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FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN * TRIAL GARDEN BEST PERENNIAL PERFORMERS OF 2012

BED #	SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	AVG. HT.”	BLOOM SEASON	FLOWER COLOR	DONOR
A 20	Gaura lindheimeri	Gaura	35	Mar-Nov	white
A 21	Salvia greggii ‘Pink Preference’	Autumn Sage	32	Mar-Nov	pink
A 24	Malvaviscus arboreus ‘Pam Puryear’	Pink Turk’s Cap	68	May-Nov	light pink
A 26	Salvia greggii ‘Dark Dancer’	Autumn Sage	24	Mar-Nov	dark purple
A 27	Phlox paniculata ‘Victoria’	Garden Phlox	36	May-Nov	pink
A 33	Malpighia glabra ‘Mariquita’	Barbados Cherry	51	Apr – Nov	pink
A 35	Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa	Bush Morning Glory	77	May – Nov	lavender
A 36	Salvia microphylla ‘Orange Door’	Littleleaf Sage	36	Mar-Nov	red-orange
A 44	Malvaviscus ‘Big Momma’	Turk’s Cap	49	Jun – Nov	red
A 70	Lantana urticoides (L. horrida)	Lantana	47	Apr-Nov	orange and yellow
B1	Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’	Perennial Sage	42	Apr-Nov	blue
B3	Salvia greggii ‘Oxford Pink’	Autumn Sage	37	Mar-Nov	blue
B7	Salvia greggii ‘Desert Blaze’	Autumn Sage	32	May-Nov	red
B 20	Dyschoriste linearis	Snakeherb	12	May-Nov	lavender
B 25	Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’	Russian Sage	37	May-Nov	lavender
B 36	Tulbaghia violacea	Society Garlic	12	May-Oct	pink
B 39	Gaura ‘Corrie’s Gold’	Gaura	22	Apr-Nov	white
B 47	Wedelia hispida	Zexmenia	22	Apr-Oct	yellow
B 57	Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii	Turk’s Cap	72	Jun-Nov	red
B 58	Salvia nemerosa ‘Blue Hill’	Perennial Sage	13	Apr-Nov	blue
C1	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian Sage	41	May-Nov	lavender
C3	Salvia greggii ‘Coral’	Autumn Sage	25	Mar-Nov	coral
C5	Salvia greggii ‘Pink’	Autumn Sage	29	Mar-Nov	pink
C6	Gaura ‘Stratosphere White’	Gaura	38	Apr-Nov	white	Redenta’s
C7	Salvia greggii ‘Red’	Autumn Sage	33	May-Nov	red
C 11	Salvia greggii ‘White’	Autumn Sage	38	Mar-Nov	white
C 16	Tetraneuris scaposa	Four-nerve Daisy	6	Mar-Nov	yellow
C 19	Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii	Flame Acanthus	61	Jun-Nov	orange
C 22	Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘ Longin’	Russian Sage	40	May-Oct	lavender
C 25	Nepeta ‘ Walker’s Low’	Catmint	15	Mar-Nov	blue
C 30	Salvia ‘Augusta Duelberg’	Perennial Sage	38	Apr-Oct	white
C 35	Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’	Perennial Sage	42	May-Oct	blue
C 39	Hymenoxys acaulis	Angelita Daisy	7	Apr-Nov	yellow
C 42	Buddleia ‘Blue Chip’	Dwarf Butterfly Bush	38	Apr-Nov	blue
C 44	Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’	Dwarf Mexican Bush Sage	33	Sep-Nov	purple
C 46	Lantana ‘Dallas Red’	Lantana	36	May-Nov	red and orange	Stegall’s
C 49	Salvia microphylla ‘ Maraschino’	Little-leaf Sage	39	Apr-Nov	red
D1	Salvia greggii ‘Variegata’	Autumn Sage	32	Apr-Oct	red
D4	Salvia leucantha	Mexican Bush Sage	32	May-Nov	purple
D 15	Salvia greggii ‘Raspberry Royale’	Autumn Sage	29	Apr-Nov	pink
D 16	Pavonia hastata	Spearleaf Swampmallow	61	May-Nov	light pink with dark eye
D 17	Scutellaria suffrutescens ‘Pink’	Pink Skullcap	12	May-Nov	pink
D 18	Nepeta ‘ Six Hills Giant’	Catmint	21	Apr-Nov	lavender
D 28	Verbena rigida	Sandpaper Verbena	24	Apr-Nov	purple	Stegall’s
E6	Cuphea ‘Allison’	Mexican Heather	13	May-Nov	light purple
E 11	Salvia x ‘Red Velvet’	Red Velvet Sage	34	May-Nov	red
E 12	Verbena ‘Tiger Rose’	Verbena	19	Mar-Nov	pink
E 25	Salvia greggii ‘ Furman’s Red’	Autumn Sage	26	Apr-Oct	red
F2	Tradescantia pallida	Purpleheart	21	Apr-Nov	pink
F4	Delosperma ‘Cooper’s Pink’	Ice Plant	6	Apr-Nov	pink

Cultural Notes: The perennials are grown in full sun (6 – 8 hours) in raised beds which vary in height from 6 to 24 inches. The soil is primarily clay mixed with composted organic matter. A three-inch layer of mulch helps retain moisture and inhibit weed growth, and an automatic irrigation system provides water to the plants. Tarrant County Master Gardeners and Garden volunteers weed, prune, and otherwise maintain the plantings three times a month. They also evaluate the perennials once a month, recording detailed data on each plant’s growth, performance and overall landscape appeal. At the end of the year that data is analyzed to produce this list.

Many thanks to the following businesses for their generous plant donations:
Archie’s Gardenland
Calloway’s Nursery
Redenta’s Garden
Stegall’s Nursery
John Scheepers Inc.

Refer to the Donor column to see which of the best-performing plants a particular donor provided.