Annual Flower Trials at Bluegrass Lane, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University

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Geranium (Zonal) Rocky Mtn. Dark Red
By Syngenta Flowers

	Score	Rank
Overall	2.5	194
Plot uniformity	2.6	207
Flowering	2.4	172
Foliage	2.7	186
Landscape value	2.5	209
Score: 5=highest; 1=lowest Rank: Out of 236 More about this data

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30 June	15 July	30 July
15 Aug	30 Aug	15 Sept

Comments: July 1: deadhead, spent blooms detract; July 15: weak, yellowing, spent flowers detract; Aug 1: not as vigorous, lacks foliage, very small plants, did not fill out, deadhead; Aug 15: not vigorous, small habit; Sept 1: least vigorous of Rocky Mountain series, deadhead; Sept 15:

June 30 view
30 June

July 15 view
15 July

July 30 view
30 July

August 15 view
15 Aug

August 30 view
30 Aug
September 15 view
15 Sept

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