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

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

	Score	Rank
Overall	3.5	42
Plot uniformity	3.5	38
Flowering	N/A	N/A
Foliage	3.4	52
Landscape value	3.5	41
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: fades a lot, unattractive greening on a few leaves, color variation nice, nice foliage contrast.

June 30 view
June 30: Japanese beetles, not as nice as Sweetheart Red, unnattractive color, nice shape but not color.

July 15 view
July 15: major Japanese beetles.

July 30 view
July 30: aggressive, trailing, less Japanese beetle damage.

August 15 view
Aug 15: Japanese beetle damage, aggressive.
August 30 view
Aug 30: Japanese beetle damage still noticeable, taking over, nice color contrast.

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