Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens 2012 End of Year Annuals Report

2012 was a good but challenging year for the annuals program at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical

Garden. I’m sure this is a recurring theme amongst nearly all gardens in the eastern half of the

United States.

Despite the prolonged heat of summer, attendance at the zoo remained strong, and we are again

on the verge of record attendance for the year. We will likely end the year with approximately

1.4 million visitors.

All annuals were labeled and greatly admired by our guests. Many were the constant subject of

photographs. Numerous Master Gardener groups, plant societies, green industry, and other folks

enjoyed tours and educational events at the zoo. The International Plant Propagators Society held

an Area Meeting on grounds. We also hosted a tour and meeting of the Indiana Nursery and

Landscape Association. Zoo staff went on the road to deliver programs at many educational

events and other green industry gatherings throughout the region and as far as Wisconsin and

New York.

The weather, again, was a topic of endless interest, starting with a nearly total lack of anything

resembling winter. So the Fall of 2011 steamrolled right through the winter months, eventually

causing our Zoo Blooms April floral display and all 100,000 tulips to peak in March. Then,

temperatures rose to summer-like levels for several weeks and forced the spring succession of

bloom into high gear. What would normally be months of different species going in and out of

bloom was compressed into three or four weeks, which, although highly unusual, was amazingly

beautiful. Forsythia blooming with Amelanchier. Crabapples and cherries in full flower side by

side. The late frosts, which any horticulturist could have predicted, did indeed arrive in late

April, but fortunately only for a few nights and did not do a lot of damage.

Tempting though it was to plant the annual beds early, we stuck with our usual annual regimen,

and things proceeded smoothly. Much higher than normal temperatures, however, began in May

and plagued us throughout the summer. We had countless days above 90F, and several above

100F, but it was drought that affected us the most. Rainfall was far below normal throughout the

heat of May through August, forcing us to water much more than usual.

Despite these challenges, we persevered and the Zoo’s annual beds looked nice. Sadly, all of our

common impatiens suffered from downy mildew and were rendered aesthetically unusable.

We held our second annual Plant Trials Day, hosting such speakers as Jimmy Turner, Chris

Hansen, Dr. Richard Olsen, Kerry Meyer, Brian Williams, Steve Foltz, and Scott Beuerlein.

Over 230 people were in attendance, and the day was a great success. Plant Trials Day 2013 is in

the works and looks to be equally exciting.

Perennial and grass trials are ongoing. We have learned that we’ll be hosting the 2014 Eastern

Region Meeting for the Perennial Plant Association, so we’re working to improve our perennial

collection. Our bamboo collection continues to grow and we’re beginning to get word out on the

many ways to use (and not use) bamboo. Our tree and shrub collection rivals many arboreta, and

our Native Plant Program, in conjunction with CREW, is working wonders in conservation,

propagation, and promotion of native plants. In addition to our third annual Plant Trials Day, we

will be holding our second annual Sustainable Landscapes Day in February and a Native Plants

Symposium in November.

The included photos are for you to use however you see fit. If you would like photos of other

plants, we may well have them. Just ask. If you’d like any photos in larger file sizes, let me

know.

We continue to build on our successes. Each year gets a little bit bigger and better. Ideas never

stop coming. We always seem to have a little more space to grow new plants. We are working

hard to develop better ways to evaluate and demonstrate plants, and then get the word out to

sponsors, the industry, and the public. We are so grateful for our supporters! We could not do it

without you.

Steve Foltz Scott Beuerlein Kyra McKinnny

Director of Horticulture Plant Trials Annuals and Nursery

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

3400 Vine Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45244

513-559-8306

Stephen.foltz@cincinnatizoo.org

Scott.beuerlein@cincinnatizoo.org

Kyra.mckinny@cincinnatizoo.org

Zoo Annuals 2012

Zoo’s Best: Outstanding plant which performed exceptionally in 2012 and was considered

one of our best dozen performers.

Top Performer: Superior plant which performed beautifully in 2012 and was considered for

Zoo’s Best.

Hall of Fame: Outstanding plant which has performed exceptionally in at least three or

more of trials.

Ageratum Artist® Blue: A long time favorite Ageratum. Stayed in bloom all summer. A solid staple of the

gardens. Reliable.

Ageratum Patina Blue:

Alocasia

Alternanthera Sommelier™ Chardonnay: Slow to start. Didn’t fill out as well as last year. Perhaps

planted in too shady of a location or not pleased with this summer’s heat and drought?

