Floribundas    
      Double pink class    
               
Double Madness Pink 5.0z 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5
               
      Single blue class    
               
Celebrity Mid Blue 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.3
               
      Single mix class    
               
Clear Madness Mix 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.1
Waterfall Madness Mix 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.4
               
      Single pink class    
               
Celebrity Chiffon Morn Improved 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
               
    Single purple, red-violet (dark) class  
               
Celebrity Burgundy Improved 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2
Magenta Madness 5.0NS 5.3NS 5.2NS 5.0NS 5.0NS 5.0NS 5.1NS
               
      Single rose class    
               
Celebrity Rose 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9
               
      Single white class    
               
Celebrity White 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.8
               
      Grandifloras    
      Single blue (dark) class    
               
Storm Blue 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3
               
      Single mix class    
               
Stars and Strips Mix 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3
               
     

Single pink class

   
               
Aladdin Pink Morn 5.0 a 3.0 b 4.0 5.0 5.0 a 5.0 4.5
Storm Pink 4.0 b 4.0 a 4.0 5.7 4.0 b 4.8 4.4
Storm Pink Morn 5.3a 3.7 ab 4.5NS 5.0NS 4.7 ab 4.8NS 4.7NS
               
      Single purple, blue-violet (light) class    
               
Storm Lavender 5.7 4.0 4.8 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1
      Single purple, blue-violet (light)/red class    
               
Aladdin Strawberry Ice 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5
               
      Single purple, dark red-violet class    
               
Aladdin Burgundy Improved 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 b 3.3 b 4.0 b
Storm Violet 5.0NS 5.0NS 5.0NS 5.0NS 5.0 a 5.0 a 5.0 a
               
      Single red class    
               
Aladdin Cherry Improved 5.0 a 5.0 a 5.0 a 4.0 a 4.0 a 4.0 a 4.5 a
Aladdin Orange 4.3 ab 4.0 b 4.2 b 3.3 b 5.0 b 4.2 a 4.2 ab
Storm Red 4.0 b 3.3 c 3.7 c 3.0 b 4.0 b 3.5 b 3.6 c
Ultra Red 4.3 ab 4.0 b 4.2 b 3.0 b 4.0 b 3.5 b 3.9 bc
               
      Single salmon class    
               
Bravo Salmon Improved 5.0 a 5.0 b 5.0 b 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.8 b
Storm Salmon 4.0 b 3.0 c 3.5 c 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 c
Ultra Salmon 5.3 a 6.0 a 5.7 a 4.0NS 5.0NS 4.5NS 5.1 a
               
      Single white class    
               
Aladdin White 4.0 b 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.9
Storm White 6.0 a 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.5
Ultra White 4.3 b 4.3NS 4.3NS 3.3NS 3.0NS 3.2NS 3.8NS
               
      Millifloras    
      Single mix class    
               
Fantasy Mix 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8
               
    Single purple, blue violet (light) class  
               
Fantasy Light Lavender 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.4
               
      Multifloras    
      Single mix class    
               
Old Glory Mix 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.3
               
      Single pink class    
               
Hurrah Pink Chiffon 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.0
               
      Single purple/white class    
               
Primetime Violet Star 5.7 5.3 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.8
               
      Single red/white class    
               
*Symphony Red Picotee 4.7 5.0 4.8 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3
               
      Single rose class    
               
*Symphony Rose 5.0 6.7 5.8 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.5
               
      Single rose/white class    
               
*Symphony Rose Picotee 5.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.9
               
    Single salmon (dark) class  
               
Hurrah Summer 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.0 3.5 3.5
               
      Spreading types    
      Single blue (dark) class    
               
Explorer Blue 4.0 b 4.7 4.3 b 4.0 7.0 a 5.5 a 4.9
Ramblin' Nu Blue 4.7 b 5.3 5.0 ab 4.0 6.0 b 5.0 b 5.0
Wave Blue 6.0 a 5.7NS 5.8 a 4.0NS 6.0 b 5.0 b 5.4NS
               
