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2007-8 Kemper Center Pansy Cultivar Ratings

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CT = Cold tolerance (1-3 pts.) GR = Growth rate (1-3 pts.)
VA = Visual appeal (1-3 pts.)FP = Flower production (1-3 pts.) - foliage plants not rated on flower production
Year = Year of testingPerfect score: "12" for flowering plants
Click on underlined cultivar names to see image.
Scientific name
Cultivar
Period
Total score
CT
VA
GR
FP
Viola cornuta ENDURIO BLUE YELLOW WITH RED WING Overall 11.6 2.8 3 2.8 3
  ENDURIO YELLOW WITH VIOLET WING Overall 11.5 3 2.8 2.7 3
  'PAS352786' SORBET PEACH FROST Overall 9.3 2.5 2 2 2.8
  'Penny All Seasons Mix' Overall 10.3 2.8 2.2 2.3 3
  'Penny Citrus Mix' Overall 10.1 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.8
  'Penny Deep Blue' Overall 8.8 2 2.3 2 2.5
  'Penny Harvest Mix' Overall 9.8 3 2.3 2 2.5
  'Penny Springtime Mix' Overall 11.4 3 2.8 2.8 2.8
  'Skippy XL Plum-Gold' Overall 11.8 3 2.8 3 3
  SORBET BLACK DELIGHT Overall 8.2 2.3 2 1.7 2.2
  SORBET BLACK DUET Overall 9.5 2.5 2.3 2 2.7
  SORBET BLUE BABYFACE Overall 12 3 3 3 3
  SORBET OCEAN BREEZE MIX Overall 10.1 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.8
  SORBET PLUM VELVET IMPROVED Overall 9.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.7
Viola x wittrockiana 'Atlas Needlepoint Mix' Overall 6 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.8
  'Atlas Raspberry Mix' Overall 4.5 1 1.2 1 1.3
  BINGO BLUEBERRY THRILL Overall 8.7 2 2.2 1.8 2.7
  'Chalon Supreme Blueberry Cream Mix' Overall 4 1 1 1 1
  'Chalon Supreme Cherry Pie Mix' Overall 4 1 1 1 1
  'Chalon Wildberry Mix' Overall 7.5 1.5 2.2 1.5 2.3
  'Contessa Mix' Overall 4.9 1.2 1.2 1 1.5
  'Delta Candy Corn Mix' Overall 6.4 1.5 1.7 1.2 2
  'Delta Persian Medley' Overall 7.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.5
  'Delta Pure White Premium' Overall 6.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 2
  'Delta Spirit Mix' Overall 9 2.3 2.2 2 2.5
  'Delta Strawberry Shortcake Mix' Overall 7.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.3
  'Delta Tapestry' Overall 10.4 3 2.5 2.2 2.7
  'Delta Watercolors Mix' Overall 9 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3
  'Dynamite Red and Yellow' Overall 6.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.8
  'Dynamite Strawberry' Overall 5.7 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.7
  FAMA X PRIMROSE Overall 8.5 2 2.2 2 2.3
  FAMA X PURPLE AND ORANGE Overall 9.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.7
  FAMA X PURPLE AND WHITE Overall 9 2 2.7 2 2.3
  'Imperial Karma Blue Butterfly' Overall 7.3 1.8 2 1.3 2.2
  'Lavender Cool Shades' Overall 7.5 2 1.8 1.5 2.2
  'Majestic Giants II Fire' Overall 6.6 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.8
  'Majestic Giants Mix' Overall 6.2 1.7 1.7 1 1.8
  MATRIX AUTUMN BLAZE MIX Overall 6.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 2
  MATRIX BLUE FROST Overall 11.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 3
  MATRIX COASTAL SUNRISE MIX Overall 9.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.7
  PANOLA MARINA Overall 10.2 2.5 2.5 2.2 3
  'PAS284639' PANOLA ORANGE Overall 8.4 1.8 2.3 1.8 2.5
  'PAS2904' BINGO ROSE FROST Overall 7.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 2
  RALLY LILAC CAP Overall 11.4 3 2.7 2.7 3
  'Ultima Baron Mahogany' Overall 10.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.8
  'Ultima Radiance Pink' Overall 12 3 3 3 3
  'Ultima Radiance Red' Overall 10.7 2.7 2.8 2.2 3
  'XXL Red with Blotch' Overall 8 2 2.2 1.5 2.3
  'XXL Rose with Blotch' Overall 7.8 1.8 2.2 1.5 2.3
  'XXL White with Blotch' Overall 10.2 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.8

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