Angelonia angustiflolia Serena Blue: Top Performer. Excellent low-growing Angelonia. Seems to love the

heat. Always reliable.

Angelonia angustiflolia Serena White: 2011 Winner. Great delicate habit and appearance, but tough

and dependable. Compact.

Angelonia angustifolia Serena Purple: 2006 Winner. The Serena Angelonia are more compact, mounding

plants but extremely floriferous and tough.

Angelonia angustifolia Angelface® Blue: Previous Winner.The Angelface Angelonia are upright, stong

growers. Statuesque and heavily blooming! Tough.

Angelonia angustifolia Angelface® White: See above.

Angelonia angustifolia Angelmist™ Pink: Angelmist Angelonia are compact, finer textured plants.Very

nice, but perhaps with less “wow” factor than some of the others.

Angelonia angustifolia Angelmist™ White

Angelonia angustifolia Angelmist™ 'Plum

Angelonia angustifolia Archangel Pink: We love the Archangel Series. A bit looser in habit compared to

Angelface types but still tall.

Angelonia angustifolia Archangel Raspberry: Zoo’s #10 Best Annual!

Angelonia angustifolia Archangel Raspberry Improved: Not as floriferous as Archangel Raspberry

Angelonia angustifolia Archangel White

Angelonia angustifolia Carita Cascade Deep Pink: The Carita Angelonia are lower growing. Good plants.

Good colors. Newer, we are excited to try them more in the years to come.

Angelonia angustifolia Carita Lavender

Angelonia angustifolia Carita White

Asclepias incarnata 'Scarlet': Top Performer.Great for an easy Asclepias in the butterfly garden.

Begonia Whopper Series: Zoo’s #1 Best Annual 2012! The Whopper Series Begonia simply wowed Zoo

staff and volunteers. It won first honors in our voting decisively. Large, colorful, floriferous plants that

performed well anywhere they were planted. Huge impact in the garden. A good replacement for

common impatiens in most of the same locations one would use those.

Begonia Whopper Red with Bronze Leaf

Begonia Whopper Red with Green Leaf

Begonia Whopper Rose with Bronze Leaf

Begonia Whopper Rose with Green Leaf

Begonia 'Braveheart': Zoo’s #7 Best Annual 2012! Very floriferous! Abig, vigorous Begonia with a

gorgeous flower. Extremely attractive for almost any garden location or container.

Begonia Gryphon: Zoo’s #11 Best Annual 2012! Great as a very attractive foliage plant. Quite tropical in

appearance. Much tougher than it would appear.

Begonia 'Million Kisses Amour'

Begonia hybrida 'Baby Wing Pink': The Baby Wing Series is a consistant standout. Both Pink and White

are standouts, although we like White a bit better.

Begonia hybrida 'Baby Wing White': Top performer. Our favorite Baby Wing.

Begonia hybrida Dragon Wing® Pink: The Dragon Wing® Begonias are among our favorite Begonia for

sun or shade, containers or beds. Very attractive and reliable.

Bidens ferulifolia Goldilocks Rocks™: 2011 Winner. Very floriferous and tough in hot, dry sun.

Constanthly excellent of many years of trial.

Calathea 'Argentea'

Calibrachoa Can-Can Rose Star: A nice strong calibrachoa fro the container. Color faded this year.

Calibrachoa CatwalkTM Pure Cotton: Our favorite container calibrachoa this year, never faltered and

always had many flowers.

Calibrachoa Superbells® Dreamsicle

Calibrachoa Superbells® Miss Lilac: This is a strong reliable Cali for us every year. Great bloomer!

Calibrachoa Superbells® Yellow: One of the best yellows.

Calibrachoa Superbells® Lemon Slice: Proved a stronger cali for containers that lasted all summer.

Breathtaking flower!

(Ornamental Pepper) Capsicum annum 'Black Pearl': Beautiful plant for containers and beds but a

favorite of peacocks and rabbits.

(Ornamental Pepper) Capsicum annum 'Medusa': Top Performer.In containers and beds alike, this plant

stays small but packs a big color punch!

(Vinca) Mediterranean Series: This is a low-growing, trailing version of garden vinca. Still likes it hot and

dry and you should not plant too early, but these wonderful plants offer a whole new look for a great

annual. The colors range from saturated red to lovely pastels. Not popular yet, but should catch on. We

have had great luck with the Mediterranean XP series both in the ground and in containers.

