Table P1 (2014a): The perennials rated in the list below during the 2014 growing season were grown in beds under full sun, irrigated conditions at the Guelph Trial Garden located on the grounds of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute. Note the planting year column when evaluating the scores. (5= best rating, 1=worst)
Genus Cultivar Source Planting Year Plant Type Average June Rating Average July,August and September Rating Hemerocallis Dark Avenger Vanhof and Blokker 2010 Perennial 1.5 3.0 Hemerocallis Stella Stars Vanhof and Blokker 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Hemerocallis Stella in Purple Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.2 Hemerocallis Stella Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.3 Achillea Laura #21 Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Achillea Summer Pastels American Takii 2010 Perennial 2.0 3.6 Achillea Summer Berries American Takii 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.7 Deschampsia Pixie Fountain Jelitto Seeds 2010 Perennial 2.0 3.8 Echinacea Razzmatazz Ball Horticulture 2011 Perennial 2.0 4.2 Echinacea Milkshake Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 2.0 3.8 Echinacea Picabella Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 2.0 4.2 Echinacea Unknown White 2012 Perennial 2.0 4.5 Echinacea Bravado Sombrero Hot Takii 2010 Perennial 2.0 4.4 Echinacea Coral Sombrero Salsa Ball Horticulture 2013 Perennial 2.0 3.9 Echinacea Red Ball Horticulture 2013 Perennial 2.0 3.9 Eryngium Big Blue Blooms of Bressingham 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.5 Penstemon Prairie Twilight Blooms of Bressingham 2010 Perennial 4.0 3.4 Centaurea Amethyst Dream Blooms of Bressingham 2009 Perennial 4.0 2.8 Clematis Blue Ribbons Jelitto Seeds 2012 Perennial 4.5 3.1 Trollius Morning Sun Jelitto Seeds 2012 Perennial 3.0 2.9 Eritrichium Baby Blues Jelitto Seeds Self‐seeded Perennial 2.0 2.8 Leucanthemum Freak! BrBlooms of essingham 2013 Perennial 2.0 4.0 Echinacea PowWow Wild Berry Ball 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.0 Echinacea PowWow White Ball 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.1 Echinacea Hula Dancer Jelitto Seeds 2011 Perennial 2.5 3.6
Genus Cultivar Source Planting Year Plant Type Rating Rating Echinacea Happy Stars Primadonna Jelitto Seeds William Dam 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.1 Echinacea Deep Rose Seed Ontario Seed 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.3 Echinacea Paradiso Mix Company 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.1 Echinacea Mistral Blooms of Bressingham 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.5 Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit Kieft 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.4 Rudbeckia Green Wizard Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 2.0 3.3 Echinacea Alaska Vanhof and Blokker 2014 Perennial 2.5 3.9 Echinacea Fatal Attraction Vanhof and Blokker 2014 Perennial 2.0 4.3 Echinacea Evening Glow Vanhof and Blokker 2014 Perennial 1.5 4.0 Echinacea Piccolino Red Colors Vanhof and Blokker 2014 Perennial 1.5 2.6 Monarda Panorama Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 0.0 1.8 Rudbeckia Prairie Glow Rocky Top Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 0.0 3.2 Echinacea Hybrids Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 0.0 1.8 Veronica White Lightning Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 0.0 2.0 Salvia Sky Dance Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 0.0 2.3 Alcea Blacknight Jelitto Seeds 2010 Perennial 2.0 3.3 Alcea Sunshine Jelitto Seeds 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Alcea Mars Magic Jelitto Seeds 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.3 Sedum Garnet Brocade Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 4.0 Sedum Maestro Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 4.4 Eupatorium Ivory Towers Jelitto Seeds 2010 Perennial 2.5 4.1 Papaver Picotee Vanhof and Blokker 2010 Perennial 3.0 1.9 Eryngium Sunny Jackpot Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.8 Veronica Sweet Lullaby Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 3.9 Veronica Hocus Pocus Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 3.1 Veronica Darwin’s Blue Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.3 Phlox Classic Cassis Ball Horticulture 2010 Perennial 2.5 3.3 Leucanthemum Daisy May Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 3.8 Phlox Flame Light Pink Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.1 Phlox Cosmopolitan Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.2
