Aug 11, 2016
Welby Gardens Names Flower Trial Winners

Welby Gardens, exclusive grower of Hardy Boy Plants, has named winners of the 2016 Hardy Boy Flower Trial.

This year, Welby Gardens tested more than 900 varieties in its trial gardens.

The overall top 10 are:

  1. Petunia Night Sky – Selecta
  2. Begonia Rhine Oh So Orange – Dümmen Orange
  3. Canna Toucan Scarlet – Proven Winners
  4. Petunia Crazytunia Good Night Kisses – Westhoff
  5. Confetti Garden Trio Mix That’s Amore – Dümmen Orange (incorrectly labeled Confetti Gold Rush at the trials)
  6. Petunia Crazytunia Moonstruck – Westhoff
  7. Coleus Campfire – Ball FloraPlant
  8. Begonia elatior Evi Bright Pink – Beekenkamp
  9. Portulaca Colorblast Watermelon Punch – Westhoff
  10. Impatiens New Guinea Harmony Pitaya Cream – Danziger

Welby Gardens works with breeders, brokers and universities around the country to produce and test the newest and latest in plant genetics. For 26 years, Welby has conducted field and container trials to evaluate the latest breeding of new products.




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