(Vinca) Cathantherus Mediterranean XP Strawberry

(Vinca) Catharanthus Mediterranean XP Cherry Red

(Vinca) Catharanthus Mediterranean XP Peach

(Vinca) Catharanthus Mediterranean XP Rose Hot

(Vinca) Catharanthus Medium White

(Vinca Titan Series): Titan Series a Winner in 2008.The Titan Series has been a consistant top performer.

The colors are all beautiful and the plants are robust and uniformly virgorous in the garden.

(Vinca) Catharanthus Titan Dark Red

(Vinca) Catharanthus Titan Pink

(Vinca) Catharanthus Titan Apricot

(Vinca) Catharanthus roseus Titan Blush

Celosia Intenz: Top Performer.This plant began small but once it kicked into gear, it was covered almost

continuously with a fantastic color of bloom. Interesting, beautiful, and different!

Celosia plumosa Fresh Look Orange: The plumosa Celosia looked great early, were very popular with

visitors and volunteers, and received lots of great comments, but faded early.

Celosia plumosa Fresh Look Yellow

Celosia plumosa Smart Look Red: Of the Celosia plumosa, faded last, but still fairly early in the season.

Cleome Senorita Blanca™: Top Performer. Make sure the Senoritas stay moist. Problems in dry areas

with speckling of foliage.

Cleome Senorita Rosalita®: 2007 Winner.A classic! Make sure the Senoritas stay moist. Problems in dry

areas with speckling of foliage.

Cleome Spirit™ Appleblossom: Beautiful flower color.

Colocasia 'Coffee Cups': 2008 Winner. A favorite with visitors!

Colocasia 'Heart of the Jungle': Huge impact in the gardens. Great color for contrasting with other

plants.

Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'

Crinum

Dahlia 'Mystic Illusion': Zoo’s Hall of Fame Annual! Perhaps our favorite annual of all time.

Dahlia Dalina Grande® Emilio

Dahlia Dalina Grande® Romero

Dahlia Zanco: Bloomed continuaously all summer, which, apart from the Mystic Series, is unusual for us.

Dichondra Silver Falls™: 2007 Winner.A great plant in a container or a bed. Provides a nice eyecatcher

in a drive-by bed.

Euphorbia graminea Diamond Frost®: 2006 Winner. Remains our favorite Euphorbia selection.

Evolvulus nuttallianus 'Blue Daze': Nice. Did well in extremely hot, dry bed. Slow to start.

Evolvulus nuttallianus Blue My Mind™: Zoo’s #12 Best Annual! Covered in large sky blue flowers all

season long. Lovely color. Exceptional! Stronger than ‘Blue Daze’.

Gaura lindheimeri 'Dauphin’: Completely covers in nice airy flowers that will seed for next year.

Gerbera ‘Funtastic Blush’: Top Performer. Very promising. Long bloom, large flowers. We have not had

luck with Gerbers in the past. These Funtastic not only survived but bloomed all summer.

Gerbera ‘Funtastic Canaray’: Top Performer. Very promising. Long bloom, large flowers.

Gomphrena 'Fireworks': Zoo’s #2 Best Annual 2012! Outstanding! Colorful, fun, great as a cut flower.

Helichrysum 'White Licorice': Top Performer! A promising edge or container plant for hot & dry.

Hibiscus 'Mahogany Splendor': Zoo’s #3 Best Annual 2012! Awesome structure. Great backdrop plant,

especially with the color. Cool foliage. High impact.

Hypoestes phyllostachya 'Splash Select Red': Great ground cover for dry shade. Liked the paler shades.

Impatiens hawkeri Infinity® Electric Cherry: Infinity Series Winner in 2006.

Impatiens hawkeri Infinity® Lavender: Infinity Series Winner in 2006.

Impatiens hawkerii Infinity® Blushing Lilac: Infinity Series Winner in 2006.

Impatiens hawkerii 'Celebration Cherry Red'

Impatiens hawkerii 'Celebration Deep Red'

Impatiens hawkerii Posh™ Electric Orchid: Top Performer.

Impatiens walleriana (Common Garden Bedding Impatiens): We experienced Impatiens Downy Mildew

in 2012. We fully expect that this new disease is here to stay. It’s impact is so great on Impatiens

walleriana (common bedding Impatiens) that until resistant strains are introduced, we can no longer

recommend these plants for use in gardens.

