Pentas lanceolata -Egyptian Star Cluster, Pentas. As in years past, these did poorly in both Fargo and Dickinson. 'New Look Red' was the top performer in Fargo and Dickinson.
| Fargo | Dickinson | ||||||||
| July 24 | September 1 | July 12 | August 26 | Comments | |||||
| Hgt. | Spr. | Hgt. | Spr. | Hgt. | Spr. | Hgt. | Spr. | ||
| New Look Pink-Ben | 2-4" | 4" | 2-6" | 4-6" | 2-3" | 2-3" | 4-6" | 4-6" | Fargo
- One of the nicer groups in July, not uniform in September Dickinson - Poor, only one plant bloomed all season |
| New Look Red-Ben | 2-4 | 4 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | F - Best of the group all season but still not very vigorous or floriferous D - No vigor early; best of the group by August |
| New Look Rose-Ben | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4-6 | F - Poor, no vigor D - Not blooming in July, a few bright pink flowers by August |
| New Look Violet-Ben | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | F - Poor, no vigor although was very uniform in September D - Poor, no vigor |
| New Look White-Ben | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | F - Poor, no vigor D - Poor, not blooming in July |