Terra Nova Nurseries announced its Centaurea ‘ Snowy Owl ’ variety was the recipient of the “ Best New Variety ” honor at Colorado State University ’s ( CSU ) Fort Collins Annual Trial Gardens . The trials took stead during the recent annual turn time of year , span May to October 2020 .
This is the third consecutive class a Terra Nova Nurseries one-year variety has welcome a “ unspoilt of ” award at CSU ’s Annual Trial Gardens ; Terra Nova ’s Begonia T REX ‘ Ruby Slippers ’ and Artemisia MAKANA Silver gain ground CSU ’s “ Best Novelty ” honor in 2019 and 2018 , respectively .
“ Our nurture team is thrilled to have gain another top award at this twelvemonth ’s CSU Annual Trial Gardens , ” tell Rebecca Orr , who oversees plant trial for Terra Nova Nurseries . “ This yr marks a ‘ Hat Trick ’ for Terra Nova Nurseries at CSU , and we are happy to see the continued recognition of our top - quality annuals in addition to the great perennials we are known for . ”
Terra Nova ’s Centaurea ‘ Snowy Owl ’ was selected as “ Best New Variety ” in the 2020 Annual Trial at CSU based on its interesting textural element , beautiful gray colouration , high visibility in the garden , and uniformness . The annual form also showcased its toughness during a 24 - hour period that experienced a 60 - degree Fahrenheit drop in temperature and 2 - 4 column inch of C .
“ This plant manifested its enduringness , ” said Vaughn Fletcher , well - known horticultural consultant and strategist . “ It is such a undestroyable and consistent variety with colour constancy , and it was emphatically the most strange salmagundi in the trial . ”
CSU ’s 2020 " Best of ” annuals were judged by select gardening educatee , faculty , industriousness representatives , public horticulturalists , and advanced Master Gardeners in August , and victor were determine by the trial garden ’s consultative committee in September .
The CSU Annual Flower Trial Garden appraise the carrying into action of different annual plant cultivar under the alone Rocky Mountain environmental and growing conditions , characterise by high altitude , acute solar radiation , drying winds , terrible hailstorms , big fluctuation between day and night temperatures , and a season - retentive need for irrigation .
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