Impatiens walleriana Fiesta™ Purple

Impatiens walleriana 'Swirl Coral'

Impatiens walleriana 'Swirl Monet Mix'

Impatiens walleriana Dazzler™ Cranberry

Impatiens walleriana Dazzler™ Rose Swirl

Impatiens walleriana Fiesta™ White Improved

Impatiens walleriana Rockapulco® Appleblossom

Impatiens Rockuapulco® Coral Reef: Rockapulco® Series Winner in 2009.

Impatiens 'Miracle Mix'

Impatiens 'Patchwork' Cosmic Burgundy

Impatiens 'Patchwork' Pink Ice

Impatiens Super Elfin XP™ Cherry Splash

Impatiens Super Elfin XP™ Salmon Splash

Impatiens Super Elfin XP™ Violet Starburst

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea Illusion® Emerald Lace: Top Performer. The Illusion® sweet potatoes are

exceptional. Extremely useful for both outstanding color and texture.

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea Illusion® Midnight Lace: Top Performer.

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita': Zoo’s Hall of Fame Annual! The standard.

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas South of the Border™ Guacamole: Top Performer.

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple': Top Performer. Beautiful color to

the foliage. Smaller leaves lend a more delicate appearance. Perhaps more compact than many of the

sweet potatoes.

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Light Green'

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline 'Red':

(Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red': 2006 Winner. One of our favorites.

The color contrast between new and old foliage lends a complexity that never grows old.

Iresine 'Purple Lady': Top Performer. Nice strong groundcover. Good color.

Juncus inflexus 'Blue Mohawk’: Especially fun in containers or grown in masses in beds.

Graceful Grasses® Baby Tut: An absolutely essential annual! Fantastic foliage and texture plant.

Graceful Grasses® King Tut®: Top Performer.

Lantana Luscious® Grape: Takes a bloom break in heat of summer.

Lantana Luscious® Tropical Fruit

Lantana 'Berry Blend': Very popular.

Lantana 'Purple Training'

Lantana South Beach™ Compact Mango: Very compact.

Lantana Luscious® Lemonade: Reliable. Looks awesome. Trailing. Constantly in bloom.

Lantana Luscious® Pina Colada: Top Performer. Strong bloomer, bushier,compact form than other

Luscious.

Lantana camara Lucky™ Yellow: Top Performer. A standard. Awesome!

Lantana camara 'Landmark Citrus': 2007 Winner. Beautiful flowers. Strong grower.

Lantana camara 'Landmark Yellow': Outstanding. One of our favorite Lantana.

Lantana camara 'New Gold': Zoo’s Hall of Fame Annual! Truly a great annual.

Lantana camara Lucky™ 'Lemon Glow': Unique flower color.

Lantana camara Patriot™ Weeper Sunbeam™: Very good plant.

Lobelia Hot Springs Lavender Pink

Lobelia Hot Springs Sky Blue

Lobelia Hot Springs White: In Container- amazing tolerance of the 105 degree heat! One bed succeeded

nicely, but another of this and Techno Heat Blue experienced Phytophthera.

Lobelia Techno Heat™ Blue

Lobelia Techno Heat™ Light Blue: In Container -Good tolerance of the summer heat. Only a couple

weeks of down time in middle of July.

Lobelia Techno Heat™ White

Lobularia hybrid Blushing Princess™

Lobularia Frosty Knight: Very promising, may prove as strong as Snow Princess.

Lobularia Snow Princess®: Top Performer. The standard.

Lycesteria formosa 'Jealousy'

Majesty Palm

Mecardonia Gold Dust™: Top Performer. Good in bed or containers. Very low!

Melinus nerviglumis 'Pink Champagne': Zoo’s #5 Best Annual! Gorgeous flower, lovely blue foliage,

great texture.

Nemesia Sunsatia® 'Coconut': A standard.

Nemesia fruiticans Opal Innocence™

Nemesia Sunsatia Sunsatia® Mango: Did nicely all summer.

Nemesia Sunsatia Sunsatia® Raspberry: Container - nice color, good heat tolerance.

Osteospermum Serenity Rose Magic

Osteospermum Symphony White: Our favorite Osteo, bloomed all summer.

