The Trials at Hammond - 2020 Garden Highlights

The Garden Highlights section includes great performing plants at the Hammond Research Station that are not part of the annual color trials. These are the top performers from our trees, shrubs, woodies, and other categories that we want to promote to the industry for further discussion. Many of these plants are in multi-year trials or part of long term displays, so we try to select those that performed the best this year. We also try to switch things up from year to year, so some evaluations that were included in the highlights last year will not be featured this year. As we always say, we don't have time to discuss everything (at least until our new website is published this fall), but these plants are certainly deserving of attention this year!

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Heart of the Jungle Colocasia


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Double Down Hydrangea macrophylla


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Inspired Violet Buddleia


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Michelia skinnerana - Banana Shrub


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'Sweet Tea' Gordlinia


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Ilex glabra Gem Box


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Jubilation Gardenia


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'Radiance' Abelia



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Alabama Beauty Camellia


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Tater Tot Arborvitae


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Evolvulus Blue My Mind



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Candy Corn Spirea


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Cerise Charm Loropetalum


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Westfarms Celebrity Affair Daylily


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Taiwan Cherry


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Fire Light Hydrangea


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Fairy Blush Michelia


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'Fragrant Snow' Prunus mume


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Little Joe - Dwarf Joe Pye Weed


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Golden Oakland Holly


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'Glowing Embers' Acer japonica



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'Speckled Spider' Azalea



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Peach Perfection Abelia


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Pugster Amethyst Buddleia


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'Martha Turnbull' Gardenia



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Luscious Royale Cosmo Lantana


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Little Girls Series Hybrid Magnolia 'Betty'


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'Snow Blizzard' Camellia


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Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes Salvia


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Little Girls Series Hybrid Magnolia 'Susan'


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Bottle Pop Neon Pink Bottlebrush



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'Victoria Blue' Salvia farinacea


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Pugster Blue Buddleia



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Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus Orange Flowered Sweet Olive


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Galphimia speciosa - Golden Thryallis



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Inland Sea Oats


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Jessica Ruffles Camellia


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'Jon Jon' Hybrid Magnolia


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'Peggy Clarke' Prunus mume


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'Mrs. Schiller's Delight' Viburnum


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Roman Candle Podocarpus



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Squirt Leucothoe


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Sunshine Ligustrum



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'Butterflies' Hybrid Yellow Magnolia



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'Gold Cup' Hybrid Yellow Magnolia



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