing Trailing Excellent in containers Rabbits like it??
135	Alternanthera ‘Party Time’ Itsaul Plants Shade plant Rambling to 18” Great with Impatiens Patented Colors up more in summer Arboretum Approved
136	Basil ‘Pesto Perpetuo’ Annual-Seed Proven Winners Sun Gorgeous variegation FAST Growing Smells Good with compact foliage Yes, you can eat it… Arboretum Approved
137	Duranta Annual-Veg You need to make people plant these!!! Use them in summer bedding schemes as back drops! Always look good Low water and high heat! Arboretum Approved
138	Duranta repens ‘Gold Mound’ Annual ??? Sun or Shade Drought tolerant Bright yellow foliage can darken deeper colors or shade Tough
139	Eranthemum nigrum ‘Ebony’ Proven Winners The hotter and more humid the better Not showy alone Mix with other colors for best effect White flowers Arboretum Approved
140	Euphorbia cotinifolia Proven Winners Burgundy foliage on upright plant Loves it hot and sunny Use it for quick height in summer containers Nothing eats it….. Arboretum Approved
141	Hibiscus acetosella ‘Maple Sugar’ Proven Winners Annual to 5 ft. Dark burgundy foliage all summer doesn’t fade Prune if it gets too large Flowers more than typical species Loves the heat! Full sun Arboretum Approved
142	Hibiscus acetosella ‘Haight Ashebury’ Proven Winners Annual Foliage is sprinkled with pale pink 4-5 ft. tall Containers or as backing color beds Arboretum Approved
143	Iresine ‘Purple Lady’ (Bloodleaf)
144	Iresine Blazin Rose Annual-Veg Ball Floraplant Shade Great color for shade height! Great in containers Arboretum Approved
145	Manihot esculenta Var. Tapioca Annual-Veg Burning Blistering Sun Tough! Colorful and different 5 ft. tall and wide It’s finally available and no one will buy it! Arboretum Approved
146
147	Pepper ‘Black Pearl’ Ball Seed AAS Winner Great foliage and fruit Wonderful cut flower 3 ft. tall Full sun and will tolerate light shade!
148	Ornamental Pepper Trifetti Tomato Grower’s Supply Full Sun-Annual Unusual foliage variegation Purple fruit
149	Ornamental Pepper Nu Mex Twilight Tomato Grower’s Supply Full Sun-Annual Like tiny Christmas lights Large horizontally spreading plants Fruits constantly
150
151	Perilla ‘Vanilla’ Ball Floraplant Sun or shade Loves the heat 3 ft. tall if not pinched Prune it if too large
152	Plectranthus Blue Yonder Proven Winners Annual-Veg. Shade or Sun Upright foliage with bright blue flower spikes Arboretum Approved
153	Plectranthus coleoides ‘Green & White’ GGG Annual-Veg Foliage everywhere! Fast growing BIG!!! I love it!!!
154	Rhoeos spathacea Annual-Veg Who Sun or Shade Neat factor Love the variegated form from Gro-Link Arboretum Approved
155	Syngonium ‘Neon Robusta’ Tropical - Veg. Agri-Starts Color just gets better all summer Yes, it really is pink! Doesn’t crater in heat Arboretum Approved
156	‘Confetti’
157	Syngonium ‘Maria Allusion’ Tropical - Veg. AgriStarts Color just gets better all summer Yes, it really is pink! Doesn’t crater in heat Arboretum Approved
158	Syngonium ‘Bold Allusion’ Tropical - Veg. AgriStarts Color just gets better all summer Yes, it really is pink! Doesn’t crater in heat Arboretum Approved
159	Tradescantia zebra
160
161	BULB TRIALS 2006-2007 Bulb Field Day Sept. 8, 2007 Same place! 214 varieties total! 129 Tulips 50 Narcissus 37 Miscellaneous
162	Got the Point? www.dallasplanttrials.org Favorites & Data Suppliers area Downloadable presentation Neil Sperry web Letter Neil Sperry Gardening Magazine jturner@dallasarboretum.org