Genus Cultivar Source Planting Year Plant Type Rating Rating Phlox Watermelon Punch Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.0 Phlox Purple Kiss Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.2 Sedum Autumn Joy Sant 2009 Perennial 2.5 4.3 Delphinium Blue Donna Gloeckner 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.4 Delphinium Diamonds Blue Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.5 Delphinium Summer Cloud Audrey Blue Benary 2009 Perennial 1.5 2.6 Aubrieta Shades Goldsmith 2011 Perennial 3.0 2.6 Lavandula Hidcote Blue Sant 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.8 Papaver Fruit Punch Crystal Peak Sant 2009 Perennial 4.5 2.1 Physostegia White Sant 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.7 Heuchera Miracle Ball 2009 Perennial 3.5 3.2 Aubrieta Madly Magenta Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 3.5 3.1 Aubrieta Madly Blue violet Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 3.0 3.4 Echinacea Magnus Sant 2009 Perennial 2.5 4.0 Coreopsis Moonbeam Sant 2009 Perennial 2.5 4.1 Rudbeckia Goldsturm Sant 2009 Perennial 2.5 4.3 Rudbeckia maxima Supreme Sant 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.7 Echinacea Elegance Blooms of Bressingham 2013 Perennial 2.0 4.4 Geranium Azure Rush Blooms of Bressingham 2013 Perennial 2.0 4.4 Geranium Blushing Turtle Blooms of Bressingham 2011 Perennial 2.5 3.7 Geranium Azzurro New Dimension Vanhof and Blokker 2011 Perennial 3.5 3.3 Salvia BlueNew Dimension Kieft 2011 Perennial 4.5 3.4 Salvia Rose Kieft 2011 Perennial 4.0 3.6 Heuchera Pewter Moon Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 3.5 4.3 Heuchera Vulcano Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 3.5 4.5 Heuchera Dolce Licorice Dolce Crème Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 4.0 4.0 Heuchera Brulee Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 3.0 4.1 Echinacea Summer Sky Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.9 Echinacea Razzmatazz Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.9
Genus Cultivar Source Planting Year Plant Type Rating Rating Echinacea Kims Knee High Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.9 Coreopsis Sunfire Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.9 Verbascum Southern Charm Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 5.0 2.6 Phlox Shockwave Proven Winners 2012 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Achillea Moonshine Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.0 3.3 Eryngium Jade Frost Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.6 Caryopteris Snow Fairy Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 4.8 Rudbeckia Cappuccino William Dam Seed 2011 Perennial 2.0 4.1 Polemonium Touch of Class Pacific Formula Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 3.0 3.2 Delphinium Mix Benary 2011 Perennial 3.0 3.8 Phlox Flame Purple Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Phlox Flame White Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.3 Phlox Flame Lilac Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.5 Leucanthemum Ice Star Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.6 Leucanthemum Snowcap Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 2.5 3.4 Gaillardia Arizona Apricot Mesa Bright PAS 2011 Perennial 2.0 3.7 Gaillardia Bicolour Kieft 2011 Perennial 2.0 3.7 Dianthus Firewitch Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 4.5 3.1 Heuchera Mocha Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 3.5 3.9 Scabiosa Perfecta White Benary 2010 Perennial 2.0 4.0 Scabiosa Fama Dark Blue Benary 2010 Perennial 0.0 1.8 Heuchera Dark Secret Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 3.5 3.9 Scabiosa Fama White Benary 2010 Perennial 1.5 3.1 Heuchera Pinot Noir Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 3.5 4.6 Astrantia Roma Ball Horticulture 2009 Perennial 4.0 3.5 Heuchera Pinot Gris Vanhof and Blokker 2011 Perennial 4.0 4.6
Genus Cultivar Source Planting Year Plant Type Rating Rating Heuchera Pinot Noir Vanhof and Blokker 2011 Perennial 3.5 4.7 Heuchera Autumn Bride Palace Purple Jelitto 2011 Perennial 3.0 4.0 Heuchera Select Marvelous Jelitto 2011 Perennial 2.5 4.2 Heuchera marble Goldsmith 2011 Perennial 3.0 4.2 Heuchera Rachel Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 3.0 4.1 Heuchera Eden’s Mystery Dolce Cinnamon Vanhof and Blokker 2012 Perennial 3.0 4.1 Heuchera Curls Dolce Black Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 4.3 Heuchera Cherry Ice Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 4.2 Heuchera Autumn Bride Palace Purple Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 2.0 3.6 Heuchera Select Jelitto Seeds 2014 Perennial 2.0 3.6 Sedum Pure Joy Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 4.1 Lavandula Sweet Romance Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 4.0 Monarda Pardon My Pink Pardon My Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 3.1 Monarda Purple Proven Winners 2014 Perennial 2.0 3.0