      Single pink class    
               
Easy Wave Pink 6.7 ab 5.7 b 6.2 c 4.7 a 5.0 b 4.8 5.5 b
Explorer Rose Pink 7.0 a 7.0 a 7.0 a 4.0 b 5.7 b 4.8 5.9 a
Explorer Pink 6.0 b 6.3 ab 6.2 c 4.0 b 5.3 b 4.7 5.4 b
Ramblin' Shades O'Pink 6.3 ab 5.7 b 6.0 c 4.0 b 5.3 b 4.7 5.4 b
Wave Pink Improved 6.3 ab 7.0 a 6.7 b 3.0 c 7.0 a 5.0NS 5.9 a
               
      Single pink (light) class    
               
Easy Wave Shell Pink 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.1
               
    Single purple, blue-violet (dark) class  
               
Avalanche Lavender 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.6
Explorer Lavender 6.3NS 5.7NS 6.0NS 4.0NS 6.0NS 5.0NS 5.5NS
               
    Single purple, blue-violet (light) class  
               
Avalanche Lilac Improved 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6
               
    Single purple, red-violet (very dark) class  
               
Explorer Magenta 5.0 6.7 5.8 b 3.0 b 6.3 4.7 5.3
*Opera Light Purple 5.7NS 7.0NS 6.3 a 4.0 a 5.7NS 4.8NS 5.6NS
               
    Single purple, red-violet (dark) class  
               
Explorer Purple 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 a 5.3 5.2 5.8
*Opera Light Purple 6.0NS 7.0NS 6.5NS 4.0 b 6.0NS 5.0NS 5.8NS
               
      Single red class    
               
Avalanche Cherry 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.0 a 5.3 5.2 5.4
Avalanche Red 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 a 5.3 5.0 4.9
Avalanche Tropical Red 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 b 5.7 4.7 4.9
Easy Wave Cherry 5.7NS 5.3NS 5.5NS 5.0 a 5.3NS 5.2NS 5.4
               
      Single rose class    
               
Avalanche Rose 5.0 a 5.3 5.2 b 4.0b 5.3 b 4.7 c 4.9 b
Explorer Rose 6.3 a 7.0 6.7 a 4.7 b 6.0 a 5.3 b 6.0 a
*Opera Deep Rose 6.0 b 5.3 5.7 ab 5.7 a 6.0 a 5.8 a 5.8 a
Ramblin' Neon Rose 4.7 b 5.0NS 4.8 b 4.0 b 5.0 b 4.5 c 4.7 b
               
    Single salmon (dark) class  
               
Ramblin' Deep Salmon 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.2
               
    Single salmon (light) class  
               
Avalanche Salmon 4.0 b 5.0 b 4.5 b 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 b
Ramblin' Peach Glo 6.0 a 6.0 a 6.0 a 4.7NS 5.3NS 5.0NS 5.5 a
               
      Single white class    
               
Avalanche White 5.3 6.3 5.8 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.4
Explorer White 6.3NS 4.7NS 5.5NS 4.3NS 5.0NS 4.7NS 5.1NS
               
    Tall - Single purple, blue-violet (light) class  
               
Ramblin' Misty Lilac 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5
               
    Tall - Single purple, red-violet (dark) class  
               
Ramblin' Burgundy Chrome 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.6
               
    Tall - Single purple, red-violet (very dark) class  
               
Kahuna Violet 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5
               
      Tall - Single white class    
               
Kahuna White 6.7 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.0
               
v Cultivars sown on this date were directly sown to flat and are marked with an asterisk (*).
w Foliage ratings on a 1 to 7 scale:  7 - all plants in a plot had full and uniform foliage, plants were free of pest symptoms and abnormalities or weaknesses such as lodging; 4 - average foliage density, minimal lodging, and/or some insect damage but foliage was still acceptable; 1 - foliage sparse, stem lodging, and/or unacceptable pest damage making plants undesirable.
x Flower ratings on a 1 to 7 scale:  7 - flowers were numerous, uniformly distributed over all plants, flowers were free from pest symptoms; 4 - average floral display, may have some pest damage but not severe enough to cause flowers to be unacceptable; and 1 - unacceptable flower number or display, and/or pest damage severe resulting in unattractive flowers.
y Overall foliage/flower rating: sum of average flower and foliage ratings divided by 2.
z Mean separation within classes by LSD, P < 0.05.