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

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Solenostemon (Coleus) Mosaik Burgundy Velvet
By Syngenta Flowers

	Score	Rank
Overall	3.6	36
Plot uniformity	3.1	75
Flowering	N/A	N/A
Foliage	4.0	17
Landscape value	3.7	32
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
June 15: high/good color contrast, there are more exciting coleus.

June 30 view
June 30: held up well in heat/sun.

July 15 view
July 15: flowers detract, needs deadheading, great sun coleus, great color contrast.

July 30 view
July 30: flowers detract, color combo bland, leaf size not uniform.

August 15 view
Aug 15: some large protrusions, nice coleus, good color.
August 30 view
Aug 30: needs deadheading, lumpy/uneven, many flowers, flowers detract but looks great.

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