Pelargonium Ringo Deep Scarlet

Pelargonium Ringo: Top Performer. Nice clean foliage, large showy flowers. Deadhead every 2 weeks or

so.

Pelargonium Caliente® Hot Coral: Top Performer.Awsome color! Deadheads not very noticable – can let

go a little longer.

Pelargonium Caliente® Lavender

Pelargonium Calliope Dark Red

Pennisetum glaucum 'Jade Princess'

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum': 2002 Winner.

Pennisetum glaucum 'Jester'

Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Baron': Top Performer. The millets are a popular favorite with our

volunteers and guests, especially among the birders and especially in the midseason. By the end of the

year they tend to appear a bit tattered. ‘Purple Baron’ performed better than the others.

Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'

Pennisetum purpureum Graceful Grasses® Vertigo™: Hall of Fame! Stunning tall, purple grass. Great for

the back of the border to set off everything in front of it. Vigorous, reliable, essential.

Pennisetum setaceum 'Fireworks': Experienced a lot of reversion this year.

Pennisetum x advena: ‘Cherry Sparkler’: Top Performer. Stunning floral display. Strong.

Pennisetum setaceum ‘Sky Rocket’: Top Performer.Very exciting plant with very showy flowers.

Pentas lanceolata Northern® Lights Lavender: Top Performer. Our best Pentas. Great plant for

pollinators.

Pentas Butterfly Red: Top Performer. Showy color. Attractive to butterflies.

Petunia 'Rhythm and Blues': This was a reliable contianer petunia with nice bloom.

Petunia Shock Wave 'Coral Crush'

Petunia Shock Wave™ Denim: Top Performer.

Petunia Supertunia® Picasso n Pink

Petunia Supertunia® White Russian: An excellent performer in the container.Unique and lovely color.

Petunia Supertunia® Indigo Charm

Petunia Supertunia® Pink Charm: An excellent long season perfomer with an abundance of bloom.

Petunia Supertunia® Sangria Charm: Another favorite with lots of bloom and appealing color.

Petunia Supertunia® Vista Fuchsia

Petunia Supertunia® Watermelon Charm

Petunia Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum: Zoo’s Hall of Fame Annual! Our favorite, most reliable Petunia.

Petunia Supertunia® Vista Silverberry: 2009 Winner. Close runner up to Vista Bubblegum.

Plectranthus 'Cerveza n Lime': Top Performer.

Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender': Really shines in the cooler months. Great show stopper for fall.

Plectranthus 'Silver Shield' & Plectranthus argentatus 'Silver Crest': Two plants lumped together as

the Zoo’s #9 Best Annual!Very nice silver, reliable ground covers.

Plectranthus oertendahlii 'Emerald Lace'’

Red Banana

Rudbeckia hirta 'Tiger Eye Gold': A large planting was—early in the year—perhaps the most spectacular

single planting of annuals we’ve ever had. Unfortunately, in July disease raced through the bed and

wiped it out. Testing was positive for fusarium and Rhizoctonia.

Salvia 'Evolution'

Salvia 'Golden Delicious': Top Performer.Treat like a Coleus. Bloom came too late to matter. Foliage so

good we loved it anyway.

Salvia Oceana™ Blue

Salvia 'Velocity'

Salvia farinaceae 'Blue Frost'

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue': Top Performer. Beautiful contrast between deep blue flowers and

black stems.

Sedum 'Lemon Coral': Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon 'Honey Crisp': Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon 'SplishSplash': Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon 'The Flume'

(Coleus) Under the Sea™ Series: This is a truly exciting series of new Coleus which offer deeply cut wavy

leaves and wild colors that truly evoke an “under the sea” impression of corals and sea creatures. Not as

large or vigorous as the ColorBlaze™ Series, these are better appreciated up close and personal. Great for

containers.

(Coleus) Solenostemon Under the Sea™ Bone Fish: Top Performer.Great texture and color.

(Coleus) Solenostemon Under the Sea™ Lime Shrimp

(Coleus) Solenostemon Under the Sea™ Molten Coral: Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon Under the Sea™ Red Coral

(Coleus) Solenostemon Under the Sea™ Sea Scallop: Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon 'Vino': Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon hybridus 'Pineapple': 2009 Winner.

(Coleus) Solenostemon hybridus 'Pink Chaos': Top Performer. It blasted us with color once it took hold.

