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Ornamental Plant Development

Plant Evaluation Notes

Plant Evaluation notes are available in PDF format for the following plants/topics below.

• Issue #1 — Performance Appraisal of Selected Small-Leafed Rhododendrons
• Issue #2 — The Evaluation and Introduction of a Unique Dwarf River Birch
• Issue #3 — A Bamboo Performance Report
• Issue #4 — Hibiscus moscheutos Cultivars and Horticultural Hybrids
• Issue #5 — A Performance Report of Cultivated Yarrows (Achillea)
• Issue #6 — Boxwoods for Northern Midwest Landscapes
• Issue #7 — 1994 Report on Summer-Flowering Annuals
• Issue #8 — Rudbeckia for Cultivated Landscapes
• Issue #9 — A Performance Report of Cultivated Blazing Stars
• Issue #10 — Clematis for Northern Landscapes
• Issue #11 — An Evaluation Report of Shrub Roses
• Issue #12 — Monarda and Powdery Mildew Resistance
• Issue #13 — An Evaluation Report of Selected Phlox Species and Hybrids
• Issue #14 — A Performance Appraisal of the Hardy Sages
• Issue #15 — An Evaluation Report of Goldenrods for the Garden
• Issue #16 — An Evaluation Study of Trycirtis
• Issue #17 — An Appraisal of Pulmonaria for the Garden
• Issue #18 — An Evaluation Study of Hardy Amsonia
• Issue #19 — Garden-Worthy Artemisias
• Issue #20 — Barrenworts for the Shade Garden
• Issue #21 — An Evaluation Study of Coral Bells
• Issue #22 — Hardy Geraniums for Northern Gardens
• Issue #23 — A Comparative Study of Ground Cover Lamium
• Issue #24 — An Evaluation Study of Alchemilla
• Issue #25 — Fall-Blooming Anemones
• Issue #26 — A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses
• Issue #27 — A Comparative Study of Cultivated Stachys
• Issue #28 — An Evaluation Report of Meadow Rues
• Issue #29 — A Comparative Study of Cultivated Catmints
• Issue #30 — A Report on Leucanthemum ×superbum and Related Daisies
• Issue #31 — A Performance Appraisal of Hardy Bellflowers
• Issue #32 — A Comparative Study of Platycodon grandiflorus Cultivars