EVALUATIONS
Each year the Dow Gardens uses a variety of annual bedding plants as part of the summer botanical display. This primary source of seasonal color is evaluated three times throughout the growing season.
2020 Standout Varieties
- Castor Bean 'Carmencita Pink' (Seed)
- Dahlia 'Venti Golden Yellow' (Vegetative)
- Dianthus 'Jolt Pink' (Seed)
- Gomphrena 'Horton's Revenge' (Vegetative)
- Rudbeckia 'Cappuccino' (Seed)
- Zinnia 'Holi Scarlet F1' (Seed)
2019 Standout Varieties (Vegetative)
- Dianthus ‘Green Ball’
- Celosia ‘Bright Sparks Burgundy’
- Salvia ‘Fairy Queen’
- Petchoa ‘Supercal Premium Cinnamon’
- Kangaroo Paw
- Celosia ‘Asian Garden’
2018 Standout Varieties (Vegetative)
- Coleus 'Velveteen'
- Carex ‘Pheonix Green’
- Lantana ‘Luscious Citrus Blend’
- Colocasia ‘Heart of the Jungle’
- Nicotiana ‘Only the Lonely’
- Ipomea ‘Sweet Caroline Green with Envy’
2017 Standout Varieties (Vegetative)
- Eucalyptus 'Steel Tower'
- Sunpatiens 'Compact Electric Orange'
- Euphorbia 'Breathless Blush'
- Rudbeckia 'Indian Summer'
- Coleus 'Redhead'
- Mecardonia 'GoldDust'
2016 Standout Varieties (Vegetative)
- Alternathera ‘ Little Ruby’
- Angelonia ‘Archangel Pink’
- Browallia ‘Endless Flirtation’
- Cleome ‘ Seniorita Blanca’
- Cleome ‘Seniorita Mi Amor’
- Cleome ‘Seniorita Rosalita’
2015 Standout Varieties (Vegetative)
- Interspecific Impatiens ‘Big Bounce Cherry’
- Impatiens ‘Sunpatiens Compact Blush Pink’
- Cleome ‘Pequena Rosalita’
- Lantana ‘Landmark Sunrise’
- Cyperus ‘Baby Tut’ (foliage)
- Salvia ‘Albazin Tobasco’