It ’s golden seven for the world ’s only plant bracket competition , Shrub Madness . Each year this thrilling contest pits shrub - against - shrub in a bowelless individual - liquidation tournament . Based on the March college hoops playoff , 64 Proven Winners ColorChoice shrubs will contend in a no - holds - barred battle for the chance to be crown National Champion .
Spanning March 2 - 31 , a excerpt of proud and compulsive shrubs will move through six rounds of competition . Winners of each shrub matchup are opt by democratic vote via the substance abuser - friendly internet site , www . ShrubMadness.com , where participants can view enlightening and inspirational videos , fill out their bracket foretelling online , and rootle for their favorites .
Exciting flowering bush varieties will insert the fray this season , including some sword new varieties like , Illuminati Towermock orange , Waxwing Goldmirror George W. Bush andFlying MachineForsythia . Will one of these plant take it this twelvemonth ? Will No . 15 seeded , Golden Ticketprivet perpetrate an turnover and send No . 2 seedScentara Puralilac packing in the first stave ? Being a non - invasive variety , Golden Ticket privet is normally a unrecorded - and - get - lively sort of bush , but it may decide to put up a fight when the newcomer lilac flounces in on a pennon of fragrance to challenge its office on the roll .
One magnanimous surprise voters will find this class is the deficiency of hydrangeas in the bracket . When asked why these expectant - striker were removed from the lineup , Tim Wood , new product ontogenesis manager commented : “ Everyone loves the hydrangea , of course – maybe too much , since they ’ve won almost every Shrub Madness . So we wanted to see what happened this year if they did n’t vie . ”
This year the Shrub Madness squad is also innovate a few more young twist , like the Feb. 10 - 15Instagram Wild Card roundwhere participant can choose a wall bracket mixture via Instagram Stories suffrage . Also included in this twelvemonth ’s activity is “ Shrub Madness - Libs ” . Staff favorites will be read onFacebook Livestarting Feb. 27 . Go toShrubMadness.com/Madnessfor more info .
Shrub Madness runs in prevision mode from Feb. 17 through Feb. 27 when actor have the chance to create an account and fill out a prediction wall bracket . However , there ’s no requirement to run in prediction mode to vote or to win trophy . During the calendar month of March , player who simply require to register and comply along with the playfulness will be award sample of top - marking plant via random draft .
Those who have fill up out prediction brackets are eligible for the calendar month - farseeing works drawings , plus , at the end of Shrub Madness , four bracket voters will be randomly choose to win a solicitation of the last four plants standing , know as the Floral Four . Also , the player with the angle bracket prediction near to the final results will gain a grand prize pack , the coveted Floral Four and Plant Geek Swag Bag .
This year ’s tourney has some magnanimous shoes to fill . All engagement record were smash last year when almost 288,000 votes were cast by over 6200 registered participants , culminate in a Floral Four that let in the tenaciousPugster Bluebutterfly bush , brash and beautifulLet ’s Dance Rhythmic Bluebigleaf hydrangea , stunningSuñoritarose and 2019 predominate National Champion , the infallibleTuff Stuff Ah - Hamountain hydrangea . Will this class ’s participation surmount those telephone number ? It ’s all up to the voting world .
To cast vote during the flora match-up , and to be eligible for goal - of - round random prize draft , player canregister for an accounton the Shrub Madness website now , and any metre until the last circle of the competition . A newfangled account must be created each year to be eligible for prize . Join the Madness ; who knows who will reign supreme and go home with a coveted Floral Four prize pack and this class ’s grand prize ?
