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

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Ipomoea (Sweet potato vine) Sweet Caroline Bronze
By Proven Winners

	Score	Rank
Overall	3.9	17
Plot uniformity	4.0	8
Flowering	N/A	N/A
Foliage	3.9	22
Landscape value	3.9	21
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: looks faded, interesting color, color blends in with mulch, don't like the color.

June 30 view
June 30: looks dirty.

July 15 view
July 15: almost no Japanese beetles, looks dirty, spreads much more than other ipomeas, spreading vigorously.

July 30 view
July 30: Japanese beetle damage, aggressively spreading.

August 15 view
Aug 15: aggressive, attractive, Japanese beetle damage, great color ,use as groundcover, nice color variation.
August 30 view
Aug 30: Japanese beetle damage less noticeable, choking out everything, very aggressive, great cover.

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