A Description of the Seed
Propagated Bedding Plant
Trial Links
- Our
Mission
- What
we do, why
we do it, and the objectives
we have established for the bedding plant trials.
- Our
Team
- A description of the faculty
and staff involved in the
bedding plant trials, both locally and statewide.
- Current
& Recent Trials
- Pictures and basic data
on the last trial conducted, as well as links to recent trials,
providing information on the latest cultivars and how they compare to
the best-of-class found in the trial archives.
- Trial
Archives
- Trails conducted over a year
ago that also featuring pictures and
basic data. Many good cultivars may be found here that remain
outstanding and many are used as best-of-class to compare with new entries.
- The
Best of the Best-of-class Plant Lists
- Simple lists
of the very best performers better utilized in different seasons that
will do well in the Central Florida Landscape. You may view
or print (PDF format) these
lists as you search for plants to use or recommend to others. Links
to the seed companies have been
added. The lists will be updated as soon as possible. New winter/early
spring 2003-2004 and spring/early summer 2004 lists have
been completed.
- Articles,
Papers & Reports
- Detailed information
that provides data over the entire season on performance, as well as
plant measurements and flowering data. Trade
and journal magazine article links
about these trials are also provided. All are formatted in HTML
and PDF.
- Best-of-Class
Display Gardens
- Four public gardens have
agreed to display our best-of-class.
Visit link to learn more about them, see beautiful pictures, and find
out about visiting the gardens to see cultivar
performance in a landscape setting.
- Bedding
plant projects for children and
adults with special needs.
- Crop
descriptions and how to grow the
plants.
- Other
trials at universities and trials
outside of the United States.
- Pests
and how to control them,
beneficial organisms, and pictures
and link to pictures of these organisms.
- Plant
ID.
- Plant
organizations
and societies for the professional and gardener.
- Plant
physiology.
Why are my plant's leaves yellow with green veins?
- Public
gardens
here and around the world
- Seed
companies supporting our trials - addresses
and websites.
- Slide
shows about trials and other topics.
- Statistics
tools.
- Water
use and management.
- Weather
- local, national and international.
- Directions
to Gulf Coast REC
- besides the obvious directions to our
new
research center, you will find useful information on changes
in exit numbers and be
linked into MyFlorida.com for further traffic and state information
services.
- Support
- companies
that provide seed, hardware or financial support to our trials - addresses
and websites. Information
about "SHARE" is provided - a
way to support our program.