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

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Bracteantha Dreamtime Jumbo Red Ember
By Ball FloraPlant

	Score	Rank
Overall	2.3	167
Plot uniformity	2.4	165
Flowering	2.2	136
Foliage	2.3	165
Landscape value	2.2	166
Score: 5=highest; 1=lowest Rank: Out of 178 Need to figure out where to point this: More about this data

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

June 15 view
15 June: flowers closed, lots of buds, flowers not open, needs to be a little taller.

June 30 view
30 June: flowers mostly closed, lots of blooms, better flower position, great color combo.

July 15 view
15 July: needs deadheading, best of bracteanthas under weather conditions, maybe needs deadheading, not all flowers open, not too many open on cloudy day, nice flower, dead flowers detract.

July 30 view
30 July: defoliated and dying, mildew, old blooms look awful.

August 15 view
15 Aug: dying.
August 30 view
30 Aug: no value, dead.

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