(Coleus) ColorBlaze™ Series: Special Mention. Over many years we have found that the ColorBlaze™

Series of Coleus consistently perform and look great. We gave great consideration to including the

ColorBlaze™ Series Hall of Fame status, despite the fact that some varieties have only been trialed a

single year. That, and because new varieties are still being introduced are the only reasons we backed

away from that idea. Nevertheless, these varieties of Coleus offer sturdy, big, all season color in the

garden in almost any location. Some we like better than others. ‘Dipt n Wine’, ‘Sedona’, ‘Dark Star’, and

‘Royal Glissade’ have been stalwarts in our gardens.

Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ 'Alligator Tears'

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ 'Dipt in Wine': 2004 Winner.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ 'Marooned': Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ 'Royal Glissade'

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ 'Sedona': 2003 Winner.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ Dark Star: 2003 Winner.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides ColorBlaze™ Mocha Velvet: Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides SIGNATURE ™Gnash Rambler: Zoo’s #6 Best Annual! Uniquely

shaped foliage with deep red/purple coloring. Demands attention!

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellarioides SIGNATURE™ Zesty Zucchini: Top Performer.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Religious Radish': 2004 Winner.

(Coleus) Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Sky Fire'

Strobilanthes dyerianus

(Marigold) Tagetes 'African Lady Primrose': Although it needed deadheading, it seemed the bunnies

didn’t eat this marigold.

(Marigold) Tagetes erecta 'Taishan Yellow'

Torenia Catalina® Gilded Grape: 2011 Winner. We love the purple, yellow flower.

Torenia Summer Wave™ Blue: 2003 Winner. A standard.

Verbena Superbena® Royale Chambray: 2005 Winner. Outstanding year after year.

Verbena Superbena® Royale Peachy Keen: Used in a container , this verbena proved as strong as

Royale Chambray

Verbena Superbena® Burgundy: Top Performer. Very exciting strong performer!

Verbena Superbena® Large Lilac Blue

Verbena Superbena® Royale Iced Cherry

Verbena canadensis Espadrille™ Purple Haze

Zinnia 'Uproar Rose': Zoo’s #4 Best Annual! An absolute favorite with everyone, especially kids! Huge

flowers. Challenged ‘Mystic Illusion’ Dahlia for photo op plant of the year.

Zinnia angustifolia 'Star Gold': 2002 Winner.

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Coral Rose: The Zahara Series has been consistantly outstanding for us

over many years.

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Double Cherry

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Double Fire: Zoo’s #8 Best Annual.

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Yellow

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Fire

Zinnia marylandica Zahara™ Starlight Rose: Top Performer.

Zoo's Top Performing Annuals 2012

Genus species Selection

Angelonia angustifolia Serena™ Blue

Asclepias curassavica Begonia

Baby Wing™ White

Celosia

Intenz

Cleome

Señorita Blanca™

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides ColorBlaze® Marooned™

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides ColorBlaze® Velvet Mocha®

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Honeycrisp

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Splish Splash®

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Under The Sea® Bonefish

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Under The Sea® Molten Coral

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Under The sea® Sea Scallop

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Vino

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Pink Chaos

Coleus (Solenostemon) scutellarioides Signature™ Zesty Zucchinia

Gerbera

Fantastic Blush (Unreleased)

Gerbera

Fantastic Canary (Unreleased)

Helichrysum petiolare (White Licorice)

Impatiens hawkeri Impatiens Posh™ Electric Orchid

Ipomoea batatas Ipomoea South of the Border™ Guacamole

Ipomoea batatas Illusion® Emerald Lace

Ipomoea batatas Illusion® Midnight Lace

Ipomoea batatas Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple

Iresine herbstii Purple Lady

Lantana camara Luscious® Pina Colada

Lantana camara Landmark Yellow

Lobularia

Snow Princess®

Mecardonia

GoldDust™

Millet

Purple Baron

Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum) Medusa

Papyrus

Graceful Grasses® King Tut®

Pelargonium x peltatum Caliente® Hot Coral

Pelargonium x hortorum Ringo 2000

Pennisetum setaceum Sky Rocket

Pennisetum x advena Cherry Sparkler

Pentas lanceolata Northern Lights® Lavender

Pentas lanceolata Butterfly Red

Petunia

Shock Wave™ Denim

Plectranthus

Cerveza n Lime

Salvia elegans Golden Delicious

Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

Sedum rupestre Lemon Coral™

Verbena

Superbena® Burgundy

Zinnia

Zahara™ Starlight Rose